18 Food & Wine 21 Family 20 Calendar Valentine’s Day: Find Our Kids: Childcare February Events: Take a stroll a romantic spot 12 for Valentine’s night 29 down Union Street for the Valentine’s A&E Day Wine Walk, or take in concerts, Pet Pages comedians, and more this month. Year of the Ram: Make Skylar Grey: There are also Black History Month plans to ring in the Chinese Leaving the Fix-Its events, film festivals, jazz perfor- New Year in style 18 behind 30 mances, and much more. 20

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he California Association of Realtors (CAR) is predicting that 2015 will be the best of times and the best of times in the state: TPrice growth plus an influx of buyers and inventory is expected to strengthen residential home sales across the Golden State. But we all know that San Francisco is often a world unto itself, and things can happen differ- ently here. So how can locals find out what to expect for real estate in 2015?

Perry Butler has owned and opperated Perry’s on Union Street since 1969. photo: perryssf.com “The state will continue to see a bifurcated market, with the San Francisco Bay Area outperforming other regions, thanks to a more vigorous job market and The real story behind closing Café des Amis tighter housing supply,” said CAR’s vice president and chief economist Leslie Appleton-Young. (And why what’s coming next will be great for the neighborhood) To get an on-the-ground view of San Francisco’s residential property market, the Marina Times checked This is the first of a three-part series on with me after college,” he said. “So and signature dishes such as tomato in with some local experts to get their predictions of the state of Union Street. when I get hit by whatever turnip bisque, Cobb salad, and the hamburg- prices, hot neighborhoods, and other things to expect truck comes around the corner, I er. Mondays and Thursdays draw a from real estate in 2015. by susan dyer reynolds know the business is in good hands.” crowd for half-priced bottles of wine, Perry’s has additional locations on as do Wednesday nights for “Lobster Do you think 2015 will be a year of real estate price erry’s Restaurant has the Embarcadero, at SFO, and in the Madness,” where diners get a 1-1/4 growth, stagnation, or decline? operated on Union Street for Galleria Atrium of the San Francisco pound Maine lobster, corn on the Carole Isaacs, sales associate, McGuire Real Estate: 45 years, and proprietor Perry Design Center, but it is the flagship cob, and boiled potatoes for $24.95. Real estate price will continue to grow, but not at the PButler hopes it will be there 45 more. Union Street location that has attract- Lack of change has been a good high rate it has in the past year or two. Five to seven per- “The best thing to happen to me is ed everyone from the city’s top politi- thing for Perry’s — their celebrated cent, depending on the neighborhood, is the figure often that my son, Aldy, and my daugh- cos to several generations of families bartenders have been crafting classic quoted. The Association of Bay Area Governments has ter, Margie, wanted to come work for its cozy atmosphere, bustling bar, UNion Street, continued on 4 cruising speed, continued on 26

Bellingham by the Bay Bruce is back Look out! Here comes the news again by bruce bellingham network was out of business in six months. She couldn’t find any stations that were ometimes I wonder where we interested in airing “good news.” It’s not would be without a crisis to manage. that people want to hear bad news all the Nothing but trouble comes the easy time. They just tend to be attracted to bad Sway,” said the great Chicago poet, Oscar news as long as it happens to other people Brown Jr. Some people look for trouble. most of the time. Charles Osgood, the Why bother? “You’re not going say anything veteran CBS broadcaster, wrote a book gloomy again, are you, about this topic: Nothing West Coast Wine & Cheese features a varied and constantly evolving menu, currently Bruce?” someone sighed Could Be Finer Than a featuring Roasted Pork Belly with Red Curry and Lime and Seared Foie Gras with PX to me the other day. “You Some people Crisis That Is Minor in the Sherry, Black Cherry Conserva, Parker House Rolls. photos: courtesy West coast wine & cheese are such a crepehanger.” Morning. That’s right. We What a great word that look for trouble. survived this disaster; let is, “crepehanger,” even if someone else clean it up, West Coast Wine & Cheese it does mean that people Why bother? and we’ll move on to the cross to the other side of next calamity. brings a wine bar to Union Street the street when they see me coming. Who picks up the pieces after the Years ago (don’t let me use that expres- “breaking news” has broken? A recent by julie mitchell opened late last fall, Cow with a passion for premi- sion again), during my news radio days, I trend in news, though much of the news Hollow really didn’t have its um wines from California, got a call from a pleasant-sounding woman isn’t really gathered. It’s disseminated by nion Street has own wine bar. This small, Washington, and Oregon, who wondered if I’d contribute to her new a relatively few sources. For example, last always been a din- sleek space that seats just complemented by a rotat- enterprise, The Good News Network. She month the New York Times described ing mecca, from 28 is operated by husband- ing, market-driven menu wanted me to report on brave firefight- President Obama’s State of the Union UFrench to burgers, to Italian and-wife team Lindsey of cheese, charcuterie, and ers, medical miracles — that sort of thing, Address as “defiant.” Suddenly all the net- to cream puffs. But until Repose and Chris Wanner, small plates. in general, things that turn out well. Her bellingham, continued on 4 West Coast Wine & Cheese Cow Hollow residents West coast, continued on 11

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News Arts & Entertainment Around the Northside Something for everyone News briefs on the Pierce Street Garage, Lynette Majer showcases the Tribal and Textile Farrell’s budget post, National Park Service Arts Show at Fort Mason; Evalyn Baron wel- protests, Muni vehicles, the DiMaggio duck, comes the Year of the Ram; Sharon Anderson and a lost wedding ring; plus your letters. 3 highlights the Dryansky Gallery’s David Mitchell show; Michael Snyder offers up some Community great documentaries; plus the best sellers. 18 PACE yourself Calendar Supervisor Mark Farrell is bringing back a plan to make energy efficiency February must-see events upgrades to homes easier to finance; plus This month, partake of everything from Pier the Police Blotter. 6 39’s Tulipmania Festival to the final days of the Keith Haring exhibit at the de Young. 20 Street Beat Union Street is busy At Home Christine Roher welcomes Gala Urban home and garden and other shops to Union Street; the Julia Strzesieski’s tips for hardwood floors. 22 Northsider isn’t the only one celebrat- ing Union Street’s award-winning holi- Real Estate day lights display; and Ernest Beyl says Condo conversions made easy-ish Angela’s mad at him again about the Carole Isaacs points out how to convert Ferlinghetti Piazza project. 8 a two-unit building to condos under the expedited conversion program; plus the Food & Wine Roundup reports on the mayor’s housing New and romantic promises and foreign investors. 23 The Tablehopper bellies up to Chubby Noodle Marina’s bottomless dim sum Wellness and Family brunch; Dana Eastland highlights some Doing it right romantic places to take your special some- Thalia Farshchian offers diet and lifestyle one on Valentine’s Day; Bill Knutson tells guides for increasing productivity; and us to cook with the wine you’d want to Liz Farrell says parents need a Valentine’s drink; and Ernest Beyl uncovers some Day getaway. 28 notorious recipes. 10 Travel Pet Pages Skylar Grey’s mom moves on Up and down the coast Susan Dyer Reynolds says goodbye to the Our Coastal Commuter, Michael Snyder, Fix-Its.. 30 drives far and wide in search of the best Asian food to satisfy his stomach; and Patty Burness says it’s time to head to wine ONLINE SPECIALS country — specifically St. Helena, where Evalyn Baron, expanded event calendar, com- she has a sophisticated, wine-country- plete archives, and more. chic experience. 16 www.marinatimes.com

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News Briefs Northside roundup Find the right mortgage backed Public garage security on hold by neighborly service. Now is the time to review your mortgage(s) PIERCE GARAGE community involvement in great reputation, and the and consider refinancing. Ask us about SECURITY GETS the planning and creation of new vehicles will require our historically low adjustable FOUR-MONTH WAIT this park. less maintenance and will rate or fixed rate mortgage Plans by the Municipal The New Presidio be more reliable, better- loans today. Transportation Agency Parklands Project, as it’s designed, and quieter,” (MTA) to delay security called, includes three said District 8 Supervisor upgrades for the Pierce Street interconnected sites. First, Scott Wiener. “Muni is Garage (3236 Pierce Street) there’s a 10-acre designed accelerating its purchase of for at least four months landscape that will be cre- the new light rail vehicles were not welcomed by the ated above the new road- by acquiring 40 of them Marina Safety Upgrade way tunnels. Second, there’s several years earlier than Committee. Local attorney a three-acre revitalized anticipated. This is great Robert Sheridan tells us Crissy Field Center Youth news for the system.” Northern Station Captain Campus with a “learning Greg McEachern reported landscape.” And there will DUCK AND (RE)COVER that auto burglars struck also be a new plaza for the The 30-year-old duck Pierce garage cars seven Presidio Visitor Center. from the Joe DiMaggio times in October and 15 The Presidio Trust Gallery Playground that went miss- times in December. “This is (1023 Montgomery Street) ing during an October reno- an emergency situation that on the Presidio’s Main Post, vation has been found and, screams out for emergency opened a design lab at the as Rec and Park told the protection,” said Sheridan. end of January. In the lab, Chronicle’s Leah Garchik, which is free and open to “The duck will be home.” FARRELL RETAINS everybody seven days a Local residents who had BUDGET SEAT week (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), enjoyed watching their kids District 2 Supervisor people can draw, debate, and play on the metal duck (or Mark Farrell was again otherwise engage with each who played on it them- assigned to head the other and the project. selves when they, one hopes, city’s budget committee You can find more infor- were young), had tried to by newly elected Board mation, as well as dates, find out if there had been of Supervisors President times, and locations of public any fowl foul play involved, London Breed. Farrell had design workshops, at new- but in the end, a neighbor told the Marina Times presidioparklands.org/par- had reportedly salvaged the that he has enjoyed his ticipate/public-presentation. duck when he thought it was work as budget chair and abandoned. The duck has hoped to continue in it NEW MUNI been a part of the children’s (see “”Four more years for VEHICLES COMING playground since 1985 when Farrell: District 2 super- Muni’s funding issues Nan Becker, a neighborhood visor plans next steps,” — which were the focus of activist who led the Tot Lot Marina Times, December two separate propositions initiative, choose it as part of 2014). The assignment is on the November ballot — her construction project. a two-year commitment. have helped keep the city His colleagues on the com- from replacing and expand- MISSING YOUR mittee will be Eric Mar ing its fleet of light rail WEDDING RING? and Katy Tang, with Scott vehicles (LRVs). That has The Marina Times was Weiner and Norman Yee resulted in a lack of capac- contacted by a good-hearted joining during the busiest ity, increased breakdowns, local resident who said they’d budget season. and slow service, which is found someone’s wedding all exacerbated by the city’s ring last month somewhere NEW PRESIDIO growing population. in the Marina neighborhood. PARKLANDS Help is on the way fol- If you think this is your lost The dramatic roadway lowing late-2014 approval ring, please contact the good renovation of the Presidio by the Board of Supervisors samaritan with full descrip- Parkway has resulted in of a new contract with tion and proof of purchase at the opportunity to create a Siemens for the purchase [email protected] new 13-acre park, and the of the next generation Presidio Trust is seeking of LRVs. “Siemens has a E-mail: [email protected]

November 2013 wish list of recommen- The In-Box: dations will be in the final design. There will be something for everyone Letters to the Times on the new Polk Street, no matter how you get around. Currently, Polk is one NOT SO SKETCHY of San Francisco’s high-injury corridors, Lately I have been reading “Sketches so much of it addresses the public’s con- from a North Beach Journal” by Ernest cern with road safety and San Francisco Beyl in the Marina Times. Last month leadership’s support for Vision Zero, the lo and behold is his best — “The Last goal of eliminating traffic deaths and Contact your neighborhood mortgage of Capp’s Corner?” This ensemble is a serious injuries by 2024. home run. Right down to the last Beat. Changes will include better lighting, loan officer for more information. —Tom Whelan enlivened alleys, signal timing adjust- San Francisco ments, more disabled parking and loading zones, relocated and revamped Susan A. Kemp BUILDING A BETTER POLK Muni stops, landscaping, state-of-the- Vice President Almost two years on from one of the art bicycle paths, and a host of mea- Mortgage Loan Officer worst city meetings on record, a compro- sures known to create safer intersec- NMLS #442143 mised but mostly forward-looking final tions. Preview all of what can be on our plan for Polk Street’s redesign will be pre- checklist (http://bit.ly/PolkFinal), and 650-488-2303 sented before the SFMTA board very soon. stay tuned for the unveiling. [email protected] Folks for Polk’s “Checklist of —Madeleine Savit Expectations” is the result of many Founder, Folks for Polk meetings and advocating for the best San Francisco outcome for the majority. We’re opti- mistic that many suggestions from our E-mail: [email protected] www.Marinatimes.com MARINA TIMES FebrUARY 2015 3 News

Bellingham time to time. He never stopped walking continued from page 1 around San Francisco, the best walking works were calling Obama’s demeanor town in the world, even when he was sick, “defiant.” I didn’t think it was all that defi- and even when he owned a Jaguar, which ant. If he were really defiant, the president he called The White Rat. At the end of would have stripped off his jacket in the his life, Herb said ruefully that he wished hallowed halls of Congress, and chal- he had covered more neighborhoods in lenged the GOP leadership to an arm- the city. He did refer to the Marina as a wrestling contest. That’s what “Abe the “bigoted little village.” Marina people are Rail Splitter” would have done. But no, a proud lot, and the old-timers did not the whole issue was reduced to a pedantic like that at all. frenzy about “executive privilege.” Huh? San Francisco is still obsessed with We’ve come a long way — from splitting neighborhoods. It’s our version of the rails to splitting hairs. class system. How Meanwhile, we’re many times have “still waist deep in the you heard “Lower big muddy.” Where’s Herb wished he Nob Hill” or the Pete Seeger now that had covered more “TenderNob” or we need him? “Upper Tenderloin,” Enough crepehang- neighborhoods in S.F. as if there is such a ing. And opining. thing. Or “Nopa,” Jody Powell once told me the definition of because the Western Addition has the a columnist is someone who hides in the wrong connotation? In days of yore, the hills during a battle, and when it’s all over, Chinese could not leave Chinatown or comes down to finish off the wounded. they’d face arrest. Vernon Alley, the great And enough namedropping, too. Well, bassist, took umbrage at Frank Jordan’s maybe not just yet. nostalgia for the “good old days” in the On newsgathering, someone asked me city. “Good old days?” Vernon sniped, about how Herb Caen collected his items “I guess he meant the good old days was for “The Column.” In the old days, before when black people could not cross east people clamored to get into the column, of Van Ness Avenue.” Herb walked all over town, yes, with Where would we be without scapegoats a notebook and pen, the best type of or people to deride? That will never be newsgathering. Seems so quaint today. answered on The Good News Network. Herb loved names. He was particularly delighted when he discovered a barber in Bruce Bellingham is the author of the Sunset named Joe Stalin. “Oh, that Joe Bellingham by the Bay. You may reach him Stalin!” Herb would write gleefully from at [email protected].

