Potrero Annex-Terrace Rebuild May Not Happen for Another Decade by Keith Burbank by the End of the Year

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April 2012 Serving the Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Mission Bay and SOMA Neighborhoods Since 1970 FREE Potrero Annex-Terrace Rebuild May Not Happen for Another Decade By Keith Burbank by the end of the year. However, it could take another fifteen years to The “big idea is to stitch this area fully finance and build the project. back into the fabric of the neigh- Hope SF has raised $7 million of its borhood,” said Charmaine Curtis, current $25 million goal — which will principal of Curtis Development and be invested in programs to improve Consulting, which is working with economic mobility, education and Bridge Housing to rebuild the Potrero health among San Francisco public Terrace and Annex housing com- housing residents — and has hired plexes. The thread in the stitching a fundraiser to secure the next $18 will be a revised road layout — “ra- million. Tim Cohen, San Francisco tionalizing the street grid,” according Housing Action Coalition executive to Curtis — including connecting director, urged the supervisors to Texas Street north of 22nd Street “look at ways to address the funding

Courtesy of Lee Abel to the section south of 23rd Street. gap.” Under the “Rebutd meeting of the Numerous meeting attendees The view from the townhomes in Parkview Heights, which may be lost if Rebuild Potrero’s San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ expressed concerns about ongo- current design doesn’t change. Land Use and Economic Development ing crime in and around Annex- Committee. District 1 Supervisor Eric Terrace. In a letter to the committee, Mar chaired the meeting, which was Caire Terrace resident and Parkview attended by Malia Cohen, District 10, Heights Homeowners Association Task Force Struggles Over Which and Scott Wiener, District 8. Rebuild vice president Alfred Perlstein stated Potrero’s total cost is not yet known, that there’s weekly gunfire in the Neighborhood—Potrero Hill or but Hope SF is looking to finance re- area. He’s concerned about his own development through public, private, welfare, as well as his Annex-Terrace Portola—Will Stay in District 10 and philanthropic sources. According neighbors. According to Perlstein, be- By Katrina Schwartz Portola is treated in redistricting to Curtis, the project’s Environmental cause Annex-Terrace is isolated, the will have significant implications Impact Report is currently being The City’s redistricting process for other District 10 neighborhoods. drafted, and will likely be completed see POTRERO ANNEX page 9 concludes this month, with the Re- “The key determiners in that space districting Task Force poised to sub- will be whether the Portola remains mit a final map to the San Francisco whole, first. And then secondly, if Board of Supervisors by mid-April. made whole does the Portola remain Citizens Demand Existing borders are being remolded in District 10 or does it move over to conform to legal mandates that to District 9,” said Eric McDonnell, More Time to all City districts have roughly equal Redistricting Taskforce chair and populations, and that “communities United Way of the Bay Areat execu- Evaluate SFMTA’s of interest” are kept together. Over tive vice-president. “So, depending the next two weeks the stickiest on the answers to those questions, Meter Proposal boundary questions will be decided, it could have an implication for including determining whether the whether Potrero Hill stays in District By Keith Burbank Portola neighborhood — which is 10,” he concluded. currently split between Districts 9 Advocates representing small Anti-parking meter advocates and 10 — will be unified. businesses and Hill residents have from Potrero Hill, Dogpatch and the Some Portola residents see them- insisted that the Hill remain in Mission agree with the San Francisco selves as residing in a “secret neigh- District 10, based on historic con- Metropolitan Transportation Agency ment plan in Potrero Hill will help borhood” because they’re tucked nections between it and Bayview, as (SFMTA) that individual parking our neighbors in the Mission …” said quietly behind Bernal Heights adja- well as common interests over Third plans tailored for each neighborhood Tony Kelly, an ENUF spokesman. cent to Highway 280. These residents Street development. But Portola must be worked out separately. But According to Kelly, City agencies feel neglected by the City because of residents have been equally insistent advocates — organized as the East- “often try to divide-and-conquer the community’s geographic isola- that their community be united. ern Neighborhoods United Front neighborhoods and opponents when tion and split representation on the “The voice on the Portola side is very (ENUF) — want the three plans to attempting to force controversial Board of Supervisors, which can consistent; make us whole. We were be jointly approved because all three projects. We feel we are stronger make it challenging to advocate for neighborhoods share the same con- the neighborhood’s interests. How see REDISTRICTING page 5 cerns and “a better parking manage- see PARKING page 18

Oracle Wolfe’s Transitional Crime & INSIDE Racing Diner Kindergarten Safety Team p. 8 p. 11 p. 21 p. 5 p.7 p. 10 p. 1 Southside 2 THE POTRERO VIEW April 2012 Publisher’s View Letters to the Editor Water many families with young children. Achievement Editor, Other childcare facilities have opened Being a civil engineer I was in recent years in the neighborhood, By Steven J. Moss interested in Lori Higa’s article in and I’ve spoken to two women who the March issue, “San Francisco’s were instrumental in getting them Water Rates to Triple by 2010.” How- built and licensed, one an architect. As I edited one of this month’s rest of the student population. ever the first two paragraphs were Both of them have adamantly de- articles, “Southside Advocates Work I was also the shortest and, with a misleading. In the first paragraph, clared that 501 Connecticut is totally to Redefine Whose Achievements Are late-October birthday, youngest kid in “the system” referred to is the sewer inadequate for children and unlikely Failing,” I found myself nodding in my class. My stature, and the addition system. In the second paragraph, “the to get licensed by the state. Others silent agreement with its contents. Until of glasses in third grade, made me a system” referred to is the water sup- with small children have stated that high school, I was an underachiever. mild target of bullying. Looking back, ply system. They are two distinctly they wouldn’t take their children to My elementary and middle school it may have been better if I’d been different systems. Little Lync in the Connecticut Street experiences were marked by over- “red-shirted,” held back for a year, but space. I am pro-children. But I want crowded classrooms and inconsistent in the 1960s, if you were eligible to go Greg Aubell them to have suitable places to play teaching quality. But what debilitated to public school, you went. Ohio and learn and be nurtured, not one my ability to learn was more directly It wasn’t until the ninth grade, now where they have to be cycled in and related to my sense of alienation, from in Northern California, that my grades Praise out of an outdoor play space two or the school community and curriculum. consistently jumped passed B minuses. Editor, three at a time. When I first arrived at kindergarten in At that point, the teaching quality was I’m a long time owner in the The San Francisco Planning 1964, with a thick head of curly black high, and my school included many Marina district, and meet a friend Commission has seen enough merit hair, I thought the boys in my class Jews, and a notable number of African- every Saturday morning for a cup of in our case in opposition that they’ve were suffering from some sort of dis- Americans. Perhaps more importantly, tea. Last month we went to Piccino, scheduled a discretionary review for ease. Their pinkish scalps were visible my high school emphasized a culture of where I picked-up your publication. April 5. I encourage my neighbors to through their blonde-haired buzz cuts. achievement — it’s been ranked in the Full of news and community infor- join me there. Having barely gone to pre-school, and top 100 in the nation since before I en- mation, I learned more about Potrero growing up with three dark-haired rolled, in the mid-1970s — the scholastic Hill, Dogpatch, and Bayview than Mauri Schwartz sisters, it was the first time I’d seen current tugged towards academic suc- ever before. Carolina Street such a close-cropped style. Perhaps cess. And I grew to be above-average A very well-written newspaper, they’re suffering from leukemia, I height; my mental capacities finally though I wish it included a few maps Editor, thought to myself. caught up with my grade level. accompanying the articles, such as In response to a letter to the My sisters and I were the only Jews Although my family struggled the location of the new skate park, or editor in last month’s View, it’s not at our Southern California elementary financially for much of my childhood, the three parks in the neighborhood. mean-spirited to point out that a day school, a difference that was accentu- I didn’t grow up poor, and didn’t have When I first read about the demise care center may be inappropriate for ated during the Christmas season, to cope with the rendering of my of Woodward Gardens, I wondered its proposed 20th Street location. Past when the streets surrounding our walk household, street violence, or gangs. if the restaurant had closed! business plans by the property owner to school were lined with holiday lights. But my educational experience taught I wish you could take over our who wants to host the center haven’t I was sent to make paper chains while me that it’s hard to achieve when local rag, Marina Times, which is been successful. It’s not unusual for my peers created tree ornaments, and you don’t think you belong, and that comparably unreadable. San Francisco property owners who stood silent as my classmates sang about industrial-style education that’s tone- seek to make changes in existing the baby Jesus at the school Christmas deaf to the needs of each child doesn’t Hank Hodes City-mandated use restrictions to be pageant. In third grade, a black family work for everyone, or really, anyone. I Chestnut Street subject to a wide range of scrutiny, enrolled at the school, a girl and a boy, learned this lesson forty years ago. Yet especially from neighbors who would joining me and my siblings as being an we’re still grappling with this same 20th Street be affected by the proposed use. “only.” The boy was seated next to me, problem. It makes me wonder, like Editor, Twentieth Street has been a as if our religious and race differences the advocates quoted in this month’s Thank you for your close atten- great neighborhood-serving business needed to be subtly segregated from the article, who, exactly, isn’t achieving. tion to the situation regarding the district for decades, smoothly inte- 20th Street commercial corridor, and grating residential and commercial the former Klein’s Deli store front endeavors. The 20th and Connecticut at 501 Connecticut Street (“20th street location is only one of four To celebrate our 42nd Thanks for Street Commercial Strip Struggles troubled vacant storefronts on this birthday, the View is trying your generous to Survive,” April). It’s crucial that strip. To remove another significant to raise $42,000. If less this part of the neighborhood have a chunk of commercial space would im- than 5% of our readers contribution vibrant commercial area, even more peril the entire commercial district’s so now that our population has grown viability. We need more reasons for contribute $100 each Thomas Murray, Delene Wolf, so much. our neighbors to visit 20th Street, we’ll reach that goal, and Shana Murray Wolf, Ralph & I oppose the Connecticut Street not fewer. Regina Anavy, Stephen Parun be able to expand our building owner’s request for a change The 20th street vacancies are coverage and distribution, Your dollars buy insightful articles about a of use from retail to service in order chronic; most of the spaces have been and improve our website. business, nonprofit, community member, or to permit a childcare center. This empty for decades, not just years. The issue that’s important to the neighborhood! building is at the center of the three reasons for these vacant storefronts block commercial area. The build- are unknown, but it can be a vexing ing’s owner, Ms. Hughes, claims that problem to bring a tenant and prop- a restaurant cannot succeed at the erty owner together for a long-term, location; that she tried with “Jay’s” successful enterprise. It requires a and failed. However, before it was certain amount of ambition on both pushed out, Klein’s was extremely parts. successful, drawing many custom- Timberly Hughes is entitled to do ers to the Hill — as many as 400 per as she pleases with her property. But ™ Masthead design by Giacomo Patri EDITOR and PUBLISHER: Steven J. Moss day — who also made purchases in the Potrero Hill residents can and should other stores on the street. weigh-in on what they feel are the PRODUCTION MANAGER: J.Durrant MARCH STAFF: Lynne Barnes, Keith Burbank, Caitlin Cooreman, Carol L. Dondrea, After Jay’s failed, numerous suc- neighborhood’s needs. The purpose of Debbie Findling, Amber Hawkins, Sasha Lekach, Catie Magee, Paul McDonald, Sergio Nibbi,Melissa, Mutira Pandika, cessful food merchants attempted to the San Francisco Planning Commis- Katrina Schwartz, Mauri Schwartz, Simon Stahl, and Jim Van Buskirk. lease the space, including the owners sion’s discretionary review on April Editorial and policy decisions are made by the staff. All staff positions are voluntary. of Chat’s, Dave’s and Ike’s Place. Why 5th won’t be to debate the pros and Published monthly. Address all correspondence to: hasn’t Ms. Hughes been able to close cons of child care, but its impact on THE POTRERO VIEW, 2325 Third Street Suite 344, San Francisco, CA 94107 415.626.8723 • E-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] (advertising) a deal with any of them? She has cast the commercial district as a whole. aspersions on those of us who oppose The commission’s job is planning; her project, declaring that we’re anti- certainly 20th Street needs a plan. Child care does need a home The View is printed on recycled newsprint with soy-based ink. children. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have lived in the in this City, and is appropriate in

