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Our 40th Year THE NOE VALLEY VOICE A Movable Feast Retired Kaiser Eating In Without the Hassle of Cooking Doctor Helps

By Corrie M. Anders Those in Need Physician Now in His 11th Year at amantha Varghese had a simple culi- Project Homeless Connect Snary question for her friends and neighbors. Was there an individual or By Matthew S. Bajko company that prepared delicious, home- cooked meals and delivered them to n 2004 San Francisco officials launched homes in Noe Valley? Ia new program they dubbed Project Varghese, a recent transplant from Homeless Connect in an effort to com- Charlotte, N.C., was asking around be- bine various services for the city’s home- cause she was tired of eating out in restau- less population in one location once a rants or cooking her own dinners after a month. busy day’s work as a physician assistant. Four years into his retirement from “I didn’t move here to cook all day,” Kaiser Permanente at the time, Dr. Don said Varghese, who shares a 27th Street Bardole decided to volunteer at the third house with roommates. There Are Enough Veggies for All. Erica Murray loads plates for husband Andy and Project Homeless Connect. He was im- daughters Hannah and Isabel (right) with food delivered by their favorite meal service: Varghese was surprised to discover a mediately impressed by the operation, Frannie’s Kitchen. Photo by Najib Joe Hakim cornucopia of choices—at least a dozen and in 2005, signed on as its volunteer co- online food delivery services offering to medical director. help her stay out of the kitchen. ers Turkish food prepared by Turkish Rouge in San Francisco. “The first time I went, it was total Some, like Munchery, deliver meals families in their private homes. The busi- The menu changes weekly and cus- chaos,” recalled Bardole, 67, an 18-year that merely need to be reheated. Others, ness, which launched its pilot effort in tomers can choose from a mix of Ameri- resident of Noe Valley. “I said to myself like Blue Apron, drop off food kits filled November, is so new that it does not yet can and international cuisine, with or- I could help organize it after attending with pre-measured ingredients that cus- have a name. ganic meals for both vegetarians and meat several of the Project Homeless Con- tomers can easily assemble and cook. Food delivery companies are reluctant eaters and special dishes for holidays. nects.” Still other businesses deliver hot foods to reveal specific data about the cus- The company’s prices are comparable Eleven years later he remains in the that can be ordered from the menus of tomers they serve in Noe Valley. hundreds of San Francisco restaurants. However, Jessie et Laurent, a San CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Meal delivery in the city has become Rafael-based firm named for founders so diverse, in fact, that Varghese was able Jessie and Laurent Boucher, acknowl- to select a Noe Valley startup that deliv- edged that it had a large following in the neighborhood for its professionally pre- pared foods. And to All a ‘Good Night’ “I think the people in Noe Valley are kind of enjoying the good things in life, s the Noe Valley Voice prepares to Aenter its winter hibernation, we wish so we do have quite a few clients there,” you patience and fortitude in dealing with CEO Jessie Boucher said in a phone in- the traffic cone that is our president- terview from New Zealand, where she is elect, and all his associated ilk. on vacation. We’ll return in January (maybe it was Boucher said her 35-year-old business all a terrible dream) and work on our February 2017 edition. Your deadline for started to soar two years ago, riding the news, letters, Class Ads, and the like is Jan. wave of Munchery and Sprig, two popu- 15. For display advertising, Pat Rose will lar and well-funded firms that launched grant you a few more days to get us your on-demand meal services in 2010 and file. 2013, respectively. Thank you for your support. It’s hard Jessie et Laurent customers order from to believe that we’ve been doing this for almost 40 years. But you keep an online menu for up to a week’s worth encouraging us. That’s a good thing. of food that can be refrigerated and re- heated. “It’s made to order, so it’s fresh —Jack Tipple and Sally Smith A Passion for Art and Humanity. Dr. Don Bardole’s artworks and engaging smile enliven and the Voice elves when it comes to your home,” said his Noe Valley home. His advice on encountering people living on the street: “Acknowledge Boucher, who trained at Le Cordon the homeless you see.” Photo by Beverly Tharp

way up from the children's play area at the Noe Courts park’s southeast corner to the middle of the park. Makeover Moves In the works for five years, the $1.2 million project was made possible by a Toward Finish Community Opportunity Fund grant, the Meanwhile, Controversial Home voter-supported 2008 and 2012 Clean & Remodel Near Park Approved Safe Neighborhood Park Bonds, funds secured by District 8 Supervisor Scott By Matthew S. Bajko Wiener, and the San Francisco Parks Al- liance. After years of debate over the revamped Noe Courts Park is set to park’s new design, work on the project Adebut in late January or early Febru- began in June. ary after an eight-month renovation. “Overall, the design is increasing con- Once complete, the overhaul of the nectivity across the park from Elizabeth small park at the corner of 24th and Dou- to 24th streets to the playground and the glass streets will feature redone basketball tennis and basketball courts. It is a much and tennis courts, upgraded single-stall more functional design," said Brett Des- restrooms, a terraced lawn with seating, marais, a project manager with the city's picnic tables, and new midblock entry- recreation and park department. “It really The Cement Has Been Poured. The sod is on the way to our neighborhood park at the ways from 24th and Elizabeth streets. A corner of 24th and Douglass streets. Photo courtesy SF Recreation and Park Department wheelchair-accessible ramp will snake its CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 2 The Noe Valley Voice • December 2016 / January 2017 • Our 40th Year MUNI PRICE CHANGES JAN. 1, 2017 The Noe Valley Voice • December 2016 / January 2017 • Our 40th Year 3

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Residents Have a 11 Ways to Avoid the Kitchen— Taste for Meal At Least Some of the Time wide variety of Bay Area and Anational companies deliver home- Delivery Services cooked or restaurant meals to the front CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 door of Noe Valley residents. Here’s the skinny on the more popular ones: to those of other delivery services in the Caviar area, and range from $20 for entrees large Service: Delivers hot foods ordered from more than 300 local restaurants enough for two people to $46 for meals Delivery schedule: Daily that serve four to six diners. Delivery fee: Up to $7.99, depending on distance from the restaurant Food from Franny’s Founded: 2012 in San Francisco Contact info: www.trycaviar.com For nearly a decade, Noe Street resi- Franny’s Kitchen dent Erica Murray has been using Service: Prepares and delivers ready-to- Franny’s Kitchen in the Excelsior District reheat food as her favorite go-to service. The firm Meals: Traditional American cuisine Price: $9.50 to $12.50 per entree prepares her family’s evening meals two Delivery schedule: Monday-Thursday to four times a week. Delivery fee: $5 “It arrives already cooked, and all I Yigit Ihlamur, founder of a new business specializing in Turkish food, watches for a reaction as Founded: 2005 in San Francisco Contact info: www.frannyskitchensf.com have to do is stick it in the microwave,” he delivers warm olive bread to customer and neighbor Maricar Lagura. Photo by Najib Joe Hakim Grubhub said Murray. Service: Delivers food ordered from local “The food is delicious. There’s hardly Kitchen 11 years ago “before it became a-week deliveries, on Tuesdays. restaurants a dish we don’t like,” and the family is es- the in thing to do.” Sanahuja, who has “I get a lot of return customers,” said Price: Each restaurant sets minimum price three children, said she was motivated the founder. “It’s because I offer things order pecially fond of the meatloaf, she said. Delivery schedule: Daily One night last month, Murray got to en- knowing how it was “so easy to get stuck that are really easy and still taste good af- Delivery fee: Restaurants may charge for joy her favorite: baked salmon with in a cooking rut or get sucked into the ter it’s reheated.” delivery temptation” of eating out. Founded: 2004 in Chicago spinach leaves and French lentils. Turkish Delights Contact info: www.grubhub.com “We need it [the deliveries] because I Nourished by Nuri’s With clients like Samantha Varghese, Jessie et Laurent work 50 to 60 hours a week,” said Mur- Service: Prepares and delivers up to one ray, president and CEO of the California Some Noe Valley residents look to Yigit Ihlamur, 29, a former Google soft- week’s worth of ready-to-reheat food Association of Public Hospitals, “as does Nuri’s Kitchen, another thriving local ware engineer, found an opportunity to Meals: Traditional American cuisine service that cooks and delivers food ready fill a niche in the food delivery business. Price: $19.95 for two people; $34 for three- my husband,” Andy Murray, an attorney. four people; $46 for four to six people It also allows the couple more free time for the microwave or oven. Run by a The impetus was his nostalgic but fruitless Delivery schedule: Tuesday or Thursday Bernal Heights couple, Nuri’s specializes search for home-cooked Turkish food. Delivery fee: Free to spend with their children, Isabel, 8, and Founded: 1981 in San Rafael Hannah, 5. in hearty soups, thick stews, quiches, and Not long ago, he found a woman who Contact info: jessieetlaurent.com pastries. prepared him a meal in her home. “I was Every Thursday, Franny’s Kitchen Meals on Wheels emails clients a menu of entrees and side “Two thumbs up,” touted Noe Valley very impressed. The food was like that Service: Nonprofit prepares and delivers dishes available Monday through Thurs- resident Peggy Cling, a longtime client. my mom used to cook back in Turkey. chilled food to homebound seniors and Boris Lieberman and Maya Solo That was the moment when I said this is adults with disabilities day. The meals cost $9.50 to $12.50 per Meals: Two meals daily, brunch/lunch and order, with a $5 delivery fee. Lieberman of 22nd Street have been cus- unique.” dinner. Food is microwave ready. The family began using Franny’s tomers for two years. Now, Ihlamur has four cooks who pre- Price: $7.50 suggested The couple, both lawyers and parents pare extra food while making meals for Delivery schedule: Monday through Friday Kitchen in 2007 after Murray was hospi- Delivery fee: Free talized with a spinal injury and work col- of three children, ages 10, 7, and 5, pa- their own families. He has about two Contact info: www.mowsf.org tronize Nuri’s about once a week “to give dozen customers and personally delivers leagues collected $1,000 to help provide Munchery outside meals. There were about six ourselves a break” from daily cooking, the three-course meals, which recently in- Service: Prepares and delivers ready-to- said Boris Lieberman. cluded a $15 entree of pide, a Turkish cal- reheat food months of dinners left over once she fin- Meals: Traditional American and ished her rehabilitation and returned to Nuri Rivera, who has a background in zone with ground beef; bulgur kofte (like international cuisine her job. nutrition and picked up her culinary skills couscous); and an eggplant salad. Membership: $8.95 monthly or $85 annually working at the famed Tartine Bakery, In November, Ihlamur’s mother ar- Price: $8 to $12 per entree; sides, salads, “Why would I stop this?” Murray and desserts $4 to $8 asked herself at the time, since she needed started her company in 2012 in a rented rived in San Francisco from Turkey to Delivery schedule: Daily to balance a busy job and a toddler. “It’s commercial kitchen. Her husband, Tony, help out temporarily. Now all Ihlamur Delivery fee: $2.95 to $4.50 helps out and also makes the firm’s once- needs is a name for his enterprise. Ⅲ Founded: 2010 in San Francisco delicious organic food and reasonably Contact info: munchery.com priced.” Nuri’s Kitchen Frances Sanahuja, who has a culinary Service: Prepares and delivers ready-to- arts degree, said she started Franny’s reheat food Meals: Rustic-style soups, stews, quiches, and pastries Delivery schedule: Tuesdays Dinners on Douglass Street Price: $6 to $28 with $20 minimum Delivery fee: Free ime-starved residents of Noe Val- Founded: 2012 in San Francisco Tley have always had many restau- Contact info: www.nuriskitchen.com rants and groceries they can turn to for Sprig takeout food. Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings Services: Prepares and delivers ready-to- reheat food But in the past few months they’ve from Video Wave! Meals: American cuisine gained another option: a popup kitchen Delivery schedule: Daily at Neighbor’s Corner Market on Dou- Our heartfelt thanks to all who have helped Video Wave as Price: $10 to $14 per entree Delivery fee: $2.75, $10 monthly for glass Street that makes tasty healthy we expand into the beautiful space at 4027 24th Street, it really unlimited delivery meals once a week. is coming together nicely. Founded: 2013 in San Francisco “We change the menu every We are open for business as we continue to improve and Contact info: www.sprig.com Wednesday,” said spokesperson make changes to the space, and we invite you to come by and Taro Nadim Jessani. Meals, which run $8 see our progress. Service: Partners with individual private chefs to $16, recently included four varieties Please come in and check out our new sections, layout, and Meals: Ready-to-reheat ethnic cuisine with of poke bowls, authentic Mexican our expanded selection of cold beverages, treats and snacks to family-style portions, prepared daily dishes, and Hawaiian-themed plates. go with your movies, shows or games. Delivery schedule: Daily Price: Approximately $25 for a couple, $40 “Most of the dinners are cooked by Our staff is happy to help you with whatever escapism you for family our own chefs,” including Tim Luym, and yours might need at this time of the year. We know Delivery fee: Free to $7, depending on the a co-owner and professional chef, movies, and shows, and games, and documentaries, and...you chef involved get the picture! We hope to see you soon! Founded: 2015 in Palo Alto Jessani said. Contact info: www.tarobites.com Have a great end of 2016! Neighbor’s Corner opened in 2015 Yigit Ihlamur in a former convenience store as a cafe Service: Partners with individual home and espresso bar. It began the weekly Please visit cooks and delivers food kitchen in September, and anywhere GoFundMe.com/2pxb6f4k Meals: Ready to reheat, 3-course Turkish to see our ongoing campaign, and to make contributions dinners from 100 to 150 people, mostly from Price: $13 to $18 the neighborhood, show up between 4 if you wish. Delivery Schedule: Wednesday, Thursday and 8 p.m. to pick up meals. Delivery fee: Free, but tips accepted Thank you all for your support. We look forward to serving Founded: Launched pilot November 2016, Ten percent of the evening’s pro- the community of Noe Valley (and beyond) for years to come! San Francisco ceeds go to a nonprofit or public Contact info: email: [email protected] school—Alvarado Elementary School Colin and Gwen Waiters on Wheels Service: Delivers food ordered from more has been a two-time recipient. Video Wave of Noe Valley “We are in a really nice groove with than 350 Bay Area restaurants 4027 24th Street (between Castro and Noe) Price: Minimum $20 order the schools and want to keep it going,” Delivery schedule: Daily Jessani said. 415-550-7577 Delivery cost: $5.95 Facebook and Yelp Founded: 1987 in San Francisco —Corrie M. Anders Contact info: www.waitersonwheels.com 8 The Noe Valley Voice • December 2016 / January 2017 • Our 40th Year

