Volume XXXVIII, No. 2 March 2014

THE NOE VALLEY VOICE March 16–23: A Neighborhood Week to Celebrate Mourns Loss of The Written Word Josh Epple Published Authors to Literally Drewes Owner Killed in Appear Motorcycle Accident By Olivia Boler By Jan Goben and Corrie M. Anders

ithout a doubt, the eighth annual y the time 5 a.m. rolled around, Joey Noe Valley Word Week is jam- Napier was worried. Wpacked. Sponsored by the group Friends BHe couldn’t reach Josh Epple, his part- of Noe Valley, the festival offers eight ner at Drewes Meats, and it was past time days of events, March 16 to 23, at six dif- for the two of them to start preparing for ferent venues, all of them free. That the butcher shop’s usual Saturday gig at means no admission charge, and atten- the Noe Valley Farmers Market. dees may also benefit from enticements “I was here at the shop and I kept call- like tasty refreshments. ing him,” Napier remembered. “‘Where Of course, purchase of books and other are you? Where are you?’” items for sale is encouraged. “Part of The painful answer came an hour later Word Week is supporting our local au- Instant Shrine. The death of the popular owner of Drewes Market caused a quick in a phone call from Epple’s wife, Valerie. thors and merchants, as well as giving outpouring of heartache from co-workers, customers, and friends. Photo by Corrie M. Anders Epple was dead at 42, the victim of a mo- neighbors and friends a reason to come torcycle accident in the early morning together and talk to each other,” says or- Books, 3957 24th St., at 1:30 p.m. journey of kisses traveling around the hours of Feb. 15. ganizer and author Richard May. First on the agenda is Story Time with world to places like , New Riding alone, Epple had somehow Are you ready? You might want to take Maria van Lieshout, the author/illustra- Orleans, and Washington, D.C. crashed his bike into a guardrail along the notes. After all, it is Word Week, and writ- tor of nearly a dozen picture books. Ac- The reading is followed at 2:30 p.m., southbound lanes of Highway 101 in San ing is encouraged, whether it’s poetry, cording to Martha Pettit, Folio Books’ as- by a unique social hour, the Noe Valley Francisco. He was catapulted 30 feet to songs, or lists of things to do. sistant manager, van Lieshout is a native Children’s Book Authors and Fans Mixer. the ground near 10th Street. of the Netherlands, but now “lives in a Are you a local author of children’s books Napier was stunned. “I didn’t believe it. A Mixer for Children’s Book Fans 100-year-old Noe Valley Victorian with or a children’s book enthusiast? “This is My first reaction was no, that’s not true.” Things get started Sunday, March 16, her husband Peter and their son Max the mixer is for you,” Pettit says. All are As word spread—on email, TV news, with kid-centric fun, perfect for a week- Pelle.” She will be reading from her lat- end family activity. Head down to Folio est book, called Catching Kisses. It’s a CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

It’s Tee Time for Steve Fox Home Putt-Putt Pro Takes His Mini-Golf Course Public

By Corrie M. Anders dimpled sphere 12 feet off the ground and deposits it onto a long rail where it glides oe Valley entrepreneur Steve Fox is down the before tumbling into a col- getting ready to open Urban Putt, a umn of drums, cymbals, and bells. The Nminiature golf course so delightfully haphazard bouncing of the ball in the whimsical that even George W. Bush tower creates a musical composition that would appreciate its only-in-San-Fran- is different each time. cisco wackiness. Then there’s the San Francisco Earth- Take the Rube Goldberg Hole, named quake Hole. The ball sets off motion sen- for the famous cartoonist-engineer. When sors that trigger a monster quake, causing you putt the golf ball into the Goldberg cup, a giant Archimedes’ screw cycles the CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

On the Borderline. Night and morning fog spills over Twin Peaks into sleepy Noe Valley, Lotta Fun. “Head Greenskeeper” Steve Fox puts the finishing touches on Lotta’s Fountain, moistening thoughts and dreams as locals look on the long roller-coaster trek that is 25th one of the novelties in his San Francisco–themed miniature golf course, opening April 18 in a Street. Photo by Najib Joe Hakim former mortuary at the corner of 22nd Street and South Van Ness. Photo by Pamela Gerard 2 The Noe Valley Voice • March 2014

