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January 2012 Serving the Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Mission Bay and SOMA Neighborhoods Since 1970 FREE City Hopes America’s Residential Areas Exempt from Parking Cup Runneth Over Meter Plan, According to Muni Official By Keith Burbank Older than the modern-day Olym- pics, and the hardest competition to PARKINGParking Manage MANAGEMENTment Proposa lPROPOSAL By Keith Burbank win in international sports, the City Potrero Hill resident Jim is hosting the 34th America’s Cup, Wilkins wants to be sure that a series of sailing races, in 2012 and Hill dwellers don’t have to feed 2013, culminating in a race finale, a meter to park in front of their September 7 to 22, 2013. The event homes. Wilkins is circulating a will also include a youth racing series. petition to oppose a San Francisco A portion of the competition is being Municipal Transportation Agency staged in Bayview, and the City hopes (SFMTA) proposal to install meters to direct tourists to Southside neigh- throughout Dogpatch, Mission Bay, borhoods to dine and shop. and parts of Potrero Hill. He’d col- According to Jane Sullivan, Amer- lected more than 500 signatures by ica’s Cup communications director for the time the View’s January issue the Office of Economic and Workforce went to press. Development (OEWD) – which is According to Jay Primus, SF- responsible for coordinating the City’s MTA and SFPark manager, “there race-related efforts – her office is will be no parking meters in resi- focusing on “how do the benefits go dential areas.” However, meters across all the City. Because the race is may be installed on blocks which only two hours each day, and not every include a mix of businesses and day. How do we get people to shop, eat residences – as is currently the case at restaurants, and visit the cultural in such neighborhoods as the Fill- attractions over all of the City while more – particularly in Mission Bay. they are here?” Sullivan asked. “We’re Managing parking in San Francisco looking at how to make this a unique is “complex,” said Primus. San Francisco experience for tourists Primus said that SFMTA’s and visitors. For example, there is initial parking proposal was devel- the locally-made product district in oped in consultation with residents Dogpatch.” concerned about parking conges- In addition to attracting tourist tion in Southside San Francisco. dollars, Oracle Racing has renovated “We’ve been meeting with as many Pier 80, and in 2012, “it appears all people as possible...to refine the of the team bases will be at Pier 80. plan and make it better,” he said. Oracle will remain at Pier 80 in 2013, “For example, we met with someone while the other team bases will move who lives on Pennsylvania. We are to Piers 30 and 32,” said Sullivan. taking a look at every block. If “Each team will have its own pit,
Image courtesy of SFMTA meters are proposed for an area similar to automobile racing pits, at that is inappropriate for meters, no the piers, and the pits will be open to meters will be put there.” Blocks the public.” Starr King Elementary Leads SF that are strictly residential won’t The City expects the America be metered. Cup’s to bring in $1.4 billion of tour- Schools in Improved Test Scores “What’s motivating this [the ism, race team, sponsor, and spectator proposal] are real parking prob- spending, and create 8,800 construc- By Keith Burbank students and English-language lems,” said Primus, who asserted tion, hospitality, food and beverage, learners advanced the most, in- that parking in Mission Bay dur- transportation, and entertainment Last year, Starr King’s student creasing their marks by 76 points. ing the day is nearly impossible. industry jobs. Racing teams – between test scores jumped by more than “The test is used to determine According to Primus, there are 100 and 200 people – will need trans- any other San Francisco Unified how well the school is meeting the parts of Mission Bay where people portation and housing while they’re School District (SFUSD) elemen- needs of various subgroups,” said park their car, and then travel to in San Francisco. Team members tary school. Scores for all student Principal Greg John. “It assesses the financial district via bicycle with children will place them in local groups – demographic, economic, how well the school is keeping its or public transportation, leaving schools. “A good portion of the enter- and associated with a disability promises to parents, the Superin- their vehicle in place for an entire tainers will be local,” Sullivan added. – who took the Academic Perfor- tendent would say.” day, at no cost. This situation, said In San Diego, where preliminary races mance Index (API) test improved, According to Matt Wayne, Primus, is bad for neighborhood were recently held, the event included according to greatschools.org. Socioeconomically disadvantaged see TEST SCORES page 9 see PARKING page 6 see America’s CUP page 14
p. 13 Metal Foreclosure Toy Crime & INSIDE Harvesting Fighters Program Safety p. 5 p. 1 Southside p. 15 p. 21 p. 10 p. 18 2 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012 Publisher’s View Letters to the Editor
Parking a firsthand account of how it helps Parking Editor, women achieve orgasm (check the I’m a Third Street resident and new age literature)? If Linenthal By Steven J. Moss business owner, potentially affected meant it in jest, it certainly was not by the parking changes described obvious to me. No one likes to pay for parking. money, high-technology, and the in “Parking Meters May be Coming I don’t pick up the View to read High on the list of San Francisco opportunity for public policy to Potrero Hill” (November issue). such metaphysical garbage rehashed indignities is taking a $45 parking to be welded in Mission Bay, a I was in no way notified of the pro- from new age crystal therapy. Such ticket off your windshield, which is place that’s largely governments’ posed policy, nor can I find any public utter nonsense merits one place: at only slightly preferred to handing creation. postings for a neighborhood meeting the bottom of my cat’s litter box. an attendant half that much for Dogpatch and Potrero Hill are on the topic. I’ve scoured the various With University of California, storing your car for three hours mostly innocent bystanders to this online governmental websites and San Francisco building a bio-tech- in a downtown lot. Up until now, effort, falling under the shadow find nothing concerning this issue. nology campus at the bottom of the Potrero Hill has been mostly able to of the Mission Bay juggernaut. The only reason I saw the article hill, why not cover some of the real avoid this expensive mortification. If meters are installed north of was because an electronic version of scientific research that’s taking place, With the exception of some residen- Dogpatch, the thinking goes, com- it was emailed to me from a friend or interview some of the top science tial permit zones — and the need muters will be pushed southward, of a friend of a friend. A little more experts who live on the Hill? to avoid street sweeping—parking a tsunami of would-be parkers public notice might be due an issue has been free and ample. that can only be stopped with more that could have profound impacts on Ralph Anavy The Hill’s fertile parking fields meters, like so many sandbags the community. Missouri Street have been a consolation prize for its absorbing a flood. SFMTA data isolation from public transporta- — and casual experience – does Cliff Fogle Editor, tion. The top of the hill is poorly suggest that more than 85 percent Third Street In the View’s December’s issue served by buses. Muni’s T-Line of Dogpatch’s spaces are full on Peter Linenthal waxes poetic about has improved north-south access a given weekday afternoon. But Editor, the Hill’s predominant rock’s proper- to Dogpatch, but service on the it’s not clear that this reflects a I just read “Parking Meters May ties. What he failed to mention is that line is notoriously bad — “T stands problem so much as an indication be Coming to Potrero Hill,” by Keith Serpentine also naturally contains for terrible” shouted one 2010 blog of a healthy, mostly non-retail, Burbank. As a San Francisco resi- asbestos. When I built a house in 1996 post—and there’s no quick and production-oriented small business dent, homeowner and taxpayer who and had to excavate, I was required easy public transit eastward. More community. uses the 22nd Street Caltrain Station to send the resulting debris to the often than not, it’s faster to walk Mission Bay is dominated by daily, I want to voice my opposition to hazardous waste dump. While the from Dogpatch to the Mission than large public and private entities putting parking meters in Dogpatch. rock may have all the positive prop- take a bus, which doesn’t help the — including Bayor, Merck, and, It will discourage shoppers and take erties Linenthal discussed, they’re elderly, people pressed for time, or soon, Salesforce—which can afford away from the character that makes not the only ones. those schlepping heavy items. to support employee shuttles and the neighborhood such a great place. A few years ago parking meters parking garages; there are 1,650 Many people park in Dogpatch to Christine Pielenz sprouted in Showplace Square. parking spaces spread out over five go for bike rides, runs and walks 23rd Street Because self-entitled showroom structures, and more on the way. because it’s flat and one of few places customers — who tend to stroll What’s more, neither the University left where you don’t have to worry In defense of my short article on across Henry Adams Street as if of California — which is exempt— about getting back to your car by a serpentine, as a Pisces — gullible, on a catwalk — made this node nor private sector entities — which certain time. spiritual, susciptible to alcoholism an angry mess anyway, they were are within a redevelopment district Folks who commute using the — I’m prone to this kind of excess. hardly noticed. Now, San Francisco — pay property taxes to support 22nd Street Caltrain Station need Seriously, I think the study of reli- Municipal Transportation Author- the City’s general fund. While the a place to park without worry that gion, folk wisdom and belief systems ity (SFMTA) wants to install me- complex provides benefits to Dog- they’ll receive a ticket. The fact that of all kinds is valuable; taking them ters throughout much of Dogpatch patch and Potrero Hill—in the form parking is free encourages the use of literally isn’t required. Likewise, and lower Potrero Hill, under the of pushing up property values, and mass transit. I think what you’ll find serpentine does contain asbestos Mission Bay Parking Management drawing in customers for local res- is that the metered spaces around and asbestos “...has been classified Strategy. The plan emerged as a taurants and retailers — its nega- the Caltrain Station will simply as a carcinogen by state, federal, and synergistic result of the fast-de- tive consequences—higher housing lay vacant while folks park further international agencies.” The Univer- veloping University of California, prices, traffic congestion and south for free. Commuters are on the sity of California has “Facts About San Francisco complex — which increased demand for public ser- Peninsula for eight to 12 hours at a Serpentine Rock and Soil Containing is drawing increasing numbers vices — are largely untaxed. Other stretch; they’d have to pay $1/hour on Asbestos in California” online at of employees and their cars to than meter revenues, the parking top of the Caltrain fare. For many, http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu which the area — an influx of federal pressures caused by Mission Bay this would double commute costs. lists possible risks and the ways to transportation management funds, do not come with a concomitant Some commuters will just give up on avoid them. In 2010 there was a move the popularity of deploying time- contribution to improving public Caltrain and drive to work, defeating to remove serpentine’s status as State based pricing to commonly-shared services, including transit access, the higher goal of using mass transit. Rock because of its “deadly asbestos”. goods — including electricity and in the surrounding community. What a waste. Geologists protested, arguing that of bridge tolls — and technology. It’s Dogpatch is full of small enter- Give the locals a break and keep Sepentine’s 20 varieties, only four the perfect storm of free market meters in the areas frequented by out contain the dangerous amphibole thinking, complimentary federal see publisher’s page 20 of towners and the more congested fibers, while 16 contain the less harm- parts of San Francisco. ful chrysotile fibers. They added that any inhaled rock dust can be harmful, Jack Doyle and that undisturbed serpentine Flood Avenue posed little danger. Let’s look into this further. —Peter Linenthal Serpentine Editor, ™ Masthead design by Giacomo Patri EDITOR and PUBLISHER: Steven J. Moss Just as I was remarking over the Praise Editor, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jennifer Durrant past few months that the View had JANUARY STAFF: Lynne Barnes, Keith Burbank, Erin Currie, Bailey deBrunynkops, expanded and drastically improved The View’s writing and layout Carol L. Dondrea, Rheba Estante, Debbie Findling, Sasha Lekach, Paul Liotsakis, Edward Lortz, its journalistic content, I was shocked has greatly improved. The November Catie Magee, Paul McDonald, Sara Moss, Sergio Nibbi, Katrina Schwartz, Mauri Schwartz, Bill Slatkin, Simon Stahl, Jeanne Storck, and Lisa Tehrani and dismayed by the December front story on the homeless at Show- page article, “Spiritual Serpentine,” place Square (“Homeless Population Editorial and policy decisions are made by the staff. All staff positions are voluntary. Published monthly. Address all correspondence to: by Peter Linenthal. Had it been Growing near Showplace Square”) THE POTRERO VIEW, 2325 Third Street Suite 344, San Francisco, CA 94107 the April fool’s issue, I might have was very good. 415.626.8723 • E-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] (advertising) understood your publishing it, but to give front page coverage to such Harry J. Johnson
The View is printed on recycled newsprint with soy-based ink. new age crystal cult nonsense goes 24th Street beyond the inexcusable. What next? May I suggest a column on the impact Copyright 2011 by The Potrero View. All rights reserved. Any reproduction without written permission from the publishers is prohibited. see letters page 14 of serpentine on your horoscope, or January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 3
