14 Street Beat 18 A&E 20 Calendar North Beach: Back Story: August Events: Jessye Norman Saloon talks 8 S.F.’s rich newspaper has something to say to you – sing history 18 to you, actually. You can catch her Food & Wine this month, as well as Rita Moreno, New & Notable: Pets a Japantown street fair, and the Le Marais opens The Halo Effect: A classic film The Princess Bride in up shop 14 passion for rescue 30 the park 20

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Reynolds Rap Dirty Politics Lombard Street may stay as dirty as Marina politics

by susan dyer reynolds

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. —Winston Churchill

Rob Donnelly, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Robert La Vigne, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti in front of City Lights t a meeting of the San Francisco Council bookstore, 1956 PHOTO: ALLEN GINSBERG of District Merchants (DCM) held July 16, 2013, Michael Levy, co-owner of Pet Food Express (PFE), was invited to speak. Kathleen Dooley Arepresented the San Francisco Pet Store Coalition, asking Allen Ginsberg’s Beat memories at the council to send a letter to the Planning Commission denouncing efforts by PFE and the Pets Unlimited Cat Adoption Center to move into 2460 Lombard Street. the Contemporary Jewish Museum If her name sounds familiar, it’s because I wrote a column last month about the railroad job against PFE taking place at by sharon anderson During the late 1940s and early Retina camera, Ginsberg increased the Small Business Commission (SBC). Dooley, who helped 1950s, Ginsberg began taking pho- his documentary-style photo- form the pet store coalition to keep PFE out of the same hen Allen Ginsberg’s tos of his friends and colleagues, graphic output between 1953 and building in 2009, held secret “subcommittee” meetings and poem Howl was first many of them fellow Beats, includ- 1963, after which he continued as was present at full commission meetings where the coali- published in 1956, it ing Jack Kerouac and William S. an occasional photographer until tion was invited to present and PFE was not. The meetings ignited controversy Burroughs. The intimate, personal his death in 1997. resulted in Dooley representing the SBC several times before Wand sealed his reputation as a formi- style of these photos, many of These photographs and nega- the Planning Commission in opposition to PFE. dable poet. Influenced by Whitman’s which have now become icon- tives, a family album of sorts for Prior to the DCM meeting, requests for ethics violation free verse and departing from for- ic images of the young Beats, the Beat and counterculture gen- investigations of Dooley, SBC secretary Chris Schulman, mal traditions, Ginsberg went on revealed his deep affection for his eration, were catalogued in the and Office of Small Business Executive Director Regina to publish numerous volumes of friends and lovers during their Ginsberg archive at Columbia Dick-Endrizzi had been submitted. Dooley is either incred- poetry and become well known as a entwined careers and relation- University in the 1980s. At that ibly arrogant or feels she’s untouchable because of her close leader of the Beat Generation. ships. After purchasing a Kodak GINSBERG, continued on 4 DIRTY POLITICS, continued on 3 Spending $7.9 billion How San Francisco’s new budget will affect you and your community by supervisor mark e. farrell public comment that lasted more than six hours at the Budget and fter Mayor Ed Lee presented Finance Committee. his proposed balanced bud- It was a long and exhausting process. get on May 31 of this year, As I stated when we began this pro- Athe Budget and Finance Committee, cess, my role as chair of our Budget which I chair, spent the month of and Finance Committee was two- June reviewing the mayor’s draft, fold: strongly advocate for my budget Emirates Team New Zealand’s Aotearoa suffered a breakdown with a sail during the sitting through committee hear- priorities, while at the same time Louis Vuitton Cup in July PHOTO: © ACEA / PHOTO GILLES MARTIN-RAGET ings with every major department, develop a consensus budget with my meeting with our controller and colleagues to create a budget we can the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s all support. After months of work and Now, for the action Office, and meeting with residents, a number of all-night efforts at City community organizations, city com- Hall in the final weeks, I am thank- After legal and political wrangling, America’s Cup missioners, business leaders, labor ful that we did just that. On July 23, organizations and others to thor- 2013, the Board of Supervisors unan- is putting on a show at the Marina’s doorstep oughly assess the budget proposed imously passed the consensus bal- by the mayor. In addition, we held anced budget reached by the Budget by john zipperer are given second thoughts knows, the wind can be six town hall meetings throughout and Finance Committee for Fiscal when they hear that the quite fast, indeed. different neighborhoods across San Year 2013-14 and 2014-15, and on eople who think large AC72 catamarans July saw the competition Francisco (including one at Galileo July 24 Mayor Lee signed the final that the America’s used in these races are lit- get into high gear, with High School in District 2), an online budget into law. Cup is an unevent- erally faster than the wind. the action spread from the town hall forum, and a full day of BUDGET, continued on 6 Pful playtoy of billionaires As everyone in the Marina AMERICA’S CUP, continued on 13

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Dirty Politics Pizza and Hole-in-the-Wall going on … under the bus.” continued from page 1 Pizza in the Marina, which Later, Ferdon says, “Jim, do In This Issue are only a few blocks apart. It you want Chestnut St. to be relationship with Board also can’t be “big versus small,” successful? Stop the politics.” 12 26 of Supervisors President because one of his projects, Despite all of this and without David Chiu — in fact, both Dosa — the 6,100 square foot Ferdon’s consent, Maxwell Dick-Endrizzi and Chiu Indian restaurant on Fillmore had Fuller send the letter to were in attendance to pres- Street — casts a huge shadow the DCM anyway. ent another item before the over Indian Palace, a tiny eat- Maxwell then went to DCM when Dooley spoke ery there long before and less Karnilowicz requesting for the coalition (I guess they than a minute away. And it that the Lombard Business don’t have a problem with surely can’t be about formula Merchants Association, a 24 her violating at least two retail, because his frequent year-old neighborhood group Conduct of Governmental collaborator on Dosa, Paxti’s with over 40 members, not Officers codes). (which is now a national be allowed to join the DCM Dooley also sent a letter to chain), and other projects is because the by-laws state the DCM claiming the only R3 Builders, a development only one group representing reason I write articles criticiz- company with an impressive a street can be on the coun- ing her and the coalition is portfolio of formula retail cil, and the MMA represents that PFE pays all our printing that includes 39 Trader Joe’s, Lombard (a key reason for bills, which is blatantly false — 67 Blockbusters, and, most Maxwell wanting to bring then again, Dooley has a his- ironically, four Petcos. R3 also the MMA dues current). In a tory of saying things she can’t built five CVS stores in San phone interview, Karnilowicz back up, like potential buyers Francisco and may soon be was perplexed: “Jim intro- News Calendar of the long-shuttered Pagoda working on a sixth, as the duced me to the president On the beat August events Theater in North Beach were Planning Commission recent- of the group, Mr. Awadalla, Bruce Bellingham reports on people buffetted Before the summer ends, take in connected to a months ago and told by the news; briefs on transportation plans, America’s Cup action and side events, Mexican drug me the MMA was hit-and-run rally, and arboretum fees. 4 a giant craft show at Fort Mason, Paul cartel, or that fine with them join- McCartney at Outside Lands, Larry Lowes in South The campaign against PFE ing; he said Awadalla Community Ellison’s art collection, Haydn’s Die San Francisco was both a client and was closing and has brought constructive a friend. As long as Perfecting the City Jahreszeite by the S.F. Choral Society, the Resonance Jazz Ensemble ... Walmart wanted activity to a halt. the MMA is fine Criminals never sleep in the Northside, as and much more to keep you busy, hav- to move in. with it, we can let The right 6 the Police Blotter reports. ing fun, and learning this month. 20 This is just the them join, but now latest in a bizarre political ly approved a CVS for the Jim says the MMA doesn’t Street Beat At Home soap opera to keep PFE and Castro. (San Francisco’s “for- support it.” co-applicant Pets Unlimited mula retail ordinance” was Awadalla says he, too, is mortgage Words by the Bay Health and House Cat Adoption Center out passed to keep out national baffled as to why Maxwell Ernest Beyl, veteran pub expert, shares Thalia Farshchian shows how to improve of the Marina, which also behemoths like CVS, which — a friend for many years words of wisdom from North Beach’s and safeguard your memory; Liz Farrell involves two neighbor- has over 7,600 locations, who also designed his restau- starts with the saloons; and Fred Gehrung unveils tells you how to take charge of your hood groups, the Marina but it’s obviously not work- rants — would turn on him. a toungue-in-cheek solution to our children’s technology intake; and Julia Community Association ing.) Maxwell wasn’t at the Interestingly, many Lombard 8 aging skin. Strzesieski offers home security tips (MCA) and the Marina Planning Commission to Association members sup- for everyone. 22 Merchants Association protest any of the CVS stores port PFE, hoping that a des- right people. Business & Finance (MMA), both of which (obviously a conflict of inter- tination retail anchor will Real Estate have been bullied by a vocal est); he was also a vocal pro- bring much-needed foot traf- Business that works and doesn’t minority of members that moter of Apple coming to fic to the declining interstate, John Zipperer teaches texting etiquette Renting, buying, and selling include Pam Hable of Catnip Chestnut Street and has no which has 17 vacant store- At First National Bank of Northern California, we’re 101; and Marilyn Damon Diamond shines John Zipperer reports on the windfall and Bones, and Susan Landry issues with Sur la Table open- fronts that attract crime and committed to providing home mortgage solutions that are: the spotlight on Esta Soler and her organi- some well-positioned Marina owners are and Peter Weaver of Animal ing on Union Street this fall. homeless encampments. 10 zation Futures Without Violence. making by renting their homes to out-of- Connection II, who believe Whatever Maxwell’s beef is The Union Street We get to know your needs and goals to town America’s Cup fans; Realtor Carole their Chestnut Street stores with PFE, he seems willing to Association, which enthusias- Personalized Sports Isaacs says affordability has become a key should be exempt from com- risk friends, clients, and his tically supported Sur la Table, best fulfill them. Batter up concern for buyers; plus the Marina mar- petition (although Animal reputation to keep them out. sent a letter to the Planning ket report. 25 Connection opened a store On July 15, the day before Commission regarding PFE Our mortgage experts will guide you Steve Hermanos looks for and finds fam- Professional ily-friendly baseball in our backyard. 12 next to PFE in Burlingame, the DCM meeting where PFE after a survey showed broad through the entire process. Travel so I guess it doesn’t go both was slated to speak, Maxwell support. On July 12, 2013, ways). The intensely nega- asked MMA treasurer Ryan executive director Lesley We understand your time is valuable and Food & Wine The other side of the mountain PromPT tive and personal campaign Fuller of Wells Fargo Bank for Leonhardt wrote that PFE and work with urgency and efficiency. Dining and dishing Patty Burness finds it’s always sunny in against PFE has brought a check to bring the MMA’s co-applicant Pets Unlimited 28 Julie Mitchell investigates the new Le Carmel Valley Village. constructive activity to a dues with the council current Cat Adoption Center repre- Marais bakery; Ernest Beyl shares his latest screeching halt and fractured (it was two years behind). sent “a positive addition to the Discover how we can help you get the right mortgage for Pets district and will not adversely grab bag of food thoughts and threats; Bill both groups. In e-mails obtained by the your home. Visit our Marina Branch and talk to Reina Cejas, Knutson grills some pomegranate chick- The halo effect The MCA board of direc- Marina Times, Maxwell offers affect the local pet stores.” She tors, which came out against to pick up the check and drop also pointed out that in fact Branch manager. Or call 415-287-8800. en; and the Tablehopper unveils a bunch Susan Dyer Reynolds explains how anything 14 PFE for a variety of nonsensi- it off at DCM president Henry “many respondents felt that of openings. you do to support animal rescue, no matter cal reasons but refused to be Karnilowicz’s office. He then healthy competition is neces- how big or how small, makes a difference. 30 Arts & Entertainment transparent about their ballot- sends an e-mail to MMA sary to achieve a vibrant eco- Your neighborhood bank ing practice, has lost key mem- president Ferris Ferdon ask- nomic atmosphere.” She urged 2197 Chestnut Street Life and Nightlife ONLINE SPECIALS bers, including the group’s ing if Ferdon has sent a letter the Planning Commission to San Francisco, CA 94123 Film critic Michael Snyder reviews Blue Evalyn Baron explores the fun of find- founder. At the MMA, there’s yet to Karnilowicz regarding “approve the application for Jasmine; Ernest Beyl delves into the storied ing free furniture on the street, Michael been a mutiny led by Hable, “PFE and request to sup- conditional use.” history of San Francisco’s newspapers; plus Snyder reveals his love for 101, and more: Landry and Weaver, and for- port the MMA’s opposition.” Community liaison Michael fnbnorcal.com the Marina’s best sellers. 18 on www.marinatimes.com mer DCM president and When Ferdon replies the let- Williams, who specializes in two-time MMA president Jim ter won’t oppose or support consensus development and Maxwell. Regular MMA meet- PFE, Maxwell counters, “I merchant support services, ings often garner little to no thought at the MMA meeting conducted the survey and says attendance; however, the muti- we voted to send a letter … he’s done many just like it for A division of Northside Publications, Inc. nous minority swarms any Since I made that motion I Marina businesses over the www.marinatimes.com | 3053 Fillmore Street, Ste. 238, San Francisco, CA 94123 meetings regarding PFE and was pretty sure that was what past eight years. “The Planning Editorial: (415) 931-0515 | Fax: (415) 931-0987 | Letters to the Editor: [email protected] Advertising: (415) 815-8081 [email protected] corrupts the voting process. was voted on and approved.” Commission has publicly Calendar submissions due by the 15th of the month to [email protected] Maxwell (who has been Ferdon responds: “The vote applauded my work,” he said both my friend and a writer was contrived … PFE is not by phone, “and never has Publisher Managing Editor Social Media for the Marina Times for a going to put Pam’s or Susan’s my methodology been ques- Earl Adkins John Zipperer Shelia Fox decade) has been waging a store out of business … Why tioned.” In other words, every 12 - 100 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] behind-the-scenes battle do you guys want empty survey and letter of support Editor in Chief Editor, Arts & Entertainment Designer Steven Fromtling against PFE that I frankly storefronts? … I am not going has been conducted in exactly Susan Dyer Reynolds Lynette Majer Web Designer Joe Bachman [email protected] [email protected] don’t understand. He can’t to throw all the other mer- the same manner and gone off be opposed to competition, chants that were railroaded, without a hitch — until now. VALET PARKING THE MARINA TIMES IS DISTRIBUTED FREE IN SAN FRANCISCO’S NORTHERN NEIGHBORHOODS (THE MARINA, COW HOLLOW, PACIFIC HEIGHTS, RUSSIAN because his firm, Architects or influenced about their When Union Street HILL, AND NORTH BEACH). MEMBER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE MARINA TIMES OR NORTHSIDE PUBLICATIONS. PLEASE SEND COMMENTS TO [email protected] II, has designed over 100 res- vote, or quite frankly had Association president OR TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE. COMMENTS OF 200 WORDS OR LESS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR PUBLICATION. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, ADDRESS AND DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER FOR CONSIDERATION. 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News Briefs Polk Street selection, hit-and-run remembrance, arboretum fee, Van Ness transit plans SFMTA ANNOUNCES Both upper/middle and lower hit another pedestrian, fled the charging a fee for non- The environmental studies PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Polk would have high-visibility scene even though Monique City residents. In mid- were based on what’s called FOR POLK STREET crosswalks, corner “bulbout” was left critically injured in the July, the San Francisco the “locally preferred alterna- The San Francisco Municipal sidewalk extensions, red zones middle of the street. She spent Board of Supervisors voted tive,” which includes a dedi- Transportation Agency near intersections, pedestrian nearly two months in a hospi- to continue charging the $7 cated center bus lane on Van (SFMTA) selected its “preferred countdown signals at corners tal recovering from a shattered fee, which was approved in 2009 Ness Avenue (separated from alternative” plan for the Polk where they are now missing, leg and pelvis, several broken and was about to expire. Free the rest of the traffic); “high Street Improvement Project. For and adjustments to traffic signal vertebrae and other bones, and access is still to be allowed quality” stations and bus shel- months, the agency has been timing to prioritize pedestrians. traumatic brain injury. Currently for all visitors between 7:30 ters with level or near-level meeting with local advocates of SFMTA Director of recovering at a rehab center in and 9 a.m daily, as well as one boarding to reduce the time increased and improved biking Transportation Ed Reiskin said Los Angeles, she is confined to a day per month and on select it takes to board and unboard lanes as well as local residents the plan “improves neighbor- wheelchair and severely disabled. major holidays. travellers; changes to traffic and businesses concerned about hood livability for all using the To bring attention to the There is vehement opposi- signals to reduce signal delays the proposed changes, in partic- corridor, and creates a more plight of Monique and other tion to the fee from the local for transit vehicles; new low- ular about the effects of reduced organized street by reducing victims of hit-and-run acci- chapter of the Sierra Club, from floor buses using standard street parking. chaos and confusion.” dents, Porsandeh’s friends held a longtime users of the 55-acre right-side doors; changes to SFMTA chose “Option B A final public “open house” rally in the Marina on Saturday, site (which boasts a reported spacing to reduce the amount for Upper/Middle and Lower was scheduled for July 25; July 13 at the site of the accident. 8,000 species of plants), and of time buses are stopped; and Polk,” which would include in the agency said it would also They also used the occasion to from critics who have charged — perhaps most notable on a upper/middle Polk a south- be doing further outreach to encourage America’s Cup vis- the City’s Recreation and Park street where making a left turn bound green bicycle lane, local businesses to “ensure that itors to drive home safely to Department with privatizing is already difficult — elimi- northbound green shared-lane local businesses are minimally avoid further injuries. and monetizing public space in nation of all left turns along markings, and a part-time impacted.” The project will then Anyone with information San Francisco. Van Ness except at Lombard northbound bike lane dur- head into the full environmental about Porsandeh’s accident is Street northbound and ing the morning commuting review phase before an expected asked to contact San Francisco VAN NESS TRANSIT Broadway southbound. hour. For lower Polk, nearly a vote to approve it by the SFMTA’s Police anonymously at 415- PLANS SOLIDIFY The plan next heads to a mile of green protected bike board of directors in late 2013. 575-4444 or text to TIP411 and The final environmental Sept. 3 approval by the Van lane would be added in one begin the message with “SFPD.” impact statement/report has Ness BRT Citizen’s Advisory direction, with a buffered bike MARINA RALLY FOR been issued by the SFMTA for Committee (5 p.m., 1455 lane in the opposite direction. HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM S.F. ARBORETUM FEES the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Market St.), followed by local Lower Polk would also include Monique Porsandeh, a FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS project. The project, which board and federal transpor- turn pockets and changes to the 26-year-old neuroscientist, was After seven decades of seeks to speed up transit times tation approvals. Members signal timing aimed at reduc- struck by a dark Honda Accord free access, the San Francisco for the 47 and 49 bus lines, is of the public can review ing conflicts between different sedan near Green and Fillmore Botanical Garden (formerly the also expected by the agency to the plans and reports at modes of transportation. streets. The driver, who also Strybing Arboretum) began decrease operating costs. www.vannessbrt.org.