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They are doing their riders and neigh- borhood people such as myself a disserv- ice by running on preset/predetermined THE NOE VALLEY VOICE LETTERS 49¢ P.O. Box 460249 routes. If the people who rode the buses San Francisco, CA 94146 actually lived in Noe Valley, they would- www.noevalleyvoice.com A Bottom-Up Solution “homeless encampment” operated more n’t have to park here to ride the buses. The Noe Valley Voice is an independent news- Editor: like a “refugee center”? Cyrus Esteban paper published monthly except in January and August. It is distributed free in Noe Valley and The irony... Before reading the Noe Glen? I’ve always respected Glen. 26th Street vicinity, on or before the first Friday of the month. Valley Voice article on Glen Evans (Feb- Richard Peterson Subscriptions are available at $40 per year ($35 Occupy Noe Joins the Alliance for seniors) by writing to the above address. ruary 2014), I broke a vow. The vow: that Valley Street The Voice welcomes your letters, photos, and whenever I came across Glen I’d slip him Editor: stories, particularly on topics relating to Noe a fiver. Last week, I quickly walked past Some Park Here to Use Shuttles First of all, thank you for your work on Valley. All items should include your name, ad- dress, and phone number, and may be edited for him sitting on a bench, perhaps asleep. I Editor: the Noe Valley Voice. It’s a pleasure to brevity or clarity. (Unsigned letters will not be checked my wallet for my cash, and saw I just wanted to bring to your attention read each month. considered for publication.) Unsolicited contri- butions will be returned only if accompanied by only a single five. I chose to walk on something that maybe has not been ad- We’d also like to let our neighbors a self-addressed, stamped envelope. down to get that coffee. I’m ashamed. dressed yet regarding tech buses running know that Occupy Noe [which the Voice The Noe Valley Voice is a member of the San Glen is a very intelligent man. He reads in Noe Valley. profiled in September 2012] has merged Francisco Neighborhood Newspaper Association. and is up on national and international is- I live on the 4200 block of 26th Street into ACCE (Alliance of Californians for Email: [email protected] Editorial: 415-648-3927 sues. He does not beg. He wants to live between Castro and Diamond and was Community Empowerment). ACCE has Website: www.noevalleyvoice.com his life as it is, but only better. He does wondering why it was getting really hard been doing anti-foreclosure work for Distribution: Call Misha, 415-752-1726 not want to be thrown into the system by to park on my block during the day. I’ve some time. Display Advertising: Call Pat, 415-608-7634, or email [email protected] hope and removed to some downtown lived here for 20 years, and parking was The move just made sense, economies Class Ads: See Page 26 crisis housing. Glen needs discrete help never a problem until maybe mid-2013. of scale and all that. Bernal Occupy did Display Advertising Deadline for the from the neighborhood. He does not want Sitting on my porch early this evening, I the same. We’re still plugging along, April 2014 Issue: March 20, 2014 Editorial/Class Ad Deadline: March 15, 2014 to be judged a neighborhood liability that found out why. People from other areas fighting the good fight, however. CO-PUBLISHERS/EDITORS needs to be shunned and shunted else- of the city are parking on my block and In San Francisco alone right now there Sally Smith, Jack Tipple where. taking the tech buses, which pick them up are: CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND EDITORS For example, Glen would probably ap- at James Lick Middle School or at 24th • 250 homes on the Radar Foreclosure Olivia Boler, Other Voices Editor Corrie M. Anders, Associate Editor preciate a key to the church parking lot and Castro. No wonder I can’t park on my list—most going to auction but a few in Heather World, Associate Editor on 24th Street. There, a $350 Rubbermaid own block, especially during the day! “pre-foreclosure”; Heidi Anderson, Owen Baker-Flynn, Karol Barske, Helen Colgan, Jan Goben, Liz Highleyman, shed, you know, with the sliding top, can I think the buses are a great option, but • Another 350 homes in San Francisco Laura McHale Holland, Florence Holub, Tim Innes, be parked. He can store his stuff there, they should run where their clients live, that are “under water”; and Jeff Kaliss, Doug Konecky, Roger Rubin, Tom Ruiz, Shayna Rubin, Steve Steinberg, Karen Topakian and, wink, wink, sleep if necessary. He so the riders who can’t afford to live in • Another 1,500 homes that the banks CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS should have a once-a-week physical ther- Noe Valley don’t have to come and park are holding back from foreclosure be- Pamela Gerard, Photo Editor apy session at a local massage parlor, here just to take the buses. I would hate cause they don’t want to flood the market Beverly Tharp, Senior Photographer Najib Joe Hakim, Senior Photographer where he is cleaned up while his clothes to have to resort to making my block a and for other reasons (Wells Fargo and ACCOUNTING are sent out for laundering and his “shed” permit-parking block. This would hurt the Bank of America confirm this 1,500 num- Jennifer O. Viereck is tidied up. How much can that burden riders of the buses and inconvenience the ber). PRODUCTION the neighborhood? people on my block. So the foreclosure crisis, contrary to Jack Tipple, André Thélémaque DISTRIBUTION We can’t institutionalize homelessness This problem has to be addressed even- public opinion, is far from over. Thank Jack Tipple, Misha Yagudin like the prison system. If Glen has hy- tually. The bus companies should poll you again for all your support and cover- WEB DESIGN giene problems, then let’s deal with that their riders to find out where they actu- age. Jon Elkin, Elliot Poger issue. We need bottom-up solutions. Top- ally live and where they want to be picked Susan McDonough and ADVERTISING SALES Pat Rose, Jack Tipple down doesn’t really work, and at best can up. Stops and routes should be modified Kathy Lipscomb PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER only be properly directed. 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9 p.m., at Folio Books, the regular Odd If you watch KQED or listen to its pub- Word Week: A Lit Mondays Series, produced by writers lic radio station affiliate, you’re probably Judith Levy Sender and Ramon familiar with Bud Gundy. Did you know Fest for Everyone Sender, puts on a Gaelic accent. he’s also the author of a historical novel, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Noe Valley authors will read from their Elf Gift? See the writer/producer/on-air favorite Irish works in different genres, host in person as he discusses his new welcome, young and old, to come for an some related to their own ilk. The list of work-in-progress, The Averston Salt. afternoon of tea, cookies, and merriment. readers includes novelist Scott Hutchins, Finally, Dorian Katz, who curated a “If you are a local Noe Valley author author of A Working Theory of Love; non- gallery exhibition at the Center for Sex and would like to join in, contact Folio fiction writer Mary Jo McConahay, au- and Culture, will discuss the show Safe Books by emailing [email protected] thor of Maya Roads; poet Dan Richman, Sex Bang: The Buzz Bense Collection of Cara Black and editor Juliet Grames will as soon as possible, so that we can be sure whose collection is titled Farming in San Safer Sex Poster Collection. It was up at chat about Black’s latest Aimée Leduc to have copies of your titles on hand for Francisco; story writer Richard May, the Center in January, and includes more mystery at Folio Books on March 23. you to discuss and share with others,” who penned Ginger Snaps: Photos & Sto- that 150 posters advocating safe sex from Photo by Laura Skayhan Pettit adds. ries; and children’s author Michelle Diaz all over the and Europe. Stick around after that, because at 4:30 Cannon of Ben Not a Puppy fame. She’ll display some of the posters and for audiences 8 and older. Bonus: Noe p.m., it’s a Crafty Show-and-Tell with In addition, there will be a reading by also have the show’s catalog on hand. Valley Bakery is donating cookies! Mike Adamick, who is the Noe Valley Wayne Goodman and Peggy Cling of a Everyone is welcome to enjoy the wine Also, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Cliché author of Dad’s Book of Awesome Proj- scene from Irish playwright John B. and cheese reception, and books will be Noe, dust off your old notebook of poems ects: 25+ Fun Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keane’s 1963 work The Year of the Hiker. available for purchase and autographs. or songs for the first Noe Valley Open Families. He’ll talk about his favorite In keeping with the day, bonny refresh- Mic. It’s open to songwriters, poets, and For Kids, Foodies, and Writers projects, from stilts to superhero capes to ments will be on hand, including Jame- writers. “We’ve wanted to do something seesaws, and—bonus!—provide craft son whiskey, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and Noe Valley wee ones and their caretak- around songwriting for a long time,” says goodie bags for his audience. Attendees homemade soda bread. Wear green to ers are quite familiar with Toddler Tales May. Sign up in advance by emailing are encouraged to bring their own proj- avoid getting pinched. story time at the Noe Valley Branch Li- [email protected] or go- ects to share. brary, 451 Jersey St. Just about every ing to the Friends of Noe Valley website Smart Mice and a Little Lost Olive Thursday, children’s librarian Catherine (friendsofnoevalley.com), or sign up on Irish Lit on St. Pat’s Day Tuesday, March 18, offers a lot of Starr leads tots ages 16 to 36 months in the day of the event at the shop before The next day, Monday, March 17, is, of variety. At Alvarado Elementary School, songs and stories twice each morning. 7:30 p.m. course, St. Patrick’s Day. What better way 625 Dou-glass St., middle-grade author She’ll be there, during Word Week on Fête Neighborhood Authors to honor the Irish saint than with some Prudence Breitrose will visit. She’s Thursday, March 20. Come from 10:15 to words from the Emerald Isle? From 7 to penned two books aimed at the 8- to 12- 10:45 a.m., or 11 to 11:30 a.m. There’s Support your local writers! The Second year-old set, Mousenet and its sequel, stroller parking outside or by the elevator Annual Noe Valley Authors Festival takes Mousemobile. The books follow the downstairs. place Saturday, March 22, from 2 to 5 adventures of rather evolved tech- That evening, gourmands should head p.m. This year, it’ll be held in the Al- savvy mice that use “thumbtop” over to Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar varado Elementary School cafeteria. computers to navigate the world and its Chavez St. at Church. From 6:30 to 7:30 Meet local authors from around the woes, such as climate change. She’ll be p.m., Anne Zimmerman, the editor of neighborhood as well as those from Glen at the school from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. the anthology M.F.K. 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Enjoy free refresh- event features four ments and win door prizes donated by lo- From Kirstin Chen’s new novel jorio. “It tells the tale of a stylish green neighborhood au- cal merchants. Winners will be Soy Sauce for Beginners olive’s adventures traveling around the world, meeting other types of olives, like thors with brand announced every 30 minutes. Authors hese are some of my favorite Spanish Arbequinas,” says Janell new books out. who’d like a table should sign up at the smells: toasting bagel, freshly cut Pekkain, the shop’s owner. Michael Castle- Friends website. T man is the author figs, the bergamot in good Earl Grey An Evening of in Noe Valley The book’s colorful illustrations are by of Killer Weed, the tea, a jar of whole soybeans slowly Diamond Heights neighbor Nathalie turning beneath a tropical sun. 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But real, ferment- scribes as a “foodie is hosting the party from 7:30 to 9 p.m. ing soybeans smell nothing like sauce Throughout the day, people can drop love story.” It’s Black adds that “my editor Juliet in a plastic bottle. Tangy and pungent, off books at Olive This Olive That for a been featured in O Grames [of Soho Press] will be in con- like rising bread or wet earth, these soy- neighborhood book swap. The books will Magazine and on versation with me at the event. She’s beans smell of history, of life, of tiny, be put into different categories—myster- USA Today’s “New great!” Black will also sign books and do patient movements, unseen by the ies, memoirs, novels, etc.—and from 7 to Voices” list. a short reading. All are welcome to enjoy naked eye. 9 p.m., on Wednesday, come pick out Rob Rosen will Rob Rosen French food, wine, and music. some new-to-you reading. Pekkain in- chat about his Everything I know about soy sauce I Giving Back to Children vites everyone to hang out and enjoy light cheeky drag-queens-versus-zombies learned from my father and my uncle refreshments and olive oil tastings. epic, Queens of the Apocalypse, and Bill Throughout the entirety of Word Week, and my late grandfather. We are a fam- “You can test your olive oil IQ with a Yenne talks about folks can donate new or gently used ily who can talk endlessly about soy- fun quiz, and win a prize for the most cor- his Bladen Cole books to the Children’s Book Project beans and all of their intricacies. But rect answers,” she says. western The Fire of Book Drive. These books will go to kids that morning at the family soy sauce If you can’t make it in that evening, Greed. This event all over the Bay Area who are in need of factory, I was in no mood to chat. The books will still be available to swap replaces the tenta- reading materials. , an award-winning or- only thing on my mind was the ninety- throughout Word Week, so stop by later. tively scheduled ganization that serves women’s shelters, degree heat. Heat rose from the ground “Pitchapalooza,” low-income schools, day cares, and com- LGBT Books Featured through my thin-soled flats; it filled my which was to put munity centers nostrils, mouth, and ears. Sweat On Wednesday, March 19, head up to attendees with You can drop off your donations at bloomed under my arms, in the creases Cliché Noe Gift Store, 4175 24th St., for book proposals in a Cliché Noe, DavidsTea, Folio Books, the LGBT Books Panel, from 7:30 to 9 room with publish- Small Frys, and Umpqua Bank, all on of my elbows, in the pockets behind my Bill Yenne p.m. There are four writers on the roster ing professionals. 24th Street. Folio Books is currently of- knees. 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whose son and daughter-in-law were Accident Takes close friends with Epple. “St. Paul’s was filled with grown men crying. One man Life of Drewes got up to speak and he couldn’t stop cry- Owner Josh Epple ing. Then he started singing and it was so beautiful.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Jack Felton told an anecdote about his own wayward teen years, hanging out at and social media—friends and customers Drewes and filching bags of potato chips. began leaving bouquets of flowers and Epple had the perfect solution—he sim- notes of condolence at the store, 1706 ply hired the local lad, who has now Church St. near 29th Street. worked at the store off and on for the past “I’ve lived in the neighborhood for 35 10 years. years, and he has been my butcher since There were many more stories the fol- he was a little guy,” said Marianne Hamp- lowing day, Feb. 22, as family and friends ton. “I’m so sorry that he’s gone.” showed up at McClaren Park for a cele- Joshua Nathan Epple was a power- bration of the man with a personality as house of a guy. He could be a curmudg- colorful as the tattoos that covered both eon, for sure. But mostly he was known his arms. as an ardent 49ers and Giants fan, an or- They talked about the times Epple ganizer of pickup basketball games at would hop on his bike—a Buell—and nearby courts, a metalhead whose tastes join his motorcycle buddies for long veered toward Megadeth and Nine Inch rides, about how “he made them laugh or Flowers, condolence cards, and poetic tributes collected on the sidewalk and in the windows Nails, a motorcycle enthusiast, and a dog made them angry,” how he’d have sud- of Drewes meat market in the days following the shocking death of Josh Epple, a man whom lover who could often be seen walking his den bursts of generosity, and how he many saw as an unstoppable “life force” in the neighborhood. Photos by Sally Smith three pets, Mazey, Bebe, and Doop, from could “get under your skin,” especially if the store to Day Street Park. anyone had the nerve to criticize his fa- the arrival of Whole Foods Market in More importantly, he was a loving fa- vorite sports teams. 2009. ther, “a great father,” said Gerry Branch, The San Francisco native grew up on Isaac Epple moved on eight years ago, a close friend and Drewes employee for Valley Street and attended James Lick and Napier has been an investor for the 10 years. Sadly, Epple leaves behind a 6- Middle School and McAteer High past five years. Two years ago, the shop year-old son, Justice. School. He also lived in Bernal Heights, returned to its Drewes Meats moniker. Epple’s memorial service on Feb. 21 at the Outer Mission, and was last residing Napier says there are no plans to close St. Paul’s Catholic Church attracted 500 in the Portola District. the store, despite the loss of its charis- family members, customers, neighbors, Epple began working at Drewes when matic owner. and friends. Some 50 motorcycles sat at he was 15 years old. He and brother Isaac “We will carry on,” he said. “We will the curb outside St. Paul’s at Church and took over the old-fashioned butcher dedicate it to him. He wanted to keep it Valley streets during the event. shop—and renamed it Drewes Bros. going.” It was a true sendoff—which local real Meats—in 1998, a month after 12-year In addition to his wife and son, Josh estate agent Tom Norwick described as an owner Dave McCarroll closed its doors. Epple is survived by his mother Anna, “only in San Francisco unfolding of re- The brothers revitalized the market, of- stepfather Karl, brother Isaac, and sister flections that both warmed and wrecked fering top-quality, free-range meats, Lilah. your heart.” poultry, and fish, as well as deli items on A scholarship fund has been set up for Judith Davis agreed. “It was indescrib- the side. 6-year-old Justice Epple. Contributions able,” said the 25th Street resident who The store has struggled in recent years, may be made at www.justiceepple.com. has shopped at Drewes for years and however. The recession hit hard, as did Ⅲ