THE NOE VALLEY VOICE LETTERS P.O. Box 460249 San Francisco, CA 94146 www.noevalleyvoice.com A Long Run The Noe Valley Voice is an independent news - Editor: paper published monthly except in January and I’ve been reading the Voice since the August. It is distributed free in Noe Valley and vicinity during the first week of the month. Sub- first issue [May 1977]. It’s a treasure. scriptions are available at $40 per year ($35 for I was an adult when I came to Noe seniors) by writing to the above address. Valley, quite by accident. And I stayed The Voice welcomes your letters, photos, and stories, particularly on topics relating to Noe here for the rest of my life. Not an acci- Valley. All items should include your name, ad- dent. The Voice was a good six years in dress, and phone number, and may be edited for brevity or clarity. (Unsigned letters will not be the future when I arrived. So I’ve gotten considered for publication.) Unsolicited contri- to be pretty old, reading the Voice. butions will be returned only if accompanied by I truly enjoy reading the stories of a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The Noe Valley Voice is a member of the San people who grew up here and, even bet- Francisco Neighborhood Newspaper Association. ter, stories of those with family histories Email: [email protected] who can show you their parents’ or Website: www.noevalleyvoice.com Distribution: Call Jack, 415-385-4569 grandparents’ original house. Display Advertising: Call Pat, 415-608-7634, So glad that the Voice continues.... or email [email protected] Thank you! Class Ads: See Page 25 Joanna Venneri Display Advertising Deadline for the February Issue: Jan. 20, 2017 Church Street Editorial/Class Ad Deadline: Jan. 15, 2017 one attention.” Flashlights at Cole Hardware run CO-PUBLISHERS/EDITORS Tutors Needed at James Lick At the San Francisco Education from $8 on up. I like the Fenix, which is Sally Smith, Jack Tipple Dear Noe Valley community: Fund, we train and support volunteers more costly at $79 but is small and has CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND EDITORS Corrie M. Anders, Associate Editor This holiday season, many of us are like Bill, and in particular we are look- a very powerful LED light that can illu- Olivia Boler, Other Voices Editor thinking about what we can do to make ing for more volunteers at James Lick. minate a wide swath. Cole Hardware Heidi Anderson, Matthew Bajko, Owen a difference in our communities. The Baker-Flynn, Karol Barske, Helen Colgan, We’re starting an afterschool math tu- also sells two-person, three-day emer- Jan Goben, Liz Highleyman, Laura McHale San Francisco Education Fund, a non- toring program there in January, and we gency kits in a backpack for $55. There Holland, Suzanne Herel, Florence profit dedicated to supporting students need a few caring adults to provide ex- are other handy supplies such as emer- Holub, Tim Innes, Jeff Kaliss, Nick Kaliss, Doug Konecky, Richard May, Roger Rubin, and teachers in public schools, is look- tra one-on-one attention to sixth- and gency blankets, food rations, a manual Olivia Starr, Steve Steinberg, Tim Simmers, ing for volunteers. seventh-grade students. can opener, a pry bar, and first-aid sup- Karen Topakian, Heather World Right here in Noe Valley, volunteer If you want to make an impact in Noe plies. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Pamela Gerard, Beverly Tharp, Bill Marlow has dedicated his time at Valley right now, get in touch with the The disaster preparedness website Najib Joe Hakim, Art Bodner James Lick Middle School for the past Education Fund and sign up for an info 72.org also recommends having board ACCOUNTING four years. 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Pat Rose, Jack Tipple working with Bill, those students are Have a happy and well-prepared holi- P RINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER back to high performing. Without Bill, Great Stocking Stuffers day season. And when it is time for new Contents ᭧2016 The Noe Valley Voice those students wouldn’t get the one-on- Editor: year’s resolutions, why not put NERT Give your family the greatest holiday training on your list! The Neighborhood THE CROSSWORD BY MICHAEL BLAKE gift: peace––of mind. Emergency Response Team skills you This season of gifting can be a good will learn will help you, your family, Misread Signs opportunity to assemble those practical and the community meet whatever ACROSS items that would be essential to your might come our way in 2017. 1. Obama’s *actual* birthplace family’s well-being in case of an earth- Mindy Kershner 7. Office msg. quake or other natural disaster. Noe Street 11. Sally Brunn Children love flashlights and a small, librarian’s LETTERS TO THE EDITOR admonition lightweight but powerful one they can The Noe Valley Voice welcomes your letters. 14. Demi’s 2005 groom keep in a shoe under the bed can help Email [email protected] 15. Films in which make them feel safe in a power outage. Damien made at least IV appearances 16. 180, slangily fa la la la la la la la dog 17. Where soul brothers meet and greet on 24th? 19. What the letters in HAL are adjacent to 20. New abbr. before “Kamala Harris” 21. Patronized Le Zinc 22. Today, in Torino 24. Place on 24th where everyone has a newly flat tummy? 29. Quinto and Nimoy, onscreen 31. Armed forces width 11. Latin phrase 40. Siesta department, across 56. Italian eatery on meaning “in a class 44. Neither partner the pond 24th with a jazz by itself” 45. Talks idly or 32. French river band below the 12. Big flowering plants boastfully: Slang. bar? 33. 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little rain failed to dampen the festive mood at the first Noe Valley Gala, a fundraiser to purchase sound Aequipment for the Performing Arts Center at the Noe Valley Ministry. The event brought together overlapping circles of Noe Valley business and community leaders, tech industry notables, and, of course, politicians. “It was magical,” said Gala Chair Yvonne Gemmell Keene. “It was a lovely combination of community and music and food and festivity.” The Oct. 27 soiree at the Sanchez Street church featured four music groups, a cocktail hour, and a dinner spread of chianti braised Meyer Angus short ribs and grilled vegetable timbale. By the time the 90 guests had finished their dark chocolate espresso mousse, the gala had raised $40,000. The evening was so much fun that organizers plan a repeat next fall. —Corrie M. Anders