EDITORIAL to search out a similar item to see if it sold or what it’s selling for before going to the trouble. I determined that my old slide rule and “antique” Philip Morris cigarette tin weren’t worth more than $5. But sometimes The Art of De-Accessioning you luck out. I sold a silver-plated ice bucket that I got tired of polishing By Edward Lortz on eBay for $3,000. You can even find people who will do the listing and preparation for you. The first time I read the word “de-accessioning” it was in reference At the top of the food chain is the auction house. I’ve sold quite a to a museum selling art from its collection. I soon realized that the term lot of artwork and good antique furniture through Bonhams, though meant getting rid of junk that’d been donated by someone who wanted a there are other good houses in the Bay Area. You might be shocked at tax deduction in excess of an item’s actual worth. Over the last decade, I grew the commission – as much as 30 percent – but you need to realize that an to understand that it’s a lot easier for my partner Fil and me – as well as Shoji, auction house’s exposure is huge compared to any other method of sell- our cat – to live in 1,000 square feet if there’s as little junk as possible. ing something. Make an appointment or take the item or photographs to The first step to personal de-accessioning is to make a plan. Put each an “appraisal event,” usually monthly, to find out if the house would be item to be de-accessioned into a category, ranging from garbage to auction interested in selling the item, sale terms, how much they’d list it for, and house possibility. The easiest way to unload a piece of junk is to put it whether to set a minimum bid price. on the curb. This can annoy neighbors, but I’ve found that folks driving If, after evaluating these strategies, you still have a bunch of stuff to around will collect the most amazing things, like the small pile of wood get rid of there are many organizations that will take usable items. This scraps that disappeared within hours. If it’s still there after two days, it is especially true of clothing and household goods. I de-access any item goes in the trash, or recycling if recyclers will accept it. that I haven’t worn in five years or that I’ve replaced. Remember to get a The next disposal method is San Francisco Freecycle Network, a receipt if you contribute to a nonprofit organization. I’ve averaged a few Yahoo group with almost 15,000 members. I’ve offered close to a hundred thousand dollars in tax deductions every year, although that’s rapidly items on SFFN, from an old Polaroid camera to a rusty wok, and have declining as I have less and less to de-access. You need to itemize in found a new home for 90 percent of them. You can find local versions of order to take this deduction; consult your tax advisor. You can gener- these websites by searching the internet. The new Nextdoor.com Potrero ally deduct one-quarter of the purchase price, known in the tax world Group even has a “buy/sell/free” area, where I’ve already de-accessed a as “Thrift Shop Value.” bicycle helmet. You should have a rule that if you buy something, you can’t keep the If you want to make some spare change from your unwanted stuff, old item. Don’t feel guilty for letting go of something sentimental which go to flea market-style internet sites, such as Craigslist.org. Post items you’ll never use. Of all the stuff that I inherited from my mother and a for sale for less than $50; visit a consignment shop or eBay for anything dear friend, I kept one of each, such as one glass or good chair; I felt no worth more than that, or light enough to ship. I’ve sold quite a few items guilt de-accessing the remainder. If you feel you may someday use an on Craigslist, which also has a free area, but the percentage of no-shows item, but chances are slim, balance the space it’s taking with the pos- is high, prompting me to switch to Freecycle. sible cost of buying it new a few years hence. I’ve used this philosophy If you have lots of stuff consider holding a garage sale. We started for decades, and found that only once have I ever needed to repurchase our de-accessioning process with such a sale 15 years ago; now we don’t anything, and it cost less than $20. have enough to fill even one small table. Getting together with a bunch If you’re over 55, you shouldn’t have a storage space, except for of neighbors for a block sale helps attract more purchasers. extraordinary circumstances. If your kids don’t want it, get rid of it. Consignment is a good way to reduce the amount of clutter in your At younger ages, only store what you absolutely will need in the future. house. Over the last eight years, we’ve been slowly remodeling our kitchen Don’t be a packrat. with small projects without increasing storage space. If we haven’t used a A few places to discard items: Community Thrift, 625 Valencia Street: utensil in 10 years, out it goes. For some items consignment is easier than a lot of clothing but almost any household item; Friends of the Library, relying on internet sites. I’ve sold roughly 95 percent of what I’ve dropped 438 Treat at 18th Street: books; Out of the Closet, 1295 Folsom: clothing off at Leftovers, a shop located in Polk Gulch, for very fair prices. and household stuff: Green Citizen Electronic Recycling, 592 Howard at Next to the top of the de-accessioning food chain is eBay. It takes an Second: any electronics stuff; Cole Hardware, most locations: batteries, effort to photograph, write a good description, and list things. Be sure latex paint (no empty cans). 4 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
Sh o r t Cu t s Copra Crane Down, But Not Out By Bailey deBruynkops the predecessor of the Copra Crane For Sale before the attack the bees’ keeper, that was, sadly, sold by SFMTA Brannan Street resident Clara, who The fifty-four ton, five-story- for scrap,” Friends of Islais Creek The Potrero Center, on 16th Street, preferred to remain anonymous, had tall Copra Crane – which was executive director Robin Chaing is for sale. The 227,000-square-foot split the hive to make a new queen. removed for repairs last fall – is recounted. “It’s quite complicated strip shopping center, which houses She’d returned to the colonies, the last of its kind on the San Fran- because parts have to be brought in Safeway, could accommodate up to playing Bossa Nova music, which cisco waterfront. It’s distinct from by barge, and the Third Street draw 1,800 apartments, and is currently the bees apparently love, to find newer mechanized cargo equip- bridge isn’t functioning due to a big 98 percent leased…Hogan’s Goat piles of corpses in front of the hives, ment in that it’s completely hand- electrical cable outage. It’s a slow Tavern opens this month where the choking the entrances and spilling operated. The crane, located along process but we will get it back, and Sea Star Club used to operate in onto the ground. The hives’ floors Islais Creek, was used as part of better than ever.” Dogpatch, as does Gilbert’s Rotis- were covered with multiple layers the City’s copra industry, in which “We’ve received a lot of help serie and Grill down the block… In of dead bodies; bee corpses clinched coconut oils were extracted to from the Port, which is a good response to a letter to the editor in in death poses to wax comb on the make everything from cosmetics to thing since they basically own last month’s View (“Fire Trucks”) sides. In the original hive the queen movie popcorn butter. During the the crane and the water it sits on a reader called to inquire whether was still alive, but the only other first half of the 20th century copra top of. We don’t expect to make police officers are allowed to park at surviving bees were nurse bees and was big business in San Francisco. steadfast progress until the spring bus stops and fire hydrants, or talk the emerging brood. The next day In 1950, only coffee surpassed it in because the port is very busy right on their cell phones while driving. more bees were found dead, and the import value. The crane was retired now,” said longtime CCLLA board Our guess is not. queen was doing a strange twitchy in the mid-1970s, after Pier 84’s member Pat Karinen. Due to lack half squat move repeatedly in the coconut trade ceased, along with of funds and the inability to secure same spot. Experienced beekeepers much of the surrounding industrial a dedicated project manager, the Parking suspect that pesticide placed at the activity. CCLLA is collaborating with San Roughly two hundred people hive entrances caused the massacre. Nearly 20 years ago, the Copra Francisco Municipal Transporta- streamed into an American Indus- A $100 reward is being offered for Crane Labor Landmark Asso- tion Authority, which closely moni- trial Center warehouse space last information leading to the arrest of ciation (CCLLA) was formed by tors the safety of reconstruction month to protest a San Francisco the vandal; 553.0123. a group of crane-supporters who activities. SFMTA is currently Municipal Transportation Author- wanted to preserve the memory of pursuing several Islais Creek ity (SFMTA) proposal to plant hard manual labor, including his- improvement projects, including high-tech parking meters in parts Politics torians, labor unions – electricians, installing an oil-water separator of Dogpatch and Potrero Hill. “You After Ed Lee was elected mayor carpenters, and painters, among to improve the local sewer sys- don’t have to occupy City Hall to last November, he immediately others – and Friends of Islais tem, erecting freeway-facing steel make things better,” quipped AIC turned to paying back the $300,000 Creek. The group developed a plan fences, and creating Islais Creek building manager Greg Markoulis, his campaign owed to vendors, to raise approximately $400,000 to Shoreline Park, where informa- “you can occupy AIC.” Ninety pollsters and consultants. Last restore the crane. tional Copra Crane signage will be percent of the attendees were San month, District 8 Supervisor Scott “Without meeting ideal funds, displayed. The restored crane will Franciscans, and virtually all of Wiener, who was a staunch sup- we largely relied on volunteers. Rex be gifted back to the City. them opposed SFMTA’s parking porter of the second runner-up, McCardell devised a Port-approved Before being removed this past meter plan. “We park here because City Attorney Dennis Herrera, lifting and rehab plan for the crane we work here,” said one participant. co-hosted a $250 to $500 per person four years ago. Rex also designed see cRANE Southside page 2 “And many of us make less than $10 benefit reception for Lee. No hard an hour; we can’t afford to pay for feelings are allowed in politics… parking.” “When’s the T-Line com- District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen ing,” shouted out another attendee. sold tickets – costing from $100 “Two hours,” was the response, to $500 – to her birthday party which was met with knowing laugh- last month at Poquito. The event ter from the crowd. AIC may hire organizer, The California Group, a lawyer to oppose the plan, which declined to inform the View what will be vetted again at a meeting the supervisor will do with the this month. funds, or even allow the press to attend the gathering. Perhaps the Killed Bees supervisor needs new clothes… Last fall a bee colony that had thrived at the Connecticut Friend- Address ship Community Garden – a locked We neglected to include the organic plot visible from a walkway building’s location in last month’s between Connecticut and Wisconsin “Cor-o-van Building to Become streets – for a couple of years were Residential, Medical Facility.” That almost exterminated, most likely as would be 16th Street, between Mis- a result of chemical poisoning. Just sissippi and Seventh streets.
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equipment to haul it and to cut it Southside a Center for Metal Harvesting up,” said Lavin, who guessed that St Mary’s bell – had it not been By Bill Slatkin discovered in Oakland a few days after it vanished – was destined to The trail of thefts of metal from be “chopped into pieces and sold electricity facilities, construction as scrap.” A large scrap yard is sites, and even home exteriors located just across the street from leads to San Francisco’s South- where the bell was found. side neighborhoods, where scrap Last summer Pacific Gas and metals – particularly copper – are Electric Company (PG&E) – a exchanged for cash in a black frequent metal monster victim – market that’s thriving despite announced a $15,000 reward to police efforts to put it out of busi- anyone reporting the theft of cop- ness. “They collect a lot of money per wire taken from underground when they sell the stuff, and it can vaults, if the information resulted add up to thousands of dollars of in an arrest and prosecution. Dur- losses for the victims,” explained ing the first half of last year PG&E San Francisco police officer Sue experienced 35 metal thefts, which Lavin, who is frequently called to typically involved criminals who investigate the crimes. struck in the middle of the night, According to Lavin, cables removed manhole covers to gain mined from underground power access, and disabled power to sur- vaults, as well as plumbing fixtures Photograph by Bill Slatkin rounding buildings to remove their and pipes ripped out of buildings, It is from these types of abandonned buildings that theives mine for scrap metal in items left booty. The crime has resulted in some of which are occupied, “show behind, such as plumbing fixtures, pipes, and electrical cables. disrupted electrical service – trig- up at one of the four metal recy- gering the need to use emergency cling places” located in Bayview enterprise purchases metal with- Lavin. generators – in several Financial and Dogpatch. Sims Metal Man- out following specific procedures Most of this criminal activity District and South of Market loca- agement at Pier 70, was forced to meant to verify that the seller is the by sellers – “metal monsters” – and tions. Mt. Zion Hospital’s Divisa- close last fall, and will remain out material’s legal owner. Among the recyclers remains hidden among dero Street campus lost power as of business indefinitely, as a result requirements is that the recycler the noise, smell, and chaos of a result of a metals heist, forcing of illegal metal purchases. J&S wait three days between receiv- the recycling facilities where the surgeries to be rescheduled. Recycling, located on Third Street ing scrap metal and paying for it, transactions take place. But some Among the most notorious near Islais Creek, has repeatedly with the buyer provided a receipt high profile instances have been Southside incidents are two sepa- been caught in San Francisco Po- in the interim. “That’s supposed covered by the media; most recent- rate thefts of cables used to power lice Department (SFPD) stings, to give the police time to check ly the theft of a two-and-a-half traffic signals at the Islais Creek but remains open while it contests out whether the stuff is stolen. ton brass bell from the grounds of Bridge – which cost $50,000 to charges that it has violated state But there are a lot of back door St. Mary’s Cathedral, and when replace – and the disappearance of law governing metal purchases. exchanges. If someone is violating the plaque honoring Harvey Milk a bathtub and plumbing fixtures According to Lavin, California the law, they phony up the books disappeared from a Castro Street from a home being remodeled in a recycling companies’ license can to make it look like they’re doing sidewalk. “These guys are pretty be suspended or revoked if the what they’re supposed to,” said good at it. They have sophisticated see METAL page 22
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cable,” he said. “So that language will be taken out of the plan. That’s History Lives on Wisconsin Street not part of SFMTA policy.” To ing of potpourri, the flat exudes a establish a new permit area there sense of warmth and familiarity. An must be at least one mile of street old ornate stone fireplace serves as a frontage, at least half of the vehicles reminder of the house’s history. With parked in the proposed area must upstairs and downstairs apartments, be non-resident vehicles, at least 80 plus the cottage in back, the complex percent of the legal, on-street park- is its own self-contained community, ing spaces within the area must be where residents host dinner parties occupied during the day, and 250 and help each other out. One De- signatures from area residents – one cember night they prepared to host signature per household – must be a book club meeting in the cottage, submitted to the City’s Transporta- a modern continuation of the house’s tion Engineering department. literary heritage. According to Primus, the plan Carr views herself as a steward of will go through two hearings before the house, caring for it and preserving it’s approved. Although meeting it; an unusual sentiment for a renter. dates have yet to be set, a public “We’re just so thankful to have a hearing will be held sometime this place we can call home…I feel safe, month, with the SFMTA Board enveloped in warmth.” Even if it’s most likely vetting the plan in Courtesy of Peter Lilenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project not the actual De Haro house, 690 February. Wisconsin is filled with character and Meters installed in Dogpatch its own unique history. and Potrero Hill would operate Special thanks to Julia Bergman from “9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to and Amy Carr for their research and Saturday, just like everywhere assistance with this article. else in the City,” said Primus. “We had considered starting the price of the meters at $1 an hour, but instead we are considering a price of 25 cents an hour. This is PARKING from front page the absolute lowest price possible. Our availability goal is to have one businesses and for those looking space open at all times. We want for short-term parking. SFPark is to make it easy for drivers to find a “zeroing in on a goal…that when a parking place, so drivers don’t have person is driving, they can find a to circle, or double-park. Where we place [to park] quickly,” he said. add meters, the meters will accept Arkansas Street resident Rob credit cards. There will be no time Cohen is concerned about a poten- limits on the meters. It will be very easy to avoid tickets.” By achieving Photograph by Amy Carr tial SFMTA ban on new residential Julia Bergman (top), pictured at her childhood home around 1950. The bottom photo shows parking permit areas. Primus these goals less vehicle exhaust the home today, now divided into two residences. conceded that while the draft will be produced, less fuel will be plan contemplated prohibiting the consumed, and drivers’ time will be creation of new residential parking liberated to accomplish what they By Simon Stahl Linsley’s death, his widow and permit areas “…that’s not practi- came to do. children continued to live there until Potrero Hill began to emerge in around 1920. In 1948, when Bergman its modern state in the mid-nineteenth was three, her family moved into the century. Because of its foundation of upstairs section of the house, which Serpentine rock, many of the oldest had been split into separate upstairs buildings from that period survived and downstairs residences. A small the 1906 earthquake and fire. A Hill wooden cottage in back served as resident with a little time and curios- an additional apartment for other ity can glimpse a slice of history right lodgers. They enjoyed living in the next door, or maybe even in their own house until around 1951, when her home. father, fresh out of the Merchant For Potrero Hill resident Julia Marines, wanted to live somewhere Bergman, it all started when she surrounded by trees, and moved the was flipping through a family pho- family to Marin. tograph album. There was a photo of In 1957, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, her standing outside 690 Wisconsin beat poet and co-founder of City Street, her childhood home, with the Lights, moved in down the street. He caption “This is Julia in front of the was friends with the 690 Wisconsin original De Haro family home” in her residents at the time, who gathered mother’s handwriting. The photo, for dinner parties and poetry read- which appears in the Acknowledge- ings with Alan Ginsberg and other ments section of Peter Linenthal and beats at the house or in the small Abigail Johnston’s seminal work San cottage. Francisco’s Potrero Hill, set Julia on a Amy Carr, a photographer who quest to prove her mother’s words. currently lives in the downstairs After poring through City ar- flat with her 10-year-old son Julian chives, water department records, and a roommate, was attracted to and Sanborn insurance maps, Berg- the house’s sense of history when man eventually determined that her she moved in eight years ago. “I im- mother was mistaken. Bergman now mediately felt like I was at home, like suspects that the actual De Haro it had a history, it had character…I house was on the corner of 20th could feel the energy of the families and Carolina streets. The Wiscon- that had lived here.” sin Street home – a New England The house is set back from the clapboard-style house located on a street, and is surrounded on all sides 150 by 200-foot lot, possibly with by gardens. Inside, Carr’s flat feels Advertise in the View & Southside a water tower in back – dates back like a typical cozy Hill residence. visit www.potreroview.net/advertise to at least 1871, when it was first Decorated with Hindu and Buddhist for more information registered to a Mr. Linsley. After art and Carr’s vivid portraits, smell- January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 7 San Francisco Breweries Strive For Water Efficiency