Café des Amis is down for the count. photo: Earl Adkins Union Street sold) the Pasta Pomodoro why Café des Amis shut- continued from page 1 chain and now runs tered abruptly, but Butler mega-hits like Delarosa said it had been a long time cocktails like the Ramos on Chestnut Street (he’s coming. “We just got off to Fizz since day one, and opening another this a rough start and we could now those same cocktails year), the Super Duper never fully recover,” he are all the rage among the burger chain (including said. Metamorphosing the hippest young “mixolo- one on Chestnut Street), 7,000-square-foot former gists” in town. One thing Beretta, Lolinda, Starbelly, home of Prego into a fash- that has changed over the and Uno Dos Tacos. Butler ionable, elegant French years, however, is Union was a partner in Café des brasserie was fraught with Street. “We’ve seen Union Amis, along with Bacchus construction delays and up and down just like Management Group the residual effects of the we’ve seen San Francisco (Spruce, Pizza Antica, The 2008 financial crisis. After up and down,” Butler said. Village Pub), which closed the much-anticipated “Right now it’s down, in January. “I met with unveiling in 2010, a series but I think there’s a lot Adriano to transfer the of lukewarm reviews led to of optimism with Adriano liquor license,” Butler said. a chef shuffle that eventu- coming in.” “He’s not sure of the con- ally found Bacchus execu- Adriano is Adriano cept yet, but he knows the tive chef-partner Mark Paganini, one of the Bay neighborhood well, and I Sullivan in the kitchen. Area’s most prolific res- have no doubt he’ll blow Under Sullivan the food taurateurs, who took over the doors off. I do know improved, but Café des the lease on the former he’s planning something Amis struggled to over- Café des Amis space (2000 casual and reasonably come first impressions. It Union Street) at the begin- priced, which is the antith- was open just four years — ning of February; his new esis of Café des Amis.” the same number of years restaurant is slated for a Rumors are flying it took to build. “We had spring to summer open- around the Marina/Cow a handshake deal with our ing. Paganini founded (and Hollow community as to UNion Street, continued on 5

4 February 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Union Street moratorium. The ban was lift- continued from page 4 ed in January of 2009, allowing five new restaurants and five landlord to reduce the rent so self-service food sites to open we could tweak the concept, but in former retail-only spaces. the landlord suddenly reneged,” Unfortunately, much of the food Butler explained. “They wanted was mediocre and some of those us to pay up on the back rent, restaurants have since closed and they planned to raise the or changed hands a number rent as well. We never made of times. Today, Union Street money, and a lot of these land- has more bars that serve food lords think they have the Taj (think The Brick Yard and The Mahal. They were confident they Brixton) than it does foodie could get more, so we walked meccas like Chestnut Street’s away and they walked away, and A16 or Fillmore Street’s State we agreed to disagree.” Bird Provisions. Chestnut and Union Street’s landlords are Fillmore also maintain working some of the city’s most notori- theaters to draw the “dinner and Perry Butler today. photo: perryssf.com ous, often preferring to sit on a movie” demographic, where an empty building rather than the Equinox gym inside the old it backfired on them, and I of-the-house employees continue 2000 Union garnered an incred- accept lower rent. “I was one of Metro caters mostly to people think they’re seeing now that to struggle. Some San Francisco ible response. “I don’t remem- the people working to keep the who want to work out, grab a it wasn’t good for the street or restaurant owners have seen their ber a restaurant deal that has Metro Theatre a theater,” Butler kale juice, and head home. the neighborhood.” labor costs climb to 50 percent or been as competitive on Union said. “But the landlord told us Without destination dining, The state of California and the more of their operating expenses Street. There were a lot of inter- that he would rather just keep a movie theater, or a major city of San Francisco are culpable in a business already synonymous ested and qualified parties, and it boarded up, so now it’s the retail anchor, many Union as well for making it incredibly with slim profit margins. the owners went with the best Equinox gym.” Street merchants complain of difficult to open a restaurant and Combine that with $6 to $7 operator,” Jeremy Blatteis of Landlords aren’t Union Street’s low foot traffic. “Apple wanted keep it open due to costly health per square foot commercial rents Blatteis Realty, who brokered only problem — in 1987, care and minimum wage and San Francisco’s health care the deal, told the San Francisco some merchants and resi- requirements. California is mandate (which is the same Business Times. dents supported a law one of only seven states not whether you’re Wells Fargo or Of course, this is no surprise stipulating that restau- Union Street’s landlords to offer tip credit against Don’s Diner), and you have to Perry Butler. “I’m an optimis- rants could only open in minimum wage, which struggling restaurants closing tic person by nature,” he said. “I former dining establish- are some of the city’s rose from $10.74 to $11.05 their doors, while still others don’t want to put all the weight ments. Residents worried most notorious. this year and will go up to open theirs in the East Bay. Even on Adriano’s shoulders, but I about additional noise $12.25 in May. Tip credit many successful San Francisco do think he will breathe a lot of and rowdy behavior, while exist- to come to Union Street but allows restaurants to pay wait- franchises like A16 and celebrat- life back into the neighborhood ing restaurants saw it as a way they were discouraged,” Butler ers less than minimum wage ed chefs such as Daniel Patterson and we will see things swing to stifle competition. In 2008, points out. “If we got Apple because tips make up the differ- have taken their latest ventures upward again. I believe Union with vacant storefronts blighting instead of Chestnut Street, ence. In California, owners must to Oakland, which has rapidly Street is going to be just fine — the once-beautiful street, mer- I don’t think we’d be having pay minimum wage on top of become a gastronome’s delight. it’s too attractive and desirable chants went to then-District 2 this conversation. The people tips, meaning a server in a good The good news for the Marina not to be.” Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier who wanted to keep out new restaurant can make between $20 and Cow Hollow is that the and asked her to help lift the restaurants and businesses — and $50 per hour while back- former Café des Amis space at E-mail: [email protected]

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Police Blotter The life and crimes of the Northside ’Twas the season for breaking the law he Marina and Cow ing a joyous holiday season to TIS THE SEASON TO joined the officers in their car Additional Northern Station Hollow really stepped our community.” TRESPASS so they could search the area officers arrived, and the subject up this past holiday The crimes below are a small Dec. 2, 9:45 a.m. for the subject. They spotted the gave up without further inci- Tseason to help make the San snapshot of what the officers of 2900 Block of Gough Street subject, and officers got out of dent. He was handcuffed and Francisco Police Department’s Northern Station are doing. For the car and ordered him to stop; searched, and a switchblade annual toy drive a success. a more comprehensive list, visit A resident came home was found in his pants Northern Station Captain sf-police.org; under Compstat, to find a male subject leav- pocket. There were sev- Greg McEachern expressed select the link to Crimemaps. ing the building through the eral witnesses, and video his gratitude for everyone who premise’s second front gate. The employee confronted cameras confirmed the participated. “I can’t thank the The resident knew the sub- the subject and was drugstore employee’s story. community enough for your HAVE YOU MET OUR NEW ject didn’t live in or belong The subject was booked at generosity, and I hope you all NEIGHBOR? in the building, so she called punched in the face. Northern Station. know that your generous gifts Dec. 2, 7:10 a.m. the police. The officers were will bring smiles to the chil- 900 Block of Franklin Street able to detain the subject without he ignored their commands, dren who might otherwise not incident, and a search revealed instead changing direction and BULLDOZED have a lot to smile about during Officers responded to a call numerous small items the subject continuing walking and putting Dec. 4, 11:22 p.m. the holiday season.” regarding a trespasser in an had taken from various apartments his hands in the front pocket of Larkin at McAllister Street McEachern also gave spe- apartment building’s basement. in the building. He was booked at his sweatshirt. The officers saw cial thanks to “the merchants They found a male subject asleep Northern Station. him pull out a stolen razor and Officers responded to a call that participated in the toy in a basement stairwell of the throw it to the ground. He then regarding a male stealing items drive by opening up their doors building. The subject said he turned to the officers and began from a bulldozer and attempt- and hearts to our communi- entered the building to sleep “I DIDN’T DO NOTHING” to yell at them, “I didn’t do noth- ing to steal the bulldozer itself. ty. Those merchants include until it was time for him to Dec. 2, 10:05 a.m. ing.” He put his hands back into They arrived to see him remov- Jack’s on Chestnut, The Tipsy go to work. A computer check 700 Block of Van Ness Avenue his pockets. ing chains that secured the bull- Pig, The Marina Lounge, The officers knew about the dozer to its trailer. They ordered the Coffee Roastery, Officers met with an knife being used in the robbery him to show his hands and step Cat Nip and Bones, employee of a drugstore that and presumably now somewhere away from the construction Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee, The subject said he had just been robbed. The on his person. With his agitated vehicle, but he did not comply and Reed and Greenough. employee said a male sub- mindset and his hands in his and continued to manipulate the I would also like to entered the building to ject entered the store and pockets, the officers feared for chains. They had to physically thank the Cow Hollow/ sleep before work. began stealing razors from their safety and pulled out their stop and detain him, which was Marina Neighborhood the shelves. The employee firearms and pointed them at the accomplished without injury. He Association that helped promote revealed there was an active confronted the subject and was subject. He removed his hands was searched, and the officers the toy drive to the community warrant for his arrest. He was punched in the face; the subject from his pockets and showed found a bottle of prohibited pills and ensured that the communi- arrested and in a search the offi- then pulled out and brandished a them to the officers, becom- in his pocket. The officers con- ty was aware of the worthwhile cers discovered a meth pipe and knife before fleeing. ing even more agitated, say- tacted the owner of the bull- event.” He said all of that gener- marijuana. He was booked at The employee said he didn’t ing, “What are you gonna shoot dozer and booked the subject at osity went “a long way to bring- Northern Station. need medical attention, and he me for a razor, like Ferguson?” Northern Station.

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6 February 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com From the Chambers of our Supervisor The return of a good idea GreenFinanceSF: Embracing San Francisco’s Environmental Leadership

by supervisor mark e. farrell property owners to responsibly finance erty owners made save money not only By this point you may be asking when the upgrades with extremely favorable on repair costs to crucial home energy you might be able to take advantage of this alifornia and San Francisco terms and competitive interest rates – all services, but also on monthly utility bills program. Due to our collective efforts on have been at the forefront of at no cost whatsoever to the city. Because to the tune of thousands of dollars saved the city’s end, we expect our residential environmental policy for years. the capital for the loans is provided by annually – all while creating new jobs PACE program to be fully functional and CBoth the state and our city have helped private entities, there is little to no finan- and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. up-and-running by March. The city has to kickstart the emerging clean and cial risk or exposure to any jurisdiction To share in the known success of resi- dedicated staff within the Department renewable energy economy and indus- looking to implement PACE. dential PACE, I partnered with Mayor of Environment that will be available to try that we see today providing thou- Former Mayor Gavin Newsom Lee, our Department of Environment, walk property owners through the pro- sands of jobs, while reducing greenhouse was an early adopter of PACE. His and workforce training advocates to craft cess from start to finish. I also plan to gas emissions and combating climate administration rolled out the residen- a new and improved residential PACE do outreach about our residential PACE change. Back in 2008, what started as an tial PACE program in 2010 known program. I recently passed legislation program in tandem with the Department experiment in Berkeley quickly spread as GreenFinanceSF, but it quickly had at the Board of Supervisors to restart of Environment at property owner and across the country into a strong financ- to scrap the efforts just after a cou- residential PACE here in San Francisco neighborhood association group meet- ing mechanism and environmental pol- ple of months because of concerns under the same GreenFinanceSF brand ings throughout the city to educate them icy known as property assessed clean from the Federal Housing Finance that former Mayor Newsom created. about this program and answer any ques- energy, or PACE. Agency (FHFA), which believed that From the beginning of the process, tions they may have. In the meantime, PACE financing allows property own- the loans posed an unacceptable risk Mayor Lee and I wanted to ensure that you can visit sfenvironment.org/residen ers to borrow money for clean and renew- to mortgage lenders should home- this environmental policy and finance tialpace to learn more. able energy upgrades to their homes and owners default. The FHFA still has tool had a strong workforce compo- GreenFinanceSF is one of the envi- pay it back over time as a line item on concerns, but since 2010 PACE has nent tied to it that put local residents to ronmental solutions that we have been their property tax bill. PACE financing spread to numerous states throughout work on local projects in an emerging searching for in San Francisco to build can come through in two different ways: the country and in most of the major industry. We know the potential that local renewable energy sources and create one for commercial buildings, which is counties in California. For example, the clean energy economy has in store, local jobs. GreenFinanceSF will further referred to as commercial PACE, and in Riverside County, more than 5,500 and we want our local workers to have cement San Francisco’s national role as a one for residential buildings of four people have used it to finance home the skills necessary to take part in that leader in reducing the adverse effects of stories or less, which is referred to as upgrade projects worth a total of more emerging industry while also providing climate change, and it will make it easy for residential PACE. than $100 million. them opportunities for upward mobility. property owners in our neighborhoods to PACE’s special form of financing has The success of residential and commer- We know that the clean energy economy make energy efficiency upgrades to their helped to overcome market barriers that cial PACE in other counties and states could trigger a market transformation as homes while saving energy and money. exist to energy-efficiency upgrades by could not be more evident, and I want profound as the information and techno- spreading cost recovery with savings San Francisco to share in that success. 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Northsider Neighborhood news Honoring the light brigade

by john zipperer TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION The San Francisco County WE TOLD YOU SO Transportation Authority is holding a pub- At the Marina Times, we have been lic meeting Thursday, Feb. 5, 2:30–4:30 touting the great holiday lights display p.m., to discuss collaboration opportunities of Union Street for a long time. It is one for small and large firms in its upcoming of the gems of the city, and each year we projects. Those projects range from work hope more people will come to see it. on the Presidio Parkway revamp, I-280 But it’s not just us saying this. For the interchange improvements, construction second year in a row, the Union Street contracts for the Transbay Transit Center, Association was awarded First Place Winner and more. The Transportation Authority of the 2014 Neighborhood Holiday Lighting is holding this meeting to reach local and Promotion sponsored by San Francisco disadvantaged businesses and discuss how Travel. Union Street businesses were singled to work together. out in the category “For beautifying our city The meeting will take place at the streets during the holidays, helping to cre- authority’s 22nd-floor hearing room at ate a sense of destination for visitors.” Along 1455 Market Street. with the proclamation came a $2,500 check and a year’s free dues for the Union Street OVERHEARD AT RESTAURANT Association, which is a longtime member Little girl to grandmother: And the of San Francisco Travel. Congratulations to stepmother was so mean that she wouldn’t everyone who made it happen! even let Cinderella go to the mall. And did we mention that Union Street is a great place to visit even in- News tip for the Northsider? E-mail between holidays? [email protected]

Union Insider Coming and going What’s happening at the west end of Union Street

by christine roher Husband-and-wife team ing them to learn the old- Trish Rothgeb and Nick world art of sewing, knit- nion Street is Cho launched Wrecking ting, and needlepoint. “We constantly evolv- Ball four years ago, after live in a creative area, full ing — entrepre- moving to San Francisco of the smartest people in Uneurs moving in to realize from the East Coast. Union the technology world, and their dreams; others shut- Street is Wrecking Ball’s at the end of the day the ting their doors, decid- first solo permanent loca- innovation doesn’t need to ing it’s time to move on. tion, and Trish and Nick stop, it can just be done In one block alone — were excited to settle in in a more peaceful way,” between Fillmore and the Cow Hollow/Marina explained Melissa. Steiner Streets — there neighborhood. “There’s And Melissa’s plan have been a handful of not a lot of boutique spe- worked to an extent — peo- changes during the past cialty coffee in this part of ple enjoyed learning how to few months. knit and make quilts. Gala, a retail cloth- But she quickly faced The Look of Love! ing boutique, opened a couple obstacles: too its doors in late Gala’s collection is many people wanted August, taking over a mix of modern and the Pincushion staff to the former Meggie create and finish proj- space. The owner, vintage-inspired. ects for them, rather Gayle Recuerdo, a than do it themselves; former preschool teacher, the city, compared to what and the neighborhood was had always dreamed of you’ll find in the Mission,” too family driven — par- owning a shop like this. But explained Nick. ents came in looking for it was her dad who pushed Wrecking Ball’s beans classes for their kids, but her to do it. “Be your own are sustainably sourced, then weren’t willing to sup- boss,” he advised. So when and their roasting method port the business beyond the opportunity to sublet a aims to balance sweetness, that. In the end, Melissa space fell into her lap, she brightness, and deep fla- decided it wasn’t enough to took it. vor development. And the justify the high rent costs. Gala is filled with clothes look and feel of Wrecking “People want better choic- from designers in Paris, Ball is different than es on Union Street, but New York, London, and of many coffee shops. It’s they’re not shopping there course California. Gayle not rustic with reclaimed enough,” said Melissa. “You describes her collection wooden tables. Instead, can’t have this if you don’t as a mix of modern and it has a modern vibe support it. “ vintage-inspired. And the — with white counters Melissa plans to rethink average price point — $75 and benches for seating. her business and may — is easy on the pock- Wrecking Ball has already relaunch it another way. etbook. She also offers a built a following and now Until then, you can find large collection of jewelry, also sells its beans online some of her products in her scarves and clutches. You’ll at wreckingballcoffee.com Etsy store, PincushionCraft. find Gayle in her store (2271 Union Street). We’ll keep tabs on who’s every single day — stop by Across the street, coming and going in the xoxo, and say hello (2277 Union Pincushion said goodbye neighborhood, but always Street, 415-988-1777). after opening shop one feel free to tell us about Jest Jewels Just a few days after year ago. Owner Melissa someone we may not Gayle opened shop, a Li hoped to give people a know about! new neighbor moved in new way to unwind at the — Wrecking Ball Coffee. end of the day, by inspir- E-mail: [email protected]