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lion donation last year from Facebook Volunteer Medical founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, THANK YOU! Director Helps Dr. Priscilla Chan.) Homeless Connect Linking to Healthy SF PleaseP patronize and support the many The introduction in 2007 of Healthy locall merchants who have supported CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 SF, the city’s health insurance program St.S Paul’s “Puttin on the Ritz”. Take a for uninsured residents, has also lessened unpaid position, overseeing a small army the need for health care services at Proj- momentl to look at the list below, and of local health care professionals who do- ect Homeless Connect events, said Bar- whens you are in their stores or see nate their time and talent to care for the dole. At the event in October, for instance, individualt donors, thank them for more than 100 homeless individuals at the medical team didn’t have to send any- each of the Civic Center events. Any- one to the hospital. their generosity. where from 10 to a dozen physicians, And in 2012 Project Homeless Con- most internal medicine residents from nect launched Every Day Connect, a daily Our Generous 201 6 Auction Donors area hospitals, staff each Homeless Con- in-office program that helps individuals nect, assisted by upwards of 25 nurses. needing medical attention receive treat- 24th Street Cheese Co. Duggan’s Serra Mortuary Ernesto Monge Patricia Saraceni They treat a range of health problems. ment that day. Tom & Ellen Abels Duggan Welch Mortuary Mercedes Monge Joyce Sarkisian “I think, generally speaking, most peo- “We are seeing less ill people,” Bardole AcroSport Roy & Betty Dy Leonardo Montenegro Kevin Scarpelli – ple think of homeless people as being said of the volunteers at the monthly Anchor Steam Brewery Easy Breezy Yogurt Julio Montes Wedbush Securities Inc. crazy and having drug and alcohol abuse Andy & Jill Alcantar Edible Arrangements Lucrecia Montes Rosa Scartin events. “Now we are seeing more people Dora Aldana Electronic Arts Morena Montalvo Wayne Schaffnit & Paula issues. But for a lot of people that is not who need their medicines refilled. Or Lucy Alfaro Fr. Mario Farana Leonardo Montenegro Caretto the case,” Bardole told the Noe Valley they are new to town and need to get Alvarenga Family Gina Fazio Siu & Joaquin Rosario Morales Sara Scorsonelli Voice during an interview at his home in signed up for Healthy SF. We can get Mark Alvarez & Siu Carol Morgan Annette Schubert early November. “They are not alco- them signed up and usually give them an Nicola Bosco Alvarez Lorri Ferguson Kamala Mostert & Gary Sea Bowl American Gymnastics Larry and Therese Finn Sulentic Alfred Sekara holics; they just got down and out. They appointment to see a doctor the next day.” Archbishop Riordan HS Enedina Flores The Mountain Winery are people who had jobs and then lost Sandra Settles City Still a Magnet Rodemiro Arguello Juana Flores Moylan’s Brewery & SFMOMA them and are suddenly homeless.” Asian Art Museum Gallery of Jewels Restaurant Dan & Nancy Shea The average age of the people the med- What hasn’t changed is San Francisco Helen Ballard Mary Gamma Anita Murillo Simply Uniform Eda Ballesteros Mercedes Garrido Carlos Murillo Sir Francis Drake Hotel ical team treats is 40 to 50 years old, said being a magnet for homeless individuals. Bartholomew Park Winery Marcel Gastenaga Mary Murphy Small Frys Bardole. And not everyone is living out- The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Victoria Bausman Dagoberto Gavidia John Musgrove Painting Deborah Smith & Amy doors. Report to Congress, released in Novem- Bay Area Discovery Maria Gavidia Navarette’s Black Belt Barnett “We do see a lot of people who are not ber by the U.S. Department of Housing Museum Gilroy Gardens Theme Academy Smith Family on the streets but in a shelter or staying Beach Blanket Babylon Park Nibbi Bros. General Smuin Ballet and Urban Development, had the city’s Beauty Counter The Gjoni Family Contractors Hilda Solis with family on the couch,” he said. homeless population at 6,996 individuals, Stephen Beddoes & Gloria Ferrer Caves & Nicholls Binion Family Tierney Solorio These days, rather than treating pa- a slight increase from the 6,775 in the Elizabeth Brown Vineyards Noe Valley Cyclery Angel Solorzano tients himself, Bardole tends more to the 2015 report. Diana Behel Go Kart Racers Irene Nolan Sonoma Train Town organizational needs of the program. He The figure was also higher than the Ulises Bello Alondra Godinez Frank & Lois Noonan Adam and Cortney Berkeley Repertory Theatre Valaria Godinez NorCal DJ’s Spillane continues to be a licensed physician, 6,686 homeless adults counted in 2015 as Rita Bernardi Ernestina Gonzalez Amalia Noriega Maureen Barry & Michael however, just in case he does need to lend part of a biennial survey that records the Lillian Berrios Orlando Gonzalez Monica Noriega Stanton a hand and examine someone. number of people found living on the Carlos Berrios Guittard Chocolate Co. Mary O’Rourke St. Ignatius High School “It is not a large burden on my time streets on a given date. But those figures BiRite Market Hamano Sushi Anne & Dave O’Shea St. Paul’s Athletic Board Frank Bizzarro Hanson Crawford Crum Katy O’Shea St. Paul’s Class of 2017 anymore. Nowadays it is a little bit on are far lower than the 9,975 homeless in- Ken & Janet Bollier Family Law Oakland Zoo St. Paul’s Class of 2018 auto pilot,” said Bardole, who is also a dividuals the city’s public health depart- Irma Bonilla Ted & Judith Heimer Francisco & Martha St. Paul’s Class of 2019 sculptor and painter. ment reported had accessed services dur- Rosa & Tom Brady Joseph Heinen & Christine Obregon St. Paul’s Class of 2020 ing the 2014-15 fiscal year. Pete Brannigan Real Sacino Olive This Olive That St. Paul’s Class of 2021 Early Focus on the Elderly Estate Co. John & Eloice Helms One Martial Arts St. Paul’s Class of 2022 Give Socks, Granola Bars Amy Bruce Marta Hernandez Original Joes - Westlake St. Paul’s Class of 2023 Born and raised outside Albany, N.Y., Shawn & Michele Bulen Rosargentina Herrera Susan Patterson St. Paul’s Class of 2024 Bardole graduated in 1977 from the pri- Unlike in other parts of town, where Café Bello Martha Hernandez Patio Espanol St. Paul’s Class of 2025 vate Albany Medical College and did his homeless tent encampments have popped Meghan Caballeros Marilyn Highlander Pool Paws on Pet Service St. Paul’s High School residency at a hospital in Wilmington, up on sidewalks, it is rare to see such out- California Academy of Hiller Aviation Museum Paxtis Pizza Alumnae Sciences Rodger Hostetler Annibale Pelligrini St. Paul’s School Del. He relocated to the Bay Area in 1980 ward signs of homelessness in Noe Val- Mary Callanan Photography Andy Pellegrini St. Paul’s School of to work for Kaiser Permanente. ley. Other than in a few out-of-the-way Sr. Kathy Camacho Grand Hyatt Nina Pellegrini Religion A family practitioner geriatrician, Bar- pockets, such as under the Market Street Denise Campanero Brian Jeffers Irene Pena Joan Strachan dole spent 18 years at Kaiser’s San Jose overpass accessed from Grand View, Evelyn Campos Jose & Argentina Jimenez Norma Perez Deborah Stephens & Canyon Market Brad Jones Pet Camp Valarie Arismendez hospital before transferring to the HMO’s tents are not taking over the public right Victoria Carradero Emily & Jeevan Kalanithi The Petrified Forest Louk Stephens San Francisco staff. He saw elderly pa- of way in “downtown” Noe Valley. Martha Caravajal Jim & Nan Keeton Linda Petrini Ann Sullivan tients at various locations throughout San Shoppers and visitors to the neighbor- Cardio Tone Kipp Kennedy Pier 39 Anne Sullivan Francisco’s eastern neighborhoods, from hood’s commercial corridor will en- Wendy Carrillo & Fahad Bob King Ana Pineda Super Duper Burgers their own homes to hospices and nursing Habib Mrs. Katie Kiss Anjali & Stefan Pioso Gary & Lisa Taormina counter a few panhandlers stationed out- Montserrat Carrasco & Robert Kroon Anna Marie Raffo Tech Museum of homes to the occasional street corner. side the Whole Foods parking lot Jason Drummond Therese & Ron Labuguen Ronald Raffo Innovation “One patient I treated in the Castro entrance on 24th Street or near the Wal- Josue Castellanos La Traviata Restaurant Red & White Fleet Terra Mia lived outside,” recalled Bardole. greens parking lot on Castro Street. Amador & Alba Castillo Robert & Patricia Howard Reinstein/McGuire Chris and Julia Thomas His patients suffered from a variety of Rather than hand over spare change or a Children’s Creativity Lazzaretto R.E. Ron & Ruth Tortorelli Museum Peggy Leahy Regent Thai Trader Joes ailments, including broken hips, Parkin- few dollars, Bardole suggests having in- Patricia Chaplin Legarza Basketball Camp Resource Design Interiors Jamie Tracy son’s disease, dementia, arthritis, and dividually packaged granola bars to offer. Children’s Discovery Rosargentina Lezcano Fr. Ray Reyes Ana Trejo strokes. Another key concern was help- “I will say I can’t give you any money Museum SJ Herrera Marisa Ricci Angelica Ortiz Trejo ing them maintain their mobility. but will ask if they want a granola bar. It Gabriella & Franco Cirelli The Little Chihauaua Martha Rios UrbanSitter Ricardo Collison Littlest Angels Preschool Martha Risi Estela Urutia “These were the frail elderly, not the is rare somebody turns me down,” he Chocolate Covered Esperanza Lopez Celia Robles Joseph & Maria Vaccaro 75-year-olds playing tennis,” he said. said. Michelle & Chuck Reyna Lopez Robles/Predamo Family Lupita Vaquerano When he began working with Project He also suggested offering to buy the Chamorro Lovejoy’s Tea Room Kevin & Janet Revilla Lucy Vaquerano Homeless Connect, Bardole said it was person a sandwich, or if going into a phar- Club Latino Barbara Mallet Maria Inez Rodriguez Guadalupe Vasquez normal for him or other members of the Cole Hardware Maria Mander Jaime & Olga Romero Natividad Vasquez macy, ask if they need things like socks Peter Connor and Tatyana Michael Manteuffel Jennifer & Mark Rudnicki Elsa Vides medical team to treat people for pneumo- or toiletries. Mamut Marin Brewing Co. Richard & Stephanie Rugg Dorothy Vigna nia or open wounds on their legs. And “It is not about giving them money but Jane Conners Martha Bros. Coffee Andrew & Sarah Rush Anita Villarreal they routinely were sending patients to something to help with their life,” said Contreras Family Allison McGee & Will Joan Russo WCL Transportation the hospital for more intensive care. Bardole. “I always tell them when a Proj- Diane Costa Baumgardner Sacred Heart Cathedral Anna Wallace Costco - SSF Meredith Jones McKeown Prep. HS Jonathan and Cynthia That is no longer the case, said Bar- ect Homeless Connect event is coming Joe & Anne Crawford & Paul McKeown SAFEWAY Wetmore dole, as the city’s health department has up.” Credo Bill & Chris McLoughlin Loring Sagen Whitehall Winery re-examined how it offers services to the At the very least, Bardole asked that Sr. Ann Cronin BVM Alba Mejia San Francisco Ballet Winchester Mystery homeless. It is now easier for a homeless people “acknowledge the homeless you Camille Cutino Men of St. Paul SF Giants House Alberto DeLaRosa Michael Merrill Design San Francisco 49ers Women of St. Paul individual to get a same-day appointment see.” Megan and John Demeter Studios San Francisco Jazz Lorraine Woodruff Long for treatment, he said, rather than the The next Project Homeless Connect, De Young Museum Mission Cliffs Organization Jim Woods & Kate three-month wait it used to take to see a the 66th one, is scheduled to take place Megan & Jon Demeter Mitchell’s Ice Cream San Francisco POA Depman doctor at San Francisco General Hospi- from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. Marie Doherty Julie Mitra San Francisco Symphony Marell Yasehafa, tal. 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the property abuts the western side of Noe that he “sympathized” with the objections Noe Courts Park Courts, the neighbors expressed concerns voiced by the neighbors. that the larger structure would block the “No doubt it is going to impact the park Set to Reopen park’s sunlight, particularly in the early and will have some shadow impact to the Early Next Year evening. park,” he said. “I don’t think it will be But because the project is lower than enormous.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the 40-foot height threshold that automat- The tradeoff, he noted, is an additional ically triggers a shadow impact study, the housing unit will be created in exchange offers a lot more flexibility in terms of the planning department did not require one for approving a modest expansion of the spaces created by the terracing and the to be done. home. plaza area by the courts with picnic ta- According to planning documents, the “We are not adding a monster home bles. I think it will really enhance the ex- addition would increase the building here or a typically large home,” said perience for people in the park.” height from 19 feet to 30 feet but would Hillis. Desmarais said construction has been not expand the existing building foot- Commissioner Christine Johnson also “fairly smooth” and that there “really print. The proposed third floor is setback stated she was conflicted about the proj- hasn’t been any complications.” He 15 feet from the front property line. When the $1.2 million renovation of Noe ect’s impacts on the park. But she too Courts is complete, park users should find couldn’t give an exact date for when the noted it fell within the zoning require- Shadowing the Park repaved basketball and tennis courts, a work would be finished, only that it green terraced lawn, picnic tables, benches, ments and was adding to the housing sup- “should be sometime mid winter.” Although a full shadow study was not drought-tolerant shrubs, and a wheelchair- ply in the area. City parks officials had held a series of called for under the city’s zoning laws, accessible path winding through the park. “The tradeoff we have here is fair,” community meetings in 2013 to fine-tune the planning department did conduct a Graphic courtesy SF Recreation and Park said Johnson, though she stressed, “I the plans for the 0.925-acre park. One ini- shadow fan analysis due to the property’s don’t like the idea of impacting open tial idea that was eventually nixed was to proximity to Noe Courts. It found that the park already cast shadows over it in the space and hope it doesn’t come to people remove the basketball court and replace additional third story “could potentially late afternoon and early evening. not wanting to use that park or it being it with another grassy lawn. Instead, it cast some incremental shadow on the When it first took up the matter in Sep- programmed improperly.” was decided to upgrade both it and the ad- park.” tember, the planning commission asked In the end, the commissioners in- jacent tennis court with new equipment, In August, Lawrence Kane, who lives the homeowners to carve out a second, structed the property owners to remove a paving, and fencing. at 4348 24th St., requested a discretionary ground-floor unit as a condition for ap- front deck they had proposed to add to The work being done is also to repair review of the project, prompting it to be proving the third-story addition. They their house and to use lighter colors if a the park’s drainage system. And new taken up by the planning oversight body. agreed to do so and presented a design in mural is added to the side facing the park drought-tolerant, non-invasive plants and In his request he contended the home ad- November showing the new unit would as part of the conditions for their ap- shrubs will be planted around the park. If dition would “cause significant shading have its own entranceway fronting 24th proval. they can be ordered, additional olive trees to a large section of the park,” not only Street. To follow updates about the Noe will also be planted, said Desmarais, on the tennis courts but also on the kids Paul also said the owners would be Courts Park project, visit http://sfrec- adding to the existing ones growing along play area in the late afternoons, which he willing to paint a mural on the side of the park.org/project/noe-courts-park-im- the park’s Elizabeth Street side. noted was “a peak period of park use.” He home facing the park. provement-plan/. Ⅲ “They are really popular and hard to predicted the resulting shade would “re- “I think something needs to be done to come by, but we are hoping they end up duce the use of a public space for the sole that wall,” he said. “But it should be the there,” he said, adding that the alternative benefit of a private developer.” property owners’ decision on how to do would be to plant Podocarpus, an ever- A petition he launched online this fall it.” green tree. garnered more than 110 signatures. Kane Difficult Decision Though the park has long been a mag- told the planning body that few people in net for dog owners, it will now feature “a the community had been informed about At the November hearing, commis- clean, green space that is not dominated the project or how it would cast shadows sioner Rich Hillis said the decision con- by dog activity,” as explained in an April on the park. fronting the body “was a hard one” and 23, 2014, letter sent to nearby residents “If this is built, it will impact the park of Noe Courts. forever,” said Kane, whose three daugh- When it reopens, “people can still have ters are frequent users of the open space. dogs on leash in the park,” said Des- Matt O’Grady, the former chief exec- marais. “But it was not designed as a ded- utive officer of the San Francisco Parks CLAAUDIA SIEGEL (R)( icated dog park and certainly not as an Alliance, which is the fiscal sponsor for off-leash dog park.” the Friends of Noe Courts group, also CRS, Luxurryy Home Marketing Proffeessional raised concerns that any “additional Housing Project Okayed Creatinng Excellence with Inteeggrittyy shadow may significantly impair the pub- At its meeting Nov. 3 the city’s plan- lic’s use and enjoyment of the park and ning commission rejected community tennis courts.” concerns that a housing project adjacent Owners Make Concessions to Noe Courts Park’s tennis court would create shadows during certain times of the Jeremy Paul, a permit consultant hired day. Instead, the oversight body voted 5- by the property owners, Sara Witt and 0 to approve it. Andy Charmatz, countered at last In the spring, several residents of Noe month’s hearing that the shadows created Valley, in addition to the San Francisco by the addition to the home “would be Parks Alliance and the neighborhood very minimal.” Noting that he lived near group Protect Noe’s Charm, had raised the park, Paul said, “We are never shad- objections to the proposed plan by the owing the picnic area, the lawn, or espe- owners of 4320 24th St. to add a third cially the children’s playground.” story to their existing two-story, 2,800- Commissioner Kathrin Moore noted square-foot single-family residence. As that several full-grown evergreens in the