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Bar has added brunch to their More Teachers, More Books! weekend menu; perhaps they’ll draw Kindergarten through fifth enough customers to shortening the grade Daniel Webster Elementary Short Cuts long late-morning lines at Just For School, located on Missouri Street, You...Gluten-Free Reviewer Grocery wants to add sixth through eighth is moving to Townsend and Fourth grades, and increase the number of and opening up a new location in classes offered at each grade level. Berkeley…Pera is expanding its bar Webster parents are pushing for Pink Slime Beef Not on School Cafeteria Menus this month to accommodate more growth in part because they’re not folks at happy hour. satisfied with the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Par King decision to funnel their school’s Last month civic affairs non- graduates into International Stud- profit SPUR bestowed a Public We bars ies Academy, which houses a middle . Managerial Excellence Award on and a high school. A K-8 structure Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. SFpark, specifically pointing toJay could especially benefit English as 5240 St. Charles Road Primus’ good work. Say what you a second language students, accord- Berkeley, IL 60163-1341 want about the need for thousands 708/318-2500 ing to Webster principal Moraima of additional meters in Southside To: Food Service Directors / Managers Machado, since children need at San Francisco’s changing neigh- least seven years to become bilin- From: James Gunner – Director of Quality Assurance borhoods, the citizen backlash gual. And the expansion could help Re: Response to use of ‘Pink Slime’ beef at Preferred Meal Systems triggered by SFpark’s Mission boost the school’s historically poor Date: March 9, 2012 Bay Parking Plan wouldn’t seem enrollment, as well as accommodate to indicate excellent management. This memo is in response to questions raised whether Preferred Meal Systems uses lean fine a surge in the number of school textured beef, which some people have dubbed ‘pink slime’ beef, in any of the products produced Maybe SPUR was being ironic. age children that Potrero Hill by Preferred Meal Systems. Many of our customers have made inquiries regarding the use of this product. More likely, the award points to may see in the coming years. Last the intellectual and philosophical Please be assured that Preferred Meal Systems does NOT use any lean fine textured beef in any of fall Machado and Webster faculty the burger or meat crumble products we produce. All of the beef we use comes from ‘block beef’, chasm that exists between the presented the expansion proposal which are whole muscle meat trimmings. These trimmings are not pre-ground in any way similar to policy technicians at SPUR and the the lean fine textured beef. Preferred Meal Systems actually grinds its own beef from this block to to SFUSD, and have continued to produce its hamburger patties, Salisbury steak and crumbles which are then used in our customer’s actual neighborhoods in which San meet with assistant superintendent meals. Franciscans live. Patricia Gray monthly to discuss On behalf of Preferred Meals Systems, we hope that this information can help you address concerns with anyone in your organization or with anyone you serve our meals to. Please feel free to forward the concept. SFUSD is expected the information provided, and should there be any further questions, please do not hesitate to No Sale to make a decision about the idea contact us. This summer the Museum of next month. Craft and Design will move into Sincerely: the American Industrial Center Eat! Drink! on Third Street. The museum will

Cafe Cocomo recently launched James M. Gunner occupy 8,000 square feet, featuring “Taste,” which follows a similar Director of Quality Assurance Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. a gallery, special event and work- approach to Daniel Webster El- shop space, and executive offices… ementary School’s Taste of Potrero, Salesforce has suspended plans to bringing together a diverse set of build two million square feet of chefs to offer their creations every Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. Yield Wine see SHORT CUTS page 23

mckinley park by simon stahl 4 THE POTRERO VIEW April 2012 Three New Small Business Commissioners Appointed By Sasha Lekach no background. Ortiz-Cartagena general contractor. Swanson acknowledged that the founded his parking management Mayor Ed Lee appointed a two supervisorial appointees are The San Francisco’s Small Busi- company with assistance from com- Dogpatch-based small business strong, successful business people ness Commission (SBC) — which is munity business developer Mission leader, Mark Dwight, who previously who know San Francisco’s business governed by seven politically-ap- Economic Development Agency served as chief executive officer of atmosphere, particularly in certain pointed commissioners who oversee (MEDA), and employs locals who luggage-maker Timbuk2 Designs, neighborhoods. “Assuming they do the Office of Small Business, which may lack higher education or are is responsible for promoting and professionally-delayed because of a retaining small enterprises in the criminal background. In a video on “The key is making sure the Small Business City, with a roughly $600,000 annual MEDA’s website, Ortiz-Cartagena budget — had three vacancies at the said his business emerged from Commission has the strength to do its job as start of this year. The mayor, who his experiences in the hospitality fills four of the slots, named an ap- industry after he was released from speaking for small business across the City” pointee at the end of January. After prison in 2001, and was motivated –Bayview business owner Mark Klaiman soliciting applications, the Board of by his desire to ensure success for Supervisors, which appoints a total himself and others like him in San and since 2007 has headed Rickshaw their homework they will be really of three positions, selected Monetta Francisco. Bagworks. The 22nd Street company good appointees,” Swanson stated. White and William Ortiz-Cartagena According to Bayview business is known for its messenger bags and “The important part is they [White last month to fill the two remaining owner Mark Klaiman — who has other urban and hip baggage and ac- and Ortiz] do the work that’s neces- slots. been active in small business issues cessories. He also founded SFMade, sary to be prepared for the meetings. District 10 Supervisor Malia in San Francisco for more than an organization and website which Generally the small business com- Cohen advocated for White, who co- a decade — commission members promotes products crafted in San munity is pleased with them.” owns the gourmet southern-inspired should be selected based on an Francisco. Between 2004 and 2011 San Francisco Locally Owned food spot 1300 on Fillmore on that expansive definition of diversity, Dwight was on the San Francisco Merchants Alliance and Northern street’s jazz district. Ortiz-Cartage- including ethnicity, gender, race, as Chamber of Commerce’s board of California Independent Booksellers na owns Gentle Parking, located in well as their community and business directors, and worked with former Association’s executive director Hut Visitacion Valley. The new appointees backgrounds. Commissioners, he em- District 10 Supervisor Sophie Max- Landon attended a February Rules will serve until 2016, so long as they phasized, need to have breadth and well on the Back Streets Business Committee meeting at which SBC remain an “owner, operator, or officer depth in the private sector; SBC can’t Advisory Board. candidates were vetted, to speak on of a San Francisco small business” effectively represent the broad range According to Art Swanson, presi- behalf of Mulvihill, whom Landon throughout their four-year term. of needs and interests of San Fran- dent of the San Francisco Small considers a friend and colleague in White and Ortiz-Cartagena suc- cisco’s small businesses community if Business Network, which often the book world. “I thought it’d be ceed commissioners Janet Clyde, of the commission lacks members who works with SBC, Lee has been an good to have a retail merchant on North Beach’s Vesuvio, and Michael reflect and understand those needs advocate for small businesses. “This the post,” he said. None of the seven O’Connor, who owns a commercial and interests. “The key is making mayor is very small-business ori- small business commissioners is from real estate finance company. sure the SBC has the strength to do ented,” Swanson said. “He knows retail. Likewise, at a time when the White runs her eatery with her its job as speaking for small business our economy thrives when small focus on creating jobs in San Fran- husband, Chef David Lawrence. across the City,” he said. businesses grow.” Swanson, whose cisco is largely on the technology She’d previously served on the Fill- Several well-known Potrero Hill network attends SBC meetings, has industry, none of the appointees are more Community Business District’s and Dogpatch business members seen commissioners that put in the connected to that sector. executive board. Cohen said that had expressed interest in being ap- legwork help propel the organiza- According to Landon, the selec- she’d worked with White on that pointed to the commission, including tion forward, although business tion process provided applicants with neighborhood’s business issues. 1300 Keith Goldstein, head of the Potrero background and acumen do play a the opportunity to highlight their on Fillmore received a $1.7 million Dogpatch Merchants Association and role in their ability to be effective. strengths. Although some candidates loan from the San Francisco Rede- founder of Everest Waterproofing The commissioners need to do their brought in small crowds to speak on velopment Agency (SFRA) in 2005; a and Restoration, located on Missouri “homework” and make “decisions their behalf — which dragged-out the second $350,000 loan in 2007; a third Street; and Forest Gray, of Speakeasy based on an educated position,” and hearing’s comment period — Landon loan of $852,000 in May of 2008; and, Brewery in Bayview. Cohen nomi- they “need to think beyond their after requesting an additional $1 nated Goldstein as the District 10 specific area of interest,” Swanson see BUSINESS commission page 18 million in October 2008, received a honoree at the 2011 San Francisco said. fourth Redevelopment Agency loan Board of Supervisors Small Busi- for $100,000, bringing the total lent to ness Award Ceremony. Cohen also 1300 on Fillmore from the Redevelop- mentioned Gray as an exceptional ment Agency to more than $3 million. applicant. She said she wanted to In the wake of SFRA’s closure, the keep him involved at a City-level, View was unable to determine how and is “working to look for other much of the loans have been repaid. leadership positions for him.” Other Cohen said she’d gotten to know applicants included Pete Mulvihill William Ortiz-Cartagena through of Green Apple Books, located in the the commission application process. Richmond District, Mario West, a Cohen, a San Francisco native, state auditor and tax consultant, and acknowledged Ortiz-Cartagena’s Henry Karnilowicz, owner of South homegrown roots and his Lati- of Market’s Occidental Express, a

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*Mention this ad for 20% off one item. Not valid with any other promotion. April 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 5 REDISTRICTING from Front Page Dogpatch’s Pier 80 Becomes New split 10 years ago in this process, so please make us whole,” said McDon- Home for Oracle Racing Team nell. The Task Force may have to ultimately decide between including By Paul McDonald July, is 72 feet long with a 130 feet 1, 2012 to come up with the tens Potrero Hill or Portola in District 10 wing sail height. The boat is akin to of millions of dollars that it takes to satisfy population requirements. As San Francisco prepares for the a 13-story building with a sail area to participate in the race. China, “The Southeast is definitely 34th America’s Cup regatta, with pre- of some 3,229 square feet. South Korea, France and Spain changing, which is also probably liminary races starting this summer, The Oracle team employs roughly all host teams; it’s unknown which why people want to remain whole the Central Waterfront has emerged 80 people; of those some 25 are local may choose to compete before the and intact,” mused Malia Cohen, as home port for the host team, hires, many of whom likely shop and deadline. District 10’s supervisor. According Oracle Racing, owned by billionaire dine in Dogpatch. The other teams, Tim Jeffery, Oracle Racing’s com- to Cohen, the redistricting process Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Piers including Artemis from Sweden, munications director, hopes that once has been fair and transparent, al- 30/32 — located underneath the Bay Emirates Team New Zealand, and negotiations between the City and lowing many voices to be heard. She Bridge at the Embarcadero — had Luna Rossa from Italy may have organizers are settled the team can said the district’s economic engine been slated to house the competing fewer employees in San Francisco showcase their facility and welcome is currently centered in Potrero racing teams, and the City still hopes because their hulls will be built in the public as a means of increasing Hill and Dogpatch, but that it will to site them there. However, City and their home countries, but by mid- interest in the world’s third largest soon spread southward down Third Cup organizers couldn’t reach an 2013 these teams will be operating sporting event in terms of host City Street. Already more businesses agreement on how to finance neces- from either Piers 30/32 or Pier 80. economic impacts, behind the Olym- are emerging in Bayview to serve sary upgrades to the piers; the Port is Additional teams have until June pics and World Cup Soccer. a growing population attracted by now proposing to invest $8 million to new condominium complexes and “work around” what was previously cheaper-than-average houses. “I estimated as a $110 million repair anticipate having a large influx of job. The Port hopes that by placing residents as condos are built,” said steel girders over existing pilings the Cohen. Corey Cook, a University of teams can construct their home bases San Francisco assistant professor of on a sufficiently solid foundation. politics, explained Bayview advo- Oracle Racing has already moved cates’ desire to stay with Potrero Hill into a 340,000 square foot warehouse in terms of allies. “There are a lot of at Pier 80, quietly preparing to defend calculations and one of them is what the Cup they won in 2010. Owned by will magnify your voice,” he said. the Port of San Francisco, the facility Ultimately whether Potrero or has been renovated with new paint, Portola is placed in District 10 may roof repairs, an upgraded electrical come down to the subjective determi- system, and other improvements nation of what constitutes a commu- costing more than $2 million. The nity of interest. “The thing to bear in team currently races AC 45’s — 45 foot mind is that communities of interest catamarans with 70 foot masts — but are self-defined,” said McDonnell. is manufacturing an AC 72 behind “We’ve not heard anybody object to, a “top secret” banner. The AC 72, a, the representation of community which will be publicly unveiled in of interest, and b, to feeling better in 10 than in 6,” he said. District 11 Supervisor John Avalos wants to see the districts remain more or less the same. “I’ve worked citywide to try to get some large consensus from community groups to look at district lines holistically and not just their own little neighborhoods,” said Avalos. Approaching redistricting from a citywide perspective may better reflect the reality that some district Photographs by Paul McDonald lines will have to change, and some Top: External view of Oracle Racing’s warehouse facility at Pier 80. Bottom: Horizontal view people won’t get their way. “The real- of a 70-foot wing sail used on AC45 catmarans. The boats being built for the 34th America’s ity is that at the end of the day no one Cup, to debut in July, are 72 feet in length and have a sail that’s 131 feet tall. Left: Inside will be entirely satisfied. Which, to view of 1,000-foot long Oracle Racing Team’s facility at Pier 80. Behind the wall in the me actually, is a measure of success,” distance is the “top secret” area where the AC72 boat is under construction. said McDonnell.