By Katrina Schwartz After several fires, ownership changes, and new locations, Anchor San Francisco has long been moved to its current building – for- home to a good brew. Two of merly a coffee roaster – at Mariposa the City’s biggest breweries are and De Haro streets in 1979. Fritz Bayview-based Speakeasy Brewery Maytag bought the brewer in 1965, and Anchor Brewing, in Potrero and owned it until last year. He Hill. The two breweries may be believed that Anchor beer was the largest in San Francisco, but superior, and marketed it that they’re small compared with other way, charging more for his product craft breweries, like Sierra Nevada, because he thought it was better which produces 800,000 barrels than the “yellow beers.” Maytag’s of beer a year. Anchor fashioned willingness to make a more expen- 105,000 barrels in 2011; Speakeasy sive beer that had more taste helped made 13,000 barrels. Despite their launch the craft beer movement. size differences, all three breweries According to Anchor brew master are classified as “craft brewers” Mark Carpenter, when craft beers since they produce less than six were taking off in the 1970s many million barrels a year. of the new breweries would visit Anchor Brewing Company has a Anchor before starting their opera- long history of making beer differ- tions to talk beer and to get ideas on ently than other breweries, relying how best to produce it. on open fermentation, a process Beer is ninety percent water, that gives its flagship beer, Anchor and brewing is an incredibly water- Steam, its name. When Anchor intensive process; the tanks must be started brewing in 1896 boiling beer cleaned between various produc- would be placed on the roof of its tion stages, and a brewmaster has Pacific Street building in shallow to constantly be on the lookout troughs to cool, creating clouds of to make sure the beer doesn’t get steam. That pioneering spirit stuck contaminated. Anchor relies on San Photograph by Katrina Schwartz with Anchor as it continued to brew Francisco tap water – straight from A mixture of grain and water – San Francisco tap water – brews in Anchor Steam Brewing premium beer even when cheap Hetch-Hetchy – without filtering or Company’s signature copper kettles. beers, like Miller and Budweiser, adding anything other than Burton started consuming the market in salts to give it more hardness, which the 1950s. brings out the beer’s taste. Carpen- ter estimated that Anchor uses four is recognized as a leader in sustain- to five gallons of water for every ability amongst breweries. Some of gallon of beer produced. That’s a the things that Sierra is able to do, big improvement over the eight to like operate their own wastewater ten gallons the company consumed treatment facility, are made possible when Carpenter began working at by their rural location and econo- Anchor in 1971. mies of scale. Sierra found that Water scarcity in California it could save two to three million during the 1980s forced Anchor gallons of water a year by switching to think about how to conserve. from a water-based lubricant to “There’s huge water consumption in silicon-based lube for use on their cleaning and sterilizing,” Carpenter bottle shop conveyor belt. Anchor said. “The easy steps are to really tried the silicon lubricant as well. measure the water you are cleaning “Our conveyors, because they were tanks with. Use final rinse water for crammed into a small space, unfor- the first rinse water on a secondary tunately, they have to run faster. tank. Things like that to really And we tried that [silicon lubricant] conserve water,” he explained. because we thought that was a good According to Carpenter, if An- idea, but it just did not work here,” chor could conserve more water it Carpenter said. would; buying water from the City Kushal Hall is the brewmaster and paying for wastewater disposal at Speakeasy, a brewery launched is expensive. Anchor uses 40,000 in 1997. Hall is almost thirty years gallons of water a day; it’s one of younger than Carpenter, which their most costly inputs. matches the upstart nature of his Anchor’s operational activities brewing operation. Speakeasy is are restricted by their limited space known for the hoppy character of its and urban location. Sierra Nevada is brewed in Chico, California, and see BREWERIES Southside page 3 8 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
ers, with residencies that increase awareness of the creative com- Dogpatch Hosts Design Residency Project munity. So far residents have been internationally-recognized artists By Keith Burbank and designers, but the enterprise Last fall, a dozen San Francis- will be inviting emerging artists as cans gathered in a renovated ware- residents too. Residents are encour- house next to the Yellow Building aged to collaborate with the Bay in Dogpatch, to learn about heat Area’s artistic, academic, and craft transfer and sublimation printing communities. from designer-in-residence and We provide “the space, tools and, French artist, Aurore Thibout. Sub- collaboration to make new prod- limation printing is a technique that ucts,” Weeks Earp said. The goods enables designers to create images made are practical items people can on textiles, such as cotton-polyester use in their everyday lives, such as fabrics. Through the process a solid jewelry or a bowl. The Workshop is converted into a gas, and back Residence’s summer resident, Dirk to a solid, without going through a Van Saene, designed two cup and liquid phase. saucer sets. Martha Davis, who Sunlight streamed through began her project last fall, created the warehouse’s back windows as several prototypes of women’s shoes. Photograph by Keith Burbank participants introduced themselves, One design featured an adjustable- found a workspace, and unpacked Vanessa Einbund (right), a Potrero Hill resident, and a participant at the day’s workshop, height heel. The other had a heel shirts and fabric. Using a heat press, shares her designs with Aurore Thibout, the current resident at The Workshop Residence. crafted from a pine cone. participants experimented with the Leslie Ceramics, a Berkeley imaging technique to create innova- which was founded by Ann Hatch. The Workshop Residence is business, worked with Van Saene to tive fashion designs. Hatch previously founded The Capp located in Dogpatch’s burgeoning create a custom color for the cup and Amy Williams, who chairs the Street Project, another artist resi- locally-made products district, saucer sets, which resulted in a new California College of the Arts’ fash- dency program, which was one of the which includes Modern Appealing glaze color for the firm. An Oakland ion program, brought two college se- first of its kind in the United States. Clothing store – which sells apparel ceramist produced 200 small-size niors with her to the workshop. “It’s She also co-founded, with Robert produced in San Francisco – and and 200 large-size sets. lovely,” said senior Steven Soundara and Margrit Mondavi, The Oxbow Piccino, an Italian restaurant and Products created through The about the event. “I like having an School in Napa, an independent coffee bar that creates meals from Workshop Residence are sold to the opportunity to work with someone arts-oriented high school. locally-grown food. Hatch started public at its Dogpatch warehouse, who is a fashion designer.” “You will have to experiment,” the business in Dogpatch because through local retailers, and online. “She’s sharing some of her ideas Thibout told participants, as she she wanted to be part of the neigh- Proceeds are split 50-50 between the with us,” said senior James Zormeir, explained the day’s design process. borhood’s “newness.” It’s a “vibrant, artist and The Workshop Residence. about Thibout. “It’s good to step “Be careful, the press is hot,” she frontier-like place,” she said. Prices tend to be significantly less away from school for a while.” added, advising participants that The Workshop Residence, which than other similar works of art. Braden Weeks Earp, a Yale the press’ temperature is 200 de- is a for-profit business, hopes to The Workshop Residence has graduate in architecture and design, grees Celsius, roughly 400 degrees promote cross-pollination among directs The Workshop Residence, Fahrenheit. craftspeople, artists, and design- see RESIDENCY PROJECT page 22 January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 9
TEST SCORES from front page for us,” said John. King’s advancing test scores in “Asian students are still the part to the hours teachers spent MAC Sells Local best-performing students at the preparing. “They are here on SFUSD’s executive director of school,” John said, “but African- weekends. It’s been a wonderful By Keith Burbank elementary schools, John – who American students took a real leap. accomplishment for us.” became principal two years ago – is And needed to. We’re real proud According to John, teachers Drawn to a “hub of creativ- focused on measuring his students’ of it.” African-American students’ measure their students’ academic ity and product” – where products achievements, while strongly sup- score leapt 63 points, to 640. Marks progress every eight to ten weeks, are created and made in the same porting Starr King’s teachers. for Hispanic students jumped 65 and change their lesson plans community – Modern Appealing John worked to boost school morale points, to 752. The score for stu- based on the standards to be Clothing opened its second store by creating an inclusive commu- dents identified as socioeconomi- achieved. “We think these things in San Francisco last May in Dog- nity of teachers, students, and their cally disadvantaged rose to 728; helped improve the scores,” John patch’s Yellow Building. Launched families. as a family business more than In recognition of Starr King’s thirty years ago at 387 Grove Street, performance, in November State MAC is committed to clothing and Senator Leland Yee presented the “This was a big change over the previous year. products “that honor and respect school with a state proclamation. the hands that make them. We pay “You should all be incredibly The school dedicated one teacher each day to this.” tailor’s wages to several producers proud. Because of your hard work in Dogpatch,” said Chris Ospital, you are reaching your highest —Principal Greg John who co-owns the store with her potential,” Yee said. “And when brother, Ben, and mother, Jeri. Jeri you get ready to go to college, you has been involved in every aspect of can say it started here among your English-language learners’ scored said. The school uses the Measur- the business, but is now retired. friends, teachers, and loved ones. 781. Asian-American students’ ing Academic Performance, or “We vet every single manufac- Please know, all of us care about score rose 38 points, to 897, while MAP, assessment to track academic turer,” said Ben, “so we can sell you so much. It’s an honor to be White students increased their progress throughout the year. “We things we believe in. It’s important here today.” score by 18 points, to 856. Students saw progress, but we didn’t know that we honor (the) process. Hands Starr King’s overall test score who identified themselves as hav- how that would translate into the make clothes.” MAC “puts a focus increased by 62 points last year, ing a disability pushed their test California standards test,” said on things being made here,” he from 724 in 2010 to 786 in 2011. scores up by 62 points, to 779. John. MAP measures academic said. “Clothing is no different than A score of 800 is the state’s goal API test scores range from 200 success at each grade level, and the farmer. It makes the tomato for public schools. Starr King “is to 1,000. A score of 1,000 indicates helped teachers know how effec- more precious.” MAC offers clothes expected to cross the 800 mark in students are at or above proficiency tively they were connecting with made in San Francisco, as well as 2012,” John said, and “is now on levels. Following state protocol, students, and where they needed to in Scotland, Tokyo, Belgium, and par with the district average.” The Starr King administers the API adjust. “We were an early adopter, France, among other places. “Fifty school far-exceeded the growth test to second to fifth graders, in among other elementary schools in percent of the clothes we sell in the target set for it by the state: five the areas of English and math, the school district,” John said of the Dogpatch store are made in San percent of the difference between with fifth graders tested in science. MAP assessment. English-learners Francisco, in particular in Dog- the previous year’s score and 800, The percent of Starr King students were also taken from the classroom patch,” Ben said. or five points. “…The gains were scoring at or above proficiency each day for one-half hour English MAC relies on reclaimed mate- carried across all groups (of chil- levels was higher for all grades language lessons. “This was a big rials to furnish its store, from the dren). That was really affirming in English. John credited Starr change over the previous year. The floors to the clothing displays. The school dedicated one teacher each rug in front of the show room’s couch day to this,” said John. is made of Ben’s worn-out business Although overall test scores suits. “A local weaver,” Valerie improved, in math and science Gnadt, “did that,” Ben said. some grades experienced declines. The sibling-owners have served presents Fifty-seven percent of third-grad- on the board of Creative Growth Art ers scored proficiently or better Center – which assists adult artists Performing Arts Company in math in 2011, compared to 63 with disabilities – for a quarter- percent in 2010. Only 16 percent of century. The center provides its fifth-graders scored proficiently or clients with “…a professional studio better in math in 2011, compared environment...gallery exhibition FOOD STORIES to 28 percent in 2010. Thirty-two and representation, and a social at- * percent of fifth-graders scored mosphere among peers,” according proficiently or better in science to its website. A bright, colorful, Directed by John Fisher in 2011, compared to 40 percent and comfortable chair in MAC is featuring two great stories in 2010. According to Wayne, the work of four Creative Growth “Sorry Fugu” by T.C. BOYLE on average in California third- artists. “Enough” by ALICE McDERMOTT graders score lower in math than Our store is really “a response second-graders, and fifth-graders to what are values are,” Ben said. on stage score lower in math than fourth- “This is the last neighborhood graders. SFUSD wants to break where things are made,” Chris that trend. added.
