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MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 36TH YEAR VOLUME 36 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2020 P U Gratitude Thanksgiving-ish Is there anything to be grateful for after this bonkers year?

BY JOHN ZIPPERER

“1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undi- luted pleasure.” —Queen Elizabeth II

A scene from Rigoletto (2012). PHOTO: CORY WEAVER/SAN FRANCISCO OPERA , B - arch demonstrated her countrymen’s typical tal- ent for understatement when she expressed her The Opera is on: San Francisco Opera Nfeelings about the year. In 1992, the queen saw one son separate from his wife, a scandal blow up about the soon- to-collapse marriage of another son, the suicide of her launches fall livestreaming program nephew, the divorce of her daughter, the release of com- promising photos and conversations of various members a repertoire of full-length operas Maschera (A Masked Ball) and of her family, and a devastating fire at Windsor Castle. “In to look forward to — short- available online through November. Rigoletto; others are Boris Godun- the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents,” er days, long shadows, falling Filmed in high-definition at the War ov by Modest Mussorgsky, and she said, “it has turned out to be an annus horribilis.” F(brown) leaves, and Thanksgiving, Memorial Opera House, each of the L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) Well, the year 2020 saw 1992 and said, “Hold my beer.” to name a few. Fall is also opera performances will be available on by Gaetano Donizetti. See our cal- This year, which still isn’t over, has seen the worst season and opera fans are surely demand for 24 hours following the endar on page 10 for further infor- public health crisis in a century, revelations from Bob missing the pageantry that is opera first streaming date. mation and additional November Woodward that the president willfully misled the country — but not to worry, our beloved On the program are two operas events. about the severity of the coronavirus, widespread racial San Francisco Opera has launched by Giuseppe Verdi: Un Ballo in — L. Majer POLITICS AS USUAL, continued on 4

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I found myself watching more and Making progress during more serialized television and began to welcome the tranquilizing effects a challenging year of certain programs. The first mood elevator I popped We can keep doing this was the sixth and final broadcast season of the thoroughly adorable, together in 2021 frequently funny, and sometimes genuinely moving sitcom Schitt’s BY CATHERINE STEFANI Creek — recently honored with a Schitt-load of well-deserved F Emmy Awards and finally made together than apart, healthier unified than divided. available for streaming on Netflix For good reason, we will likely remember 2020 a few weeks ago. I can’t imagine Salongside 1906 and 1989 as one of the most challeng- not being caught up in the travails ing years in San Francisco history. Over the course of of the dysfunctional, once-wealthy, this year alone — amid the Covid-19 pandemic, social now-bankrupt Rose clan whose unrest, and a volatile national election — our commu- smug, entitled members are con- nity has pulled together to do everything possible to get Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, Josh O’Connor, and Callum fronted by the challenges of adapt- through these difficult times. Woodhouse play Louisa, Gerald, Daisy, Larry, and Leslie in The Durrells, ing to small-town life. It helps that We are still facing incredible challenges, from skyrock- currently streaming on Amazon Prime. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SID GENTLE FILMS AND this blend of class-skewing satire eting unemployment to homelessness and drug addic- MASTERPIECE/PBS and fish-out-of-water mix-’em-ups tion. But, as 2020 draws to a close, I wanted to use my is blessed by the talents of top-tier last column of the year to reflect on some of our small comic vets Catherine O’Hara and victories, from cracking down on government fraud and A good time for television Eugene Levy as the mother and inefficiency to improving our neighborhood parks and father of the family, younger-gen- open spaces. tranquilizers eration finds Daniel Levy (Eugene’s These neighborhood improvements may seem small, son and co-creator of the show) but they have all been driven by community requests. BY MICHAEL SNYDER us. And if you can find a TV series and Annie Murphy as the son and Whether I’m standing up for fiscal responsibility by vot- or movie that generates laughter or daughter, and a perfectly oddball ing against the city budget, advocating for public safety , simple feel-good moments, it’s like a supporting cast. But when the Creek improvements by installing security cameras, or reform- little escapism goes a long rare treasure. When the quarantines ran out, I needed to find another ing the city’s contracting processes, neighborhood input way to ease the stress that’s and lockdowns and shelter in place way to douse my angst. SUPERVISOR, continued on 2 Nbecome a default setting for many of started in earnest earlier this year, SNYDER, continued on 9 Supervisor I will continue to push the SFMTA to continued from cover install clear and ample signs at all of our Slow Streets so they serve their intended Hours of Operations: has always been, and will continue to be, purpose. 3321 Steiner St., San Francisco Dinner: Sun-Thur, 5pm-9pm, 415.374.7518 | 415.602.1182 Fri-Sat, 5pm-10pm extremely important to me. We have also seen a tremendous increase [email protected] Happy Hour: Tue-Sun, in demand for our established parks and 5pm-6:30pm instagram: @bohorestaurantsf TACKLING CORRUPTION open spaces, which has highlighted the www.cafebohosf.com Brunch: Sat-Sun, 11am-3pm Early this year, a series of corruption need for basic upkeep. After meeting with scandals rocked our local government. Seacliff neighbors who reported an uptick As public servants, our primary role is to in traffic accidents by new beachgoers, I be careful stewards of taxpayer dollars. worked with the SFMTA to repaint curbs When we’re not doing that, we’re failing. and install cones and warning signs in the As a legislator, ensuring trust in gov- neighborhood. In Sterling Park, which ernment is at the has seen a spike in Thanksgiving with Boho foundation of all litter correspond- of my work at the ing with its new outdoors, indoors, at home! Board of Supervi- Our merchants have visitors, I installed sors. new trash cans Now accepting reservations and orders for Thanksgiving TO GO! This fall, after poured their souls into and fencing, and Thank you for being our guests and Happy Thanksgiving! reviewing the repainted exist- controller’s audits their businesses, but it ing park benches. and reports on Finally, I includ- these incidents, I should never have been ed $200,000 for steered through this hard for them. enhanced lighting our legislative in Lafayette Park in process two pro- this year’s budget, posals I authored to address govern- because these basic safety upgrades are ment waste. The first requires that the long overdue. Department of Public Health provide Working with the Marina community staffing for the city’s Behavioral Health and the Economic Recovery Task Force, Commission, which previously operated we brought the Shared Spaces program under an unusual arrangement with a to Steiner Street, between Chestnut Street city-contracted nonprofit that suffered and Lombard Street, which has allowed from financial mismanagement. The sec- neighbors to enjoy our neighborhood’s Brunch | Dinner | Happy Hour | Wine, beer, cocktail | ond, my No GRAFT Act — so-named vibrant small businesses while maintain- Coffee, cakes, pastries | Holiday Parties for no Government Rackets, Abuses, or ing physical distance. Our local mer- Fraudulent Transactions — creates strict chants have poured their souls into their requirements and standards for how city businesses, and I have been so inspired by departments award contracts to ensure their continued hustle and ingenuity over accountability for the use of public funds. the past year. But it should never have I also plan to introduce similar legislation been this hard for them. I remain dedi- that will govern how grants are awarded, cated to cutting red tape and facilitating because we cannot afford to keep spend- small businesses’ creativity in the months ing money with little to show for it. and years to come, as we work our way out of this recession. PARKS AND STREETS Although the pandemic has sadly kept Legislation aside, some of the most tourists away from the Palace of Fine rewarding efforts over this year have been Arts, I took this opportunity to push in the community as we all adjust to our the Recreation and Parks Department to new normal. finally install locking gates at the north Since March, San Franciscans have been and south ends of Palace Drive, which rediscovering and spending more time in will deter future car break-ins and provide jest jewels our parks. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has a measure of security that has been sorely made it difficult to maintain physical dis- lacking in this location. I look forward to Enjoy 20-70% off the entire store! tance while enjoying these spaces. That’s the day when families can visit the Palace why I was thrilled to announce the second and trust that their belongings are safely 65. Coziest phase of District 2 Slow Streets, which stowed in their cars. Beanies added stretches of Clay Street and Pacific As I wrote in this paper at the outset Ever Avenue to the city’s existing network of of the pandemic, this is an extremely pedestrian-friendly open spaces. It is now difficult time and it has affected each of possible to enjoy a car-free walk or bicycle us in different ways. This year has proven ride from 28th Avenue to Gough Street that we are in this together, and we will 28. almost uninterrupted. get through this together. Please don’t While we have been successful in hesitate to reach out to my office at 415- Wide Brim 28. implementing these plans, I completely 554-7752 or [email protected] with Fedoras agree with concerns around signage, and any questions or concerns. 28. 32. 95. Like us on Facebook.com/MarinaTimes Follow us on Twitter.com/TheMarinaTimes Sign up for our newsletters at MarinaTimes.com Buckets & Berets 40.