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golf, little suspected would grow into a Steve Fox Tees Up $1.8 million venture. It started in the late 1990s when Fox, then engaged in a ca- For April Opening reer at CNET and PC World, invited a few Of Urban Putt colleagues and Noe Valley neighbors to play mini-golf inside his home on 24th CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Street. Family and friends used cardboard miniature three-story Victorians to sway boxes and other common everyday ob- and almost topple a church near a replica jects to build golf holes in every room of of Lotta’s Fountain. The action is replete the house, each with its own funny or po- with subwoofer-amplified rumblings and litical theme. (One especially elaborate wailing emergency sirens. hole was a scale model of , with sand, During a single round of golf, you can tanks, toy soldiers, and Saddam Hussein master 14 holes of kinetic and high-tech hiding in a bunker.) wizardry, including the undersea world of The increasingly complex course be- Jules Verne, with its coral reef, octopus, came a popular annual attraction—with and an explorable submarine; an arcade- crowds of people playing putt-putt and style duck shoot; and a Day of the Dead voting for trophy winners. concession that pays homage to the city’s “We discovered some new things about Latino heritage. what miniature golf could be, elevating it “This is crazy stuff,” says Fox, a for- up above a kitschy pastime…that was mer tech journalist who now wears the ti- more artistic and creative and still huge tle Head Greenskeeper. “This is going to amounts of fun,” says Fox. be a really fun place for people.” “In many ways,” he says, “it started to The fairway is indoors, within a cen- feel Burning Man–like, but without the tury-old building at the corner of 22nd dust and the nudity.” Street and South Van Ness Avenue that It also got to be too much. With “as once was a funeral home. In addition to many as 200 people trashing our house the mini-golf, the totally renovated build- for one day in May,” Fox and Crawford ing will host a 72-seat restaurant and two called a halt in 2009. bar areas. After a year or so, though, Fox says the If all goes as planned, Urban Putt will couple realized they “missed the whole open on April 18, the anniversary of the wonderful circus aspect and the commu- Great Quake. Just a few blocks from Noe nity feeling” of the event, and began look- Valley, the playland will be the only ing for a venue to replicate the mini-golf miniature golf course in the city. experiment in prime time. Puttering Around Graduates of Burning Man Steve Fox pauses to inspect an ornament that will likely find a place in the duck shoot arcade You might expect the Moorish-style For the last nine months, a crew of at Urban Putt, his soon-to-be-unveiled 14-hole mini-golf course. Photo by Pamela Gerard Driscoll’s Mortuary, which had been dor- about a dozen craftsmen and designers mant since 1999, to be a creepy venue for has been designing, milling, fabricating, a funhouse. But the former resting place and painting the sculptures and mechan- Urban Putt will have staggered hours don’t go as planned. The most serious for the dead is the perfect place to make ical props that will populate the new pub- for children and adults. Kids can enjoy challenge Fox faced, however, was rais- dreams becomes reality. lic course. Noe Valley neighbors Chris their $8 rounds until 8 p.m. After that, the ing the $1.8 million. “We are breathing new life into this Myers and Anne Mayoral are directing course will become the purview of adults “It is tremendously expensive to open building,” laughs Fox, who turns 58 on the team, whose members have experi- 21 years and older. 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gate] is that we can close the whole thing key to the Bay Area’s continued prosper- View/Diamond Heights Boulevard. off for a few days for maintenance.” ity,” said Molly Fleischman, the vice The Friends are also looking for a proj- SHORT FUDDP was scheduled to meet Feb. 28 president of the club and its chairwoman ect to fund with the tour’s proceeds, with District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener of programming. specifically a community garden that is in and Recreation and Park Department of- The panelists’ presentations will be a visible area in the neighborhood. Last TAKES ficials about moving forward with the followed by a question-and-answer ses- year’s proceeds went to plantings for the changes, he said. sion. The meeting starts at 7 p.m., earlier Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library. (Un) Gated Community than usual. St. Philip’s Church is located For more information, contact board for Dogs Affordable Housing in at 725 Diamond St. There is parking be- member and events chairwoman Linda the Bay Area hind the church. For information, email Lockyer at [email protected] pper Douglass Dog Park isn’t sched- Fleischman at [email protected]. or 415-519-1654. Uuled to reopen until April, but plans panel of experts will weigh in on af- fordable housing in the Bay Area at are already afoot that will affect use of the A Green Thumbs Up Street Landscaping Grants gated three-acre park. the March 19 meeting of the Noe Valley At a community meeting held Jan. 30, Democratic Club at St. Philip’s Church. ot a garden you want to show off? upervisor Scott Wiener has set aside Friends of Upper Douglass Dog Park pro- The panelists will include Sarah Kar- GFriends of Noe Valley is viewing po- S$25,000 to fund sidewalk greening posed three measures: keeping the gates linsky, deputy director of local think tank tential sites for this year’s neighborhood projects in his district, and interested open during daytime hours, locking gates San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Re- garden tour, which will happen Saturday, neighbors and schools have until March closed for routine and intensive mainte- search Association (SPUR); Douglas June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 21 to submit an application for a grant. nance, and better enforcement of dog- Shoemaker, president of Mercy Housing Gardens can be of any size, including There is no cap on the amount that can walking laws. California, a nonprofit dedicated to af- sidewalk gardens; any variety; and can be be requested, but neighbors are encour- “We’re trying to distribute the pain as fordable housing development; Teresa either owner- or professionally designed aged to apply in groups of at least six. evenly as possible,” said Jim Collins, Yanga, deputy director of the Mayor’s and maintained. Gardens showcased on “There are costs involved getting a president of FUDDP. Some dog walkers Office of Housing; and Tim Colen, exec- any previous tour other than last year’s project put together that are the same if at the meeting protested the open gates, utive director of the San Francisco Hous- can be submitted. it’s one or five neighbors,” said aide An- he said. On the other side, some neighbors ing Action Coalition, a group that moni- They must be accessible without going dres Power. “Monies can be stretched will still be disgruntled by the noise and tors housing growth. through a home and they must be within much further if we have groups of people parking issues surrounding the busy park. “Diversity of incomes, races, job op- the boundaries of the neighborhood: 30th, applying together.” FUDDP itself raised the money to buy portunities, and housing affordability is 21st, and Guerrero streets, and Grand Winners will be chosen by a panel that and install the gates in 2010. does not include Wiener’s office, Power said. “It was a mistake,” said Collins. The Your Neighborhood park has always drained poorly, and the Once projects have been chosen, increased use that followed the installa- Health Food Store Friends of the Urban Forest will do the tion of the gates exacerbated the problem, work, Power said. The group, known for he said. 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Noe Valley resident Michelle Echenique heeded an earlier call for tu- St. Philip the Apostle School SCHOOL tors and said she was glad she did. “Working one-on-one with a student is gratifying, providing a perfect way to Your Local Elementary and BEAT connect and track progress in this essen- tial and pleasurable skill: reading,” she Middle School Alternative Assignments Mailed said. Contact Abby Traub to sign up at [email protected] or in March 415-802-9918.           By Heather World Seventh-Grade Champions    ssignment letters will go out this St. Paul’s School, 1690 Church St., Amonth, and many schools are open- has scheduled an open house for Tuesday,     ing their doors to prospective parents. March 26, at 6:30 p.m. Call the school at    Glen Park Elementary, the neighbor- 415-648-2055 to reserve a space. Better hood school for the southernmost Noe yet, join parents and parishioners for the !   Valleyans, will host Monday tours on St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance Saturday,   March 18, 25, and April 8, starting at 9 March 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Parish a.m. outside the school office, 151 Lip- Hall.    pard St. The evening features live traditional Parents are invited to come at 8:40 a.m. Irish music, a full bar, and a classic Irish  WASCaccredited  Leap4KidsArtProgram for a “morning clap-in.” corned-beef-and-cabbage dinner. A spe-  7:50—3:00SchoolSchedule  Aordable,dropinextendedcare “It’s a great way to get a feel for what cial kids’ menu will also be available.  FulldayKindergarten  Extendedcareoeredbeforeandaer Glen Park is all about,” said parent Amy Tickets cost $15 for adults and $5 for chil- St. Claire. The school has much to ap- dren and can be bought in advance by  school 80%ofClassof2011acceptedtofirst plaud: more than 50 people—students, choicehighschool  Aerschoolenrichmentprograms calling the St. Paul’s Rectory at 415-648- teachers, family members, friends, neigh- 7538. A limited number of tickets will   Fullmereadingspecialist Excellentsportsteams bors, and Friends of the Urban Forest vol- also be available at the door on a first-  Mathintervenonteacher  Lunchprogramavailable unteers—planted 18 trees at the school come basis.  InstruconalaidesforK2  Supporve,vibrantcommunity during a general garden cleanup in Feb- The school’s seventh-grade basketball ruary. team won the Catholic Youth Organiza-  Jr.GreatBooksProgram  CatholicandNonCatholicfamilies welcome! You can meet the parents, staff, and tion Division 2 Championship in Febru-  SpanishcurriculumforgradesK8 teachers at Alvarado Elementary by at- ary, coming from behind in the last 18 tending the school’s auction Saturday, seconds to win 53 to 50. Now @]]_pting @ppli][tions March 15, 6 to 10:30 p.m., at the Janet Pomeroy Center, 207 Skyline Blvd. Unload Your Old Computer For Gr[^_s This year’s theme is “The Fountain of Meet parents and teachers from James Art—Where We Share and Celebrate Our Lick Middle School March 22 at the K Through 8 Passions.” Tickets cost $40 per person school’s “Check It Out” party, an adults- ($45 at the door) in return for a night of only evening of cocktail, food, conversa- free food and drinks. The highlight of the tion—and checks, said Liz Torres, the ToarrangeatourofSt.PhiliptheApostleSchool,pleasecontacttheschool. evening begins at 6:30 p.m., when art- PTSA president. 665ElizabethStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94114(415)8248467 work produced by students, parent volun- “We invite friends, extended family, www.saintphilipschool.org teers, and teachers in each classroom goes and community leaders,” she said. Atten- up for bidding. For tickets, visit www. dees start the evening by writing a check alvaradoschool.net/auction 2014. to the school, then head for the bar. Food Tutors Needed and alcohol donations are needed. Con- tact Torres for more information at The school is also looking for volun- [email protected] or 415-695- teers to tutor students in the Reading 5669. Partners program, now in its fourth year Earlier that day, the school will host an at Alvarado. e-waste benefit. Bring old computers and Students receive 45 minutes of tutor- appliances to the campus, 1220 Noe St., ing twice a week, ideally  with the same from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will pay Award Winning School tutor both days. The nonprofit’s data has for eighth-grade class promotion and re- shown that 88 percent of students ad- sources for students in need. Ⅲ Open in Noe Valley vance an entire grade level after 25 hours of tutoring. With Preschool, Right now, 42 students receive the one- on-one reading support twice a week, but Pre-K, and site manager Abby Traub would like to NOE VALLEY VOICE TK programs add another 13 students to the roster. Vol- CLASS ADS unteers ages 14 and older with basic Eng- lish fluency are needed for at least one 40¢ a word! hour a week, hopefully for the remainder The deadline is the 15th of the month. of the school year. No experience is re- Write Voice Class Ads, P.O. Box quired. Instead, Reading Partners pro- 460249, San Francisco, CA 94146. vides a full curriculum, training, and staff support.