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Jasper Avery (left) and Name: Kiera Helena Lal Ellis Randall (right) Barringhaus Date of Birth: Thanksgiving Day Date of Birth: Parents: Kieran and Denise Lal Labor Day 2011 (September 5th) The Offenhartzes will start Parents: Katie Pollard & Cory 2012 by celebrating two Barringhaus birthdays! Claire turns six on the 9th and Sean will be four on the 18th — woot! Have a magical year, sweet beans. Love, Mommy, Popi and Thuggie Da Dawg
Happy Birthday, Bridget! Now you’re three! Thank you for sharing your party with us. Love, Mama, Daddy, Gramma, Cashin Fischer turns three Grampa, and Uncle Eric January 27th! We love our big girl! Love, Mom and Dad Joshua and Sydney Gill on November 27 at the San Francisco Zoo. Wishing all of our friends and
neighbors on the hill a Happy New Year!
Welcome to the world! These two cousins are the newest additions to Dogpatch and Potrero Hill. Sophia Elise was born to Wahida & Carl Randecker in November and Mason Clark was born to Ava Curletto lost her first Jennifer Yip & Christian Randecker tooth!! She’s got another Dear Lolapie, in December. loose one and she’s hoping to Happy birthday and many many more lose it before December 25th to come. We love you more than the so she can sing: universe. Dad, Mom and Grandpa “All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth!” The View is delighted to publish local kids’ birthdays, accomplishments, and milestones. Please email your image and/or caption to [email protected] by the 18th of the prior month. High resolution photos, please! January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 11 Monte Cristo Club Continues to Thrive UCSF - Mission Bay’s By Sergio Nibbi Scientist Dave Morgan Studies Segregation For centuries, salt was the most commonly used way to preserve By Erin Currie food. Salt cured olives, meats, fish and delicacies, like salmon grav- lax and the Italian granddaddy of them all, prosciutto. But in today’s modern world of refrigeration and sub-zero freezers why would anyone take a perfectly good piece of freshly- caught cod and go to all the trouble of curing it in salt for weeks, only to have it soak in water for days to reconstitute it? To find out I visited the Monte Cristo Club, located at 136 Missouri Street, to speak with the experts, Giacomo Moscone and Albi Salvi. I figured traveling to Potrero Hill, where my office is located, would be easier and cheaper than flying to Por- tugal, where years ago I enjoyed their version of bacalhau – Portuguese for Photograph by Paul McDonald Photograph by Erin Currie “codfish” – while on a cruise through Once a month at lunch the Monte Cristo Club serves a popular Portuguese dish, baccala – a the Mediterranean. In order for a cell to duplicate, salted codfish, open to the public. Book early as spots for this special entree fill up quickly. One of the Monte Cristo Club’s it needs to package its DNA into rituals is their overcrowded and an easily manageable form, copy oversold monthly baccala lunches. Arkansas streets. In 1928 the pres- spent their professional careers with that DNA, and move it to opposite On these occasions it’s not unusual ent building was constructed for the San Francisco’s garbage companies, sides of the cell so that when the for club members and guests – all princely sum of $8,000. Through the Moscone with Golden Gate Disposal cell divides, the DNA is distrib- of whom are male – to spill-out onto years additions and improvements and Albi with Sunset Scavengers. uted evenly between both new the sidewalk while waiting to get up- were made, but the club’s original For years they’ve worked in the club’s cells. Dave Morgan’s laboratory stairs to snatch a few precious lunch feeling was never lost. With roughly kitchen. According to Giacomo studies the process of dividing tickets from Anita Anderoli, the 300 members, the Monte Cristo is as guests periodically have asked him the DNA between the cells, called ticket counter and cash handler. The successful as ever; members gather where he was trained; what culinary “segregation.” lunch crowd sits on straight benches, once a month for dinner, and fill the school he attended. He reminds them Cancer is caused by too much back to back, while young women hall for their monthly baccala and that he was a “garbage man.” cell duplication. It starts with serve pasta, always with pesto, a tripe lunches. Since 1906 the club has provided too many cells in one place, and sauce originating in Genoa. Giacomo Originally, the baccala lunches great food and generous drinks to causes significant health problems and Albi are both from Genova, and were prepared for a small group thousands of happy members and when excess cells move from their for years made their own pesto from that gathered on Good Friday, but guests. There’s no reason to doubt normal place to a new spot in basil, garlic, pinenuts, olive oil and the event grew increasingly popular. that the tradition will continue well the body. Morgan believes that cheese. Today the sauce is purchased Now on Good Friday the club is into the next millennium. Stories by thoroughly understanding from a local supplier. packed with more than 300 members abound about politicians invited to segregation it can be controlled. The club celebrated its 100th and guests, including women. With private parties, the favors, the card By managing segregation, excess anniversary in 2006; most of the both Moscone and Salvi up in years games, the camaraderie and of course cell duplication may be regu- original members were Irish. Over – Albi will soon turn 92 – new blood the great food. Never tried it? Find a lated, which would mean taming time the club surrendered its Irish is welcomed in a kitchen that’s been member, buy him a drink and have cancer. roots to northern Italians. The club feeding members and friends for him snatch a ticket for you. Once you Morgan’s laboratory is cur- was originally located at 17th and 105 years. Both Moscone and Albi enter that innocent-looking building rently studying a protein called and join the crowd you’ll know what “separase.” When DNA is du- 100-plus years has done to the Monte plicated during cell division, it’s Cristo…not much. Same food, same held together by protein rings so ST. TERESA OF AVILA fun and yes, that same baccala. 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Why Did This Potrero Hill Home Sell After Just Twelve Days?
This dramatic home at 265 Arkansas Street attracted three offers and sold for $1,550,000 after just twelve days on the market. The shortage of homes for sale is a key factor. The many well-qualified buyers who are eager to live on Potrero Hill have had very few homes to choose from in 2011.
If you have been thinking of selling your home, 2012 may be an excellent time to take advantage of strong demand from buyers. Sales Prices for All Potrero Hill Homes Sold in 2011* 2009 17th St ...... $750,000 860 De Haro St ...... $1,960,000 628 Missouri St ...... $480,000 1566 19th Street ...... $831,500 890 De Haro St ...... $920,000 654 Pennsylvania St ... $717,000 2005 19th St ...... $2,150,000 1136 De Haro St ...... $840,000 1013 Rhode Island St .$1,040,000 1306 20th St ...... $825,000 1151 De Haro St ...... $960,000 1429 Rhode Island St ... $855,000 265 Arkansas ...... $1,550,000 1470 De Haro St ...... $520,000 538 Utah Street ...... $710,000 758 Arkansas St ...... $500,000 519 Kansas St ...... $1,100,000 531 Vermont St ...... $995,000 752 Carolina St ...... $3,250,000 746 Kansas St ...... $1,595,000 823 Vermont St ...... $765,000 1056 Carolina St ...... $795,000 1308 Mariposa St ...... $900,000 905 Vermont St ...... $699,000 380 Connecticut St ..... $900,000 357 Mississippi St ... $1,817,000 600 Wisconsin St ..... $1,595,000 646 De Haro St ...... $1,060,000 437 Mississippi St ... $1,105,000 636 Wisconsin St ..... $1,201,000 706 De Haro St ...... $1,437,500 407 Missouri St ...... $1,050,000 1163 Wisconsin St ...... $660,000 In 2011 the average sales price for a home on Potrero Hill has been $1,107,061*. If you’d like a free report on the value of your home, call Tim Johnson at 710-9000
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415.710.9000 [email protected] www.timjohnsonSF.com *Sales information as of December 19, 2011 in SFAR MLS. in Bayview in Lingers Crises Foreclosure for five years, even if the monthly monthly the if rate even years, five monthly for their choose could plan” borrower the which in of loan, type “pick-a-payment the like seemed that too-good-to-be-true,suspiciously loans onto signed shake. to hard that’s score credit bad a by marred is and everything, loses value. homeowner former the their Meanwhile, of fraction a for auction at sold are which homes, people their lose cases foreclosure in of many Martinez, to According ago.” years few a away passed who sion husband’spen her off she’sliving and life her in day a worked never house,” her “She’s 82-years-old, on Martinez. said dollars million a half over owes she now And her loan. refinanced had bank this and house her on left $32,000 had only She bank. her with dealing still is residents. Bayview mostly clients, of her manipulation and fraud of stories countless Martinez has homes. their in wealth their of most holdwho people and members, union employees, City of lot a house also 11 10 and Districts (ACCE), Empowerment Community for Californians of Alliance the of Martinez, Grace to According tor. CRC’s coordina development and media Bedrossian, foreclosure,” Kristina said through now and loans bad receiving by both fected af disproportionately were they that clear pretty become it’s and commu of color, communities mostly nities, majority-minority are that Excelsior, Visitacion and Valley. Bayview, includes 1011, which and Districts Supervisorial in occurred have Francisco San in of foreclosures half Fully snagged be mortgages. to toxic by likely less were – tenants are where residents of percent 86 Beach, South and of Market South as such – units dominated rental by Like neighborhoods wise, unscathed. relatively market estate real nation’s the of collapse the survived – Heights Pacific and Marina the Cliff, Sea including – neighborhoods into Many gone foreclosure. have Francisco San homes in 12,400 roughly 2008 since for services low-income individuals, financial and banking for cates fair advo that a organization (CRC), nonprofit Coalition Reinvestment By Katrina Schwartz It’s easy to wonder why people people why wonder to easy It’s who senior another “There’s “We’ve looked at neighborhoods California the to According
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ayview page 4 - 4 ecn o te iys population. City’s the of percent 14 the1970s, blacks represented almost the from panelists. other the and crowd agreement of murmurs with met was statement McGee’s finished. she are,” we who of component that lose we when soul our lose we And African-Americanthe experience. with infused deeply acknowledge, don’twayswe in fact in is,City a as are we who is line bottom the “But law. of professor USF and member taskforce a McGee,Rhonda claimed by the African-American experience,” Francisco historically San offounding the since supported been have fact African-American experience, and in and deeply are themestheresonant with objectives and goals those of better…All community democratic do to how out figuring freedom, of ward equality, onexpanding notions to- motivated deeply are we where City, this of character “The values. Francisco’s San with resonates life of for quality improved and equality struggle African-Americans’ population. percentof six theCity’sup lessthan make now Franciscans San Black population decreased by 12.5 percent. percent, and the European-American 11 by grew populations Latino and percent. Simultaneously, 22 than the more Asian-American by shrank the population decade African-American last City’s the In picture. bleaker the since 1970s. The 2010 census paints African-Americans an even in decrease a showed that data census 2005 on findings its based taskforce Newsom’s outmigration. American spiri and African- discussing advocates tual activist academic, business, of panel a of consisted Francisco” San Black of State “The fall. this issue the revive to attempted (USF) shelved. promptly and 2009, in released was criminal justice system. The report thepolice, andmembers community between communication more and communities African-American in opportunities employment increase that strategies of adoption students, African-American for opportunities college through pre-kindergarten support to infrastructure improved af more that fordable and housing be built. improved, It and called for lized stabi be housing affordable existing 2005. in two-thirds than more to 1990 in Francisco jumped from just over half African-American households in San McGee noted that at its peak in in peak its at that noted McGee that agreed panelists USF The University Francisco The San of The taskforce recommended that see POULATION page 4 - - - 2D southside/potrero view | JANUARY 2012
plan, but now that the design mode CRANE from View page 4 Radio Africa & Kitchen Puts for the dock is underway, it’s time to get serious.” According to Dodt, fall, “Muni construction people Islais Creek’s southern shoreline is Down Roots in Bayview noticed that the crane appeared to well-suited for solar power. be in jeopardy of falling, so we felt The project is “…a third of By Jeanne Storck an obvious choice. With the savings that for public and environmental the way finished. The additional that come from SFHDC’s lower rent, safety reasons it was best for the two-thirds will probably take 18 Since 2004, San Francisco food- Aseged hopes he can shave 25 percent Port and MTA to remove the crane months. The crane has been decon- ies have flocked to Radio Africa & off the price of an average entrée, and so it wouldn’t fall into the creek or structed into three pieces, along Kitchen, a pop-up eatery staged by make high-quality organic cuisine become a navigational liability,” with the flight cone separator and chef Eskender Aseged one or two accessible to the neighborhood. He said the Port of San Francisco’s conveyer,” said Dodt. nights a week in cafes around town. doesn’t expect all of his customers David Beaupre, who concentrates Diners are attracted by the fresh, or- to be local, and realizes he’ll need on the Mission Creek to Hunters CRISES from page 1 ganic fare, but they also come for the to draw a mix of customers from Point waterfront. The crane was festive, impromptu atmosphere. Fans Bayview, Dogpatch, Mission, Mission dismantled, and is being stored no longer have to worry about the Bay, and beyond. on a port street directly adjacent payment wasn’t enough to pay-off when and the where of the restaurant; Guests at the 69-seat space will to the platform. “We’re working the interest accruing on the loan, let the beloved pop-up has relinquished find a lunch and dinner menu con- with the CCLLA on rebuilding the alone the principal. Jose Rodriguez its makeshift quarters and settled in sisting of hearty California cuisine platform, which was deteriorat- works as a housing counselor at a permanent location at the corner of inflected with the berbere spice and ing, as well as restoring the crane, the Mission Economic Develop- Third and Oakdale streets. hearty wot stews of Aseged’s native removing the rust, a paint job and ment Association (MEDA), and has Radio Africa & Kitchen has Ethiopia. Aseged also added soul reassembling on a newly designed helped a steady stream of Latino evolved over a period of years. food dishes to his previous fare, like platform. Hopefully once it’s back families. “Well orchestrated greed Ethiopian-born Aseged arrived in oxtail stew, black-eyed peas, and in place it will look like it used to, compounded with uneducated am- San Francisco in the late-1980s, and greens. with the exception of some paint bition,” Rodriguez summed up. started out waiting tables at culinary Aseged insisted that a com- and lighting,” said Beaupre. Rodriguez, along with other hot spots like Square One, Boulevard, munity garden be included in the The renovated Copra Crane community organizers who work Hawthorne Lane, and Campton project, convincing SFHDC to let will have solar-powered light ac- on the foreclosure frontlines, in- Place, spending his off hours at home him convert an empty lot directly cents. The Port selected Bayview cluding Martinez, believes that the recreating the inventive dishes he saw across the street. Where trash, old resident Dan Dodt, a lighting and decimation of homeownership in at work. Without money to open his mattresses and cars once littered electronics designer, to execute this Districts 10 and 11 is no accident. own restaurant, he turned his kitchen the asphalt, now a dozen raised beds element. “My role is to illuminate According to Gary Rivlin, writing into an improvisational café, where sprout with winter veggies. “We’ve the crane, so I’m coming up with in The Daily Beast, real estate friends gathered for meals featuring got enough room between planters a plan for a lighting scheme, to be agents and loan officers received fresh ingredients, many of which that we could even a host a farmer’s exclusively solar powered and com- kick-backs to target minorities. The were grown in Aseged’s garden. In market in here,” Aseged said. He pletely self-contained on the dock. Federal Reserve of San Francisco, 2004, he began accepting invitations ticked off a list of ideas he envisioned Hopefully it will sequence for about as well as CRC, have document the to cook one or two nights a week at for the plot: gardening and nutrition four hours in the evening, with practice of targeting minorities for local dining spots: Radio Africa & lessons, musical events, and outdoor some light and color enhancements. predatory loans, in California and Kitchen was born. movie nights. “I don’t want this to I have a preliminary conceptual nationwide. In 2009, San Francisco Housing be trendy,” Aseged explained. “I’m Development Corporation (SFHDC) not just opening a restaurant. I want project manager Andrea Baker ap- this project to have a real social and proached Aseged about opening a community element.” restaurant in the ground-floor retail Aseged continues to offer his pro- There are girls space of one of SFHDC’s afford- fessional catering services, and may able housing developments. Aseged teach cooking classes. And for diners jumped at the chance. SFHDC, a who miss the pop-up’s spontaneity, in your neighborhood nonprofit that fosters home owner- Aseged won’t completely give up his ship in Bayview, had originally nomadic ways; he plans on doing slated a Starbucks for the 4800 Third occasional one-night-only dinners who need help. Street location, but when that didn’t at other venues. happen, Baker searched for an More information: www.radioa- African-American chef. Aseged was fricakitchen.com Now we’re here to help them!