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Noe Valley Home Sales* The Cost of Low High Average Avg. Days Sale Price as Total Sales No. Price ($) Price ($) Price ($) on Market % of List Price

Living in Noe Single-family homes October 2016 12 $1,250,000 $4,399,000 $2,772,000 20 102% September 2016 7 $1,600,000 $2,800,000 $2,058,429 22 109% October 2015 12 $1,250,000 $3,800,000 $2,201,375 22 113% Homes Rebound in Condominiums October October 2016 11 $460,000 $2,050,000 $1,392,273 22 108% September 2016 12 $1,076,936 $1,995,000 $1,516,072 24 113% By Corrie M. Anders October 2015 3 975,500 1,680,000 1,311,833 15 112% esidential sales in Noe Valley 2- to 4-unit buildings Rbounced back in October as buyers October 2016 8 $1,350,000 $2,700,000 $1,930,000 44 105% purchased 12 single-family homes, in- September 2016 1 $1,260,000 $1,260,000 $1,260,000 9 105% cluding three that sold for more than $4 October 2015 3 $1,500,000 $2,300,000 $1,841,667 26 122% million. 5+-unit buildings The number of sales matched those of October 2016 0 — — —— — This newly built home on Castro Street, October a year ago and was five more September 2016 0 — — —— — featuring solar panels and electric car than the seven home sales in September October 2015 0 — — —— — chargers, sold in October for $4,399,000. Photo by Corrie M. Anders of this year, according to data that Zephyr * Survey includes all Noe Valley home sales completed during the month. Noe Valley for purposes Real Estate provides monthly to the Noe of this survey is loosely defined as the area bordered by Grand View, 22nd, Guerrero, and 30th Valley Voice. streets. The Voice thanks Zephyr Real Estate (zephyrre.com) for providing sales data. NVV12/2016 Eleven condominium transactions in October kept pace with the 12 deals recorded a month earlier. Both totals sur- spaces. Buyers purchased eight such houses were designed by Hood Thomas passed the meager sales (three) of Octo- buildings in October, the highest monthly Architects of San Francisco—sold for ber 2015. total in more than three years. $4,250,000 (in October as well). The There was also a surge in demand for The residential real estate market typ- 4,627-square-foot abode was built in buildings with two to four units, which ically gets a boost in the fall, as con- 2015 and had originally been listed at people often convert into separate living sumers rush to pick up new keys and set- $4,995,000. tle in before the holiday season. Also in the $4 million club— “After Labor Day, properties are get- $4,220,000 to be exact—was a remod- Glass walls open up the living spaces and ting sold and making their last hurrah for eled Victorian in the 600 block of Dia- enhance access to the back yards of two the year,” said Zephyr president Randall mond Street, between 23rd and Elizabeth homes on Castro Street designed by Hood Kostick. streets. It featured four bedrooms and 3.5 Thomas Architects. Still, Kostick pointed out, Noe Valley’s baths in 3,037 square feet of living space. Photo courtesy Pete Brannigan/Paragon Real Estate real estate market, a bubbling cauldron in Condos and Tenants in Common 2015, has lost a little froth in the past sev- two levels. The home had been elegantly eral months. The average outlay for a condominium modernized and also featured a roof deck Homes typically sold in October for 2 in October was just below $1.4 million. with sweeping city views. percent above the asking price—a nice tip Competition for the relatively more af- Buyers also paid $2.7 million for an in a neighborhood with an average sales fordable dwellings pushed the average apartment building containing four units price of nearly $2.8 million. cost to 8 percent over the seller’s asking in the 3800 block of 26th Street at Dolores “So it’s not like the market is cool. It’s price. Street. The building had one two-bed- still pretty hot,” Kostick said. “But 102 Buyers shelled out $2,050,000 for the room unit, two one-bedroom units, and a Buyers paid $2,050,000 for a three- percent [of the asking price] does not most expensive condo, a three-bedroom, fourth unit that is currently a ground-floor bedroom, 2.5-bath condominium within this compare to 113 percent last year at this 2.5-bath unit in the 1100 block of Church coffee shop. 1908 Edwardian building on Church Street. time and 112 percent over asking the year Street, between 23rd and Elizabeth Of the eight small buildings sold in Oc- The two-level unit had been remodeled to before.” streets. Located within an Edwardian tober, six were two-unit buildings. New add contemporary touches to its vintage October’s individual vitality was de- built in 1908, the unit offered 1,801 owners likely purchased them as “tenants pedigree. Photo by Corrie M. Anders pendent on the sale of three luxury square feet of living space spread over in common” occupying separate units. Ⅲ homes. The most expensive was a modern mansion in the 2100 block of Castro Street, between 28th and Valley streets, Noe Valley Rents** which sold in eight days for the seller’s No. in Range Average Average Average asking price of $4,399,000. Unit Sample November 2016 November 2016 October 2016 November 2015 The newly built house had four bed- rooms, 4.5 baths, and abundant living Studio 6 $2,095 - $2,450 $2,262 / mo. $1,948 / mo. $2,459 / mo. space—4,797 square feet. Amenities in- 1-bdrm 32 $2,450 - $4,998 $3,245 / mo. $3,489 / mo. $3,255 / mo. 2-bdrm 54 $2,950 - $6,395 $4,229 / mo. $4,315 / mo. $4,752 / mo. cluded a gourmet kitchen, floor-to-ceiling 3-bdrm 15 $4,595 - $8,400 $5,776 / mo. $7,053 / mo. $5,917 / mo. A rooftop deck with 360-degree views was glass windows, dramatic bay views, a 4+-bdrm 13 $5,990 - $19,995 $10,279 / mo. $10,697 / mo. $9,992 / mo. one of the attractions for buyers of the two-car garage with electric chargers, and ** This survey is based on a sample of 120 Noe Valley apartment listings appearing on Craigslist.org luxury condominium on Church Street. solar and radiant heating. from Nov. 6 to 12, 2016. NVV12/2016 Photo by Olga Soboleva, courtesy A four-bedroom, 4.5-bath home next Zara Rowbotham/Vanguard Properties door with similar amenities—both

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Kate and Hudson, 27th Street: Helen Zagorodniuk, 27th Street: Jared Windt, Sanchez Street: I get to William, 23rd Street and Guerrero Kate: Oh, we were just talking about I want to gather with my friends and go see family. I’m from the East Coast, so Street: I don’t have one.... Redo the this! Hudson: So I guess this big skating in Union Square. that’s my number one wish this year. election. wooden animal would be pretty cool. Kate: I’d like to go on a vacation.

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streets. once again sponsoring Holiday Hayrides, For more information, contact Ann on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. SHORT Keller at [email protected] or Eric Uribe 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Pickup at [email protected]. and dropoff is at the Walgreens parking lot at Castro and Jersey streets. Mapa- TAKES December Suddenly mundi, at 1306 Castro, will host a Kids Got Busy Holiday Craft Workshop for ornament- making on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. James Lick Goes to Were you wondering what to do with Washington (RSVP at 415-641-6192.) your December? The Noe Valley Mer- When strolling on 24th Street, look for For the second year in a row, students chants and Professionals Association has your old friend Santa Claus. Saturday, from James Lick Middle School on Noe that covered for you. Check out 24 Holi- Dec. 10, he’ll be waving outside Zephyr Street are going to Washington, D.C. Last days on 24th Street at www.24on24th Real Estate, 4040 24th St., from 11 a.m. year, 23 boys and girls made the trip. This .com. to 2 p.m. The following day, Sunday, Dec. year, 35 hope to go March 22 through The sound of music will fill the air sev- 11, he’s hanging out at Folio Books, 3957 March 27. They will be accompanied by eral days and evenings. Carolers from the 24th St., from 3 to 5 p.m. On Thursday, teacher sponsors Ann Keller and Eric Adda Clevenger School on Fair Oaks Dec. 15, Santa will ho-ho with some of Uribe. Street, San Francisco City Chorus, and his reindeer from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Just The kids will explore the National the Loosies (a women’s a cappella group) for Fun, 3982 24th St. (Note the reindeer Mall, visit Presidential and war monu- will stroll and sing. Skillet Licorice plays are expected first at 3:30 p.m.) Finally, on Charlie’s Corner will host a puppet show and reading of a reissue of the classic ments, see the Smithsonian and the Holo- bluegrass music and rags from the Roar- Saturday, Dec. 17, Santa alights at the caust Memorial, and take a guided tour of ing 20s at the West Parklet, 1 to 3 p.m., Christmas tale Mr. Dog’s Christmas at the Swann Group, at 3848 24th St. at Vicks- Hollow Tree Inn on Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. the Capitol Building. Each child’s trip on Saturday, Dec. 3. burg, for photos from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. costs $1,559 and several need help rais- The Farmers Market offers live bands Don’t miss the hot cocoa, and cookies ing the money, in some cases significant all four Saturdays. Blind Lemon Pledge courtesy Noe Valley Bakery. In January, the quarterly reading series support, Keller says. The goal is to raise plays the blues Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17, Queer Words returns to Folio Books with 2 to 4 p.m., at the East Parklet on 24th “Poetry & Prose” Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7 $9,000 in supplemental funds. Christmas Jazz and Pajamas The students themselves have raised Street, and, yes, there will be ukulele mu- p.m. Natasha Dennerstein, David Hath- nearly $2,000 so far, staffing a dessert and sic and hula dancers outside Just for Fun, Noe Valley churches are planning spe- well, Richard Loranger, and Arisa White snack table at the Noe Valley Farmers near the West Parklet, Saturday, Dec. 10, cial events to mark the Christmas season, will read from their work. Also in Janu- Market every weekend and at school bas- 1:30 to 2 p.m. including caroling, pageants, special mu- ary will be new installments of Pajama ketball games. Patxi’s Pizza donated Zephyr Real Estate of Noe Valley is sic programs, and a pajama Christmas Party Storytime with Elizabeth Crane $350, and the Lick Parent-Teacher-Stu- service. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m., and Book- dent Association made a “generous dona- Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m., the worms middle-reader book club Friday, tion,” according to Keller. Noe Valley Ministry Presbyterian Church Jan. 20, also at 6 p.m. For all Folio events, The public can help by visiting the at 1021 Sanchez St. presents “A Charlie go to foliosf.com. Folio Books is at 3957 table at the Saturday market (at 24th and Brown Christmas and Other Delights.” 24th St. Vicksburg streets) and by donating online The Dave Len Scott Jazz Ensemble will Omnivore Books on Food performs a at donorschoose.org, a website created by play, and baritone Joshua Hollister will public service Saturday, Jan. 14, at 3 a teacher to help other teachers fund sing. Admission is free. Rev. David p.m., by allowing Elizabeth Howes, au- school projects. Type James Lick Middle Brown cautions that there will be no thor of the new book The Modern Salad, School in the search box. You can also Christmas Day service, even though it’s to tell us how to recover from all the rich hoist a few at a fundraising night at the Sunday because of the 5 p.m. Christmas and abundant food we ate over the holi- Elixir Saloon, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Eve service. days, with lighter leafy fare. See omni- until midnight. Ten percent of the bar take Carolers, hula dancers, reindeer, and Santa Sunday, Dec. 18, you’re welcome to go vorebooks.com for more food readings. will go to the school. Elixir is located at are among the scheduled visitors to 24th caroling along Fair Oaks Street with the Omnivore is at 3885A Cesar Chavez St., the intersection of Guerrero and 16th Street during December’s 24 HoliDAYS. congregants of Holy Innocents Episcopal just east of Church Street. Church. 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for sale will include amber jewelry, tex- tiles, hand-worked leather goods, and im- SHORT ported items from the Baltic countries. Sweet and savory Baltic food like pier- ogis, borscht, and sausages will be avail- TAKES able for purchase throughout the day. A raffle will be held for prizes donated CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE by the vendors. Drawings will be held pe- the Classical Kids Concert Saturday, Dec. riodically from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Tickets are 10, 10:30 a.m., Harms will dress up like only one dollar each. You must be pres- a yellow bird to play “The Hot Canary” ent to win, however, according to by Paul Nero on her steaming violin and Bartling. Free activities at the fair include wear cowboy clothes, including a humon- a kids’ art workshop at 2 p.m. and a pub gous purple Stetson, to give us “The Or- quiz to test your knowledge of the Baltics. ange Blossom Special.” Who knows The Baltic Christmas Fair is co-spon- who—or what—she’ll be when she’s sored by the Estonian Society of San playing Bach and Mozart. Find out for Francisco, Northern California Latvian $15 individual and $40 for a family of Association, and the San Francisco chap- four at nvcm.org. ter of the Lithuanian-American Commu- Is your family more traditional? Then, nity. try “A BAVA Christmas” Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. The teenage choristers from Two Menorahs, No Waiting the Bay Area Vocal Academy are back to Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of No Camping: Nearly two dozen neighbors banded together Nov. 5 to clean up an sing Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Christmas Lights, starts on Saturday, Dec. 24, and area recently frequented by homeless campers. The volunteers collected around 100 Oratorio, Berlin’s “White Christmas,” continues for eight nights. Traditionally, bags of trash, old mattresses, and other debris from a patch of ground beneath the Market Street overpass above Grand View Avenue. Two employees of the Department of and other familiar seasonal songs and car- participants light one candle on the ols. Tickets $5 to $20 at the school’s web- Public Works and a member of the Mayor’s Homeless Outreach Team were on hand for chanukia, an eight-candle Chanukah the event, which was a follow-up to one held last May. Elizabeth Marlow, a spokesperson site, www.bayareavocalacademy.org. menorah, each night as part of the cele- for the Grand View Avenue Steering Committee, said “more than a few” homeless bration. This year, Noe Valley will have people were using the camp. “We made contact with two of them,” she said, but “they two public lighting ceremonies. Both refused services” of city workers. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Marlow events are free. Each year, Chabad Noe Valley lights a giant menorah and holds a party, White will perform. The Authors Festival will include an Chanukah Wonderland, with food, arts Gallery Sanchez is open 9:30 a.m. to exhibit hall of authors presenting and and crafts, music, and singing. This year, 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Find selling their books and a separate room the lighting and party are at the Town out more at www.noevalleyministry.org. for readings and panel discussions. The Square on the fifth night of Chanukah, Click on community classes and events. event will be free to the public. There will Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 6 p.m. be a nominal cost for exhibit space to pay You can catch Bay Area Rainbow Symphony There will be chocolate gelt and drei- Call for Authors for space and equipment rental. dels for everyone, hot chocolate, steam- If you’re interested in receiving more conductor and violinist Dawn Harms in her Do you have a book? Do you live or yellow bird costume and purple Stetson at ing latkes, a bouncy house, and a special information, contact wordweeknoeval- work in Noe Valley? Would you like to the Dec. 10 Classical Kids Concert at the appearance by the Maccabees. No, that’s [email protected]. Word Week is a project participate in the third Noe Valley Au- Noe Valley Ministry. not a band. The Maccabees were Jewish of the Friends of Noe Valley residents thors Festival? The date and time are Sat- rebels who led a successful revolt against group. urday, March 25, from 2 to 5 p.m., with After New Year’s, get ready for three the Greeks, which is one of the things setup at 1 p.m. and tear-down at 5 p.m. This month’s Short Takes were compiled concerts in January. The ensemble Mu- Chanukah commemorates. This is a Word Week 2017 event. and written by Richard May. sica Pacifica plays eight Baroque pieces, The second menorah lighting will be including a Scarlatti cello sonata, harpsi- on the sixth night of Chanukah, Thursday, chord sonata, and concerto Saturday, Jan. Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m., outside Just for Fun, 15, 4 p.m., at the third concert