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He cited the Occupy change efforts. smartMeme has trained more than understand how people currently Wall Street movement as a holistic A meme spreads cultural in- 2,000 activists, and worked with in perceive an issue, and ways they can narrative that applies to healthcare, formation in the same way that a excess of 100 organizations. coalesce to tell a story that unifies campaign finance reform, and the en- gene passes on genetic information, smartMeme’s story-based strat- their community. smartMeme views vironment. Critics of the movement’s explained smartMeme cofounder and egy framework creates a common storytelling as more than just a com- lack of a cohesive set of demands co-director Patrick Reinsborough, narrative that integrates messaging, munication strategy, but as an alli- have “lost sight of democracy looks who heads smartMeme’s West Coast media, advocacy, and organizing ef- ance building tool, helping organi- like,” said Reinsborough. Democracy headquarters from the historic forts by focusing on the cornerstones zations identify and collaborate with is about participation and shaping Redstone building at 16th and Mis- of storytelling, including the conflict individuals and groups experienced policy debates, he contended, not sion streets. Memes are often pithy being addressed, the characters in addressing a particular issue. In narrowing an issue to one specific sayings or buzzwords, but can also involved, the imagery symbolizing January, smartMeme co-convened demand. include mannerisms and rituals, the problem, the foreshadowing of a meeting in Atlanta of immigrants smartMeme helped the Indig- such as handshakes, or images, like the solution, and underlying assump- rights groups challenging racial enous Environmental Network the iconic Nike swoosh. The term tions. Once smartMeme helps an profiling laws. Similarly, smart- (IEN), a U.S.-based group that aims “meme” was coined by evolution- organization develop a story-based Meme helps organizations forge ary biologist Richard Dawkins in strategy, it aids them in encapsulat- long-term partnerships to bolster see smartmeme page 13 his book, The Selfish Gene, in 1976. ing the story in a captivating meme However, smartMeme is less con- that enables it to proliferate. cerned about debating evolutionary But these memes are more than biology than about spreading posi- just flashy packaging. “The assump- JUST SOLD with multiple offers! tive, transformative memes — “smart tion is that if there are magic words, memes” — instead of the often frivo- then you can convince people, but our lous and ephemeral memes that work is grounded in narrative power pervade the Internet. “We live in analysis,” said Reinsborough. “What such a memetic world, especially makes the magic is linked to people now with Facebook and YouTube” organizing and links to authenticity, said Reinsborough. “Are the memes of actually representing the com- that spread going to be Lolcatz or munity.” The power of memes such something powerful and substantive as, “We are the 99 percent,” emerges to a better world for all of us?” from their ability to render invisible The idea for smartMeme was inequalities visible, as well as their sparked in 1999, when protests resonance. As a result, they can against corporate globalization change the terms of the debate. shut-down the World Trade Organi- “It’s about power,” explained zation (WTO) conference in Seattle. Reinsborough. “How can people Reinsborough and other smartMeme who are trying to make positive co-founders helped mobilize media change create the power they need coverage of the protests. “We found to stand up to power structures?” that the media wasn’t able to really Whereas progressive strategies get past people’s assumptions about typically focus on addressing what what was happening,” said Reinsbor- people don’t know about a given 983 Wisconsin: This fixer home features 2 levels of living space with 3 bedrooms, ough. In 2001, the Bush Administra- issue, smartMeme grapples with the 1 bath & Twin Peak views. Large basement plus 2-car garage zoned RH-2! tion’s use of sound bite politics to bigger problem of what people do convince Americans to endorse the know: their often erroneous assump- Iraqi invasion further underscored tions. Rather than allowing people to On the Hill to Serve the Community Better. the power of storytelling, as well accept poverty and racism as facts of Living and working on Potrero for over 12 years. as the need to spread social change life, smartMeme uses storytelling to 2009-2011 Potrero Hill Office Top Producer. stories virally. Reinsborough co- unveil the possibility of a world free founded smartMeme a year later. of these and other injustices. 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USCF Mission { A Walk in the Parks } Arkansas and Connecticut Streets Bay’s Carol Gross Studies E. Coli Bacteria By Erin Currie Carol Gross’ laboratory studies bacteria. The human body has 10 ti mes more bacter ial cel ls than human cells. They can keep us healthy, and they can cause disease. They’re the most prevalent form of life on earth. Gross wants to understand what bacteria do, and how they function. She’s particularly interested in how bacteria respond to their environment, and how they relay information intra-cellularly, or between different parts of the same cell. Gross’ lab focuses on a single species of bacteria, E. coli, a part of the normal human gut, which is used as a model system for all bacteria. By working on bacteria for which scientists have developed genetic and biochemical tools, she can look for patterns that are applicable to lesser-understood bacteria. These days it’s easy to determine the entire DNA sequence of a species and use that sequence to find a species’

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For other language needs, including American Sign Language, please notify staff at 415.701.4453 or TTY 415.701.4730 72 hours prior to the meeting. 8 THE POTRERO VIEW April 2012 Wolfe’s Restaurant Not Southside Advocates Work to Redefine Whose Achievements Your Lonely Diner Are Failing in School By Katrina Schwartz Fundamentally changing the way Americans think about education is The gap between the test scores rarely on the solutions table when of under-resourced students and their discussing the achievement gap. “They better-off peers is one of the biggest really don’t focus on those who are challenges facing urban school dis- having success with that particular tricts. Two Southside institutions are population,” complained Marshall. among those searching for solutions. He insisted that administrators and Dr. Joseph Marshall Jr., Omega Boys education experts should be looking to Club’s executive director, and Katrina teachers and schools who have success Traylor, June Jordan School for Eq- in bringing poorly prepared students uity’s co-director, served as panelists up to snuff; like Katrina Traylor. at a well-attended gathering held According to Traylor, on a day-to- at the University of San Francisco day basis she doesn’t think the work she (USF) earlier this year that focused on and her colleagues do at June Jordan reframing the idea of an achievement School For Equity — which is located By Sergio Nibbi from Seoul, Korea, had a place on gap beyond what Marshall called a near McLaren Park in Excelsior — is Geary and Taylor streets “deficit model.” exceptional. They’re just treating their Mention the word “diner” and The restaurant is open Monday “There’s a different way to talk students like their own children. It’s I immediately envision Edward through Friday, with breakfast about the numbers here, some of the only when she looks at the rest of the Hooper’s iconic 1942 painting served from 6 a.m. until 11 a.m., so-called disparities,” Marshall ex- district that she realizes how special “Nighthawk.” The image exudes when lunch is offered until the plained. “The achievement gap, a lot her school is. “Although our students loneliness, depicting a corner res- doors close at 4:30 in the after- of us feel, is a deficit model. And if you come in with the lowest math and read- taurant’s three customers sitting at noon. Breakfast favorites include keep talking about negatives, then even ing scores in the district, they do leave a brightly lit counter surrounded by bacon and eggs, pancakes and their the young people believe that you are college eligible, college-ready and they the evening’s darkness. There seems popular egg white omelets. Lunch operating in a negative mindset, that it do well in college,” said Traylor. to be no way in, and no way out. specials include chicken Udon soup, can’t be done.” He and others who work June Jordan educates 250 high Even in Gottfried Helnwein’s film Bi-Bim-Bob, and, according to my with under-achieving kids think the school students, most of who live spoof, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, grandson, one of the best hamburg- model needs to be turned on its head, so in Bayview and Visitacion Valley. in which the immortal James Dean, ers this side of Harris Ranch. As that teachers and administrators meet They have the second highest college Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey a testament to Wolfe’s consistent kids where they are in their education eligibility rate in San Francisco, after Bogart arrive in the same setting, quality, more than 70 percent of its career, and take them where they Lowell High School, which requires one can still feel that emptiness. business is take-out. need to go. That philosophy means not an aptitude test before students are In contrast to Nighthawk, Wolfe’s During summer breaks you berating kids for being behind. admitted. That means that the school’s Restaurant exudes warmth, friend- might see one of Yun’s two sons, A salient theme of the forum graduates have taken the required ship, caring and great food. Wolfe’s Edward or Alex, taking orders or was the need to stop forcing kids to classes — English, Math, History — to is in a small wooden building in helping out in the dining room. “achieve” in a system that doesn’t meet make them eligible for the California the shadow of a huge billboard, en- Edward attends the College of San their needs or provide a culturally rel- State and University of California circled by three streets: 16th, Hub- Mateo; Alex is at San Jose State evant context for what they’re learning. systems. While that may seem basic, bell and Eighth. The restaurant has University. Yun usually takes the Imposing the same system on everyone many high school students graduate been feeding locals since 1948, when orders and transmits the informa- doesn’t help individuals see the value without having taken all the courses Mr. Wolfe moved into the building, tion to the kitchen. Moments later of an education because it isn’t imme- they need to advance to the state’s reputed to have been built in 1907. Annie pops out of the kitchen with diately relevant to their lives. And yet, higher education level. The American fare satisfied Wolfe’s not only the piping hot food but the that’s the model that’s been pursued June Jordan also has the City’s loyal following until 1978, when Koo most beautiful smile. Cold drinks for years by school superintendents highest number of college eligible Young Kim took over and expanded and hot coffee are always avail- across the country wrestling with how African American and Latino gradu- the menu to include Asian cuisine. able, as well as a nice assortment to improve educational outcomes for More than a dozen years ago the of beers. low-performing students. see ADVOCATES next page diner’s ownership changed again. With my office less than a block Sung Oh Yun and his lovely wife away I have the pleasure of eating Annie took over from Kim, and at Wolfe’s quite often, never forget- continued to expand the menu to ting to pick up the local rags as well include some of today’s Japanese as a nice crisp copy of the View. and Korean favorites. In 1995, the Never tried it? It’s a must, and don’t interior was remodeled. Before tak- forget one of my favorites: Chicken ing over Wolfe’s Yun, an emigrant Teriyaki.