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purchased six in January, two more than closed escrow on the three-story house in recorded in December. Last year, there 35 days. The Cost of were no condo sales in January. Over in condominium world, the deal- “These are pretty good numbers,” said making was just as snappy (an average of Zephyr manager Randall Kostick, noting 34 days). January buyers paid an average Living in Noe that January sales reflected purchases ini- $1 million—12 percent more than the tiated during the generally slow holiday asking price—to snag a condo in our pop- months of November and December. ular enclave. Busy Holiday for In a bit of good news for potential buy- The most expensive unit carried a price ers, the skyrocketing appreciation over tag of just under $1.1 million—16 percent Home Buyers the last two years appeared to moderate more than the seller’s asking price. The By Corrie M. Anders in January. The average price of a single- two-bedroom, 1.5-bath home, with 1,200 family home rose a modest 4.3 percent— square feet of space, is located in the 1100 wo homes at the southern end of Noe to $2,011,667 from $1,929,300 the same block of Dolores Street at 24th Street. Ⅲ TValley each sold for $3 million-plus, month a year earlier. as winter foragers picked up nine single- Still, Kostick noted that many buyers family dwellings in January. paid more than the asking price in Janu- The houses, both sporting a sleek con- ary—and they may have been people who temporary design, were the most expen- had previously been outbid numerous The priciest home purchased in Noe Valley sive detached homes sold during the first times and decided “I’m going to give it in January was a craftsman-style house on month of 2014, according to data sup- everything.” Castro Street with commanding views of plied to the Voice by Zephyr Real Estate. Shoppers certainly “pushed the enve- downtown. Photos by Corrie M. Anders The sales total matched the nine homes lope” for a pair of lavishly renovated sold in December, and was five more than houses in Upper Noe Valley. the number sold in January a year ago. One was a craftsman-style home in the 29th and Valley streets. Buyers paid Condominium sales rose, too. Buyers quiet 2200 block of Castro Street between $3,550,000, 7.7 percent more than the $3,295,000 asking price, for the ebony- shingled home, which featured four bed- rooms, 4.5 baths, a media room, two-car * Noe Valley Home Sales parking, scenic vistas, and four outdoor Low High Average Avg. Days Sale Price as decks or garden spaces. The deal was Total Sales No. Price ($) Price ($) Price ($) on Market % of List Price made in 27 days. The other home was located a few Single-family homes blocks down the hill in the 1600 block of January 2014 9 $675,000 $3,550,000 $2,011,667 43 105% Church Street, between Valley and 28th December 2013 9 $869,000 $2,950,000 $1,892,667 22 107% streets. It went for $3,225,000—5.1 per- January 2013 5 $875,000 $2,890,000 $1,929,300 80 95% cent below the $3.4 million the sellers had originally sought. The three-bedroom, Condominiums 3.5-bath house showed off a façade with An ultramodern home on Church Street January 2014 6 $750,000 $1,275,000 $1,050,160 34 112% floor-to-ceiling glass walls, a terrace, me- with a nearly transparent façade fetched $3,225,000 in January. December 2013 4 $750,000 $1,750,000 $1,277,500 70 105% dia room, and two-car garage. Buyers January 20-13 0 0 — —— —

2- to 4-unit buildings January 2014 3 $900,000 $3,499,000 $2,136,667 107 105% Noe Valley Rents** December 2013 2 $1,325,000 $1,752,000 $1,538,500 34 107% No. in Range Average Average Average Unit Sample February 2014 February 2014 January 2014 February 2013 January 2013 0 0 — —— —

5+-unit buildings Studio 4 $1,800 – $2,600 $2,087 / mo. $1,955 / mo. $1,666 / mo. January 2014 0 0 — —— —. 1-bdrm 31 $1,995 – $3,795 $2,894 / mo. $2,945 / mo. $2,533 / mo. December 2013 1 $2,240,000 $2,240,000 $2,240,000 12 112% 2-bdrm 36 $2,895 – $7,395 $3,961 / mo. $4,253 / mo. $3,841 / mo. January 2013 1 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 61 105% 3-bdrm 15 $3,850 – $13,000 $5,968 / mo. $5,483 / mo. $5,227 / mo. 4+-bdrm 6 $4,600 – $12,500 $6,917 / mo. $7,661 / mo. $7,063 / mo. * Sales include all Noe Valley home sales completed during the month. Noe Valley in this survey is defined as the area bordered by Grand View, 22nd, Guerrero, and 30th streets. The Voice thanks ** This survey is based on a sample of 92 Noe Valley apartment listings appearing on Craigslist from Zephyr Real Estate (www.zephyrsf.com) for providing sales data. NVV 3/2014 Feb. 7 to 17, 2014. NVV 3/2014

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Levy-Garboua turned his attention to SixDoors: Online finding ways to support local business af- ter he sold his first company, an auto- Shopping at mated customer support service called Noe Valley Stores VirtuOz, to the company that makes the voice of Siri. App/Website Designed to Boost To find out what they would need, he Mom and Pop went under cover, working the counter at By Heather World Mabuhay children’s clothing store on Church Street during the 2012 holiday live This Olive That on Vicksburg shopping season. He noticed that manag- Street is one of those Noe Valley ing the shop’s website, handling its or- Oboutiques you love to have in the neigh- ders, and ringing up brick-and-mortar borhood but worry might not succeed, so sales was more than a full-time job for local and unique is its character. owner Camille Seiberling. That got him But now the store and a handful of thinking. other 24th Street shops can compete with “What can we do to have her do what the likes of Amazon, thanks to SixDoors, she does best—find these amazing prod- a website and free application for the ucts and manage her existing cus- iPhone launched last August. tomers—but also sell online?” he said. Partnering with 70 San Francisco bou- The “Anti-Amazon” tique stores, SixDoors is an online neigh- borhood for local shopping, which also His answer was SixDoors, a startup offers same-day delivery service. Noe created with co-founder Thorsten Lubin- While testing his local-shopping app SixDoors, Pascal Levy-Garboua (right) went under cover businesses include the Ark, Cliché Noe, ski. The name “Doors” alludes to the as a worker in Camille Seiberling’s kids’ store Mabuhay. He says he got a full dose of the kind of pressures Seiberling and other boutique owners face these days. Photo by Pamela Gerard Curator, Les Voleurs Wine, Mabuhay door-to-door service, and “Six” refers to Kids, Peekabootique, and Small Frys. the famous degrees of separation that in Already the site has attracted cus- theory link everyone in the world to one contractors and then some. noon the next day. tomers with deep pockets, like local com- another. “For the holidays, we all wore our de- Local businesses say they’ve found panies rewarding employees and real es- “We want to support local independent livery-men hat and delivered what people SixDoors easy to use, too. Matthew Pur- tate agents buying gifts for homebuyers, businesses and show what they have, bought,” Levy-Garboua said. don, co-owner of Les Voleurs Wines, said in addition to individual shoppers. which is typically more unique and inter- he gets an email or phone call when wine A Welcome Knock esting than what you can find at big box is bought. He pulls the wine, wraps it, and Locally Sourced Idea stores,” Levy-Garboua said. “We’re the Lucy Counter found the app to be a sits back. The app is the brainchild of Noe Val- anti-Amazon.” lifesaver the night before she was sched- “They send a delivery person and— ley entrepreneur Pascal Levy-Garboua, Participating businesses create a pho- uled to fly to England for the holidays. boom—they pick it up,” he said. who moved to the neighborhood five tographed inventory of items for sale, and She’d done no Christmas shopping for Though she didn’t have specific num- years ago. Part of what the Parisian trans- shoppers can browse by category (includ- family and friends back there. bers, owner Janell Pekkain said Olive This plant loved about San Francisco was the ing collections curated by SixDoors it- “I sort of left it a little late,” she said. Olive That sold quite a bit of olive oil colorful variety of independently owned self) or by store. So she tapped on SixDoors on her phone. through SixDoors (www.sixdoors.com). businesses. The site isn’t limited to material “It’s very easy to find the things that “The more exposure we can get, the “What is striking about these stores is goods—Valentine’s Day pickings in- you want, but what’s nice is that they’re better for us,” she said. “I think it’s a won- that they are part of our community,” said cluded personalized poems on demand all different local businesses,” she said. “I derful service and a great idea for San Levy-Garboua. Local shop owners and and a love song sung by a duet from the can find good-quality local interesting Francisco.” artists live, work, and send their kids to Academy of Art. SixDoors makes money things that it would take me hours and “By next Christmas season,” said school locally, he said. by taking a cut of each transaction. hours to go around town buying.” Levy-Garboua, “I think we’ll have dou- “We all have a connection to each Customer service and delivery logis- She bought sunglasses, tea towels, San bled in size in terms of number of stores. other,” he said. “We want to open new tics are then handled by the application. Francisco coasters, and more at 10 p.m., We’ll have a lot more drivers, and we doors within the same community.” To deliver the goods, the company uses and had the packages in her suitcase by might be in a few other cities.” Ⅲ