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2 NOVEMBER 2020 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM News Briefs Retail hopes and woes

Cole Valley favorite Lukes’s Local (pictured above) is now opening a location on Union Street in Cow Hollow. PHOTO: FACEBOOK.COM/LUKESLOCAL Luke’s has arrived Grocery returns to Union Street in Cow Hollow

BY JOHN ZIPPERER fractured kneecap, according to Northern Station police. LUKE’S LOCAL COMES TO COW Several witnesses filmed the event, and HOLLOW one of them followed the suspect as he Establishing a grocery store on Union fled on food; the witness kept in commu- Street has long been a goal of local res- nication with a second witness who stayed idents, and on Tuesday, Nov. 10, their with the victim. That second witness let hopes should be answered with the grand police officers use her phone to commu- opening of Luke’s Local at Union and Fill- nicate with the first witness; together they more Streets. Though earlier rumors had were able to locate and apprehend the the new Luke’s being considered for 2033 suspect. Union Street, (“Luke’s confirms new Cow Hollow store,” News Briefs, March 2020), COMMERCIAL EVICTION the new store is located at 2190 Union MORATORIUM EXTENDED Street. It is larger than the original Luke’s At the end of September, Mayor Lon- in Cole Valley and is expected to have a don Breed issued a 60-day extension of bigger selection of offerings. San Francisco’s moratorium on commer- The new store’s building had once before cial evictions. The moratorium now runs been used as a grocery store. But the newly though Nov. 30, 2020. The move followed remodeled space will serve in-person cus- an executive order signed by Gavin New- tomers as well as those who can’t or don’t som that allowed local jurisdictions to want to go shopping in person. It offers take such actions. same-day delivery through its mobile app, As a result, evictions for late rent pay- which could be useful in ordering Luke’s ments due from March 17 through Nov. Thanksgiving offerings. Learn more about 30 are prohibited on commercial prop- Luke’s at lukeslocal.com. erties. Tenants will still be on the hook to pay the missed rent, and landlords are PRESIDIO HERITAGE GALLERY IN able to seek a waiver from the moratorium POSSIBLE DANGER based on “significant financial hardship, The Heritage Gallery, located in the such as default on debt or similar enforce- Officer’s Club building in the Presidio, able obligation,” according to the may- could face temporary or permanent clo- or’s office, which encourages tenants and sure as the result of reallocation of space landlords to work out repayment plans. being considered by the Presidio Trust. The extension was supported by District Some people are concerned that the 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who said, “For changes will result in the loss of the muse- me and my colleagues who are fighting to um and its exhibits, according to Dan revive our neighborhood commercial cor- Friedman, a volunteer docent at the Offi- ridors, we now have some breathing room cer’s Club. He tells the Marina Times that to ensure that everyone recovers.” the Trust had announced plans to move its offices into the building that currently FACTS AND FIGURES houses the Heritage Gallery, and to do so, Third: A thief jumped over the counter of “they intend to dismantle the museum and a Walgreens at the corner of Van Ness and move all of the exhibits into storage. Their Eddy and stole merchandise literally while stated intent is to later move the exhibits a news reporter was filming for a story on into the historic front of the Officer’s shoplifting; that Walgreens is slated to close Club building. However, there is no plan Nov. 11 and is the third Walgreens in the for how that is to be accomplished, nor is city to close this year . . . $15 million: addi- there the space for all of the exhibits in the tional money given to city public schools front of the building.” to close budget shortfalls; Mayor London Shortly before press time, Friedman said Breed says it is time the schools resume the Trust has put its plans on hold, at least in-person instruction . . . 73: age of former through July 2021, while it evaluates other Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is recov- possible Presidio locations for its offices. ering after recent surgery in Ohio to have The Trust said it is evaluating the best a new aortic valve implanted in his heart . move, but “if we ultimately decide to relo- . . 10,000: number of guests expected at a cate Trust staff to the Officers’ Club, we wedding in New York before health officials will do so in a way that ensures it remains banned it . . . 2 hours: amount of time new a vibrant visitor destination.” California guidelines allow people from up to three different households to gather COOPERATION LEADS TO ATTACKER together outdoors . . . 51.5: Percentage of A subject was arrested for elder abuse, voters in a Canadian town who voted to aggravated assault, and possession of nar- give their community a less troublesome cotics following an unprovoked attack on name; as of December, it will be known as a 74-year-old man in early October. The Val-des-Sources, Quebec, after more than a incident occured on the 1800 block of century as Asbestos, Quebec. Chestnut Street, where the man was vio- lently shoved to the ground, sustaining a News tips? Email [email protected]

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Jamie Lee Curtis told us the truth in July: 2020 is nuts. PHOTO: GAGE SKIDMORE

Politics as Usual just how many people still hold blatantly continued from cover racist views and do blatantly racist things, but as I wrote here last month (“The unrest, extremist violence in several cities, human race,” October 2020), we also saw an economic shutdown that has led to lots of people, organizations, and compa- mass unemployment, a looming depres- nies make commitments (and in many sion from unpaid rent and small business cases start delivering on them) to address collapse, incendiary exhortations from the systemic racism. A solid majority — near- highest office in the land, and massive ly 60 percent of Americans, according to wildfires that at one point made San Fran- an August poll from NPR/Ipsos — says cisco’s air look like it was a Martian wind- that racism is baked into the economic, storm. governance, and educational systems of And now at Thanksgiving, we are this country. I for one am grateful that this expected to reenact our annual tradition is being recognized, and that that recogni- of expressing gratitude for a year that tion isn’t just on the Left. It’s Left, Center, most people would delete if it were an app and even many on the Right. The size of TAKE OUT AND DELIVERY on their phone. Frankly, there have been the problem that needs to be addressed times this year that it looked like when late is huge, and the solutions offered will be November came around, we would have varied, but knowing that so many people (415) 921-7600 nothing more to be thankful for than that actually recognize will be helpful in com- DoorDash • Grubhub • Postmates • Uber Eats we are not turkeys. ing up with the plans to fix it. But let’s try. 3166 Buchanan at Greenwich | (415) 921-7600 OUR CRAZY YEAR TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN It’s hard to joke about such serious things @brazenheadsf | brazenheadsf.com Only Pollyanna would look at myriad as economic collapse and racial justice. bad things that have happened this year Luckily, this year has been so mind-bog- and deem them to actually be good. But glingly awful, there is much to rue on a any realist can still be heartened by and lighter note.

PAID ADVERTISEMENT thankful for some good that came about Halfway through the year, actor Jamie Lee during or even because of these events, Curtis tweeted “In case you thought 2020 even if it was only lessons learned. couldn’t get any worse, Merriam-Webster We are Here to Help The widespread shutdown of our econ- just officially recognized ‘irregardless’ as omy has left millions unemployed. Many a word.” Someone responded with “You businesses were forced to close because of might as well go ahead and pronounce the Dear Marina and Cow Hollow resident, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting ‘l’ in ‘salmon.’ Nothing matters anymore.” shelter-in-place orders. Estimates vary on I’m grateful for Jamie Lee Curtis. My name is Gary Delagnes. I retired as an Inspector from the the percentage of those closed businesses I am also grateful that this presidential San Francisco Police Department in 2013. Since that time I that will never reopen, but all of the esti- election, which began somewhere around have owned and operated my security company, Barbary Coast mates I’ve seen are still very large. That Nov. 10 of 2016, is finally going to be Corporate Security. I utilize only active or retired law enforcement means lots of people who will never get over this month. The old phrase “it’s all personnel, all of whom are armed, insured, bonded, and licensed. their jobs back, small business owners who over but the shouting” was made for this. are wiped out, cities and states squeezed Regardless of who wins the presidency, Almost all of my o cers served in the SFPD. We are currently for tax revenue right when the need for there will be much shouting and pouting providing security for some residents in your neighborhood as municipal services is at its height, a loom- by the current resident of 1600 Pennsylva- people become more and more concerned for their safety. ing foreclosure crisis that could make the nia Avenue. Great Recession seem like the golden age, Democrats and others opposed to Don- Lombard St. motels are now being utilized for the homeless and the acceleration of the retail apoca- ald Trump have long wished to convince population, the Mayor is in the process of De-funding your lypse that has fattened the wallets of digital independent voters and “undecideds” of police department, SFPD o cers are eeing to more police billionaires. the errors of Trump’s policies. But what friendly cities, and those of retirement age are leaving in droves. I don’t see anything to be grateful for in seems to have come through as analysts that. I am, however, hopeful that out of the and pollsters have talked to those targeted The SFPD is suering from a severe personnel shortage and the depths of this despair will come the will to voters late in the campaign is that they DA’s o ce is simply not prosecuting criminal oenders. address some of the ways that the econo- are simply exhausted. Exhausted by the my has gotten seriously out of whack in president’s incessant crisis-manufactur- There have been 10 auto break-ins in the past month in the recent decades. The wild boom-and-bust, ing. Exhausted by the sometimes hourly Palace of Fine Arts parking lot alone! Aggravated assaults are up winner-takes-all, regulation-is-for-suckers changes in policy. Exhausted by the scan- 71% and burglaries have risen 94% in your district. attitudes that have come to dominate our dals. Exhausted by the constant personal economic and political worlds have long attacks. Exhausted by the vitriol. In 2016, In a word, it is a “mess”, and your safety is at risk. been defended with the claim that sure those undecideds broke heavily for Trump it’s unfair and risky, but it’s the best way in the last days of the campaign. This year, Our o cers will patrol your neighborhoods and respond in to let people rise to the top from lower they are reportedly breaking “bigly” for seconds when your safety is threatened. We can provide you the levels. But our economic and political Biden. Again, it’s not out of a love of Joe security and response time that can keep you and your loved systems have been captured by interests Biden’s policies. It’s because he’s boring. ones safe. that pay generously to buy the legislative Donald Trump probably hammered the votes to ensure the people on top stay on biggest nail in his own political coffin Call us for more information, we would be happy to help! top. It’s been many years since we were when he dubbed Biden “Sleepy Joe.” Voters surpassed by other countries in terms of heard that and said, “Thank God; I want Thank You! economic mobility, of being able to “make boring.” something of yourself.” More focus on And if none of that makes you grateful, Inspector Gary Delagnes (Retired SFPD) the have-nots is long overdue, and maybe then note that astronomer Neil deGrasse [email protected] we’ll see that in the next presidential Tyson says there’s still a small but real 415-250-1312 administration. chance that an asteroid will strike Earth License # 18054 Or consider the widespread racial unrest the day before Election Day. we’ve witnessed. Good people might well have been surprised and disgusted to learn Email: [email protected]