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Marshall said, “We all want a better public, middle-income, and market ADVOCATES from page 8 POTRERO ANNEX from Front Page life in the Terrace and Annex. We, as rate housing. residents, are trying to build up our Meeting attendees expressed con- ates: 75 percent of African American housing complexes are “under seige” lives. Everybody is worried about fusion about how “middle-income” and 59 percent of Latino students. In by criminals from outside the com- crime. We are all looking forward to would be defined, and if there’d be comparison, school district-wide just munity. Perlstein’s next door neigh- the same thing,” which drew applause enough middle-income housing to 15 percent of African American stu- bor was held at gunpoint, and cars from the crowd. “I work for what I help reduce crime. And attendees dents and 19 percent of Latino students have been vandalized multiple times. get. We want this Rebuild,” Marshal were concerned that the current who graduated in the class of 2011 were Another neighbor, who has a one-year said. “I want to own my own house… redevelopment proposal concentrated eligible for college, according to the old child, had their house broken into Some people that complain don’t each income rung in a distinct area, California Department of Education. twice in the five years Perlstein has come to [project] meetings.” rather than scattering them through- According to Traylor, many factors lived in Parkview Heights. Perlstein However, according to Parkview out the rebuilt complex. Speaking contribute to June Jordan’s success, himself was mugged in front of his Heights resident Monisha Mustapha, after the meeting, one attendee said but the biggest one is the excellence home at gunpoint. He wants the “While there is much I’m excited the scattering approach has been and commitment of its teachers, whom police substation that’s now located about, I am concerned about the used in Sydney, Australia, reducing the administrators select. June Jordan in Annex-Terrace to remain in the communication between Bridge and crime to levels seen in middle- or has more flexibility than other San rebuilt complex. According to Henry the surrounding areas. It could be upper-income neighborhoods. Ac- Francisco public high schools because Alvarez, San Francisco Housing Au- better...” Joseph Leake, Potrero Court cording to Tharpe, project plans are it operates under the Unified School thority director, the substation will Homeowner Association president “not set in stone.” District’s small schools program, only remain in the development in the agreed that more community out- Hill resident Terrence Jones which enables it to control its own bud- unlikely event that it’s still needed. reach needs to be done. asked the committee to consider get. This autonomy allows the school Housing complex resident Tessie Twenty year Parkview Heights building a swimming pool as part of to pay administrators a little less, Hester recounted a recent event at resident Michael Gorman said that the project. Jones recounted a story hire fewer janitors and other support Annex-Terrace in which a scheduled he’d like to see a less dense project, about a young child whom he rescued staff, keep class sizes small and pour lighting outage lasted longer than ex- with more senior housing. “I think from a pool because the child didn’t resources into the classroom. pected, keeping frightened residents this is a critical need,” said Gorman, know how to swim. “There is water A recent report by New Education inside their homes after dark. “Make who is an associate professor at San on three sides of San Francisco,” Trust—West found a $620 per student sure they do what they say they are Jose State University’s School of So- Jones added. funding gap between California’s going to do,” Hester told the commit- cial Work. Wisconsin Street resident After the meeting Hill resident wealthiest school districts and those tee. “The lights were out...and we had Lee Abel told the committee that Jane Fay recalled that Parkview with the highest concentration of low- nobody out there to help us.” while she supports redevelopment, Heights attracted praise for its urban income students. This happens despite According to De Haro Street she believes more housing should be housing because its design “promoted complicated policy mechanisms meant resident Betty Parkland, a group of set aside for middle-income fami- a neighborhood atmosphere,” rather to equalize federal funding per stu- kids came on her porch and stomped lies, such as those employed as first than a “theme-park compound.” Ac- dent and provide more state funds to her cat to death. She’s thrilled that responders, firefighters, police, teach- cording to Sunset Magazine, Parkview schools with higher needs. Annex-Terrace is to be redeveloped, ers, and other para-professionals. Ac- Heights “deserves a special award for But June Jordan’s success goes but believes that the predominance of cording to Abel, a true mixed income addressing the characteristics of the beyond how money is spent; it’s also low-income housing planned for 25th community would help integrate existing older houses and for relating about reframing the way that students and 26th streets at Wisconsin and the Hill’s north and south slopes. to the street in a traditional manner.” think about themselves. Traylor de- Connecticut streets is “a recipe for di- Amy Tharpe, director of policy and “It’s [Rebuild Potrero] not integrated scribed the transformation in terms saster. We need more higher-income planning for the Mayor’s Office of into the entire Potrero Hill neighbor- housing and retail,” she said. Housing, responded that the project hood,” said Fay. see ADVOCATES Southside page 3 Annex-Terrace resident Tahrio aims to create a housing ladder:

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Happy Second Birthday to our special little lady. We love you tons! Mom, Dad, Gabriel, and Lukey (the pooch)

Tate is a big five-years old. We Introducing, Jack Broughton Happy First Birthday Evelyn! love you dearly, our first born Gustke. Born February 7, Love Mom, Dad, and George love! Happy Birthday! We love 2012. We are blessed to have you so very much! you in our lives. Two things to celebrate this month: Big sister Ava lost her first tooth, and little brother Dashiell turns two! Hooray for our silly girl and our pensive guy. Love, Mama, Dada and the furry menagerie

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On December 24, Joshua Happy Third Birthday Ana! Six-year old Bettina lost her and Sydney (pictured) Love Mama, Papa, Big sister first tooth two-weeks ago! adopted a three-month old Molly and Jake and Misha She was excited to find a kitten from the SPCA. They gold dollar coin under her named her Eevee. pillow to prove the tooth fairy was watching!

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SFUSD offerings, at a mid-February school board meeting Maldonado asked Families Scramble to Find School board members to accept waivers to let certain kids into kindergarten, enabling preschool teachers to vouch Spots for Late-Birthday Five-Year Olds for children on a case-by-case basis. However, according to Lei the district By Sasha Lekach abilities. On January 25, Governor will know the fate of statewide sup- has decided to not accept waivers. Jerry Brown proposed to withdraw port. In the meantime, SFUSD’s two With her daughter only 12 hours Statewide efforts to prepare state funding for the program, and TK options, both located in the City’s behind the enrollment cut-off, Mal- young children for elementary school allow individual districts to decide Southside, will have space for 150 of donado feels like it’s salt in a wound led to the legally-mandated launch of whether to accommodate transitional the 275 children who applied to the that the district has limited her transitional kindergarten (TK) pro- kindergarten. This “trailer bill lan- transitional kindergarten program be- options to two schools far from her grams, starting with the 2012 school guage” was part of proposed budget fore the January 25 announcement. Ingleside home, and so late in the year. However, in January, as the San changes to existing laws. Havard — named for the first process. “SFUSD told us they would Francisco Unified School District According to Preschool California SFUSD African-American woman be enrolled in regular kindergarten, so (SFUSD) school application period spokeswoman Deborah Kong, roughly school principal — was formerly named nobody looked at other preschools or came to a close, the state proposed to 125,000 children would be TK-eligible, the Burnett Child Development Center, options.” Maldonado was left scram- leave decisions about whether to offer about the size of a quarter of the state- and is located at 1520 Oakdale Avenue. bling by the new policy, something the preparatory program to indi- wide kindergartner population. The The school was renamed last year after she didn’t have to grapple with for vidual school districts. Parents with nonprofit advocacy group is opposed the district acknowledged that Peter her 16-year-old daughter, Selene, a children in “birth date limbo” — the to the governor’s proposal, which it be- Burnett, California’s first governor, junior at the Ruth Asawa School of cutoff for kindergarten enrollment lieves would jeopardize these students’ supported laws that discriminated the Arts. Maldonado, whose husband for fall 2012 was pushed from Decem- rights to attend school, especially in against blacks, Asians and Native Jaime runs the Mission bakery La ber 2 to November 1 — were abruptly districts that choose not to provide any Americans. McLaren is located near Victoria, is weighing her alternatives told that the TK program wasn’t transitional programs, leaving a large the Sunnydale housing complex, and for the fall. “Given the options on the going to be offered. number of almost-five-year-olds, or is part of a high school facility with table, I will either look for private The Kindergarten Readiness “young fives,” without a kindergarten the same name. “If more apply than school kindergarten, which I really Act of 2010, or Senate Bill (SB) 1381, option for an entire year. there are spaces, [SFUSD] will look can’t afford, or look into curriculum changed the birthday cutoff for kin- On March 6 SFUSD announced, for other locations,” said Carol Lei, and home school. I haven’t decided dergarten and first grade admission “Given the uncertainty of whether or Parents for Public Schools San Fran- which is best yet.” Selene has attended and established transitional kin- not California is going to fund and cisco’s interim executive director. “It’s public San Francisco schools since dergarten. In response, SFUSD told mandate Transitional Kindergarten, hard to anticipate how many people kindergarten. Maldonado’s youngest parents of children turning five years SFUSD will offer TK at Leola M. are going to apply.” According to the daughter, Elida, isn’t yet two years old between November 1 and Decem- Havard Early Education School and district, “SFUSD will guarantee a TK old; Maldonado wasn’t expecting to ber 2 that they had until January McLaren Early Education School placement at one of these two schools. be worrying about her five-year-old’s 27 to apply to a TK program, which to students who are born between If these schools become fully enrolled, fall education plans. would be offered alongside tradi- November 2 and December 2, 2007.” SFUSD will offer every eligible Aside from her personal logistics, tional kindergarten classes. After one The state budget is supposed to be student a TK placement at another Maldonado asserted, “this is a blatant year of TK the students would either finalized by July 1, but its passage SFUSD Early Education school.” way to disenfranchise kids.” She has continue onto first grade, or move into has been frequently delayed, creating Some parents have suggested that organized a parent group to lobby the a kindergarten, depending on their uncertainty as to when the district SFUSD accept “kindergarten-ready” district. She met with school officials waivers, which would allow parents at the beginning of March, but felt or preschool teachers to formally that the district used the gathering to notify the district of children who are inform her of decisions they’d already suitable for kindergarten despite the made. She said letters she’s written cutoff birth date. Marija Maldonado, to all 11 supervisors have garnered whose middle child, Ivana, turns five no response. on November 2, was excited about her Bayview resident Forest Gray daughter enrolling in a transitional has an almost two-year-old and a kindergarten program. Prompted by four-year-old daughter who turns five the state’s TK announcements and what she considered to be limited see KINDERGARTEN page 21