Townsquared Ties Merchants Together

oe Valley businesses have em braced more easily document incidents, he said. a Web-based technology called Unlike a Yahoo or Google listserv, a NTownsquared, which allows them to Townsquared community requires no share information more privately and se- manager, and the company itself verifies curely. that applicants own actual businesses and From developing emergency-pre- are who they say they are. paredness plans to coordinating store spe- The company was launched in August cials to getting recommendations for ac- 2013, by Noe Valley residents Rohit countants, the free tool is useful, said Prakash and Nipul Patel, and designed by Gwen Sanderson, owner of Video Wave Miwa Ikemiya, who created the interface on Castro Street. while working from Noe Valley coffee “This is the stuff I used to have to walk shops. door to door to talk to people about,” said “We believe the strength of the Amer- Sanderson, a former president of the Noe ican economy is in the local businesses, Valley Merchants and Professionals As- and we’re trying to build a tool that helps sociation. them out,” said Prakash. “It’s about When she joined in late 2013, she no- knowledge-sharing.” ticed there were a number of Noe mer- Roddick has encouraged the trio to de- chants on Townsquared who’d never velop surveys and petitions that can be come to any of the meetings of the sent through Townsquared. He also wants NVMPA. easier access to city agencies and news “It’s something that’s so manageable about legislation affecting small busi- that people who don’t like talking to peo- nesses in San Francisco. ple signed up on it,” she said. “They can distribute information about There are about 160 members of the laws coming down the pike,” he said. Noe Valley Townsquared, and the An active member of the San Francisco strength in numbers has already proven it- Council of District Merchants Associa- self, Sanderson said. tions, Roddick has also introduced Town- One business owner reached out to find squared’s founders to many merchants as- shared space after losing a long-term sociations throughout the city. Prakash lease. Another shared a picture of a said the company had also partnered with shoplifter. Another merchant recognized the San Francisco Chamber of Com- the face and realized she had the woman’s merce. information on file because she’d just “The south part of the city is pretty sold something to her. much Townsquared,” Prakash said. Merchants concerned about a neigh- At present, they make no money on the borhood homeless man coordinated ef- venture, but they’ve managed to spread it forts to find him help, said Bob Roddick, to business communities around San the current president of the merchants as- Francisco and as far south as Carmel. sociation. —Heather World “It was perfect,” he said. They could announce meetings, ask for opinions, and 26 The Noe Valley Voice • March 2014

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Come Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Library, 451 Jersey St., or search online at www.sfpl.org. early to make sure you get a seat. eReader Drop-In Class: Bring Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m. your Kindle, iPad, Nook, or other For more information, call the local branch at 415-355-5707. mobile device and learn how to Adult Fiction tion novel by David Mitchell, stars Tom Akeelah and the Bee access the San Francisco Library’s Hanks and Halle Berry. collection of more than 40,000 • The historical novel An Officer and a As part of Noe Valley Word Week, Spy by Robert Harris is a thriller about ebooks. Tuesday, March 11, 10:30 to Children’s Fiction the library will show the film 11:30 a.m. the Dreyfus Affair. Akeelah and the Bee (2006), written • In Katrina Onstad’s Everybody Has • A crocodile worries what will happen and directed by Doug Atchison and Great Books Discussion Group: Everything, a childless couple suddenly if he swallows a seed in The Water- starring Keke Palmer as an 11-year- “Why Great Revolutions Will becomes guardians of a 2-year-old. melon Seed, written and illustrated by old girl who competes in a national Greg Pizzoli. Ages 3 to 5. Become Rare” by Alexis de Toc- • A middle-aged writer travels to India spelling bee. The Noe Valley Bakery queville is the topic at the March to write a biography of an elusive • How to Train a Train, written by will donate cookies for the event, for meeting of the Great Books Discus- activist in The Truth by Michael Palin. Jason Carter Eaton and illustrated by ages 8 to adult. Friday, March 21, sion Group, sponsored by the Great John Rocco, gives advice on how to 3:30 p.m. Books Council of San Francisco. • A 13-year-old girl is stuck in purga- take care of your pet train. Ages 4 to 8. tory in Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk. Wed., March 12, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. • Andrew asks his neighbors for help Toddler Tales Told Twice when he discovers only three carrots in Children ages 16 to 36 months and Friday Matinee: Each month, the Adult Nonfiction his refrigerator in Empty Fridge, writ- their parents or caregivers are Noe Valley Library screens a feature • Handmade Books for Everyday ten and illustrated by Gaetan Doremus. invited to come for Toddler Tales— film based on a book. This month, it Adventures: 20 Bookbinding Projects Ages 5 to 7. stories, songs, rhymes, and presents the romantic comedy for Explorers, Travelers, and Nature movement led by children’s librarian Salmon Fishing in the Yemen • Theodora the duck, who puts her Lovers, by Erin Zamrzla, includes Miss Catherine. Thursdays, March 6, (2011), a film based on the novel of teacup on her head when she swims, instructions for projects that use repur- 13, and 20, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., and the same name by Paul Torday. thinks her new neighbor, the one with posed materials. 11 to 11:30 a.m. Ewan McGregor stars as a Scottish the dyed feathers, is a bit strange in Odd • The Best American Travel Writing fisheries expert who becomes entan- Duck, a graphic novel by Cecil Castel- 2013, edited and with an introduction Reel-to-Reel Films gled with a Yemeni sheikh and his lucci and Sara Varon. Ages 6 to 11. by Elizabeth Gilbert, takes readers to British accountant. Friday, March • The Abominables, a previously An assortment of short films, Vietnam, Peru, a theme park in Eng- 14, 2 p.m. unpublished work by Eva Ibbotson, fol- tailored for children ages 3 to 5 with land, and more. lows a family of yetis forced to trek parent or caregiver, will be shown Newcomers are welcome to join the • Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams: A across Asia in search of a new home. two times at the library’s Preschool Noe Valley Book Discussion Musical Memoir explores the singer’s Ages 8 to 12. Films. Thursday, March 27, 10:15 to childhood and career. Group, which meets on the third • A young girl sifts through the contents 10:45 a.m., and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday of the month. March 19, • The New Middle East: The World of a cardboard box her father left for 7 p.m. After the Arab Spring, by former BBC her, in Dear Scarlett by Fleur Hitch- All events take place at the Noe Middle East Bureau Chief Paul Dana- cock, with illustrations by Sarah Cole- Valley/Sally Brunn Library, 451 All events take place at the Noe har, covers current affairs and American man. Ages 9 and up. Jersey St. For information, call 415- Valley/Sally Brunn Library, 451 foreign policy. 355-5707 or visit www.sfpl.org. Jersey St. For information, call 415- • A Virginia teen growing up in the 355-5707 or visit www.sfpl.org. 1970s struggles as he faces his family’s Films on DVD racist inheritance, in Seeing Red by • Documentary Battle for Brooklyn, Kathryn Erskine. Ages 10 to 14. BRANCH HOURS directed by Michael Galinsky and Suki CROSSWORD SOLUTION Hawley, is the story of the struggle to Children’s Nonfiction Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library save homes from being demolished 451 Jersey St., 355-5707 A Stroll in the Valley by Michael Blake • My First 10 Paintings by Marie when plans are made to build a basket- Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sellier introduces 10 famous works of ball arena. 1-5 10-9 1-9 10-6 1-6 10-6 art, including the Mona Lisa, Starry • Newly released on DVD, Badlands, Night, and Rousseau’s The Snake Eureka Valley–Harvey Milk Branch Library written, produced, and directed by Ter- Charmer (a painting in the de Young 1 José Sarria Ct. (3555 16th St.), 355-5616 rence Malick and starring Martin Sheen Museum collection). Ages 3-5. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat and Sissy Spacek, is the 1973 film 12-6 10-9 12-9 10-6 1-6 1-6 • Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia based on a killing spree in the Dakota Glen Park Branch Library Jackson are paired in Martin and Badlands. 2825 Diamond St., 355-2858 Mahalia: His Words, Her Song, written • Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illus- Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 10-6 10-6 12-8 1-7 1-6 1-6 of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, trated by Brian Pinkney. Ages 6 and up. directed by Johanna Demetrakas, is a Mission Branch Library • Readers can “zoom in on the world’s documentary about the monk who intro- 300 Bartlett St., 355-2800 most incredible dinosaurs,” in the fact- duced Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat filled Dinosaurs Eye to Eye by DK 1-5 1-9 10-9 10-9 10-6 1-6 10-6 • Cloud Atlas, based on the science fic- Publishing. Ages 8-16.