Bellingham by the Bay What counts The quality of mercy by bruce bellingham er of Ace’s pub on Sutter Street was among some the local businesses that chipped in es, it has been a turbulent sea- some cash for Boston Strong. Others includ- son. Much of America has been driv- ed The Bell Tower, Shanghai Kelly’s, Amante, en to its knees. Getting their finger- and the North Star. It was coordinated by Ynails dirty, helping their neighbors, trying to Tupelo. “We raised thousands of dollars,” said find evidence of life — or dig up nasty things Whalen. “This a very generous town.” about others, or things that live in us to rec- Of course there is never enough to provide ognize. I’m talking about Oklahoma, Texas, for the people who have gone bust in San Missouri, Arkansas, Philadelphia. Many oth- Francisco. But, like the Gold Rush Days, this ers got their fire trucks and their SUVs and city is a risky bet. Is it worth it? Some play their semis in order and drove across state their cards better than others. And the cards lines. Many of the rescue efforts were ham- can turn on you. “It’s an unfair world, Bruce,” pered by the loss of street signs, no existing Tom Constanten of the Grateful Dead said buildings. No coordinates. Everyone needs to me. “But once in a while, it’s unfair in your coordinates. How else can we get home? direction.” Half a continent away here in San Francisco, Jane Richey, who has stuck it out for so I think about losing one’s coordinates. It hap- long in San Francisco, is doing terrifically pened through a couple of mishaps I had well in the fashion photography business. years ago. It was unsettling. Oh, when I got “Always have an LFT in your repertory,” she out of the hospital (after they shored up the advised. That means a Looking Forward To. Top to bottom: Jack Kerouac, 1953; W. S. Burroughs, 1991; To see these photos with Ginsberg’s handwritten captions, visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum hole in my head, the staff cut me loose). It Nice. There are dark times when I consider PHOTOS: ALLEN GINSBERG was 2 a.m. I could not tell west from east, my the advice. It helps. Sometimes it helps to right glove from my left. find your coordinates when the skies seem Ginsberg Ginsberg is now on view at Song, Aug. 11; a screen- For all of the turmoil, there are stark evi- devoid of stars. continued from page 1 the Contemporary Jewish ing of I’m Not There, Sept. dences of kindness, mercy, if you will. The other day, it was the 100th anniver- Museum through Sept. 3; and a closing perfor- I love that speech by Portia (The Merchant sary of the premiere of Stravinsky’s The time, many of the pic- 8. The exhibition catalog mance of UnderCover and of Venice) when she fights Shylock over that Rite of Spring. I know, I know. It seems just tures were reprinted with documents this cultural Faultline Studios Present: little matter of her boyfriend’s pound of flesh. like yesterday. Jack Keating, the portrait new written inscrip- history with more than 70 Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 When I saw the empathy and outpouring artist, was moved by the occasion. He tions by Ginsberg. reproductions accompa- Revisited, Sept. 8. of support for those caught up in storms sketched the old fellow, and a local collec- Handwritten retrospec- nied by exhibition cura- Beat Memories: The and fires, I could not help but recall the way tor quickly scarfed it up. tive musings brought an tor Sarah Greenough’s Photographs of Allen the Marina citizens rushed to help their I noticed someone pulled a stained, extra dimension to the essay on Allen Ginsberg’s Ginsberg, Jewish neighbors after the 1989 earthquake. There is battered photograph out of the rubble in stories behind the images photography, his poet- Contemp-orary Museum, great trauma when one gets injured with no Oklahoma, Texas, and a good portion of this as the poet takes in that ry, and a chronology of Thursday–Tuesday warning. Yes, there were people right here in county. I noticed that victims of these calami- captured moment from his photographic activ- through Sept. 8, 736 the perfect Marina district who suffered great ties who appeared on television seemed, after the perspective of years. ity plus selections Mission Street (near losses. Even my mother, the late Jemima their loved ones, God willing, were secured, Inspired by the discov- from interviews. Third), free–$12, 415-655- Bellingham, devised a sign to hang around that it was the thought of losing their family eries in the archiving Other related upcom- 7800, www.thecjm.org her neck, an entreaty to those who were dis- photos that created such anxiety. It’s a matter process, Ginsberg revis- ing programs include a placed: “For a good time, call Jemima” and of coordinates. To have a picture sometimes ited some of his earlier Beat Generation photo Sharon Anderson is included her home telephone number. Yes, brings a brightness to the heart. We all have subjects, creating up- hunt, Aug. 4; a screening an artist and writer in Mum had her funny moments. to gain our ground and continue to live. dated portraits. of Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth Southern California. The rush to aid the victims of the despica- Beat Memories: The of Wonder, Aug. 6; a per- She can be reached at ble Boston Marathon bombings reached San Bruce Bellingham is the author of Bellingham Photographs of Allen formance of Ginsberg in www.mindtheimage.com. Francisco, too. Tommy Whalen, the co-own- by the Bay. E-mail: [email protected]

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Budget As the Budget and financially than recent Police Blotter Dispatches from San Francisco’s Northern Station continued from page 1 Finance Committee years, we cannot take debated which line anything for granted as it contact and apparently recognizing him. officers were able to arrest the subject. When OVERALL RESULTS items to cut from Mayor relates to our local econ- He immediately turned and hotfooted it they captured him, he yelled, “What are you OF THE COMMITTEE Lee’s budget, and what omy and must continue Crime on the beat away in the opposite direction. Yelling, doing? Why are you chasing me? I didn’t do PROTECTING This year our bud- line items to add to our to ensure that our city is “Stop, police,” the officers chased the man, nothing; you had no right to chase me.” get increased from $7.2 revised budget, we had fiscally responsible, safe, The crimes below are a small snapshot He grabbed her bike from her and said she who responded with, “I didn’t do any- A bus passenger gave the officers the bag billion last year to $7.9 significant debate about and successful. of what the officers of Northern Station wouldn’t get it back unless she paid him thing” even as he threw baggies of meth they believed was stolen from the car, and BIODIVERSITY billion in the new fiscal different priorities. are doing. For a more comprehensive list, $100. The woman texted her boyfriend to from his pockets. The chase ended when the original caller identified the subject as year. It’s a massive bud- While there were some DISTRICT 2 visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, meet her with $100, but the subject took the the subject collided with another person the same person he saw breaking into the get, and there are many areas of consensus, there AND THE BUDGET there is a link to CrimeMAPS. bike and rode away down Polk Street. on the street. A field test of the meth was Mercedes. Officers contacted the owner of reasons why it is so large were many areas of dis- The savings we found The bike, which had a distinctive license positive. The subject was handcuffed and the Mercedes who, not surprisingly, told for a city of only 800,000 agreement — certain at committee also went to plate with the victim’s last name on it, was then booked at Northern Station. them she had not given anyone permission people. Principal among supervisors believed in fund various programs in “WOW” tracked down by officers, who took the to break into her car and steal its contents. these reasons is that San creating additional social District 2, including after- Sunday, June 2, 2:05 a.m. subject into custody. He was positively ID’d The subject was transported to Northern Francisco is both a city service programs, pro- school programs and chil- 1700 Block of Sacramento Street by the victim, who had her bike returned to HE’S GOT A PROBLEM Station and booked on multiple charges. The and county, requiring us viding additional fund- dren’s services. We were her after it was photographed as evidence. Sunday, June 9, 9:13 p.m. officer suffered some bruising and moderate to provide many addition- ing for our non-profits in also able to provide nutri- Officers on patrol spotted a silver Dodge The subject was booked at Northern Station. Gough Street at Green pain in her knee. al services not typical for San Francisco, and others tional meals to seniors in Challenger heading in the opposite direc- a city of our size, includ- wanted to add reserves our district who rely on tion, with headlights off and what appeared A caller reported seeing someone break ing running two hospi- to our long-term bud- services for at least one to be fresh front bumper damage. The offi- AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER? the window of a Mercedes, remove some PHONE TROUBLE tals, an airport, our port, get, fund parks and open meal a day and funds to cers pulled over the vehicle; they discovered Thursday, June 6, 11:52 a.m. objects, and escape by boarding a bus. The Sunday, June 9, 10:10 p.m. and even our own utilities spaces projects, and pro- help close the digital divide the driver to be reeking of alcohol and fum- Larkin Street at O’Farrell caller gave officers the description of the McAllister Street at Gough – together, these depart- vide additional funds for by providing computer lit- bling with his wallet. subject, the bus line and coach number, children’s eracy training to seniors. When the officers told him why they had Officers spotted on the street and took as well as its direction of travel. The bus Officers responded to a possible rob- NATURAL CAPITAL + CITIZENS + SCIENCE services. I also advocated for pulled him over, he said there was nothing into custody a male subject for whom they was tracked down and stopped; an officer bery and found a young woman holding Personally, funds for family services wrong with his car, adding, “It’s not dam- had been searching. Two days earlier, he boarded it and began looking for the subject; a bloody t-shirt to her nose. She had been There are many reasons I continued and community-building aged.” The officers then showed him the had been named by a stabbing victim as the when she was halfway through the bus, she on a bus, sitting in the back and playing to advocate efforts within District 2 damage to his car, and he responded, “Wow.” suspect; the victim and suspect are brothers. was approached by a male matching the sus- a game on her phone. Suddenly a young the budget is so large for for bud- through neighborhood- He refused to take field sobriety tests; he was Officers tracked down the subject by search- pect’s description who asked her, “Do you male subject reached over the man sitting get priori- focused events, such taken to Mission Station for a breath test, ing known areas that he frequents, and even- got a problem?” The officer had him turn next to her and snatched away her phone. a city of only 800,000. ties within as the Marina Family which he agreed to, and his blood alcohol tually they found him. He was positively around and put his hands behind his back, She got up and struggled with the subject, District Festival, and various content was more than twice the legal limit. identified by his brother. but when he did so and she grabbed his ending up on the ground outside the bus. ments account for approx- 2, a budget that priori- beautification measures He was booked at Northern Station. wrist, the subject suddenly kicked backward, Another subject came up and punched the imately half of our over- tized our local econo- in our neighborhood striking the officer’s left knee. He then broke victim one time in the nose; both subjects GUILTY CONSCIENCE Generously sponsored by: all budget. Nevertheless, my, as well as a budget commercial districts, her radio microphone when she tried to use got away. there is valid debate for that focused on qual- including new benches THE BICYCLE THIEF, PART II Thursday, June 6, 7:34 p.m. it to call for backup. Officers broadcast the subjects’ descrip- another day about wheth- ity of life issues for all and trees along Fillmore Wednesday, June 5, 4:35 a.m. Green Street at Gough Despite assistance from some of the other tions via radio, and two plainclothes offi- er our overall budget is San Franciscans. and Union, and proj- Polk Street at Clay passengers to try to control the subject, he cers from Tenderloin Station quickly cap- too large. Ultimately, with the ects within our various Plainclothes officers were responding managed to get off the bus and run down tured them. The victim positively identi- Leaving this aside, dur- additional savings we parks in District 2. In A woman walking her bike on the side- to a call for service when they spotted a Van Ness. The officer figured out that she fied the subjects, recovered her phone, ing our budget process found throughout the addition, we set aside walk was approached by a man who was subject they had arrested in the past. The couldn’t hear radio traffic on her radio but and received medical attention. this year, we closed bud- budget process, the Budget funds to focus on the initially friendly but became increasingly subject was walking along when he in turn she could transmit, so she gave the direction The subjects were booked at the get deficits of $124 mil- and Finance Committee Lombard Street corridor hostile, demanding she give him money. spotted one of the officers, making eye of flight of the subject, and soon assisting Northern Station. lion for the next fiscal funded the following and traffic enforcement year and $256 million for initiatives that were not at the crooked portion of fiscal year 2014-15. In included in Mayor Lee’s Lombard Street. order to allocate funds original budget: I’m proud that we were differently from what • Fully funded all able to come to a con- Mayor Lee proposed, of the federal bud- sensus and pass the FY the Budget & Finance get cuts to HIV/ 2013-14 and FY 2014- Committee must first AIDS services; 15 budget unanimously find savings through cuts • Opened a new at the board, which the in the mayor’s budget. Recreation and Park club- mayor supported. Through the help of our house in every superviso- Though no one agreed Budget and Legislative rial district (Julius Kahn in with every line item, Analyst’s Office, we were District 2); I believe our budget able to find more than • Added a half-dozen reflects the priorities $40 million in budget new gardeners for our and values of both the savings – with $25 mil- city’s parks; mayor and the Board of lion for fiscal year 2013- • Enhanced homeless Supervisors — but most 14, and $15 million in prevention 2014-15. The revised services for budget built on Mayor San Fran- Lee’s original plan by cisco’s fam- Our budget reflects the adding additional invest- ilies; ments principally for • Enhanc- priorities of the mayor, workforce training, parks ed ongoing and open spaces, children infrastruc- supervisors, and residents. and family services, and ture projects infrastructure projects. citywide; important, of the resi- The Budget and Finance • Added $2 million in dents of San Francisco. It Committee came up with direct childrens services; is a budget our entire city, $25 million in savings, • Added $2 million in and District 2, should be and funding decisions, for workforce training pro- proud to support. FY 2013-14 through vari- grams; and ous sources. The commit- • Added a 1.5% cost This article concludes our Custom made Jewelry tee accepted $9.9 million of living increase for our three-part series intended in cuts recommended by city’s service providers. to inform everyone how Whatever you dream up, we can make it. the board’s budget and Not only did we find our budget process works in legislative analyst, Harvey savings and add servic- San Francisco. Whether you are designing a family heirloom or would like to surprise Rose. There was an $8.9 es, but as chair of the million surplus from last budget committee, I con- You can subscribe to my that special someone with a one of a kind gift, La Bijouterie can make it year and unexpected gains tinued to push hard for monthly newsletter at www. happen. We can also revive your beautiful gems set in your old jewelry. in revenues from prop- long-term financial plan- markfarrell.com, or follow erty taxes. 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Sketches from a North Beach Journal This Just In Humor Saloon conversation: At last! Nail polish for your face! Not just dirty jokes, sports and pick-up lines by fred gehrung taken for your daughter in face, fleshy snout, slurred no time. If you don’t have speech, and, now and then, (Note: Dr. Fred is an unli- a daughter, how about a eyebrow fungus. Women by ernest beyl abstract discussion of Sly and the Family censed cosmetologist and perfect stranger? Double who have become pregnant Stone and from there to the Staple Singers, would-be dermatologist the applications and enjoy while wearing the cream wandered down to Capp’s Corner James Brown, and Muddy Waters. At the who did sleep at a Holiday the new you in 48 hours! — no, make that preg- the other day to check out the lin- 1974 Monterey Jazz Festival, Harry played Inn last night). Or if your date is tonight, nant women who wear the guine and clams, and ran into James harmonica with blues master Sunnyland try taking it internally — cream — have experienced IMelling. Some may recall that in ear- Slim. The following year he produced the ood news! You maybe smear a teaspoonful short-term discomforts lier columns I referred to him as the festival’s Saturday afternoon blues show. don’t have to look on a Rye Crisp. including swimmer’s itch. Gentleman Trencherman. James is a dil- Among the artists were Bobby Blue Bland that way! If you’re My repair and rescue gel In rare instances, the appli- ettante with a highly discerning appetite and Etta James. As a youth, he managed Ggrowing old waiting for has been clinically proven cation has drawn flies. for the good things in life — among them The Meters and went on a European in the clinic Also added to my age- food, wine and spirits, jazz, and American tour with the Rolling Stones. Later he above my defying product line is Dr. literature. But what I really appreciate managed Captain Beefheart and played garage. It Fred’s face lift in a bottle. about James is that he puts a premium on with Boz Scaggs. That gives you an idea If your date is tonight, attacks the Among the ingredients: two stimulating, eyeball-to-eyeball conversa- of the kind of bar conversation one has little under- ounces of vodka, one ounce tion. He speaks well, has a lot to say, is with Harry Duncan. smear a teaspoonful stood cause of Grand Marnier, and one opinionated, but doesn’t crowd the floor. of wrinkles, ounce of tequila mixed That is, he lets you talk, too. Some don’t THE TWO LAWRENCES on a Rye Crisp. which is an with Hollandaise sauce and do that. They stone you to death with the Occasionally I have lunch at Capp’s interaction rooster comb extract. The first personal singular. Corner with Lawrence Ferlinghetti. your antiwrinkle cream between the epidermis and brand name: Elixir Doodle Recently, over a lunch of lamb stew and to kick in, turn back the the dermis that impedes the Do. Drinking it doesn’t AN ADMIRATION FOR MILES AND MONK red wine our conversation centered on clock with Dr. Fred’s duodermis from its inter- make your wrinkles go We had a conversation about big-band British novelist, poet and painter D.H. revolutionary anti-aging face with the biodermis, away, but you stop noticing. swing in the thirties and forties that was Lawrence, who — you will, of course, silver bullet wrinkle cor- thus usurping the hypoder- The third product in We like an exchange of gunfire. For example, remember — wrote Sons and Lovers rector, Vaseline. No! Not mis to cause the droopader- the Dr. Fred collection of Deliver! James doesn’t share my admiration for and Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Ferlinghetti Vaseline. Make that my mis. Where was I? rejuvenating potions is var- 415.567.6900 Count Basie. That’s recalled that many synergistically, oxidative, Cosmetologist Journal nish. No! Make that Dr. his downside. years ago he visited deep-penetrating, face rates Veneer PM the most Fred’s skin gloss, a coat- He thinks Basie, Taos, N.M., where defender that I’ve trade dramatic cosmetic break- ing that conceals wrinkles Charlie Barnet, and What I appreciate about Lawrence (D.H., named Veneer PM. through since the Geisha and other imperfections Woody Herman not Ferlinghetti) It’s true. Veneer PM facial, a Japanese proce- for up to six months via created big-band James is that he puts a lived for a few contains the power- dure done with bird poop. its unique, lamination-like music for elevator years. Ferlinghetti ful enzyme, XYZ, which (Possible downside: first effect. (Think face mask.) travel. I bridled at premium on eyeball-to- said he wanted simultaneously whitens having to scrape some off Simply select the expression that and waited for to photograph your teeth. Most impor- your windshield.) Veneer you’ll be satisfied wearing his counter offer- eyeball conversation. some paintings by tant, Veneer PM comes PM is not available in for six months until the ings, which were Lawrence that had with a no-mess pump spas, salons, or dermatol- coating wears off. Think of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. I share been reviled in Britain and sequestered in dispenser not offered by ogy centers, but could turn it as nail polish for the face. his admiration for Miles and Monk but Taos. He found them in a hotel there, La imitators. Our pump has up in a vending machine. Results also have attracted rue his thumbs-down on Basie, Barnet, Fonda de Taos, and photographed them been voted pump of the Actually, I’m unsure where the interest of taxidermists. and Herman. But it’s good to stretch out a for an article he wrote at the time. How’s year and is rated number to get it myself, but there Should any of these prod- bit with James. that for casual bar talk? Ferlinghetti one by Pump World mag- were a couple of jars ucts fail to bring desired The place is 94 and over lunch talking about azine as the most plea- around here last week. results, I recommend you OTHER SALOON D.H. Lawrence. surable pump to pump. Dr. Fred’s new skin-deep install a chinning bar and CONVERSATIONALISTS Where was I? rejuvenating ointment has hang upside down, revers- SOME RESTAURANTS OF YESTERYEAR where locals My point is this: Bar talk — usually On yes! This break- revolutionized cosmetology, ing the pull of gravity, so thought of as monosyllabic dribble — isn’t Bob Mulcrevy, a notable former restau- through cream makes wrin- thanks to its all dirty jokes, sports ephemera, autobio- rateur and saloon proprietor, is my go-to kles disappear by smearing it top-secret graphical B.S., and hook-up lines. It can guy to talk to about food and drink. Bob on your mirror. No! I mean ingredients. eat seafood! be surprisingly stimulating and vigorous, doesn’t fusion around. We talk about smear it on your fingertips. (Epsom salts, My rejuvenating ointment even bookish at times. “real” places like proper steakhouses and Then gently rub it onto only beeswax, sea Let me give you some other examples. bars where they don’t put a lot of veg- one side of your face. Wait weed, and has revolutionized etables in the Bloody Marys. Bob is a 60 seconds and then look wild yam Spectacular Bay Views THE SAN FRANCISCO MAD MAN regular at Capp’s. He has his own stool at yourself in the mirror. extract, but cosmetology. Jerry Gibbons was one half of the iconic at the bar. Frequently I sit catty-corner You will be utterly amazed. don’t tell San Francisco advertising agency Pritikin to him and we chat. The other day we One side of your face will anybody). Results include that those sagging jowls & Gibbons, once the hottest “shop” in talked about restaurants of yesteryear look 20 years younger. How enhanced skin vibrancy, min- end up where they came Join Us As We Celebrate the 150-Year town. These days Pritikin operates a bou- that we both miss. We came up with four, can this be, you’ll ask. How imized puffiness, and frozen from. Three-hour long sus- tique hotel in Pacific Heights. Gibbons is but we probably could have gone on all should I know? face. No, not frozen face! pensions nine or ten times Anniversary of the Iconic Cliff House! an advertising consultant and consum- day. Bob’s choices were the Washington According to my label, Make that, “reduces stubborn per day should do it. mate bar storyteller who likes martinis Square Bar & Grill and Vanessi’s. It gave the secret is the potion’s surface imperfections such as In honor of the 1863 Cliff House we are straight up in well-chilled glasses. One him genuine sorrow that both places remarkable skin shrinkage brown spots, red spots, also Fred Gehrung is a free- offering an $18.63 lunch entrée in Sutro's and Gibbons story recalls his agency’s ad for are gone. He recalled the magnificent capability. (Extended use mint green and lilac, but not lance writer who lives in the an $18.63 dinner entrée in the Bistro. swimming pools. The headline read “A hamburger at Vanessi’s — the quint- has been known to cause marigold orange or lagoon Marina. Fred has written fea- word about nude swimming.” The copy essential burger, full of grilled onions smaller heads. ) Let Veneer blue.” Note: Heavy applica- tures and humor for newspa- We are also featuring a historical cocktail that followed went something like this: and slapped in a hollowed-out hunk of PM decrease your creas- tion camouflages nose warts, pers, including the Chicago “The beautiful abandon of swimming in sourdough. I thought for a few min- es. No more keeping your but has no noticeable effect Tribune, USA Today, The in our bars and lounges. the raw is at once an experience of sen- utes and suggested Ernie’s and La Felce. cosmetologist on speed on zucchini nose. Boston Globe, and The New sual, almost spiritual joy.” Then: “Do it Ernie’s on Montgomery was internation- dial. No more expensive Veneer PM side effects York Times. E-mail: fred@ World Famous Restaurant alone, do it with friends, do it with the ally acclaimed. I still miss it, and I miss skin peels. You’ll be mis- can include enlarged marinatimes.com Cliff House Weekly Favorites better half — but by all means, do it in an Victor and Roland Gotti, the suave pro- • Wine Lovers’ Tuesday – Half Priced Bottled Wines A nt h ony Po o l .” prietors. La Felce was on the southeast corner of Union and Stockton. I devoutly Saloon Talk evolves, and he’s discussing Rommel the • Friday Night Jazz in the Balcony Lounge THE BLUES WALKED IN AND MET ME wish it were still there. Specifically, what continued from page 8 Desert Fox and the North Africa cam- NO • Sunday Champagne Brunch Buffet Harry Duncan likes to hang out at did I tell Bob I miss about La Felce? paign or Old Blood and Guts Patton and Capp’s Corner. He’s an erudite blues schol- Well, today it would be called an amuse- ROMMEL AND PATTON his Third Army that relieved Bastogne in 9 FISHERMEN’S ar I met many years ago at the Monterey bouche. But at La Felce, it was just a com- Ron Spinali talks to me about Field the Battle of the Bulge. Culinary specials cannot be ordered with large party reservations. Jazz Festival. Music is a way of life for plimentary starter: a small bowl of pinto Marshall Erwin Rommel or General For large party information please call or visit our website. Harry. He has a radio show on KUSF beans dressed in olive oil, minced onion George S. Patton. Ron — Butcher Ron Just your ordinary gaggle of North 415.673.7025 Large party reservations are for 13-45 guests. called the Soul Kitchen, which serves up and parsley, and a little ground pepper. — of Little City Market on Vallejo, is a Beach characters and not what is usually Free Validated Parking GROTTO funk, jazz, blues, gospel, reggae, and other A few spoonfuls with a crust of Italian student of European battlefront history. thought of as typical bar talk. 1090 Point Lobos San Francisco 415-386-3330 www.CliffHouse.com assorted musical persuasions. One day in bread — Italian ambrosia. That’s the kind His interest spills over to me, and I read No. 9 Fisherman’s Wharf at the foot of Taylor Private Events Direct 415-666-4027 [email protected] Capp’s we discussed blues guitar — Stevie of bar talk Bob Mulcrevy and I engage in the books he loans me. Sometimes over If you want to share some bar talk with Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Mark at Capp’s Corner. a glass of wine, we will sit at the bar and Ernest Beyl, drop by Capp’s Corner. E-mail: fishermensgrotto.com Banquet Facilities Available Knopfler. From there, we segued to an SALOON TALK, continued on 8 make small talk. But soon the small talk [email protected].