8 February 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Northsider Neighborhood news Sketches from a North Beach Journal Kerouac and Cassady, Capp’s Corner, and the Angela conundrum

by ernest beyl Mary. I thought it ranked for the pedestrian plaza among the best things ever before or simultaneously anuary was an inter- written in America. … with Ferlinghetti. Rather, esting month for your You gather together all the she trailed him on the rambling Sketches best styles of Joyce, Celine, visionary idea by several Jcolumnist. Word came Dusty and Proust. … It years. I also referred to that Grizzly Peak Press in can’t possibly be sparse and her religious group, the Berkeley will publish my halting, like Hemingway, Knights of St. Francis, as book “Sketches From a because it hides nothing; “unofficial.” She used that North Beach Journal,” a the material is painfully very word when she told series of profiles on larg- necessary … the material me she needed the Pope’s er than life characters — of Scott Fitz was so sweetly blessing to make the “San Franciscans: Heroes, unnecessary. … Hurry to group “official.” Heroines, the Wise, and N.Y. so we can plan and all It is best to avoid con- the Wily from the Gold take off in big flying boat templating Angela. Doing Rush to Yesterday.” I’ll keep ’32 Chandler across crazy so causes dizzy spells. you posted. Meanwhile … land. … I got to work now Meanwhile, when I on script so I can pay Uncle checked on the status of ‘NOTES FROM Sam his bloody tax & land- the project with the city’s UNDERGROUND’ lord’s bloody old rent ... Jack Department of Public Back in December, Works recently. Nick the remnants of San CAPP’S CORNER UPDATE Eisner, senior plan check- Francisco’s Beat move- Those of you who fol- er, told me, “Provided ment were all aflutter. An low this sort of thing will that the Piazza design 18-page, 16,000-word let- remember that Capp’s team addresses all city ter from proto-Beat icon Corner, one of the last of comments and concerns, Neal Cassady to writer Jack the old-time saloon-res- the issuance of a permit Kerouac was discovered taurants in North Beach, and start of construction and was slated to be auc- may go belly-up. Lease by October of this year tioned — presumably to problems. Well, hang on, appears to be realistic.” rake in big bucks. Known as we go to press, propri- as the “Joan Anderson let- etor Tom Ginella is still THE BICYCLE THIEF ter” because much of it trying to negotiate with the I hadn’t seen Jimo was devoted to relating landlord, but it’s uphill. We Perini, the noted North Cassady’s erotic adven- will put out an all-points Beach photographer, since tures with her, it is said bulletin when something the new year, so I missed to have inspired Kerouac happens. Meanwhile, now my January column dead- to write in a stream-of- is the time for another line for this item. When consciousness style in drink and another meal at I saw Jimo in Caffe his novel On the Road. Capp’s Corner. It may not Puccini the other day, I The auction is on hold be there much longer. asked him if Christmas because of lawsuits from had treated him well. It the Cassady and Kerouac THE RETURN OF had, he told me, and then estates. And the big letter O’REILLY’S he added, “When I was a is in a vault somewhere. O’Reilly’s Irish Pub on kid I got two walnuts and Meanwhile I made an Green Street across from an orange for Christmas interesting discovery in a the mortuary will reopen one year and the kid next box of old magazines in under new management door got a bike. I stole my closet. after it was padlocked by it so I could try riding it Back in the sixties, I the feds. Taking over is Rick around the block.” I love had a buddy named John Howard who also oper- the quote. Already it’s one Bryan, an off-the-grid, ates Harry’s on Fillmore, of my leading contend- late Beat and early hip- Bruno’s in the Mission, the ers for 2015 quote of the pie who wrote poetry Owl Tree on Nob Hill, and year. Last year Jimo got and published a counter- Eddie Rickenbacker’s on my award for best quote: culture magazine called Second Street. I introduced him to my Notes from Underground. wife and described him What I found in my closet THE ANGELA as a famous photographer. was a copy of the maga- CONUNDRUM Jimo replied: “I just point zine (Issue 1) published Well, this is the last the camera and push the in 1964. When I browsed time you will see the button. God does the rest.” through it, I made a star- name Angela Alioto tling discovery. Bryan in this column. It’s my MERLA AND had published a 13,000- Valentine’s Day pres- BORDELLO HISTORY word excerpt of the Joan ent to readers. Churlish Mid-January came word Anderson letter. Notes Angela is stonewalling that journalist-novelist- from Underground also me — won’t talk to me socialite-philanthropist published a lengthy reply anymore. She’s angry over Merla Zellerbach had by Kerouac. two words in a recent died. She was my editor column on Lawrence when I wrote occasionally NOTES FROM Ferlinghetti’s Piazza St. for the Nob Hill Gazette. JACK KEROUAC Francis-Poets Plaza proj- Merla gave me the best No, I’m not going ect on Vallejo between assignment I ever had. to give you 13,000 of Grant and Columbus. “Write about the history Cassady’s words, but here The first offending word of San Francisco bordel- are a few excerpts from was “acolyte.” In the col- los,” she said. And I did. I Kerouac’s reply. umn, I referred to her asked her for an expense Just a word, now, about as a Ferlinghetti acolyte. account but she ignored your wonderful 16,000 Angela, a fundraiser for the request. word letter about Joan the project, claims she Anderson and Cherry came up with the idea E-mail: [email protected].

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The Tablehopper The food business New openings, and the usual January closings, too

by marcia gagliardi with dana eastland Mercury News reported that the Fillmore Live Entertainment Group had been try- MARINA ing to revive the location, which opened in Your weekends are about to get “dim- 2007, but its financial commitments were summier” and rowdier with the arrival of too burdensome. They are hoping a new the bottomless dim sum weekend brunch partner will step in yet again to breathe at Chubby Noodle Marina (2205 Lombard some life into the location. Street, 415-655-3335). For $37 (plus tax and tip), you will have 90 minutes to enjoy UNION SQUARE bottomless dishes and four or five bever- The next time you’re downtown, you ages, too, ranging from draft Sapporo to have a couple new options to check their cold tea to probably some mimosas. out. There’s a follow-up to Klyde: 398 The Original Old Clam House The starting menu is divided into five Restaurant & Bar (398 Geary Street, 415- sections: dim sum (pork buns, shrimp 654-5061) and, like Klyde, it’s in the Hotel G but is a separate project. Klyde’s CLAM BAKE CIOPPINO Sam Fechheimer is the chef here At Chubby Noodle, as well, with a menu of European- Clams, Mussels, Crab, Shrimp, Calamari & Fish Fillet inspired dishes. The charcuterie you will have 90 minutes selection is extensive, with pâtés and Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Corn, Garlic & Black Olives terrines made in-house, and entrées In a Spicy Cioppino Sauce to enjoy your meal. include pastas, meats, and salads. There’s also some news behind and cilantro dumplings, shu mai); noo- the bar: Brian Felley and Mo Hodges of dles (expect Hong Kong-style chow mein, the short-lived Big are running the show. rice cakes in XO sauce, wonton noo- These new digs are actually large, clock- dle soup); soup (hot and sour, crab and ing in at 124 seats, and the pair will still corn chowder); rice (their amazing fried be shaking up their creative and flavor- rice, and jook with smoked pork and a ful concoctions. The drinks and food are poached egg); and sides (bok choy, pea designed to play well together, so think shoots, eggplant). cocktail-friendly food and vice versa. Knowing chef-partner Pete Mrabe, these The interior is a mix of industri- initial dishes will change a bit. He plans al and raw with polished accents. The to start with 12, and then ramp up with banquettes are upholstered with blood new dishes each week, eventually getting orange velvet to give a plush vibe, while to 25 (five dishes in each menu section). raw beams and the original and dis- You’ll check off on a piece of paper the tressed plaster ceiling keep everything dishes you want. Depending on the size from getting too fussy. The back bar has of your group, you may need to order botanical wallpaper, which echoes the double — your server will advise you. many ingredients in the cocktails, and Bonus: Because tables will be timed for Holophane-style lights, with polished 90 minutes, reservations will be available dark wood stools and a pewter-toned (via SeatMe or Yelp). You can hop over bar. Hours are daily 5–11 p.m. to their website right now and book your Beer lovers will want to check out table. Brunch will be served 10 a.m.–3 Hogwash (582 Sutter Street, 415-361- p.m., and with these new hours, they will 5500), a new beer hall from owners be open continuously on Saturday and Nick Rothman and Paula Thompson, Sunday through dinner. which offers a major selection of beers Adding to the bakery madness in town on tap (Rich Higgins assembled the is La Panotiq (2234 Chestnut Street, 415- list). There are 30 in all, from far 525-3625) in the Marina. This is the second and wide, including Hitachino White location of the small bakery chain, which Ale (Japan), Fuller’s London Porter started in Campbell. The menu offers soups, sandwiches, salads, and pas- tries, as well as coffee and tea. Beer lovers will want COW HOLLOW to check out Hogwash, The beginning of the year is here, and, sadly, that means some a new beer hall. closures to report. Café des Amis (2000 Union Street) closed it doors on (England), and Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sunday, Jan. 4, after opening in 2010. A Sour Ale (Belgium). There are also press release from Bacchus Management many domestic taps, including locals Group, which owned the cafe, cites prob- like Almanac, Lagunitas, and Magnolia. lems securing a lease as the ultimate cause The beer selection will change often, of the closure. The hope is to reopen in a but the goal is to make sure that it is new location later, but in the meantime, well rounded and that there is some- they are working to make sure all the staff thing for everyone, from the intense can transition into new positions at the beer nerd to the casual sipper. group’s other restaurants. The space was designed by Lauren The Union Street location of Osha Thai Geremia of Geremia Design and has a (2033 Union Street) closed on Sunday, Jan. modern, sleek feel with warm touches. 11. Their other (many) locations are still in There is a lot of oak and steel, and the operation, though. warm brick touches and mod white wall paneling keep it from falling into the WESTERN ADDITION ubiquitous reclaimed-everything trap we The sad news continues, with the report see so much of. The high ceilings have from Eater that Gussie’s Chicken and been stripped to reveal exposed timbers, Waffles (1521 Eddy Street) has closed. with modern globe light fixtures and Yelpers are reporting that they closed due wall sconces, keeping the space geomet- to ongoing flooding issues but will reopen ric and clean. The taps behind the long 299 Bayshore Boulevard | San Francisco in Oakland. wood bar are backed with marble, too, One more Fillmore closure: The which is one of the touches that make the 415.826.4880 | theoldclamhousesf.com Addition (1330 Fillmore Street) or the space feel more sophisticated than the artist formerly known as Yoshi’s, closed average beer hall. once and for all on Jan. 14. The San Jose Tablehopper, continued on 11

10 febrUARY 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Clockwise: West Coast’s sleek interior; One of the many cheeses on offer; The formidable wine wall; Sir Prize Avocado Toast with 6 minute egg, aleppo pepper. photos: courtesy West coast wine & cheese

West Coast Wanner and Repose Marcona almonds, fresh continued from page 1 are clear that an artisanal, bread with olive oil, and locally sourced menu is assorted TCHO chocolates Wanner, who earned just as important as the ($3–$6). his California Wine pours. They recruited In addition to wine, Appellation Specialist Napa native and world West Coast offers four certification in 2013, traveler Ethan Speizer, regional draft beers and a is ardent about creat- formerly with Oenotri in sampling of bottled brews ing both a comfortable, Napa, as executive chef. including ales, stouts, and unpretentious spot for Cheese and charcute- hard cider. A happy hour neighbors to drop in and rie plates ($6–$7) feature from 4–6 p.m. Tuesday a showcase for some of Marin French Cheese through Friday offers $10 the West Coast’s off all bottles of best small-pro- wine, and plans duction wines. for brunch are Opposite the Wanner is ardent about underway. Last gleaming white creating a comfortable, month, the first bar is an entire winemaker tast- wall of wines; unpretentious spot. ing featured West Coast Napa Valley offers an ample selection Company, Bellwether vintner Ignacio Delgadillo of whites, reds, and spark- Farms, and Zoe’s Meats from Delgadillo Cellars ing wines by the glass among others. Speitzer’s and his 2005 Cabernet ($12–$22 for most) and “plates” ($7–$35) change Sauvignon ($30/glass; by the bottle ($44–$80 for often but recently includ- $130/bottle.) In February, most). This is the place to ed burrata (a menu staple) a special Valentine’s Day try a 2012 Pinot Noir from with balsamic vinegar, rosé flight menu will be Evening Land in Oregon’s olive oil, pomegranate, and available all day Feb. 14. Willamette Valley ($16/ arugula; a little gem salad West Coast Wine & glass; $60/bottle); a with faro, mushrooms, Cheese is a charming and Copain 2012 Chardonnay San Andreas cheese, and welcome spot for oeno- “Tous Ensemble” from the lemon vinaigrette; roast- philes and foodies alike to Russian River Valley ($12/ ed Brussels sprouts with try something new. glass; $44/bottle); or one pancetta, brown but- West Coast Wine & of West Coast’s specially ter, and butternut squash Cheese: 2165 Union Street, selected wines including puree; and pork rillettes 415-376-9720, westcoastsf. Shafer Vineyards 2012 made from five-spice com; Monday–Friday 4–10 Merlot from Napa Valley braised pork shoulder and p.m., Saturday–Sunday ($25/glass; $100/bottle), served with pickles and noon–10 p.m. if you’re in the mood crostini. Always available to splurge. are Castelvetrano olives, E-mail: [email protected]

Tablehopper restaurant group responsible for Fat Angel continued from page 10 and Stones Throw, is behind the project, which includes the aforementioned Cole There’s food, too, mostly in the form and Kirmse, plus Cyrick Hia, Tai Ricci, and of house-made sausages and snacks. executive chef Jason Halverson. Morgan Hamm of Le Beau Market craft- The daily-changing dinner menu will ed the menu, which includes a break- focus on elevated interpretations of com- fast-style pork sausage served with a fort cuisine, and the format will be a three- fried egg, a lamb sausage, and even a course prix fixe for $35, with an option to vegetarian option made with squash and add additional courses for $10 each. As for barley. There are also salads and a few the name, the press release explains that snacks like fries, pretzel bites, and fried a trestle is “defined as one of the earliest pickles. For now, they are open daily 6 interpretations of a dining room table.” p.m.–1 a.m., but plan to add lunch ser- The targeted opening is late March 2015. vice soon. We’ll have more details on the 49-seat space in the coming months. FINANCIAL DISTRICT There’s a new project from Stones Marcia Gagliardi is the creator and Throw’s Ryan Cole and Jason Kirmse (also Dana Eastland is the associate editor of of Fat Angel) going into the Great Hunan tablehopper.com, a popular insider weekly space in Jackson Square called Trestle (531 e-column about the San Francisco dining Jackson Street). The Hi Neighbor group, scene; subscribe for more news and updates. the newly established San Francisco-based Follow Marcia on Twitter: @tablehopper. www.Marinatimes.com MARINA TIMES februARY 2015 11 Food & Wine

MARIN CENTER PRESENTS les ballets trockadero de monte carlo

The world’s your oyster at the classic Foreign Cinema. photo: courtesy foreign cinema Romantic restaurants for Valentine’s Day by dana eastland food won’t hurt, either. The space is perfect for a date who appreciates ebruary is a month for modern, sleek design, and the wood- romance and getting cozy, even fired oven takes the hearthside Italian if you decide not to eat out on vibe up yet another notch. Oh, and the This ALL-MALE company showcases hilarious twists on the FValentine’s Day proper (it’s Saturday blistered pizzas are the stuff dreams classics with equal parts comedy and technical prowess. Playing Feb. 14, if you need to put it on your cal- are made of (2355 Chestnut Street, 415- both male and female roles, the dancers perform an impressive repertoire of both classical ballet and contemporary dance. endar). There’s more to romance than 771-2216, a16sf.com). candlelight and French food, though For another French option with a more Sunday, February 22, 3 pm those are great options, too. Here are opulent ambiance, Café Claude Marina $60, $45, $35, $25, students (20 and under) $20 some more traditionally romantic is an excellent choice. Every inch of the spots around town, vintage-inspired along with some interior is covered ORDER NOW FOR BEST SEATS! Marin Center, San Rafael less conventional in luxurious fabrics, marincenter.org Plenty of FREE Parking choices for your There’s more to textiles, and wall- less conventional romance than candle- paper, and the red squeeze. leather banquettes For some old light and French food. are perfect for a school charm with night of flirtation. neighborhood credentials, make your The menu is classic French, with great The place way to the Brazen Head for an inti- daily specials, including bouillabaisse mate night in one of their booths. on Fridays and boeuf Bourguignon on Start with oysters and bubbles, or Saturdays, and the wine list is no slouch where locals perhaps one of their strong cocktails, either (2120 Greenwich Street, 415-375- and then move on to one of the clas- 9550, cafeclaude.com). sic American dishes. You can also feel The rustic Italian vibe at Terzo is low- eat seafood! good about supporting this neighbor- key and hard to beat for a cozy night out. hood institution, because they regu- The exposed brick, older building, and larly fundraise for the San Francisco warm lighting are just some of the charms Firefighters Toy Program and for at this comfortable Cow Hollow spot. breast cancer research. Nothing says The menu is always intensely seasonal, Spectacular Bay Views romance like giving back to your com- with changing dishes each day, and the munity (3166 Buchanan Street, 415- staff is welcoming. (3011 Steiner Street, 721-7600, brazenheadsf.com). 415-441-3200, terzosf.com). Gamine French Bistrot on Union North Beach is one of the more Street is adorable, intimate, and très romantic neighborhoods in all of San charmant — what more could you Francisco, and Da Flora is one of ask for? The menu of fers classic the best places to enjoy it. The sweet French staples, and a selection of spar- potato gnocchi is rightly famous, as kling wines is sure to keep the mood is the focaccia and other Venetian festive. Chocolate mousse for dessert, specialties. Flora herself has a reputa- check (2223 Union Street, 415-771- tion for being a bit prickly, but follow 7771, gaminesf.com). a few simple rules and you’ll be fine. The excellent wine list at A16 is Make a reservation, use your very enough to make any wine lover swoon, best manners, and pay cash if you World Famous Restaurant and the impeccable Southern Italian romance, continued on 13 NO 9 FISHERMEN’S 415.673.7025 Free Validated Parking GROTTO No. 9 Fisherman’s Wharf at the foot of Taylor fishermensgrotto.com Banquet Facilities Available Osso’s elegant Art Deco interior offers views of Grace Cathedral. photo: osso steakhouse