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March 1: Registration for SPRING mer camps and classes for children, CLASSES at the Upper Noe Rec teens, and families. 10 am-2 pm. Center begins at 10 am. 970-8061; Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga. noevalleyreccenter.com. MARCH 2014 554-8990; dcyf.org. March 1: Attend the groundbreak- March 8: The Fratello MARI- ing ceremony for the Dolores Park Scion. Thurs. & Fri, 8 pm; Sat., 5 NIGHTS on Tuesdays at the Valley March 6 & 20: The Noe Valley ONETTES perform The Frog Prince RENOVATION at 10 am. 19th & pm. 1062 Valencia. 271-3256; Tavern, 4054 24th, and Thursdays at Merchants ADA COMMITTEE at the Noe Valley Library. 11 am- Dolores. [email protected]; themarsh.org. the Dubliner, 3838 24th. 8 pm. 285- meets on first and third Thursdays to noon. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; 581-2561. 0674; brainstormer.com. discuss accessibility issues. 9:30 am. sfpl.org. March 2: The Stern Trio performs a Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey St. March 1: Nell Robinson performs CONCERT at Music on the Hill. March 4 & April 1: The de Young March 8: John McReynolds intro- [email protected]. an 8 pm concert for SF LIVE ARTS 7:30 pm. St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Museum and the Legion of Honor duces his Stone Edge Farm COOK- (Noe Valley Music Series). St. Gold Mine. 820-1429; have FREE ADMISSION on the March 7: Gamelan Sekar Jaya per- BOOK. 3-4 pm. Omnivore Books, Cyprian’s, 2097 Turk. 454-5238; musiconthehill.org. first Tuesday of the month. 750- forms at the ROTUNDA DANCE 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; noevalleymusicseries.com. 3600; deyoungmuseum.org. series at SF City Hall. Noon. omnivorebooks.com. March 2 & 16: SF City Guides dancersgroup.org. March 1-8: Students from Ruth leads a free WALKING TOUR of March 5: Celebrate READ ALOUD March 8: Natural Resources invites Asawa School of the Arts perform Noe Valley on first and third Sun- Day for kids at Folio Books, with you to meet doulas (2-4 pm) and MONTY PYTHON’S Spamalot. days at 1:30-3:30 pm. Meet at the local authors and hot chocolate. 6-7 home-birth MIDWIVES (4-6 pm). Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm; Sat., 2 pm Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 557- pm. 3957 24th. 821-3477. 1367 Valencia. 550-2611; matinee. 555 Portola. sfsota.org. 4266; sfcityguides.org. naturalresources-sf.com. March 5: Peggy Wolff, Elizabeth March 1-15: MARGA GOMEZ March 2-30: Meet at the gold fire Berg, and Phyllis Florin introduce March 8: Misner & Smith, Maurice performs her 10th solo show, Love- hydrant at 20th and Church at 11 am Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie: Mid- Tain & 77 El Deora, and Sounds of birds. Thurs. & Fri., 8 pm; Sat., 8:30 Sundays for a City Guides walking western WRITERS on Food. 6:30- Sirens perform a 7:30 pm concert pm. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia. 282- tour of the MISSION DOLORES 7:30 pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A for SF LIVE ARTS (Noe Valley 3055; themarsh.org. area. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org. Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; Music Series). St. Cyprian’s, 2097 Turk. 454-5238; March 1-29: Each Saturday, the omnivorebooks.com. March 3: The ODD MONDAYS Dancers from the Bay Area and noevalleymusicseries.com. Noe Valley FARMERS MARKET series hosts readings by Jane Laura March 5, 12, 19 & 26: Eureka Val- around the world will Dance Anywhere brings you fresh produce and live Goldsmith (Indian Winter) and ley Library’s Wednesday BABY at noon on March 28. March 9: Erik Martinez, LGBTQ musicians from 8 am to 1 pm. 3861 Patricia Lee Jackson (Takes an RHYME and Playtime, for infants to coordinator for SFUSD Health Pro- 24th. 248-1332; Uprising). 7 pm at Folio Books, 18 months, starts at 1:30 pm. 1 Jose March 7: The Glen Park Library grams, speaks at the monthly noevalleyfarmersmarket.com. 3957 24th. No-host supper, 5:30 pm, Sarria Court (16th & Market). 355- screens the Disney ANIMATION PFLAG support group. 2 to 4:30 pm. St. Francis Church, 152 Church. March 1-30: Meet under the rain- Haystack Pizza, 3881 24th (RSVP 5616; sfpl.org. film Tangled, for ages 6 and up. 4-6 [email protected]). 821-2090; pm. 2825 Diamond. 355-2858. 921-8850; [email protected]. bow flag at Harvey Milk Plaza (Cas- March 5-26: Chris Sequeira con- oddmondays.com. tro and Market) for a City Guides ducts free senior QIGONG classes March 7-28: The Friday-night March 9: Noe Valley Chamber walking tour of the CASTRO. Sat., March 4: Holy Innocents hosts a Wednesdays 1-3 pm at the Bernal JAZZ series continues at Bird & Music presents a concert by Eastern Sun. & Tues., 11 am. 557-4266; MARDI GRAS celebration with Heights Rec Center, 500 Moultrie. Beckett with artists Don Prell, European women’s ensemble sfcityguides.org. Cajun food, pancakes, music and 773-8185; [email protected]. Jimmy Ryan, and the Third Quartet. KITKA. 4-6 pm. St. Mark’s dancing. 6 to 8 pm. 455 Fair Oaks. 5:30-8 pm. 653 Chenery. 586-3733; Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell. March 1-31: Noe Valley March 5-26: CANDLE SING at holyinsf.org. birdbeckett.com. 928-7770; nvcm.org. OVEREATERS Anonymous meets Holy Innocents Church includes Monday through Saturday, 7 am, at March 4, 11, 18 & 25: The Eureka songs from Taize and the islands of March 7-28: Call out “BINGO!” at March 11: The Eureka Valley St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine. Valley Library offers its TODDLER Iona and Lindisfarne. Wed., 5:30-6 St. Paul’s on Friday nights at 7 pm Library hosts an evening of oasf.org. TALES on Tuesdays, 10:30 am. 1 pm. 455 Fair Oaks. holyinsf.org. (doors open at 5 pm). St. Paul’s POETRY with Daphne Gottlieb. 7-8 Jose Sarria Court (16th & Market). Parish Hall, 221 Valley. 648-7538. pm. 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th & March 1-31: 30th Street SENIOR March 5 & April 2: The GLBT 355-5616; sfpl.org. Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org. CENTER serves lunches for people HISTORY Museum has a free day March 7-28: Dolores Park Cafe over 60, weekdays and Saturdays. March 4-25: Larkin Street Youth on first Wednesdays. 4127 18th. hosts Friday-night MUSIC and spo- March 11: LITQUAKE Epicenter Noon & 1 pm. 225 30th. 550-2211. Services gives free HIV TESTING 621-1107. GLBThistory.org. ken word. 7:30-10 pm. 501 Dolores. features Eddie Muller in conversa- for youth 24 and under. Tuesdays, 5- 621-2936; doloresparkcafe.com. tion with Scott O’Connor. 7 pm. March 1-April 6: ARTZONE 461 March 5-26 & April 2: AL-ANON 7 pm. 1800 Market. 673-0911; Glass Door Gallery, 245 Columbus Gallery exhibits art by Art Hazel- meets Wednesdays 8 to 9:30 pm at March 8: LADYBUG GARDEN- sfcenter.org. #8. litquake.org. wood and William Wolff, and “In St. Philip’s Church. 725 Diamond. ERS meet quarterly at Upper Noe Search of New Printmaking.” March 4-25: Dogs 6 months and 834-9940; al-anonsf.org. Rec Center from 9 am to noon; vol- March 11: Christopher Pollock dis- Reception March 8, 5-8 pm; Wed.- older are invited to the Tuesday unteers of all ages welcome. 295 cusses “Remnants of San Francisco: March 6, 13 & 20: The Noe Valley Sun., noon-6 pm. 461 Valencia. 441- PUPPY SOCIAL at K9 Scrub Club. Day. 970-8061; Pieces of the BYGONE CITY” at Library hosts TODDLER TALES, 8680; artzone461.com. 7-8 pm. 1734 Church. Online regis- noevalleyreccenter.com. the SF Museum and Historical Soci- featuring books, rhymes, music, and ety. 7:30 pm. 88 Fifth. 537-1105, March 1-April 18: The MARSH tration required: k9scrubclub.com. movement. 10:15 & 11 am. 451 Jer- March 8: The SF SUMMER ext. 100; sfhistory.org. presents Brian Copeland’s The March 4-27: Attend PUB QUIZ sey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. RESOURCE FAIR showcases sum-

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March 14 & 15, 21 & 22: Sculp- SHORELINES: A Visual and Social Limited space; pre-register at 355- tural costume artist SHA SHA March 19: The UPPER NOE Com- March 29: Greg Patent introduces History of the Bay,” a TALK featur- 5707; sfpl.org. HIGBY performs “Paper Wing.” 8 munity Recreation Council meets at The French Cook: SOUFFLES. 3-4 ing Chris Benton’s kite photography pm. Nohspace Theater, 2840 Mari- 7 pm. Upper Noe Rec Center, Day & March 21: It’s OPEN MIC night at pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar and Matthew Booker’s Down by the posa. 621-7978; theatreofyugen.org. Sanchez. noevalleyreccenter.com. Word Week, open to songwriters, Chavez. 282-4712; Bay. 7:30-9:30 pm. 518 Valencia. poets, and writers of any sort. Cliché omnivorebooks.com. 881-7579; foundsf.org. March 15: Celebrate the renovation March 19: WORD WEEK hosts an Noe, 4175 24th. Sign up at friend- of the GLEN CANYON play- LGBT Books Panel at Cliché Noe March 30: 18 Reasons hosts a March 12: The Glen Park Library sofnoevalley.com or at the shop grounds and tennis courts. 9:30 am. Gifts. 7:30-9 pm. 4175 24th. 282- hands-on cooking class and dinner, hosts the Glen Park KNITTING before 7:30 p.m. 282-5416. 5416. “EASTER IN UMBRIA,” with CIRCLE. 4:30-6 pm. 2825 Dia- Glen Canyon Park Rec Center, 70 Elk. 337-4705. March 22: The OPERA for the Peo- Viola Buitoni. 3-7 pm. 3674 18th. mond. 355-2858. March 19: The Noe Valley DEMO- ple series continues with a talk about Register at 568-2710; 18reasons.org. March 15: Omnivore Books hosts a CRATIC CLUB offers a panel on March 12: The GREAT BOOKS Jacques Offenbach’s La Belle MAC & CHEESE contest, free to affordable housing, with speakers March 30-Nov. 23: The Glen Park Discussion Group discusses Alexis Hélène. 2-3 pm. Noe Valley Library, entrants (come early and bring a from local government, advocacy Village FARMERS’ MARKET is de Tocqueville’s Why Great Revolu- 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. groups, and real estate interests. 7:30 open Sundays, 10 am to 2 pm, in the tions Will Become Rare. 6:15-8:15 serving spoon), $5 for tasters. 3-4 pm. St. Philip’s Church, 725 Dia- March 22: WORD WEEK hosts the Glen Park BART parking lot at pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. pm. 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- 4712; omnivorebooks.com. mond; [email protected]. second annual Noe Valley Bosworth and Arlington. March 12: Chef John Ash describes AUTHORS FESTIVAL. 2-5 pm. pcfma.com. March 15: Nell Robinson and March 19: Radar presents a pro- his Culinary Birds: The Ultimate Alvarado School, 625 Douglass. Wendy Burch Steel perform an 8 pm gram of SPOKEN WORD featuring March 31: The ODD MONDAYS POULTRY Cookbook. 6:30-7:30 pm. Friendsofnoevalley.com. Sister Spit: The Next Generation. 8 series hosts readings by poets Max- Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar concert for SF LIVE ARTS (Noe pm. Elbo Room, 647 Valencia. 552- March 22: The Glen Park Library ine Chernoff and Aaron Shurin. 7 Chavez. 282-4712; Valley Music Series). St. Cyprian’s, 7788. screens the 1952 FILM about Henri pm at Folio Books, 3957 24th; no- omnivorebooks.com. 2097 Turk. 454-5238; noevalleymusicseries.com. de Toulouse-Lautrec, Moulin Rouge, host supper, 5:30 pm (RSVP March 20: Anne Zimmerman dis- March 12-Dec. 17: The Castro starring José Ferrer. 3-5 pm. 2825 [email protected]). Haystack March 16: WORD WEEK kicks off cusses MFK Fisher: Musings on Farmers’ Market has fresh Diamond. 355-2858. Pizza, 3881 24th. 821-2090; Wine and Other Libations. 6:30-7:30 PRODUCE on Wednesdays. 4-8 pm. at Folio Books with Noe children’s oddmondays.com. pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar March 23: WORD WEEK wraps up Noe at Market. pcfma.com. book authors; 1:30 story time with Maria van Lieshout, 2:30 readers Chavez. 282-4712; with “Paris in Noe,” featuring Cara April 5: Jack Bishop discusses The March 13: The LGBT SENIOR dis- and authors mixer, 4:30 crafts with omnivorebooks.com. Black’s new mystery, Murder in How Can It Be GLUTEN-FREE cussion group meets at 30th Street Mike Adamick (Dad’s Book of Awe- Pigalle, and French food, drink, and Cookbook. 3-4 pm. Omnivore March 20: For WORD WEEK, Noe Senior Center. 10-11:30 am. 225 some Projects). 3957 24th. 821- music. 7:30-9 pm. Folio Books, Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- Valley authors Castleman, Chen, 30th. 296-8995, ext. 5. 3477. Friendsofnoevalley.com. 3957 24th. 821-3477. 4712; omnivorebooks.com. Rosen, and Yenne discuss their new March 13: Supervisor Scott Wiener March 17: Richard May curates novels at Folio Books. 7:30-9 pm. March 25: MISSION POLICE and District 8 Youth Commissioner readings, “Irish Literary St. Patrick’s 3957 24th. 821-3477. STATION holds its community Angela Van Stark host a TOWN Day for ODD MONDAYS.” 7 pm at meeting the last Tuesday of the March 20: COMEDY Returns to El MEETING on District 8 youth Folio Books, 3957 24th. No-host month. 6 pm. 630 Valencia. 558- Rio with Steve Lee, Bob McIntyre, 2014 April Fooled You issues. SF LGBT Center, 1800 Mar- supper, 5:30 pm, Haystack Pizza, 5400. Johan Miranda, and Lisa Geduldig. ket. [email protected]. 3881 24th (RSVP The next Noe Valley Voice will 8 pm. 3158 Mission. ElRiosf.com. March 25: Therese Poletti discusses [email protected]). 821-2090; be the April 2014 issue, March 15 & 19: The Center for “The Grand EMPORIUMS of San oddmondays.com. March 20-23: Gallery of Jewels distributed the first week of Asian American Media sponsors Francisco” at the monthly meeting hosts a trunk show by jewelry maker April. The deadline for items CAAMFest 2014 (March 13-23), March 18: WORD WEEK contin- of the SF History Association. 7 pm. Anne Sporting. 4089 24th. 285- is March 15. You may email which includes the Hashtag Short ues with author Prudence Breitrose’s St. Philip’s Church, 725 Diamond. 0626. [email protected] Set, featuring Choose Wisely, shot in 750-9986; sanfranciscohistory.org. visit to Alvarado School (625 Dou- or write Calendar, Noe Valley Noe Valley. Sat., 9:20 pm; Wed., glass), 8:30 to 9:30 am; a children’s March 21: Deadline to submit March 26: The Noe Valley MER- Voice, P.O. Box 460249, San 9:10 pm. New People Cinema, 1746 story time, 3 to 5 pm, and a book applications for sidewalk landscap- CHANTS and Professionals Associ- Post. 525-8630. swap for all ages, 7 to 9 pm, at Olive ing funds available through Supervi- Francisco, CA 94146. Events in ation meets at Bank of America, This Olive That, 304 Vicksburg. sor Scott Wiener’s office. Email Noe Valley receive priority. March 14: The Noe Valley Library 4098 24th, 9 am. 641-8687; 251-7520. [email protected] or call Thank you. hosts a screening of the 2011 FILM noevalleymerchants.com. 554-6968. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, star- 32 The Noe Valley Voice • March 2014