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The Internet Whirl Short ‘n sweet Socially Responsible Power of perseverance Texting etiquette tips for Futures Without Violence: dummies and smarties Is it really possible?

by john zipperer messages. Etiquette tip #465: When some- Esta Soler’s three-decade network-building pays off one tells you you’ve got the wrong number, e bought Mom an iPhone respond with, “Oh, sorry for bothering you. by marilyn damon diamond Her years of network- district attorney’s office last month so she will be able Thank you.” Grade school-taught manners building were paying off. and former special assis- to communicate with us when still work. ore than 30 With her experience in the tant attorney general to Wshe travels. No, this isn’t a story about a So what else should you do when you text? years ago, after Brown administration and California Attorney General senior being technologically ignorant; she Make your messages as short as possible, graduating now possessing some fed- Kamala Harris, said, “The is a decades-long user of computers and while still getting as much of the pertinant Mfrom Simmons College in eral funds, Soler began to good news is that domes- is better at diagnosing her Mac than I am. information across as possible. Connecticut, Esta Soler approach political heavy- tic violence against adult But the phone’s apps and features required You can send a text to more than began her activist career weights. U.S. Representative women has dropped by 60 an impromptu teach-in in her living room, one person; if you do that, it is easy to in California. It was a time Nancy Pelosi was an percent in the last 20 years, and that reminded me that she is being initi- respond to texts without remembering that and place that would set the early supporter. and I firmly believe that ated into the world of text messaging. other people are reading them. That can stage for her work today on One of Soler’s proud- Futures Without Violence She already knows how to talk on the be embarrassing. the frontlines of America’s est achievements was the has been instrumental in October isn’t the only phone, of course. Who doesn’t? But if you Try to spell correctly, but don’t fret about endemic problem: violence. passage (with a $1.5 bil- that success.” have never sent or received text messages the occasional misspelling; texting is informal When Soler came out lion budget) of the federal After working for decades Welcoming Will Holt, M.D. month you should think before, it might not and isn’t expected to West, she was hired as Violence Against Women in offices, Soler and her Sutter Pacific Hepatologist be intuitive what to be perfect. an administrator for the Act, which she said “grew staff began discussing a about breast health. do, how to do it, and Don’t overload Coalition for Justice for out of the work we did.” new workplace. “Someone when to stop doing With texting, it might not your messages with Battered Women and “The Violence Against suggested the Presidio, The Sister Diane Grassilli Center for Women’s Health at St. Mary’s ANOTHERANOTHE BIG PLUS it. Here’s some help. too many acronyms. Children in Gov. Jerry Women Act has long which is a huge part of San is a National Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our team of When most peo- be intuitive what to do, They can be helpful Brown’s first administration. ensured that no woman Francisco’s history. It felt SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS board-certified physicians is committed to providing a compre- ple think about tex- or humorous when That position gave her an would ever be forced to right to deal with human hensive range of women’s services. how to do it, and when to Northern California’s top primary care doctors ting, they might have used appropriately; introduction to California’s suffer in silence in the face rights in such a setting,” and specialists. Plus, you have access to same ideas of acronyms when overused, it justice system. Armed of domestic violence and Soler said. Futures occupied For your next mammogram, please call (415) 750-HERS (4377). stop doing it. day appointments at many neighborhood such as ROTFL or becomes annoying — with new experience and abuse,” Pelosi said at the 100 Montgomery Street in LOL or BTW come to mind. Those shorten- and it increases the risk that you’ll be using contacts, she left her job time. She pointed, too, to the Presidio, after rehabbing locations. All with online medical records, Focused Forward ings of commonly used phrases — “rolling on one that your recipient doesn’t understand. and founded The Family the bipartisan support for the former barracks. prescription renewals, lab results – even instant the floor laughing,” “laugh out loud,” or “by Don’t advertise by text. Text advertisers Violence Prevention Fund, the act, which has recently There remain challenges. physician messaging. It’s another way we plus you. Sister Diane Grassilli Center for Women’s Health the way,” respectively — do come in handy, deserve a special pit of hell. Depending on (FVPF) a name that today been reauthorized. We’re all aware of atrocities A National Breast Imaging Center of Excellence but they are not the key part of texting. a person’s phone service plan, they might be has been changed to Futures that still occur in this coun- Behavior is. Too much technology that paying to receive texts, and they don’t want to Without Violence (Futures) GOING BEYOND try and around the world, allegedly gives individuals more power at be paying for ads. and is located in the Presidio And still FVPF contin- and Soler is realistic but opti- FIND A LOCAL SUTTER DOCTOR 1 Shrader Street, Suite 490 A National their fingertips has the absurd side effect of If you are a criminal mastermind or politi- of San Francisco. Her goal: ued to grow. Soler and her mistic. She believes public 1-888-699-DOCS (3627) San Francisco, CA 94117 Center of sutterpacific.org stmarysmedicalcenter.org Excellence making them more socially inward focused. cal revolutionary, be aware that your text Provide public education group encouraged train- opinion is changing, with the They’re not crafting their message for their messages are not private. They are being and training programs to ing sessions in a variety Boston office concentrating specific audience; they’re not thinking how catalogued somewhere, just waiting for pros- reduce incidents of abuse. of industries, schools, and on children and a summit on other people will read or misread what they ecutors to throw them in your face at your Her first “office” was a organizations. Offices have bullying in the works. write; they’re not seeking input as much as trial for embezzlement or whatever. So don’t desk in the district attor- opened in Boston and New Scheduled for 2014 is the they are seeking an audience. text anything you don’t want your spouse, the ney’s office and a chair at York, and there is no reason opening of the new Center San Francisco’s STICKLEY Source So you end up with the texter who sends government, or 18-year-old hackers to read. San Francisco’s General to think that Soler might for Leadership and Action. too many messages, not even waiting for Better yet, don’t be a criminal. Hospital. But it was her not have her eyes on more Calling it “the nation’s leading responses between a battery of questions Asynchronous communication such as connection with the Brown states. “We’re on the road a trainer of judges, police, and or comments. texting means you can send your message administration that gave her lot,” Soler grinned. health-care professionals on Come on Over Or you get the texting-challenged person and the other person might not read it right some clout — and she began Over the years, it became the topic of violence against with a peninsula area code who keeps texting at that minute — they might have stepped making calls. Slowly she clear that there were addi- women,” Futures’ director me, thinking I’m someone else, and keeps away from their computer to answer the front was adding names of sup- tional challenges that were of communications Marsha for Free Checking doing it even though certainly he or she door or set down their cell phone to have a porters. Eventually some of affecting perhaps millions of Robertson said that the new Say goodbye to monthly service charges on your current must have some rational expectation that the conversation with someone in their office. them would be well-known people in the areas of wom- Center for Leadership and checking account and say hello to Free Checking from Golden 1. person being texted would respond to such If they don’t respond right away, don’t follow names, but Soler was also en’s health, women’s issues, Action “will expand trainings specific texts as “When are you coming to up with 10 more text messages pinging their aiming to reach Everyman. the current Brown admin- and workshops … in order to With our Free Checking Account, you’ll pay no monthly service pick me up?” When I don’t respond (I was computer; if you have something desperate to istration’s Department of improve responses and ser- charge—and you’ll get all of the features you need to manage too wary at first that it was a scam or an ad communicate, pick up the phone and make a NO EXCUSES Health, jobs programs and vices to victims and survivors your money for FREE, including: campaign, neither of which is unheard of voice call like a real human. 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Sports Corner Big-league fun, small-time prices America’s Cup had a breakdown during the third This is a wonderful place to sail. continued from page 1 of seven legs. A clip holding the sail The AC72 is a showcase when to the headstay of the boat failed; there’s good breeze.” courtroom to the waters. Following the crew took three minutes to “Breeze” is a kind word for the the tragic death of Artemis Racing’s detach the sail and dump it over- heavy winds that have made this Andrew “Bart” Simpson on May 9, board, where it was picked up by a particularly tricky course to teams and regulating bodies quar- the team’s chase boat. The Kiwis navigate, especially aboard a boat reled over new rules intended to didn’t have to drop out, however; zooming at 40 knots. make the racing safer. As reported they were able to continue under Jimmy Spithill, Oracle Team in last month’s Marina Times, law- the power of their wing foot sail, USA’s skipper, even took flying les- yers got involved as teams argued and they were still able to defeat the sons so that he could better under- over changes to the boats’ mecha- Italians of Luna Rossa Challenge by stand how to navigate the winds nisms that some feared would more than two minutes. and currents in the bay. Spithill advantage certain teams over oth- New Zealand skipper Dean well represents the type of ath- ers. At one point, the legal wran- Barker said the sail trouble is “one of lete drawn to the America’s Cup gling got so heated that there was those frustrating, annoying things. competition; he recently told The A July 20 concert at the AC Pavillion brought together the SF Symphony and concern that one or more teams We’ve never ever had an issue with Commonwealth Club that there the America’s Cup trophy PHOTO: © ACEA / PHOTO GILLES MARTIN-RAGET might pull out of the races, putting the attachment of the jib before, but certainly were safety concerns Taking in a San Rafael Pacifics game PHOTOS: STEVE HERMANOS the entire competition at risk. as is normal, when you start racing, about the boats and the bay, but the San Francisco Symphony gave Most of the political fighting things like this happen.” it is “very difficult to go through a July 20 concert at America’s Schedule over the America’s Cup happened The Italians’ skipper, Max Sirena, life completely risk-free.” Athletes Cup Pavilion, featuring works by in the runup to the races, includ- praised the work his crew did in of any sport, after all, are trying to Russian composer Tchaikovsky. Charming the fans ing an attempt by former Board improving its performance from do something extraordinary, not “There are a lot of things in com- Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin of Supervisors President Aaron the time the two teams last met, ordinary, he said. mon between this orchestra and Aug. 1 by steve hermanos owning a minor league baseball team, Peskin to environmental-review on July 13, but “today the Kiwis Crowds aren’t only coming for the what’s happening out on the water Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final and having lots of time for his family. He the races to death. But city leaders showed really good speed around action on the bay. In the Midwest, on the AC 72s,” said John Kieser, August 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, & 15 ith the Giants playing like chose Marin County. eventually got behind (or at least the course. We sailed well …, but one mother told the Marina Times general manager of the symphony. they’re still hungover from the Now Shapiro’s sons — one, a pitch- out from in front of) the event, and we need to try and improve as a she will be heading to California “The crew of those AC 72s and Louis Vuitton Cup Final parties of 2010 and 2012, with er for Santa Barbara City College, the the races were allowed to go on. crew and our boatspeed in the next to take in the America’s Cup rac- these musicians depend on split- August 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, & 30 Wthe A’s having a fine year over in the other, a football player at Redwood High With the races well underway few weeks.” ing, making a mini-adventure second accuracy and coordination cracked, concrete birdbath across the bay, — both work for the Pacifics, as does this summer, visitors have been Fans will have plenty of time of it. After meeting up with her — it’s a supreme act of teamwork. Red Bull Youth America’s Cup there is another local baseball team trying Shapiro’s wife. flocking to San Francisco to take to see if the Italians make that daughter, she’ll drive up the coast To be here and be part of that and September 1–4 to do things differently, and at a much Shapiro might succeed in becoming the in both the sporting action as improvement. (See schedule at from Los Angeles, sampling wines, thinking about what’s going on out lower cost to the spectator. Walt Disney of Bay Area minor league well as the sideshows taking place right). But their competition won’t boutique hotels, and cute seaside on the water is a terrific thrill for Superyacht Regatta The San Rafael Pacifics are thriving baseball. He talks about fan experience, for their entertainment. only be the other teams fighting restaurants. They’ll end with an all of us.” September 9, 11, 13 in their second year of independent integrating the team into the commu- Oh, yes, it’s still a playtoy of the winds on the water; it’ll be the extended visit to San Francisco, So the musicians, just like the minor league baseball. They play in clean, nity, and putting a quality product on billionaires, but it’s anything wind itself. experiencing the race and the City athletes, are trying to do something America’s Cup Finals repainted, charming, circa-1940 Albert the field. He notes that, in the past, inde- but uneventful. Following a late-July race in the in equal measures. extraordinary. They just have less September 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, Park. Capacity is about pendent leagues and July’s action has already pro- Louis Vuitton Cup in the America’s There will be plenty to keep her risk to their lives. 17, 19 & 21 1,000. As of this writ- teams have failed when vided spills and action aplenty. Cup Challenger Series, Emirates and her daughter occupied. From For up-to-date information, NOTE: There are additional ing, tickets are easy to owners either don’t have For example, during the Louis Team New Zealand wing trimmer souvenir shopping to concerts, the schedules, reports, and videos, visit reserve days spread throughout get. And the league is good business judg- Vuitton Cup in the America’s Cup Glenn Ashby said “San Francisco nonracing events have kicked into www.americascup.com. the schedule for the possible no joke. ment or don’t know Challenger Series, the Kiwi crew Bay is a fantastic spot to sail. The high gear along the shoreline. In addition of racing if necessary. Bobby O’Neill, who how to operate a minor from Emirates Team New Zealand breeze is in just about every day. one of the higher-profile events, E-mail: [email protected] pitched for the Pacifics league team. A lot of last year, is current- failure occurs when the ly playing single-A owners become “little ball for the Arizona Steinbrenners” (refer- Diamondbacks. ring to the late New York Current Giant Sergio Yankees owner) too con- SMOOTH DRINKS Romo played in a previ- cerned with manipulat- ous incarnation of the ing their roster rather SIZZLING STEAKS league before he was than running the rest of signed by the Giants the business. organization. A con- Shapiro envisions the noisseur might rate the Adult pocketbooks might league expanding, estab- benefit greatly from a Pacifics level of play between game, but kids get the most lishing a stand-alone Bay single-A and double-A. out of it Area division to create But why else would a regional rivalries and cut San Franciscan want to cross the Golden down on the costs of traveling to Hawaii. Gate for a Pacifics game, to see the Vallejo (Think the players would rather hang out Admirals, the East Bay Lumberjacks after games in Antioch, or Maui? Just askin’.) or teams from Maui or the Big Island? Right now, one of the Bay Area’s teams, Here are some reasons: lack of fog, warm the Lumberjacks, does not have a home weather, free parking, $10 online tickets, ballpark. But they are in negotiation on a short concession lines, food that’s about so-far secret East Bay location. half the price of AT&T Park, the burrito Budget-conscious adults appreciate the seller, the supervised wiffleball court, very Pacifics experience. But the most intense clean bathrooms, abundant foul balls that magic of an up-close baseball experi- an eager kid has a decent chance of track- ence happens to kids; they can do a bit of ing down, and mingling with the players roaming at the park — play whiffleball; on the field after the game. A family of take some money to the concession win- four or five can spend what a lone fan dow with their buddies; chase foul balls. might pay at a Giants game. Watch a kid’s eyes light up, their body (In addition, the team from Maui has stand proud, when they get a foul ball. www.ericafoto.com 5’1” female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida. She Watch them participate in the on-field ITALIAN RESTAURANT strikes out plenty of hulking, macho hitters.) seventh inning ball toss. After the game, [email protected] “We want to create an environment watch their awe as they talk to a uni- SINCE 1937 in which the fan feels transported to formed player on the field and get an 415.341.4144 community-based baseball of the 1940s autograph. Observe in wonder as video 601 UNION STREET and 1950s,” says Pacifics president Mike games are momentarily forgotten. Shapiro. Shapiro is a former vice presi- If you like baseball, have access to a car, T. 415-775-4877 dent for the Atlanta Braves and the can bring kids, and want to get out of the Washington Nationals. He played cen- fog, check out a Pacifics game. If you go terfield at Georgetown University, and once, you’ll likely go again. There are a ORIGINALJOESSF.COM had eight games as an outfielder for the bunch of games throughout August, and Sacramento Nuggets in the independent then there will be playoff games. Check Western States League in 1973. their website (www.pacificsbaseball.com), As a lawyer and executive in Major load up the minivan, and go. 3 UNIQUE PRIVATE DINING ROOMS League Baseball, he found the work so [email protected] consuming that, he decided, it took away Steve Hermanos is the author of Orange too much time from his family. He envi- Waves of Giants! The 2012 Championship sioned living in a pleasant community, Season. E-mail: [email protected]