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Mark Carpenter, Anchor Steam’s longstanding Brew Master, in front of the copper kettles where the beer is produced.
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“When you treat a people as if FIGHTERS from page 1 POPULATION from page 1 this failure to educate black students prevents them from becoming power- they don’t exist, you have robbed them ful leaders of their generation and for of the most important component of drew a crowd of roughly fifty sup- Many African-Americans worked the City. being part of the human family,” be- porters, including Supervisor John in the Hunters Point Shipyard, or in “The bleakness is the rule, the gan Reverend Malcolm Bird, pastor of Avalos. “We are losing our diversity Bayview’s “Butcher Town.” After the good moments are the exceptions. the historic AME Zion Church in the in San Francisco,” said Avalos. Some shipyard was shuttered, and tanner- And that’s the tragedy of the black Western Addition, which was estab- of participants were from the Occupy ies and meat processing industries experience in San Francisco,” la- lished by slaves fleeing west in 1852. San Francisco encampment, which closed, people left in search of other mented James Taylor, USF’s Politics “By renaming the Western Addition sprung up as a protest against the job opportunities. In the first decade Department chair. “I’m not talking “NoPa,” real estate investors, indi- practices of big banks, including Wells of the twenty-first century the flight about that we haven’t had a Kamala viduals in government and potential Fargo, Bank of America and Chase. of working class African-Americans Harris, but I’m talking about in terms stakeholders robbed this community The march down Quesada Avenue in the 1980s and 1990s was replicated of the quotidian, ordinary, pedestrian of its identity.” When Bird arrived to Gage’s home, and her announce- by middle- and upper-income black experience of ordinary black folk, in San Francisco from New York ment that she’d reclaim the property, City three years ago he thought his attracted substantial media attention. days of marching for equality were But it was also intended as a day of ac- “No one can survive even moderately on the poverty over. He was surprised to find San tion. Organizers asked those assembled Francisco’s black community in such to take out their cell phones and call rate anywhere, but especially not in San Francisco.” dire straights. His congregation has Bayview Lending, the Florida-based dwindled from its peak of 1,100 in —N’Tanya Lee, the former executive director of Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth company that now owns Gage’s loan. 1903 to just 193 today. The number didn’t work. According to “It’s also part of a long-term Gage, she’s working with the Mission families, who left San Francisco it’s more like the Tenderloin than it intentional project to rid major cities Economic Development Association to seeking affordable housing and better is like City Hall.” Taylor, who was of their black and poor populations,” reach the lender and work out a deal. schools. asked to speak about the power of the Taylor said sadly. “This is a master Another Quesada Avenue resident “The traditional poverty rate is black vote in San Francisco politics, plan. And when Truman said in 1949, and foreclosed homeowner, Vivian pretty meaningless in San Francisco. was clearly upset. Issues important ‘go redevelop,’ instead of them making Richardson, said she benefited from No one can survive even moderately to African-Americans have remained it so that everyone could participate the day of action. Supporters sent on the poverty rate anywhere, but constant and unaddressed since the and partake of the fruits of this idea, 1,400 emails to Aurora Loans, the especially not in San Francisco,” 1940s, including affordable housing, some people decided, like they are do- company that owns Richardson’s explained N’Tanya Lee, the former residential segregation, job discrimi- ing right now, let’s eat all the cake and mortgage, in just three hours. About a executive director of Coleman Ad- nation, educational policy, and police let them fight over some crumbs.” week later Richardson got a call from vocates for Children and Youth, an brutality, all of which were identified In the end the USF panelists Aurora, who told her that they were organization that works to improve in the 2009 taskforce report as merit- agreed that San Francisco’s African- finally willing to discuss modifying educational opportunities for work- ing municipal attention. American community has felt sys- her loan. Richardson was grateful, ing class families. Lee advocated Taylor was dismayed that one tematically marginalized, neglected, and hoped things would work out, but for adoption of the “self-sufficiency of the most defining moments in the forgotten and ignored for decades, knew it was the support of others that wage,” which measures how much African- American experience in San with little hope that the City will gave her this break. “He asked me if I money people need to live indepen- Francisco is Justin Herman’s Rede- change. could update my Facebook status to let dently without public assistance in velopment Agency and the urban re- the people know I was in communica- a given geographical area. “What’s newal projects intended to “improve” tion with them,” she laughed. significant is that people who make conditions in the City’s “slums.” The Richardson didn’t think the mort- ‘middle class’ wages, are poor in San San Francisco Planning and Urban gage company’s behavior had been Francisco,” she said. Research Association catalogued this very funny up until now. She’d been “As someone who has adopted history of redevelopment and forced communicating with the loan company San Francisco as my home, I’m up- migration in an article entitled, about her financial status since 2006, set. The tone of conversations about “Fifty Years of Redevelopment: Les- when she lost her telecom sales job and outmigration upsets me because we sons for the Future.” Redevelopment scrambled to find retail work, finally aren’t upset enough,” said Lee. “The activities mid-century last displaced settling on caregiving. She wanted state of black children in our educa- more than 4,000 African-Americans the company to know early-on that tion system is one of many, many, from their homes in the Western she wasn’t going to be able to meet many indicators of how our City has Addition and Fillmore Districts. her mortgage payments, so they could failed our community.” According to After removing African-Americans work something out. “I got refused a Lee, San Francisco has the worst test from their “blighted” houses, the number of times. They said it was be- scores for black students of any urban Redevelopment Agency set aside a cause of my income,” said Richardson. school system in California. Only half percentage of those Victorians for The intransience of lenders to help of African-American students gradu- restoration and eventual habitation borrowers in trouble is what angered ate from high school; of those who by wealthier, European-American Gage and her neighbors. “Some of us do, only 20 percent have the credits families. “When you talk about the are deciding we have to stand up for that would allow them to attend a black experience…it is bleak. And ourselves and fight back and fight for University of California or state col- it’s been bleak for 160 years,” Taylor what’s ours,” Gage said. lege institution. Lee pointed out that emphatically stated. January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 13 Downtown High School Teaches Key Environmental Lessons By Paul McDonald now dismantled Hunters Point Power Plant, which operated next Last month students enrolled to the park from 1929 to 2007. Two in Downtown High School’s (DHS) sessions were held, the first from 10 Wilderness Arts and Literacy Col- a.m. to noon; the second 1 to 3 p.m. laborative, or WALC, participated Roughly one-third of Downtown in a two-hour exhibition of envi- High’s 275 students participated in ronmental issues at Heron’s Head the event. DHS, along with Bal- Park, located at the end of Cargo boa, is one of San Francisco’s two Way. WALC is the brainchild of DHS continuation high schools, which science teacher Catherine Salvin provide an alternative educational who, with other educators, created setting for students who are con- it 13 years ago to spread awareness sidered at-risk of not graduating at of environmental issues, and spark the normal pace. Through project- youth interest in science-based based learning students are offered pursuits. real world activities and field trips, Roughly 50 Downtown High which engage them more effectively School students – separated into than traditional curricula. WALC, Photographs by Paul McDonald five groups – were dispatched to which is available at both DHS and preset learning stations set around Balboa is “an academic program the park, paired with second and that utilizes environmental educa- fourth graders from Longfellow tion as the central, unifying theme Elementary school. Each station with which we integrate science, featured a specific topic. “Hands English, social studies, art, technol- on the land” served as a planting ogy and math.” location, where the high schoolers worked with their younger “bud- Top right: During an environmental exhibition dies” to cultivate small plants near Downtown Highschool student Lakisha the adjacent marsh. At the “Taking Richmond displays a model of an atom to Action” stop, the students were pro- help explain how pollutants from a now vided with pre-addressed postcards defunct PG&E plant once polluted the local air. to Mayor Ed Lee, to be filled-out with environmental themes. “Story Bottom Right: Downtown High School’s Time” had the older students read- student leaders prepare for their tours and ing environmental tales to the lectures at Heron’s Head Park to be given to elementary students. The “Science second and fourth-graders from Longfellow for Justice” station discussed the Elementary School. pollutants formerly spewed by the
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America’s cup from front page Environmental Quality Act] process is POTRERO BRANCH 1616 20th STREET 355.2822 complete and we have work to move Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm, Wednesday 12 noon - 8 pm forward on.” The race’s CEQA report Thursday 10 am - 6 pm, Friday 1 pm - 6 pm a battle-of-the-bands, made up of is expected to be certified by the San Saturday and Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm local groups. Francisco Board of Supervisors this Monday CLOSED The 34th America’s Cup will be month. “Also, the City is encourag- different from previous competitions. ing businesses to hire from the local In the past, the race has been held in population…this America’s Cup race the ocean; the only way to view it was [may] be engaging a new audience. from a spectator boat. A World Series The race is trying to attract a younger race held near Plymouth, England demographic,” Sullivan added. earlier this year marked the first time The City hopes to host the race international sailing teams could hear in an environmentally and fiscally people cheering for them from land. responsible manner. To that end, By Lynne Barnes, Potrero Branch Librarian In San Francisco, the competition the America’s Cup Organizing Com- will be held close enough to shore to mittee is working to raise just under The library will be closed on January 1 and 2 for the New Year enable spectators to watch from the $40 million to pay for race expenses. holidays and January 16 for Martin Luther King’s birthday northern waterfront. Races will be Thirty-two million dollars will pay for observance. held in an area roughly defined by CEQA review, public safety activities, the City’s northern edge, the Golden transportation costs, and City over- Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and the head. Roughly $8 million will be dedi- January Programs for Adults Bay Bridge. cated to financing costs, utilities, and The City expects the competition the committee’s operating expenses. Online Job Search. Learn how to conduct effective job searches, develop to draw just under 300,000 tourists a Kyri McClellan, the America’s Cup keywords and search strategies, and find job market information, career day in 2013, on a peak day, excluding Organizing Committee’s chief execu- outlook projections, vocational training resources, career fairs, and job those on boats in the Bay. According to tive officer, wouldn’t say how much listings on the web. January 10, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sullivan, the estimate is an average for has been raised so far, but indicated all the tourist sites, including Crissy that it has been pleasantly surprised The Potrero Hill Book Club meets at the library every third Wednes- Field. In comparison, the City an- by donors’ generosity, and is on target ticipates that 120,000 people will visit to meet its goal of $12 million by the day evening. January’s selection is The Code of the Woosters by P.G. daily during two World Series sailing end of this month. Wodehouse. January 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m. events to be held in August, 2012. The World Series races are regattas held San Francisco Seed Library. In partnership with the San Francisco Seed around the world – recently in Cascais, Library, Potrero Branch has a variety of seeds available for “checkout.” Portugal – which prepare sailors to LETTERS from page 2 Seed checkout is now self-serve. Look for the Seed Library seed packets compete in the Luis Vuitton Cup, and, on the first floor beneath the staircase and help yourself. The Seed if they’re successful, to participate in Library features seasonal plantings, including mustard greens, chard, the America’s Cup finals. Exercised Dog beets, parsley, sorrel, cilantro, and fava beans. The America’s Cup Event Author- Editor, ity, one of four groups overseeing the I read the November Shortcuts race, has established a website, AC section, “Exercised Dog,” about the January Programs for Teens Connect, devoted to the competition. Chihuahua that was being forced Announcements about contracting to run next to a Buick. This is re- Your Space. Gaming, crafts, computers. Bring a friend; meet a friend; opportunities for small businesses will ally appalling. I applaud the women hang out in our program room. Okay to bring your own computers, be posted on the site, and a portion of who confronted the abuser. The dog gaming devices, and craft projects. January 5, 12, 19, 26, 3 to 4 p.m. it is devoted to highlighting local busi- certainly needs to be taken from this ness services. Businesses registering guy. If individuals aren’t able to get on the portal will be vetted to see how the dog away from this man, I urge January Programs for Children well they fit into the local economy all the witnesses to call Animal Care and environment. “If a business is and Control Emergency/Abuse line Lion Dancers. The San Francisco Jing Mo Athletic Association led by hiring local citizens,” Sullivan said, and give the Buick’s license number “then it’s not paying a lot for trans- to the dispatcher. Rick Wing will perform a lion dance and give a martial arts demon- portation costs, which is considered I too had to get a little dog away stration. Celebrate the Chinese New Year (The Year of the Dragon) in a sustainable practice.” According from an abuser many years ago. style with the lively, traditional art of Chinese Lion Dancers! January to Stephanie Martin, America’s Cup Fortunately, I was successful, with 14, 5 p.m. Event Authority’s chief communica- friends, in doing so, and it was ever so tions officer, information provided gratifying to take care of the little dog Baby Rhyme and Play Time. For infants up to 18 months and their by businesses to the Event Authority and find an excellent loving home. caregiver. January 3,10,17, 24, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. will be destroyed once the race is over. I hope there’s success in getting “People’s information will not be given this Chihuahua taken from this ani- Family Storytime. Storytime features stories, songs, and rhymes. For or sold to anyone,” she said. mal abuser. Please continue to follow children up to five years and their caregiver. January 5, 12, 19, 26, 10:30 “AC Connect is live,” said Martin. this story. to 11 a.m. and 11:15 to11:45 a.m. “We are accepting applications into the website, then we’ll start to use it as Arletta Sen Fun Flicks. This film program is offered every second Wednesday a resource once the CEQA [California Haight Street of the month and includes short films based on children’s books and stories. January’s films will be Liang and the Magic Paintbrush and Snow Cat. Bring a snack. For children ages three to eight. January 11, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.