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POST OFFICE from Southside page 1 of employees. “Like any business, the living facilities and a one-minute drive, parking in Excelsior is “really Postal Service experiences ongoing walk from the T-line stop — is the impossible,” said Mary. Unlike most employee turnover resulting from most convenient option for accessing postal facilities, the Bayview office has Doris, a 20-year Bayview Station various actions, including retirements,” postal services. Moreover, for seniors its own parking lot. employee, who asked that her actual he said. and others who rely on public transit, Another alternative USPS has name not be used, argued that by driv- According to Doris, USPS is fur- picking up or delivering a package at endorsed is the “Village Post Office,” ing away patrons with worse service, ther “shooting [itself] in the foot” by the Evans Station or Bernal Heights in which it would contract with local USPS itself shoulders much of the discouraging people from using its post post office could necessitate an all-day businesses, such as Walgreen’s, to of- blame for its dire straits. “Rather than offices. At one of the USPS community expedition. A trip that would have fer basic postal products and services, cutting from the top, they’re cutting meetings she attended, Debra Grady, normally taken many seniors one Muni including stamps and flat-rate packag- from the bottom; the people doing the head of the retail department, an- ride would now take two or three, ing. “The problem is that Walgreen’s actual work,” she said. The employees nounced that if any audience members with potential half-hour wait times is not set up as a postal office — it’s a most jeopardized by cuts are clerks, wanted to open a postal store in their between each transfer. The T-line stops pharmacy — so it’s going to be very handlers, and carriers: “the bottom of business, she would give them her busi- roughly a quarter of a mile away from shortchanged from what you’d get at the totem pole,” said Doris. “[Manag- ness card. “That’s not benefiting the the Evans post office, a distance that’s a post office,” said Melodie. “My sense ers] are preserving their own jobs by post office,” said Doris. “That’s selling too far to walk for some senior citizens of it is that it’s going to be slightly figuring out ways to get rid of us.” us down the river! If [USPS] is trying to and disabled individuals. Doris pointed helpful, but there’s always going to be In the face of union negotiated no- get rid of people, they should be getting out that Evans Station is not American that chaotic element.” Residents would layoff clauses, USPS has been reducing rid of these types of people.” Disability Act-accessible, and is located still need to go to a post office to mail its workforce by eliminating positions For postal employees and com- in an unfriendly industrial area. Mary packages. and forcing employees into retirement, munity members, the Bayview Station also expressed concerns about crime in While FedEx and UPS may be said Doris. “There are a lot of little is more than just a place to pick up and the area. “I’ve had my car vandalized feasible options for some, their rates things that they’re smidging in,” she drop off mail. “There is a real commu- [near Evans Station],” she said. may be too expensive for Bayview’s explained. The majority of people nity feeling,” said Mary. “[The staff is] Melodie, a disabled Bayview resi- low-income residents. And unlike who received elimination notices were really upbeat and knowledgeable, and dent who preferred to use only her USPS, FedEx and UPS aren’t required senior clerks, but to avoid raising union it’s actually very pleasant to go in there. first name, described the challenges to deliver mail to every residence. Cou- leaders’ eyebrows, USPS didn’t send You feel that someone really cares she’s experienced commuting to the riers can choose not to deliver to areas notices to all senior clerks. The notices about your little package or your little Evans Station. “I’ve been having some they perceive as dangerous. Bayview’s offered two choices: transfer to another piece of mail.” Over the years, postal health problems to the point that I can reputation as an unsafe neighborhood, post office, or bid on a lower-paying employees and neighborhood residents no longer stand up to wait for a bus,” along with USPS’ long-term plan to part-time position. With both options have fostered strong relationships with she said. “I have to sit, but because a remove collection boxes, cut Saturday unfeasible for many employees, they each other. Many residents chat with lot of bus stops have nowhere to sit, I service, and stop home deliveries, may were essentially forced into retirement. their mail carriers on a daily basis. have to bring my own chair to sit on. act to isolate Bayview residents from The most recent round of eliminations “One of the things that was most touch- There have been times where I can’t delivery services. took place last November, but were ing for me was one day, shortly after my walk from [the T-line stop on] Third Some residents believe that USPS later rescinded and placed on hold mother died, one of the deliverymen… Street down to the Evans post office, targeted Bayview because it viewed indefinitely. was delivering something to me, and he so when you’re talking about people the community as unlikely to resist “The Postal Service has always asked, ‘Oh, how is your mother?’” said who are elderly and/or disabled hav- postal service cuts. Among the five been a proponent of seniority,” said Mary. “I said, ‘I’m sorry, she passed ing to go that extra commute, that is a post offices eyed for closure in San Doris. “When I was new to the post away.’ He was almost in tears. These are real hardship.” Mary agreed. “This is Francisco, three — Bayview, Visitacion, office, I remember all the advantages of real people. They’re not just numbers a reality that is swept aside,” she said. and McLaren Station — are located in seniority and couldn’t wait to get there to try to balance books.” “Apparently these people don’t count; low-income neighborhoods in District myself, and now…it’s almost detrimen- Postal workers are also upset about the people who have difficulties.” Mary 10. The Civic Center PO Box Unit, tal if you have too much seniority.” the prospect of losing their relation- and Melodie claimed that the Evans which Tenderloin residents and the USPS has eliminated a number ships with community members. “We Station post office may also close homeless rely on for mail service, is of handler positions. Handlers, who feel a lot of sadness,” said Doris. “The eventually. However, Widgel stated also slated for closure. “They thought transport mail to clerks for processing, people in the area are like family for that Evans Station isn’t under review these communities would not really are now few and far between, said Do- us. We built a rapport, a relationship for possible closure. put up any fight,” said Mary. “[They’re ris. The agency has also cut the number with them. It really hurts.” The USPS has also suggested targeting] the weak areas, the low- of carrier routes, and, consequently, the According to Widgel, the post of- that Bayview residents use the Bernal income areas,” said Diego Castellani, number of mail carriers, again citing a fices being targeted for closure were Heights or Excelsior Station post a Bayview resident and member of decline in mail volume. The result has selected based on several criteria, in- offices. According to Doris, the Excel- the Concerned Residents of Bayview been a drop in the number of employees cluding access to other postal services sior office is often crowded, with lines and an increase in the number of part- and products. He pointed out that there trailing out the door. For those who see Post OFFICE View page 20 time positions. According to Doris, are 14 “Alternative Access Points” instead of four window clerks at the within a two-mile radius of the Bay- Bayview office, there are now two, and view Station, among them the Evans handler duties have been relegated to Station Post Office, automated teller various part-time positions. To keep machines, Walgreen’s, and Safeway. up with the workload, Doris and her However, for many seniors and coworkers have been working overtime other less mobile community members, and through their lunch breaks. the Bayview Station — which is located Some Bayview residents noticed near four of the neighborhood’s senior the loss of USPS’ senior employees, reporting an increasing number of young faces cropping up among the post office staff. Widgel maintained that residents are just observing the normal cycling APRIL 2012 | southside/potrero view D3

ADVOCATES from the View page 9 student as though he or she is going in USF’s teacher education depart- it. “Practically, one thing I do is try to to college. She doesn’t give them the ment, researches how to make school teach young folk context-specific con- option to choose not to go until they’re culturally relevant to students, and cepts and skills that connect to their of “stereotype fear,” in which kids are seniors. At that point, even the most how doing so can increase their sense lived experience,” he explained. Often so worried about becoming their race’s rebellious freshmen often have a new of self and their belief that they can that comes back to the idea of help- stereotype that they become paralyzed, found sense of self, and want to go on control their futures. “The notion of the ing students understand their own and self-fulfill that destiny. “What to higher education. so-called achievement gap positions lives and the traumas they’ve faced. we’ve noticed with students, particu- Marshall’s message similarly fo- those at the top as the standard for “When they have to reflect on their larly with black and Latino students, cused on changing students’ views of learners,” he explained. “And what it trauma they are healing from it at is that they understand intelligence themselves. When describing the kids does implicitly is suggest that those at the same time,” Camangian said. One as being more counter to how they’ve he’s worked with over the years Mar- the bottom of the achievement gap are assignment he does with his students been raised and what their identity is shall said, “We change the way they responsible for their own failure.” is an auto-ethnography; asking them and who they are,” Traylor explained. think and consequently they change Camangian doesn’t think that the to write about themselves as part of “And we teach them that no, this is the way they act. We deal with a lot of education system teaches students a larger cultural group. He directs exactly who you are. You come from the issues they bring to the table.” He anything that helps them see why it’s the young people to think about and a line of people who were intelligent, described it almost like group therapy, important. “If what we are offering answer questions like: what do you who were hard-working, who have but the kids don’t know that’s what’s young people does not help them stand for; what experiences have you dreams and who want to see you suc- happening. Instead, they’re learning change the material conditions of had that make you this way; and who ceed.” Giving students the license and in a structured environment, and are their lives, then from their perspective are your people? That self-reflection, cultural context to be successful frees encouraged to talk about the difficult why is it even worth achieving?” he writing, and trauma healing is then them to flourish. struggles they face. asked. He believes that most curricula connected to established literature, Traylor also addressed an often- Dogpatch-based Omega Boys are racist, only telling the stories of such as Maya Angelou’s I Know Why discussed problem of students bringing Club has seen 170 students graduate people of European descent and their the Caged Bird Sings. difficult home lives to school with from college, a 95 percent success rate. achievements, and that this kind of According to Camangian, there them, making it hard for them to Club participants may be mandated to education perpetuates the notion that should be standards for education, concentrate, and forcing teachers to be attend by court, referred by schools or white, middle-class schools are supe- but he doesn’t think the ones in place social workers, therapists and educa- social services, or find the organiza- rior. Conversely, the approach doesn’t help students at the bottom of the tors. “What we never want to do is let tion on their own. The Club’s mission give students of color anything with achievement gap succeed within the them use those struggles as an excuse is to keep children of color “alive and which to identify. Camangian wants to system. “They don’t identify with the to not handle what they have to do in free” first, then to educate them. “The reframe the education debate around learning being presented to them,” school,” said Traylor. Instead, she wants toughest thing is not actually getting equity. “The notion of equity is giving he said in frustration. “Young people teachers and students to push through them into college or preparing them people what they need as opposed to choose not to participate because it’s those problems. She said it’s a sensitive for college, it’s keeping them alive giving everyone the same thing,” he offensive to their own dignity. It’s balance between being understanding and free,” said Marshall. “I can’t send said. insulting that schools have such low and compassionate, while remaining people to college who are dead or in Camangian has big ideas about expectations of them.” This sentiment firm about expectations. “As soon as we prison.” By that measure, Omega Boys how to change the education system, echoes June Jordan’s and the Omega drop the standards because their life Club — which celebrates its 25th anni- which he practices with students at Boys Club’s philosophy. By nurturing is hard, that’s what they expect. That versary this year — has been even more Fremont High School in East Oakland. and setting expectations at the same if their life is hard they don’t have to successful than its college graduation He said that it’s important to bring the time, students who were thought do as much work,” explained Traylor. rate suggests. students’ lived experience into the hopeless can achieve by traditional She said her approach is to treat every Patrick Camangian, who teaches classroom to help them work through standards.

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ZONING from Southside page 1 Prevention Center new programming any issues associated with the zoning in Bayview. Neighborhood activists director Abigail Stewart-Kahn said change are distinct from the develop- are now looking into procedures that construction costs are expected to be ment of a Bayview medical center. “The would insure ideas are vetted before agency.” The center will offer mental, released next month. With ground- facility is wonderful, it’s a great boon they suddenly arrive at City Hall. public health, and medical care servic- breaking aimed for July, project spon- to the City at large,” Hamman said. Patrick Mulligan, the United es, with a focus on youth and trauma, as sors hope to have the facility completed However, “that location is inappropri- Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners well as legal services, district attorney by the end of this year, according to ate. An active railroad runs nearby,” of America Local Union Number 22’s representatives and police liaisons will Stewart-Kahn. Cohen identified vari- he said. Hamman echoed Da Costa’s financial secretary, believes there’s be available. “The purpose of the center ous possible funding sources for the concern that with a heavily traveled a need for more medical services in is to provide important and pertinent public-private partnership, including a truck route close by the location was Bayview, both to provide health care health care for families in District 10,” grant from Tipping Point Community potentially dangerous and unhealthy. and stimulate the local economy. “The Cohen said. The facility would also and monies from Stanford University, “It is simply foolish,” he said, to offer City doesn’t want to stifle this type serve as a children’s advocacy center Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, medical services in an industrial area. of industry” and the accompanying in collaboration with Haight-based and California Pacific Medical Center. And from the context of encouraging jobs, Mulligan postulated. His union San Francisco Child Abuse Preven- “This is going to be world-class build- economic development in Southside plans to ultimately move from its tion Center, which teaches parenting ing,” Cohen said. San Francisco, Hamman thought the Third and 18th streets location — which skills, offers 24-hour phone support Despite well-intentioned plans to amendments were “inappropriate.” Mulligan said it has outgrown — to a and provides educational resources to benefit families affected by street vio- He believes that the area needs to yet-to-be-constructed building located children, parents and communities. lence, the zoning change and approval maintain its PDR status as a way to next-door to the proposed center, at The project’s sponsor, Dr. Nadine process received some community avoid property value increases which Third Street and Cargo Avenue. It “… Burke Harris — a pediatrician and backlash. Long-time activist Francisco will push-out blue collar industries, is an under-utilized area, that’s part medical director of the Evans Avenue Da Costa — who is known for his often and in turn, jobs. “We need to protect of why we looked to go there,” he said. Bayview Child Health Center, which caustic criticism of a host of community union jobs,” he said. It’s “sad, frustrat- Local 22’s plans for a union space are is a satellite clinic of California Pa- issues and individuals — believed that ing and infuriating…” that the City within existing planning and zoning cific Medical Center — hopes to connect the zoning change process disregarded chose to rezone an existing PDR site requirements, with no legal adjust- physical and mental health at the new community input, and expressed when there are plenty of empty, avail- ments necessary. facility. She described the Child Health concern for children coming into an able, ready-to-build spots in Bayview, “The problem when you rezone Center as “focusing on chronic stress area dedicated to industrial purposes, Hamman said. without a conditional use permit is in childhood.” The center is based on where trucks and trains pass through. According to Hamman, Bay- that that rezoning stays” forever — or emerging data on how children’s mind He recommended an alternative area view and India Basin businesses until new legislation is proposed, said and body influence each other, which for the wellness center. “There are and residents only heard about the Forest Gray, who owns the Speakeasy Cohen described as “holistic pediatric some buildings near the Southeast rezoning proposal one week before it Brewery located on Evans Avenue. care.” The primary patients would be Community Health Center — which is went to the land use committee. “It’s Hamman warned from his experience underserved families in Bayview and already zoned for health services where important to have input from people as a Bayview-based general contractor Hunters Point, a population to whom such operations can be conducted — af- who are familiar with the location,” he that it is easier to downgrade a zoning Burke already provides services and is ter fulfilling the required conditions,” added. Hamman outlined what he saw district to allow more commercial, “not a newcomer,” Cohen noted he wrote in a blog post, referring to a as the failure of the process to involve social or residential uses than add limi- According to Cohen, the space San Francisco Department of Public stakeholders; the likely impediment tations and use restrictions, such as an was the former site of the Sojourner Health center located on Keith Street. to future blue collar job creation; the industrial designation. To re-establish Truth Foster Family Service Agency, Longtime Bayview resident and negative effect on industrial activities the 3450 Third Street parcel as a heavy which has moved to another Bayview India Basin Neighborhood Association planning to expand; and damage to any industrial spot would be challenging, location. San Francisco Child Abuse chair Michael Hamman noted that future “medical synergy” or projects according to Hamman.