12 AUGUST 2013 THE MARINA TIMES WWW.MARINATIMES.COM WWW.MARINATIMES.COM THE MARINA TIMES AUGUST 2013 13 Food & Wine Fisherman’s Wharf New and Notable Oh là là Appetites and Afterthoughts Across the Bay… is calling your name Authentic French bakery, Food stuff and stuff about food by ernest beyl Translation: Crabs have to walk into Le Marais, opens on Chestnut the pot by themselves, or they are like to eat. I like to cook. And no good. So begins a recipe for Aunt I like to dine out. I also like to Blanche’s She-Crab Soup. And, by the write about food and restaurants way, there are she-crabs and he-crabs. I— as my readers will note. Some read- I like this one too: Cooter Soup. A ers stiffen their spines and want to cooter is an edible freshwater turtle, tear me apart at the seams for various and the recipe begins “Kill cooter by things I write. Recently, one accused chopping off head.” me of doing a hatchet job on one of his favorite North Beach restaurants DELAPLANE’S MEXICAN PINEAPPLE and gave me chapter and verse on how I miss my friend Stanton Delaplane, stupid I am. Another wanted to chase Chronicle Pulitzer Prize-winning me out of the neighborhood, and said I reporter. He loved Mexico and gave me was insulting “North Beachers with my this recipe for what he called Mexican Pineapple. “Take a bunch of fresh pineapple chunks or from the can. Squirt Worcestershire I don’t have much respect sauce over them and dust with alito’s Crab House freshly made beignets, Tortuga red pepper powder. Enjoy with a & Prime Rib—Long a Caribbean rum cake and salted A sampling of the many baked goods available at Le Marais PHOTOS: COURTESY LE MARAIS for Yelpers who frequently glass of cold Mexican beer.” part of the local “scene”, caramel vanilla crunch cake. by julie mitchell seem snide and persnickety. TRINIDAD AVOCADO SOUP SSalito’s in Sausalito is fresh, It’s the perfect getaway on a Handcrafted from local But all you really need he Franciscan Crab ed crab, crab Alfredo pasta, or redwood and repurposed to know is that Le Marais Many years ago, before board- bright and full of casual ambi- foggy city day. You can take a s foodies and Parisian iron, with soar- is the place to go for tasty, [expletive] extremely wrong review.” ing the P&O liner Himalaya in Port Restaurant- Don’t let the crab Enchilada—my favor- culture junkies, it’s ing ceilings and bright traditional French breads, My sin was I didn’t praise some of her of Spain, Trinidad on which I was to ence. Large, multi-leveled decks ferry and pretend you’re on vaca- the name fool you— ite. No matter which way you no surprise that skylights, Le Marais feels including baguettes, favorite joints. She was especially irri- serve for a while as press officer, I had overlook the water and the tion in a faraway village. At least ASan Franciscans are con- as light and airy as the country levain, wheat, tated because I said Capp’s Corner is an avocado in my soup. The local ship- beauty of the area is absolutely for one day! Sitting on beautiful Tthis Fisherman’s Wharf main- order, it is guaranteed to be summate Francophiles. Last brioche, pain au chocolat, rye, and pain de mie, my favorite saloon. As a saloonist who ping agent, a Sydney Greenstreet look- month’s column focused and croissants on display. and the aforementioned has earned his stripes, that hurt. alike in Panama hat and white linen breathtaking. Richardson stay serves food that goes fresh, flavorful and master- on accessible French wine, Ascaso turned to the pastries and cakes, small Certainly, readers are entitled to suit, took me to lunch at his club. Pink The versa- Bay, the blue well beyond steamed crab on fully prepared. and this month we turn team at San Francisco’s and large. You can nibble their opinions, which can be just as gins and peanuts were followed by the tility of the The large covered, sky and spar- to a brand-new, traditional renowned Paxton Gate to on a petit fruit tartlette valid as mine. I like to hear from read- club’s soup of the day — a strong, clear a platter. The menu includes The Franciscan’s other sea- French bakery located right help design the space. He or little fruit-infused ers, and once in a while I get a pat on beef broth laced with Worcestershire food offerings heated patio and kling water are on Chestnut Street. cake, or pick up the back from them, but I don’t appre- sauce into which a peeled avocado half allows you the perfect set- delightful artisanal salumi food options are also stel- Le Marais opened a larger one for ciate churlish, and at times, vindictive had been submerged. twinkling lights set to have any- ting for an and burrata, specialties that lar, from the garlic-steamed its doors July 2. a dinner party, comments. I also don’t have much And within just a All you need to know not to mention respect for the Yelpers who frequently HEMINGWAY’S ABALONE thing from a the stage for dining afternoon or include the best fish and chips clams, the fresh fish prepared few days patrons a lemon-ricotta seem to me to be disingenuous, snide Ernest Hemingway was a regular at selection of under the stars with evening of you’ve ever tasted, a barbecue in four signature styles, to the were buzzing in is that Le Marais is the Bundt or flourless and persnickety. So bear with me here San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel, so and out, stopping chocolate cake. as I write yet another column about regular that when he checked in, the cheeses and cocktails and shredded short rib sandwich hearty seafood cioppino, per- by for a cup of place for traditional Even chocolate food stuff — that is, stuff about food. chef automatically prepared abalone salumi with the possibility of dining al fresco. Stumptown Coffee chip and oatmeal Then if you must rip me apart or pat from a personal Hemingway recipe: house made The large and flavorful pastas like sea- fect for a cold day by the bay. Roasters’ brew or French breads. raisin cookies are me on the back, go ahead. You can “Fry in oil, to which a little butter has romance a foregone food linguine. And if you can find room, try an iced loose-leaf on the menu, and probably find me at Capp’s Corner. been added, to a light brown like fried kettle bread conclusion. covered, heat- tea, but mostly to sam- then searched high and low if you want lunch, you oysters. Oil must be sizzling before and a bot- ed patio and But oh, the crabs: what a a decadent dessert made with ple the exquisite array of until he found head pastry can choose from sev- PIKE IN HALF MOURNING putting the abalone in. Time: A few French pastries, breads, chef Phil Ogiela (whose eral savory quiches and I collect cookbooks. I have some old minutes. Serve promptly with a little tle of wine to a full-blown twinkling lights set the stage delight they are. You can start their house made frozen cus- tarts, and gâteaux (cakes) experience includes stints sandwiches, including ones and some strange ones. The old- butter and lemon. Pop Ernest.” In 1943, feast of Dungeness crab and for dining under the stars with with a Dungeness crab cocktail tard ice cream. — the smell of which fills at Fifth Floor, Elisabeth that French standby, the est is A Guide to Modern Cookery by Hemingway took Ingrid Bergman to succulent prime rib. The the possibility of romance a the air of this beautifully Daniel, and Dandelion croque-monsieur. Salads Auguste Escoffier, published in 1907. Yes dinner in the hotel’s Mural Room to or an order of crab cakes, move Pier 43 ½, 415.362.7733, appointed shop. Chocolate), and head baker are also available. that Escoffier. My father was a chef, and persuade her to take the leading role in menu is accessible. It’s sim- foregone conclusion. on to a crab Louie salad, and franciscancrabrestaurant.com. Owners Patrick Ascaso Justin Brown, imported Judging from the rave I have the cookbooks from his ple food, well-sourced, They serve breakfast on and his wife, Joanna from the Bien Cuit Bakery reviews from already library. The strangest cookbook I abundant and comforting the weekends beginning at make your entrée a whole roast- Open daily at 11:30 am. Pulcini, created Le Marais in New York. Together, repeat patrons, Le Marais have is Aromas and Flavors of Past over the past year to ful- along with their assistants, has found a sweet spot and Present by Alice B. Toklas, The strangest cookbook I yet sumptuous. 10:00 am. Crab benedict, fill Patrick’s 30-year Ogiela and Brown blend on Chestnut to make a 1958. This is not the one with the You can craft your dining hot buttered rum pancakes dream of owning a bak- locally sourced organic Parisian pastry lover’s marijuana cookies that she called have is Aromas and Flavors ery. Originally from Paris ingredients to create arti- dream come true. “Haschiche Fudge,” but it’s strange experience by beginning with and open face skillet omelets with an American back- sanal breads, cakes, tarts, nevertheless. How’s this? Pike in of Past and Present. oysters or sizzling iron-skillet are but a sampling of the ground in finance, Patrick madeleines, and vien- Le Marais: 2066 Chestnut Half Mourning. It takes 12 hours roasted mussels, shrimp and weekend menu. pulled together a dream noiseries (yeast-leavened Street (at Steiner), 415-359- to prepare. And I can’t figure out why this the film of his 1940 novel, For Whom team of designers, bakers, baked goods that include 9801, www.lemaraisbakery. particular pike is so sad. He’s drenched in the Bell Tolls. He succeeded. crab and move to special- and pastry chefs to cre- croissants and brioche) com; daily 7 a.m.–7 p.m. red and white wine, sherry and Madeira ties such as a crab enchilada, 1200 Bridgeway, Sausalito ate a Parisian patisserie in using a long-fermentation, — and almost as an afterthought slath- MARY ETTA’S COOKBOOK the heart of the Marina. high-hydration process. E-mail: [email protected] ered with mayonnaise. But my favorite My friend Mary Etta Moose was once fresh fish or prime rib. Sweets 415.331.3226 Alice B. Toklas recipe — with the excep- the heart and soul of the Washington have their own category with salitoscrabhouse.com tion of the Hippie Brownies — is called Square Bar & Grill. Ed Moose, Sam Extravagant Mashed Potatoes. Here’s the Deitsch and Mark Schachern were the recipe in total: Bake four large potatoes. guts and the smiling (or scowling) faces Peel and put through a food mill. While of The Square, as we called it. Mary Etta potatoes are still hot, add two cups of but- was usually back in the kitchen. She wrote ter and one teaspoon of salt. a book with Brian St. Pierre called The Flavor of North Beach, now unfortunately LOW-COUNTRY SPECIALTIES out of print. But I have a dog-eared copy. I have a cookbook — Charleston It’s choc-a-bloc with recipes from North Receipts — said to be the oldest Junior Beach restaurants — some long gone. League cookbook. What I like about Mary Etta’s recipe for veal scaloppini is this one are the recipes that originated unusual and worth a try. It’s finished in the with the Atlantic Creoles — about oven in a casserole. Another is Sam Deitsch’s 200,000 Afro-Americans, descendants version of pork roast with sauerkraut and of slaves, who live in the low country red cabbage. I prepare both occasionally. of South Carolina and Georgia, and The recipes are too long to reproduce here. “Hands down the best food you’ll find on Fisherman’s Wharf.” Sunset Magazine still speak a Creole language called E-mail me if you’re interested. Gullah. Example: Crab got tuh walk ADVERTISEMENT. een duh pot demself or dey ain’ wut. E-mail: [email protected] ADVERTISEMENT. The Paxton Gate-designed interior of Le Marais