Photograph by Emily Payne January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 15 San Francisco Firefighters Distribute Toys, Just Not Through Chimneys By Paul McDonald
Launched in 1949, San Francisco Toys for Tots is the nation’s oldest and largest toy giveaway program. From a handful of firefighters fixing bikes and playthings, the program last year distributed more than 400,000 toys to in excess of 40,000 needy children. Running between the last week of November to Christmas Eve, in 2011 Toys for Tots operated from a Jerrold Street warehouse, formally a promotion company Live Nation beer distribution site and now a stor- provided boxes of concert shirts, age and maintenance facility owned including for Tom Petty, Poison, by the San Francisco Academy of Meat Loaf, Billy Crystal and Barbara Arts College. Streisand, whose shirts contained a In early-December a group of gaudy gold embroidered “B” from a Santa Clara University alumni 1994 tour. sorted and bagged toys for that The program focuses on low- morning’s giveaway. Donated toys income San Francisco children, age are categorized by age and gender, 12 and under. A post card with a and placed into large bags according pick-up time and day is mailed to ap- to a set of criteria per recipient, such proved applicants. The program runs as one stuffed animal, one game, and six days a week during the holidays, one doll. With upwards of 50 people and collects toys year-round at San sorting and bagging, the process pro- Francisco firehouses. Collection bar- ceeded quickly. It needed to: at the rels are also provided to businesses other end of the warehouse families that want to participate. were lined up to receive their gifts at Sponsored by Firefighters Lo- the pace of one bag distributed every cal 798, the program’s mission is to two minutes. provide gifts to families struggling Photographs by Paul McDonald The program receives personal to make ends meet during the holiday Above left: Volunteers sort hundreds of donated toys into the appropriate bins. and corporate donations. Not all season. Above right: A brightly-painted, red ‘50s pick-up truck is the special vehicle dedicated to donated items are appropriate for For more information, see the website: delivering toys to children age 12 and under for the SF Fire Department’s Toy Program. the target recipients. The concert sffirefighterstoys.org
UCSF Mission Bay Community Meeting Fourth Street Public Plaza Proposal Monday, January 23, 6:30 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus Genentech Hall—Room N114 600 16th Street (between 4th and Owens—enter from campus quad on north side)
The plaza is proposed for 4th Street between Mariposa and 16th Streets, adjacent to the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay currently under construction.
Public Plaza Key Elements: No motor vehicle through-traffic except in cases of emergency UCSF Mission Bay Campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light Pedestrian Oriented rail line. Complimentary parking available in the UCSF surface lot on Bicycle route 4th Street @ 16th Street—not in the parking garage. View corridor Pedestrian bridges in later phase UCSF fully ascribes to the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you have Sloped seating area (small open amphitheater) a need for accommodation, please email [email protected] or A balance of trees and sunny spaces. call (415) 476-3206 with your suggested accommodation.
This meeting also provides an opportunity for the community to discuss the Initial If you would like to be placed on UCSF’s notification list for this or other Study, which includes the scope and content of the environmental information to be projects, please email [email protected] or call (415) 476-3206 included in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). This allows UCSF to and indicate which campus locations interest you: Parnassus, Mount learn about potential concerns early, as well as further define the issues, feasible Zion, Mission Bay, Laurel Heights, San Francisco General Hospital. alternatives, and potential mitigation measures that may warrant in-depth analysis in the environmental review process. This meeting is not required by law. The Initial Study is available online at http://campusplanning.ucsf.edu. You can obtain a paper or CD copy by calling 415/476-2911. To give written feedback on the Initial Study, please write to Diane Wong, UCSF Campus Planning, Box 0286, San Francisco, CA 94143 or email her at [email protected] by January 23, 2012. 16 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
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Through January 13 to aging and the endless variety of Art: Ray Anthony Barrett at pleasures. Wednesday & Thursday, Parking Meters on the Hill? SOMArts 7 p.m.; Friday & Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. Tickets: $30 – 40; pre- SOMArts presents artist Ray An- views January 11, 12 & 13 at 7 p.m. thony Barrett’s drawings, paint- $20. 450 Florida Street. Information: ings, prints, sculptures and poems www.zspace.org. investigating the language, ma- terials and symbols that define his experience of contemporary consumer culture. Gallery hours: Music: JimBo Trout Tuesday through Friday, 12 to 7 11 Music verteran JimBo p.m.; Saturday 12 to 5 p.m. Free. Trout has been lighting up 934 Brannan Street. Information: San Francisco stages for 20 www. somarts.org. years. As a solo, JimBo performs on guitar, banjo, and harmonica from a huge catalog of songs and styles Art + Food: Lunch which include bluegrass, ragtime, blues, cowboy music, swing, honky- 6 Break at SFMOMA tonk, Appalachian, rock+roll, and SFMOMA will transform more. 7:30 p.m. Free. Farley’s, 1315 into a neighborhood lunch break 18th Street. Information: www. room to celebrate the final weeks of jimbotrout.com. Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break. In The Schwab Room off the museum’s atrium, Vietnamese pop-up café Photograph by Jennifer Durrant Music: Captain Casual Rice Paper Scissors joins SFMOMA Join in the discussion on the new parking meter proposals for Potrero Hill, Blues Band mainstays Blue Bottle Coffee Co. and 12 Mission Bay and Dogpatch. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Captain Casual is local Caffè Museo in selling special menus Agency will hold a public hearing to hear your comments. See Calendar st r i ngbe nde r A nd r ew inspired by the exhibition. 11:30 a.m. January 13th for details. – 1:30 p.m. San Francisco Museum Goberman, with Paul Olguin on bass of Modern Art 151 Third Street, and Peter Tucker on drums. The band San Francisco 415.357.4170 www. plays a mix of blues-based favorites sfmoma.org and obscurities, some swing tunes and some early-60’s “brill building dent’s Breakfast, a collective of some Museum of the African Diaspora, blues.” There’s always an interesting of the Bay Area’s most talented Jazz 685 Mission Street,San Francisco guitar on hand, some snappy patter Performance: Future and Funk musicians. 6 p.m. Free. CA 94103 Information: www.moadsf. and good clean musical fun. 7:30 p.m. 6-29 Motive Power Farley’s, 1315 18th Street. org. Free. Farley’s, 1315 18th Street. Mugwumpin returns with the world premiere of a mind- bending performance piece inspired Music: Soul Delights Dance: So I Married by the life of inventor Nikola Tesla, Community: SFMTA The ever-popular Soul Abraham Lincoln... created for the vault level of the Parking Proposal Public 18 27-29 13 Delights return to Far- Dance Mission Theater historic Old Mint. Tesla’s riveting, Hearing ley’s. 7:30 p.m. Free. 1315 presents the world premier peculiar life provides the inspiration Join in the discussion on 18th Street. dance about the life of Mary Todd for Mugwumpin’s newest original the new parking meter propos- Lincoln and the American First Lady performance about ambition, tran- als for Potrero Hill, Mission Bay body, featuring a hot parade of first scendence, and the terrible price of and Dogpatch. The San Francisco ladies and a host of cross-dressing genius. 8 p.m. Tickets: $30. The Old Municipal Transportation Agency Dance: The Furthest male ghosts. 8 p.m. Friday and Mint, 88 5th Street. Information: will hold a public hearing to hear 20-21 Distance Between Two Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: www.mugwumpin.org. your comments. 10 a.m. Room 416 Points $15 – 18. Dance Mission Theater, (Hearing Room 4), City Hall, 1 Dr. PerceptionsWest, a new, 3316 24th Street. Information: www. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. Informa- bi-coastal contemporary dance com- dancemission.com. Kids: Magic Classes tion: www.sfmta.com/cms/chomepk/ pany, presents the multimedia duet If abracadabra is one of meetpkindx.htm. The Furthest Distance Between Two 8 Points from directors Molly Fletcher your favorite words, this Through March 3 class is for you. In celebra- Lynch (SF) and Melissa Gendreau Theater: Vice Palace— tion of the exhibition Houdini: Art Environment: Tours of (NY) and Table Talk, a new group 27 work by Lynch. Part of The Garage’s The Last Cockette’s Musical and Magic, the Museum is offering Heron’s Head Park RAW (Resident Artist Workshop) Thrillpeddlers original Vice Palace kids a chance to develop their magic 14 San Franciscans are in- program. 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 - $20. The cast returns to San Francisco with skills. Class open to seven through vited to tour Heron’s Head Garage, 975 Howard Street. Informa- their smash hit revival. This per- nine year olds. 2 – 3:15 p.m. $12. Park under the guide of high school tion: www.975howard.com. formance follows Divina, played by Contemporary Jewish Museum. 736 interns. Tours are one hour long drag king superstar Leigh Crow, an Mission Street. Information: www. beginning every half hour beginning eccentric and wealthy woman who thecjm.org at 10 a.m. Come by and experience spares no expense to keep her jet- the thrill of observing and learning Family: Folktales Across set party guests entertained, while about the waterfowl, shorebirds and the African Diaspora 21 the villagers just beyond the walls Through February 5 wading birds that call the park home Luisah Teish tells stories of her lavish estate are ravaged by during the winter. 10 to 11:30 a.m. about the environment Theatre: Food Stories the plague. Each performance must 11 $10 adults; kids free. Heron’s Head through her character Millie Green- Word for Word presents a top the next in this bizarre race to Park, Jennings Street at Cargo Way. leaf. These original stories employ foodie’s theatrical delight: escape the one uninvited party guest, Information: www.sfnature.org/ traditional African-American sto- satirist T.C. Boyle’s Sorry Fugu and death, and look fabulous as they do it. award-winning Alice McDermott’s programs/heron_head_park.html. rytelling devices such as trickster wisdom, rhymes and call and re- Limited run of only 12 performances. sensuous Enough. Boyle’s story pres- 8 p.m. Tickets: $30 – 35. The Hypno- ents Willa, a renowned food critic, sponse. This interactive presenta- tion concludes with the creation of drome, 575 10th Street. Information: who arrives at Albert’s restaurant Music: President’s www.thrillpeddlers.com. only to witness disaster. Enough mixed-media crafts using natural 16 Breakfast objects and other recycled materials. chronicles a woman’s life, from Enjoy live music by Presi- licking of ice cream bowls as a kid 2 to 4 p.m. Free with paid admission. 