12 febrUARY 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Romance continued from page 12 MARIN CENTER PRESENTS can. Your date is sure to be impressed with your North Beach cred (701 Russian National Ballet Theatre Columbus Avenue, 415-981-4664, daflora.net). Aziza’s intimate booths, moody lighting, and sumptuous interior all conspire to make it one of the best date spots in town. It’s location in the sleepy Outer Richmond helps, too, if you and your love are into a fog-shrouded walk after dinner, serenaded by foghorns. The modern Moroccan food is excel- lent, and the unusual cocktails won’t SwanLake disappoint (5800 Geary Boulevard, 415-752-2222, aziza-sf.com). Located down a quiet alley right off charming Mint Plaza is 54 Mint, a great hidden gem in the middle of the downtown bustle. Reserve a table upstairs and you might actually think you’re in Rome, with the painted brick walls, beautiful bar, and charming staff. Don’t miss the pastas (the cacio e pepe is particularly noteworthy), and be sure to ask the knowledgeable staff for help with the extensive Italian wine list (16 Mint Plaza, 415-543- 5100, 54mint.com). For an adventurous date, check out brand new Californios in the Mission, from chef Val Cantu and his wife, Carolyn Cantu. Carolyn designed the beautiful space, with its dark walls, car- amel leather banquettes, and thought- ful art objects. The food is all served as a seven-course tasting menu, so you won’t be faced with any choic- es — so be sure this is something Join us for Swan Lake, one of the most magical Friday, February 6, 8 pm you and your date will enjoy (a veg- and well-known works from the classical ballet repertoire. This stunning performance $60, $45, $35, $25, $20 students (20 and under) etarian option is available). Like the features the majestic choreography by Petipa, MARIN CENTER, SAN RAFAEL food, the soundtrack is urban and unforgettable score by Tchaikovsky, and PLENTY OF FREE PARKING edgy, too, making it the perfect spot to exquisite costumes and sets. marincenter.org impress the artsy, edgy cool kid in your life (3115 22nd Street, 415-757-0994, californiossf.com). If Californios is a little too alterna- tive but you still want a cool urban oasis, Foreign Cinema is your spot. The long hallway off Mission Street opens into a stylish, comfortable space with a gorgeous fireplace, back courtyard, and attractive bar. The classically California food is always good, and it’s an excellent place for a vegetarian and meat eater to find menu harmony. The vegetable dishes are just as thoughtful as the meat-focused ones, so no one will feel left out. The des- serts always deliver, too. Oh, and did we mention they screen films on the back patio wall? Sure to be a hit with your artsy date (2534 Mission Street, 415-648-7600, foreigncinema.com). For serious old school charm, head to the top of Nob Hill for a night at Osso Steakhouse. This San Francisco classic drips with Art Deco opulence, and they specialize in dry-aged, bone-in steaks. They also serve an extensive selection of seafood, including local Dungeness crab, and have an extensive wine list (1177 California Street, 415-771-6776, ossosteakhouse.com). Speaking of classic San Francisco, noth- ing says romance quite like the ocean view at The Cliff House. The historical landmark is perched at the very edge of San Francisco, with huge windows, a full bar, and great design. The restaurant has actually been in operation since 1863, but was rebuilt and remodeled several times, and now is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture. Start or finish your meal at the bar, where the views are especially spectacular and a fire- place keeps everything warm (1090 Point The decorations and ambiance of the Lobos, 415-386-3330, cliffhouse.com). restaurant you choose will go a long way to making your Valentine’s Day a special Dana Eastland is the associate editor the affair of the stomach and the heart. Tablehopper, a weekly food and restaurant photos: Top to bottom: courtesy Aziza; flora; aziza; terzo; e-column. E-mail: [email protected] aziza; the cliff house; terzo; flora www.Marinatimes.com MARINA TIMES februARY 2015 13 Food & Wine

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February is American Heart Association Month. We Olive will have Olive Oil and Wine pairings all Petite Cornish game hens make an elegant presentation for two. month and our menus will be centered around AHA diets which include our Extra Virgin Olive Oil." Choose red or white wine game

Food and Wine pairing Saturdays - Check our hens for two on Valentine’s Day website and Facebook page for details. by bill knutson ferred choice of white wine when I am cooking, especially for seafood or poul- Cooking Classes: Bring friends or business. have long held the belief that the try. It lends a nice citrus flavor to the Call ahead for reservations: (415) 673-3669" best wine for any meal is the one that dish, but does not overpower the flavor tastes best to you. And as a cook who of the meat. Ienjoys experimenting with flavor combi- Check out Robert Rothschild Farms for nations, many times with items that do RED WINE GAME HENS menu ideas using We Olive olive oil and Rothschild not seem well suited for each other, I often Serves 2 pproducts @ www.robertrothschild.com enjoy pairing wines that provide a pleasant contrast to the dish. Perhaps try a Pinot with 1 game hen, split in half your petrale sole, or a Sauterne with your 2 tablespoons olive oil steak. I am not saying that every combina- 1 sweet onion, sliced tion will work for everybody. It helps to have 1 red bell pepper, sliced www.weolivesf.com | www.facebook.com/weolivesf | [email protected] an open mind and a deep wine cellar. 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced Most recipes with wine call for “dry white 2 cups red table wine wine” or “red wine,” which isn’t very help- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped ful. Just by the nature of the fermentation 2 teaspoons salt process, the majority of wines are consid- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper ered dry. Even traditionally sweet wines like Gewürztraminer and Johannesburg Riesling Rinse game hen and dry. In a large sauce- are now being made dry. So how do you find pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. the right wine for your recipe? Add the hens, skin side down and brown Here is my first about 5 minutes rule of cooking each side. Add with wine: Always onions and peppers cook with a wine My first rule of cooking: to the pan. Cook you are willing to Always cook with a wine you for 5 minutes. Add drink. I find this wine, basil, salt, helpful because are willing to drink. and pepper. Bring you will rarely use to a boil and reduce the whole bottle for cooking, so you should heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. be prepared not to waste it. Gently turn over hens and simmer anoth- And as an addendum to that rule, cook er 20 minutes. Carefully remove from pan, with the wine you plan to serve with the dish. serve and enjoy. Not only do you solve the waste issue, but also you will greatly improve the likelihood WHITE WINE GAME HENS that your wine will pair well with your dish. Serves 2 For my two recipes this month, I used the same main ingredients, game hen and wine, 1 game hen, split in half but one was cooked with white wine and the 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves other with red wine. I wanted to show the 2 teaspoons thyme impact of the different wines by using dif- 1 teaspoon ground sage ferent cooking methods, and in both cases, 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper Sign-up now for the new the wine acts as a tenderizer. 2 teaspoons salt For the red wine game hens, I wanted the 1 cup Sauvignon Blanc flavor of the wine to make a statement, so 1 tablespoon olive oil I braised the hen. This infused not just the flavor, but also the color of the wine into the Rinse game hen, dry, and place in bird. When cooking with reds, I usually lean resealable bag. Combine herbs and spices, toward a blend. The winemakers will blend sprinkle over the bird, and massage into Newsletter the flavors of several varietals to make a skin. Add wine and oil and seal the bag. smooth, easy-to-drink wine that is ready for Refrigerate for at least one hour and up to your table right now, hence the term, “table overnight. Stay current on local events, receive retail discounts, wine.” For this recipe, I used Ménage à Trois Grill directly over medium heat, skin and savor over restaurant coupons. There’s more to from Folie à Deux in Napa, a blend of three side up for 25 minutes. Turn over and of my favorite varietals, Zinfandel, Merlot, grill until skin is a rich, golden brown, the Marina Times than just the news. and Cabernet. approximately 20–25 minutes. For the white wine game hens, I used Serve and enjoy. the wine as a marinade to help infuse the flavors of the seasonings and then grilled Editor’s note: A version of this recipe previ- Find more at: marinatimes.com It’s Free! the birds. I used a Sauvignon Blanc from ously appeared in Northside San Francisco. Wildhurst Vineyards, Lake County, for this recipe. Sauvignon Blanc is my pre- E-mail: [email protected]

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by ernest beyl HEMINGWAY’S SAUSAGE In his memoir, A Moveable Feast, Ernest ’m a collector of unusual reci- Hemingway wrote about being hungry in pes, the kind not found in The Joy of Paris in the 1920s and suddenly receiving Cooking. Here are a few that might a small check from a German newspaper Chase Away the Winter Blues Iappeal to you. that published one of his short stories. He cashed it and went quickly to Brasserie with Three Cliff House Favorites GEORGE LANG’S GRAVLAX Lipp on the Left Bank and ordered a liter You may recall the New York restaurant of beer, potato salad (pommes a l’huile), Wine Lovers’ Tuesday Café des Artistes on a historic block of and a sausage (cervelas). West Sixty-Seventh Street. It dated back “When you are through, you lean back Every Tuesday bottled wines are half price* to the 1900s and was a place where art- and think about your writing. Perhaps all day with purchase of an entrée! ists, movie stars, dancers, and writers like because you are no longer hungry, you Noel Coward, Rudolf Valentino, Isadora feel sure that the stories are good and that Duncan, and Alexander Woollcott hung you should continue on,” he wrote. The Bistro Wednesday Night Prix Fixe out. After the cafe went through a bad Plunge the cervelas or other pork- Three courses for $28.00 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm patch, master restaurateur George Lang garlic sausage in boiling water and sim- took it over and revived it right down mer for five minutes. Remove, rinse in to the Howard Chandler Christy murals cold water and place in frying pan with Live Jazz in the Balcony Lounge of frolicking nudes. The place is closed a small amount of butter over moder- Every Friday night from 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm now. The Christy nudes (they were called ate heat until lightly browned. Serve Visit cliffhouse.com/home/jazz.html Wood Nymphs) are gone. with a mustard sauce made with a few for more information. A popular menu item was gravlax — tablespoons of Dijon mustard, to which cured (not smoked) salmon. Here is a tablespoon or two of boiling water the recipe. has been added. Slowly incorporate Valet parking every night after 5:00 pm. In a glass dish, sandwich two fresh one-third cup olive oil, drop by drop, *Some restrictions apply. Promotions are not valid on holidays. salmon fillets with salt, sugar, crushed into the sauce while beating with a pepper, and fresh dill. Put more of every- wire whip. Add salt and pepper, and a thing on top, and add a half-cup aquavit. squeeze of lemon juice. Eat and write a I have done this with gin and that works short story. fine. Put a weight on top of this salmon sandwich, place in refrigerator, and check AN ARMY COOK’S SOS it once a day for four days. Tilt dish and Anyone who has been in the U.S. mili- pour the aquavit over it repeatedly. Taste tary remembers this. It was known affec- each day, adding sugar or salt until you tionately as SOS. If you don’t know what get it half way between sweet and salty. that stands for, send me an e-mail and I 1090 Point Lobos 415-386-3330 After four days, drain the gravlax and will enlighten you. www.CliffHouse.com scrape away the dill. Serve it cold, sliced Officially, it is creamed chipped beef on very thin, accompanied by a good, dark toast and is usually served for breakfast. Russian rye bread and with a mustard- Sauté the chipped beef (it comes in a jar) dill sauce. in some butter. Add flour and milk and I wonder what ever happened to those stir over a low heat until it thickens. Pour Wood Nymphs. over toast and serve. I prefer SOS with hamburger rath- JAMES SALTER’S AVOCADO er than chipped beef. That’s how the James Salter is my favorite living writer. Marine Corps makes it. And, of course, His novel A Sport and a Pastime is a Marine jarheads are a bunch of gour- masterpiece. Salter eats well and he wrote mets — at least they are when compared a book with his wife, Kay, called Life Is to the Army. And of course, the Navy Meals. In it, they point out that avocados eats quiche. were believed by the Aztecs to be an aph- rodisiac and were named ahuacatl, which ALICE’S HASH BROWNIES meant testicle. For dessert, let’s consider this In Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad special fudge. in the Caribbean, a popular way to serve Alice B. Toklas was not only the close avocados is to split them, remove the buddy of Gertrude Stein but also an rough skin, and immerse them in hot beef adventurous baker. When the Alice B. broth laced with Worcestershire Sauce. It’s Toklas Cookbook came out in 1854, it cre- acceptable to sprinkle on hot pepper flakes ated a sensation. Alice included a recipe for an extra kick — if needed. for “Haschich Fudge” — a forerunner of marijuana hippie brownies. ALEXANDRE’S POTATO SALAD Here’s the recipe in Alice’s words: Prolific French writer Alexandre Dumas, “Take one teaspoon black peppercorns, who wrote the popular historical novel one whole nutmeg, four average sticks The Three Musketeers, had two principal of cinnamon, one teaspoon coriander. loves — women and food. His assignations These should all be pulverized in a were legendary. So was his cookbook Grand mortar. About a handful each of stone Dictionnaire de Cuisine. It was published dates, dried figs, shelled almonds and posthumously. Before he died in 1870, he peanuts: Chop these and mix them stated “I intend that my last work shall be together. A bunch of canibus sativa a cookbook composed of memories and [her spelling] can be pulverized. This desires …” In the idiosyncratic dictionary along with the spices should be dusted Dumas dismissed asparagus by stating sim- over the mixed fruit and nuts, kneaded ply, “Well, everyone knows what they are” and together. About a cup of sugar dis- leaving it at that. solved in a big pat of butter. Rolled But he did a fine recipe for potato into a cake and cut into pieces or made salad: Boil some potatoes in their skins, into balls about the size of a walnut. It peel while hot and slice into a bowl. should be eaten with care. Two pieces Season with salt and pepper and add a are quite sufficient.” half-cup of olive oil and that much white wine. Gently stir and let potatoes cool. If you want to try any of these recipes Add a small amount of wine vinegar, and need specific instructions, contact some chopped parsley and chives. The [email protected]. He’s also will- trick is to peel those potatoes when they ing to share the recipe for his famous are hot. Spam sandwich.

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The Coastal Commuter Searching far and wide for the perfect Asian meal At the Pan-Pacific buffet by michael snyder All it took was some imperial rolls Sometimes, I think we take On the Bay Area front, a friend Cahuenga in Hollywood (open and a bowl of Tu Lan’s noodle our position on the Pacific Rim and colleague introduced me to late and catering to a seem- o a kid from the East Coast soup. In short order, he had gone for granted, especially when it the aforementioned Yamo last ingly endless stream of attrac- megalopolis moves out to from novice to friend of pho. comes to the mad variety and year. It’s been a prime destination tive young actors, actresses, and California after college, and On a trip to Los Angeles, he proliferation of ethnic cooking. for me since. But my ever-grow- writers), or a no-sign-in-sight Sshortly thereafter, he learns that went further afield with his initial Sure, we’ve had at least one trou- ing familiarity with Los Angeles diner in a strip mall on Sunset Asian cuisine is considerably dif- taste of Thai. At a small restau- bling geo-environmental issue to and the increase in my time there in Silverlake (and I’d tell you ferent from the gooey, over-salt- rant in Hollywood a few blocks navigate. A nuclear disaster will has resulted in my initiation into its name if it had one). Finally, ed, over-sweetened slop he ate at from the Capitol Records tower, definitely give one pause, and that even more fresh and fantastic din- if I really want another of Roy Chinese-American restaurants in he tried chicken and spinach in little Fukushima problem makes ing spots. If you’re willing to eat Choi’s freaky-awesome fusion the suburban malls of his youth. peanut sauce and shrimp and me more than reluctant to eat red meat (and with all due respect dishes, don’t want to stand next First, it was the spicy shock of green beans in red curry paste seafood from the ocean next door. to my vegan friends, I am not a to a truck and gobble it up with Szechuan food in San Francisco’s for the first time. It was savory. With the sea currents in mind, I veggie-Nazi about beef and pork), all the mess that entails, and Chinatown and then the diverse It was tongue burning. It there’s a proliferation of would love a nice cold craft beer flavors of dishes embraced by the was revelatory. Korean barbecue restaurants to wash it down, I’ve lately come nomadic Hakka people (courtesy OK. The kid was me. He in Los Angeles’s Koreatown to rely on the Alibi Room on the of the now-defunct Ton Kiang still is. And in the decades I moved West and let that specialize in family-style West side. A bar serves Choi’s on Broadway). When he took the I’ve lived on the West my palate expand its self-preparation at each table. food-truck fare indoors. What plunge one night at the Japan Coast, my concept of com- That was fine until I learned a concept! Center and tried pieces of raw fish fort food has definitely scope to the East. of a place nearby that totally There you have it. I moved West trundling past him in little boats taken a Pan-Pacific turn. overwhelmed my taste buds and, in the process, I let my palate on a moat around an exotic thing Whether I’m in the Mission and usually confirm that it’s Alaskan in the best possible way: KyoChon, expand its scope to the East. To known as a sushi bar, he moved willing to line up for a pre- salmon or comparable Atlantic an eat-in and takeaway Korean be fair, I still don’t get boba milk further toward a kind of gustatory cious seat at the jammed coun- fare before I bite. joint that specializes in chicken tea. I don’t want to slurp up and enlightenment. ter of Yamo for some Burmese King Neptune’s sometimes- wings and drumsticks — especially then choke on one of those taste- By the time he was ensconced delights (especially the tea leaf tainted bounty aside, I keep the garlic and the hot and sweet less tapioca balls. Death by kimchi as a staffer on the local daily, salad followed by an incendiary discovering new and scrump- versions. (The latter wings burn so would be far more preferable. he was joining his colleagues for cold noodle bowl) or seeking tious examples of Asian cui- good that they would probably be lunch at the Vietnamese restau- out one of Korean chef-mogul sine in San Francisco and Los illegal in some states.) Michael Snyder is a print and rant around the corner on Sixth Roy Choi’s fleet of Kogi BBQ Angeles, even if the establish- When it comes to Thai, I go for broadcast journalist who covers pop Street between Mission and food trucks in the Los Angeles ments have been around for Jitlada on Sunset, a place with a culture on KPFK/Pacifica Radio’s Market Streets — a greasy spoon- area to procure his idiosyncrat- more than just a few months. menu that’s like an encyclopedia David Feldman Show and Thom ish dive that had received a meta- ic fusion burrito with chicken, Of course, if you’ve never been of northern and southern Thai Hartmann Show and on Michael phorical seal of excellence with rice, scrambled eggs, marinated somewhere before, it’s new to food, and dishes so peppery that Snyder’s Culture Blast, available praise on the journalistic record veggies, and proprietary spices you — and, if you’re lucky, it a grown man will weep with online at GABroadcaster.com and from none other than America’s in a flour tortilla, I crave the could very well provide a mul- delight (and a little pain). For YouTube. You can follow Michael favorite gourmet chef, Julia Child. Asian flavor. titude of scrumptiousness. Vietnamese, I hit It’s Pho on on Twitter: @cultureblaster