4 NOVEMBER 2020 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM NOVEMBER 3, 2020 ELECTION TAXPAYER RECOMMENDATIONS

PROPOSITION A - NO - $487 million for MORE homeless, streets, and patronage parks money. This isn’t the time, with declining tax revenue, to incur more debt.

PROPOSITION B - NO - To ﬁght City Hall corruption, the Supervisors propose TWO CITY DEPARTMENTS. MORE growth in government and more political commissions to do the job we already pay City employees to do.

PROPOSITION C - NO – Rewards illegal immigration, removing citizenship as a requirement for appointments to City Boards and Commissions.

PROPOSITION D - NO– More bureaucracy for an elected sheriff’s duties under state law plus another Commission to the present 123 existing ones at a Controller estimated $10 million dollars annually.

PROPOSITION E - NO - Police stafﬁng doesn’t belong in our City Charter. Vote NO.

PROPOSITION G - NO – It’s a ﬂawed and ﬂagrant attempt by the Supervisors to fatten voter rolls with impressionable adolescents. VOTE NO.

PROPOSITION I - NO - Real Estate Transfer Tax – After selling real estate, recording the deed of transfer takes about 10 minutes, even at City Hall. Recordation of a deed is required by state law. The transfer tax has been illogical since enactment by a non-unanimous Board of Supervisors before state constitutional law required voter approval. Prop I should eliminate the transfer tax not double it! Eliminate Prop I by voting NO!

PROPOSITION J - NO - Parcel Tax – Treating multi-billion-dollar property corporations the same as cottage owner in the outer Sunset with a “parcel” tax which is the same for each separate parcel in San Francisco debases striving homeowners. While this lowers the 2018 tax by $22 per parcel, it doesn’t erase the inequity of taxing billion-dollar downtown buildings the same as a widow’s little home.

PROPOSITION L - NO - CEO Tax – Our Socialist Board of Supervisors wants to redistribute wealth. Unless of course, it’s their favorite celebrities or sports stars who can keep their money. But if you’re a business CEO, educated, conﬁrmed by a Board of Directors, often times with SEC oversight hand over your money! This is their sad attempt at revenue rather than fairness or ﬁscal discipline. Vote No on this volatile, unreliable tax.

PROPOSITION RR - YES - Although it’s a regressive tax, it’s needed to ensure CalTrain’s existence. STATE BALLOT TAXPAYER RECOMMENDATIONS

NO ON PROPOSITION 15 – In 1978, San Francisco and California revolted against high property taxes by establishing a baseline for real estate value and changing tax assessment to an inﬂation rate. Cities and counties were forced to improve effectiveness. Tax and spending legislators have moaned ever since and are now trying to regress by changing assessment of commercial and industrial property, assuring voters they would never do so with residential property. Landlords and tenants can’t believe them. Proposition 15 is a Trojan Horse and a warm up for doing the same in two years to homeowners and tenants. Vote NO ON PROP 15!

NO ON PROPOSITION 16 – This reinstates discrimination on account of race, sex, or national origin in California which we prohibited in 1996. Voters banned preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, or national origin in public employment, public education and public contracting. The Legislature now wants to restore reverse discrimination and quotas. That’s reactionary in critical times in California and elsewhere. Reject Proposition 16!

NO ON PROPOSITION 21 – Reject Prop 21, another example of politicians trying to control the private market on residential rentals. Their interference will not lower rents, and may very well raise them! Preserve private property rights, Vote NO!

NO ON PROPOSITION 25 – Public safety undermining legislation passed the Legislature in 2018, eliminating money bail, a state and federal constitutional right with a system based on technology in the form of algorithms. Instead of allowing lawyers for those accused of crimes to present testimony and other evidence to a Superior Court Judge on a client’s predictable appearance for Court hearings and low risk of criminal conduct before trial, the Legislature forced judges to use an algorithm eliminating personal sworn testimony from family, friends, and employers.

Prop 25 says “NO” by repealing that fanciful law with a restoration of money bail and constitutional rights before trial.

PAID FOR BY THE SAN FRANCISCO TAX PAYERS ASSOCIATION, 380 WEST PORTAL AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127 JUDGE QUENTIN KOPP (RET.), PRESIDENT

MARINATIMES.COM MARINA TIMES NOVEMBER 2020 5 F W M E The holidays Thanksgiving: DIY families and traditions

BY KATHLEEN ANDERSON “100 percent Lebanese” as she says, and when she was growing up in Michigan, T P ’ Thanksgiving was boisterous and deli- house in Little Rock. Papa was my cious with aunts, uncles, and cousins all stepmother’s father, but he once told over the place. Her grandma would make Ime, “I couldn’t love you more if you were two turkeys — one traditional American my own blood kin.” with bread stuffing, the other stuffed with Papa made Thanksgiving. He was the hashweh, a Lebanese dish of rice, ground master of roasted turkey. He also grew lamb, pine nuts, spices, and olive oil. the green beans for the casserole, and When Lila moved to the Bay Area, she helped Grandmother peel the red pota- began to invite friends to two days of toes for her holiday creamed potatoes. cooking and eating. Lila prepares Amer- Papa played the harmonica. I loved his ican fare with Lebanese accents, includ- “Amazing Grace.” And, when he sat at the ing a stuffing comprised of really grainy head of the table, he looked more like an bread and pine nuts, in homage to her Catherine Stefani shops at Lucca Deli on Chestnut Street. PHOTO: KATHLEEN ANDERSON angel than a king. While we held hands, grandma. Lately, Lila has been ordering Papa would pray for our well-being. I heritage turkeys from Root Down Farm “Friendsgiving.” Baan Yaai’s Thai Street so it is crispy and seals in all the juic- miss him dearly. in Pescadero. Lila can’t host her friends Food Nigiri — little cuts of marinated es. Mary explained that Chinese people Thanksgiving can be a mixture of nos- this year because of the pandemic, and beef or pork on a small form of sticky don’t stuff the bird. Instead, her mother talgia and a chance to form community. regrets stranding those who have no fam- rice are available for takeout, and you will made a sticky rice dish. Leftover turkey Sometimes “family” is blood kin, but ily nearby. likely love these little delicacies so much, bones were used to make jook soup. And often times in our scattered world, it is My Thai friend Teerut Boon, a.k.a. you’ll want to bring them to your Turkey there was the ubiquitous ice cream cake. not. And, with our DIY families, we often “Kong,” has a remedy for that very dilem- Day potluck. I teased Mary that I didn’t think the Pil- get exposed to things that we become ma — he is cooking for his staff on Nov. Then there’s the family that embraced grims contemplated anything like that at keen to incorporate into our traditions. 26. Kong owns Home Plate (my favorite familiar American Thanksgiving dishes the table. She laughed and said, “yes, but As I reflected on the content for this breakfast spot) and the brand-new Baan and added dishes from their Southern the ice cream shop was close to home and column, I thought about my friends who Yaai (which means “Grandma’s House”) China homeland, Toisan. Mary Jung, for- it was open!” bring international flavors and twists to at 2274 Lombard Street. Kong is from mer chair of the San Francisco Dem- the best American holiday. Bangkok and is Buddhist. He told me ocratic Party, grew up in the Midwest. FOOTBALL AND RAVIOLI that Buddhists don’t celebrate Thanksgiv- Her mother would prepare a turkey the Football is open on Thanksgiving, too, CULTURAL INFLUENCES ing, but when I pressed him on this, he Chinese way: start it at 500 degrees – turn though a space on the couch may not be. Lila LaHood, co-founder of San Fran- allowed that he would be preparing dishes it down 50 degrees every 15 minutes My grandparents always had the game cisco Public Press, shares my love of of beef and pork marinated in Thai spices until you reach 350 degrees, then bake on, and now my brother-in-law (a for- newspapers, food, and entertaining. Lila’s on that special Thursday that he calls for about two hours. This bakes the skin MODERN EATING, continued on next page