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organizations, especially when politi- Local Teen Raising cians are working to bring them down.” Funds Through Art She’s still looking forward to her trip to Washington, D.C., with Close Up, an A Pro-Choice Step After organization that offers week-long edu- Nov. 8 Letdown cational programs in the nation’s capital for high school students from all over By Olivia Boler the country. “It’s a good experience to peacefully hen 26th Street resident Ella protest and be an activist,” Ella said. WScanga signed up for an educa- “It’ll be really cool to attend the inaugu- tional trip to Washington, D.C., she ration and see all these different people thought with excitement she’d be wit- and movements while I’m there. It’s nessing the inauguration of the first something I’ll be able to tell my grand- female president of the United States of kids about!” America. After November’s results, Her mother, Louise Gregory, is hop- however, the 16-year-old Sacred Heart ing to join her daughter the day after the Cathedral Preparatory student realized inauguration for the Women’s March on the miracle wasn’t going to happen, not Washington Jan. 21, 2017. The demon- this year anyway. stration is being organized via social Disappointed by the election of media, with local groups forming on Donald Trump, Ella discussed with her Facebook. Plans so far are for demon- parents how she could turn the unex- strators—women, feminists, minorities, pected twist on her travel plans into and others who want to voice concerns something positive. An idea took shape over the president-elect’s agenda—to that combined her love for photography march peacefully from the Lincoln with a budding activism. Memorial to the White House. “I’d taken photos in Noe Valley and “Ella and I feel better about the D.C. other neighborhoods for an AP trip knowing that she is taking a stand,” [Advance Placement] photography said Gregory. class,” she said. “My photos show dif- As for her photos being up in ferent aspects of the city—plants, flow- Martha’s, Ella said, “When I can ers, buildings, industrial sites. I took fundraise and give something back to them all in the fall.” A standout is a col- something I care about, I’m glad I’m orful still life of Noe Valley Farmers able to fight in my own way and use Market tomatoes. something I love to do it.” Ⅲ Ella shot the photos with her Canon T5 camera and developed them at Walgreens. Five she matted and framed herself. Then, she and her mother asked Though she’s sad about Hillary Clinton’s loss in the November election, Ella Scanga is happy the owners of Martha & Bros. Coffee on to be taking a stand on one of the candidate’s causes. Photo courtesy Louise Gregory Church Street, their regular hangout, if the cafe might be interested in exhibiting she’s also selling them. The price per I think it’s really important for girls to Ella’s photos. They said they would. photo is $20, and she’ll donate 100 per- have a choice,” she said. “They should The photos will be on display begin- cent of the proceeds to Planned be able to make room for their own deci- ning Dec. 3, for about two months. Ella Parenthood. sions, and make room for mistakes. It’s is not just showing her works of art— “I chose Planned Parenthood because important to support these kinds of Photo by Jack Tipple

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OTHERfiction, poetry, creative nonfiction VOICES • the noe valley voice A Sunday in December By Daniel C Murphy ou knew it was Sunday, looked worried, I knew, even at my six because Wilbur Fielding’s years of age, that there was something Yimmaculate 1938 black Ford to worry about. sedan was parked at the curb in front of “I’ll go tell Bobbie,” my dad said, but the family flat on Guerrero Street. He before he could move, my mother, hold- only took the car out of his garage on ing my baby brother, Michael, in her Sundays to take his family to the Epis- arms, called from the doorstep, “Dan, copal Church. have you heard? Oh, it’s awful. They Mr. Fielding polished the windshield bombed Pearl Harbor. I just now turned as he waited for his wife and Mary on the radio, and it’s on every station.” Helen, their 10-year-old daughter, to My mother came towards us, as Mrs. come down from the flat. Although he Fielding and Mary Helen approached was dressed in a blue suit, white shirt, from the opposite direction. Mrs. Field- and tie, Mr. Fielding busied himself ing was older than my mother. She was In March 1943, local residents crowded the “Victory Window” at I. Magnin’s on Grant Street to hear news and lend support to U.S. soldiers at war overseas. with his car. Cloth in hand, he checked dressed in her Sunday best, black hat Photo courtesy San Francisco Public Library, History Center the tires, polished the chrome, let the and gloves, while my mother wore a engine warm. He stood with pride by cotton dress, covered with an apron our family join the Fieldings in boy- the grocer and an adult customer. When his automobile, and waited for his from neck to hem. I knew my mother cotting Mr. Daly’s grocery. My mother Mr. Daly reminded the girl that she was family. didn’t like Mrs. Fielding, thought her politely refused, explaining that she did acting impolitely, Mary Helen left the It must have been about two in the condescending. To make matters worse, not want to get our family involved in a store in a rage, promising that her fam- afternoon on this particular Sunday in there had been a controversy earlier that neighborhood dispute. By the end of the ily would never shop there again. December, because the San Francisco month involving our two families. conversation, Mrs. Fielding was now She had only started crying when sun was already growing faint in the The problem had occurred at the cor- angry with my mother. she had reached her mother’s door. west. We had been to mass ourselves ner grocery store run by our friend, Jack The truth was that my father and Jack Mr. Daly attributed the entire problem that morning, and now my dad and I Daly. According to Mary Helen, Mr. Daly were close friends. While the to the superior attitude of the Fieldings, were setting out on foot to my grand - Daly had been rude in dealing with her, Fieldings paid cash for infrequent pur- which he claimed was shared by their parents’ house in St. Mary’s Park, about roughly pushing her hand aside when chases at Daly’s, we bought all our gro- daughter. a mile and a half up Mission Street from she had tried to purchase a candy bar. ceries from him on credit. He recorded our place. When Mary Helen returned home the amounts in a thick notebook next to o as our two families stood talk- When Mr. Fielding saw us, he called from the store, she was in tears. Mrs. the cash register. ing on Guerrero Street on that out to my father, “Oh, Dan, have you Fielding listened to her daughter’s Once a month, my dad would settle SSunday afternoon so long ago, a heard the news?” account of what had happened, then up with Mr. Daly—which involved a neighborhood dispute was quickly “No. I haven’t,” said my father, hurried down the apartment stairs to few drinks of bourbon served in the gro- being overshadowed by an approaching already growing cautious, as if he was demand an apology from Mr. Daly. cery storage room. I had been allowed a world war. not entirely surprised by the question. Mr. Daly was a confident man with few times to sit with the two adults My family went back to our flat. “What news?” hair and moustache so fiery red that it around a low barrel table, listening to My dad turned on the radio and we lis- “The Japanese hit Pearl Harbor, this seemed unlikely to me, even at six years their stories and laughter while their tened to the tumultuous news: sneak morning at dawn.” of age, that he had ever issued an business was conducted. attack, Pearl Harbor, Japanese treachery, It frightened me to see the worry on apology to anyone. During one of these sessions, I dead sailors, sunken ships, the United my dad’s face. He had been a football Receiving no satisfaction from the learned what had actually happened States Congress in session, President player in college, worked his way grocer, Mrs. Fielding telephoned my with Mary Helen. She had become Franklin D. Roosevelt to speak to the through night law school, and prose- mother calling her for the first time by impatient waiting to make her purchase, nation on Monday. cuted criminals in federal court, so if he her nickname, “Bobbie.” She asked that and interrupted a conversation between Like many Americans, my dad had been a cautious isolationist up until that Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. He had been sympathetic to a viewpoint held in Ire- land, that the British war with Germany was really “Churchill’s War,” and that the Irish should not shed any blood or lose any sleep defending the British empire. But now, everything was changed. The Japanese had bombed us at Pearl Harbor and America was in the thick of it: my dad and Mr. Fielding; my mother and Mrs. Fielding; Mary Helen and Jack Daly, my baby brother Michael, and me.

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Daniel C Murphy, a retired attorney, was born and raised at Duncan and Guerrero streets, near the corner gro- cery store of Jack Daly. The names of the Fielding family have been changed.