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Clockwise: Tree-lined Main Street; The still on the hill; The tasting room at Cairdean Estate; The view from Hall Wines; Stay at the Wydown. photos: patty burness Charming St. Helena is wine country at its best

by patty burness Cairdean Estate sits north of town cally farmed. Choose a place at the from farm fresh eggs, applewood bacon, at the base of Spring Mountain. Taste long bar inside or head out back to the steel-cut oats, and more (707-9631788, ebruary is the perfect time to delicious wine and indulge in tempting casual courtyard or rooftop lounge with gillwoodscafe.com). visit wine country — no crowds, foods (see DINE) in their epicurean vil- views of the vineyards. Enjoy the 2011 One of the culinary destinations at no hot weather, and no traffic. lage. In the open, modern tasting room, Sangiovese and these 2012s: the Ghost Cairdean Estate is Butterscots, a casual FUsually bustling with tourists and cars try interesting wines like these 2011s: Winery Cabernet Franc and the “Poggio cafe. Open throughout the day, enjoy spe- inching along Main Street, St. Helena’s Napa Valley Rosé, Carneros Pinot Noir, del Papa” red blend (707-967-8032, cialties inspired by Scottish and English popular restaurants, prime parking and the Cabernet Franc from their florasprings.com). heritage like house-made Scotch eggs spots, and space at the wine bar in your Acquaintance Vineyard in Coombsville Before heading back downtown, and freshly baked crumpets. Nearly a favorite tasting room are all available (707-968-5434, cairdeanestate.com). consider a hike in Bothe-Napa Valley dozen unique salads come in three sizes this time of year. Drive to the peak of Spring Mountain State Park. It’s a 1,900-acre park with — and save room for the blackberry- Nestled in the northern end of Napa and discover Charbay, the Still on the over 10 miles of trails (707-942-4575, filled doughnuts. You’ll also find cook- Valley, St. Helena is home to several Hill, as it’s affectionately named. Run napavalleystateparks.org). books and specialty foods (707-302-5104, National Historic Landmarks (Beringer by the 12th and 13th generations, the Along Main Street, you’re guaranteed cairdeanestate.com/Butterscots). Vineyards and Charles Krug winery) as family has hand-distilled spirits since a good time at Orin Swift Cellars. Just steps from the Wydown, Archetype well as three downtown blocks declared 1751. The High ener- is a local favorite. Inside seating by the a National Historic District. The 1860s grounds and gy abounds open kitchen or in the cafe garden offer saw the beginning of wine making and, the inte- St. Helena is a sophisticated, here as does light-filled options to savor the food, in 1868, the railroad came to town. rior of the great wine. centered around the oak-fired oven and Today, St. Helena is a sophisticat- cozy tasting wine-country-chic winter getaway. All of the grill. We loved Mr. Little’s potato and ed, wine-country-chic destination. room are wild labels cardoon soup and the Thunder Ridge Recently, I grabbed some good girl- decorated with classic copper pot stills, (except the Palermo) are made in house. beef sliders. Be sure to try the cur- friend time on a fun getaway. one still in use. From a diverse selection Favorites included the 2013 “Abstract,” ried cauliflower gratin, Dungeness crab of wines, brandies, spirits, and ports, a Grenache blend, the 2012 “Papillon,” crepes, and the oven-roasted Brussels STAY savor the green tea aperitif, pomegran- a red blend with 60 percent Cabernet sprouts. Pairing with artisan cocktails At the Wydown Hotel, find modern ate dessert wine and the Still House Sauvignon, and the 2012 “Mannequin,” a and regional wines makes for a relaxing accommodations in a comfortable set- Port. Due to California law, spirits can’t white blend with 48 percent Chardonnay wine country experience (707-968-9200, ting. Named for a tree-lined boulevard be poured, but there’s plenty to pur- (707-967-9179, orinswift.com). archetypenapa.com). in St. Louis, the Wydown has an envi- chase. Appointments encouraged (707- After a busy day, nothing is more Press is a mecca for Napa wines, prime able location in the heart of tree-lined 963-9327, charbay.com). relaxing than a visit to a spa — and with beef, and ingredients sourced from local downtown St. Helena. The lobby, a.k.a. Travel south of downtown and you a stay at the Wydown comes a compli- gardens. Fish, lamb, and poultry are the Living Room, is a natural gathering can’t miss the 35-foot-tall polished mentary pass to Health Spa Napa on the menu for non-red meat eaters. place — read, play games (a puzzle is stainless steel sculpture of Bunny Foo Valley. There’s a fitness center, outdoor Find high ceilings, towers of varietals, left to be worked by guests), watch TV, Foo (a character in a children’s poem) pool, hot tub, and soothing treatments and roaring fireplaces both inside and or just relax on a couch. that welcomes you to Hall Wines. from which to choose (707-967-8800, out. Try great Napa wines like the 2013 The contemporary design of this bou- The Halls have combined their pas- napavalleyspa.com). Hendry Albariño, the 2011 Calder Wine tique hotel is evident throughout the sion for wine, art, architecture, and the Main Street is a treasure trove of art Company Meyer Vineyard Charbono, 12 rooms in the Victorian-era build- environment in their everyday opera- galleries and boutiques and a wonder- and the 2010 Silverado Vineyards ing. Enjoy spacious bathrooms with tions. Taste wonderful wines — like the ful place to window shop. Try some of Cabernet Sauvignon (707-967-0550, marble countertops, top-notch ameni- 2011 “Craig’s Cuvée” red and “Ellie’s” these fun shops: Toss (tossdesigns.com), pressnapavalley.com). ties, king-size beds, and great views of Cabernet Sauvignon, and the limited Steve’s Hardware & Housewares (707-963- Main Street and the mountains (707- 2012 Walt “The Corners” Anderson 3423), and Woodhouse Chocolate (wood- OTHER ESSENTIALS 963-5100, wydownhotel.com). Valley Pinot Noir — and stroll the lush housechocolate.com). Special events: Napa Valley grounds and gardens (707-967-2626, Restaurant Month (throughout February; PLAY & SHOP hallwines.com). DINE sthelena.com/restaurant-month) It’s tempting to leave your car parked It’s hard to miss the modern archi- Located on Main Street, Gillwoods Cafe St. Helena Chamber of Commerce: during your stay and visit what’s within tecture of the Flora Springs tasting is the place for a hearty breakfast and friend- sthelena.com walking distance. 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www.Marinatimes.com MARINA TIMES februARY 2015 17 Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show by lynette majer of communication between from San Rafael, which will dis- indigenous people and with their play an 8th century 24-karat gold he 29th Annual San gods and spirits. Most of the deal- repoussé of Buddha (pictured). Francisco Tribal & Textile ers have firsthand knowledge of Crafted by the earliest inhabit- Arts Show returns to Fort their pieces on display and how ants of Myanmar, the devout Pyu TMason this month on Feb. 6–8. they represent these and other Buddhists would gain “merit” by Wounaan Rainforest Baskets in The show opens on Feb. 5 More than 80 vetted dealers traditions. Beyond just dealers or commissioning an item like this, Beaverton, Ore., will have on with a high-profile gala to ben- will display art, jewelry, which would subsequent- display a basket (pictured) based efit the de Young Museum’s antiques, and accessories ly be donated to a monk on ancient Colombian pottery critically acclaimed collection representing indigenous or pagoda. designs. Made from palm fibers of textile and arts from Africa, peoples and cultures Celebrities have The show will also dis- and other natural materials Oceania, and America, long from Africa, Australia, consistently supported this play contemporary art- found in the Darien rainforest, treasured by San Francisco. The the Pacific, the Americas, ists specializing in tra- it took three years to complete. gala, with past national media and Europe. As the larg- highly regarded show. ditional crafts and art For those who would like an coverage, brings together col- est collection of ethno- forms. Heart of the Brush inside look into the show, for- lectors, designers, and art afi- graphic art available for purchase collectors, many are recognized II features work by self-taught mer emerita curator of textiles at cionados with live music and in North America, national and specialists in their field, sought artist and tribal textile dealer the de Young Museum Cathryn exquisite catering. international museums and col- out by museums and cultural Vichai Chinalai, who through Cootner will lead a tour, “The San Francisco Tribal & Textile lectors, as well as celebrities, have institutions for their expertise. his graceful brush paintings, Delight of Looking Closer,” Arts Show: Friday–Sunday, consistently supported this highly In addition to representing incorporates poetry, sacred writ- which will highlight some of the Feb. 6–8, Festival Pavilion, regarded show. international tribal art experts, the ing, Asian philosophy, and Zen highly collectible works on view. Fort Mason Center, $15; gala: Many of the objects and fiber show will also feature prominent Buddhism. Contemporary bas- Tours will start at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 6–9 p.m., $150; works displayed represent forms U.S. galleries, including IndoArts ket weaver Eva Ginguimia from Friday and Saturday. sanfranciscotribalandtextileartshow.com Butt into the fun with the Year of the Ram by evalyn baron so — San Francisco at its best, and it’s free to the public. If you’re in the mood here else but in this magi- to enjoy it sitting down, bleacher tick- cal city of ours might you ets are available for $30 (415-680-6297 come casually nose-to-nose or 415-982-3000). Wwith a 268-foot-long Golden Dragon Friday, March 8: Miss Chinatown called Gum Lung? This enchanting Coronation Ball, 6 p.m.–midnight encounter could take place soon, at the (Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 world-renowned San Francisco Chinese O’Farrell Street). Dine and dance the night New Year Parade (details below). away at one of the highlights of the new Here are some fun events planned in honor year celebrations. Call 415-982-3000 for of the Year of the Ram, lunar year 4713: tickets ($150). Saturday, Feb. 14: Southwest Airlines You can also visit chineseparade.com Mini-Parade and Ribbon Cutting, for more information about the entire Ceremony, 10:30 a.m.: (Grant Avenue from new year calendar of events, exact California Street to Pacific Avenue). Get a times, and locations of more fun and glimpse of the larger parade and see lion What would keep you from attending as many of celebratory proceedings. dancing and giant puppets at the ribbon cut- If you are fortunate enough to live in ting at these free events. Also on Feb. 14 is these exciting events as you can? this wonderful town, what would keep the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair, you from attending as many of these 10 a.m.–8 p.m. on Grant Avenue (Clay to Saturday, Feb. 28: Miss Chinatown at Washington Bakery and Restaurant exciting events as you can? So get to Broadway). Oranges, tangerines (symbols of USA Pageant, 7 p.m. (Palace of Fine (733 Washington Street, 415-397-3232) that parade, look Gum Lung right in abundant happiness), flowers, plants, and a Arts Theater, 3301 Lyon Street). Young or East West Bank (900 Kearny Street, his golden dragon eyes and wish him a variety of auspicious foods are just a few of women from across the United States vie 415-397-8988). Gung Hay Fat Choy! Sen Nin Fai Lok! the items that will be for sale at this fascinat- for the opportunity to become goodwill Saturday, March 7: Chinese New Happy New Year! ing flower market. It also runs on Sunday, ambassadors for the Chinese community. Year Parade, 5:15 p.m. (Market Street at Feb. 15 from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Tickets are $35–$65 and can be purchased Second). Yes, it’s fabulous — incredibly E-mail: [email protected] David Mitchell: Boundaries by sharon anderson ing down of form to its essen- ered Mitchell’s work in 2011 and Vogue. After experienc- tials. Unlike traditional pho- at RMA Institute in Bangkok. ing partial seizures in 2004, hrough March 12, tography that typically records She knew immediately that he was diagnosed with Left 2015, The Dryansky reality, narrative and meaning she wanted to exhibit his Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Gallery is featuring the in Mitchell’s photographs are work: “I was struck by the (LTLE). The condition affect- Twork of David Mitchell in the abandoned. In the geometry conundrum it presented — I ed his ability to work com- exhibition Boundaries. The of empty space, shadows and had no idea how the work was mercially, but this limitation gallery opened last fall and light are employed as a part of created or that it was even paradoxically opened doors is offering San Francisco a the work, acting as a kind of photography at all,” she says. to new creative possibilities in fresh approach to emerging substitute for representation “… [I was] drawn to its enig- Mitchell’s art process. In the and mid-career artists from in the form of recognizable matic depiction of something studio, Mitchell creates images around the world working in imagery. The identity of the both modern and contempo- beginning with sketches that David Mitchell, AB 200, 2014, various mediums. art object becomes mysteri- rary at the same time, I felt … are translated into collage and archival pigment print, 49.45 Boundaries, Mitchell’s ous in its simplicity. Urban invited into someone’s smart, assemblages, which are then x 40 inches, edition of 3, 67 x first solo exhibition on the environments and interi- deep and analytical mind; and interpreted by the camera. 55 inches, edition of 2 West Coast, features a series ors inspire his approach to I found the invitation into that Imagery melts away, leaving of hard-edged abstract pho- color and form that, when head-space compelling.” impressions that have more to Union Street, 415-932-9302, tographs inspired by Piet paired down, create their Born in Brighton, England do with the “somethingness” thedryansky.com; Wednesday– Mondrian, Ilya Bolotwosky, own meaning. in 1964, Mitchell enjoyed a of objects that, in the pro- Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Burgoyne Diller, Mark Rothko, Dryansky Gallery’s co- career in fashion photography cess of observation, gives the and post modern architecture. director, Jilian Adi Monribot in the eighties. He moved to viewer room to dream. Sharon Anderson is an artist and The photographs, inspired by (whose first solo exhibition Hong Kong in 1991 to pur- David Mitchell’s Boundaries: writer in Southern California. She can minimalism, represent a par- ended last month) discov- sue editorial work for Elle The Dryansky Gallery, 2120 be reached at mindtheimage.com.

18 febrUARY 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Michael Snyder on Film Documentaries What’s up, doc? by michael snyder Mary Dore mostly uses the actual voices and images of over two dozen women ne is about the founding of who played a significant part in the the modern women’s move- movement. Dore mixes archival and ment for liberation and equal- contemporary material to paint a vivid, Oity; one concerns the historically suc- entertaining, and occasionally witty pic- cessful Red Army hockey team; and one ture of feminism’s roots and cultivation investigates the painstaking process of in the latter half of the 20th century. creating a dance for the New York City There are a few minor reenactments here Ballet. They are among the notable doc- and there, but they’re negligible. umentary movies being released in local Throughout its 92-minute length, She’s theaters this month — and I’m happy to Beautiful When She’s Angry addresses the tout them. diversity of wom- A well-made doc- anhood and the umentary is like an movement’s various engaging, informa- ‘Ballet 422’ schools of thought, tive lecture crossed offers rare backstage as well as its contro- with an exciting versies and infight- Travel back to Soviet times to get the inside story on their hockey greatness. Poster: © sony classics narrative. You learn access. ing. It’s the story of a something new, even battle that continues tics, filmmaker Gabe Polsky’s look at ‘BALLET 422’ as a tale is told, and sometimes, you’re today on many fronts: one for gender the legendary championship Soviet Director-cinematographer Jody Lee given a new perspective on an issue, a equality in society as a whole, and more Union hockey team, Red Army, Lipes provides an up-close peek at the piece of history, a life or lives, renowned specifically, in the home, the workplace, goes beyond the usual sporty cli- painstaking assembly and execution of a or otherwise. Each of the following doc- the halls of education, culture, and the chés, largely because of the signifi- single dance created and choreographed umentaries achieves those ends to vary- arts. As for the title, any anger depicted is cance of its subject as a cultural for the world-renowned New York City ing degrees. of the righteous brand, and the dedication weapon in the Cold War during the Ballet in Ballet 422. In the process, we of the participants is quite beautiful in its 1970s and 1980s. watch the progress of Justin Peck, the ‘SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY’ determination and passion. By focusing on the life and times of young choreographer commissioned to Covering a period that lasts from She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry the team’s highly decorated captain and fashion a new ballet for the company’s around 1966 to 1971 but resonating far opens Feb. 6 at the Opera Plaza Cinema. hero of Soviet hockey, Slava Fetisov, 2013 winter season. Peck must gather the beyond that time, this view of significant Polsky gets a first- talent he needs and parties who sparked and shepherded the ‘RED ARMY’ hand look at the foster a successful women’s movement in its formative years A genuinely thrilling documenta- harsh and relent- collaboration with is a sleek and vibrant affair. Director ry at the nexus of sports and poli- less workings of ‘Red Army’ is a his chosen troupe the Soviet Union’s genuinely thrilling of dancers, musi- intertwined sports cians, designers, and propaganda documentary. and techies to make machines. Fetisov’s Paz de la Jolla, the initial reticence about revealing much 422nd new ballet at NYCB, a reality, about the past eventually dissipates, let alone a triumph. The documentary and then ... the anecdotes come as falters in its failure to give the viewer quickly as a fast break and as dev- much, if anything, on Peck’s training, his astatingly as an on-target slap shot. personal life, and the motivations behind We get everything from background his dance, and we get nothing concrete on the team’s origins to the brutal- about the critical and audience response ity of Fetisov’s upbringing and the to the piece. Still, Ballet 422 does offer perils of Red Army’s training camp rare backstage access to the insular, step- to the Russian perspective on the by-step process of producing an original USA’s “Miracle on Ice” victory over work at the NYCB. the USSR team in the 1980 Winter Ballet 422 opens Feb. 13 at the Opera Olympics. And there’s also an elegy Plaza Cinema. for the magnificence of the Red Army hockey dynasty — undone by the Michael Snyder is a print and broadcast dissolution of the USSR and its play- journalist who covers pop culture on KPFK/ ers’ exodus to the NHL in North Pacifica Radio’s David Feldman Show and America. To summarize, Red Army — Thom Hartmann Show and on Michael the movie — scores big. Snyder’s Culture Blast, available online at Red Army opens Feb. 6 at the GABnet.net and YouTube. You can follow Cast members from She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry. photo: Virginia Blaisdell Embarcadero Center Cinema. Michael on Twitter: @cultureblaster