Al-Anon Noe Valley Noe Valley Merchants and For families and friends of problem drinkers Professionals Association (NVMPA) Contact: 834-9940 MORE GROUPS TO JOIN Contact: Robert Roddick, 641-8687 Website: www.al-anonsf.org Meetings: Last Wednesdays of January, Meetings: Wednesdays, 8-9:30 p.m. February, March, April, July, October, and St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond St. (park on November, at Bank of America, second Elizabeth Street side; enter on 24th Street Fairmount Heights Neighborhood Friends of Noe Valley Recreation floor, 9 a.m. Breakfast meetings May and through parking lot). Association Center and Park September at Noe’s Nest, 10 a.m. Contact: Gregg Brooks Contact: Alexandra Torre, Kate Haug, or Website: www.NoeValleyMerchants.com Castro Area Planning + Action Email: sfl[email protected] Molly Sterkel Contact: 621-0120 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31059, San Email: [email protected] Noe Valley Parent Network Email: [email protected] Francisco, CA 94131 Website: www.noevalleyreccenter.com An e-mail resource network for parents Meetings: Second Thursday, Eureka Valley Meetings: Email for details. Meetings: Email or check website. Contact: Mina Kenvin Rec Center, 100 Collingwood St., 7:30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Fair Oaks Community Coalition Liberty Hill Neighborhood Association Castro/Eureka Valley Neighborhood Contact: Andy Segal, President Contact: John Barbey, 695-0990 Noe Valley Parents, San Francisco Association Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box 192114, Listserv contact: noevalleyparent- Website: www.evna.org To become a member of FOCC’s Google San Francisco, CA 94119 [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14137, San group, email [email protected]. Meetings: Quarterly. Call for details. Subscribe: Francisco, CA 94114 Meetings revolve around activities such as [email protected] Merchants of Upper Market and Meetings: See website calendar. Castro the May Fair Oaks Street Fair. Noe Valley Preparedness Committee Meeting Room, 501 Castro St., 7 p.m. Castro Friends of Billy Goat Hill Contact: 835-8720 Contact: Maxine Fasulis, 641-5536 Castro Farmers’ Market Contact: Lisa and Mo Ghotbi, 821-0122 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Wednesdays, 4 to 8 p.m. (March through Website: www.billygoathill.net Mailing address: 584 Castro St. #333, San Meetings: Call for details. December), Noe Street at Market Street Francisco, CA 94114 Friends of Dolores Park Playground Outer Noe Valley Merchants Contact: Steve Adams, 431-2359 Meetings: Call for details. Contact: Nancy Gonzalez Madynski, Contact: Jim Appenrodt, 641-1500 Sponsor: Merchants of Upper Market & 828-5772 Mailing Address: 294 29th St., San Castro; www.CastroMerchants.com Noe Valley Association–24th Street Email: [email protected] Community Benefit District Francisco, CA 94131 Diamond Heights Community Website: www.friendsofdolorespark.org Contact: Debra Niemann, 519-0093 Meetings: Call for details. Association Meetings: See website. Dispatch: To report spills, debris, or garbage Residents for Noe Valley Town Square Contact: Betsy Eddy, 239-5776 on 24th Street, call Ron Vanini, 596-7089. Friends of Glen Canyon Park Contact: Todd David, 401-0625 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31529, Email: [email protected]. Contact: Richard Craib, 648-0862 Email: [email protected] San Francisco, CA 94131 Website: www.noevalleyassociation.org Mailing Address: 140 Turquoise Way, San Website: www.noevalleytownsquare.com Meetings: First Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Call for Board meetings: Quarterly. See website. Francisco, CA 94131 Meetings: Call for details. location. Meetings: Call for details. Noe Valley Democratic Club San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save Dolores Heights Improvement Club Contact: Hunter Stern, 282-9042; Friends of Noe Courts Playground Our Streets Email: [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Laura Norman Contact: Don Oshiro, 285-8188 Website: www.doloresheights.org Website: noevalleydems.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Meetings: Board meetings bimonthly; mem- Meetings: Third Wednesdays, St. Philip’s Mailing Address: c/o Friends of Noe Valley, Website: www.sanjoseguerrero.com bership semi-annually. Church, 725 Diamond St., 7:30 p.m. Call to P.O. Box 460953, San Francisco, CA 94146 Meetings: See website. confirm meeting dates. Dolores Park Works Meetings: Email for dates and times. SafeCleanGreen Mission Dolores Contact: Robert Brust, 713-9061 Noe Valley Farmers Market Friends of Noe Valley (FNV) Contact: Gideon Kramer, 861-2480 Email: [email protected] Open Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3861 24th Contact: Todd David, 401-0625 Email: [email protected] Website: www.doloresparkworks.org St. between Vicksburg and Sanchez. Email: [email protected] Website: www.safecleangreen.com Meetings: Call or email for details. Contact: Leslie Crawford, 248-1332 Website: www.friendsofnoevalley.com Email: [email protected] Upper Noe Neighbors Duncan Newburg Association (DNA) Meetings: Two or three annually; held at St. Contact: Vicki Rosen, 285-0473 Contacts: Pat Lockhart, 282-9360; Diane Philip’s Church or James Lick School Noe Valley Library Campaign Email: [email protected] McCarney, 824-0303; or Deanna Mooney, Contacts: Kim Drew, 643-4695, Friends of On Lok’s 30th Street Meetings: Quarterly. Upper Noe Recreation 821-4045 [email protected] Senior Center Center, 295 Day St., 7:30 p.m. Mailing Address: 560 Duncan St., Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, Contact: Marianne Hampton, 601-7845 San Francisco, CA 94131 710 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA Mailing Address: 225 30th St., San Meetings: Call for details. 94102; 626-7500 Francisco, CA 94131 Email: [email protected] Meetings: Occasional. Call for details.