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BY SHARON ANDERSON of California, Berkeley. He was at the center of a vibrant Bay , A Area artist community, which Expressionism was an included Elmer Bischoff, Rich- American painting move- ard Diebenkorn, Paul Wonner, Iment that grew to have a global and others. Left to right: David Park Figure in Chair, ca. 1958. © ESTATE OF DAVID PARK; COURTESY NATALIE PARK SCHUTZ, HELEN PARK influence on the visual arts. Commenting on Parks, cura- BIGELOW, AND HACKETT MILL, SAN FRANCISCO; PHOTO: DON ROSS; David Park, Rehearsal, ca. 1949–50. © ESTATE OF DAVID PARK; During that same period, David tor Janet Bishop said, “He was COURTESY NATALIE PARK SCHUTZ, HELEN PARK BIGELOW, AND HACKETT MILL, SAN FRANCISCO Park filled his Ford with his own a profoundly gifted artist who Abstract Expressionist canvases had two great loves: paint and torsos of players tightly pack illness in 1960. Unable to work imenting with traditional and and abandoned them at a city people. Toward the end of his the visual field painted in deep on canvas, he began exploring unconventional materials, these dump. Making a clean break life, his fascination with the earth tones. Park’s experience other media. While bedridden artists gatherings grew over the from his past, Park went on potential of his medium cou- with abstraction still informs during his last months, Park years to include other friends to reintroduce the figure into pled with his appreciation for his style; however, on the backs produced a 30-foot-long felt-tip and colleagues and were held in his paintings, which he called the human figure led to a group of the players the style is sim- pen scroll (on view exclusive- each other’s Bay Area studios. “pictures.” In the process he of canvases in which the uni- plified into bright color blocks, ly at SFMOMA) and a vivid The gestures and attitudes of spearheaded the Bay Area Figu- versal humanity of his subjects and through the floors and walls gouache series depicting the the models seem to trigger the rative Art Movement. Through comes pulsing through in the flattened into solid color. In human figure, alone and in imagination, and it’s hard not to January 2021, a retrospective at most powerful way.” Boston Street Scene (1954), the groups, mothers and children, wonder about the conversations SFMOMA will be Park’s first in Park used the figure as a artist returns to a view of the domestic activities, and other that took place in these spac- three decades, and the first to means of communicating the neighborhood where he grew everyday scenes. es and in between these pos- focus on his entire career. universal simply by painting up, and in Interior (1957) his Park continued to paint work turings. The show features 33 the everyday experiences of wife and fellow painter Elmer at UC Berkeley as an associate drawings and two sketchbooks PERSONAL EVERYDAY humanity. “Quite often even the Bischoff posed as subjects. professor until his early death are the remaining documents of EXPERIENCES very fine non-objective canvas- from cancer at 49. these collaborative meetings. Essentially self-taught, with es seem to me to be so visually AN EXPRESSIVE PEAK David Parks: A Retrospec- minimal art training but a nat- beautiful that I find them insuf- Two Bathers (1958), The Cel- THE ‘DRAWING SESSIONS’ tive: Monday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., ural ability for drawing, Park ficiently troublesome, not per- list (1959), and other works Concurrently on view, David Thursday 1–8 p.m., Friday–Sun- relocated from Boston to Cal- sonal enough,” Park said. Draw- from this era became expres- Park and His Circle: The Draw- day 10 a.m.–5 p.m. through Jan. ifornia when he was just 17. ing from his own experienc- sive high water marks in Park’s ing Sessions gives the public a 18, 2021, $25 timed ticketing He lived most of his life in the es, he painted scenes from his figurative art distinguished by peek into David Park’s weekly only, 151 Third Street, 415-357- Bay Area, where he became an life in works like Rehearsal (c. looser brushstrokes and more figure drawing sessions with 4000, sfmoma.org influential teacher at the Cali- 1949–50), which pictures the colorful, vibrant palettes. Psy- fellow artists Elmer Bischoff fornia School of Fine Arts (now jazz band for which he served chologically charged with a new and Richard Diebenkorn in Sharon Anderson is an artist and the San Francisco Art Insti- as a pianist. Depicted from his intensity, this departure into a 1953. Repeatedly drawing mod- writer in Southern California. She can tute) as well as the University vantage point behind the piano, new style was sadly cut short by els in varying poses and exper- be reached at mindtheimage.com

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That’s where the similarities customs and slang, and fired shortly after with Schitt’s Creek end — other than being getting hired. Only the 10-episode expan- a complete delight to watch. sion finds Ted — a cheery, decent man Adapted by British sitcom stalwart with an innate understanding of human Simon Nye from author Gerald Durrell’s Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard and Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso now nature — refusing to give up after initial three-book memoir The Corfu Trilogy, available on Apple TV Plus. PHOTO: COURTESY APPLE TV PLUS setbacks, even as he must also contend the series follows the progress of cash- with his estranged wife initiating divorce strapped English widow Louisa Durrell one another, blossoming as they inter- ROPED IN BY ‘LASSO’ proceedings back in the States. (the ever-excellent Keeley Hawes of Body- act with memorable locals such as reli- And then, there’s Ted Lasso — one more Sudeikis, the show’s co-creator, is abso- guard, The Missing, and Line of Duty) and ably chivalrous taxi driver Spiros (Alexis utterly addictive and surprisingly gratify- lutely aces as Ted whose quirky, self-dep- her four children in the early 1930s when Georgoulis) and dolorous housekeeper ing series about someone thrust into an recating humor and kindness invite you she moves the family from a dreary town Lugaretzia (Anna Savva). In time, the real unfamiliar circumstance and forced to deal to root him on to victory. He leads a line- in England to the scenic and far less expen- Larry goes on to international fame as with seemingly insurmountable obstacles up of adept supporting actors including sive Greek island of Corfu. The relocation the author of the in his path. In this Hannah Waddingham as the embittered comes at the suggestion of her eldest son acclaimed, exotic, case, the someone owner, Anthony Head as her former mate, Larry (Josh O’Connor), an aspiring writer and elegantly erot- is the title charac- Juno Temple as a celebrity model involved who thinks the languid Mediterranean ic four-novel col- Watching ‘The Durrells’ ter — a relentlessly with the team’s arrogant star player, and a environment will feed his creative juices. lection The Alex- was absolutely uplifting optimistic Ameri- nimble multicultural group as the support Whether they start out skeptical or andria Quartet can football coach staff and athletes. 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Why hire Ted whose Michael Snyder is a print and broadcast grow up to write The Corfu Trilogy and account of the period, I can only say ignorance of soccer is evident? It’s an act journalist who covers pop culture on Michael become a renowned naturalist) — even- that watching The Durrells was absolutely of revenge by the team owner. This vin- Snyder’s Culture Blast, via GABNet.net, tually embrace their new lives as much uplifting when I finally caught up to it. In dictive woman acquired the franchise in a Roku, Spotify, and YouTube, and The Mark as Larry does. During this joyful stint in fact, it restored some of my recently erod- divorce settlement and wants to run it into Thompson Show on KGO radio. You can the sun, they learn about themselves and ed faith in humanity. the ground to spite her super-rich, philan- follow Michael on Twitter: @cultureblaster

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S.F. Symphony | Throughline: From Hall to Home Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. KQED broadcast, livestream, and on demand N E This commissioned world premiere consists of 13 interconnected sections filmed throughout the world, with each movement highlighting a small NOT TO MISS THIS MONTH ensemble of musicians. The program includes selections from John Adams, Beethoven, and more. Free, 415-864-6000, sfsymphony.org