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32nd Annual Dinner à la Heart Tuesday, Feb. 24 Various S.F. restaurants Enjoy a three-course, pre-fixe dinner (including February Events wine and coffee/tea) and help low-income Bay Area seniors live independently. Proceeds directly sup- what not to miss this month port the Institute on Aging’s programs. $75–$200, 415-750-3443, ioaging.org

MAJOR EVENTS ACT: Indian Ink Tue.–Sun. through Feb. 8 ARTS & CULTURE S.F. Beer Week 405 Geary St. This time-travel romance by Tom Stoppard follows Daily, Feb. 7–15 Racism and All that Jazz Flora, a free-spirited English poet on her travels Various Bay Area venues Sunday, Feb. 1, 1–3 p.m. through India in the 1930s, where her intricate Experience over 200 events at over 150 Bay Area Koret Auditorium, S.F. Main Library relationship with an Indian artist unfurls against the venues of rare beer release parties, tap takeovers, Jazz (African-American Classical Music) evolved in backdrop of a country seeking its independence. food pairing, and dinners at top restaurants, meet- the U.S. to survive the horrors of racism. Join griot- $20–$160, act-sf.org, 415-749-2228 the-brewer nights, educational events, and much educator-activist Phavia Kujichagulia to explore jazz from Africa to America. Free, 415-557-4300, sfpl.org more. sfbeerweek.org Keith Haring: The Political Line Tue.–Sun. through Feb. 16 Victorian Valentine S.F. Chronicle Wine California Treasures: Women in the Arts de Young Museum Masquerade Ball and Benefit Competition Public Tasting Saturday, Feb. 7, 2–3:30 p.m. The first major Haring show on the West Coast in Saturday, Feb. 14, 1:30–5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 8–11 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) nearly two decades, this exhibition features more Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Haas-Lilienthal House (2007 Franklin St.) Join a docent from the Fine Arts Museums than 130 works including large-scale paintings, As the largest competition of U.S. wines in the Guests will be transported back in time more of S.F. for a lecture/slide show celebrating a sculptures, subway drawings, and more that explore world, this public tasting is a wine and food experi- than a century to experience the decadence of multitude of remarkable women who made an the artist’s responses to nuclear disarmament, racial ence featuring artisan food purveyors. $65–$80, Victorian high society and enjoy four hours of enormous contribution to California arts. Free, inequality, the excesses of capitalism, environmen- 650-548-6700, winejudging.com live music, opera, and mind-bending entertain- 415-355-2880, sfpl.org tal degradation, and others issues of deep personal ment culminating in an interactive séance and concern. $26–$46, famsf.org, 415-750-3600 contortionist performance. Proceeds benefit the Human Rights Campaign. $95–$295, galavante- THEATER Magic Theatre: A Lie of the Mind vents.com/masquerade Tue.–Sun. through Feb. 22 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center The “Shepharding of America” celebration contin- ues with Sam Shephard’s work that the New York Times calls “his richest, most penetrating play.” COMMUNITY CORNER $20–$60, 415-441-8822, magictheatre.org Black History Month Kickoff Friday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. S.F. City Hall AFFAIRS OF THE HEART The citywide kickoff/reception for Black History Month features keynote speaker Dr. Albert Lesbian/Gay Chorus: Broussard, Cornerstone Faculty Fellow and Tulipmania Festival 12th Annual Love Bites Professor of history at Texas A&M University. Free. Sun.–Mon., Feb. 8–9 S.F. Playhouse: Tree Daily, Feb. 14–22 Visit sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1019132201 for a list Martuni’s (4 Valencia St.) Pier 39 of citywide events. This hilarious anti-Valentine’s Day cabaret is about Tue.–Sun. thru March 7 Come stroll down the pier and enjoy a spec- 450 Post St. (in the Kensington Park Hotel) heartache, bitterness and revenge. 415-779-5428, NERT Preparedness Training tacular and colorful display featuring thousands A southern white woman shows up at the home lgcsf.org Mondays, Feb. 23–March 30, 6–9:30 p.m. of tulips and seasonal garden favorites and take of an African-American man in Chicago and CPMC (2333 Buchanan St.) a guided tour (10 a.m.) starting at the entrance 6th Annual Union Street Has claims to be his half-sister, impelling them to This six-session workshop will cover what plaza with complimentary beverages. Free, a Crush on You Valentine Wine Walk confront a shared past. $20–$60, 415-677-9596, 415-705-5500, pier39.com everyone should know to prepare person- Thursday, Feb. 12, 4–8 p.m. sfplayhouse.org ally, as a business and as a community for a Union Street (Gough to Steiner Sts.) disaster, large or small. Attendance at all six ses- Fillmore Street (Union to Lombard Sts.) Chinese New Year Festival sions is required for certification. Free, RSVP at ACT: Mr. Burns This evening stroll features wine samples, fin- Various days, Feb. 14–March 8 sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=879 Tue.–Sun., Feb. 18–March 15 Various S.F. venues ger foods and special treats offered by our local 405 Geary St. Gung Hay Fat Choy! Celebrate the Year of the Ram merchants, so don’t forget to thank them with In a post-apocalyptic Northern California, a group with three weeks of festivities including the Miss your support! $20–$25, sresproductions.com, of strangers bond by recreating the infamous unionstreetsf.com 800-310-6563 Chinatown Pageant, a street fair, flower fair, and GALAS & BENEFITS “Cape Feare” episode of The Simpsons. A sold- the colorful Chinese New Year Parade March 7. out success in New York, the play celebrates the Mozart for Valentine’s Day 415-986-1370, chineseparade.com power of generational storytelling. $20–$120, Fri–Sat, Feb. 13–14, 8 p.m. 415-749-2228, act-sf.org Davies Symphony Hall Pianist Peter Serkin joins Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt for Mozart’s vibrantly sunny Piano Concerto No. 19 and Blomstedt leads DANCE Sibelius’s exhilarating Second Symphony, a work full of folksy flavor with an energetic finale. $39–$179, Russian National Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake 415-864-4000, sfsymphony.org Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Marin Center (10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael) I Left My Heart in San Francisco The esteemed company performs one of the most 10K & Half Marathon magical and well-known works from the classical ballet repertoire inspired by the German legend of Saturday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. Monte Carlo Night Sports Basement (1590 Bryant St.) the beautiful princess Odette turned into a swan In teams of one to five, find the heart sculp- Saturday, Feb. 7, 6:30–10 p.m. by an evil sorcerer. $25–$60, 415-473-6800, tickets. tures (up to 40 hearts on the 10k and 60 on the Museo Italo Americano marincenter.org half) scattered around the city with the help of Bldg. C, Fort Mason Center Panama-Pacific Int’l Expo Centennial a custom-made map, and then answer a simple Enjoy an evening of gambling, food, fun, and multiple-choice question at each location. $20–$40, prizes in support of the museum. $100, 415-673- Saturday, Feb. 21, noon–5 p.m. go-terraloco.blogspot.com 2200, museoitaloamericano.org Palace of Fine Arts This day-long community event will honor the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama- Heroes & Hearts Luncheon Pacific International Exposition and will kick-off Thursday, Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. a year of citywide centennial events. A variety of AT&T Park educational activities for families and adults are This luncheon honors community heroes and fea- planned, along with exhibitions and entertain- tures heart art created by local artists to ben- ment. Free, 415-357-1848 ext. 233, ppie100.org efit the S.F. General Hospital Foundation. $300, 415-206-5928, sfghf.org Celebrating Letterpress, Valentines, & the LAST CHANCE Panama-Pacific International Exposition 35th Annual Academy of Friends’ Gala: A Century of Radiance S.F. Ballet: Giselle Saturday, Feb. 14, 2–4 p.m. 14th Annual Sketchfest Sunday, Feb. 22, 5–11:30 p.m. 6th Floor, S.F. Main Library Various days through Feb. 10 Daily (except Feb. 1) through Feb. 8 S.F. Design Center Galleria (101 Henry Adams St.) Come experience letterpress printing on the War Memorial Opera House Various S.F. venues Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Pan library’s 1909 Albion handpress and take home Helgi Tomasson’s haunting ballet showcases the This nationally recognized comedy festival that Pacific International Exposition and join the excite- a unique keepsake for your valentine that cel- dancers in some of the most coveted roles in the mixes hundreds of national headliners, local favor- ment of watching the Academy Awards while ebrates both Valentine’s Day and the 100th classical repertory. Experience a new generation of ites, and the best up-and-coming groups from enjoying an evening of cocktails, tasty treats, anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International artists in this epic ballet that has captivated audi- throughout North America for a month of sketch, entertainment, and more, all in support Bay Area Exposition. Limited to the first 100 people. Free, ences for over 170 years. $37–$332, 415-865-2000, improv, stand-up, and alternative comedy. $10–$50, HIV/AIDS services. $250–$750, 415-995-9890, 415-557-4400, sfpl.org sfballet.org sfsketchfest.com academyoffriends.org

20 febrUARY 2015 MARINA TIMES www.marinatimes.com Nederlands Dans Theater 2 Lessons from the Rim Fire: Monday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. What It Means Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 25., 6 p.m. Young dancers ages 18–25 will perform works by The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Sharon Eyal, Johan Inger, and Leon and Lightfoot. As California’s drought deepens, the Rim Fire $35–$95, 415-392-4400, cityboxoffice.com and subsequent fires have highlighted the chal- lenges facing our national and state forests. An Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo expert panel will discuss what happened, the les- Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m. sons learned, and how people are working to Marin Center (10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael) protect and restore Yosemite and the Sierras. $20, This all-male ballet company specializes in hilari- 415-597-6700, commonwealthclub.org ous twists on the classics such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Giselle, with equal parts comedy and technical prowess. $25–$60, 415-473-6800, tickets. Roseanne Barr Caribbean Story Time marincenter.org POTABLES & EDIBLES Fri-Sat, Feb. 13–14 Thursday, Feb. 12, 10:30–11:15 a.m. Cobb’s Comedy Club (915 Columbus Ave.) Wines of South America Marina Branch Library (1890 Chestnut St.) Hear the actress, comedian, writer, television Monday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Infectious Caribbean-style rhythms highlight MUSIC producer, director, and 2012 presidential nomi- JCCSF (3200 California St.) Asheba’s story-songs, which focus on hope and nee of the California-based Peace and Freedom Join master sommelier Evan Goldstein as he presents happiness. As a musical storyteller, Asheba spe- Party. $40.45, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com a talk and tasting of some of the best wines South cializes in calypso, the musical and folkloric America has to offer. $35, 415-292-1200, jccsf.org oral tradition of his homeland, Trinidad. Free, 415-355-2823, sfpl.org

FILMS & LECTURES Chinese New Year Concert Saturday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m. S.F. Independent Film Festival Davies Symphony Hall Feb. 5–19 Celebrate the Year of the Ram with the symphony. Various Bay Area venues This family event includes a preconcert reception, From the “12th Big Lebowski Party” to Chocolate which will transform the symphony lobbies into Friction Quartet Strawberry Vanilla, SF Indie Fest brings the best a Chinese festival with lion dancing, Chinese cal- independent, alternative, and subversive cinema Friday, Feb. 6, 6–7 p.m. Food from the Heart 2014 ligraphy, ribbon dancing, tea bars, children’s enter- from around the world to San Francisco’s shores. Presidio Officer’s Club (50 Moraga Ave.) tainment, and “lucky” red envelopes. Proceeds Check website for venues/pricing, 415-820-3907, This award-winning group expands the string Friday, Feb. 13, 5–7:30 p.m. support the symphony’s community and education sfindie.com quartet repertoire and the audience for adven- Ferry Building Marketplace programs. $30–$48, 415-864-6000, sfsymphony.org Stroll down the candlelit nave and sample sea- turous contemporary music and has given Mostly British Film Festival 28 world premiere performances and com- sonal hors d’oeuvres and local wines, all to the Feb. 12–22 missioned 30 works. Free, 415-561-4400, sounds of music and tango dancing. Proceeds Vogue Theatre (3290 Sacramento St.) CREATURE FEATURES presidioofficersclub.com benefit Slow Food San Francisco. $2–$6, 415- New and classic films from the UK, Ireland, Australia, 693-0996, ferrybuildingmarketplace.com Haute Dog SF doggie runway fashion show and South Africa make up this festival. $20 & $135, Friday, February 6, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tommy Emmanuel mostlybritish.org San Francisco Design Center Galleria Fri–Sat, Feb. 13–14, 7:30 p.m. Explore Bordeaux (101 Henry Adams St.) Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered Wednesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. San Francisco’s chicest pooches will showcase cou- This phenomenal guitarist and brilliant perform- Thursday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m. Presidio Café (300 Finley Rd.) ture outfits designed specifically for them by some er returns for the ninth season and is referred The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Join certified sommelier Michael Perry and taste of the Bay Area’s most prominent interior designers to by Chet Atkins as “the greatest finger-pick- Author Dianne Hales explores the people and the wines from the famous communes from the right with exquisite fabrics provided by showrooms at the er in the world today!” $40–$55, 415-242-4500, history behind the famous painting, focusing on Da and left bank as well as some great value reds and San Francisco Design Center. Hosted by the one omniconcerts.com Vinci’s Muse, Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. $20, whites plus have a sip of Sauternes. $25, reserva- and only Mr. Fashion, Wilkes Bashford, Haute Dog 415-597-6700, commonwealthclub.org tions required at opentable.com or mperry94131@ 23rd Annual Noise Pop Festival yahoo.com; 415-561-4600, presidiocafe.com features fashion forward hounds struttin’ their stuff Daily, Feb. 24–March 1 on the runway and benefits dogs ages 7 and over Various S.F. locations SF|Noir Wine and Food Event rescued by Muttville Senior Dog Rescue. Includes S.F.’s favorite indie music, arts and film festival that Daily, Feb. 25–March 1 wine, nibbles and a raffle, as well as Posh Pup explores the intersection of music and art, returns Various S.F. venues Lane, a shopping emporium of doggie delights. 415-272-4172, muttville.org, eventbrite.com with art gallery shows, happy hours, and much This unique culinary event celebrating the best in more. $50–$350, noisepop.com Black and Southern-inspired cuisine from eminent Bay Area chefs returns for Black History Month and Coats for Cubs Daily thru April 22, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Taj Mahal features a shrimp and grits cook off, speaker series, Buffalo Exchange (1555 Haight St. & 1210 Thu–Sun, Feb. 26–March 1, 7:30 p.m. a wine and food gala, cooking demos, live jazz, and Valencia St.) SF Jazz Center (201 Franklin St.) more. Tickets TBD, sfnoir.org Give your furs back to the animals! Used furs will This two-time Grammy Award-winning blues and be donated to rehabilitation organizations across roots music has reshaped the definition and scope S.F. International Ocean Film Festival the country to use for bedding and comfort to of blues music over his almost 50-year career. SPORTS & HEALTH orphaned and injured wildlife. $30–$70, 866-9205299, sfjazz.org Feb. 27–March 2 415-431-7733, 415- 647-8332, coatsforcubs.org, buffaloexchange.com Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center Nutrition & Healthy Choices The 12th annual festival celebrates independent Mondays thru February, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. films that focus on ocean themes, including a NIGHTLIFE Learning Studio, S.F. Main Library special screening of Sand Wars. $8–$12, 415-561- Each session will focus on one aspect of living a JUST FOR FUN 6251, oceanfilmfest.org healthy life through making better choices. Classes Genealogy Meet-up Group can be taken individually or as part of the 4-week Tuesday, Feb. 3, 6:30–9 p.m. series. Participants will learn easy alternatives to some Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. of the most common mistakes we make about our North Beach Branch Library (850 Columbus Ave.) SCIENCE & health. Topics to be covered: Alternatives to Soda and Learn about library resources and books on fam- Sugary Beverages, The Danger of Fast Food, Diet and ENVIRONMENT ily history research. Share tips and techniques, Exercise. Free, 415-557-4300, sfpl.org ask questions and exchange information. Novices, After Dark: Nocturnal Introduction to Reiki Tummo practiced genealogists, and everyone welcome. Thursday, Feb. 5, 6–10 p.m. Free, 415-355-5626, sfpl.org Kirsten Schaal & Friends The Exploratorium (Pier 15) & Heart Meditation Explore the nighttime and see what lurks in the Wednesday, Feb. 4 & 25, 6–7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 & 10:30 p.m. dark, the creatures and activity that start up when Western Addition Branch Library (1550 Scott St.) The Addition (1330 Fillmore St.) the sun goes down. Ages 18 and up, $15, 415-528- Reiki Tummo is a gentle, relaxing and very effective 30 Rock comedian Schall welcomes her good 4444, exploratorium.edu form of energy healing based on the spiritual heart friends Maeve Higgins, Nathasha Leggero, that is believed to be great for relieving stress, clearing Randy Liedtke, and Tom Papa for a fun variety The Exoskeletons in Your Closet stuck emotions and energetic blockages, in addition show. $25, 415-655-5600, theaddition.com Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. to healing physical problems while bringing balance California Academy of Sciences and joy/happiness to your whole being. Free, 415-355- The Mighty Diamonds Ugh. Insects. But what do you really know about the 5727, sfpl.org Sunday, Feb. 8, 9 p.m. many arthropods in your home? Assistant Curator The Independent (628 Divisadero St.) Michelle Trautwein explains these uninvited house- In a special tribute to Bob Marley, the Jamaican-born guests. $12, 415-379,8000, calacademy.org CHILD’S PLAY Mighty Diamonds bring their sweet harmonies and The Great S.F. Crystal Fair conscious lyrics on their Bob Marley celebration tour. 63rd Pacific Orchid Exhibition: S.F. Summer Resource Fair Sat–Sun, Feb. 28–March 1, 10 a.m. $25, 415-771-1421, theindependentsf.com The Thrill of Discovery Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Conference Center, Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center Thu–Sun, Feb. 19–22 Balboa High School (1000 Cayuga Ave.) A magical mix of crystals, minerals, beads, jewel- Tainted Love and The Killer Queens Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center The fair will feature 150 exhibitors with informa- ry, and the healing arts features over 40 vendors, Friday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. The largest orchid show in the U.S. features more tion about summer camps, programs, and other while psychics bring their cards, aura cameras, Bimbo’s 365 Club (1025 Columbus Ave.) than 150,000 blooms and promises to be a show- opportunities for children and youth in S.F. Rec & and magic for your entertainment. 415-383-7837, Get your ’80s music fix with Tainted Love’s party stopper. Events include wine-tasting gala preview, Park Department’s Mobile Rec Team will conduct $8, crystalfair.com music. Also appearing will be the all-female Queen educational tours, and horticultural demonstra- fun activities, the Bookmobile will be on hand, and tribute band The Killer Queens. $25, 415-474-0365, tions. Gala proceeds benefit UC Berkeley Botanical three Off the Grid trucks will be selling delicious bimbos365club.com Garden. $14–$60, orchidsanfrancisco.org food. Free, 415-554-8990, dcyf.org E-mail: [email protected] www.Marinatimes.com MARINA TIMES februARY 2015 21 At Home