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the request was prompted after neighbors especially our pizza, for pickup,” says charity shown by the Republican House in and now for the complained a couple of years ago about pa- Bradley. particular by doubling the value of what- trons taking their beverages out to the back Bradley says he is seeing folks in ever benefit tokens are used at our market.” yard on sunny days. The Department of Al- Horner’s Corner whom he’s seen at his That quote comes from a member of the cohol Beverage Control came out and asked other restaurant, the Creamery, located at a board, but he said he wished to remain RUMORS the Tavern to get permits to extend “the li- trendy downtown hot spot catering to anonymous. He said he wanted the entire behind the news censed premises” from the bar’s back wall. techies. board to take credit for this move. “They [ABC] said they had no problem Last month was the first time I’ve seen a ຜ ຜ ຜ with the extension, provided we get a con- line of strollers parked at this location— ditional use permit from the city for the out- during the dinner hour, or any other hour for IN SOME DISTURBING NEWS from the Like We Said Last Year, door area,” says Hogan. that matter. (Of course, the place used to be Glen Park Association: A San Francisco an- Wait Till Next Year He says the bar has the support of the Noe Noe’s Bar and Grill, an institution that had imal control officer last month found 35 Valley Merchants and Professionals Asso- grown a little crusty.) meatballs suspected to be poisoned and ciation, the Noe Valley Association, the Soon, says Bradley, the sidewalk will deadly to dogs and cats. The meatballs were By Mazook POA (SF’s police officers association), “as have extra seating for Horner’s customers scattered in the Twin Peaks neighborhood, EER HERE: Super Bowl Sunday in Noe well as all the neighbors on 24th Street and of all ages. where a similar incident occurred last year. BValley was a nice relaxing day. The those adjoining our back yard. Over six Lastly, Bradley is very proud of his Noe This was confirmed after a resident Niners had lost two weeks before—in the hundred people, mostly from the neighbor- Valley heritage. “My grandparents came called Animal Care and Control to report real Super Bowl—and now the game (Feb. hood, have signed letters in support of the here from Ireland in the 1930s and bought finding parts of suspicious meatballs and 2) was all about watching the commercials beer garden and patio,” says Hogan, “and a house on Valley Street, and that whole side the department sent an officer to scour the or the halftime show, since who won or lost we have met with the neighbors on 24th of the family—the Ford family—was raised area near Crestline Drive and Parkridge really didn’t matter. Time to party with no Street and Elizabeth.” He notes that he is in St. Paul’s Parish,” he says. (The Voice Drive. stake in the outcome (other than the money aware of only two individuals who have will have a complete Store Trek on the new Supervisor Wiener had emailed the GPA, you tossed in the betting pool). filed objections. “We have agreed that there bar and grill next month.) saying, “It’s important for people to know Valley Tavern was packed, as were the will be no music, no smoking, and no TVs ຜ ຜ ຜ that whoever is engaging in this sociopathic Dubliner, Dolores Corner, and even the in the garden, and [we will] close no later behavior—trying to poison people’s dogs— Peaks. Residential streets revealed a host of than 10 p.m., so I think we have tried real NEW NEW TUGTUG: Sway is gone, and is doing it again. It’s important to spread the party-givers and an influx of party-goers, hard to work with all those concerned, and the building that once housed the headquar- word so that people and their pets can be and a bevy of cars overflowing driveways. have always tried to be good neighbors.” ters of Streetlight Records (3979 24th) has safe.” My strolling this year got me invited to ຜ ຜ ຜ been sold. All the “available” and “for rent” ຜ ຜ ຜ the somewhat annual Super Bowl Party at signs are down. It appears that the new own- the Elizabeth Street Brewery (ESB). I’m not ‘BRAINSTORM IN THE RAINSTORM’: The ers are faced with some retrofittlng and TEST TIME: And now, a Noe Valley quiz a party guy, rarely drink beer or alcohol, and fifth annual Noe Valley Tech Search Party foundation work at the building. According for all of you Noe-everybodies. The an- usually decline invites, but this one I could- on Feb. 8 was a stark-raving success, de- to the new owners’ agent, Mark Kaplan, the swers should be easily findable on your n’t refuse. Wow. The game—Seattle spite the driving (but welcome) rain that storefront will really be “available” after smart phones, or less. Send them to my ed- crushed Denver 43-8—was a big yawn, but Saturday. As reported last month in the that work is completed. itor at the Noe Valley Voice (sally@noeval the party, with about a hundred people at- Voice, the smart phone scavenger hunt, cre- Kaplan says he has had a lot of interest leyvoice.com). Ready? tending, was a hoot. Somehow the beer and ated by techie Tim Smith, is a fundraiser for in the store for a variety of uses. Kaplan rat- 1. Who is the very famous neighbor- the bets enhanced the intensity of a great three of our local schools. tled off some of the options: “a gym, cloth- hoodie who lives in a rather large mansion crowd of friends and neighbors. The place According to Smith, there were 44 teams ing, nails, medical, yoga/pilates, and kid filled, reportedly, with a $50 million art col- was rocking. that registered in 2014, an all-time high, care.” So which one would be your fa- lection? As most readers know, ESB is a brew- “which is over 200 people cavorting vorite? 2. Name the two men who bought a large ery/beer garden in the basement of Richard through the neighborhood trying to under- New to Downtown Noe Valley is the parcel of land in what was called the Noe and Alyson Brewer-Hay’s house. Since stand what my mixed-up mind came up stylish TugTug. It opened last month in the Garden Union Homestead? 2003, they have been creating world-class with this year.” He says over $15,000 was tiny boutique space two doors up from St. 3. Name the five bars that have previ- beers for competition and inviting friends raised and will be shared equally among Al- Clair’s Liquors at 24th and Sanchez. (The ously occupied the Noe Valley Tavern loca- and neighbors to come by and sample their varado and Marshall elementary schools, most recent former tenant, Cardio-Tone, tion. brews and offer suggestions. ESB is one of and James Lick Middle School. moved and found new digs on Church 4. If Noe Valley is to my north, Bernal the few, if not the only, award-winning The winning team this year was the In- Street, partly because the one-story Heights/St. Mary’s Park to my east, Dia- brewery in the world that has yet to sell a domitable Immersion Mamas, who have building at 3904-06 24th St. is destined to mond Heights to my west, and Glen Park to single mug of beer. The Brewer-Hays have participated in every Tech Search Party and be demolished this year or next, to make my south, what neighborhood am I in? won many international ribbons and are the first repeat champions. Second place way for new retail and housing.) 5. What was the name of the butcher shop awards. For example, they won first place went to Smarties, and the bronze to Steel TugTug owner Regina Carter is a for- that once was located in part of the Real in the 2010 World Beer Cup. Fagnolias. The best team name award went mer teacher and current San Rafael Food Company building but had to move But I digress. Back to the party. First, the to Love Bytes. resident. “I am delighted to have found this out when Real Food expanded into the beer. It was, yes, world-class. I selected a My favorite clue of the 10 Smith con- space,” says Carter, “and hope to find a whole space? very light brew created by Richard and his cocted was: “I L S B G L V P Q B X O L L J more permanent location in Noe Valley.” 6. Who is the famous Noe Valley author neighbor, after whom the beer was named. —Ask Caesar for Help.” She says she is thrilled with the early and historian who wrote San Francisco’s “Keough Kolsch” was a German-type ale The answer, according to Smith: “In reception for her shop, which offers Noe Valley? with a 5 percent alcohol content. Smooth as cryptography, a Caesar cipher, also known handmade children’s garments and 7. What was “Lost in the Fog”? could be. One glass was all I needed. Sec- as Caesar’s cipher, the shift cipher, Caesar’s handcrafted toys. 8. What was Douglass Park before it was ond, the food was wonderful. Lastly, the at- code, or Caesar shift, is one of the simplest ຜ ຜ ຜ a park? mosphere was as pub-like as you could and most widely known encryption tech- SNAP SNAP: The Board of the Noe Valley 9. Where was McCarthy’s Super Service get—in a biermeister’s den. Ain’t nothing niques. Shifting each letter by three spells Farmers Market reports, “In response to the located? like a fun-loving crowd of neighbors all out ‘Lovejoy’s Tea Room.’” Republicans’ cutting food stamp benefits in 10. True or False: Cable cars used to run packed together. And the bonus: two of the When it all was over, the TSP teams had Congress, the Farmers Market board at our in Noe Valley. winners of the $5 pool gave their winnings a rendezvous at the Valley Tavern, where [February] board meeting voted to double ຜ ຜ ຜ back to the “house,” which I thought was everyone celebrated the end of the hunt and the value of SNAP benefits [Supplemental very cool. rested their brains. Nutritional Assistance Program, aka food FINAL PLAY: Before I go, I have one last ຜ ຜ ຜ ຜ ຜ ຜ stamps] at our market—meaning that we question: In the 49ers–Seahawks NFC will provide twice as many fruits and veg- Championship Game, in that failed last IT’S A-BREWING: Some of you may know IN FOODIEVILLE: Look for the newspa- etables as the face value of these benefits to play—the throw to Crabtree in the end that Richard Brewer-Hay left corporate life pers to come off the windows and the doors anyone using them. We have accepted EBTs zone—why in Noe’s name didn’t Colin last year and was contemplating becoming to be flung open any day now at a new Di- [Electronic Benefit Transfer cards] for Kaepernick throw the ball to tight end Ver- a full-time brewer. At the time, he was ac- amond Cafe, on the corner of Diamond and many years, but we wanted to act in oppo- non Davis who was wide open in the seam? tively looking for a location in Noe Valley. 24th Street. Café Ponte closed at January’s sition to the cold-heartedness and lack of Oh, well. Just wait till next year. Ⅲ Meanwhile last fall, when Supervisor Scott end, and the spot’s new owner, Mike Al- Wiener et al went to Utah to confer with the muhtadi, is refurbishing and changing the Nutraceutical people about a solution to the menu back to the days of the Diamond Cor- Real Food Company blight on 24th Street, ner Cafe. Almuhtadi, who once lived in the Nutra folks professed wanting to lease Glen Park, was a regular diner and fan of the space to a business “the neighborhood” the cozy eaterie. would like. According to the NVBI, they Café Ponte has been for sale for about even specifically mentioned ESB as a can- two years, so to most Ponte regulars, its didate. closing was no surprise. Well, Brewer-Hay has scratched that no- Almuhtadi, who now lives in the lower RESTAURANT tion. He decided to join Creative B’stro, a Haight, has been manager of Squat & Gob- San Francisco digital marketing agency. ble at Market and Noe streets for the past Hunan and Mandarin Style As for the brewery, he says, “For now, the nine years. He says he’s very excited to re- • brewery will remain a wonderful and pure turn to his old Noe Valley haunts. The Finest in Chinese Cuisine! 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The tavern is seeking new popular items on the dinner menu are the permits that would allow eight bench seats beef short ribs and fresh cod and chips, and Lunch and Dinner: Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. and four tables accommodating 24 patrons. that the Roman Pizza (thin crust) is flying Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. • Sunday 12 noon – 9:30 p.m. According to bar co-owner Vince Hogan, out the door. “We are having a lot of orders, 34 The Noe Valley Voice • March 2014

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