18 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012 Hill Resident Ponders Apple’s Future without Jobs Then & Now By Rheba Estante company hierarchy. “Jobs worked to institutionalize his thinking and Apple’s prospects have been the creative process,” said Lashinsky. “It subject of speculation ever since Steve is unknown what blueprints he left Jobs died last year. Fortune Magazine’s behind.” senior editor at large in San Francisco Secrecy appears to be one ele- and 20th Street resident Adam Lash- ment of Apple’s culture that will live insky offers some insights into the on past Jobs. While Jobs left behind company in his new book Inside Apple, institutional outlines and a pipeline of which reveals how the high-tech enter- projects, it’s unclear whether this stock prise is preparing for a future without of concepts and innovation is enough to its founder. The book emerged from a enable Apple to thrive. “The consensus May 23, 2011 Fortune article written is that there was a structured pipeline by Lashinsky, a seasoned business of Apple products in development for journalist who has covered Silicon the next 18 months to five years,” said Valley extensively. Interviews with Lashinsky. “Planning is in place. Jobs Apple insiders and industry executives was known to kill projects at the last form the basis of his book. minute because he was never firm on Jobs’ 1997 return to Apple res- anything until it was approved. This urrected the company, which had may not be the case now.” expanded into office equipment – such Inside Apple describes how Jobs as printers – but had been reduced to tried to train people to be innovative. a bit player in the personal computer Whether he was successful in teaching market. The company was rumored to his staff to think like him is yet to be be close to bankruptcy. Jobs refocused seen. “Apple is going about like its Apple on PCs, concentrating on what business as usual,” Lashinsky said. Apple did best: create superior com- “Jobs was gone for most of 2011 and puters and design innovative products was in and out of the company’s daily to enhance the laptop experience, operations. However, his spirit was such as music and videos, from which everywhere, and now people feel his the iPod and iPad emerged. Jobs cre- absence. Steve was whom people would ated products that people wanted and reference to because he had the final eventually felt they needed, cultivat- say. Now that is gone.” ing a consumer who bought into the According to Lashinsky, Microsoft Apple brand and lifestyle. Jobs made has struggled since Bill Gates left. sure that new product details weren’t Now there’s talk of Gates returning to released until the day the new item rescue his company. Companies with- was offered for sale, as a way to build out the spirit of the leader who made up expectancy. them can find themselves in precarious Lashinsky’s book focuses on positions. However, Lashinsky is opti- Apple’s creativity, and the company’s mistic about Apple. “Most everything culture of secrecy. “When teams at was about product for Steve Jobs. It Apple are developing or designing new still had the feel of a start-up when he products they are sectioned off. People died,” said Lashinsky. “Yet Walt Dis- work on a project, but others in the ney survived some tough years after Photographs by Jennifer Durrant company may not know what it is,” said Walt died, as did IBM and Polaroid Lashinsky. This creative incubation after their founders were gone. Edwin Walton Chang, the View’s distribution manager and Tennessee Street resident, led to the most innovative of Apple’s Land, who began Polaroid, was fired as pictured above with his family, wife Linda and children, Kameron and designs, according to the author. CEO but the company remained. Jobs Deanna, in 2000 (top) as part of whoarewe.org, a photo project originally Lashinsky suggests that it’s too idolized Land.” shown at Farley’s. Chang is the former owner of Golden Dragon Printing soon to know how much of Apple re- Lashinsky’s book describes how and his children are now both college students. Kameron helped his dad flects Jobs’ personality. The company’s Jobs founded Apple University in 2008 distribute the View up until leaving this fall for U.C. Santa Barbara (Class secretive environment often meant as part of his vision to institutionalize of 2015). Deanna is a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College (Class of 2014) in that Jobs alone made final decisions on the innovation process after his death. Pennsylvannia. product design. It also made it difficult Jobs tasked chief operating officer Joel for executive management to control Podolny, former dean of Yale Busi- the creative process because only Jobs ness School, with developing Apple knew what sectioned-off teams were University. working on. Jobs had the final say “Jobs was a strong willed founder on everything. He could unilaterally and was a role model till the end,” said terminate or change a project or team Lashinsky. “He made sure there were at the last minute. Some employees plans in the drawer to keep what he only reported to Jobs even if they created alive.” had a different direct report in the January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 19
Get a Job In Defense of Eating By Steven J. Moss to keep him warm at night – a By Mauri Schwartz receptionist – a duty filled by an When I find myself at a roadside impeccably suited Rwandan who restaurant or Fisherman Wharf- had the innocent, unintention- The View asked Hill resident and career type eatery, I practice “defense ally funny air of Andy Kaufman’s expert Mauri Schwartz to answer questions ordering.” The strategy, which I “foreign man” character on the from job seekers. Submit your questions to acquired after years of bad meals, television show Taxi – and a cook, [email protected]. is simple: never select a complex who was reminiscent of a certain entree, or one that relies on sauces type of young woman frequently Q: I have an interview scheduled with a search committee panel for or multiple melted cheeses as a key found at University of California, an accounting manager position. I have a friend who works at the ingredient. Eggs benedict at Joe’s Berkeley cooperatives, or a Phish company who isn’t on the committee. I’m taking him out for lunch to Snack Shop in Madera is a no-no, concert. Short, clothed in many get his advice. What should I ask him? as is lasagna pretty much anywhere. western layers, with a shy smile Complexity is the enemy of good, or and slightly bulging eyes. I’d paid even edible, food in the hands of ill- for room and board for three days, A: I’d ask questions to learn as —Ask your friend what aspects trained cooks. Outside a few select and, for the first two of these, was much as possible about each of the of your experience he thinks are communities, even “fresh made the establishment’s only guest. most relevant. Tell him your panel members: lemonade” still means a powdered- The cook operated from a menu thoughts, and then ask what he mix drink served with ice cubes, a that appeared to have been stolen —If you know the panel members’ thinks. lesson I learned the hard way. from an Italian restaurant located names, ask him about each one: In Africa – where, as a young in Brooklyn. It listed many complex —Have you been able to ask personality, hot buttons, and the man, I regularly ate street food, pasta dishes and pizzas, as well as like. Before you talk with him, anyone why this position is open? and, just as regularly, regretted it – I “moked chicken” and a variety of do some research using LinkedIn Is it new or is it a replacement? If amend my defensive eating policy to salads. I was immediately on the and Google. it’s new, ask what’s changed with include: never eat chicken. In West defensive. For dinner I selected the company that prompted them Africa, at least, chickens seem to the cheese omelet, my go-to meal in —If you haven’t been given names, to hire someone for the position. be slowly tortured to death before such circumstances. A burrito-like their scrawny, stringy carcass is thing appeared, stuffed with what ask your friend who will be/or If it’s a replacement, ask what dished-up on a plastic plate. Since seemed to be every ingredient in the is likely to be on the panel, and happened to the previous person. meat is a luxury on this still mostly kitchen, except anything that might then ask about each one. You can Why did they leave? If they were impoverished continent, not eating have been cheese: onions, peppers, still go to LinkedIn and Google let go for a particular reason, such as a lack of the right skills, you chicken once it’s served, even as a potatoes, things similar to twigs, after your conversation and get paying customer, is even less ap- chewy pebbles. After serving the should be prepared to emphasize some information about their petizing than choking it down. dish the cook stood a few feet away, your achievements in that area. backgrounds. It’d be good to Recently, I had the opportunity in slouched attention, staring at me, know if any panel members have a Mauri Schwartz is President / to stay at a rustic lodge nested in a practice she might have thought financial/accounting background CEO of Career Insiders www. Rwanda’s intensely gorgeous green replicated the headwaiter’s attention or education. CareerInsiders.com. hills. It was the kind of place where at a fine French restaurant. There a hot water bottle – two, if you’re was no escape. Slowly, with much lucky – is provided to keep you warm chewing, I ate the concoction. The in bed during the chilly nights. The cook had won the first round. small staff consisted of the manager The next day, for lunch, I ordered – a flirtatious twenty-something, the “moked fish,” which resembled who remarked with a smirk while bony fish and chips. It was not handing over the nightly water terrible. Unfortunately, after be- bottle that a man needed something ing told the “avocado vinaigrette” wasn’t available I’d also requested the “mixed picante” salad, which consisted of a mass of fibrous sticks over which an expired spice may have been waved. As the cook stared I gamely picked through half of it, smiling idiotically as I got up and said I was full. At that point, with day and a half left, I should have just stuck with the moked fish, which had proven itself to meet minimum palatability. But, with her sincere smile and eagerness to please, the cook had laid down her challenge. I ordered the “pizza magharitte,” which turned-out to be an open-faced “cheese” omelet. 20 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
PUBLISHER’S from page 2 set aside and maintain space that could be used for something else, Henry Joseph Judnick and through the public health prises, employing mostly working and environmental consequences wage San Franciscans, many of of automobile use. But its avail- 1927 ~ 2011 which rely on private vehicles to ability contributes to economic carry supplies to work and clients. productivity, and, in the absence of The neighborhood is developing good transportation alternatives, Henry Joseph Judnick, 84, passed away just like it was envisioned in the a better quality of life. Ongoing peacefully on November 25 in Napa. A native Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, the growth – medium-rise residential San Franciscan, he was born to Henry and City’s blueprint for the communi- buildings are being steadily con- Sophie Judnick, who operated Henry’s Bar on ty’s future. There are no corporate structed throughout Dogpatch, 17th Street. He was the nephew of Christine shuttles, and the few surface park- and Pier 70 will ultimately, and Schwegel – who lived at 20th and Rhode Island ing lots cater to long-term service massively, be developed—will streets until her death in 2008 – with whom he vehicles. While meters would soon enough require new parking enjoyed dining at Goat Hill Pizza, where they likely result in a decline in parked policies to be adopted in the com- were spoiled by former waitress, Andrea. cars, they would serve mostly as munity, including strategic meter Judnick attended Polytechnic High School. a regressive tax—of upwards of deployments on such true retail He graduated in 1945, and immediately joined $2,500 a year—on small business corridors as portions of Third and the United States Navy, serving in World War owners and their employees, the 18th streets. But these should be II’s closing days. He returned to the Bay Area, revenues for which would go into informed by the neighborhood’s and worked as a lithographer for 39 years at SFMTA’s mush pot, with no guar- character and needs, and matched Western Can Company. He married Joan Besozzi in 1951; they enjoyed antees any of the funds would be with a comprehensive plan to get more than 60 years of marriage. used to increase transit access in people where they want to go, rath- Hank, as he was known, retired to Napa Valley to be close to family. Dogpatch or Potrero Hill. er than an out-of-context canned Photograph by Paul McDonald He enjoyed the many years he spent coaching youth baseball in Novato, Parking is never really free. solution, no matter how innovative and was an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, 49ers and University It’s paid for by taxpayers, who or federally-subsidized. of Tennessee Volunteers. He was a member of SIRS Branch 149, The Roadrunners RV Club, and the Napa Elks Lodge. Hank enjoyed read- ing mystery novels, golfing, and woodworking, traveling to Europe and South Africa and completing jigsaw puzzles. Judnick is survived by his wife, Joan, his daughter Denise (Mike) Loughran of Napa, and son David Judnick (Anita) of Johannesburg, South Africa. He leaves grandchildren Erin (Jim) Hastings of San Francisco, Kevin Loughran of Napa, Jo-Anne (David) Wilson, Scott (Elena) Judnick and Brett Judnick, of South Africa, and two great grandchildren, Jesse Wilson and Dakota Judnick, of South Africa. He will also be sorely missed by his ever faithful dog, Bella. A celebration of Judnick’s life was held last month at Tulocay Cemetery in Napa. The family thanks Dr. George Vellucci of Kaiser Napa, the caring staff of The Berkshire Assisted Living and Napa Valley Hospice for their love and support. Words of sympathy may be sent to the family online: tulocaycemetery.org.