MAJOR EVENTS Old First | Ensemble for These Times Friday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. S.F. Opera | Opera is On Livestream Various days through Nov. 29 Enjoy new music by living composers inspired Livestream by older forms and styles in the program, “Old Enjoy a full-length opera of your choice in Becomes New.” $20 donation suggested), 415- the comfort of your home, no preordering 474-1608, oldfirstconcerts.org of intermission champagne required, but appropriate dress is. Free, $75–$500 donation suggested, 415-864-3330, sfopera.com DANCE Verdi’s Un Ball in Maschera (A Masked World Arts West | Live Arts in Ball) Resistance: Kiazi Malonga Sat.–Sun., Nov. 7–8 Tuesday, Nov. 3 & 17 Political intrigue and forbidden passion Livestream surrounding a royal love triangle make for edge- In this series that highlights cultural artists and of-your-seat drama in Verdi’s tuneful masterpiece, their social justice work, this program features “one of the composer’s most hot-blooded Congolese-American music and dance teacher and vividly crafted tales.” Kiazi Malonga (Nov. 3) and the director of Fresno State’s Los Danzantes de Aztlán Mexican Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov dance program, Victor Torres (Nov. 17). Free, Wed.–Thu., Nov 14–15 worldartswest.org A Russian ruler is haunted by a horrible act from his past in this opera with dramatic arias Amy Seiwert’s Imagery | Sketch Films: and a composition noted for being ahead of A scene from Rigoletto (2012). PHOTO: CORY WEAVER/SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Red Thread its time. Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 5 p.m. Verdi’s Rigoletto ART AND CULTURE Livestream Wed.–Thu., Nov. 21–22 This documentary dance film, created by several choreographers following social distance A curse shatters the lives of a hunchbacked The CJM | Sunday Stories: protocols, was inspired by those impacted court jester and his innocent daughter in this A Midcentury Modern Thanksgiving by current health, economic, and injustice fast-moving tale of seduction, deception, and Sunday, Nov. 22, 10–10:30 a.m. crises, highlighting shared struggles afflicting bitter revenge. Livestream different communities while raising awareness Explore the how architects and designers forged and support for mental health care. Free–$200 Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir a design movement that celebrated an eclectic donation suggested, asimagery.org of Love) blend of cultures and how midcentury modern- Wed.–Thu., Nov. 28–29 ism affected the meaning, look, and flavor of ODC/Dance | Drinks & a Dance: ODC/ Thanksgiving. Free, 415-655-7800, thecjm.org A naïve young man believes a love potion will Dance Films win him the heart of a beautiful woman in this Friday, Nov. 13, 5:15 p.m. “beautifully sung and staged” production. Contemporary Jewish Museum | Livestream Levi Strauss: A History of THEATER Add on to this screening event with a Coppola American Style wine tasting party and preshow chat followed by MUSEUMS AND S.F. Playhouse | Art a triple bill of ODC dance films. $15–$110, 415- Thu.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Daily, through Nov. 7 549-8519, odc.dance GALLERIES Livestream 736 Mission St. When an upcoming election is showing how 22nd Annual S.F. International Hip This exhibition features garments, Hop DanceFest advertisements, photographs, and ephemera our nation has become divided into opposing in celebration of the birth of the blue jean camps, this comedy explores how we turn on Saturday, Nov. 21, noon–1:30 p.m. and its evolution from workwear into iconic each other and addresses the complex layers of Online fashion wear. Also on view is “Predicting friendship. Free, 415-677-9596, sfplayhouse.org This year’s world premiere, “The Isolation in the Past: Zohar Studios,” an immersive Humanity” features hip-hop performances from photography installation that is a tribute to 42nd Street Moon | Distant Dinner international dance companies, performances Shimmel Zohar, a mythical 19-century Jewish Party With Jess And Jaron from Bay Area soloists, favorite past immigrant photographer, and “Threads of Daily, Nov. 12–22, 6 p.m. performances, and more. $1–$50, 415-392-4400, Jewish Life: Ritual and Other Textiles from the Online streaming sfhiphopdancefest.com San Francisco Bay Area,” which showcases Jaron has taken up bread making and Jess can’t a variety of textiles in use by San Francisco stop buying plants. Quarantine, right? Bay Area Jewish community members during the late favorites, Jessica Coker and Jaron Vesely are FILMS AND Asian Art Museum | Lost at Sea: 19th and early 20th centuries. Timed ticketing hungry for some great friends and great music Art Recovered from Shipwrecks required. Free (first Fridays)–$16, 415-655- –— that’s why they have decided to host their LECTURES 7800, thecjm.org first virtual dinner party. $20, 415-255-8207, Fri.–Mon. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., PHOTO: GARY SEXTON PHOTOGRAPHY / THECJM.ORG 42ndstmoon.org Thursday 1–8 p.m. 200 Larkin St. BATS Improv | Life on Mars This exhibition traces the pathways of Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. M.H. de Young | Uncanny Valley 12th-century stone reliefs and 15th-century Livestream Tue.–Sun. through Feb. 7, ceramics, from Vietnam to the ocean It’s 2072, and Earth has a colony on the Red Planet. floor to San Francisco. Also on view is 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. In this improvised longform story, the first human “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., Golden Gate Park settlers give us a glimpse at the homestead of the Toward Enlightenment,” with 100 Himalayan This exhibition unpacks the question of future. $10–$20, 415-474-6776, improv.org Buddhist paintings, sculptures, and textiles what it means to be human through a lens designed to bring about enlightenment, or of contemporary art and proposes new ways 42nd Street Moon | awakening to guide you from the turmoil of thinking about intelligence, nature, and Home (Literally) for the Holidays artifice in an AI-driven world increasingly Fort Mason Flix Drive-in of daily life to a peaceful state of self- Daily, Nov. 26–Dec. 6, 6 p.m. knowledge; “Chang Dai-chien: Painting organized and shaped by algorithms. Also Movie Festival Online streaming from Heart to Hand,” groundbreaking ink on view is “Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can be In the style of great holiday variety shows from paintings by Chang Dai-chien, a renowned Deceiving,” drawings, documents, dresses, Most days through Nov. 15, 6 p.m. & Perry Como, Andy Williams, John Denver, 20th-century Chinese artist influenced by accessories, and Kahlo’s colorful self-fashioned Cher, and countless others, enjoy an evening 9 p.m. the natural and social landscapes of 1970s outfits along with select paintings by Kahlo. of music, laughter, and love and the hope that 2 Marina Blvd. California; and more. Timed ticketing Timed ticketing required. $15 & 35, 415-750- we can all soon share the joy and magic of live Don’t miss your last chance to view family required. $25, 415-581-3500, asianart.org 3600, famsf.org theater together in person. $20, 415-255-8207, favorites, classics, and arthouse cinema as PHOTO: COURTESY ASIANART.ORG 42ndstmoon.org this popular festival concludes. $49/vehicle, SFMOMA | Bay Area Walls fortmason.org Fri..–Mon. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday PHOTO: FACEBOOK.COM/FORTMASONCENTER 1–8 p.m. California Academy of Sciences | Big 151 Third St. MUSIC Picture This exhibition depicts how artists consider the Mon.–Sat., 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., pandemic and unfolding crises of 2020 and their Conservatory of Music | 45th Annual American Indian Film Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. impact on Bay Area communities. Also on view String and Piano Chamber Music Festival 55 Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park is “Thought Pieces: 1970s Photographs by Lew Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Daily, Nov. 6–14 Don’t miss this awe-inspiring exhibition of Thomas, Donna-Lee Phillips, and Hal Fischer Livestream Livestream nature, wildlife, and conservation; also on view is and how they explored the relationship between Students and faculty perform side by side in this This festival is focused on premiering the best of “Venom: Fangs, Stingers, and Spines,” an array photography and language; ”Elemental concert featuring celebrated violinists, special movies, music videos, and original entertainment of more than 12 venomous species; and more.” Calder,” which explores how movement in the intermission content, interviews, and more in by, for, and about American Indian and First Visit website for additional exhibition and natural world provided inspiration for the artist; a program of Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Dmitiri Nations people. 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10 NOVEMBER 2020 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM JCCSF | John Grisham City Arts & Lectures | Going Meatless: Wednesday Nov. 11, noon The Future of Sustainable Food Livestream Monday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m., livestream The New York Times best-selling author Sunday, Dec. 20 & Tue.–Wed, Dec. 22–23, discusses his new courtroom drama, A Time for KQED broadcast Mercy, with Jake Brigance, the hero of A Time to Join the founder of Impossible Foods, Kill. $11, 415-292-1233, jccsf.org Pat Brown, and two-time James Beard award winner Traci Des Jardins, in conversation with former