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Senferu. Using found materials, Seneferu creates mixed media, African American Art & Culture Complex three-dimensional forms inspired by the spirit objects made by the Nkisi Presents Exhibition of Dolls by Fine Artists in Central Africa’s Kongo Basin that By Jim Van Buskirk she calls “Techno-Kisi.” Seneferu doesn’t consider her sculptures dolls “A doll can be seen as an innocent or playthings, but rather “relics” or plaything, or a cultural marker, or as “sacred images that evoke the ances- a work of art…To play is to learn… tors.” According to Lindo’s wall text, and dolls…have a huge influence on Seneferu’s work is “symbolic of the our socialization, self-identity and ideas reflecting the beauty and spiri- emotional attitudes.” So posits art- tuality of an African heritage.” ist and educator – and wife of actor Since Camp began her career as Delroy Lindo – Nashormeh Lindo in an artist 37 years ago with a side- her curatorial introduction to “Dolls: walk exhibition in Woodbury New Collections, Stories, Traditions,” on Jersey, her paintings and dolls have exhibit through May 3 in the Sargent been shown throughout the U.S. in Johnson Gallery at the African more than 100 solo and group exhibi- American Art & Culture Complex. tions. More than two dozen historic By examining a common – though dolls come from Camp’s collection, perhaps not commonly scrutinized – as well as her own soft sculpture object, the exhibit “celebrates the di- “Kimkins.” versity and beauty of African peoples This educational and enter- and their experiences manifested taining exhibit evokes a range of in dolls.” This fascinating survey emotions: serious, amusing, painful ranges geographically from Africa, and poignant. Black appropriation South America, the Caribbean and of American icons include a com- other areas of the black diaspora, cloth, papier-mâché, paper, china, practical and spiritual, in different mercially produced Spiderman doll as well as across at least a century wood, plastic, vinyl, resin, porcelain, cultures. Aku’aba dolls, made by with dreadlocks, and a brown Rag- of doll making in the United States. silicone, and clay. They’re beaded, the Ashanti people of Ghana, are gedy Andy. Dolls inspired by sports The exhibit’s power is in its vast woven, stuffed, and can be repre- initially worn by women to ensure and movie personalities, as well as number of dolls, the many shapes sentational or abstract, accurate or fertility and a healthy child, before books, like Faith Ringgold’s Tar Baby and sizes, and the wide range of stereotypic. Cloth rag dolls made by becoming the plaything of the new- are displayed. Lindo’s well-curated colors and styles demonstrating slaves for their children had sewn or born baby. During courtship rituals survey “serves as a response to the the versatility of the commonplace painted features. Early black dolls in Southern Africa, a suitor often under-representation of positive object. However, it would have been mass-produced in America were places a beaded Ndbele doll outside a images reflecting the Black experi- helpful, for this novice viewer, to made from the same composition young woman’s hut. She then names ence in the mainstream toy and doll have a stronger link between the mold as white dolls, then painted and cares for the doll, and may name industry and the socio-historical informative wall text and the objects black or brown. Dolls with ethnic her first child after it. implications.” themselves. features began to emerge only in the In addition to dolls from several The gallery, located at 762 Ful- Black dolls have been made of late-1950s. collections and dollmakers is the ton Street, is open Tuesday through a variety of materials including Dolls serve various roles, both work of Kimberly Camp and Karen Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. April 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 15

A MONTHLY UPDATE SPONSORED BY BRIDGE HOUSING

VOLUME 19 • APRIL 2012

On February 27th, 2012, Supervisor Cohen held a public hearing at the Land Use Committee to provide an update on Rebuild Potrero and a forum for community members to voice their comments and concerns. Below are responses to a few of the outstanding questions that were raised: 1. Where is the project in the environ- 3. How are you addressing the issue mental review process? of crime? A Joint EIR/EIS (state and federal) is Ensuring the safety of the community is a currently being prepared. The draft will be top priority for Rebuild Potrero. The current published in Fall 2012. After publication, police substation will remain on site through- there will be a 45-60 day period for people to out construction and space will be reserved submit written comments. in the community building for the station. The purpose of rebuilding is to address 2. Will the new development provide rental both the physical and human capital needs housing for middle income families? of this and the surrounding community, with The affordable units will be occupied by a the goal of alleviating the symptoms of in- combination of public housing residents and tergenerational poverty, including the crime moderate income households. The public that goes along with lack of education, skills housing units will be replaced one for one and opportunity. The new project will pro- and additional affordable, rental units will vide access to a range of services that will be integrated into the same buildings. The help residents to deal with the mental and affordable rental component of the physical health issues that result from living development will be subsidized primarily by in poverty, as well as provide them with the the federal low-income housing tax credit tools to improve their own lives, the life of the program which subsidizes rental housing for community, and the larger neighborhood. households earning up to 60% of area Lastly, BRIDGE Property Management median income, which in San Francisco is will manage the affordable housing and between $54,000 and $64,000 for a family expectations of residents will be clearly of four. communicated in leases and house rules The project would consider including that will be strictly enforced. housing for middle-income households (between 60% and 120% AMI) but a determi- Reminder: Garden Days: work/harvest: nation would be a function of the availability Every Wed.10-12 : Info., call 415-806-1429 of public subsidies and overall project financial feasibility. As indicated in a recent presentation by the Mayor’s Office of Housing, there are very limited subsidies for housing that is not eligible for the federal low-income housing tax credits. For more information, call 415-806-1429 or email [email protected] See more at www.rebuildpotrero.com

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS for the Potrero Hill Artists’ 54th Annual Exhibition at the library May–June See Library News for more info or email [email protected]. 16 THE POTRERO VIEW April 2012

POTRERO BRANCH 1616 20th STREET 355.2822 Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm, Wednesday 12 noon - 8 pm Thursday 10 am - 6 pm, Friday 1 pm - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm Monday CLOSED

By Lynne Barnes, Potrero Branch Librarian

April Photograph by Emily Payne Programs for Adults Artists! Please email (deadline is now) the title of your entry for the Potrero Hill Artists’ 54th Annual Exhibition to [email protected]. Opening reception May 5, 6-9 p.m. at the library, exhibition May 5 to June 1. Call 355.2855 for more information.

Career Gateway Job Seekers Workshop. Using a national website custom- ized for San Francisco, this course is for people who are comfortable using Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer. Learn about jobs, classes, training, successful resumes, and interviewing skills. April 10, 3 to 5 p.m.

Finding Money for College: Scholarships, Grants, and Loans. Learn how to search and quickly locate scholarships, fellowships, and student loans at all levels of study, using the Gale’s Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans online database. This class is ideal for students, parents, and education professionals. Instructor: Richard Le. April 15, 3:30 p.m.

New! Creative Writing Workshop. Join writer, filmmaker, and journalist Shevi Rosenfeld Loewinger for a free class that will help you write your own stories, develop characters, and find your own unique voice in a sup- portive and creative environment. Two separate workshops: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., starting April 17, and Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., starting April 19. eBooks and eAudiobooks Help Sessions. Bring your Kindle, Nook, iPad, or other eReader device and we’ll show you how to download eBooks for free from the library’s collection of more than 40,000 books. Upstairs reference desk. April 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:30 p.m.

The Potrero Hill Book Club meets at the library every third Wednesday of the month. April’s selection is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. April 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

San Francisco Seed Library. In partnership with the San Francisco Seed Library, the Potrero Branch has seeds available for “checkout” on the first floor beneath the staircase.

Programs for Teens Urgent Care Your Space. Bring a friend; meet a friend; hang out in our program room. Okay to bring your own computers, gaming devices, and craft projects. April here in Potrero Hill 5, 12, 19, 26, 3 to 4 p.m.

Programs for Children Baby Rhyme and Play Time. For infants up to 18 months and their caregiver. April 3, 10, 17, 24, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m.

Family Storytime. Storytime features stories, songs, and rhymes. For Urgent Care Center with complete services children up to five years and their caregiver. April 5, 12, 19, 26, 10:30 to 11 for nonlife-threatening illness or injury. a.m. and 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. 2 Connecticut Street (between 16th & 17th) Fun Flicks. This film program is offered every second Wednesday of the 415-621-5055 / www.concentra.com month and includes short films based on children’s books and stories. April’s films will be Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden, Weekend with Wendell, Monday through Friday, 7 am to 7 pm Hunterman and the Crocodile, At Home with Mrs. Hen, Foolish Frog, and Saturdays, 9 am to 5 pm Ludovic: Visiting Grandpa. Bring a snack. For children ages three to eight years. April 11, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Nearby Downtown Location: 26 California Street 415-781-7077 Korean Storytime. For families interested in learning Korean songs and read- **Most insurance accepted or use our reasonable self pay service.** ing Korean books together. Offered by community members, in partnership with the library. For children up to five years. April 8, 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Swing Into Stories. The Early Literacy Mobile, in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, brings reading and stories to THe View is Looking young children. Potrero Hill Recreation Center Park, 801 Arkansas Street for A Land-USE REPORTER (at Madera). April 24, 9:30 a.m. to noon. email: [email protected] April 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 17