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The Kitchenless Cook Mmmmmm The Tablehopper Comings and goings AMERICA’S TOP STEAKHOUSES Summer openings galore — Osso Steakhouse — 1177 California Street, San Francisco, CA Bobo’s — 1450 Lombard, San Francisco, CA time to wear your stretchy pants Peter Luger Steakhouse — 178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY Bern’s Steakhouse — 1208 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL by marcia gagliardi from Jeff Gambardella and Douglas CUT — 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA Mathieux of Rigolo Café. The menu et’s start with a splashy one. features dishes like ceviche, salads, Emeril’s Delmonico — 3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV Now open in Jackson Square is sandwiches, some larger plates like Mario Batali’s Carnevino — 3325 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV Roka Akor (801 Montgomery braised or oven-roasted chicken, and LStreet, 415-362-8887), a new mod- more at a wallet-friendly price point. Chicago Cut — 300 North LaSalle, Chicago, IL ern Japanese robata restaurant in the Open for both lunch and dinner. The Precinct — 311 Delta Avenue, Cincinnati, OH former Cypress Club (for you fellow ACT-goers will be bummed with old-timers). The menu features a wide this news: Dennis Leary will close Elway’s Cherry Creek — 2500 East First Avenue, Denver, CO range of Japanese-inspired dishes with Canteen (817 Sutter Street, 415-928- local ingredients. I’m looking forward 8870) at some point in late August or to dishes from chef Roman Petry, like early September. With Leary’s upcom- Mendocino uni with chicharrones; ing projects (Cafe Terminus at 10 lobster and abalone miso soup; Wagyu California Street and the Trocadero beef and kimchi dumplings; and Club in the former RJ’s on Geary), Madagascan tiger prawn (er, not local, it seems something had to give. So heh) with yuzu koshu chile and lemon. make your reservation for a farewell There are also prime steaks, plus nigiri meal. I will miss those Parker House sushi and maki rolls, and the lunch rolls. (But since Leary has one year menu has some specials, too. There left on his lease, some one-off din- ners are still possible in the space after iit closes.) Stand Sweet barbequed by for confirmed details on I’m looking forward to dishes Canteen’s closure, and more on the new projects (which pomegranate chicken from chef Roman Petry, like Leary is doing with busi- ness partner Eric Passetti) Mendocino uni with chicharrones. in coming weeks. by bill knutson molasses has now become a staple of my More un-fabulous news: pantry, and I use it regularly in sauces is a robata-driven bar menu served After 12 years at Betelnut, chef Alex ften my friends will ask and glazes for many of my pork and late, with dishes like Japanese-style Ong has left his post. He is looking where I find my recipes. poultry dishes. fried chicken with smoked aioli. You’ll forward to spending more time with Sometimes I’ve been inspired by also find a creative beverage program his family while figuring out his next Oa dish I’ve eaten at a restaurant and then Cheers, (including infused shochus, top-notch move (potentially doing some consult- PHOTOS: MISHA BRUK will attempt to recreate it at home from Bill whiskeys, and one-of-a-kind cock- ing in the meantime). The restaurant the memory of the flavors; other times tails) from the talented Daniel Hyatt, recently hired a new chef de cuisine, I’ll wander the market and let the ingre- BARBEQUED POMEGRANATE CHICKEN desserts from pastry chef Alexander Mario Tolentino, who had been work- dients speak to me. But most often, I find Serves 6 Ruiz (Redd and Redd Wood); Kiet Le ing with Ong on modernizing some a single ingredient that intrigues me, and (Luce) is the general manager. Design of the dishes on the menu (Tolentino Osso Steakhouse experiment until I come up with a recipe. ¼ cup pomegranate molasses firm Arcanum Architecture is behind was working five years ago at Aqua, That’s how this recipe came about. ¼ cup ketchup the modern look, including the roba- and was recently a Food Network sso Wolfgang Puck’s CUT. vor that is nothing I once assisted a photographer by 1 tablespoon pomegranate balsamic vinegar ta grill encircled by a shou-sugi-ban Chopped champion). Steakhouse The steakhouse is short of a revelation. shopping for the (plain balsamic counter made of charred birch wood Let’s end on a high note: French- ingredients she can be substituted) finished by hand, and Concrete Works inspired Le Marais Bakery (2066 is the lat- located in the landmark For the truly hardy, was going to use 1 teaspoon chipo- created the concrete art wall in the Chestnut Street, 415-359-9801; see Oest creation from the Gramercy Towers, next try the three-inch in a photo shoot One of my favorite ways tle pepper powder dining room inspired by the bamboo New and Notable, page 14) is now for a story on 1 teaspoon white forests of Kyoto. open in the Marina. The new ven- people who brought door to the Masonic thick Bone-in New holiday foods to spend an afternoon pepper Not far away, North Beach now has ture comes from Paris native Patrick you The Stinking Auditorium on pres- York New York Empire from other 2 teaspoons salt a Tacolicious (1548 Stockton Street, Ascaso, and is a tribute to the bou- Rose, Calzone’s and tigious Nob Hill, Steak Building Cut. It’s cultures. The is to browse the aisles of 2 teaspoons dried 415-433-1800). The newest member langeries he grew up with in France. 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There’s making croissants and other tradition- Today in 2012, along- Deco-inspired design Indian food store in Berkeley. (One of per. Stir well and set aside. Combine seating for 49, and all the tables are al baked goods. They’ve got a separate my favorite ways to spend a lazy after- white pepper, salt, and lemongrass bistro height, including the side such notable res- provides an elegant Valet Parking noon is to browse the aisles of small and sprinkle over chicken. Grill banquettes along one wall, taurants as Peter Luger, yet relaxed ambi- ethnic food stores.) directly over a medium flame for which lends to the casual, Bern’s, Emeril Lagasse’s ance. The New York 1177 California at Jones After the photo shoot, I brought the 20 minutes. Turn over and grill bar-like atmosphere. The Patrick Ascaso has created a molasses home and with little idea as to for an additional 10 minutes. 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The Back Story All the news about the newspapers they saw fit to print my ability to appreciate, admire Michael Snyder on Film and even marvel at his career as a comedian, writer, and filmmaker. If we can separate ourselves from The evolution of San Francisco the biographical and sensational ‘Blue Jasmine’ aspects of Allen’s life in the public eye and just look at his movies, it newspapers from 1846 by michael snyder who is trying to make a life for should be apparent that the artist is herself with her new boyfriend, a genius-level with a prodigious and espite coming mechanic named Chili. often brilliant body of work in cine- Part 1 in a three-part series comparatively late in As Jasmine’s past — good and ma. His filmography stretches from Woody Allen’s career, bad — haunts her, circumstances the 1960s to the current release of his new drama Blue push her closer to the edge. Ginger Blue Jasmine, which is, I believe, by ernest beyl paper, and a pitchman for millionaire, in 1887 accepted vented San Francisco in his DJasmine — set in San Francisco, with tries to keep it together when her the 45th film Allen has directed California’s Gold Rush. He the San Francisco Examiner own image. Caen did not quite a few flashback scenes shot in sister’s presence undermines the for theatrical release. (Don’t Drink oday most news- was a hot-headed P.R. guy. as payment for a gambling reflect San Francisco, San his beloved New York City — is eas- relationship with Chili, but the Left to right: Cate Blanchett as Jasmine, Max Casella as Eddie, Bobby the Water, done for television in papers in San debt. He gave it to his son Francisco reflected Herb ily one of my favorite films that he’s pressures take their toll. At the Cannavale as Chili, and Sally Hawkins as Ginger star in Blue Jasmine 1994, would increase the total to Francisco are MARK TWAIN “Willie,” William Randolph Caen’s Baghdad-by-the made in two decades. end of her rope, Jasmine meets a PHOTO: MERRICK MORTON © 2013 GRAVIER PRODUCTIONS, COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 46.) Along the way, there were tame lap dogs Samuel Langhorne Hearst, who wanted his Bay column. If you didn’t Starring Cate Blanchett in the title man who she thinks might be the Oscars for Annie Hall, Hannah and Twhose bark is worse than Clemens, later to become own newspaper. read Caen’s column, you role, Blue Jasmine charts the odys- answer to all her problems. helps Blue Jasmine immeasurably. Dice Clay. C.K.’s contribution is rela- Her Sisters, and 2011’s Midnight in their bite. But it wasn’t better known as Mark felt out of it. sey of a woman who goes from There is a dark humor to Blue Aussie-born Blanchett (Elizabeth, tively small; he’s a believable, every- Paris, which garnered an Academy always that way. This three- Twain, was an itinerant FREMONT OLDER domineering, dominating, SOB SISTERS rags to riches to destitution and Jasmine, as Allen seems to take a sort Lord of the Rings, The Aviator) day schlub who tries to woo Ginger Award for Allen’s screenplay. part series is about news- journalist in the 1850s. He Fremont Older was a cru- SCOTT NEWHALL and daunting managing Early on, women report- mental instability. She was adopted of glee at the trials and tribulations and British native Sally Hawkins when she’s on the rebound from Allen has starred in many of the papers from 1846 to the became a reporter for the sading, hell-raising editor When Scott Newhall editor. It was said that he ers were known as “sob and raised by conventional work- of the smug users and well-to-do (Happy-Go-Lucky, An Education) as Chili. On the other hand, Clay — films he makes, but shows up less present, and journalists old San Francisco Call, and of the Bulletin, considered took over as Chronicle edi- ran the city, telling politi- sisters.” But that put down ing-class parents, took on the name rip-off artists that sometimes popu- American adopted sisters are spot- whose public profile has been some- and less these days. In fact, what I who had a loud bark and occasionally wrote for the a tough newspaperman’s tor in 1952 circulation was cians and the police how to by their male compatriots Jasmine, reinvented herself as a late the upper reaches of the social on with Jasmine’s patrician accent what diminished since his contro- believe to be his three best movies a real bite. San Francisco Chronicle in newspaperman. He was a 170,000. The Examiner’s handle their jobs. didn’t fly with conscien- stylish upper-crust type, married order. Meanwhile, he sees tragedy in less of a stretch, but Hawkins abso- versial heyday as a shock comic in of the past decade — Match Point, San Francisco newspaper exchange for desk space. tireless fighter against civic was 350,000. Newhall tious women editors and wealthy financier Hal, and lived the Jasmine’s failed aspirations and her lutely nailing Ginger’s Noo-Yawk the ’80s and ’90s — is terrific, honest Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and the Herb Caen in his Chronicle office in the early 1990s history is replete with nota- corruption and a staunch revived a raucous San PHOTO: NANCY WONG / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS good life in Manhattan until Hal fall from graciousness, if not grace. tough-gal accent. Alec Baldwin — and affecting in a significant part aforementioned Midnight in Paris ble journalists. They stride BRET HARTE defender of prostitutes. Francisco journalism prac- turned out to be another Bernie And though he hasn’t been among whose significant movie and TV as Ginger’s estranged, bitter ex-hus- — don’t include him on screen at through the long public A congenial spirit and ticed earlier by Clemens Madoff. With her husband and meal them in years, Allen shows a certain credits are too numerous to list — is band hoping to stay a father to his all. The same goes for Blue Jasmine. record in almost forgotten, friend of Clemens, Francis PAUL C. SMITH and others and turned the THOMAS FLEMING reporters — among them ticket under indictment, Jasmine is affection and sympathy for the no- the perfect blend of oily and suave kids despite custody issues. Whether As much as I’ve always admired brittle yellow clippings. Bret Harte was the edi- Flamboyant, audacious, Chronicle into a frisky news- In 1944, Thomas Fleming Carolyn Anspacher of stripped of most worldly posses- nonsense scramblers and strivers as Jasmine’s scheming husband, in painful flashbacks with Blanchett, Allen the performer, he isn’t missed Like some sports heroes tor of the highly respected tough, and controversial paper that was fun to read. founded the Reporter, then the Chronicle and Mary sions and shunned by her former and strugglers on the lower end of Hal. The ever-able Peter Sarsgaard Baldwin, and Hawkins or in a crucial when he makes a film as sure-hand- and movie stars, journalists Overland Monthly. Harte were descriptors for boy When the sometimes prud- San Francisco’s only Afro- Crawford of the Examiner. friends in high society, so she heads the economic scale. (An Education, TV’s The Killing) is scene with Blanchett and Sarsgaard, ed and affecting as Blue Jasmine. can be vain, self-centered, and Clemens set a raw- wonder Paul C. Smith. ish Examiner started a cam- American newspaper. He Both hit the glass ceiling to San Francisco to seek shelter with Some of the plot recalls aspects just right as Dwight, a man who Clay holds his own among excellent egotistical, and frequently boned and swaggering He became editor of the paign to put tops on top- remained editor when the and broke through it. her unpretentious sister Ginger — of Paul Mazursky’s dramedy An might very well be Jasmine’s salva- actors and delivers legitimate emo- Michael Snyder is a print and broad- irreverent. Some like to get tone for western journal- Chronicle in 1935 when he less dancers in North Beach, paper merged later with also an adoptee. Ginger is living as a Unmarried Woman, starring Jill tion. Respected Broadway and film tional impact. cast journalist who covers pop cul- their names in the papers. ism of the time. Today if was 27. Under Smith, the Newhall editorialized: “The the Sun to become the Sun- Part 2 of this backstory single mother of two boys after hav- Clayburgh, even as it addresses vet Bobby Cannavale (The Station People can argue all they want ture every week on KPFK/Pacifica They can also be intelligent, Bret Harte is remembered Chronicle became known as trouble with San Francisco Reporter. He ran a tight ship on the “Evolution of San ing spilt from her coarse working- certain topical issues and has that Agent, Win Win) is in his sweet spot about Allen — the man and his Radio’s David Feldman Show, and perceptive, witty, dedicated, at all, it’s because of his the New York Times of the is not topless dancers, it’s and got the news. A tough Francisco newspapers” will class husband, Augie, but Jasmine’s piquant Allen humor embedded in as Chili. But the real surprises of the behavior in the realm of interper- on Michael Snyder’s Culture Blast, good conversationalists, classic short story, “Luck of West, but circulation went topless newspapers.” but sweet guy who had time flesh out who these report- sense of entitlement, neediness and its cinematic DNA. That said, a won- bunch are two men best known as sonal relations. They can question available online at YouTube and good storytellers, and good Roaring Camp.” south, and Time magazine for everybody. ers and editors were and serious emotional problems are derful, talented cast including a cou- edgy and sometimes vulgar stand-up his actions, defend him and deni- Digidev TV. You can follow Michael writers imbued with a sense referred to him as “an aging STANTON DELAPLANE the role they played in the draining and distracting for Ginger, ple of unlikely actors in pivotal roles comedians: Louis C.K. and Andrew grate him, but it never impedes on Twitter: @cultureblaster of mission. And, they have THE DE YOUNG boy wonder.” He lived in The Chronicle’s much- FRANCES MOFFAT barking and biting of jour- their cliques and claques — BROTHERS a showcase apartment on admired Stanton Delaplane Frances Moffat not only nalism through the years. followers who also like to get In 1865, teenage broth- Telegraph Hill just below was master of spare, boiled- reported on the deeds and their names in the paper. ers Charles and Michael the summit, and held par- down, whimsical sentences. doings of San Francisco’s Ernest Beyl worked as a In the entire history of de Young borrowed a $20 ties there that included He was a great prose stylist; socially elite for the Examiner reporter for Paul C. Smith Ranked in the Top 10 Northern Bay Area Teams 2013 by Real Trends San Francisco newspapers gold piece from their land- celebrities like Noel Coward none like him today. Herb and then for the Chronicle, at the Chronicle. He was — that is, from the mid- lord and published a tab- and Clare Boothe Luce, Caen — himself not too but she did so in a profes- not quite a boy. E-mail: Ranked in the Top 200 Real Estate Teams in the U.S. 2013 by the Wall Street Journal 1800s to today — a few loid handout, the Daily who drank single malt shabby with words — lik- sional manner that posi- [email protected] seminal figures, superstars Dramatic Chronicle that scotch out of crystal tum- ened Delaplane to Ernest tioned her subjects as an if you will, have risen to the was full of gossip and the- blers and intermingled with Hemingway: “… he boiled important force in the city’s top like fresh cream in a ater notices. It was the Chronicle editors, reporters down a sentence to its economic and philanthropic milk bottle. Here is the cast predecessor of the San and copyboys. The apart- essence. The most hard- scene. She took the position of characters that made my Francisco Chronicle. Their ment on Telegraph Hill is bitten editor couldn’t find that her society beat was the personal cut. father was a jeweler and dry still there. Smith is not. an ounce of fat to trim.” equal of any other on the goods merchant. newspaper — politics, busi- SAMUEL BRANNAN HERB CAEN BILL WREN ness and financial, education, In 1846, Mormon elder WILLIAM RANDOLPH Herb Caen joined Smith’s Cigar-chomping Bill health, technology, arts and Samuel Brannan was the HEARST Chronicle in 1936 as a radio Wren, who became city edi- entertainment, or sports. She editor of the California Star, United States Senator columnist but went on to tor for the Examiner in the was a helluva good reporter. San Francisco’s first news- George Hearst, self-made become the man who rein- 1930s, went on to become a