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ADULT PROGRAMS CHILDREN AND TEENS

Noe Valley Knitting Circle: Learn MORE BOOKS TO READ Button Making: Join librarian Miss how to knit or crochet the first Satur- Catherine to make miniature, wearable day of the month. The library has sup- All Booked Up buttons—to dress up your backpack, plies to practice on, but bring your own tees, hat or scarf. Make matching ones url up this holiday season with a book from the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Library. yarn and needles or hooks if you’re for a friend and yourself. Ages 7 and Branch Manager Denise Sanderson and Children’s Librarian Catherine Starr have working on a special project. Satur- C up. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. shared their list of new arrivals, featuring such gems as the latest collection of O. Henry days, Dec. 3 and Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m. to Let’s Build with Tinker Toys and 12:30 p.m. Prize stories, a fictional biography of Albert Einstein’s wife, and a science book from the point of view of 14 sharks and a manta ray. Wooden Blocks: Use your imagination eReader and Online Resource To check on the availability of these and other reads, or on the movies, magazines, to construct a fanciful tinker toy sculp- “Drop-In”: Bring your mobile device and music on the shelf, call 415-355-5707, visit www.sfpl.org, or drop by the Noe Valley ture, or a super tall skyscraper using or laptop, your library card and PIN, branch, the beautiful Andrew Carnegie library at 451 Jersey St. Please note that the wooden blocks. Ages 3 and up. Friday, and accompanying passwords to an branch will be closing at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Jan. 31. San Francisco libraries will be Dec. 30, 2 to 4 p.m. informal workshop on using the closed all day on Dec. 25 and 26, 2016, and on Jan. 1 and 2, 2017. Celebrate the Lunar New Year (Year of SFPL’s digital resources, including the the Rooster, 4715) with a Chinese library catalog and databases, Zinio for Adult Fiction together East and West. Lion Dance and Martial Arts Per- magazines, ebooks and Hoopla! for formance. Saturday, Jan. 21, noon to movies, music, and audiobooks. Tues- • Marie Benedict tells the story of Albert The lives of three women in 1939 Europe 12:30 p.m. Meet in front of the library. days, Dec. 6 and Jan. 3, 10:30 to 11:30 Einstein’s wife Mitza Maric, a brilliant and America are intertwined in Lilac Girls a.m. physicist, in The Other Einstein. by Martha Hall Kelly. Marcus Ewert: Author Visit. Join this local author for a lively reading and ATA @ SFPL: Artists’ Television • Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley A son delves into his mother’s radical past discussion of his popular children’s Access (ATA) teams up with SFPL to is about a man and pet dachshund Lily, in The Nix by Nathan Hill. books Mummy Cat and 10,000 screen movie treasures from the San who develops a brain tumor nicknamed Dresses. For ages 5 and up. Wednes- Francisco Library’s 16mm film “the octopus.” Children’s Fiction day, Jan. 25, 3:15 to 4 p.m. archive. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6:30 to 8:30 • Jessica Winter’s comedic debut novel, A little mouse with a big ego has slapstick pm. Break in Case of Emergency, features a adventures in I Am the Mountain Mouse, Toddler Tales. Children’s librarian Miss Catherine leads stories, songs, Adult Craft Night: Participants will woman in her early 30s facing challenges written and illustrated by Gianna Marino. rhymes and movement, for ages 16 to make a sugar scrub and holiday card at her job in a “feminist” foundation. Ages 3 to 5. 36 months with parents or caregivers. that’s ready for holiday gift giving. All In book four of the Kendra Michaels series In Before Morning, written by Joyce Sid- Thursdays, Dec.1, 8, 15, and 22, and materials will be provided. Space is by Iris Johansen, Night Watch, the once- man and illustrated by Beth Krommes, a Jan. 5, 12, and 19 at 10:15 to 10:45 limited, so registration is required; sign blind detective faces an enemy with a child hopes for a snow day so her family a.m., and 11 to 11:30 a.m. up by calling 415-355-5707 or asking shocking secret. can be together. Ages 4 to 8. at the info desk. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 Reel-to-Reel Preschool Films. Chil- A young boy writes a story, one letter at a to 9 p.m. Adult Nonfiction dren ages 3 to 5 years and caregivers time, in A Squiggly Story, written by are invited to view vintage films. Friday Matinee: In Alfred Hitch- Guillermo Del Toro, at Home With Mon- Andrew Larsen, with illustrations by Mike Thursdays, Dec. 29 and Jan. 26, 10:15 cock’s 1935 British thriller The 39 sters: Inside His Films, Notebooks, and Lowery. Ages 5 to 8. to 10:45 a.m., and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Steps—this month’s Friday matinee at Collections, is the companion book to the Inspector Flytrap, written by Tom Angle- the library—a Canadian visitor in Lon- horror film director’s 2016 exhibition at ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS don stumbles upon a conspiracy and berger and illustrated by Cece Bell, is the the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The AAC Conversation Club, pro- goes on the run after he is mistaken for first book in a series about a mystery-solv- vided in partnership with Support for a murderer. Friday, Dec. 9, 2 to 4 p.m. The O. Henry Prize Stories 2016, edited ing Venus flytrap. Ages 6 to 9. by Laura Furman, offers prize-winning Families of Children with Disabilities, A young griffin, half lion and half eagle, Radio Play: Mary’s Castro Senior short stories from around the world. invites users of Alternative and Aug- Center Radio Players give a dramatic worries he isn’t brave or fierce enough in mentative Communication (AAC) reading of “Who Jacked Jack London Oxmoor House’s Christmas Cookie The Enchanted Files: Hatched, by Bruce devices—including Dynavox, Quick- Square?” from The Adventures of Swap! More Than 100 Treats to Share Coville. Ages 8 to 11. Talker, Tobii Sono Flex, Talk Bar, and This Holiday Season includes easy-to-fol- S. Phaeton mystery series. Saturday, A girl hopes to inherit the family crime smartphone and tablet applications—to low recipes and how-to tips. Dec. 10, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. business from her gangster grandfather in come explore new topics and themes. Mondays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19, and Jan. 9, Great Books Discussion Group: Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco The Bad Kid by Sarah Lariviere. Ages 8 to 16, 26 & 30, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Discover, discuss, and learn from out- by Paul Venable Turner focuses on 30 Bay 12. Area projects the renowned architect standing works of writing with mem- In A Most Magical Girl, written by Karen Teen/Tween Winter Reading: From designed from 1900 to 1959. bers of this ongoing discussion group, Foxlee and illustrated by Elly MacKay, a Dec. 16 to Jan. 7, kids ages 10 to 18 sponsored by the Great Books Council girl in Victorian England faces trolls, a with an SFPL library card can visit a eBooks of San Francisco. For information con- dragon, and a witch in her quest to find her participating library and pick up a tact Elena at [email protected]. World-class marathon runner Charlie missing mother. Ages 9 to 13. reading log, to use to keep track of Wednesdays, Dec. 14 and Jan. 11, 6:15 Engle chronicles his races, including a run reading—in books, graphic novels, Claire’s gripes about school are overshad- to 8:15 p.m. across the Sahara Desert, in Running magazines, newspapers, audiobooks, owed by her father’s medical emergency eBooks, blogs, and websites. The more Adult Craft Night: Start the New Year Man: A Memoir. in Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Son- you read, the more chances you have to right with a 2017 Desk Calendar that Ladies Drawing Night: Make Art, Get nenblick. Ages 10 to 14. win. There will be two grand prizes per you create and customize. All materials Inspired, Join the Party, by Julia Roth- location: a $25 gift card and a $10 gift will be provided. Space is limited, so man, gives suggestions to inspire creativ- Children’s Nonfiction card, and every reader receives a registration is required; sign up by call- ity in fun group projects. Chipotle gift card. Check with city ing 415-355-5707 or asking at the info Fourteen sharks and one manta ray are libraries to find out when they’ll be desk. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Manitou Canyon by William Kent introduced in Please Be Nice to Sharks: Krueger is the latest installment in the Fascinating Facts About the Ocean’s drawing for prizes. To post reviews or Friday Matinee: The library screens Cork O’Connor mystery series. Most Misunderstood Creatures, written find out more, go to themixatsfpl.org. Captain Phillips, the 2013 film starring by Matt Weiss, with photography by Also, look out for the bonus Lionel Shriver’s novel The Mandibles: A Tom Hanks about Richard Phillips, a Daniel Botelho. Ages 6 to 10. Bookémon Hunt on Jan. 6 at select U.S. cargo ship captain who surren- Family, 2029-2047 imagines a future branches. Friday, Dec. 16, through Sat- dered himself to Somali pirates so that where the dollar is replaced by a new cur- Three-Dimensional Art Adventures: 36 urday, Jan. 7, 2017. his crew would be freed. Friday, Jan. rency and America defaults on its loans. Creative, Artist-Inspired Projects in 13, 2 to 4 p.m. Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles, and More, Audiobooks written by Maja Pitamic and illustrated by BRANCH HOURS Screen Time Presents eLearning Jill Laidlaw, includes step-by-step instruc- The View From the Cheap Seats: A Col- with Flipster: Flipster is an online dig- tions. Ages 6 and up. lection of Introductions, Essays, and Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library ital magazine platform that allows you 451 Jersey St., 355-5707 to easily access popular magazines. Assorted Writings by Neil Gaiman covers In Children Just Like Me: A New Cele- Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Learn how to stream titles online from topics including music, fairy tales, book- bration of Children Around the World by 1-5 12-6 10-9 1-9 10-6 1-6 10-6 a computer or download them to a shops, travel, and ghosts. DK publishers, 44 children from 36 coun- smartphone or tablet using the mobile tries describe their lives. Ages 8 to 11. Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads: A New CROSSWORD SOLUTION app for offline reading in this introduc- History of the World explains the emer- tory session. Saturday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m. gence of the first cities and empires, and Annotations by Voice bookworm Karol Misread Signs by Michael Blake to noon. the beginnings of trade that brought Barske Noe Valley Book Discussion Group: This neighborhood book group reads a variety of contemporary fiction and non-fiction. This month’s selection is Birds of Paradise by Andrew Lam. 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Dec. 1-29 & Jan. 5-26: Attend Wednesdays. 11 am-7 pm. 4127 18th. TRIVIA NIGHTS on Thursdays at the 621-1107; GLBThistory.org Dubliner, 3838 24th. 8 pm. 285-0674; Dec. 7 & 21; Jan. 4 & 18: Children brainstormer.com. • DECEMBER 2016 • ages 4 and up can read to a dog named Dec. 1-31: Ruby’s Clay Studio and Oliver at PUPPY DOG TALES. 7-8 pm. Gallery hosts its annual HOLIDAY Eureka Valley Library, 1 Jose Sarria Dec. 3: St. Paul’s Church hosts “An & Tues., 11 am. 557-4266; The Augmentative and Alternative SHOW of sculpture and pottery. 10 Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; Afternoon with SANTA,” featuring sfcityguides.org Communication (ACC) Club meets am-7 pm. 552A Noe. 558-9819; sfpl.org games, crafts, lunch, and photos with Mondays from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Noe rubysclaystudio.org. Dec. 3 & Jan. 7: Artists Leonard Santa. 1-4 pm; reserve spaces by Dec. Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28; Jan. 4, 11, 18 & Breger and Beth Pewther host an Dec. 1, 8, 15 & 22; Jan. 5, 12 & 19: 2, 3 pm. St. Paul’s Rectory, 221 Valley. sfpl.org 25: The Eureka Valley Library offers OPEN HOUSE with tours, Miss Catherine tells TODDLER TALES 587-5117; stpaulschoolsf.org BABY RHYME and play time on conversation, and tea and cookies the Dec. 5: The annual BALTIC with books, rhymes, music, and Wednesdays, 1:30 to 2:15. 1 Jose Sarria Dec. 3: Naomi Pomeroy introduces first Saturday of the month. 10 am-1 CHRISTMAS FAIR features Estonian, movement. 10:15 & 11 am. Noe Valley Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate pm. 80 Bronte. 826-2952; artfools.com Latvian, and Lithuanian arts and crafts, Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. sfpl.org Your HOME COOKING. 3-4 pm. music, and food. 10 am-4 pm. Latvian Dec. 3 & Jan. 7: The Noe Valley Dec. 1-31 & Jan. 1-31: Charlie’s Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar Hall, 425 Hoffman. Dec. 7-28 & Jan. 4-25: AL-ANON KNITTING CIRCLE meets at the Noe Corner offers children’s STORY TIMES Chavez. 282-4712; meets Wednesdays 8 to 9:30 pm at St. Valley Library from 10:30 am to 12:30 Dec. 6: Artists’ Television Access and every day. Mon.-Fri., 10 am, noon, 3 & 5 omnivorebooks.com Philip’s Church. 725 Diamond. 834- pm. 415 Jersey. 255-7200. the Noe Valley Library screen FILMS pm; Sat. & Sun., 10:30 am, 12:30 & 3:30 9940; al-anonsf.org Dec. 3: A NEON WALKING TOUR of from the library’s 16mm archive. 6:30- pm. 4102 24th; 641-1104. Dec. 4: Synergy School hosts a benefit Chinatown and Union Square begins 8:30 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org Dec. 7-28 & Jan. 4-25: Folio Books BOOK FAIR from 1 to 5 pm at Folio Dec. 1-31 & Jan. 2-31: Noe Valley an hour before sundown; start location hosts STORYTIME for toddlers every Books, 3957 24th. 821-3477. Dec. 6: Omnivore Books hosts OVEREATERS Anonymous meets is given with reservation at Wednesday at 10 am. 3957 24th. 821- writers Phyllis Grant, Michael Monday through Saturday, 7 am, at St. neonbook.xyz Dec. 4: Hendrik Haase discusses 3477; foliosf.com Procopio, John Birdsall, and Jessica Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine. Crafted MEAT: The New Meat Dec. 3: The ROVA Saxophone Battilana from Best FOOD WRITING Dec. 7-28 & Jan. 4-25: Chris oasf.org. Culture, Craft and Recipes. 3-4 pm. Quartet performs with the Fred Frith 2016. 6:30-7:30 pm. 3885A Cesar Sequeira leads free senior QIGONG Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar Dec. 1-31 & Jan. 2-31: The On Lok Trio at 8 pm. SF LIVE ARTS at St. Chavez. 282-4712; classes Wednesdays, 1 to 3 pm, at Chavez. 282-4712; 30th Street SENIOR CENTER serves Cyprian’s, 2097 Turk. 454-5238; omnivorebooks.com Upper Noe Rec Center, Day & omnivorebooks.com lunches for people over 60, weekdays noevalleymusicseries.com Sanchez. 773-8185; Dec. 6 & Jan. 3: The Noe Valley and Saturdays. Noon & 1 pm. 225 30th. Dec. 4: Music on the Hill presents [email protected] Dec. 3 & 10: Holiday HAYRIDES, Library offers an eREADER drop-in 550-2211. JAZZ-inspired French music in “Paris sponsored by Zephyr Real Estate, from 10:30 to 11:30 am. 451 Jersey. Dec. 7-28 & Jan. 4-25: Holy Nights” by Eline van den Ende, Dec. 2-30: Creativity Explored hosts begin at the Walgreens parking lot, 355-5707; sfpl.org Innocents Episcopal Church hosts Geordie Frazer, and Ava Soifer. 7 pm. the “Naughty & Nice Holiday ART Castro and Jersey, from 11 am to 2 Candlesong, a TAIZE-style service St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine. Dec. 6-Jan.17: SF WOMEN ARTISTS SHOP.” Mon.-Fri., 10 am-6 pm; Sat. & pm. 24on24th.com followed by a potluck on Wednesdays 820-1429; musiconthehill.org host “San Francisco,” a juried all-media Sun., noon-5 pm. 3245 16th. 863-2108; at 5:30 pm. 455 Fair Oaks. 824-5142 Dec. 3-31 & Jan. 7-28: Each Saturday, exhibit. Reception Dec. 8, 5:30-8 pm; creativityexplored.org. Dec. 4 & 18; Jan. 1 & 15: SF City the Noe Valley FARMERS MARKET Tues.-Sat., 10 am-6 pm, Sun., noon-4 Dec. 8: Author Betsy Cordes and Guides leads a free WALKING TOUR Dec. 2-30 & Jan. 6-27: The Friday- brings you fresh produce and live pm. 647 Irving. 566-8550. illustrator Adam McCauley introduce of Noe Valley on first and third night JAZZ series continues at Bird & music from 8 am to 1 pm. 3861 24th. Mr. Dog’s CHRISTMAS at the Hollow Sundays at 1:30-3:30 pm. Meet at the Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27; Jan. 3, 10, 17, Beckett with artists Don Prell, Jimmy 248-1332; Tree Inn. 5-6 pm. Charlie’s Corner Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 557- 24 & 31: The Eureka Valley Library Ryan, and the Third Quartet. 5:30-8 noevalleyfarmersmarket.com Bookstore, 4102 24th. 641-1104; 4266; sfcityguides.org offers its TODDLER TALES on pm. 653 Chenery. 586-3733; charliescorner.com Dec. 3-31 & Jan. 7-28: Upper Noe Tuesdays, 10:30 am. 1 Jose Sarria birdbeckett.com. Dec. 4-25 & Jan. 1-29: Meet at the Rec Center offers free YOGA Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; Dec. 8: Elaine Khosrova discusses gold fire hydrant at 20th and Church Dec. 2-30 & Jan. 6-27: Chris CLASSES Saturdays 9:15-10:15 am. Day sfpl.org BUTTER: A Rich History. 6:30-7:30 pm. at 11 am Sundays for a City Guides Sequeira leads a free Friday & Sanchez. 970-8061; Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar walking tour of the area around Dec. 6-27 & Jan. 3-31: Larkin Street KARAOKE for Adults gathering at noevalleyreccenter.com Chavez. 282-4712; MISSION DOLORES. 557-4266; Youth Services gives free HIV Upper Noe Rec Center. 6:30-8:30 pm. omnivorebooks.com Dec. 3-31 & Jan. 7-28:The “Meet the sfcityguides.org TESTING for youth 24 and under. 295 Day. 970-8061. ANIMALS!” event at the Randall Tuesdays, 5-7 pm. 1800 Market. 673- Dec. 8 & Jan. 12: The LGBT SENIOR Dec. 5: SCOTT WIENER, new Dec. 2-30 & Jan. 6-27: Shout Museum features California wildlife. 0911; sfcenter.org discussion group meets at 30th Street California State Senator, will be sworn “BINGO!” at St. Paul’s on Friday nights Saturdays, 11 am. Mission Art Center, Senior Center. 10-11:30 am. 225 30th. in to office, and a celebration will be Dec. 7: The Noe Valley Library hosts a at 7 pm (doors open at 5 pm). St. 745 Treat. 695-5014. 296-8995, ext. 5. held at the Swedish American Hall, CRAFT WORKSHOP for adults to Paul’s Parish Hall, 221 Valley. 