CALENDAR c o m m u n i t y April 2012

Live Music: Bosen & Friday by her distinguished col- Film: All She Can by and Buchanan Streets. Building C, 1 Suede league, costume designer Aggie Benavides Born Room 105. Information: 876.1745, Guerard Rodgers, talke about how, 14 Bosen & Suede is the In a small south Texas town jizelmusic.com. if clothes make the man, costume combination of two singer- there aren’t many career options for makes the character. 7 p.m. Tickets: songwriters who met in San young people besides oil rigs, mili- $9.50 for one program, $13.50 for Diego’s music scene with a tary, or fast-food restaurants. Luz double bills. Pacific Film Archive, mutual respect for songwriting, Garcia, a fiery high-school athlete, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. For in- performance, and love for is determined to forge a different formation: 510.642.1412 or bampfa. music community, they combine future; she’s gained admission to berkeley.edu. their very different styles and the University of Texas, Austin. The influences to form an eclectic problem is she can’t afford to go. vocally-driven duo. 7:30 to 9 p.m. With her one shot at a scholarship Free. Farley’s, 1315 – 18th Street. riding on the state power-lifting championship, she sees no choice Tea: Red Circle but to bend the rules to ensure her 1 Presentation of Tea victory. Rarely do we see a female Festival: Glen Park protagonist with such intelligence Red Circle Tea owner and Festival tea expert, Sina Carroll will teach and flawed humanity. Benavides 29 The 14th Annual Glen Park tea basics: varietals, processing and Born nimbly portrays the textured Festival brings together neighbors, sourcing. Learn about water quality, world of an America seldom explored business owners, and friends for a brewing times and tea varietals as onscreen: a place where multifac- day of live music (including Gayle well as the history of tea. A tasting eted, third-generation Mexican- Smith and the Toodala Ramblers will provide a comparative experi- American characters, conscious of shown above), good food, and family ence where participants can drink obstacles and opportunities, fight fun. The street fair promotes local teas side-by-side to taste, see and to shape their own lives. 5:15 to 7 Race: 12th Annual Bring artists and craftspeople, as well as smell the differences. 2 to 4 p.m. $15. p.m. $12. Roxie Theater, 3117 – 15th Your Own Big Wheel schools, restaurants, and community 442 Hearst Avenue, between Edna 8 Street. Information: 754.3456, wom- organizations. It promises to be a day and Foerester Streets. Information: Race. ensfilminstitute.com. of fun for the whole family. 10 a.m. 216.9450, redteacircle.com Join the locals in costume, and speed to 4:30 p.m. Free. Diamond Street down San Francisco’s truly crooked- Performance: Acrobat between Bosworth and Chenery, and Food: Soup for Supper est street—Vermont Street between and Juggler Dana Smith 20th and 21st Street—on big wheel 15 on Wilder Street between Diamond Soup is a nourishing, soul- at the Randall Museum 4 tricycles. Come as a spectator or a and Carrie. Information: glenpark- feeding, delicious way to The Buddy Club Children’s Shows racer. If you’d like to race, download festival.com or call 729.4059 enjoy dinner. 18 Reasons will share celebrates its 25th season of shows. and fill out the waiver—plastic a bowl of vegetarian goodness soup Acrobat and juggler Dana Smith wheeled devices only. This is a fam- Fundraiser: Spring Fling and slice of crusty bread (and a beer and his performing dog Lacy have ily-friendly event—no alcohol, and for Starr King if you like). Music will be there, thrilled audiences throughout the 29 leave no trace. Free. Easter Sunday, This year’s event features too. They’re making enough for 40 world for more than 28 years. While 4 to 6 p.m. Information and waiver: exciting auction items: family excur- people, so bring a friend. Drop-in, or Lacy has retired, Dana continues a bringyourownbigwheel.com/ sions, dinners, a pasta making party, RSVP to be sure there’ll be a bowl hilarious combination of juggling, a private sangria tasting event, and of soup for you. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. balancing, and impressive tricks art from kids; delicious food and Free. 18 Reasons, 3674 – 18th Street. Live music: Captain that have children and their parents sangria, and fabulous entertain- Information: [email protected]. 12 Casual Blues Band howling with laughter! Don’t miss ment from Helen and the Starr Captain Casual is local this special act! 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. King Stompers with special guest Reading: Lit Quake at stringbender Andrew Goberman, $8.00. Randall Museum Theater, appearances. It’s a surprise. $15. 1 the Verdi Club with Paul Olguin on bass and Peter 199 Museum Way. For information: 4 Tucker, drums. The band plays a to 5 p.m. Potrero Hill Neighborhood Litquake and the Writers’ thebuddyclub.com mix of blues-based favorites and House, 953 De Haro Street. For more Grotto present the return of Regre- obscurities, some swing tunes and information: starrkingschool.net/ turature: an evening of readings Live music: Presidents some early-60’s Brill Building springfling. that probably shouldn’t see the Breakfast Blues. There’s always an interest- 16 light of day! Everybody has to start Come enjoy live music by ing guitar or two or three on hand, somewhere, and here’s what hap- Presidents Breakfast, a collective of some snappy patter and good clean pens when good writers start bad. some of the Bay Area’s most talented musical fun. 7:30pm. Free. Farley’s, Join members of the acclaimed San Jazz and Funk musicians. 7:30pm. 1315 – 18th Street. Francisco Writers’ Grotto for the Free. Farley’s, 1315 – 18th Street. second annual night of Regretura- Garden Party: Friends ture. Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Workshop: Mastering the of Potrero Hill Nursery $10-12. Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa 14 Social Media Marketing Street. Information: verdiclub.net, School Fundraiser 24 Mix or call Jack Boulware 750.1497. Enjoy an evening garden party at It’s not an over-statement to say the beautiful Flora Grubb Gardens, that the “sea change” in social Behind the Scenes: The including hors d’oeuvres, wine, and media and Internet marketing has a live performance by a surprise, 5-6 Art and Craft of Cinema revolutionized the world of mar- world-renowned Grammy-winning Music: Hyo-Shin Na And with Costume Designer, keting for small business owners, Quartet. Check out the fantastic Deborah Nadoolman Landis including “solo-preneurs” of all 29 New Music Works silent auction with a selection from The brown fedora and weathered kinds, such as individuals, artists New Music Works presents many local businesses. All proceeds leather jacket that transformed and performers. In this three-hour a concert featuring Korean compos- benefit Friends of Potrero Hill Nurs- Harrison Ford into Indiana Jones: workshop, Jon Leland will help in- er Hyo-Shin Na, with performances ery School and create scholarship the angular red outfit a ghoulish dividuals and small business own- by guest artists Thomas Schultz funds for children who might not Jackson wore in Michael Jackson’s ers to expand audiences/clients (piano), Shoko Hikage (koto) and otherwise be able to attend preschool. Thriller. These and other iconic through the internet and social Ariose Singers. New Music Works Advanced ticket sales are advised: costumes designed by Deborah media, offering strategic tips and performs chamber music written fophns.com/spring-fundraiser. 7 to Nadoolman Landis have had an techniques to successfully lever- by living composers and those from 10 p.m. $75. Flora Grubb, 1634 Jer- undeniable impact on both screen age opportunities now accessible the mid-to-late twentieth century rold Avenue. Information: Danielle and street style. Yet Landis insists to everyone, regardless of their eras. 4 to 6 p.m. $14-$17. Old First Steuernagel at danielle@sculptgar- that her work has little to do with budget. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets Church, 1751 Sacramento Street. For dens.com or 415.420.1750. fashion. Landis, accompanied on $99. Fort Mason Center. Marina information: newmusicworks.org. 18 THE POTRERO VIEW April 2012

why the priorities should be about patch, Mission and South-of-Market ing producing surveys in multiple BUSINESS commission from page 4 ethnic diversity,” said Gray, who residents who’ve signed a petition languages. is European-American. For Gray a opposing the SFPark Mission Bay ENUF also is asking SFMTA to said that committee members Jane diverse commission means that the Parking Plan, many of whom are delay outreach activities until this Kim (District 6), Mark Farrell (Dis- members tackle different issues, active in ENUF. ENUF has provided fall. Currently, SFMTA plans to trict 2) and David Campos (District policies and problems impacting San SFMTA with a series of proposed conduct additional outreach in the 9) appeared to be listening, “the Francisco small businesses. “I’m the amendments to the plan. including: Mission starting this month, Potrero supervisors were very attentive and only candidate who talked about fis- expanding the residential parking Hill in August, and Dogpatch in asked questions and clarifications.” cal policy,” he said. Other applicants permit program, establishing a September. According to ENUF, Landon acknowledged that all of the emphasized their commitment to business parking permit program, outreach should be delayed to ac- applicants were strong candidates, outreach and being involved with creating commercial use-only zones, commodate summer vacations, and which he believed “speaks well on their communities, and highlighted installing meters in appropriate lo- to provide the citizen-group with the SBC.” The application process their connections to minority groups, cations, designating two-hour signed time to survey the neighborhoods “…didn’t feel like it’s this insiders particularly after Campos and Kim parking zones, developing a consoli- on parking issues. ENUF is holding club and that’s how you get into it,” reiterated the importance of that ele- dated shuttle program, and replacing weekly meetings to develop and field Landon observed. “It seems like a ment, which Gray thought was ulti- parking spaces with traffic-calming a survey, which will be distributed really good diverse group.” Landon mately what the supervisors wanted angled parking. According to ENUF, to residents by block captains, to clarified that diversity is important in their commission appointees. implementing these concepts are obtain their ideas on the best parking in representing local business, al- With the newest commissioners necessary to get residents of the three management approaches for their though “I would have been really heading into their four-year terms, impacted neighborhoods to support block. ENUF intends to submit a disappointed if they picked someone only “time will tell how it will SFMTA’s proposed plan. draft survey instrument to SFMTA just because of their ethnicity, but I improve the commission,” Swanson ENUF wants SFMTA to focus for the agency’s feedback this month, think they picked people who repre- quipped. Landon echoed the senti- current planning efforts on Dog- followed by a three month survey sent diversity in the small business ment, noting that the appointees may patch and Potrero Hill, dealing with collection period. In its letter, ENUF community.” have ideal backgrounds, but their the Mission last because it’s the most indicated that it was surprised that According to Gray, the Mayor’s effectiveness will only be known six complex of the three neighborhoods. SFMTA set a schedule for reaching- Office approached him to apply months to a year down the line. The Northeast area of the Mission out to each neighborhood without knowing he doesn’t have major politi- targeted by the plan is bounded on consulting citizens, given that at a cal aspirations and lives and works the north by Highway 101, on the well-attended meeting held in Janu- in Bayview, an area the City would south by 18th, 19th, and 20th streets, ary at Theatre Artaud, the agency like to have more representation, PARKING from Front Page on the west by Folsom Street, and on said it wanted to include citizen input especially concerning small business the east by Potrero Avenue. The area in the decision-making process. affairs. However, during the Febru- predominately houses commercial Questions remain about the ary applicant presentations Kim, when we are together.” ENUF is also and light industrial businesses, as immediate need for parking manage- Farrell and Campos emphasized their concerned that SFMTA’s primary well as residences. A March letter ment interventions. Two mid-day, concern that the appointees represent goal in deploying meters is to raise from ENUF to SFMTA, stated that middle of the week, informal surveys ethnically diverse, immigrant and revenues, rather than improve park- Northeast Mission “is a densely and of Dogpatch and Mission Bay con- women-owned enterprises that may ing management. diversely populated mixed-use and ducted by the View indicated that be disconnected from the small busi- Kelly, who also serves as the PDR district,” and insisted that the sufficient parking was available, ness community and City politics. Potrero Boosters president, and John agency determine what languages though finding a spot in Dogpatch “In my view all small businesses are Lum, a San Francisco architect, are spoken in the area, so that out- can take several minutes, depending on the ropes, so I don’t understand are among 2,200 Potrero Hill, Dog- reach can be done effectively, includ- on the block.

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Get a Job By Mauri Schwartz

The View asked Hill resident and career expert Mauri Schwartz to answer questions from job seekers. Submit your questions to [email protected].

Q: I work for a large company, and like it, but would like to do something different, such as move to another department. However, that doesn’t seem possible. I’ve applied for a couple of positions that I know I’m qualified for but can’t seem to get one. What am I doing wrong?

A: It’s great that you like your company. I don’t hear that often enough these days. Without knowing the details of your situation, I can’t say for sure what the barriers are. However, there are a couple of areas you may need to work on: interviewing and networking. Both are as crucial to the success of internal job changes as for external ones. Don’t take it for granted that you have the upper hand over an external candidate because you’re an existing employee and possess institutional knowl- edge. The hiring manager will make a choice based on two factors: she’s confident you can do the job, and she likes and feels comfortable with you. You may have the expertise required, but if you can’t interview well, she’ll never know it. Brush up on your interviewing skills and prepare the same way you would for an interview with another firm. Remember to focus on what she wants, not what you want. Network within your organization all of the time, not just when you want a new job. In fact, networking isn’t about getting a job. Ac- r e s h editerranean cording to Webster’s Dictionary, “it’s the act of interacting with others F M for mutual assistance or support.” There are opportunities to engage in this activity every day. In my opinion, the first rule of networking is to give. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “Supporting Ha p p y Ho u r 5-7 p m | Su n d a y -Mo n d a y -Tu e s d a y someone in an endeavor automatically makes that person want to return the favor.” Ha l f Off Bo t t l e Wi n e s We d n e s d a y Here’s an example: you need assistance or a deliverable from someone in another department. When you call or email that person, Pr i v a t e Ba n q u e t Ro o m you learn that he’s swamped with another project, one that’s hung w i t h No Ro o m Ch a r a g e up because he can’t get complex formulas to work properly in Excel. How would you respond? —Would you only be concerned about your own project? “So what, I still need my information now. Can’t you put that project on hold 1457 18t h St r e e t | Sa n Fr a n c i s c o and get mine completed?” 415-796-3812 —Would you recognize that he’s busy and give him some slack, perhaps negotiating a revised delivery time? www .p e r a s f .c o m —Or how about probing a little to understand his problem and offer to help? “I’m pretty good at Excel and can probably help you figure it out. I’ll be right up.” You’ll have made a friend who will probably give you preferential treatment in the future.

Find networking opportunities in your company: —Always be friendly. If there’s someone you don’t know, say “hi” and introduce yourself. I promise they’ll be glad you took the first step. —Go to company events! Take advantage of every opportunity to expand your internal network. When attending a company event or presentation, sit next to someone you don’t know and introduce yourself. With any luck, they may have a job for you now or in the future. —Join affinity groups within the company, such as a sports league, chess, and Scrabble clubs. —If the company offers tickets to performances, such as ballet, opera, and sporting events, invite a co-worker, someone you’re just beginning to work with on a project, or better yet, someone you’re having a bit of friction with. After cheering for the same team for three hours, you’ll see that you’re really on the same side. —Take the initiative to show new employees the ropes. They’ll love you for it and you’ll have a friend for life.