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Don’t forget to bring sunscreen and binoc- Thu–Fri, Aug 1–2, 7:30 p.m. Find out why Prince offered her a coveted spot the benefits of a Mediterranean diet, with easy Japantown and Japan Center Benefiting the Salvation Army’s Back-2-School more. $13–$15, www.fathomevents.com ulars! Reservations required. Free, 415-561-4323, Davies Symphony Hall in his show in Belgium last fall. Ages 21+, $15, tips to incorporate it into your current eating hab- Enjoy food, artisan crafts, local musical and cul- distribution program, this luncheon event fea- www.presidio.gov This collaboration with the symphony’s renowned www.theindependentsf.com its. Free, registration encouraged, 415-923-3155, tures renowned floral designer Ron Morgan, Film Night in the Park: Singin’ in the Rain tural performances while celebrating and learn- vocalist/guitarist Warren Haynes features a retro- [email protected] who will show guests how to create his sig- Saturday, Aug 17, 8 p.m. Drop-in Ceramics Class ing about the Asian/Pacific American culture. spective of Garcia’s masterworks, blending musi- Rin Tin Tiger Free, www.nihonmachistreetfair.org nature designs at home. $100, 415-503-2736. Union Square Saturday, Aug 31, 10:15–4 p.m. cal genres of rock, blues, R&B, and jazz. $15–$100, Saturday, Aug 31, 9 p.m. Brain Fitness www.flowerpowersf.org Grab a blanket, pillow and picnic and head down- Randall Museum (99 Museum Way) 415-864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org Great American Music Hall (859 O’Farrell St.) Monday, Aug 12, 19 & 26, 2–4 p.m. Outside Lands town for a showing of one of the greatest big- Create pinch pots, trivets, cups and more! Local alt-folk trio Rin Tin Tiger brings to the Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, S.F. Fri–Sun, Aug 9–11 screen musicals ever made about the transition Finished work will be fired by the instructor BATS’ Summer Improv Festival stage their high energy, acoustic guitar-backed Main Library Golden Gate Park from silent films to talkies. Free, www.filmnight.org and can be glazed, or picked up unglazed two Fri–Sat, Aug 2–31, 8 p.m. songs about contemporary life. $15–$39.95, In this very social class, you will exercise your Three days of music, wine, food, comedy/variety, weeks later at no extra charge. Sign-ups are first Bayfront Theatre, Bldg B, Fort Mason Center 415-885-0750, www.gamh.com brain in fun, challenging and creative ways to and art featuring Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Rita Moreno: Actress, Singer, Author come, first served. All ages, kids under 8 must be Enjoy a new show every weekend by the Bay 11th Annual Bay Area maintain and improve your cognitive vitality and Nails, Willie Nelson, and many more. $105–$545, Tuesday, Aug 20, 6 p.m. accompanied by an adult. $6, 415-554-9600, www. Area’s finest improvisational actors, including the Tap Festival & Rhythm Exchange memory. Free, 415-931-8679, www.sfpl.org www.sfoutsidelands.com The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) randallmuseum.org yearly S.F. vs. L.A. Theatresports Grudgematch Saturday, Aug 17, 8 p.m. SCIENCE & THE She’s got a shelf loaded with her Emmy, Grammy, on Saturday, Aug. 17. $17-$20, 415-474-6776, Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St.) www.improv.org ENVIRONMENT Oscar, and Tony awards, plus a National Medal of LAST CHANCE Part of a festival of instructional workshop classes, Honor. Hear Moreno and moderator Michael Krasny CHILD’S PLAY JUST FOR FUN Diana Ross panel discussion, and tap jam, this performance The Science of Sailing talk about her life in and out of Hollywood. $10–$40, with live musical accompaniment features tap 415-597-6705, www.commonwealthclub.org The Book of Liz Tue–Wed, Aug 6–7, 8 p.m. Daily, noon–7 p.m. Coit Tower Murals Tour stars from Broadway, film, and stage and has Thu–Sat thru Aug 11 Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) America’s Cup Park (Piers 27/29) Saturday, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31, 11 a.m. been hailed by the S.F. Chronicle as one of the Custom Made Theatre (1620 Gough St.) Her last S.F. performance was a sellout, so Take a break from the AC action on the bay Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill “Top Ten Dance Performances of the Year.” $18, This comedy by Amy and David Sedaris is about don’t miss this multiple award-winning, talented by taking in the Exploratorium’s special collec- POTABLES & EDIBLES Created by 25 of California’s leading artists of 415-294-4941, www.stepology.com a young woman who decides to leave behind her entertainment icon. $70–$265, 888-746-1799, tion of sailing, current and wind exhibits. Free, the 1930s, these murals reflect scenes of the religious community and the world of cheese- www.shnsf.com 415-528-4444, www.exploratorium.edu Come to the Table: Great Depression, landscapes, farm workers, S.F. Choral Society: Haydn’s Die Jahreszeite balls to explore the outside world. $22–$35, Best Chefs of the Year Roundtable industries, a stylish soiree, and vibrant city life. Sat–Sun, Aug 17–18, 8 p.m. 415-798-2682, www.custommade.org 9th Annual Fashion on the Square Chicago Saturday, Aug 3, 11 a.m. Includes some murals not usually open to the Calvary Presbyterian Church public. Free (donations welcome), 415-557-4266, Sunday, Aug 18, 5–8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug 7, 8 p.m. Mandarin Oriental Hotel This oratorio, one of Haydn’s last major works, www.sfcityguides.org 33rd Annual S.F. Jewish Film Festival Intercontinental Hotel (888 Howard St.) Masonic Auditorium Hear a casual and lively roundtable discussion depicts the yearly cycle of life in the country- Daily thru Aug 12 The largest and longest running fashion show on One of the longest-running, most successful with the City’s best chefs about the state of side through the eyes of three peasants and Getting To Know Your Neighborhood Various Bay Area venues the West Coast features nationally recognized rock groups in history; come hear the hits that the food nation in S.F. $28–$35, 415-362-9450, offers classical entertainment at its best. $27–$33, Sunday, Aug 4 & 11, 2–4 p.m. The S.F. Jewish Film Festival is the first and largest in designers and emerging designers. Proceeds made them famous. $45–$85, 800-653-8000, www.sfchefsfoodwine.com 415-392-4400, www.sfchoral.org Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) the world and a leading advocate for independent support nonprofits FOTS + The Arts and Inner www.livenation.com Gay Ducharme, from S.F. Architectural Heritage, will Jewish cinema. $12–$275, 415-621-0556, www.sfjff.org City Youth Sports. La Cocina’s 5th S.F. $20–$65, 510-891-1833, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical share delightful tales of famous and infamous houses www.fashiononthesquare.com Annual Street Food Festival Lure: Bay Area Artists Explore the Sea Wed–Sat, Aug 21–31 Saturday, Aug 17, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. and the fascinating characters who once lived in Tue–Sat thru Aug 15, 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. SHN Orpheum Theatre (1192 Market St.) Folsom St. (btw 20th & 26th) Pacific Heights. Free, 415-355-2880, www.sfpl.org Help is on the Way XIX This fabulous show takes you on a road trip with three SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Fort Mason Center Sunday, Aug 18, 7:30 p.m. 21st St. to 25th St. (btw Shotwell St. & Treat Ave.) extraordinary friends through the Australian outback Cesar Chavez Elementary School parking lot (825 Scow Schooner Sail In recognition of the America’s Cup, this exhibi- Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and into the hearts of all. Tony Award-winning cos- Shotwell St.) Saturday, Aug 24, 11:30–3 p.m. tion brings together works by Bay Area artists Join the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation at Film Night in the Park: tumes, wonderful music, joyous story, and terrific danc- Parque de los Ninos Unidos (3090 23rd St.) Departs: Hyde St. Pier who look to the sea as a primary reference in cre- this elegant evening of receptions, live entertain- The Princess Bride ing. $60–$220, 888-746-1799, www.priscillaontour.com Jose Coronado Playground (21st & Folsom Sts) Catch an on-the-water view of the America’s ating art. Free, 415-441-4777, www.sfmoma.org ment and a dessert party to raise funds for Bay This festival brings together the Bay Area’s best Saturday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. Cup aboard the historic 60-foot Alma, and take Area AIDS service provider agencies. Performers Cosmological Intimations of Infinity Mary Robertson: River Day Resonance Jazz Ensemble food and music and features over 80 vendors. Dolores Park (20th St at Dolores) in dazzling views while park rangers tell stories include Carole Cook, Maureen McGovern, Tue–Sat thru Aug 17, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug 24, 4 p.m. Monday, Aug 5, 7:30 p.m. Free, www.sfstreetfoodfest.com Bring a blanket and a picnic and plan to arrive about California history. Free-$50, 415-447-5000, Paula West, and more. $65–$150, 415-931-0317, www.nps.gov/safr George Krevsky Gallery (77 Geary St.) Old First Church (1751 Sacramento St.) California Academy of Sciences Planetarium early to get a good seat. Please, no tall chairs or www.richmondermet.org See this Bay Area artist’s recent paintings, water- This one-of-a-kind jazz octet performs their UCSC Physics professor Anthony Aquirre will trace 23rd Annual Family other items that obstruct the view of others. Free, colors and drawings that capture the color, light Summer Time concert, featuring a selection of the development of the grand ideas we have for Winemakers of California Tasting 415-272-2756, www.filmnight.org and feel of summer on the Russian River. Free, arrangements and original jazz works for cham- understanding the makeup and lifespan of the uni- Saturday–Sunday, Aug 17–18 PROMOTIONS 415-397-9748, www.georgekrevskygallery.com ARTS & CULTURE ber jazz ensemble by composers from the 20th verse, and he’ll look forward to prospects for testing Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Moodtu Kids Fest Generation Theatre: Marius and 21st centuries. $14–$17, 415-474-1608, or confirming the ideas of an infinite multiverse. Taste 750 wines from more than 25 small-produc- Wednesday, Aug 14, noon–6 p.m. Conifer Clothing et Art Stern Grove Festival Want.Here.You.Now www.oldfirstconcerts.org, www.resonancejazz.com $8–$12, 877-227-1831, www.calacademy.org tion, family-owned wineries. $45–$100, 415-705- Ghirardelli Square Daily, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sundays thru Aug 18, 2 p.m. Thu–Sun thru Sep 15 Thursday–Sunday, Aug 8–22 0646, www.familywinemakers.org This teen music and fashion event features live 2848 Webster St. (at Union) Stern Grove (19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd.) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Southside Theater, Bldg D, Fort Mason Center Free Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth The Secret Life of a Meteorite performances from today’s top pop and R&B Save 50–65 percent on spring styles. Browse the A summer tradition, this festival celebrates com- Artists explore our complex and often fragment- This first play in Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy Sat–Sun (& Monday, Sep 2), Aug 31–Sep 15, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug 28, 7:30 p.m. Cooking Demonstration: Pesce artists. This year the festival welcomes actor store or the online catalog for marked items. munity, nature and the arts with August perfor- ed connections to others in this exhibition where tells the family tales of an entire generation’s Main Parade Ground Lawn, the Presidio Randall Museum Theater (199 Museum Way) Saturday, Aug 24, 2 p.m. and recording artist Jacob Latimore as a head- 415-922-1892, www.conifershop.com mances by Shuggie Otis, Pink Martini, and the S.F. each piece of art offers an interactive experience loves, heartbreaks, endurance, and triumphs. Bring your family, friends, a blanket, and a picnic Learn how scientists are learning about the ori- Macy’s Cellar Kitchen liner. There is also paintball, rock climbing and Opera. Free, 415-252-6252, www.sterngrove.org paired with unexpected media in a combined $20–$35, 415-644-8676, www.generationtheatre.com to enjoy the Bard’s suspenseful tragedy with gin and early history of the solar system by Join renowned chef Ruggero Gadaldi of Venetian- more. $34.50 E-mail: [email protected]

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PRESIDIO Y GOLF by thalia farshchian function. When glucose depression. By regulating and the regulating hor- inflammation, microglia t is estimated that mone, insulin, are too cells have the ability to 24 million people high or low, performance properly clear degener- TOURNAMENT around the world suf- is affected. ated tissue to support Ifer from dementia, and Elevated glucose levels, existing healthy tissue. this number is predicted or hyperglycemia, cause As mentioned in the May Thursday, October 17, 2013 to double every 20 years degeneration and inflam- issue of the Marina Times until at least 2040. Brain mation that disrupt nor- (“Why you need to be on 7 Presidio Golf Course conditions are not limited mal functions, like clear- guard against inflamma- to older adults, and early ing the amyloid plaques tion,” www.marinatimes. signs can affect all ages. in the brain that are asso- com), compounds like cur- Optimizing brain func- ciated with Alzheimer’s cumin derived from turmer- PHOTO: LEONID MAMCHENKOV tion increases our ability disease. Signs of high ic and resveratrol derived to sustain attention, learn blood sugar include from grapes can be pow- PLAY · SPONSOR · SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS with greater ease, erful in reducing get quality sleep, inflammation in Tips for managing and maintain a combination with www.ymcasf.org/presidio/golf good mood. The more we engage, the an anti inflamma- While our more webs our brains tory diet. brain function is In terms of your technology imperative to the create, allowing us to diet, one of the rest of our body, most inflam- by liz farrell TM maintaining its learn and grow. matory proteins we realize it, we have spent 45 minutes health is often not from food is checking Facebook, texting with a friend, addressed until it’s too fatigue after meals, crav- gluten in wheat products. f your house is like ours, you are or searching for a new pair of shoes. The late. Neurologic degen- ing sweets after a meal, We are no longer eating constantly bombarded with requests specific amount of time is a personal eration is difficult to constant hunger, and dif- the wheat our parents and for screen time. Ours are mostly for choice for each family, and every house- marcia gagliardi identify in oneself, mak- ficulty losing weight. grandparents consumed Imobile devices like an iPhone or iPad, but hold will set different rules on time limits. ing it easy to allow it to Conversely, low blood and the processing of the our kids are not picky, and will take time The most important thing is that the limits the tablehopper’s guide gradually decline. Once sugar, hypoglycemia, can wheat has made it incred- on any screen they can get. With summer be age appropriate. In our house this sum- to dining and drinking in the diagnosis of demen- equally affect perfor- ibly inflammatory. Many quickly coming to a close and the start of mer, we instituted 30 minutes a day — 15 san francisco A groundbreaking tia is made, there is little mance. Individuals with people with neurologic another school year just weeks away, it’s minutes after camp and 15 minutes before find the right spot for time to start thinking about new routines, every occasion dining guide to one can do to turn back hypoglycemia must eat imbalances and autoim- bed. For content, our kids are not able to the clock. Healthy brain regularly, and if a meal mune conditions benefit schedules and getting back in the swing of download anything on their own, and I help you find the function begins with is missed, they become from a gluten-free diet. have to review and play any app right place for the proper fuel — oxygen irritable, fatigued, and/ before they can use it. It is a lit- and sugar. or experience brain fog. STIMULATION tle easier to justify your children City and County of San Francisco resources for thoughtful recommendations on where to eat, drink, right time. Low blood sugar levels The saying, “use it or It is imperative that parents zoning out if you know they are Outreach Advertising July 2013 #2 IMPAIRED CIRCULATION can be greatly affected by lose it,” has never rung keep up with – and even stay working on math facts or playing If our body goes more stress and poor diet. more true. As we age, we a strategy game. Department of Public Health than five minutes with- Both of these condi- are continuously losing ahead of – the technology SF Child Health & Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program. out oxygen, our brain tions can be appropriate- brain cells called neu- Set examples: This became a Healthy Foods and WIC Nutrition Services at No Cost To You suffers permanent dam- ly managed by a balanced rons. While we want to at our children’s fingertips. priority for me when I stopped Eating well during pregnancy is important. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition age. While this is one diet. First, it is impor- be healthy and maintain to look at my own behavior. I Program can help. WIC serves pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children under fi ve years old who meet 185% or below of the federal poverty income level. WIC extreme, when our brain tant to determine if you the neurons we have, our things after vacation. Just as we establish was so frustrated that whenever my chil- benefi ts include nutrition and breastfeeding education and support, checks to buy healthy www.tablehopper.com/book does not receive adequate have any food sensitivi- brain is very efficient by rules or guidelines for our children about dren had some down time, they wanted foods (such as fresh fruits and vegetables) and referrals to low cost or free health care and oxygen, its performance ties, because those foods creating webs between schoolwork, chores and healthful eating, my phone to play a game; then I realized other community services. Enrolling in WIC early in your pregnancy will give your baby a healthy start. Also, WIC staff can is reduced. trigger both stress and neurons. The more we the same is necessary for technology. Here every time I have a few seconds to spare, show you how you and your family can eat healthier. Migrants are welcome to apply as well. Signs of reduced cir- inflammation. For both engage, the more webs are a few tips to help you navigate the I reach for my phone. Setting examples San Francisco WIC has six offi ces throughout the City. For more information, culation include high or hyperglycemia and hypo- we create, allowing us sometimes overwhelming world of media. are personal choices of what you want to call (415) 575-5788. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. low blood pressure; ane- glycemia, one should to continually learn model for your children, but remember Did you know that Tooth Decay can affect your child’s ability to do well in school, eat mia; cold hands, feet, and adopt a low-carbohydrate and grow throughout Keep up: With all the new technology at our children watch us more than we healthy food, and can affect self esteem? If you live in San Francisco ~ call San Francisco Women and Children’s Health Referral tip of the nose; brittle diet, have a breakfast of life. My patients that our children’s fingertips, it is imperative think, so practice what you preach. If we line @ 1-800-300-9950 for information about low-cost dental insurance for your child, or to nails; and fungal over- high-quality protein and remain engaged in stud- that we as parents keep up, and I would don’t want them showing up at the din- fi nd a dentist for your child. growth on toes. Gingko fat, and eat something ies, games, athletics, and even venture to say, stay ahead. This means ner table with an iPad or texting while Tooth decay, left untreated, can lead to serious infections and even death! Baby’s fi rst dental visit should be no later than Age One, but it is never too late to see a dentist! biloba and gotu kola are every two to three hours. other activities live hap- we need to understand how the technol- driving, we shouldn’t be doing those two herbs that greatly pier and healthier lives. ogy works, ways to keep our kids safe, and things either. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) enhance circulation and INFLAMMATION Alzheimer’s disease, monitor what they are doing. This sounds SFO is now accepting Proposals for the Pop-Up Retail Concession Program. reduce high blood pres- The primary immune other forms of demen- like an easy proposition, but I am not afraid We can’t deny that technology has much Proposals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2013. sure. Exercise is also key cells in the brain are the tia, mood disorders, and to admit that I have to ask my five-year- to offer from an educational standpoint. This lease opportunity is comprised of two (2) separate retail locations, each located — heart-pumping car- microglia cells, which learning disabilities are old how to change the background picture It’s being integrated more in schools, and in Boarding Area E of Terminal 3, scheduled to open in January 2014. The spaces will be move-in ready with fi xtures provided, and will require minimal costs to start dio for 15 minutes upon assist in sending mes- not conditions we have to on my phone. For older children, up. Successful proposers will be offered the opportunity to operate one (1) of the two waking can be extremely sages between neurons endure. Proactive health understanding social media and (2) locations, with an agreement term of either six (6) months or one (1) year. These helpful. Good posture and removing dead neu- measures affecting cir- the new language of texts can be concessions are intended for the nonexclusive sale of retail merchandise refl ective of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. and not hunching at a rons and plaques. With culation, blood sugar imperative because that is the Embrace all that tech has to computer ensures that persistent inflamma- balance, and inflamma- new wave of communication for The Request for Proposals (RFP) document is available on-line at offer, but don’t forget there http://www.fl ysfo.com/web/page/about/b2b/conces/. For additional information, please blood is free to flow to tion from diet, trauma, tion can be incorporated this age group. I know one parent contact John M. Reeb, at (650) 821-4500, or via email at SFOConcessions@fl ysfo.com. the brain. lack of oxygen, envi- to improve and prevent that I thought gave her child great is still something special San Francisco Arts Commission ronmental toxins, auto- neurodegeneration. advice: If you wouldn’t want me to City Funding for the Arts! BLOOD SUGAR immune disease, and see the message, you shouldn’t be about a board game or book. Are you an artist, arts organization, community/neighborhood group, or a social services IMBALANCES blood sugar abnormali- Thalia Farshchian is a writing it. It takes a bit of research organization? If so, you may qualify for a Cultural Equity Grant. Alzheimer’s disease ties, the immune system naturopathic doctor at but the tools are out there, so as parents we there is almost no way to avoid it. That First application deadline is Friday, August 2. Learn more about the grant program at an upcoming workshop. Visit sfartscommission.org/ceg is also considered Type becomes taxed with an Discover Health. Her can use privacy settings and set up parental said, my final advice is to embrace all that for dates and times. 3 diabetes. Individuals overwhelming amount of background includes both controls on all media devices. Common it has to offer, but don’t forget there is still Newspaper Outreach Advertising Survey affected by diabetes are work, and neuroinflam- conventional and alter- Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia. something special about sitting around a The Board of Supervisors is evaluating the effectiveness of Outreach advertising. actually twice as likely mation ensues. native modalities, and org) is a great resource for parents and edu- board game or picking up an actual book Was the information in this ad helpful and/or interesting to you? What types of articles to develop Alzheimer’s Chronic inflamma- her practice is primarily cators on this front. and flipping the pages. would you like to see? Please provide your comments at 415-554-7710 or email disease. Our brain uses tion speeds neuron cell focused on weight man- [email protected]. Please include the publication name and date. 30 percent of our glu- death rates and reduces agement, hormone imbal- Set limits: There are two kinds of limits Liz Farrell is the mother of three young chil- The City and County of San Francisco encourage public outreach. Articles are translated into several languages to provide better public access. The newspaper makes every effort cose supply, making the response of existing ances, and gastrointesti- — time limits and content limits. It’s easy dren. She was formerly a television producer to translate the articles of general interest correctly. No liability is assumed by the City and glucose a primary fuel neurons, causing symp- nal conditions. E-mail: to see how screen time can take over and in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. County of San Francisco or the newspapers for errors and omissions source for proper brain toms like brain fog and [email protected] suck you in. It happens to all of us; before E-mail: [email protected] CNS#2510532