648-7538. Dec. 3-31 & Jan. 7-28: Saturday night 2174 Market, from 6 to 8 pm. RSVP make a sugar scrub and a holiday card; Dec. 9: The Noe Valley Library Dec. 3: Volunteer at JURI JAZZ at Bird & Beckett features local [email protected]. supplies provided. 7-9 pm. 451 Jersey. screens Hitchcock’s 1935 thriller The COMMONS for a 9 am to noon performers from 8 to 11 pm. 653 Sign up at 355-5707 or sfpl.org 39 Steps. 2-4 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; Dec. 5: Cal Peternell introduces A workday. The park cuts through the Chenery. birdbeckett.com Recipe for COOKING. 6:30-7:30 pm. 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Dec. 10: There’s free gift wrapping Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355- and Olio Nuovo tasting at Olive This 5707; sfpl.org Olive That 10 am to 3 pm. 304 Jan. 20: BOOKWORMS Club (ages 8 Vicksburg St. 24on24th.com • JANUARY 2017 • to 12) meets at 6 pm. Folio Books, Dec. 10: Meet SANTA and Rudolph 3957 24th. RSVP required: 821-3477 11 am to 2 pm. Zephyr Real Estate, noevalleyministry.org “White Christmas.” 8 pm. Noe Valley Dec. 30: The Swann Group hosts http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookwor Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. “Vodka and Latkes!” from 5 to 7 pm. 4040 24th. 24on24th.com Dec. 13: The Noe Valley Library hosts ms-club-tickets-25485102628. bayareavocalacademy.org 3848 24th. Dec. 10:: HULA DANCERS sway a CRAFT WORKSHOP for ages 7 and Jan. 21: Celebrate the Chinese year of outside Just for Fun at the West up to make miniature buttons to wear. Dec. 18: Holy Innocents Episcopal Jan. 4: The Noe Valley Library hosts a the rooster with a LION DANCE and Parklet on 24th near Noe, 1:30 to 2 3:30-4:30 pm. 451 Jersey. Church hosts “CAROLING on Fair CRAFT WORKSHOP for adults to martial arts performance. Noon-12:30 Oaks”; refreshments follow. Meet at 5 make a 2017 desk calendar; supplies pm. 24on24th.com Dec. 13 & Jan. 10: PFLAG meets at pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. pm at 455 Fair Oaks. 824-5142. provided. 7-8:30 pm. 451 Jersey. Sign the Women’s Building, 3543 18th, on Meet in front of the library. Dec. 10: The Castro Senior Center up at 355-5707 or sfpl.org Players perform a RADIO PLAY, The the second Tuesday of the month, 7 to Dec. 21 & Jan. 18: HERCHURCH Jan. 21: The SF Chamber Orchestra Adventures of S. Phaeton, at the Noe 9 pm. 921-8850; pflagsf.org offers a Women’s Drumming Circle Jan. 6: Lola San Francisco Gallery offers a FAMILY CONCERT of music the third Wednesday of the month. exhibits Willa Owing’s pastel Valley Library. 1:30-3:30 pm. 451 Dec. 15: Adda Clevenger School by Bach and Mozart. 2 pm. Noe Valley 5:45-6:45 pm. 678 Portola. “Yosemite” series and California Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org students SING in front of Zephyr Real Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. landscapes in acrylic. Open house, 5-7 Estate, 4040 24th St., 10 am to noon. Dec. 21 & Jan. 18: LIVE MUSIC Dec. 10: BLUES band Blind Lemon pm. 1350 Sanchez. 642-4875. Jan. 21: Cynthia Nims introduces Pledge performs at the East Parklet on 24on24th.com continues at the Valley Tavern on third CRAB: 50 Recipes with the Fresh Taste Wednesdays. 7-9:30 pm. 4054 24th. Jan. 11: James Lick Middle School 24th Street near Martha’s Coffee. 2-4 Dec. 15 LIVE REINDEER visit the of the Sea from the Pacific, Atlantic, 285-0674. hosts a fundraiser at Elixir Saloon, to pm. 24on24th.com West Parklet from 3:30 to 7:30 pm, and Gulf Coasts. 3-4 pm. Omnivore send students to Washington, D.C., in and SANTA will be at Just for Fun, Dec. 23: YOUTH OPEN MIC Night at Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- Dec. 10 & Jan. 14: LADYBUG March. 8 pm-midnight. Guerrero & 3982 24th, 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Charlie’s Corner bookstore 4712; omnivorebooks.com GARDENERS work on the Upper 16th. [email protected] or 24on24th.com encourages songs, jokes, and dances; Noe Rec Center park grounds on the [email protected] Jan. 23: ODD MONDAYS hosts a for kids 14 and under. 6-6:30 pm. 4102 second Saturday of the month. 9 am- Dec. 15 The Noe Valley Ministry hosts Pop-Up Reading to welcome in the 24th. 641-1104; charliescorner.com Jan. 13: The Noe Valley Library noon. Day & Sanchez. “CHARLIE BROWN Christmas & New Year. 7 pm at Folio Books, 3957 screens Captain Phillips, starring Tom [email protected] Other Delights,” featuring the Dave Dec. 27 & Jan. 31: MISSION POLICE 24th. No-host supper, 5:30 pm, Hanks. 2-4 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; Haystack Pizza, 3881 24th (rsvp Dec. 10 & Jan. 14: Green Mann and Len Scott Jazz Ensemble. 6:30 pm. STATION holds its community sfpl.org [email protected]). Call 821-2090 to Lisa Erdos conduct a free PLANT 1021 Sanchez. noevalleyministry.org. meeting the last Tuesday of the month. 6 pm. 630 Valencia. 558-5400. Jan. 14: Screen Time at the Noe Valley confirm; oddmondays.com CLINIC on the second Saturday of the Dec. 15 COMEDY, featuring Marga Library introduces FLIPSTER, a digital month. 10 am-noon. 30th Street Gomez, Matt Gubser, Priyanka Walk, Dec. 28: Folio Books hosts a Jan. 25: Local children’s author platform to access magazines. 11 am- Senior Center, 225 30th. Nick Leonard, and Lisa Geduldig, HOLIDAY STORYTIME at 10 am. 3957 Marcus Ewert reads from Mummy Cat noon. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. [email protected] returns to El Rio. 8 pm. 3168 Mission. 24th. 821-3477; foliosf.com and 10,000 Dresses at the Noe Valley 355-5707; sfpl.org elriosf.com Library. 3:15-4 pm. 451 Jersey. 355- Dec. 10 & Jan. 14: Natural Dec. 28: Chabad of Noe Valley JJan. 14: Elizabeth Howes discusses 5707; sfpl.org Resources invites you to meet doulas Dec. 16: GAMES NIGHT at Holy celebrates CHANUKAH with latkes, The Modern SALAD, a book with (2-4 pm) and home-birth MIDWIVES Innocents Episcopal Church welcomes gelt, arts and crafts, and the lighting of Jan. 26: Voice contributor LAURA recipes inspired by Burma’s tea leaf (4-6 pm). 1367 Valencia. 550-2611; all ages; pizza, cookies, and age- a giant menorah. 4-6 pm. Noe Valley McHALE HOLLAND reads from her salad. 3-4 pm. 3885A Cesar Chavez. naturalresources-sf.com appropriate beverages served. 6-9 pm. Town Square, 24th near Sanchez. new memoir, Resilient Run. 7-8 pm. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com 455 Fair Oaks. 824-5142. Folio Books, 3957 24th. 821-3477; Dec. 11: Mapamundi hosts a kids Dec. 29: Come to the MENORAH Jan. 15: Noe Valley CHAMBER foliosf.com HOLIDAY CRAFT workshop to make Dec. 16-Jan. 18: Teen/Tween lighting at the West Parklet on 24th MUSIC hosts a concert by Musica a tree ornament or Chanukah WINTER READING at the Noe Valley Street (near Just for Fun), featuring Jan. 27: LIEDER ALIVE! hosts a Pacifica, “Dolci di Napoli.” 4 pm. Noe decoration, beginning at 11 am. 1306 Library offers prizes for reading. For music and treats. 5:30-5:50 pm. Mozart and Erickson Birthday Fest, Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. Castro. RSVP: 641-6192 details, go to 451 Jersey or call 355- 24on24th.com featuring soprano Heidi Moss and nvcm.org 5707; sfpl.org pianist Kurt Erickson. 7 pm. Noe Valley Dec. 11: Herchurch offers “Sounds of Dec. 28 & Jan. 25: The RESILIENT Jan. 17: QUEER WORDS quarterly Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. liederalive.org the Season,” a holiday concert and Dec. 17: BLIND LEMON PLEDGE Diamond Heights work group meets reading series features Natasha SING-ALONG. 1 pm. 678 Portola. plays Delta and Chicago blues at the the fourth Wednesday of the month Dennerstein, David Hathwell, Richard herchurch.org East Parklet on 24th between Sanchez from 3:30 to 5 pm. St. Aidan’s Church, Loranger, and Arisa White. 7 pm. Folio and Vicksburg. 2-4 pm. 24on24th.com 101 Gold Mine. 867-5774. Dec. 11: SANTA visits Folio Books Books, 3957 24th. foliosf.com Festivities, Festivities from 3 to 5 pm; cookies, hot cider, and Dec. 17: The Swann Group hosts Dec. 29 & Jan. 26: Reel-to-Reel The next Noe Valley Voice will Jan. 17: Ingleside POLICE STATION tea will be served. 3957 24th. 821- photo booth pictures with SANTA, FILMS for preschoolers are shown at be the February 2017 issue, holds a community meeting on third 3477; foliosf.com and hot cocoa and Noe Valley Bakery the Noe Valley Library at 10:15 and 11 distributed the first week of Tuesdays. 7 pm. Community Room, 1 cookies. 10 am to 2 pm. 3848 24th at am. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org February. The deadline for items Dec. 11-Feb. 13: GALLERY Sgt. John V. Young Lane. 404-4000; SANCHEZ exhibits new work by Vicksburg. 24on24th.com is Jan. 15. Please email Dec. 30: Ages 3 and up can build with inglesidepolicestation.com. [email protected]. Marc Ellen Hamel and Kit Cameron. 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Finds Solidarity”) about a group of Noe Val- London Breed’s chief of staff. The Gala was a huge success, and the and now for the ley neighbors who were meeting to share “However,” says David, “I have a feeling sound system will help restore the Ministry feelings and take action. It had a picture of there may be a ‘dark horse’ that has not yet to the days when it was the music center of retired school teacher Dan Pucillo Jr. stand- been mentioned and that any official an- the neighborhood. In some ways, it already RUMORS ing on the porch of his Sanchez Street house. nouncement would likely be around the time is that. It’s the home of the popular perform- He started the group by knocking on doors that Scott is sworn in to the Senate on De- ances presented by Noe Valley Chamber behind the news on his block, and offered his home as a meet- cember 5.” Music and its Classical Kids series; of Lieder ing place. David also wanted to commend Wiener’s Alive!, the San Francisco Chamber Orches- In the story, group member Anthony campaign manager, Maggie Muir. “She did tra, and the Bay Area Vocal Academy. Grumbach was quoted as saying, “It was not an outstanding job, especially after [Jane] Keene says the sound system will come Noe Vote Trumped just a bunch of liberals sitting around fret- Kim’s win in the June primary election. in three parts. “Phase one will include the By Mazook ting. It’s a bunch of concerned citizens think- She’s a wonderful person to have worked purchase of the initial system, which in- ing about what we can do and what can we with on the campaign.” cludes amplifier, microphones, and speak- HANK YOU FOR VOTING: The San Fran- do, beyond our block.” The first meeting had ers; phase two will be a sound booth to con- Tcisco Department of Elections has re- 15 attendees, and the second was expected trol sound remotely, including amplified leased the final results of the vote for the to have more. EAT, DRINK… As we reported here last instruments and a control panel; phase three Nov. 8 General Election, and here they are. And what a great story there is in this month, Laurent Legendre from Glen Park’s will be AV, including projector and screens.” Citywide, almost 81 percent of our regis- month’s issue of the Voice (page 20) about Le P’tit Laurent will soon open his second A timetable has not yet been set, so please tered voters turned out to cast their ballots, how high-schooler Ella Scanga is raising restaurant in the space vacated by Le Zinc stand by. with Democrat Hillary Clinton getting 84 money for Planned Parenthood by selling on 24th Street, next to the Harry Aleo Me- percent of their votes. Republican Donald her photos from the walls of Martha’s Coffee morial Parking Lot. Trump got 9 percent, Green Jill Stein gar- on Church Street. Says Legendre, “We will open Chez Mar- GO FOR BAROQUE: The Nov. 13 Noe Val- nered almost 2.5 percent, and Libertarian ius in the first part of December, once we ley Chamber Music concert at the Noe Val- Gary Johnson got just over 2 percent. Write- have completed installing a new bar and ley Ministry was truly a special Noe-vember ins accounted for almost 1 percent of the FREE TO SPEAK, FREE TO ASSEMBLE: adding finishing touches to the décor.” He event. According to NVCM director Tiffany city’s votes, with Bernie Sanders getting a There are also rumors that an ad hoc group says the menu will include “a variety of clas- Loewenberg, 150 folks showed up for the third of those votes. of Noe Valleons is planning to hold a can- sic French dishes, with a ‘province touch’ performance featuring the Friction Quartet, Looking at the “consolidated results,” the dlelight vigil at the Noe Valley Town Square added to each.” who teamed up with Jenny Q Chai from DOE reports that of our 17,417 registered on or before the presidential inauguration, And over on Church Street, in the restau- Shanghai, China. Andy Akiho’s piano quin- Noe Valley voters, a healthy 15,512 voted, which is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20. But rant space at 1550 Church St. (once the lo- tet “Five Prospects of a Misplaced Year” which translates to a 89.1 percent turnout. at this point they are only rumors. Keep your cation of Incanto), the long-awaited opening was premiered that night. The quartet is Eureka Valley’s turnout was just under 90 eyes on social media and on the neighbor- date of Uma Casa by Telmo Faria appears to composed of cellist Doug Machiz, violinists percent, and Diamond Heights came in with hood bulletin boards for a date and time. have been set. Faria says Dec. 20 is now the Kevin Rogers and Otis Harriel, and Taija 88.3 percent. And there is still a lingering question as target date “at the latest.” Warbelow playing the viola. to who might actually be inaugurated as He says the main cause of the delay (he What was really special, says Loewen - president. Just sayin’. was hoping to open at the end of the summer) berg, was the after-party reception to cele- MAKING NOE GREAT AGAIN: In Noe Val- has been San Francisco’s grueling permit brate the premiere, attended by about 70 ley, when we cast our votes for president, we process, not to mention the remodel itself. people, down the street from the Ministry at gave Clinton 13,979 (90.1 percent), Trump NEW SUPE FOR YOU: Who will be ap- Faria, known for his reign as executive La Boulangerie. The cafe “graciously stayed 656 (4.2 percent), Stein 339 (2.2 percent), pointed by Mayor Ed Lee to complete the chef at Tacolicious, says the Uma Casa menu open for us and hosted the party immediately and Johnson 217 (1.4 percent). For the rest of Scott Wiener’s term as supervisor has will be split between small, shareable plates after the performance,” she says. record, 107 of you voting chose not to vote been the subject of serious speculation. and larger entrees of food inspired by his na- “I was helped with this event by our Noe for any presidential candidate, and 45 of you Wiener’s term will run until 2018. tive Portugal, with a wine list that will also Valley musicologist, Kai Christiansen, … to wrote in Sanders. “I can only speculate, and the mayor’s of- be predominantly Portuguese. There will debrief everyone about the music we had In the vote for U.S. senator, Kamala Har- fice has been tight-lipped about this,” says also be a children’s menu. just heard and to get feedback from the com- ris tallied 12,175 votes (78.5 percent) to Todd David, who worked on the Wiener poser and the musicians,” says Lowenberg. Loretta Sanchez’s 2,133 (13.7 percent), and election team. “From what I read in the “The crowd raved about the event, the deli- almost 1,200 souls didn’t vote on this contest press, it would seem to be between Alex …AND BE MERRY: The Noe Valley Gala cious food, and warm atmosphere, and [it (8 percent). Nancy Pelosi retained her seat Randolph, Rebecca Prozan, and Conor John- for the Arts, held at the Noe Valley Ministry was a] particularly uplifting and wonderful in the House of Representatives with 80 per- ston.” Oct. 27, raised $40,000 for a new sound sys- community-building experience after all the cent of the Noe vote, over Preston Picus with Right now, Alex Randolph, a former aide tem, according to Gala spokesperson Yvonne election events of the week.” 13.6 percent. to Bevan Dufty, is on the Community Col- Gemmell Keene. Images of the neighbor- Friction Quartet also launched NVCM’s In the California State Senate race (Dis- lege Board. Another former Dufty aide, Re- hoodies in attendance show folks I know, Classical Kids concert series on Oct. 1, with trict 11), current District 8 Supervisor Scott becca Prozan, is working as manager of pub- whom I see in the ’hood and walking around about 100 kids attending, and according to Wiener won with 53.7 percent of the Noe lic policy and government affairs at Google. on 24th Street, but I’ve never seen them Loewenberg, they “worked tirelessly in vote, Jane Kim got 40 percent, and 6 percent And Conor Johnston is currently Supervisor dressed up formal and all that. Wow! reaching out to the community through our didn’t vote for either one. In the State As- new school outreach arm of Classical Kids, sembly race, David Chiu got 77 percent to and performed three consecutive concerts at Matthew Del Carlo’s almost 9 percent, with James Lick, filling the auditorium and en- 14 percent abstaining. gaging with over 500 middle school students In the BART board of directors battle and staff.” (District 9), former District 8 Supervisor Be- Up next for Classical Kids is violinist van Dufty got 52 percent, Gwynneth Borden Dawn Harms with Karen Hutchinson at the got 23 percent, and about 23 percent left piano on Saturday Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m. their ballots blank. The ticket price is $15 per person, or a “fam- The mood of the neighborhood on abol- ily pack” for four at $40. ishing the death penalty (Prop. 62) was yes Next on the schedule, the NVCM is going 12,053, no 2,595. Regulate firearms (Prop. baroque with Musica Pacifica on Sunday, 63)? Yes 13,416, no 1,548. Legalize mari- Jan. 15. The ensemble includes Judith Lin- juana (Prop. 64): 12,657 ayes and 2,361 senberg on the recorder, violinists Elizabeth nays. Blumenstock and Katherine Kyme, cellist In San Francisco measures: E (Healthy William Skeen, and Charles Sherman play- Trees and Safe Sidewalks) won here by an ing the harpsichord, with special guest Tekla 11 to 2 margin. Measure F (Youth Voting in Cunningham on the viola. The concert starts Local Elections) was close, with 6,791 Yes at 4 p.m. at 1021 Sanchez St. Tickets are $15 and 7,191 No. Measure V (the Soda Tax) for students, and $25 for adults in advance, passed by a 5 to 2 margin, 10,476 to 4,059. or $30 at the door.