Commonwealth Club | The Founders’ co-host of Mythbusters Adam Savage about Time for changes The Tablehopper reports on some new bars coming to the Marina, and the loss of a local favorite. Speak up! In the Real Estate Reporter, state Senator Scottp. Wiener10 makes the case for his controversial housing density bill. Take our inaugural quality-of-life survey and plant-based foods. $29, 415-563-2463, cityarts.net p. 18 let us know what issues are First Principles: Learning From The MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 35TH YEAR VOLUME 35 ISSUE 06 JUNE 2019important to you. p. 4 Greeks And Romans R R Uber and Lyft, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. Conservatory of Flowers | Bean-to Bite: Pick us up Mohammed Nuru, Navigation Centers Your letters and some Livestream Cacao Delight updates on recent columns BY SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS Unity of Three Happinesses: Favorite Actors before a White Waterfall: (Left to right) actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sanba Jafuku, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Tachibana Hishizo, and Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Takaramusubi - no Gon, 1863, by Toyohara Kunichika. spondence from residents all over the city. Friday, Nov. 13, 6 – 7 p.m. PHOTO: © MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON From a formerly homeless man who wrote Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Mthe most touching letter I’ve received on the topic, to ‘Tattoos in Japanese Prints’ at the Asian Art Museum insiders at DPW who offered even more evidence of * their director’s incompetence, here’s a sampling of those BY SHARON ANDERSON emails and handwritten notes — and some updates on life in Japan, specifically 19th-cen- the topics. tury tattoo culture. anese printmakers on full display, Livestream loan from the museum this exhibition underscores how “Lawmakers still largely ignoring Uber and Lyft Ricks to discuss four founding fathers, their MARTIAL ARTS INSPIRATION of Fine Arts in Boston popular culture of late Edo period traffic nightmare,” March 2019 Mcomprise the exhibition “Tattoos An estimated 45 million Ameri- Japan continues to influence how Many of you agreed it was shocking that San Francisco in Japanese Prints” at the Asian cans have at least one tattoo. Schol- we express ourselves today,” says Jay allowed, as one reader called them, “illegal taxi scabs” to anytime! Art Museum, on display through ars speculate that early tattoo artists Xu, Asian Art Museum director and skirt laws, avoid regulations, and flood the streets with Aug. 18. The woodcuts are what may have also been woodblock cut- CEO. Many of the popular subjects vehicles. Last month, a study by the San Francisco Coun- In this special guided tasting you will learn the remain of the popular art of urban ters from the printing industry. “By of this time — lions, eagles, peonies, ty Transportation Authority confirmed the traffic night- educations and their devotion to the ancient putting the aesthetic genius of Jap- dragons, giant snakes, swords, and mare, finding that rideshares accounted for two-thirds of a 62 percent increase in congestion in San Francisco over ART WORLD, continued on 12 R S REYNOLDS RAP, M S ... F continued on 6 Greek and Roman classics — and how that story of chocolate, from nutritious fruit to the Speak up, Northside

Take part in our inaugural some of the notable releases coming survey of what matters to you our way over the next few months: influence would shape their ideals and the modern chocolate enjoyed today. Includes BLOCKBUSTERS AND and help make San Francisco FRANCHISES Godzilla: King of the Monsters the best it can be (May 31) is an English-language Available at these brawl-fest that picks up where the recent American recreation of virtual tour, scavenger hunt, and TCHO Japan’s long-running Toho Studios new American nation. In conversation with quality of life in San Francisco? What is being series about done about them? To get insight into how the kaiju (“large strange NorthsideW specifically and the city in general are doing beast”) left off. Here, the titular-gi- in the eyes of the people who live here, this month the ant-radioactive-lizard-thing takes on three more of the mammoth Marina Times presents its inaugural quality of life survey. Help us identify and track the issues that you think supernatural creatures from Toho’s George Hammond, author of Conversations chocolate tasting box. $55, 415-831-2090, need to be addressed to make San Francisco a better stable: Rodan, Mothra, and King place in which to live, work, go to school, and play. We’re Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, Ghidorah. also interested in how you think our elected officials a Time in Hollywood. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbend- PHOTO: COURTESY CTMG / SONY PICTURES and public agencies are performing. Are they effectively Once Upon er, Jennifer Lawrence, and Sophie solving problems? Are they even addressing the issues Turner are back among the ensem- important to you? Big-screen summer scene ble cast for Dark Phoenix (June 7), conservatoryofflowers.org locations: Take our survey on page 4 and send us your responses. which closes out the current itera- With Socrates. Free–$30, 415-597-6705, BY MICHAEL SNYDER Over the coming year, we will report periodically on tion of X-Men movies about Marvel the top concerns and the city’s response — or lack of grill. Even more than during the Comics’s powerful but persecuted response — to them. In future years, we will be able winter holidays, this is a peak time mutant heroes. to see which issues recede into the background, which doesn’t care to wait until the for major movie studios to roll out The charm of snarky, animat- come to the forefront, and which are perennial concerns. official debut of summer later their most familiar brands, fran- ed animals in the big city made Tthis month. The parade of midyear chises, and big-budget actioners. This is your time to speak up and let yourself — and one movie a hit, so we’ve got commonwealthclub.org big-screen diversions got rolling on That means sequels or reimaginings Secret Life of Pets 2 The the Northside — be heard! Memorial Day weekend, so there are galore, in addition to a launch or voices including Kevin (June Hart, 7) Patton with READER SURVEY, continued on 4 already a handful of cinematic alter- two. But smaller one-off movies — Oswalt, Tiffany Haddish, and Har- natives to the beach or the backyard dramas, comedies, and genre films rison Ford. Men in Black: Interna- — don’t get shortchanged. Here are tional (June 14), more a follow-up SNYDER ON FILM, continued on 13 ACT | Virtually Speaking: Annette WELLNESS Marina Bening Friday, Nov. 20, livestream Grace Cathedral | Yoga on the Labyrinth Corner at Divisadero ...... 2408 Chestnut St. Daily, Dec. 4–June 30, on demand Online Crunch Fitness...... 2324 Chestnut St. Hosted by ACT Artistic Director Pam McKinnon, Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Tacolicious ...... 1 Avila St. ACT alum Annette Bening kicks off this new Online Starbucks Reserved ...... 2148 Chestnut St. series of in-depth conversations featuring Enjoy movement and meditation from this The Humidor ...... 2050 Chestnut St. prominent icons of the industry. $10, 415-749- popular yoga class in the Yoga at Grace archives. 2228, act-sf.org The Dorian ...... 3349 Fillmore St. Free, 415-749-6300, gracecathedral.org Glaze ...... 2095 Chestnut St. Glow Yoga | Barre class Izzy’s Steaks & Chops ...... 3345 Steiner St. NIGHTLIFE Saturdays, 10 a.m. Walgreens ...... 2141 Chestnut St. Washington Square Park Tri Counties Bank ...... 3298 Pierce St. Exploratorium | After Dark Online: Start your weekend with a Pilates-infused class Super Duper ...... 3259 Pierce St. Sustenance — Animal Intelligence designed to increase muscle-bone density, improve Lucky Brand Jeans ...... 3273 Scott St. Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. posture, and promote graceful aging. Bring a blan- Walgreens ...... 3201 Divisadero St. ket, water, and a good attitude. $34, eventbrite.com Livestream Books Inc. (Inside) ...... 2251 Chestnut St. What do animals know, and how do they know Marina Library (Inside) ...... 1890 Chestnut St. it? Author Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses his S.F. Zen Center | Meditation Session latest book, an inquiry into animal intelligence Saturday, Nov. 21, 10:30 a.m. considering ocean creatures from sponges and Online Cow Hollow shrimp to octopuses and whale sharks. Ages 18 This virtual session for beginners will introduce Bus Stop ...... 2837 Laguna St. and up. Free, 415-528-4444, exploratorium.edu you to the benefits of meditation, which can help settle the body and mind amid the swirl of Geo Gelati ...... 1996 Union St. California Academy of Sciences | daily life. $0–$25, 415-581-3500, asianart.org See Eyewear ...... 2100 Union St. NightSchool: Heartless, Brainless, Michaelis Wine & Spirits ...... 2198 Union St. Lungless JUST FOR FUN Co ee Roastery ...... 2191 Union St. Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Comerica Bank ...... 2001 Union St. Livestream SkyStar Observation Wheel Wells Fargo Bank ...... 1901 Union St. Jellies have no hearts, brains, or lungs, and are Mon.–Fri. noon–10 p.m. Octagon House ...... 2643 Gough St made up of 95 percent water — how interesting Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Postal Chase (Inside) ...... 3053 Fillmore St. can they be? Free, 415-379-8000, Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park calacademy.org See the city from the sky in your private, Golden Gate Valley Library (Inside) ...... 1801 Green St. temperature-controlled, sanitized gondola. Reservations required; timed ticketing. $18, 833- Pacic Heights 269-7828, skystarwheel.com POTABLES AND Glaze ...... 1946 Fillmore St. EDIBLES S.F. Opera | Costume Shop Sale Wells Fargo Bank ...... 2100 Fillmore St. Friday, Nov. 13, noon through Peets Co ee ...... 2195 Fillmore St. Tadich Grill Reopening Sunday, Nov. 15, midnight Pets Unlimited (Inside) ...... 2343 Fillmore St. Monday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. Online Mayower Market (Inside) ...... 2498 Fillmore St. 240 California St. Attention opera fans and sartorial mavens: One good thing to come this year: news that Here’s your chance to browse (free) and San Francisco’s oldest restaurant will once purchase ($75–$1,000) from among 500 Russian Hill/Nob Hill again serve your favorite chowder, petrale, and ensembles from opera productions. 415-864- Crepe House ...... 1755 Polk St. cioppino, and more. Mon.–Fri. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. 3330, [email protected] Corner at Polk ...... 1600 Jackson St. and 5–9 p.m.; Saturday 5–9 p.m. 415-391-1849, tadichgrillsf.com Email: [email protected] Peets Co ee ...... 2139 Polk St. Starbucks Co ee ...... 1505 Vallejo St. Beauty Supply ...... 1409 Green St. Corner at Polk ...... 1485 Vallejo St. 1760 Restaurant ...... 1687 Washington St. Nob Hill Grocery (Inside) ...... 1600 Hyde St.