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Real Estate Today A way into the market Year Method of CC Projects Total Year Number Applications of Units Received 2012 bypass 129 2012 lottery 16 145 2014 2 78 Two-unit building bypass 2013 bypass 93 2014 3 83 2013 lottery 6 99 2014 4 51 by carole isaacs two-unit buildings sold over the past three 2014 5 4 years is not dramatically different year to 2014 ECP* 4 he loss of rental units has been year. 371 in 2012, 352 in 2013, and 345 in 2014 bypass 52 2014 6 18 a long-standing issue in San Fran- 2014. Currently, citywide there are 25 two- 2014 lottery 6 62 Total 234 cisco. After 15 years of debate, unit buildings for sale. *ECP - Expedited Conversion Program Ta new condominium conversion lottery For a detailed look into what has hap- Total 306 conversions bypass law was passed, and the Expedited pened with condo conversions the past Conversion Program began accepting three years, I spoke to Bruce R. Storrs, city applications on July 29, 2013. The previous and county surveyor for the San Francisco Today the most important question is There is no magic pill to home owner- conversion program has been suspended Department of Public Works Bureau of Street what can be done to make the condo con- ship in San Francisco, but for those who for 10 years, and there has been perma- Use and Mapping. He provided me with the version process go more smoothly? Here are are willing to take on the additional work nent disqualification of many buildings that statistics in the charts above. Storrs’s tips: involved in the condo conversion pro- qualified under that law. Numbers are always interesting, because • Perform their own due diligence, includ- cess, this is one way where sweat equity The good news for buyers is that two-unit we now know that TICs have been con- ing eviction history of the building. can be turned into real equity for the buildings with a clean eviction history can verted to condos. Now the issue is to move • Make sure that you meet the minimum long term. still convert to condos if each unit is occu- from fantasies about home ownership to the qualifications and have the ability to main- On Dec. 29, 2014, there was only one pied for one year by separate parties who reality of the condo conversion process. tain these qualifications. two-unit building for sale in the northern each own at least a 25 percent interest during Often I am asked how long it take to com- • Understand the subdivision process neighborhoods that include Cow Hollow, the entire occupancy period. This exemption plete a condo conversion. Now that I had the from start to finish. the Marina, North Beach, Pacific Heights, also applies to mixed-use buildings (com- ear of Storrs, I asked a few more questions: • Understand what a common interest and Russian Hill. December and January mercial and residential) with no more than How long does it take from the day the development is. are always the slowest sale periods in real two residential units that are both owner- application is submitted until it is approved? • Retain a knowledgeable and capable estate, and there will be more property on occupied. This may sound like old news, but Can you tell me the minimum amount of attorney that understands the conversion the market in the new year. Even so, the in real estate changes do not happen quickly. time and the maximum? It was no surprise process in San Francisco. lack of inventory is stunning. The easy road to conversion has always to hear the time to complete a condo conver- • Retain a knowledgeable and capable Of course in 2015 there will be more been a two-unit building. Now that there is sion may vary considerably. land surveyor that understands the conver- two-unit buildings coming onto the mar- a 10-year moratorium built into the law, the “This is almost entirely dependent on the sion process in San Francisco. ket. One can expect that some of these conversion of two-unit buildings to condos applicant,” Storrs told me. “If the applicants • Order your physical inspection from the buildings will be qualified for fast-track has found a new following. Single family have their code compliance issues resolved Department of Building Inspection as soon condo conversion. They will be sprinkled home buyers priced out of the market can — they have had a physical inspection and as you are certain you will be converting. all over the city and provide an oppor- make a smaller step down, find a partner, resolved all of the Department of Building • Be prepared financially: just the applica- tunity for buyers willing to expand their buy a two-unit building and one year later Inspection issues — and there are no addi- tion fee (not the ECP fee), the attorney and options and think creatively. begin the condo conversion process. There is tional issues, a project can record in as little the surveyor will be about $20,000. This even hope of upside potential here. as three months. If there are lingering code does not include any building alterations. Carole Isaacs is a Realtor with McGuire Here are a few things that may be interest- compliance issues or there is an issue that I have found that the key to success is Real Estate, where she is a Top Producer. ing. Considering how inventory has dropped needs resolution with the Department of having patience with the process. There are Follow her on Twitter @CaroleIsaacs or dramatically, it is interesting to me that City Planning, the recordation may take no short cuts here. Success is possible if you visit her online at caroleisaacs.com or call checking the MLS I found the number of much much longer.” methodically follow through on every step. (415) 608-1267. Our Homes Sell for More and in Less Time!

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The Marina Times Real Estate Real Estate Roundup Property briefs Market Report: November 2014 By Hill & Co. Housing first, again SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES by john zipperer places Japanese investors put their BEDROOMS/ ABOVE/AT/BELOW DAYS ON money was in trophy office proper- Neighborhood Address Bathrooms Sale Price Asking Price Market STATE OF THE CITY SPEECH ties in prime U.S. downtown loca- Cow Hollow 269 Moulton Street 3BD/2BA $1,475,000 At 231 PRIORITIZES HOUSING tions. They bought at the top of the 3041 Baker Street 3BD/2BA $2,700,000 Below 38 In his annual State of the City market, and many of them lost a ton

Lake 116 10th Avenue 4BD/1BA $2,025,000 Above 23 address, delivered in mid-January, of money when the market turned. Mayor Ed Lee framed the challeng- Today, China continues its eco- Laurel Heights (no sales) es facing San Francisco in terms of nomic expansion, and its investors finding ways to share the prosperity. are also looking to pick up over- Lone Mountain 356 Willard North Street 4BD/1.5BA $1,239,988 Below 78 Addressing housing was a main focus seas property. Bay Area real estate Marina 85 Casa Way 3BD/3.5BA $2,510,000 Above 0 of that program, along with education, is one of the alluring targets for 3124 Gough Street 4BD/3BA $3,200,000 Above 18 transportation, women’s empower- these investors “drawn by a sizzling

Nob Hill (no sales) ment, and antipoverty efforts. office and residential market, robust For housing, Lee promised to direct job growth and strengthening eco- North Beach (no sales) more money toward rent support to nomic ties between the region and

Pacific Heights 212 Presidio Avenue 4BD/5BA $3,775,000 Below 0 help keep low-income residents in Asia,” Emily Fancher notes in the 2620 Buchanan Street 7BD/3BA $4,095,000 Below 51 their homes, expanding down pay- San Francisco Business Times. She 1812 Lyon Street 4BD/6BA $4,450,000 Below 59 ment assistance for moderate and cites hundreds of millions of dollars 2555 Webster Street 7BD/7.5BA $6,500,000 At 147 middle-income residents, continue coming into the Bay Area, funding Presidio Heights (no sales) efforts to reform the Ellis Act, put luxury condo towers and new office an affordable housing bond on the space alike. Russian Hill 1751 Leavenworth Street 3BD/2BA $2,050,000 Below 90 November 2015 ballot, create a new A knock-on effect has been a Sea Cliff 243 32nd Avenue 3BD/1.5BA $2,030,000 Above 22 investment fund for affordable hous- boon to local homeowners. “In the 549 El Camino Del Mar 4BD/3.5BA $6,080,000 Below 54 ing projects, and expand the city’s Bay Area, roughly 25–30 percent

Telegraph Hill (no sales) pipeline of middle-class housing by of mortgages were underwater five using surplus public land for the con- years ago,” writes Housingwire’s CONDOS struction of mixed-income housing. Richard Green. “Thanks in part to foreign buyers (and investors), home BEDROOMS/ ABOVE/AT/BELOW DAYS ON Neighborhood Address Bathrooms Sale Price Asking Price Market ARE CHINESE INVESTORS values have rebounded and are creat- REPEATING JAPANESE MISTAKES? ing positive equity. As a result, the Cow Hollow 2389 Filbert Street 2BD/2BA $960,023 Below 69 The last time the United States 2276 Greenwich Street 3BD/3BA $1,925,000 Below 85 percentage of underwater mortgages 1501 Filbert Street #5D 2BD/2.5BA $2,575,000 At 0 thought it could be overtaken eco- in the Bay Area today is nearly zero.” 1501 Filbert Street #PH7F 2BD/2BA $3,500,000 At 0 nomically by a rising Asian power, the country in question was Japan Real estate news tips? E-mail: Lake 1326 Lake Street 2BD/2BA $1,150,000 Above 29 in the 1980s. Back then, one of the [email protected] Laurel Heights 68 Parker Avenue 3BD/2BA $1,662,500 Below 79

Lone Mountain (no sales)

Marina 2200 Beach Street #204 1BD/1BA $952,800 Above 16 Cruising Speed vs. growth or decline. $952,000, according to the 2230 Francisco Street #102 2BD/1BA $1,165,000 Below 46 continued from page 1 With that said, there will San Francisco Association Nob Hill 1506 Jackson Street #1 2BD/2BA $718,000 Above 38 undoubtedly be growth of Realtors. We still have 1504 Jackson Street #1 2BD/2BA $808,000 Above 54 estimated that by 2040 San in some areas that con- not met demand [and] are 1506 Jackson Street #2 2BD/2BA $825,000 Above 54 Francisco’s population will tinue to experience high expecting growth to con- 1504 Jackson Street #2 2BD/2BA $841,000 Above 32 120 Wetmore Street #5 2BD/2BA $1,100,000 Above 15 have grown to 1 million demand. Those would be tinue into 2015. 1546 Jones Street 2BD/2BA $1,250,000 Above 11 people. Even with over 40 the starter-home price Ahlberg: There is actual- 1022 Powell Street #3 2BD/2BA $1,500,000 Below 54 new buildings being built range, which still con- ly a lack of inventory at the 1532 Pacific Avenue 3BD/2BA $2,000,000 Above 34 1200 California Street #11C 2BD/3BA $2,825,000 Below 58 in the next five years, the tinues to attract multiple moment. Last week’s tour 1200 California Street #14B 2BD/2BA $2,900,000 Below 48 demand for housing will offers, and areas that are sheet was only 4.5 pages still be unmet. considered desirable by for the entire city, and this North Beach 600 Chestnut Street #301 2BD/2BA $1,125,000 Above 58 Kevin Kropp, agent, the very vibrant high-tech week was only 9.5 pages for Pacific Heights 1552 Green Street #F 1BD/1BA $490,000 Below 33 Vanguard Properties: In clientele. I don’t see any the entire city. In a healthy 1817 California Street #212 1BD/1BA $605,000 Above 40 2015 we will see steady decline unless there is an inventory, there would be 1998 Broadway #402 2BD/2BA $749,000 At 31 3010 Sacramento Street #4 2BD/1BA $890,000 Below 45 growth but a little slow- unforeseen event, such as at least 25–30 pages of open 3134 Washington Street #12 2BD/2.5BA $900,000 At 0 er than in years past. As an economic downturn, house listings for Tuesday 1770 Pacific Avenue #102 2BD/2BA $972,000 Below 35 we see adjustments in earthquake, or other event tour. If the low inventory 2760 Sacramento Street #3 1BD/1BA $972,500 Above 65 the international markets beyond our control. keeps up, it might very well 3065 Clay Street #102 1BD/1BA $1,020,000 Above 64 2451 Jackson Street 2BD/1BA $1,100,000 Above 39 and slow inflation, I am result in rising prices — 1760 Pacific Avenue #5 2BD/2BA $1,349,000 Below 140 expecting interest rates to Have the large number the old supply and demand 2016 Pacific Avenue #201 2BD/2.5BA $1,400,000 Above 6 stay low for the foresee- of properties coming onto theory. 2539 Clay Street #6 2BD/2BA $1,650,000 Above 16 1998 Vallejo Street #3 3BD/3BA $1,850,000 At 17 able future. This will allow the market impacted pric- 2250 Green Street #7 2BD/2BA $1,950,000 At 0 prices to continue to grow. ing? What do you think will 2327 Divisadero Street 3BD/2BA $2,000,000 Above 0 The jobs report for 2014 Isaacs: If this question be the major things driv- 2323 Broderick Street 4BD/3.5BA $2,265,000 Below 40 2179 Pacific Avenue 4BD/2.5BA $2,515,000 Below 87 showed continued growth refers to the new construc- ing the home-buying mar- 1981 Clay Street 4BD/3.5BA $2,730,000 Above 39 with 2.95 million jobs tion, the supply has not ket in San Francisco this 1896 Pacific Avenue #802 2BD/2BA $2,735,000 At 83 added and more people met the demand. These year?

Presidio Heights 326 Maple Street 3BD/2BA $2,175,000 Below 84 keeping their jobs, which new projects for the most Ahlberg: The major shows the overall strength part are selling quickly. In things driving the home- Russian Hill 1925 Leavenworth Street #8 0BD/1BA $493,000 Below 80 of the marketplace. fact, inventory overall is buying market will be the 1000 North Point Street #906 1BD/1BA $699,000 At 150 30 Kent Street 1BD/1.5BA $850,000 Above 67 Paul Barbagelata, bro- extremely low. continued number of peo- 1845 Leavenworth Street #201 1BD/1BA $870,000 Below 61 ker, Barbagelata Real Barbagelata: Even when ple making large amounts 2507 Polk Street 2BD/1BA $885,000 Below 77 Estate: Until the absorp- San Francisco has a strong of money in the tech sec- 896 Green Street 3BD/2BA $1,250,000 Below 94 1159 Vallejo Street 2BD/2BA $1,300,000 Above 14 tion rate of supply and inventory count of homes tor. This makes for many 1922 Mason Street 2BD/2BA $1,450,000 Below 69 demand evens out, I do available, it hardly affects all-cash offers in the multi- 1450 Green Street #6 2BD/2.5BA $1,849,000 At 79 not see any slowdown, the frenzy. A- and B- rated offer situations. I have also 1080 Chestnut Street #9C 2BD/2BA $2,250,000 Above 21 1750 Taylor Street #902 2BD/2BA $2,300,000 Above 28 especially with rates so low properties will always sell been receiving calls from 999 Green Street #2904 2BD/2BA $3,225,000 Above 16 combined with a hot stock very quickly at high prices. people being transferred 1750 Taylor Street #2003 3BD/3BA $3,420,000 Above 33 market. Keep in mind that Kropp: No, pricing has here from other parts of 1037 Vallejo Street 3BD/2.5BA $4,050,000 At 80 1750 Taylor Street #1003 3BD/3BA $5,300,000 Below 154 some neighborhoods have remained strong. From the world. People are feel- peaked to record levels in December 2013 to 2014 we ing better about the econ- Sea Cliff (no sales) 2014, therefore they may saw an increase of 14 per- omy and ready to make a experience a slight stagna- cent and a median price home move. Telegraph Hill 481 Greenwich Street 2BD/1BA $569,000 At 71 216 Union Street 1BD/1.5BA $1,600,000 Below 24 tion in appreciating values. of $1,080,000 for single- Kropp: Low interest rates Stephanie S. Ahlberg, family homes and 25 with limited supply will con- The data presented in this report is based on the San Francisco Multiple Listing Service and is broker associate, Hill percent increase in con- tinue to drive the market in accurate to the best of our knowledge, but cannot be guaranteed as such. For additional information, & Co.: I think it will be dos, TICs, and co-ops to San Francisco through 2015. contact Hill & Co., 1880 Lombard Street (at Buchanan), 415-321-4362, hill-co.com. more stagnation for 2015 reach a median price of UNion Street, continued on 26

