Volume XXXVIII, No. 7 September 2014

THE NOE VALLEY VOICE

Wall Art for All. Artist Amos Goldbaum finished this mural on the south wall of Cardio-Tone at 1747 Church St. on Aug. 1. See Rumors, page 33, for a closer look. Photo courtesy Amos Goldbaum AIA House Tour Reveals Noe Moderns Stoplight Proposed We’re Not Just About Victorians Now For Cesar Chavez By Corrie M. Anders years, set out to refresh and enlarge her residence on Noe Street. And Church he didn’t have a garage on her hard- Three years later, the home has been Trains Would Gain Speed, Sto-park street in Noe Valley. The liv- transformed into a contemporary jewel But Would Cars Join the Race? ing room in her bungalow was practically that will be open for viewing during the By Heather World on top of the sidewalk, and over the years, 2014 San Francisco Living: Home Tours. the 1908 cottage had suffered some The house is one of 10 San Francisco ransit planners are proposing to re- clumsy renovations. residences—four of them strikingly mod- Tplace the four-way stop at the inter- So the owner, a research scientist who section of Cesar Chavez and Church has lived in the neighborhood for 13 CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 streets with a traffic light. The goal? To Pleasing Pictorial. Artist Jack Freeman speed up the J-Church.. left a legacy of brightly colored landscapes, “Having to come to a complete stop including this painting called Pink Fence. and start up again all takes time,” said Cathal Hennessy, who is managing the Master Jack CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 An Artist Who Painted the World, One Sky at a Time City Scouts Out By Paul Reidinger Car-Share Spots henever I would see Jack Freeman Residents Reluctant to Give Up Wdriving around Noe Valley, on his Curb Space way to or from one of his innumerable 24th Street rendezvous, I would note his By Heather World wild white hair and think: That is what Beethoven might have looked like if he’d wo parking spots on streets in Noe driven an old Volvo. TValley have been reserved for car- Jack wasn’t Beethoven, of course. He share vehicles as part of a citywide ex- was a painter, not a composer. And while periment to increase car-sharing. Still, Beethoven terrified people just by step- neighborhood resistance to other proposed ping out the door, Jack was the picture of locations may stall the drive for more. conviviality. Although he spent the last Room with a View. Visitors to the AIA’s San Francisco Living House Tours Sept. 20–21 will One of the proposed spots, on the half-century of his life in San Francisco have a chance to see the interiors of 10 designer homes, including this beauty on 27th Street near Douglass Park. Photo: Azevedo Design/Cesar Rubio CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 2 The Noe Valley Voice • September 2014