POST MORTEM: It would appear that all WORD UP: James Lick Middle School the glee in local and state election results eighth-grade teacher Eric Uribe is looking was trumped by the Electoral College’s out- for donations of new or “gently used” board come in other states. games for his AVID college-prep class. He Too late for press time (Nov. 29) was a wrote, “Specifically, I’m looking for Scrab- much anticipated Noe Valley Democratic ble games for expanding vocabulary and Club election roundup featuring political Connect Four for promoting [spatial] think- pundit David Latterman. The Dems’ Face- ing, but any games would be great for brain book notice said Latterman, a pollster with breaks.” 20 years of experience analyzing public pol- If you have any games you want to donate, icy and political data, would talk about drop them off at the school office at 1220 “What the Hell Just Happened.” Then mem- Noe St., or call 415-695-5675. bers would discuss “what a ‘Donald Trump Presidency’ means to our country and our community,” and what steps the club might THAT’S 30 FOR 2016: Holiday greetings to take in response. all of you and have a happy New Year. If I Making the front page of the Nov. 22 San don’t see you at the Noe Valley Town Square Francisco Examiner was a story by Jonah vigil, then I’ll see you right here for the next Owen Lamb (“Preparing for the Worst Un- issue of the Noe Valley Voice, in February der Trump Presidency, SF Neighbor hood 2017. The supermoon on Nov. 14, 2016, was a mesmerizing sight as it rose above the bay and illuminated 21st Street. It will be 18 years until we see a moon as close. Photo by Peggy Cling 34 The Noe Valley Voice • December 2016 / January 2017 • Our 40th Year

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