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By Sasha Lekach shares with two other assistant DAs. fice hallways to the elevators he said, The judge confirmed the mini-victory It was a “light” day, with just 23 cases “It’s a race against time,” referring to for the defense when it was decided Assistant District Attorney Mi- on his calendar. The office was filled his relentless caseload, not the journey that a brandishing charge Maffei chael Maffei, who goes by “Mike” and with boxes of files; it didn’t appear to to court only a few floors away. had added to the case after Turner’s lives on Vermont Street, likens his job be a light day. Blue files were scat- At his assigned courtroom, Judge arrest would be dropped. Turner working in San Francisco’s courts to tered around, which Maffei explained Lucy McCabe – who is retired but was still charged with three other being a restaurant server. “It’s like meant the case involving a gun. One frequently visits San Francisco courts gun charges and for resisting arrest, being a waiter, you have to multitask,” of his morning preliminary hearing – was rifling through papers and but the lawyer and his client seemed he said, as he mimed holding two trays files was blue. He’s typically in court chatting with court staff, bailiffs pleased nonetheless. filled with plates, cups, and special from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. He arrives and stenographers. Maffei has been The morning continued with orders while not letting anything at his office at 7 a.m., staying until 6 working at this particular court some drug cases, many of which were drop. Except Maffei’s days are spent p.m. working cases and arranging for department for six months; he knows settled quickly, until a public defender juggling cases; lots of them. the next day. He has a midday lunch how things proceed. As soon as he balked at the settlement terms for a As an assistant DA Maffei, 32, break, which he said is usually spent entered the courtroom he pulled out man found with crack on him. Maffei represents “the people,” prosecuting reading through files; he doesn’t see it a pen and organized his prosecutor’s argued for certain probation terms; cases on behalf of Californians. He’s as much of a respite. desk – which faces the judge – with the defense shuttled back and forth one of about 250 employees who work Maffei spends much of his days in the piles of necessary paperwork. He with her client in the back of court at the DA’s office. Maffei is currently Department 12, a courtroom on the chatted with the public defender as- to see what he’d be willing to accept. assigned to the preliminary hearing Hall’s first floor. He’s assigned to this signed to his department for the day. The defense pushed to release the unit, where he handles as many as courtroom every three days. “Part They’ll both spend the next several defendant, while Maffei was inclined 45 cases a day. His commute to his of the job is to move cases along,” he hours in court, and, having worked to enforce tougher probation terms. Hall of Justice office from his apart- said. “We don’t want victims to have together before, are friendly, discuss- “It’s a constant struggle with what ment near Highway 101 will soon to wait.” In the preliminary hearing ing cases that are on deck for the to do in each case,” Maffei said. Ac- shift somewhat; he and his girlfriend unit, cases proceed quickly; everyone day. While their conversation seemed cording to Maffei, his “boss,” newly Phoebe Eustis, who also works at the has a right to a hearing within 10 days casual, they’ve decided to settle a case; elected DA George Gascon, is tough Hall as the charging assistant DA for once a case has entered the justice it won’t be prosecuted. The defendant on drug offenses. the misdemeanor department, are system. will plead guilty and take a deal The DA’s office consists of many moving to Pennsylvania Street. Maffei is almost ready to head Maffei and the public defender have departments, which are broken down On an early November day at the down to court before a 9 a.m. start negotiated. into divisions, which are then com- Hall, located at 850 Bryant Street, time, but he’s still prepping for the The first official case of the day prised of units, such as Maffei’s Maffei was in the third floor office he day and even week ahead. He takes begins with a man clad in orange preliminary hearings, which is part sweats issued by the county jail. The of the criminal division. Other units defendant is involved in a health and in this division include homicide, safety code violation; some sort of misdemeanor, felonies, gangs, and drug charge. Maffei and the public de- assaults. Each has its own chain of fender have settled the case; the judge command. Maffei’s direct boss is explained to the man the condition of Dave Merin, the head of the prelimi- his probation. The judge repeatedly nary hearing unit. Merin reports to asked if the defendant understood the head of the criminal division, that if he violated his probation Braden Woods. Woods reports to the he’ll go to prison for five years. The chief of operations, Sharon Woo. She defendant confirmed that he under- reports to Gascon. Maffei and Gascon stood that he’d given up his right to a don’t directly discuss cases, but cross preliminary hearing. Maffei’s request paths in the office hallways. for a stay-away order from where the Maffei ended his week with a man had been arrested is granted. It’s weekend trip to San Diego, where on to the next case. he serves as a lawyer for the Navy; A slew of people and paperwork he’s a reservist. Maffei attended the cycle through the courtroom over the University of California, Hastings next half hour, with Maffei constantly College of the Law. After graduating moving, reading, signing documents in 2005 he served as a Naval attorney or talking to someone. Finally it’s in Southern California and Washing- time for a preliminary hearing for a ton, D.C. He joined the DA’s office gun case that made headlines last fall. in 2010, starting in the misdemeanor A San Francisco Examiner article unit. He’ll soon move on to the felony described police responding to a 4 unit, where he’ll be responsible for a.m. call about an armed man, later prosecuting assault, battery, murder, identified as Roderick Turner, 49, at robbery and kidnapping cases. Ellis and Taylor streets and tackling Maffei also serves as the neigh- him to disarm him. Turner’s attorney, borhood assistant DA for Potrero Hill, Ryan King, took the place where a which entails attending community public defender had been standing at meetings – such as the Potrero Boost- the podium facing the judge. Maffei ers Neighborhood Association – on called police officers involved in the behalf of the DA’s office. “One of the incident to testify. Officer Jeff told purposes of this program is to make the court that he’d been with the San one assistant district attorney directly Francisco police department for five available to each neighborhood in years, posted to the Tenderloin sta- San Francisco,” Maffei said. “Should tion. Maffei asked McHale a series of folks in the neighborhood have any questions about how he’d arrived at questions or concerns about crime the scene, his exact movements when or the criminal justice system, they he got there and saw Turner with a can then contact the neighborhood gun, and how he came to tackle and [assistant district attorney] with those bring him into custody. Maffei also questions.” 22 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
METAL from page 5 in the fence before authorities ar- the City when they fight attempts SCIENTIST from page 11 rive, the police have occasionally to close them down for illegal arrived in time to catch the per- practices. Bayview. The homeowner visited petrator. Generally, however, the Enforcement difficulties and scaffolds, ropes, and pulleys to all the area’s metal recyclers until police “figure it’s more important high values – copper currently shuttle the chromosomes apart. he located the missing pieces to catch people who are committing fetches $4 a pound; brass brings Morgan describes his life as needed to complete his bathroom. more serious crimes,” said John, $2 – suggest that metal theft is “not very spicy, but what do you The crime’s persistence is par- who has been told that that even likely to continue. Lavin cited expect from a family guy?” When tially a result of the difficulty when a thief is arrested, “the DA a state law that took effect this he came to UCSF 30 years ago, as revoking the licenses of recycling is not going to prosecute.” year making illegal possession of a graduate student, Morgan was companies that knowingly buy According to Lavin someone scrap metal a felony rather than a heavily involved in San Fran- stolen metal. “The companies say found on private property without misdemeanor, even if its value is cisco’s music scene, a fan of Flip- it is the responsibility of the police authorization is threatened with under the $1,000 threshold that de- per and Dead Kennedys. Now his to find out who’s the legal owner of arrest for trespassing unless he termines the theft’s consequences. weekends are full of endless trips the metal, not theirs,” explained leaves immediately. “So they just “That should have some impact on to soccer and volleyball games Lavin. say ‘okay’ and leave. If you can the problem,” said Lavin. “When with his children. Morgan has two Trayer Engineering, located at catch them with something they’re we do catch someone with some 13-year-old twin boys, Stefan and 23rd and Pennsylvania, has been stealing you can make an arrest. metal that doesn’t belong to them, Leif, at Aptos Middle School, and hit so many times that the busi- But once they see the cops coming they won’t be cited and released. a daughter, Linnea, in 10th grade nesses’ owners, John and Patty they ditch whatever they were go- They’ll get taken to jail.” at Lowell High School. Trayer, leave the facility’s gate ing to take.” While Morgan is frustrated open at night, rather than lock-up Bayview District officers are with state budget cuts that have and then find holes cut in their accustomed to people caught with pushed teachers to their limit, RESIDENCY PROJECT from page 8 fence when they arrive to work scrap metal defending themselves he’s determined for his kids to in the morning. “It has cost us by stating that “I just found this” go to public schools. Like many thousands of dollars in the losses or “Some guy gave me these cop- hosted three residents since it reno- families, Morgan and his wife and the cost of trying to protect per pipes because he doesn’t need vated its space last August. It ex- Marianne, a pharmacist at Kaiser ourselves,” said John. “Now that them.” Unless the material is obvi- pects to host about eight each year. hospital on Geary Street, juggle we have video surveillance we ously stolen – with, for example, The length of each residency largely two jobs along with the need to get know every time someone is on a PG&E or Department of Public depends on the artist. “We are flex- their kids to athletic games and the property. So do the police. But Works stamp on it – there’s little ible,” Weeks Earp said. “It can be as school, help with homework, and there has been just one arrest out hope of proving the suspect came short as two weeks, if the idea has keep them from playing too many of 30 or 40 incidents in the past few by it illegally. been conceived and prototyping can video games. years. And that guy was turned Trayer Engineering has been in be achieved in two weeks…and we Morgan acknowledged one ma- into the cops by another one of the Dogpatch for more than more than want the process to be participatory jor vice: an addiction to books. He criminals who didn’t like it that 30 years, and employs 50 people. too, between the shop, the designer, collects old volumes, particularly someone else was poaching on his “San Francisco really doesn’t care and the public. When people stop science texts about cell division. territory.” about businesses. That’s crazy. The at the shop, they will be able to buy Many of his favorites were pub- While most of the crimes on City needs businesses to be here.” items and see designers at work.” lished in Germany in the 1800s. Trayers’ property take place in Ironically, metal recyclers also The Workshop Residence is They’ve taken over his living minutes, with the perpetrator tend to emphasize the importance located at 833 22nd Street, www. room. Perhaps some segregation slipping under, or through, a hole of nurturing small businesses in theworkshopresidence.com. is called for. January 2012 THE POTRERO VIEW 23
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REQUEST SAN FRANCISCO REDISTRICTING TASK FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FORCE ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUND OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS The Office of Economic and Workforce Over 15 Meetings Scheduled To Maximize Public Development (OEWD) is pleased to announce the Participation In The Redistricting Process availability of the RFP for 2012-2013 for Economic Development program under two funding sources: The San Francisco Redistricting Task Force will Community Development Block Grant, and San be holding meetings in each of the Supervisorial Francisco Redevelopment Agency. districts to maximize public participation in the The RFP will is available electronically on redistricting process. Bayview Police Station Captain’s Community Meeting is held on the first OEWD’s website at www.oewd.org and on MOH’s The Task Force urges the people of San Tuesday of each month. The meeting will be held at the Bayview website at www.sf-moh.org. All proposals must be Francisco to attend the meetings, provide input and Station, 201 Williams Avenue. Next meeting: January 3rd, 6 p.m. submitted electronically by 5:00 pm on Thursday, submit proposed district maps in compliance with January 19, 2012. Supporting documentation established criteria no later than March 29, 2012. must also be received by OEWD by 5:00 pm on The Redistricting Task Force must finish Dogpatch Neighborhood Association usually meets the second Tuesday Thursday, January 19, 2012. redrawing district lines before April 15, 2012. of each odd-numbered month. Next meeting: January 10th. Voting The following community meetings are scheduled for membership is open to anyone living in or owning property or a COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT January, February and March 2012: business in Dogpatch. For more information or to join/pay online: Commission on the Environment Policy Please Note: The locations for the *SPECIAL MEETINGS* are still being Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, determined. Location information will be available at sfgov.org/rdtf. mydogpatch.org. January 9, 2012 at 5 p.m., City Hall, Room 421. Commission on the Environment meeting January Schedule: Wednesday January 4 regular Meeting McKinley Square Community Group is a communication and discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5 6pm room 406, City Hall p.m., City Hall, Room 416. For more Information: Monday January 9 Special Meeting group regarding events and activities, clean up days, improvement Commission on the Environment can be found 6pm district 11 at this website http://www.sfenvironment.org/ Saturday January 21 Special Meeting and beautification, and other concerns, such as crime in the neigh- our_policies/overview.html?ssi=10 10am district 6 borhood. MSCA board meets approximately quarterly on the second Thursday January 26 Special Meeting 6pm district 10 Wednesday of the month. Look to the online discussion group for postings of upcoming meetings. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT February Schedule: Wednesday February 1 Special Meeting McKinleySquareCommunity. Locations vary between the Potrero Plastic bags are harmful to our city’s environment. 6pm district 9 They often become litter and end up in the ocean Monday February 6 Special Meeting Hill Neighborhood House and Downtown High School. For updates, harming our marine life. Plastic bags also cost the 6pm district 2 including sustainable gardening and park workdays, and our grant city millions of dollars each year. They clog street Saturday February 11 Special Meeting 2pm district 1 drains and sewer systems. progress, check out the MSCA blog at: http://mckinleysquareblog. Friday February 17 regular Meeting We cannot achieve zero waste by 2020 if 3pm room 416, City Hall blogspot.com. we continue to use so many plastic bags. They Thursday February 23 Special Meeting are difficult to recycle and can contaminate our 6pm district 3 composting and recycling systems. Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association meets the last Tuesday of each The solution is simple; when shopping, please March Schedule: Thursday March 1 Special Meeting month at 7 p.m. (social time begins at 6:45 p.m.) in the wheelchair- bring a reusable bag with you. It’s that easy! 6pm district 8 For more information visit: www.sfenvironment.org. accessible Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. Wednesday March 7 regular Meeting 6pm room 406, City Hall For more information: www.potreroboosters.org or email president@ Monday March 12 Special Meeting The City and County of San Francisco encourage public 6pm district 7 potreroboosters.org. Next meeting: January 31st, 7 p.m. outreach. Articles are translated into several languages to Saturday March 17 Special Meeting provide better public access. The newspaper makes every 10am district 5 effort to translate the articles of general interest correctly. No Thursday March 22 Special Meeting Potrero Dogpatch Merchant’s Association meets the second Tuesday of liability is assumed by the City and County of San Francisco 6pm district 4 Thursday March 29 Special Meeting each month at 10 a.m. at Goat Hill Pizza, corner of Connecticut and or the newspapers for errors and omissions. 6pm City Hall 18th streets. Visit www.potrerohill.biz or call 341.8949. Next meeting: January 10th, 10 a.m.
Potrero Hill Democratic Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. A MONTHLY UPDATE For more information: 648.6740, www.PHDemClub.org. Next meeting: SPONSORED BY BRIDGE HOUSING January 3rd, 7 p.m.
VOLUME 16 • JANUARY 2012 Potrero Hill Garden Club usually meets the last Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. for a potluck lunch in a local home or garden. Discussions Rebuild Potrero is an exciting initiative The overarching goal of the Community are held on organic, edible, or ornamental gardening appropriate for to transform Potrero Terrace and Annex Building Initiative is to increase the capacity Potrero Hill’s microclimate. Call 648.1926 for details. public housing into a mixed-income, of residents living in Potrero Terrace and mixed-use community where individuals Annex to improve their quality of life and Starr King Open Space The Starr King Open Space Board Meeting is and families can thrive. The process for effect positive change in their community on Tuesday, January 10th, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the library of Starr King redevelopment is long and complex well beyond the physical redevelopment. Elementary School, 1215 Carolina Street. The third Saturday of each and requires the ongoing dedication of This includes developing relationships with everyone involved, including Potrero neighbors and connecting community month come learn about our native flower’s while being a steward residents, neighbors and community members from all parts of Potrero Hill through for our land. The next Land Stewards Work Party is January 21st, organizations, and the project’s funders positive and fun community events. The 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at the Open Space along Carolina Street, across and donors who have made this effort ongoing dedication of the Community from Starr King Elementary School. For more information: www. possible. As we kick off 2012, we want to Building Group that meets regularly starrkingopenspace.org; email the Board of Directors at starrking- thank everyone who has committed his or throughout the year is integral to uniting [email protected]; voice mail 415-633-6756. her time, energy and optimism to this exciting Potrero Hill as one community. initiative including the local neighborhood Over the next year, we will be leveraging the associations which have hosted our accomplishments of 2011 and scaling up the presentations, and whose members have Community Building Initiative with the joined many of our activities and committees: addition of the Texas Street Garden, a 1/3 Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association, acre garden that will provide fresh produce to Potrero-Dogpatch Merchants Association, residents of Potrero Terrace and Annex. Parkview Heights Homeowners Association, Educational programs and job opportunities Unite Potrero, Sierra Heights Homeowners will be provided through the garden and Assoc., Dogpatch Neighborhood Association. programming will be fully integrated with other Potrero healthy living activities such as a nutrition class, walking club, zumba and other gardening activities.
2012 promises to be a pivotal year for Rebuild Potrero with the completion of the 2011 was a year of great strides. Plans for Environmental Impact Report and public the physical redevelopment moved forward hearings on the proposed development. We with the ongoing preparation of a compre- look forward to continuing to engage with all hensive Environmental Impact Report and of you as this important and exciting initiative building designs for the two blocks anticipated continues to take shape. to be developed first. Additionally, the Reminder: Walking Club, every Monday Community Building Initiative gained 2-3 p.m., corner of 25th & Connecticut momentum and structure by defining its Got News & Tips? For more information or to join roll in the community and putting together a an action team, call 415-806-1429 or email [email protected] talented and energetic team. email [email protected] 24 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2012
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