Look for ways to create networking opportunities. Be a connec- tor; help co-workers in their networking efforts. If you’re a manager, provide opportunities for your employees to vary teammates from project to project. Your company may already use collaboration tools or social networking communities. If not, take the initiative to implement one.

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POST OFFICE from Southside page 2 included in the survey information injustice. In 2006, the San Francisco being a scientist, comparing it to being mailed to Bayview residents and every Planning Commission adopted the a musician or artist. She creates using Bayview post office box holder. In all, Bayview Hunter’s Point Area Plan, a palette of ideas. Contrary to popular Association (CoBRA). “Why aren’t they the USPS held five public meetings which focuses on bringing economic view, science is a people-oriented col- closing post offices in Nob Hill or in in San Francisco to discuss the pos- development, affordable housing, laborative process. Gross enjoys being other areas?” sible closure of five of the City’s post and community enhancements to the a mentor, helping people succeed, “I don’t advocate any stations offices. area. Last October, the Bayview Opera bringing out their best, determining being closed, but [USPS] could have However, Bayview residents inter- House received the 2011 Governor’s their strengths and weaknesses and picked others,” echoed Doris. “What viewed by the View said that USPS did Historic Preservation Award, recog- maximizing their strengths. She sees about the Presidio? [USPS] was pick- little to inform community members nizing the Opera House’s completion of mentoring as one of her job’s most ing on Bayview.” Mary noted that about the proposal, often scheduling a “Save America’s Treasures” historic important elements, and says that her each USPS attempt to shutter offices meetings at 4 or 5 p.m., when many preservation project that restored the success is determined by how well she incited community protest, followed by people, including postal employees, 122-year-old building, as well as its can help others. delays in making final decisions. Last were still at work. The agency posted acceptance into the National Register Running a laboratory is like hav- December, in response to the outcry meeting notices only on the post of- of Historic Places. In January, Bay- ing a family. Gross is dedicated to in Bayview and other neighborhoods fice’s front door, and printed them in view’s Quesada Gardens, a community both her home family — which includes across the country, Congress enacted a difficult-to-read, four-point font. As garden, received a GRO1000 Gardens two children, four step-children, moratorium on closures until May. “So a result, meeting attendance tended to and Green Spaces Award, a national and six grandchildren — and her lab in other words, it’s not really much of a be poor, said Doris. award recognizing innovative public family, which encompasses graduate done deal as you may be led to believe,” Doris questioned the veracity of gardens and green spaces. One com- and post-doctoral students, techni- Mary said. USPS representatives’ assurances munity group, Bayview Residents Im- cians, and research associates. She Bayview Station employees have that they “had its [the community’s] proving their Environment, of which sees people enter UCSF as graduate also led efforts to save their office, interests at heart” and would make Castellani is a member, is leading students and emerge as colleagues, a including a postcard campaign with all their comments a matter of public efforts to address blighted buildings process similar to watching her own hundreds of participants. Doris helped record. According to Doris, meetings and loitering around liquor stores. The children grow up. submit more than 6,000 signatures to were recorded by a USPS employee neighborhood is also seeing increased San Francisco Postmaster Raj Sangh- who took notes by hand, and therefore development, with the construction of era in opposition to the post office’s could record little of what community several condominium complexes, as LETTERS from page 2 closure. However, she and her cowork- members said. She also described the well as the opening of a Fresh & Easy ers aren’t optimistic. “It’s almost like community’s outrage at USPS’ failure grocery store at 5800 Third Street. residential areas. It doesn’t require we’ve given up,” Doris said. “I think to show data to support their claims of “The community is in transition,” commercial zoning. Child care is we feel a little defeated, and we’re just financial distress. “It was always about said Castellani. “We’re really focusing often pushed out of commercial hoping that Congress will be able to the money…. [USPS spokespeople] said, on getting a better quality of life, and districts due to higher rents. Vacant do something. But the Postmaster has ‘The office is being closed because you suddenly [losing the post office]; the storefronts are one obvious symbol, made it clear that she plans to go on didn’t make $6,000,’ but they didn’t impact would be really, really bad.” but a child care center at 20th and with this.” Doris noted that Sanghera bring charts or graphs; nothing that “People want to make it about the Connecticut streets would be another visited the Bayview Station to person- people could actually look at, nothing numbers,” said Melodie. “’Oh, let’s symptom of 20th Street’s continued ally notify employees of USPS’ plans to to back up what they were saying,” close this office, it’s only making $50. deterioration as a viable neighbor- close the office in May, unless Congress said Doris. If we close it, we aren’t going to affect hood serving commercial district. proposes another solution before then. “The post office didn’t want in- many people….’ Whether it’s 100 or The Good Life Grocery is the The Postmaster stated that none of put…It’s as if they’re just checking off 150 people, those people are going only business on 20th Street that’s the reasons they’d cited for keeping the boxes. ‘Well we’ve done this, now to be severely impacted. It’s going to required to pay the City’s payroll the post office open were legitimate, we’ve informed people,’” said Mary. impact communities in a way that’s not tax. Only 10 percent of San Francisco said Doris. Closing the Bayview post office reflected monetarily.” businesses pay this tax, which is the Widgel maintained that USPS would impact the entire community, City’s second highest revenue maker. has engaged in an extensive dialogue said Doris. “It’s not just about the se- I’m not sure what tax benefits a child with community members regarding care center will provide. niors,” she said. “All the people in CAROL from page 7 the proposed Bayview Station closure. Bayview-Hunters’ Point would be af- San Franciscans cannot stand Last September, the agency mailed a fected. The young people are outraged. idly by while another commercial survey to Bayview residents asking They’re very possessive of it…. We have genes. What isn’t simple is discover- district is hollowed out by property for comments on the proposal. Later a very diverse community…. [Everyone] ing each gene’s function. Gross notes owners who discourage active retail that month, it held a public meeting feels the same way — that they’re being that even in well-studied bacteria, businesses that are the heart of our featuring a short presentation by robbed — and the question is, what can the functions of 30 percent of the neighborhoods. We need active, prof- Sanghera, followed by a question and we do to stop this?” identified genes are unknown. Her lab itable retail businesses that generate answer session. Residents were given Some Bayview residents see the is trying to understand unidentified local jobs, local revenue, and the an additional 30 days to submit writ- proposed post office closure as a functions by removing one gene at a potential to add to the City’s growing ten comments following the public major setback in recent efforts to time and seeing how it affects growth economy. meeting, which according to Widgel, revitalize the community, an area in different conditions, like growth in was both “well — attended” and “well- historically beset with crime, unem- antibiotics. Lester Zeidman publicized,” with the meeting date ployment, drug use, and environmental Gross loves the creative aspects of The Good Life Grocery

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KINDERGARTEN from page 11 leaving the City, or paying for private school,” he conceded. According to Preschool California Crime & Safety REPORT on December 1, a month behind the senior policy advisor Scott Moore, un- Sponsored by Mainline Security new cutoff date. He sees the district’s der SB 1381 average daily attendance offerings at the two TK locations as funding is available to TK students “unacceptable options.” He cited last and cannot be taken away. “That’s Crime Flare-ups on Certain Blocks year’s shooting of a five-year-old girl important for districts out there who By Amber Hawkins walking with her father from the say, ‘We want to do [TK] but we’re not in a vehicle increases the chances that Havard preschool on Third Street going to do it unless we get funding for Residents have observed a flare- it’ll be disturbed. “Leaving things in near Palou Avenue, and the proximity it’,” Moore explained. The administra- up in crime on certain Potrero Hill your car is asking for a break-in. There of the crime-ridden public housing tion has changed the policy to allow blocks — including the 1000 block of is broken glass everywhere from people complex to McClaren as reasons why the school district to choose to receive Potrero Avenue, and the area adjacent breaking windows. This is a pattern the school sites are inappropriate. “The funding if it chooses to go ahead [with to McKinley Square on Vermont and of people being careless, and this is schools [the district] has chosen are a the program].” Kansas streets— which has led to mul- something we, as a community, do have slap in the face for working middle Additional transitional kinder- tiple citizen calls for increased policing. control over,” said a Kansas Street resi- class families,” he said. Gray asserted garten programming is slated to be According to Crimemapping.com, the dent. Another Kansas Street resident that it appeared that “[the district’s phased-in over the next three school 1000 block of Potrero Avenue — where who previously had their car stolen TK option] doesn’t conform with SB years, with the kindergarten enroll- San Francisco General Hospital is installed motion sensors around their 1381 because it is a segregated special ment cutoff date pushed one month located— experienced more than 10 per- home to help prevent future nefarious program, which it isn’t supposed to back each successive year. By fall cent of the crimes committed in the area activities. be.” Gray is working with other af- 2014 a student will have to turn five in a recent two month period: in excess Although crime concentrations fected parents to advocate for a policy years old before September 1 to enroll of 60, mainly assault and battery reports. may have shifted recently, according change, but he’s not optimistic. “There in kindergarten. “A lot of this is all While crime concentration isn’t as high to San Francisco Police Department are very few options short of litigation, politics,” Lei contended. “SFUSD is on Vermont and Kansas streets, that area data vehicle-related crime has declined in between a rock and a hard place. experienced an uncomfortable number from last year. From January 1, 2012 to We applaud them for announcing of incidences last winter: seven burglar- March 1, 2012 there were 163 cases of this now. Other districts don’t know ies and five cases of vehicle theft. burglary or theft from vehicles, and 34 what they are going to do with TK.” Filing police reports is an impor- stolen cars in Potrero Hill. Last year According to district officials, since tant step to garnering police attention during the same time period, there were the TK funding situation may change to crime clusters. According to one 189 burglaries or thefts from vehicles, over the summer, as the governor’s Vermont Street resident, “I was person- and 34 stolen cars. proposal is considered in budget ally the victim of vandalism to my car. Trulia.com, a website that provides debates, SFUSD has to continue with In response to the vandalism, I filed a information about crime rates and the school assignment process for the police report to ensure they are seeing schools, ranked 22nd and Potrero City’s other 14,000 families. “In order the uptick in activity in the neighbor- Avenue, 25th and Wisconsin Street, to minimize disruption to the majority hood.” Another Vermont Street resident and 24th and York Street as the most of the applicant families and to act in said, “The greater the frequency the dangerous spots in or around Potrero a financially responsible manner, the police are aware of incidents occurring, Hill. According to Trulia, compared to District needs to plan for stand-alone the more likely they are to make efforts the City-as-a-whole, the Hill experi- TK programs at sites that can accom- to prevent them from happening.” ences more theft, but less burglaries, modate TK children,” the district According to the San Francisco robberies, assaults, vandalism, shoot- posted on its site. Police Department, leaving visible items ings, and arrests.

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Bayview Police Station Captain’s Community Meeting is held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Bayview Station, 201 Williams Avenue. Next meeting: April 3rd, 6 p.m.

Dogpatch Neighborhood Association usually meets the second Tuesday of each odd-numbered month. Next meeting: May 8th. Voting member- ship is open to anyone living in or owning property or a business in Dogpatch. For more information or to join/pay online: mydogpatch. org

McKinley Square Community Group is a communication and discussion group regarding events and activities, clean up days, improvement and beautification, and other concerns, such as crime in the neighborhood. MSCA board meets approximately quarterly on the second Wednesday Goat Hill Pizza In the Alley of the month. Look to the online discussion group for postings of upcoming meetings. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/McKinleySquare- Community. Locations vary between the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House and Downtown High School. For updates, including sustainable gardening and park workdays, and our grant progress, check out the MSCA blog at: http://mckinleysquareblog.blogspot.com.

Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (social time begins at 6:45 p.m.) in the wheelchair- accessible Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: www.potreroboosters.org or email president@ potreroboosters.org. Next meeting: April 24th, 7 p.m. New Pickup Window at 171 Stillman. Potrero Dogpatch Merchant’s Association meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Goat Hill Pizza, corner of Connecticut and Bring Hot Pizza Home 18th streets. Visit www.potrerohill.biz or call 341.8949. Next meeting: April 10th, 10 a.m.

Potrero Hill Democratic Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: 648.6740, www.PHDemClub.org. Next meeting: April 3rd, 7 p.m.

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