North Beach/Embarcadero Mama’s Restaurant ...... 604 Filbert St. North Beach Pizza ...... 501 Union St. Family Hat Makers ...... 1612 Stockton St. Mario’s ...... 662 Union St. The Board Room ...... 693 Green St. Cole Hardware ...... 627 Vallejo St. St. Francis Church ...... 414 Columbus Ave. Bank of America ...... 1455 Stockton St. Corner at Green ...... 1511 Stockton St. Fisherman’s Wharf...... 292 Beach St. PIER 35 ...... Pier 35 Park Opposite Ferry Plaza ...... 1 Embarcadero Ferry Building Plaza ...... Ferry Building Plaza Alcatraz Landing ...... Pier 31

Other City Hall ...... 200 Van Ness Ave. Buckhorn ...... 609 Market St. BART Entrance ...... 201 Market St. Bank of America ...... 1291 - 9th Ave. Books Inc. (Inside) ...... 3515 California St.

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The Healthful Life The spices of life

In addition to flavoring our food, spices have numerous health benefits. PHOTO: SILVIA JANSEN Health bene ts of the holiday season

Celebrate Thanksgiving with us! BY THALIA HALE can also loosen chest mucus and reduce Following city and state safety guidelines, Tommy's welcomes sore throat pain. , your family and ours back for Thanksgiving Dinner, serving our we say goodbye to summer’s fresh NUTMEG famous hand carved turkey with mashed potatoes and stung! berries, watermelons, and heirloom A little bit of nutmeg and a dusting of this Atomatoes only to say hello to pumpkins, spice goes a long way with mood, memory, sweet potatoes, pomegranates, and a hand- appetite and digestion, and skin health. ful of herbs and spices. By allowing our diet Nutmeg can reduce anxiety and improve to change with the seasons, we create a nat- sleep. The essential oil can be safely used on Take out and dine in, ural diversity in our nutrition that supports the temples to support mood and sleep. Tommy's counter service us for the time of year. 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The dried spices and herbs are not only used to add flower buds from a tropical tree, cloves orig- dynamic flavors but also to heal common inate from Indonesia, and are used often in conditions. This holiday season, use your Ayurvedic medicine. They are helpful as a herbs and spices to get into the spirit of the home remedy to fight both fungal and bac- season knowing that their benefits go far terial infections and to reduce pain. beyond delighting your senses. Clove oil on a cotton ball can help to reduce pain in a toothache or inflammation Thalia Hale is a naturopathic doctor at Med- of the gums. It simultaneously can draw ical Options for Wellness. Her background out an infection that could be causing the includes both conventional and alternative toothache. modalities; her practice is primarily focus- A tea of loosened cloves can be helpful es on hormone imbalances, gastrointestinal when affected by a respiratory infection. It conditions, and chronic complex diseases. 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MomSense Education GREAT WATERFRONT DINING IN DOWNTOWN SAUSALITO

Education in the year of the pandemic. PHOTO: JOVANMANDIC Returning to school: Two different perspectives from kids

BY LIZ FARRELL get to meet a lot of people and I can’t wait to do that. Starting a new school S F ’ C - with new teachers and classmates is bers continue to trend downward, hard over Zoom, and meeting people the possibility of more students through a screen is not ideal. I am look- Areturning to campus may become a real- ing forward most to in-person interac- Craft cocktails, ity. We have heard much national debate tion. I am not nervous about Covid. I from administrators, teachers, and parents think if we all continue to wear masks woodﬁre oven, serving about classroom safety but not much about and do what we have been doing we will seasonal local and how kids feel. Ultimately, this will be the be fine. parents’ choice, but children have their I haven’t been to high school before sustainably raised food. own opinions or feelings about returning so I don’t know how it will be differ- to campus. ent when we go back, but I do know I sat down with two of my kids to ask there will be more rules and regulations. 660 BRIDGEWAY SAUSALITO, CA 94965 415.729.9593 them what they thought and how they Everything from lunchtime, socializing were feeling about continuing at-home in the halls, dances, sports, and extracur- HOURS: Mon & Thur 12-6 pm • Fri, Sat, & Sun 12-8pm learning or returning to school. Here are ricular activities will look different, and barrelhousetavern.com their two different perspectives: be a far cry from what I imagined. By far, the hardest part of distance MALE, SEVENTH GRADE learning has been not being around my I am apprehensive about the possibility friends. We have stayed connected [vir- of returning to in-person school. I’m not tually], but it isn’t the same. It also nervous about getting sick — I think my has been hard having more rules from P hil’s Electric Co . health is in good hands with all the new my parents around what I can do and safety precautions the school has put in where I can go. Sometimes these rules or SINCE 1941 SALES SERVICE PARTS place. My biggest worry or fear is it will be expectations are different from my so different, and I won’t like it. I liked school friends and that has been challenging. before Covid. I This would have enjoyed my teach- happened with- Phil’s wishes you and yours ers and classes, out Covid, but all horsing around By far, the hardest part the safety precau- health and well being during with my friends at tions have intensi- recess, and being of distance learning fied it. this difficult time. able to move I have spent about freely. I’m has been not being more time on my not excited about phone and social wearing a mask around friends. media than I would and face shield all have if I had been in day, worrying about being six feet apart school and playing sports. The phone can Expert from buddies, and dealing with more rules be distracting during class if I don’t turn than already existed. I do think a positive off my notifications, and this wouldn’t will be being in the same room with my happen in person. teachers. You are able to have more of a My teachers have talked a lot about LAMP REPAIR connection in person than over a screen. mental health. I have tried to take care I have a lot more freedom and indepen- of myself during this time by taking my dence at home. I like doing school from dog for a walk, getting enough sleep, and the comfort of home, not rushing out in getting exercise. I am learning to play ELECTRIC SHAVERS: BRAUN NORELCO REMINGTON the morning and having my dog, Ridley, at water polo, so that keeps me busy and has my feet all day. The hardest part has been enabled me to meet other freshmen. My the lack of sports and not being able to biggest fear about going back to school in play competitively. I have had more time to person will be that we go back and get in spend with my siblings, which can be both a routine, get a taste of it, and then have good and bad. I also have had more time to to return to distance learning again. Fred’s: learn new things like magic, and I am working on building a PC. I have stayed connect- I spend a lot of time with my children a cleaning product ed with friends through video games, tex- and these answers were surprising. It ting, and Facetime. For me it is important underscores the importance of checking for every surface to have a schedule or routine that includes in on how they are feeling. By asking a daily exercise and outside time. This whole few leading questions and taking time to in your home Covid thing is getting old, and I know when listen, truly listen, and allowing them to life gets back to normal, I will have a new be honest and vulnerable, we as parents appreciation for even the small things. are able to learn how and where we can support them more during these chal- 2701 Lombard Street @ Baker • (415) 921-3776 FEMALE, NINTH GRADE lenging times. I am so excited and anxious to get on HOURS: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm • philselectric.com campus. Freshman year is when you Email: [email protected]

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Real Estate Today Opinion A new, improved formula An open letter to the Union Street Association