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Cruising Speed a condo hoping to move Lake Street, California, or continued from page 24 up in a few years; and Market Street, for instance, single people who work or by hills. People will look Isaacs: There are a num- long hours and want “to in Pacific Heights, Ashbury ber of forces in play in San get into the market.” This Heights, the Lake District, Francisco: fear of being buyer also is hoping to and Noe Valley all at the priced out of the market, move up in a few years same time to get what fear of rising interest rates, and perhaps keep their they want. increase in job growth in first home or condo as an Isaacs: Many new first- the Bay Area, foreign inves- investment property. time buyers ask about the tors are continuing to invest Ahlberg: In my experi- Bayview/Hunters Point in San Francisco real estate. ence, buyers would rather neighborhood. Trulia Baby boomers are a force have a single-family home reported: “Sales prices have in themselves for several if they can afford it. With appreciated 44.1 percent reasons: Boomers’ adult San Francisco’s high pric- over the last five years in children who have stayed es, many have to turn to Bayview.” The Bayview will at home want to move away condominiums to start. attract urban pioneers, but and buy their own homes; There are also a number it seems unlikely that it can baby boomers are living of new condo buildings, continue this rate of rise in longer and not leaving San and more coming online price. Sunnyside is popular Francisco for retirement this year. These tend to sell with single-family home communities, resulting in quickly as “brand new” has buyers looking to ride the fewer homes on the mar- a strong appeal with the corporate shuttles at the Glen ket; aging baby boomers younger and Asian demo- Park BART station or to take who feel the isolation of graphics. So there will like- the freeways south or to the the suburbs are looking to ly be more condo sales this East Bay. Mission Terrace is move to the city; the trans- year than single family. also a candidate for first-time fer in wealth between home buyers as buy- boomers and their ers are priced out of heirs is the biggest in Baby boomers are not Noe Valley and Glen history, and they are Park. SOMA, Yerba helping their children leaving San Francisco for Buena, Mission Bay, buy homes. and the Inner Mission Barbagelata: retirement communities, will continue to Lowest unemploy- attract buyers to both ment in the state, resulting in fewer homes new high-rise con- rental amounts are struction and smaller similar to mort- on the market existing homes and gage payments now — so Barbagelata: Condos condos. In general, anywhere why not own something for sure. The condo mar- within walking distance instead of renting? There ket connects with the sin- to a corporate shuttle will is a Roaring 20s feel to the gle tech buyer more that attract buyers. city right now, and young currently represents the Will a shuttle rider please wealthy buyers want to number-one buying demo- tell me where they think show off their new digs graphic in San Francisco. there will be a new shuttle www.commonwealthclub.org and throw great parties. stop? I would love to sell Which San Francisco you a home nearby before City and County of San Francisco Which do you think will neighborhoods do you prices go up! February 2015 be more popular with San think will attract the most Francisco buyers in 2015 buyer interest in 2015? Name a San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) and why: single-family Ahlberg: This is a great neighborhood or two that The SF Department of Children, Youth, and their Families, the SF Rec & Parks Department, and homes or condominiums? question. As I work on the you think is going to be the San Francisco Unifi ed School District would like to invite the families of San Francisco to the annual San Francisco Summer Resource Fair on Saturday, February 7 from 10am to 2pm at Kropp: I believe condo- Northside of town, I get a relative bargain this Balboa High School! miniums will out-sell sin- most of my requests for year. Why? The Fair will feature 150 exhibitors with information about summer camps, programs, and other gle-family homes simply those areas. The traditional Kropp: The Portola opportunities for children and youth in San Francisco. The Fair is free and open to the public. In addition to the excellent resources provided by the exhibitors, the Rec & Park Department’s Mobile due to supply. Many people neighborhoods like Pacific District and Silver Terrace Rec Team will conduct lots fun activities in Balboa High’s courtyard, the Bookmobile will be on are priced out of a single- Heights, Russian Hill, is where I see many entry- hand, and three Off the Grid trucks will be selling delicious food. family home and decide Marina, etc., always seem level buyers going. The We hope to see you and your family at the Fair! to purchase a condomini- to stay strong. However, Bayview has seen incred- Healthy Foods and WIC Nutrition Services at No Cost To You um, TIC, or co-op for that the southern neighbor- ible growth in 2014, and reason. Other people are hoods have become very some people are tired of Eating well during pregnancy is important. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program can help. WIC serves pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children under simply not interested in strong, and I expect them the competition. I believe fi ve years old who meet 185% or below of the federal poverty income level. WIC benefi ts include nutrition and breastfeeding education and support, checks to buy healthy foods (such as fresh the maintenance required to stay strong. the market will drive many fruits and vegetables) and referrals to low cost or free health care and other community services. in a single-family home. Also, that is where the buyers to discover the great Enrolling in WIC early in your pregnancy will give your baby a healthy start. Also, WIC staff can Younger tech buyers, who majority of the new con- weather and sunny slopes of show you how you and your family can eat healthier meals and snacks. Migrants are welcome to make up a large part of our struction is taking place. I the Portola District. apply as well. purchases today, tend to think Hayes Valley, Mission Barbagelata: Forest San Francisco WIC has six offi ces throughout the City. For more information, please call (415) 575-5788. want a condominium with Dolores, and Glen Park are Knolls — it’s still rela- This institution is an equal opportunity provider. full amenities. some of the neighborhoods tively unknown but offers Isaacs: Single-family to keep an eye on. detached well-built homes San Francisco Housing Authority homes are the gold Barbagelata: All of Noe/ with some amazing views standard for most buy- Mission/Dolores Heights, close to Cole Valley, Inner REQUEST FOR QUOTES AS NEEDED LEAD BASED PAINT, MOLD, AND ASBESTOS CONTRACTOR SERVICE ers. Since there are only etc., continues to be on Sunset, and UCSF. SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS so many single-family fire. The Sunset is creating Ahlberg: Gosh, I wish I Solicitation No.: 14-620-QTE-0023-B homes available, many a buzz with younger buyers knew the answer to that. The San Francisco Housing Authority will receive sealed quotes for as needed hazardous material, buyers must opt for con- and was rated one of the Even the previously little- abatement contractor services at San Francisco Housing Developments. Scope of work requires an asbestos, mold, and lead based paint abatement worker and supervisor. dominium living. The hottest neighborhoods in known neighborhoods like end result is that both the country recently. Ingleside Terrace, Midtown Responses are due Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 1815 Egbert Ave., San Francisco, at 2:00 P.M. Download solicitation at: [email protected] or http://mission.sfgov.org/OCABid publication/ single-family homes and Kropp: Noe Valley and Terrace, Bayview, and so

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Caring for Our Kids Time off Drop-off childcare for Valentine’s night out by liz farrell AcroSports: If your older children are looking for something more active, alentine’s Day is right try the AcroFun night at AcroSports around the corner, so there near Golden Gate Park. They are offer- is no time like the present to ing a Valentine’s night drop-off for Vstart planning that much-needed date children ages 6–12. The night runs night. Any parent will tell you the key from 6:30–10 p.m. and includes a pizza to a successful night out is planning dinner. The kids will enjoy organized what you are going to do and how games, and AcroSports’ popular zip the kids will be cared for. So before line and bungee rides. There is defi- you book that coveted din- ner reservation, make sure you have the childcare cov- ered. The good news is that The good news is that Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so many Valentine’s Day falls on a places are offering drop-off Saturday this year. childcare for either Friday or Saturday night. Here are a few nitely something for everyone, and the places to check out to ensure you have kids are sure to come home exhausted. a nice evening out and your children The cost is $35 per child with a maxi- are well taken care of: mum of 25 kids, so it is best to register Peekadoodle: Get a jump-start on in advance at acrosports.org or 415- Valentine’s with a dinner on Friday 665-2276. night. 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The Adventures of Skylar Grey Chapter 21 The neighbors who stole Thanksgiving (and Christmas and New Year’s Eve)

by susan dyer reynolds Mr. Fix-It from the meat department at Whole Foods and told him that I Part 3 of a 3-part series didn’t want him contacting me until after the holidays. ver the six years I lived He obliged through the first week of below Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It, a January, but one morning while I was lot happened in my personal walking Skylar at Stow Lake, I got the Olife besides their relentless efforts to “final straw” text: Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It force me into unnecessary remodel- wanted me to pay for half the awning — on ing projects. My father passed away; their private roof deck. “It’s tattered from love at first sight. two people the storms and stalked me; I needs replac- was burglar- ing,” Mr. Fix-It ized; and my wrote. “How beloved blue- is that com- eyed pit bull, mon?” I asked. Jazzy, got can- “You added that cer and, after a deck years ago, two-year battle it’s only acces- with the hor- sible through rible disease, your flat, and passed away at it’s used by age 5. In fact, you guys exclu- my experiences sively.” Mr. Fix- and memories It replied, “It’s across from a common ex- Buena Vista Park pense. Read leftovers were more bad your CC&Rs.” consignment home furniture than good. After the I should have walk, I called 4 1 5 . 4 0 9 . 0 0 8 8 listened to the my longtime O P E N D A I LY 1 0 - 6 seller’s real es- real estate 1 3 5 0 VA N N E S S AV E tate agent when agent, Kevin SHOP ONLINE: WE LOVE LEFTOVERS.COM he told me that Kropp, and Skylar was thrilled to play Rudolph on her first the current Christmas. told him that owners no lon- I wanted out. ger spoke to the The timing Fix-Its. I was couldn’t have preoccupied Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It wanted been better with moving — the real my father up me to pay for the awning on estate market from San Jose their private roof deck. was booming at the time, but and invento- looking back, I realize the very first thing ry was slim. We didn’t stage the house they contacted me about was an $11,000 or even put it on the market, opting driveway project. The sellers’ real estate instead for a “pocket listing,” where a agent didn’t disclose it to me, which real estate agent puts the word out to makes me think the Fix-Its probably select brokers that a property is for sale. tried to wrangle them into splitting the We set a firm price, and I took Skylar to cement work without success. visit Kickie in San Jose so Kevin could By the time I brought my new pit bull conduct showings. Just three days later, puppy Skylar Grey home in September I got the call from Kevin: “We have of 2012, the situation with the Fix-Its a deal!” had escalated to the point that I dread- In a bizarre twist, the same real ed the holidays. On Thanksgiving, estate agent who represented the sell- when the smell of turkey started waft- ers when I bought the condo was now ing through the house, little 10-week- representing the new buyers. Like the old Skylar (who was living in a car previous sellers, I disclosed how dif- with a kid in Golden Gate Park before ficult the Fix-Its were, and like me, I adopted her) sat in front of the oven the buyers wanted a condo across with her heart-shaped grey nose sniff- from the park and bought it anyway. ing madly in the air. She obviously Within weeks, Kevin got a call from had never smelled anything that sub- the buyers’ real estate agent stating lime, so she curled up in front of my they were angry because I “hadn’t dis- Viking range and slept there until the closed the cement work done near the turkey came out. It was one of the cut- front steps of the house,” and, accord- est things I’d ever seen, and it helped ing to the Fix-Its, I moved without ease the pain of my first Thanksgiving paying my half of the bill. Thankfully, without Jazzy, but just as we were sit- Kevin is a shrewd, rock star real estate ting down to dinner a note popped agent who anticipates problems and through the mail slot about more puts solutions in place before closing. patching on the roof. He produced a text I had written to Come Christmas, Skylar was pretty Mr. Fix-It declining to participate in used to the good life so she waited their latest cement project, as well as for the prime rib to exit the oven a letter that Kevin had the Fix-Its sign while snoozing on an old dog bed of stating that I didn’t owe them any Jazzy’s in the living room (facing the money. After just a year and a half, kitchen, of course, with one big green my buyers sold the condo. I wish the bug eye trained on the Viking at all latest owner lots of luck — he’s going times). I had been dealing with texts to need it. from the Fix-Its since 7 a.m. the day before Christmas Eve. I finally texted E-mail: [email protected]

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Our website features more dogs, information please call 415-587-1121 or email us at [email protected]. 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! Come and meet your perfect love match at the Grateful Dogs Rescue adoption event! We will be at Citipets, located at 183 West Portal Ave. in San Francisco, on February 14th from noon to 2 p.m. AUSTIN LULU Austin is an eight-month, Lulu is a little 6 pound, 6 years BODIEpuggle (beagle x pug). He’s a15 DAVEYold sweetheart Chihuahua. She pound puppy full of curiosity Bodie looks like a spaniel- Daveyloves to will cuddle charm and sharesyour heart. foster and affection. He’s very active corgi mix, long of body and Thishome little with spaniel other mix small weighs dogs. shortand loves of legs, going approximately out for walks. She’s easy going and happiest around 12 pounds and is 15Austin pounds is very and affectionate about 2 years with when you are close by. Being 7 or 8 years old. He was old.everyone Due he to meets. no fault He likes of histo alone is not fun for her. Sleeping snuggle and sleeps with hisown, people Bodie at bedtime. was surrendered He enjoys a in a crate is scary for Lulu, sheoriginally would prefer rescued sleeping by near GDR you. good game of chase with dogs his size. He is friendly with by his owner. During his time Lulu was terrified of the carsix but yearshas gotten ago much and better. quickly Lulu little kids. Austin is quite smart and already knows how to at the shelter, he became “shut down” and shy. Once foundis great a on wonderful her leash, home. and loves Tragically, to explore last outdoors. month Davey’s She is sit on command, he is working on his house training. Austin Bodie arrived in his foster home, his happy, exuberant momhouse broken passed and away alerts and her Davey foster parents is again that waiting she needs for to a can be left alone, but prefers being around people. Are you personality came through. He loves other dogs, seems newgo outside. forever This home. little girl He wants gets to alongbe your with friend. other Do you dogs, have receptiveup to giving to this children active, fun-lovingin the street, pup buthis foreverhas not home? been buta gentle, Davey loving loves home his for specialher? person and would be cat-tested. He sleeps in his crate at night, and is active during the day. He likes exercise, walks well on a leash happiest in a home where he is the center of attention. and loves to play with his toys. Davey would be a loving addition to your family. Celebrate the New Year withBAILEY fun-loving Bodie. Bailey is an adorable, huggable PHARAOH 11-year-old Corgi-Pomeranian Pharaoh a 10-week-old Shep- mix (his body is mostly Corgi PARSNIPherd mix puppy. His foster par- and his head is the Pom part!). Littleents have Parsnip given showed him lots upof loveas a COOPERHe currently weighs 23 pounds. strayand nurturing with a lump since onbeing the born. top CooperBailey is very could healthy be but could your ofPharaoh his head LOVES that everything turned out in perfectshed a love few extra match. pounds. This tohis beworld: a pellet people, when playing it wasball, Bailey is looking for a companionlong-legged he can Chihuahua hang out with mix sitting in your lap, giving kisses, removed. Not a great start, on the couch, at the park,is or an on a active nice walk and through friendly the napping, puppy treats, toys, and other dogs. He is already but he has settled into a sta- neighborhood. His ideal homeyoungster will be just one waiting without for small his trained to come when called, sit for treats, and fetches. children. He doesn’t requireforever a lot offamily. exercise Cooper but he loves loves Pharaoh is trained to use weeble wee life. pads. He lovesPharaoh people is looking af- goingmeeting for andwalks playing and being with outdoors. other dogs, He so is agood home on with leash forter someonea little shyness. to spend Currently time with he him, lives as with he is three too young cats, anda doggie is fine playmate with other would dogs. be Bailey great. is lookingCurrently for Coopera walking toa dog, be leftand alone. some chickens. He will positively He is very make affectionate you laugh and and companion-is recovering are from you the surgery one? to repair a broken leg, smile!loves Pharaohto run and will play,be your and new he bestwalks friend. well onHe willa leash. love so for now, he can’t be as active as he would like youHe isSoooo house much! trained and weighs about 20 pounds (a to be. Cooper is approximately 18 months old and perfect size for apartments with dog weight restric- weighs 10 pounds. His love is perfect for any family. LADY tions). Parsnip learns fast and with a little attention Lady is a 4-year-old, 21-pound he will charm his way intoSHILOH your heart. Schipperke mix but looks more Shiloh. He is a 6 year-old Rat likeCOSMO a combination of border Terrier mix and around 40 collieCosmo and has black great bear! love Lady for pounds. He loves his walks and hadboth a people miserable and dogs. beginning This SNICKERS all the people he meets. Shiloh topuppy’s her life, goofy unloved playfulness and tied Snickers is as sweet as his name. is a pure joy at home and is toand a affection short cable will by bring day and joy At about 3 years old and 14 inside a storeroom at night. completely house trained. to your life. Como is a smart pounds, Snickers could be the Despite this, Lady has adaptedguy. Hewell to is her already foster househome Shiloh is not comfortable when perfect little love of your life. and quickly learned basictrained, manners crate and trained, housetraining. knows strange dogs run up to his face. He gets nervous and can act out. His perfect home wouldSnickers be isone a gentlewith time and to play give- Gentle Lady loves her walks.obedience She loves belly commands, rubs while him lots of love and time forful daily dog. walks. He is verySomeone dog friendly to toss lying upside-down in yourwalks lap. wellLady onthrives a leash, on human goes his ball for him and rub his belly. He knows all his basic hiking,attention loves and would car rides, be happiest goes to as dog the parks,only dog and in the sits with both big and small dogs. home. Lady is ready for a gentle, loving home where she commands. Shiloh is looking for the perfect companion with you at outdoor cafés. What more could you ask He’s a little shy with people, but when he’s comfortable can get the attention she deserves. to share life’s simple pleasures. for? He’s meant to be in your life. If you have some he’s very loving and sweet. He is crate trained and potty dog experience he will be a gem. Cosmo survived a trained, and he likes to go for walks. He generally doesn’t GDR’Stough beginning, MESSAGE: but he’s Are ready you for looking the forever to adopt home a barkdog and in isthe very San relaxed. Francisco Snickers is Bay looking area? for a Then best friend you shouldhe so deserves. come out to the Grateful Dogs Rescueto shareAdoption in his new event life. on March 16 at Pet Food Express on Market from 12:30 to 3PM. Our second March event will be at BellaPelle at 9 MaidenCheck the Lane Grateful on March Dogs 30th Rescue from website 11AM to for 2PM. our 2015 upcoming Adoption Events Calendar.

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