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The Urban Home & Garden Real Estate Investor Location and timing pay off for some in the Marina Pay the rent or buy a BMW? Marina homeowners reap windfall Mary D. Toboni Toboni & Co. renting to America’s Cup audience Luxury Property Specialist by john zipperer are opening their doors for the to be had. There’s everything from c. 415.317.4255 America’s Cup season, and at least $75 a night rooms to hundreds d. 415.345.3002 he best-kept secret is some of that economic windfall of dollars a night. An Oak Street [email protected] that America’s Cup fans can promised to San Franciscans home that sleeps eight in three BRE# 00625243 rent a place near the water is going to go into the pockets bedrooms and one bathroom is Tfor only $50 a night. Once they of the owners of these homes going for a relative bargain of check in, they can take in the natu- and businesses. $6,500 a month (or $1,500 a week). ral beauty, kick up their feet and The amounts can be stagger- It’s even got a pool, indoor fire- The San Francisco Bay’s entrance watch the America’s Cup in living ing. On VRBO.com, a website that place, and washer and dryer. Or Airbnb has an entire section of its site dedicated to America’s Cup was originally named “Chrysopylae” color on their television set. That’s lists short-term vacation rentals by if the vacation renters don’t mind rentals of private homes meaning Golden Gate because it because this rental is located in people earning some money rent- being farther away from the action resembled Istanbul’s Golden Horn. The PHOTO: VISTAVISION / FLICKR a 22-square-foot cottage near “the ing out their homes, one eye-pop- and having to take public trans- told the San Francisco Chronicle’s ees to be wined and dined and Golden Gate bridge consists of 23 miles second cleanest lake in Indiana,” ping availability is asking $50,000 portation to get to the races, they Carolyn Said that they were pon- entertained, the better to grease of ladders and 300,000 rivets in each according to its online ad. a month (or only $12,500 a week could select a West Portal place dering renting out their four- the wheels of the company’s tower, and was the world’s longest span Gillian Silver Now, if those America’s Cup with a two-week minimum) for a that starts at $89 a night. bedroom Marina condo during future success. And it’s likely a tax when it opened in 1937. It is so long that Toboni & Co. spectators and partiers want to four-bedroom, four-bath unit in Owners of these private homes the America’s Cup. “We’re con- writeoff for them anyway. by the time the painters get from one Home security tips watch the races live, in-person, the Marina that sleeps eight. For the are benefiting by offering not just sidering the idea of getting out In the end, wherever these end to the other, it’s time to paint the c. 415.297.5572 from the comfort of a nice bayside penny-pinchers among the attend- a warm bed and good location of town and doing Europe for a visitors choose to stay, they are d. 415.345.3131 by julia strzesieski that a burglar can use to enter an open terrace, then they’ll have to come ees, there’s a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath (the closer to the bay the better, few weeks with our 12-year-old going to be spending time in a city opposite end again. [email protected] BRE# 01523027 second-story window. to San Francisco’s Marina District, Marina unit directly overlooking hence the highest prices are found twins,” said Sinkovitz. If their stuffed to overflowing with great ummer is the biggest season for • Close and lock basement and main where they’ll find some truly the America’s Cup Village; this bar- along the Marina’s shore); some of condo is located well enough, restaurants, endless entertainment burglaries. August is a particularly level windows and doors prior to retir- eye-opening deals. For example, gain goes for only $30,000 a month, them are able to offer parking (to they could afford a real barn- possibilities, interesting people, favorite month to vacation, while ing at night. $25,000 or $30,000 a month will even though it sleeps up to 12 peo- many visitors and even frustrated burner of a romp through and stunning scenery. For a Custom Designed Market Sthe children are on summer break before • If you have electrically operated get them panoramic views from ple. Another rental offers to sleep residents in San Francisco, that Europe and still have cash to That’s not too much to expect Analysis and Opinion of Value on your school begins in the fall. Homeowners garage doors, either disconnect or which they can entertain family eight in a four-bedroom, three-bath alone might tempt them to shell throw around when they return. on the second cleanest bay Property (at no cost of obligation), tend to leave windows and patio doors bolt the doors before you leave for and guests in style. Or they can put unit that boasts a rooftop deck, out tens of thousands of dollars), Of course, the super-high in America. or if you are interested in buying open when they leave. In more than 40 extended periods. Always lock the that money toward a new car or perfect for watching the races, even unique homes with neat architec- rates are likely only to be paid percent of break-ins, thieves simply enter door to an attached garage. Don’t rely college education for junior. though the unit is located only one tural touches, and a bit of home by extremely wealthy people or John Zipperer is the former senior property, please call 415.345.3131 or through an unlocked door or window. on your automatic garage door opener You already know that location block from the water. 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The Marina Times Real Estate Real Estate Today Think affordability Market Report: June 2013 By Hill & Co. SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES BEDROOMS/ ABOVE/AT/BELOW DAYS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ADDRESS BATHROOMS SALE PRICE ASKING PRICE MARKET

Cow Hollow 2373 Filbert Street 3BD/3.5BA $3,200,000 Above 2

Lake 151 16th Avenue 3BD/2.5BA $1,738,000 Above 21 104 3rd Avenue 3BD/2.5BA $1,740,000 Above 28 262 24th Avenue 4BD/4BA $1,875,000 Above 15 164 24th Avenue 3BD/3.5BA $3,550,000 Below 118

Laurel Heights (no sales) PHOTO: MARCGG / FLICKR

Lone Mountain (no sales)

Marina 265 Avila Street 3BD/2BA $2,275,000 Below 25 63 Rico Way 3BD/2BA $2,410,000 Above 17 1372 Francisco Street 3BD/3BA $2,700,000 Above 11 3321 Octavia Street 4BD/3.5BA $4,415,000 Above 26 Please tell me 745 Marina Boulevard 5BD/4.5BA $5,620,000 Below 57

Nob Hill (no sales)

North Beach (no sales) some good news

Pacific Heights 2151 Scott Street 4BD/3BA $2,700,000 Above 31 2300 Broadway 3BD/3BA $5,400,000 Above 75 by carole isaacs possible. They still want a • Shift your focus to

Presidio Heights (no sales) garage for their car, or the finding a comfortable he San Francisco car they plan to buy when fit, which includes being Russian Hill 1011 Green Street 3BD/2.5BA $3,250,000 Below 31 real estate market is they own a home. Keep in affordable. It might be

Sea Cliff 246 28th Avenue 4BD/3BA $1,945,000 Above 40 a combination of mind that parking comes smaller than your rented 25 Seaview Terrace 3BD/3.5BA $2,550,000 Above 11 Theaven and hell, depend- at a premium and will add apartment or not in your ing on whether you are a from $50,000 to $100,000 favored location. Telegraph Hill (no sales) seller or a buyer. to the price of a home. Once you have found CONDOS No need to talk about Another rule to follow the home you can live in, heaven, but what about if you want to be success- it is more important than BEDROOMS/ ABOVE/AT/BELOW DAYS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ADDRESS BATHROOMS SALE PRICE ASKING PRICE MARKET buyers in ...? ful is that all buyers must ever to work closely with Buying a home has make sacrifices. Maybe it your real estate agent to Cow Hollow 3128 Laguna Street 2BD/1BA $875,000 At 0 challenges in all real is time to seriously con- fine-tune the offer that 1755 Filbert Street #2C 2BD/2B $1,025,000 Above 63 2912 Fillmore Street 3BD/2BA $1,280,000 Above 21 estate markets. It feels like sider life without a car. will take your breath away 3038 Steiner Street 3BD/2.5BA $2,015,000 Above 11 only yesterday that buy- This will open up pos- and cause you to wonder 2533 Greenwich Street 3BD/2.5BA $2,200,000 Above 13 ers were worried that they sibilities that will surprise if you haven’t lost your 1662 Union Street 3BD/3BA $2,400,000 Above 17 would lose money mind. You may Lake 4617 California Street 2BD/1BA $759,000 Above 15 10 minutes after need to do this 161 16th Avenue 4BD/3BA $1,543,750 At 1 they signed es- several times be- 2337 Lake Street 4BD/3.5BA $2,050,000 Above 63 crow papers. To- Buyers are worried fore your offer is Laurel Heights 318 Arguello Boulevard #1 2BD/1BA $850,000 Above 28 day buyers are accepted. That’s 324 Arguello Boulevard #4 2BD/1BA $949,000 At 28 worried about about prices going up so OK. It is the rare

Lone Mountain (no sales) prices going up buyer who is suc- so fast they will fast they will be priced cessful after only Marina 3501 Laguna Street #206 0BD/1BA $515,000 Above 30 be priced out of one or two offers. 3731 Fillmore Street #4 1BD/1BA $563,000 Below 63 the market. The out of the market. 1734 Lombard Street #1 1BD/1BA $700,000 Above 29 A good deal is 3675 Fillmore Street #202 1BD/1BA $859,000 Above 56 search for a good a moving target 3415 Divisadero Street 2BD/1.5BA $1,295,000 At 74 deal has taken a back seat even the most seasoned and moves as the real 2444 Francisco Street 2BD/2.5BA $1,675,000 Above 14 to an affordable home. house hunter. estate market goes up and 1567 Francisco Street 3BD/2.5BA $2,400,000 Above 38 To be successful, it is The idea of a start- down. Buyers who were Nob Hill 1440 Broadway #404 1BD/1BA $672,000 Above 27 important to think posi- er home is returning to lucky enough to buy a 939 Jackson Street #202 2BD/2BA $960,375 Above 49 tively about the difficul- favor, and letting go of home a year or so ago 1625 Hyde Street 2BD/2BA $1,437,500 Below 22 1170 Sacramento Street #11D 2BD/3BA $4,650,000 At 112 ties encountered when the extra bedroom, bath, at the time of their pur- searching for a home. The or even a parking space is chase were worried that North Beach 444 Francisco Street #205 1BD/1BA $610,000 Above 10 good news is that there not an unheard-of choice the market could still go 444 Francisco Street #102 1BD/1BA $652,000 Above 6 are so few homes on the if a buyer is serious about down. Today they are sit- Pacific Heights 2298 Green Street #3 1BD/1BA $525,000 At 71 market, in some way it making a deal today. ting in their homes think- 2462 Clay Street #B 1BD/1BA $675,000 At 0 is easier to develop a list In San Francisco, there ing: Wow, am I lucky! 1885 Vallejo Street #5 1BD/1BA $735,000 Above 42 1701 Jackson Street #705 1BD/1BA $750,000 Above 7 of must haves. Location, are so many buyers and The essence of buying 1817 California Street #104 2BD/1.5BA $750,000 Above 28 parking, and numbers of so few sellers that only a place in San Francisco 2040 Franklin Street #1105 2BD/2BA $900,000 Above 31 bedrooms and baths are the most flexible buy- is that buying a home has 2315 Divisadero Street #S 2BD/1.5BA $918,710 Above 22 1835 Franklin Street #1402 2BD/2BA $950,000 Above 24 on almost everyone’s short ers are likely to meet always had challenges. 2002 Pacific Avenue #3 2BD/2BA $1,150,000 Above 12 list. A list much longer with success. Here is my Once you are successful, Highly competitive and famously complex, the San Francisco 1628 Vallejo Street #1 2BD/2BA $1,277,000 Above 35 than this will almost guar- short list of three ideas you will feel lucky! 2200 Sacramento Street #1008 2BD/2BA $1,300,000 Above 2 real estate market can be both challenging and rewarding. 1835 Franklin Street #1603 2BD/2BA $1,350,000 Below 39 antee disappointment or for buyers: Real Estate is never boring! 2050 Divisadero Street #2 3BD/2.5BA $1,375,000 Above 42 worse for buyers. • Strike the word per- Happy house hunting! Zephyr turns savvy, informed Bay Area urbanites into successful 2829 California Street #5C 2BD/2BA $1,505,000 Below 130 Realistic expectations fect from your thoughts. 2782 Jackson Street 3BD/2.5BA $1,595,000 At 0 2266-A Jackson Street 3BD/2BA $1,625,000 Above 22 are most important to • Don’t wait to fall in Carole Isaacs is a Realtor homeowners, investors and sellers. ZephyrSF.com 2409 Scott Street #5 4BD/2BA $2,475,000 Above 18 be successful. love with a home. There with McGuire Real Estate. Many buyers walk, ride are plenty of homes to fall Visit her online at www. Presidio Heights 212 Arguello Boulevard 5BD/2BA $1,475,000 Above 10 their bikes, or take public in love with if you could caroleisaacs.com or call Russian Hill 979 Union Street 0BD/1BA $450,000 Above 32 transportation whenever only afford them. 415-608-1267. 1050 North Point Street #407 1BD/1BA $530,000 Below 115 1050 North Point #503 1BD/1BA $590,000 Below 54 2831 Polk Street #3 1BD/1BA $675,000 Above 17 1050 North Point Street #509 1BD/1BA $699,000 At 7 1450 Greenwich Street #401 1BD/1BA $830,000 At 27 2340 Larkin Street #4 1BD/1BA $1,148,000 Above 7 836 North Point Street 2BD/2BA $1,330,000 Above 39 2164 Hyde Street #612 3BD/3BA $2,050,000 Below 75 1070 Green Street #1501 3BD/3.5BA $3,075,000 Below 29

Sea Cliff (no sales) Telegraph Hill 410 Vallejo Street 1BD/1BA $695,000 Above 36 Like us on Facebook 455 Vallejo Street #PH6 1BD/1BA $845,000 Above 6

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Weekend Traveler Go tell it on the mountain A different side of Monterey county LEAVE NO DOG BEHIND.

ROSCOE SADIE Meet Roscoe! He’s a lovely 1 to 2 Meet Sadie, a beautiful husky year old hound dog who is look- mix. She is super loving, and ing for a forever home. If you love wants to be near you all the time. hounds, you will love this boy! She gets along well with other Seems like he’s had little or no train- dogs and loves to play! She’s ing, but he is very eager to please. about 1.5 years old. She walks He is working on learning his basic well on leash; she gets a little commands. He is unbelievably friendly with dogs and people! startled by loud noises. She’s a quiet girl with beautiful Older kids would be great for him, and younger ones, too, as light blue eyes with a darker blue pupil. She’s still at the long as the family understands that right now he can have puppy stage and she tends to jump a bit so she would some amazing puppy energy, but he’s very calm around his be right for a situation with unsupervised young children. foster home most of the time. Roscoe is a sweet, loyal, loving She’s house-trained and is working on her basic com- dog and is going to make someone very happy! mands. Her foster family says she’s a wonderful girl!