BY PAMELA MENDELSOHN most experienced merchant. As of yes- terday, the waiting time for a pre-app for The Marina Times recently obtained a an over-the-counter permit is fourmonths, letter from Pam Mendelsohn of Maven Retail with no appointments until Jan. 26, 2021, in response to formula retail on Union Street. which is ridiculous, even during this pan- This letter was directed to Eleanor Carpen- demic. As you can imagine, this is devas- ter and Leslie Drapkin of the Union Street tating for the retailer that hoped to open Association, and it helps to explain the many for the holidays. The tenants have histori- retail vacancies throughout San Francisco. cally been responsible for paying rent from Mendelsohn generously agreed to share the delivery of the premises, often resulting in letter with our readers. paying rent while they stand in line waiting for the city officials to respond to their , I request for permits. in this part of town for over 40 The formula retail process was original- years. The professional relation- ly introduced and put in place to protect Aships and transactions that I make in my our local tenants. However, formula retail professional life can dramatically affect my created a false demand for space with out personal life, my family, and my neigh- of town retailers eventually learning that bors. I am not a proponent of big-box if they wanted to open in San Francisco, retail in our neighborhoods, nor do I want they needed to do so before they reached to see our neighborhoods filled with fast 11 stores to avoid a costly and very long food chains. However, the term “formula process. As a result, a tenant who comes retail” is all-encompassing and tends to close to the formula retail threshold is clump smaller emerging (and often local) willing to pay more for the space, thus restaurateurs and retailers with the likes of increasing the rents in the marketplace McDonald’s, Supercuts, and Dollar Store. — and hurting the local tenants. Formula I believe that the city should make a dis- retail did the opposite of what it was set tinction, and not just leave it at “11 or out to do; neighborhood rents, which had more stores.” been constant for so many years before the As brokers, we hear about formula retail global cap of 11 stores, grew quickly. And and permitting on a constant basis. Frank- as the CUP delay went up (pre-Covid, it ly, our biggest obstacle is not high rents, increased from about four months to 10 but rather the crime, looting, filth, and months), the few businesses that did want homeless roaming the neighborhoods and to enter the San Francisco market were our downtown area. Shoppers, neighbors, paying even higher premiums to get here employees, and merchants simply just do before they hit the 11-store threshold. not feel safe and complain about this on a About two years ago, as formula retail daily basis. You both know I love this city process cost escalated, housing and labor and put my best efforts forth into making costs went up, homelessness and crime it better, so this is all heart-breaking for grew, and we have fallen off the list of me. “must have” locations — and it is accu- Prior to the pandemic, we had seen a rate to say that San Francisco has been drop in interest from tenants that would passed up for other “business-friendly” be considered formula retail by 70–80 cities. During the pandemic, the tenants percent, simultaneous with a very sudden that will pay the fees and the rent during drop off in retailers wanting to come to the formula retail process are very few San Francisco. During my last prospect- and far between. In fact, they have all but ing trip to New York City in late Feb- disappeared. Vote in person: ruary 2020, I scheduled about 20-plus Sadly San Francisco’s reputation is that tenant/broker meetings over a period of - At your Polling Place or the outdoor Voting Center it is a difficult and not business-friendly four days. The meetings were made as a city. I’m not sure how many more com- in front of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium continued effort to bring good quality, panies need to pull out of San Francisco Return your Vote-by-Mail ballot: up-and-coming retailers to our neigh- before we as a city start to understand the borhoods and Union Square. I arranged long-term impacts on our lives. One only - By Mail (must be postmarked by November 3) the meetings and attended them with needs to walk the neighborhoods and talk - To any polling place or the outdoor Voting Center our Maven partner from Chicago. Our with the shoppers in stores and the diners - Any ballot drop-oﬀ location (see locations and hours at partner was flabbergasted at the responses in the restaurants to understand how wor- sfelections.org/myvotinglocation) we received from the prospects during ried local people are about the loss of mer- our meetings regarding our request for chants and the vibrancy of their neigh- Learn more about your voting options at sfelections.org them to expand to San Francisco. Most of borhoods. It is hard to hear that it is hard the negative comments revolved around to love San Francisco right now. Again, I (415) 554-4375 crime, homelessness, filth, and general have lived here for most of my life. comments about what they thought were At the moment, there are not enough “over-reaching bureaucratic policies in the local merchants to fill our vacancies. I city.” We were told San Francisco was too strongly believe that our neighborhoods scary and that it was just a tough place and downtown areas would benefit by to conduct business. They basically said either a temporary measure loosening for- business was tough enough as is, and that mula retail restrictions (perhaps for 12–24 they had other U.S. cities bending over months) until we find our way past this backward to get them to open up stores economic downturn, or a measure that in their neighborhoods and downtown distinguishes smaller emerging brands areas, and they did not want to deal with from the big-box retailers, perhaps by San Francisco. I also heard again countless creating a middle-level of 12–25 locations. stories about employees and companies I believe the city would also benefit from dealing with crime. legislation that would not treat a pop-up Post-Covid, we have experienced scores (of 24 months or less) like a long-term of vacancies with more to come. The business. city’s homeless and crime issues have only This is my two cents as a professional increased, and it is harder than ever to in the industry and as your neighbor of attract both local and out-of-town busi- 40-plus years. nesses. Our process, whether a conditional use permit (CUP, often required for formu- Pamela Mendelsohn is a principal at Maven la retail) or even a simple over-the-counter Retail, a San Francisco-based firm focused permit, are ridiculously expensive and time on urban retail leasing. She is an expert in consuming for tenants. Our processes and commercial leasing and tenant representa- rules are hard to maneuver even for the tion in San Francisco and nationally.

14 NOVEMBER 2020 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM The Observer Residential properties San Francisco single-family homes still selling well But there remains a divide between homes and condos

BY GAREY DE MARTINI to think that the city’s real estate market chase price. For nearly a decade prior to demand for urban rentals may be hasten- is a bit shaky. And then in mid-October the pandemic, San Francisco had been a ing the expansion of home construction F a the Chronicle published a report quoting a strong seller’s market. Today things are in low-density markets — think suburbs. tale of two cities when it comes to real Realtor.com survey that San Francisco rent vastly different. Now that about 20 percent of the work- estate. Single-family homes remain in prices have plunged as much as 31 percent While it is true there were a lot of list- force will be able to spend the majority of Sdemand, while condos and lofts remain — the steepest decline in the United States. ings on the market in September, there their time working at home and about 10 less appealing in the eyes of buyers, at least Does this mean the city’s real estate mar- were also a lot of sales. In fact, 233 sin- percent will be allowed to totally telecom- for now. If you see headlines that tell you ket is toast? Not according to Barbara Stein gle-family homes were sold in September, mute, changes are inevitably coming. home prices in San Francisco are declin- Friedman with Corcoran Global Living, up 83.5 percent over the previous year. Dietz predicts that the introduction of a ing, keep in mind that’s only in reference with whom I talked recently. “The new During that same month, 271 condos or coronavirus vaccine will slow these chang- to condos and lofts. corporate shift in thinking that enables lofts were sold, up es and return some In September, for example, the medi- people to ‘work from home’ has certainly 58.5 percent over strength to urban an price for a single-family home was brought change to the San Francisco real 2019. The market core rental demand, $1,665,000, up 8.8 percent over last year. estate market. Some folks are leaving the is doing very well, but this recession The median price for a condo or loft city for other more affordable locales. This thank you. While it is true there were will leave lasting during the same period was $1,205,000, has clearly affected the rental market. Historic low a lot of listings on the impacts on where down 9.1 percent from last year. When “But it also means that those who work interest rates are Americans live and you compare these figures to one another, in Silicon Valley can live in San Francisco contributing to market in September, there work. there’s a big difference in their trajectories. and not have the daily long commute,” she this surge in sales. San Francisco is The real estate company Compass in added. “All in all, San Francisco continues Banks, lenders, and were also a lot of sales. a city dominated by San Francisco put it this way in a recent to offer a wonderful lifestyle, and its real appraisers are all renters. According report: “The inventory of condo listings estate is an excellent and highly desirable working very hard as they put together to data from the city, historically, two- on the market has been soaring, and price asset.” purchase and refinancing loans because thirds of households are renters. Their reductions are heavily concentrated in the Friedman said she expected that Octo- of this enormous demand. Fortunately for thinking, sensibilities, and behavior will condo market. Hundreds are still selling ber would be a very active month for real buyers, purchase loans take priority over always generate the big headlines and each month and that number has been estate. There are still a lot of buyers who refinancing loans. prompt the most analysis. rebounding in the last couple months — are looking at today’s market as an oppor- Hearing about rentals, sales, homes, con- but increases in supply continue to out- tunity to purchase a home. CHANGES IN THE MARKET dos, single-family homes, residential prop- pace demand. Within the condo market, All of this said, you are still going to erties, and commercial properties all at the high-rise segment appears to be the VOLUME OF SALES hear about massive shifts taking place in once is commonplace, and it can become weakest, almost certainly due to pandem- For the first time in years, buyers feel high-density, low-affordability markets — a bit confusing. They are all very differ- ic-related reasons.” that they have an expanded selection of specifically New York and San Francisco. ent. Just know that in spite of everything properties from which to choose. Accord- According to mortgagenewsdaily. you may hear, San Francisco single-family IS THE MARKET SHAKY? ing to Friedman, they are able to submit com, Robert Dietz, chief economist of homes are still in big demand. And, as So perhaps because you mostly hear offers with contingencies, and, in many the National Association of Homebuild- Barbara Stein Friedman will tell you, sales about faltering prices, you’re beginning cases, they are able to negotiate the pur- ers, wrote recently that the declining are humming along quite nicely.

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