MCLOVIN’ BLITZEN Clockwise from Left: Carmel Valley Lodge is on three acres of beautifully landscaped grounds; The pool at Carmel Valley Ranch; The view from Paraiso Vineyards; Bellow: Local A.K.A. BIG RED Blitzen is a precious 1-year-old black cod at the Lodge Restaurant PHOTOS: BO LINKS guy who desperately needs some- Big Red is a wonderful boy, and a one special to step up and take by patty burness guaranteed to find what suits Carmel Valley Village And when total relaxation is your mate room is decorated with goof ball who is going to make some- him under his or her wing. He is you best. offers a difference experi- thing, there’s a full-service spa and reclaimed redwood and hand- lthough the Monterey The lodge interior and guest- ence. Stroll around the quaint two salt-water pools. drawn sketches on blackboards one very happy! He is doing well in absolutely devoted to his caregiv- Coast is breathtaking and rooms combine modern décor, town and choose from several lining the walls. At dinner, dishes his foster home, is house trained, and ers – he’s extremely loving, loves Carmel-By-The-Sea is earth tones, large windows, tasting rooms. SHOP are meant to be shared. knows all basic commands. He’s the to be loved! He likes to be in your Aidyllic, there is a whole other side and sweeping views. Suites The wines at Talbott It’s easy to walk from one end We started with a rich but- to Monterey County that shouldn’t offer cathedral ceilings, high- Vineyards are 100 percent estate of picturesque Carmel Valley ternut squash soup made with star pupil at Bob Gutierrez’s renowned training classes, easy to lap, sit beside you, and snuggle in bed. He could be called be missed — the Santa Lucia end stone fireplaces and bath- grown. Both 2011 Pinot Noirs — Village to the other — the few bacon fat, chicken stock, and work with, and eager to please. He is totally housebroken and a Velcro-dog – but he doesn’t have separation anxiety, and Highlands (SLH) wine region in rooms, private decks, and over- the Sleepy Hollow Vineyard and streets are lined with small chilies and garnished with hugs on command! He is extremely affectionate and attached he will go calmly into his crate if he needs a little mellow- the lush Salinas Valley and laid- sized furniture (831-625-9500, “Kali Hart” — have a beautiful shops, wrought iron, and bloom- bacon cotton candy. The hal- to people and would love to be with someone who will train with out time. He is housetrained, knows sit and wait, comes back, dog-friendly Carmel Valley www.carmelvalleyranch.com). color, smooth texture, and fla- ing flowers. Find art galleries; ibut ceviche was plated with Village with its tasting rooms, res- vors of ripe fruit (831-659-3500, antique, home furnishings, and cilantro, blood oranges, kum- him, play with him, and exercise with him (he’s a great jogging when called, and clearly exhibits the spark of intelligence taurants, galleries, and shops. PLAY www.talbottvineyards.com). accessories stores; and olive oil quats, avocado, and crisp mole partner for the Marina Green!). He’s great with kids and all peo- to be very trainable. He is motivated by food, but also by From San Francisco, it’s 101 Wine tasting in the SLH is Discover Georis Winery and balsamic vinegar tastings. “kracklings.” Steak tartare had ple, but not with small children (just because he’s a big clunker praise and approval. He loves his toys. He’s good in the South to SLH country, where in beautiful — it’s not crowded, the in an old adobe building that Wineries and tasting rooms hope a scoop of tarragon ice cream the morning, you may find cool expansive area is agriculturally houses the tasting room and you’ll buy wine and other prod- on top. The surf and turf was head and might knock them over). Lastly, he comes with free car, fine when home alone, and gets along quite well with fog, and in the afternoon, the rich with a focus ucts when you visit. an amazing combination of lifetime dog sitting from his foster parents, who will also work the small dogs he is fostered with. Because he has been wind may pick up. From there, on sustainability, For unusual scallops, pork belly, and uni with the adopters to show them all his training and tricks! in our system a while, he has had to do some bouncing it’s less than an hour into Carmel and the wines are French hand-carved whipped cream. And the deli- around to different foster homes. Everyone who has cared Valley Village, nestled on the west delicious. statues and fire- cious Valrhona chocolate des- side of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Hahn Estate is places for home sert was served with arbequina for him has fallen in love with him, but it’s time for him to where it’s usually warm and sunny nestled in the high- and garden, visit olive oil and pink sea salt. Wines BROOKLYN settle down. Is making a difference in a dog’s life a priority during the day and cool at night. lands with wonder- Jan de Luz. He’s a are all local (831-659-5886, for you? Can you be that special person for Blitzen? There’s plenty to do for a fun ful views of the val- charismatic figure www.lokalcarmel.com). Meet Brooklyn Girl! She’s a stunning weekend getaway. ley and Pinnacles who also sells linens The menu at the Lodge 4-year-old white and blue Ameri- National Park. and his own olive Restaurant at Carmel Valley STAY Favorites included oil (831-659-7966, Ranch is driven by their two- can Staffordshire terrier mix. She COME MEET THE DOGS YOU SEE HERE The Carmel Valley Lodge is the 2011 SLH Estate www.jandeluz.com). acre garden. Floor-to-ceiling is much like a puppy, is very loving, steps from the heart of Carmel Pinot Noir and the windows and scenic views define and adores people. Her looks get AS WELL AS OTHER AVAILABLE ROCKET DOGS Valley Village. This charming 2010 Hahn Merlot DINE the large, open space. The speck her compliments everywhere she retreat offers newly remod- (866-925-7994, www. Follow a path crispy kale and burrata salad EVERY SUNDAY AT PET FOOD EXPRESS eled rooms, suites and cottages hahnwinery.com). from Georis was a luscious beginning. Tender goes! She is crate trained and is fine set on three acres of beauti- Next door is Winery through Manila clams came in a tasty when left alone. She loves her toys as well and playing ball is (3160 20TH AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO) fully landscaped grounds that Paraiso Vineyards, Carmel Valley Village is nestled the garden and tomato fennel broth, and the her favorite! Brooklyn has just done a training program where include a pool. The spacious passionately guided find Corkscrew tuna poke was served on a deli- she learned all her commands. She is still going through pup- FROM 12 TO 5 P.M.! PLEASE VISIT accommodations feature wood by multiple genera- amid the Santa Lucia Mountains, Café. This eclec- cious wakame seaweed salad. furnishings and beamed ceil- tions of the Smith tic restaurant is a Served atop braised collard pyhood and would benefit from a home where she gets lots of WWW.ROCKETDOGRESCUE.ORG ings. Some have wood-burning family. Take in the where it’s warm and sunny. favorite. Eating greens with a spicy red pepper exercise and continued training. Brooklyn is an amazing dog: or gas fireplaces, private pati- stunning hills and in the garden is a citrus tapenade, the local black she is a unique, and she is going to make someone very, very TO SEE ALL OF OUR ADOPTABLE DOGS os, and kitchen facilities. valley as you sip their wines. distinctive gift shop. It’s set great choice, and the ambience cod was succulent. For dessert, In the morning, enjoy a com- The 2008 “Wedding Hill” Syrah in a flourishing garden with is upbeat and fun, just like the head out to the fire pit and make happy. She’s a good girl who has so much potential and is so AND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT plimentary buffet breakfast in the and 2009 “Irie” Zinfandel are a cork tree and quirky sculp- food. Start with the house-made your own s’mores (831-625-9500, devoted to her people. She had a rough beginning in life and lodge. This stunning old wood especially good (831-678-0300, ture. Try the 2009 Georis chips and spicy salsa, then opt www.carmelvalleyranch.com). so deserves a wonderful forever home! VOLUNTEERING OR FOSTERING WITH US! building has lots of character, www.paraisovineyards.com). Estate Cabernet Sauvignon for the kicked-up pulled pork including a roaring fire in a big At Pessagno Winery, the and the 100 percent Merlot, sliders on house-made jalapeño OTHER ESSENTIALS stone fireplace (831-521-1111, owner, influenced by his the 2006 Georis Estate “Clos cheese buns and served with Monterey County Convention and www.valleylodge.com). grandfather, concentrates on des Moutons” (831-659-1050, sweet potato fries. The lemon Visitors Bureau: www.seemonterey.com ROCKET DOG RESCUE | 415.756.8188 | P.O. BOX 460826, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94146 Carmel Valley Ranch is a small-lot wines. 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ANNOUNCEMENT: We need foster homes! Grateful Dogs Rescue partners with The halo effect: How 20 years of giving turned the San Francisco city shelter to save dogs from euthanasia. Make your home a short term or long term safe havenhaven andand helphelp savesave aa dog’sdog’s life.life. VetVet billsbills forfor fosterfoster dogsdogs arepaid paid by byGDR. GDR. Volunteers Volunteers and and donations donations are are always always welcome! welcome! Our Our website website features features moremore dogs, Pet Food Express into an animal angel events, training resources, etc. Apply today to foster, adopt, or foster-to-adopt! GDR is an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit.Make your year-end tax-deductible donation today! by susan dyer reynolds could do to help. Katz explained that food agement. PFE took note of my passion for their pet wash to pay for spaying and neuter- all volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit. Make your year-end tax-deductible donation today! was a huge expense. Later that day, Levy pets and approached me with an idea to ing at high-kill shelters and to buy protective n 2010, when the City once again and Murray approached Halo, a relatively showcase adoptable animals in the Marina vests for police dogs; donated over $250,000 slashed her already bare-bones budget, new vendor co-owned by comedienne Ellen Times. We actually lose money on the ads, worth of kitten supplies and $300,000 to Rebecca Katz, San Francisco Animal DeGeneres, and together they came up with but that’s not why we do them — like PFE, make sure every shelter animal has toys and CHINCHILLAAUSTIN OPIE FOSTERLULU OR ADOPT ICare and Control (ACC) executive direc- a partnership to feed every animal at ACC. I want to save animals’ lives. treats for the holidays through their Save a Chinchilla,Austin is a an spunky eight-month, diva, LuluLittle is Opie, a little a 6 Chihuahua pound, 6 years mix, tor had no choice but to consider letting As a kid, my parents called me Saint “The ads have given us an opportunity Kitten and Giving Tree programs; raised $1.5 ispuggle a wire-haired (beagle x pug). terrier He’s mix. a15 oldis ideally sweetheart looking Chihuahua. for a forever She two people go from her already under- Francis of A-Suzie because I brought home to reach parts of San Francisco where we million for rescues and shelters from their pound puppy full of curiosity home but would be appreciative staffed shelter. During one of their visits to everything from birds with broken wings rarely have adoption events,” says Rocket My Mutt program; and their cat adoption This active girl is 7 years old loves to cuddle and shares foster ACC, Pet Food Express (PFE) co-owner to rats about to be snake food. In 2009, I Dog founder Pali Boucher. centers in five stores have resulted in nearly and affection.weighs about He’s very12 pounds. active homeof a loving with foster other placement, small dogs. too. Michael Levy and director of community wrote an undercover exposé called “How Kim Durney of Grateful Dogs agrees. “It 2,000 adoptions in three years. Chinchillaand loves goingis a bit out spoiled for walks. and She’sOpie’s easy idea going of a perfect and happiest home relations Mike Murray (who runs a German the San Francisco SPCA let us down,” provides invaluable exposure. Readers are Co-applicant Pets Unlimited would be the wouldAustin is love very to affectionate be the center with whenwould yoube one are that close will by. smother Being shepherd rescue himself) asked what they which caused a huge shake-up in top man- so moved by the sweet faces of our dogs that recipient of the sixth cat adoption center at everyoneof attention. he meets. She He likes knows to alonehim with is not love, fun hugsfor her. and Sleeping kisses. they may apply for one they see, or if they’re the Lombard store, and development and snuggle and sleeps with hisbasic people commands at bedtime. like He sitenjoys and a Opie would be thrilled to have not ready, remember us when they are.” marketing manager Leah Prassinos says the in a crate is scary for Lulu, she would prefer sleeping near you. good game of chase with downdogs his but size. would He is benefitfriendly withfrom someone take him to the beach or park to play, let him roll in the On Aug. 8, 2013, PFE will go before the exposure is something their small shelter sim- Lulu was terrified of the car but has gotten much better. Lulu little kids. Austin is quite smartcontinued and already training. knows She how is anto grass and give him old-fashioned belly rubs. He loves attention Planning Commission seeking a conditional ply can’t replicate. “We would be able to triple is great on her leash, and loves to explore outdoors. She is sitirresistible on command, ball ofhe is love working that on adores his house her training. cuddle Austin time. and would be very happy as an only dog so he wouldn’t have to use permit for the long-empty Blockbuster the number of cats we adopt out each year,” house broken and alerts her foster parents that she needs to building at 2460 Lombard Street. They tried she says. “There aren’t many opportunities canChinchilla be left alone, is energetic but prefers so daily being exercise around people. is a must. Are Sheyou share attention, but he’d also be fine with other dogs. He is very go outside. This little girl wants to be your friend. Do you have for the same spot four years ago, but a nasty for Marina residents to interact with rescue uploves to giving playing this with active, toys fun-loving and retrieving pup his balls. forever Chinchilla home? people and dog friendly and fun to be around. Opie is looking a gentle, loving home for her? campaign by Catnip and Bones owner Pam — at the First National Pet Week Celebration doesn’t shed much, but needs regular grooming. She’s for some new digs — can you help him out? Hable and Animal Connection II’s Peter at the Little Marina Green [sponsored by the friendly with adults, kids and dogs. No cats please. Weaver and Susan Landry kept them out. Marina Times], we gave away all of our volun- Do you have an active home to welcome Chinchilla? Hiding behind the flawed “chain ordinance,” teer brochures to people who said they hadn’t BAILEY they partnered with small business commis- seen anything in the Marina about rescue PHARAOH sioner Kathleen Dooley to form a “pet store opportunities.” Other rescues at the event, Bailey is an adorable, huggable SWIPER coalition” to fight PFE. They said it was a including Rocket Dog, saw a similar unprec- CHLOE11-year-old Corgi-Pomeranian SwiperPharaoh is a 10-week-old a fun, energetic Shep- bad fit, and promised numerous other busi- edented outpouring of volunteer interest. mix (his body is mostly Corgi maleherd mixterrier puppy. mix. HisHe fosteris about par- 7 nesses, from hardware stores to pharmacies, Sherri Franklin, founder of senior dog Chloe, an extremely sweet Chihuahuaand his head mix is the is lookingPom part!). for yearsents have old given and him weighs lots of around love wanted the space. That was untrue: Not only rescue Muttville, says they auction off and nurturing since being born. is the Blockbuster building still vacant, there PFE’s My Mutt photo shoots at fundraising someoneHe currently to shareweighs her 23 life.pounds. This 25 pounds. He loves going for are an additional 16 empty storefronts on events (the poster of your pet hangs at a gentleBailey is girl very is healthy about 9.5 but pounds could walksPharaoh and LOVES gets especially everything excit in- Lombard, and the street is in worse shape PFE store for a year). “Through My Mutt, andshed around a few 6 years extra old. pounds. She is ed about runs. Swiper will needhis world: to continue people, his playing basic obe ball,- than ever, rife with homeless encampments, we’ve raised $30,000 in donations at no cost Bailey is looking for a companion he can hang out with dience training, but knows thesitting sit andin your down lap, commands. giving kisses, He crime and struggling merchants. to us,” Franklin says. She looks forward to very healthy, loves her walks andon the loves couch, to play. at theShe park, is always or on pleasant a nice walkcompany, through a great the isnapping, people puppy and kid treats, friendly. toys, Swiper and other would dogs. thrive He inis aalready home Of course, this hasn’t stopped Hable, getting her dogs in front of a whole new neighborhood. His ideal home will be one without small Landry, Weaver, and a few others in their audience: “The Lombard PFE store would snuggler, and loves to curl up in a warm lap. She will be withtrained a big to backyard come when so he called, can have sit for room treats, to andrun and fetches. play. coalition from playing the same broken bring a rescue presence to the Marina, thechildren. perfect He companion doesn’t require dog for a lot you. of Chloe exercise gets but along he loves with SwiperPharaoh would is trained also to enjoy use weethe company wee pads. of Pharaoh another is dog,looking but going for walks and being outdoors. He is good on leash record from 2009, replete with coordinated where currently there is no presence at all.” other dogs, but hasn’t shown much interest in playing with notfor someonecats. Swiper to isspend looking time for with an active him, asperson he is fortoo his young daily letter-writing campaigns. In fact, a reader Not that size matters when it comes to and is fine with other dogs. Bailey is looking for a walking them. Chloe’s previous adopter had to return her due to exercise.to be left Are alone. you ready He will to be positively his exercise make partner? you laugh and sent me one of their e-mails asking support- helping animals. “Pawtrero does food drives companion- are you the one? smile! Pharaoh will be your new best friend. He will love ers to click a link where “a letter is already for us and has been incredibly supportive, moving so stability is key to her new home. Are you ready prepared,” to “change the subject line and and Animal House is great, too,” Franklin to enjoy to Chloe’s company? you Soooo much! a few things to make it more personal- says. She believes there’s room for everyone. ized,” and then “overwhelm the Planning “There’s more dogs than kids here, and how THELMA & LOUISE Commission with signatures”). Much of the many grocery stores do we have? We should LADY Pint-sized Thelma and Louise letter is the usual drivel, offering no credible have pet stores on every corner, too!” NINALady is a 4-year-old, 21-pound SHILOHare an adorable mother and evidence and contradicting reality (they will “It’s not about size, it’s about passion,” Schipperke mix but looks more We are still learning about Nina, Shiloh.daughter He who is weigha 6 year-old all of seven Rat “lose their livelihood,” when in reality many says Karen Schaver, who runs Lake County like a combination of border a two year old cattle dog/ Terrierpounds combined, mix and but around they bring 40 now have multiple stores, including Animal Animal Services. “I used to drive two hours collie and black bear! Lady Connection, which recently opened a store to the Petaluma PFE to bring five dogs for Lab mix. You cannot ignore her pounds.tons of love He andloves fun. his Thelma walks and is a had a miserable beginning next to PFE in Burlingame). Some of it is adoption. One day in 2004, Mike and Mark striking looks with one blue eye allsassy the three people year he meets. old and Shiloh loves downright slanderous (Levy has spent “an happened to be at the store, and they were to her life, unloved and tied and one brown eye! She is bright isbeing a pure picked joy up at homeand receiving and is enormous amount of money to buy favor amazed I was doing this all by myself. Over andto a energetic short cable and by her day foster and completelybelly rubs. Louise, house five trained. years with many organizations here in order to the years, they have been so supportive parentsinside a are storeroom teaching at her night. the win this battle”). — helping me set up in three more stores Shilohold, is is a not loving, comfortable mellow when mom. Despite this, Lady has adaptedbasic commandswell to her andfoster how home to They’re also giving the same tired speeches to do adoptions; providing enough toys strangeLouise plays dogs with run anythingup to his from face. a pieceHe gets of kibble,nervous to andher owncan walkand quicklynicely on learned leash. Nina basic is very manners good with and housetraining.other dogs but shadow. Watching these teensy little ones wrestle and play is in front of commissions and neighborhood for every shelter dog for a year through act out. His perfect home would be one with time to give groups, claiming that PFE only helps animals the Giving Tree; helping with food, beds, mayGentle not Lady be a lovesgood matchher walks. for cats. She She loves will belly be a greatrubs whilehiking great fun! They are best friends and keep each other company. him lots of love and time for daily walks. Someone to toss to get the Lombard space, and I’m just a shill supplies — even gas money.” Earlier this partnerlying upside-down and would bein OKyour in lap. a home Lady with thrives respectful, on human dog- They are perfect for the “working home” and can be left for his ball for him and rub his belly. He knows all his basic writing articles because they “advertise.” year Schaver’s van gave out. “They did a savvyattention children. and wouldShe is readybe happiest for her asforever the only home, dog so in come the extended periods of time. They walk well on a leash and get While PFE has shown class and restraint, fundraiser, and I was able to buy a new van. home. Lady is ready for a gentle, loving home where she commands. Shiloh is looking for the perfect companion meet this great girl! all kinds of attention. They are simply irresistible! I’ve had enough of the coalition’s blatant I immediately drove it to rescue 20 dogs.” can get the attention she deserves. to share life’s simple pleasures. misrepresentations and bullying tactics like “anonymous” phone calls to anyone who On a warm July afternoon, Mike Murray dare support PFE. After hearing about the visits shelters from Napa to Vallejo to ask GDR’S MESSAGE: Are you looking to adopt a dog in the San Francisco Bay Area? Visit us at the calls from merchants for years, I received how PFE can help, and then spends his eve- GDR’Snext Grateful MESSAGE: Dogs Rescue Are you adoption looking event: to adopt August a 25dog / Time:in the TBD; San SFFrancisco Giants Dog Bay Days area? of ThenSummer you several myself threatening to sue me, have ning trying to place a bonded German shep- AT+Tshould Park. come To view out more to Gratefulthe Grateful Dogs and Dogs for information Rescue Adoption on volunteering event oron fostering, March please16 at visitPet www.Food the paper boycotted by current and future herd and fluffy white mutt he is fostering, Expressgratefuldogsrescue.org. on Market from To view12:30 more to 3PM. Grateful Our Dogs second and for March information event on will volunteering be at BellaPelle or fostering, at 9 advertisers, and even “get rid of me.” One recently pulled from a high-kill shelter, as a particularly vulgar caller said the reason I package deal. Pam Hable spends that same Maidenplease visit Lane www.gratefuldogsrescue.org. on March 30th from 11AM to 2PM. didn’t support the Chestnut pet stores posi- day marching up and down Lombard lobby- tion was that I was “on my knees” sucking ing against PFE and the Lombard Business a certain part of Levy’s anatomy, and “the Merchants Association. Several rescues and FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER DOGS: sucking sound could be heard all over town.” shelters also told me that during and after While Hable and her supporters are busy PFE’s 2009 attempt to move to Lombard, 415-587-1121 • www.gratefuldogsrescue.org using animal rescue as a political ping-pong they received some of those anonymous ball, we’re out their making a difference. My voicemails threatening to have them boycot- [email protected] record of animal advocacy speaks for itself, ted, and that Hable refused to donate items and PFE has a quiet history of giving that for charity events “because they supported started when they were no bigger in size than PFE.” Who throws political stones at people This page is sponsored by Locally owned and operated by Michael & Mark

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