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Glass Not Welcome? Editor: Just because I wear techy glasses on my face, I strongly believe that I should- n’t be refused service in the coffee shops along 24th Street. Over the summer, I have been turned away from two well- known establishments, which will remain nameless to save their blushes, despite their not acting to save mine. Even now I’m still fuming, a few weeks after the incident. It’s made me embarrassed to wear them out in Noe. “Glassholes” deserve lattes too. Surely this shouldn’t be an issue for the Noe Valley community, given the popu- light at CC and Dolores. Another light knowing that they would not receive greens, but also tomato, cucumber and lation is now increasingly made up of will further impact this speeding prob- speeding tickets. Why not change the carrot), and really good naan and dal. young “techies” such as myself. It’s not lem. name from Guerrero Street to Route 280 If you like Indian food, I highly recom- an issue I’ve faced down in the South Every house on our block has, twice, for the sake of accuracy? mend Holy Kitchen. There’s not a whole Bay, and I’ve felt more comfortable wear- signed petitions to the City requesting I own a small car, but rarely take it out lot of good South Asian food in this town, ing Glass in the Mission. Why is it that I traffic calming on our block, to no avail. of my garage. and it would be a shame for Holy Kitchen should be treated like an outcast in Noe? The most recent petition was this spring, As a pedestrian, I am more frightened to go under because not enough Noe Val- Kevin Morann so the City knows there is a great deal of of getting hit by a bicyclist than by a car, ley foodies gave it a try. interest in slowing traffic on our block. particularly those that come up behind Leslie Wellbaum Dim View of Stoplight And now, with completely inadequate one on the sidewalk. (A person on my Noe Valley resident Editor: notice, the City wants to speed up traffic, block has been hit by a bicycle.) Automo- I am deeply concerned that a new traf- with no mention of any mitigation to calm biles are large and relatively easy to spot. Wink SF Magnifying Artists fic light at the corner of Church and Ce- our block. When I go down my front stairs, I have Editor: sar Chavez streets will greatly speed up Why was a notice [for an Aug. 1 hear- to look both ways before putting my foot Since your mention of Wink SF rent- traffic on the 3800 block of Cesar Chavez, ing on the signal] not placed in mailboxes on the sidewalk, because cyclists come ing out space—in the Rumors section of a block with a mixed population includ- within 200 feet of the corner—as is re- from all over the city to enjoy the slopes the July Noe Valley Voice—there has been ing seniors and families with children quired by the Building and Permit depart- here. My efforts to get a sign put up 20 much confusion among customers, who who are especially at risk of being hit by ments when someone wants to make even feet from the western corner of 24th— think the store might be considering clos- cars. a minor renovation to their home? where the bicyclists like to start their ing. Nothing could be further from the Cars coming down the hill will see the I have seen several car accidents on the downhill run to 23rd Street—have been truth. Wink SF is thriving as one of San green or yellow light and speed up to get block, one a side-swipe that totaled my fruitless. What else can be done? Francisco’s treasured small artisan shops across Church Street in time, and believ- partner’s Prius! Side-view mirrors are More proactive police could easily be as we approach our 10th anniversary in ing they will make the light at Cesar constantly getting sliced off by speeding put on the streets through the use of civil- January. We are thankful to Noe Valley Chavez and Dolores, and already barrel- cars. The hearing should have been post- ian volunteers in the precinct houses. residents and beyond for their amazing ing down the hill, they will go even faster. poned so that people on our block could Pedestrians could be more proactive too: support. Cars speed down Cesar Chavez from find out about it and work with the City walkers should yell out at those self-cen- I believe the confusion resulted from Church now as soon as they see a green to find a solution that makes our block tered morons riding bicycles, skate- the fact that the Voice item on our “artist safer. boards, or scooters on the sidewalks and showcase” space rental plan was pub- Carol I. Storen chastise them for their inconsiderate and lished in close proximity to “rumors” Cesar Chavez Street illegal behavior. about actual business closures. P.S. The corner where a traffic light must Why not put the licensing of bicycles We are not closing. We are offering THE NOE VALLEY VOICE be placed is at Church and 24th streets! for people 17 and older on the ballot? limited space in the store to emerging P.O. Box 460249 Why has that not been done? This is one With license plates fore and aft, miscre- artists and artisans as an added benefit to San Francisco, CA 94146 www.noevalleyvoice.com of the most dangerous intersections in ants could be better identified. our customers and enrichment to our The Noe Valley Voice is an independent news - Noe Valley, if not the city as a whole. The goal of the SFMTA, the bicyclists, neighborhood. It also will allow the paper published monthly except in January and and the construction companies and artists to test the market in a retail envi- August. It is distributed free in Noe Valley and unions is to spend $500 million to build ronment firsthand. This plan reflects our vicinity, on or before the first Friday of the month. Trees Nipped on Alvarado Subscriptions are available at $40 per year ($35 Editor: “the most bike-friendly city in the na- background in art and support of art co- for seniors) by writing to the above address. A middle-aged white male has been tion,” which would cost $14 million an- operatives. The addition of these artists The Voice welcomes your letters, photos, and stories, particularly on topics relating to Noe spotted snapping branches from small nually to maintain. (Why not aim to make and artisans will make an even better Valley. All items should include your name, ad- trees on the 800 block of Alvarado Street San Francisco the most pedestrian- shopping experience for our customers at dress, and phone number, and may be edited for brevity or clarity. (Unsigned letters will not be between Hoffman and Douglass streets. friendly city in the nation?) The thinking Wink SF. considered for publication.) Unsolicited contri- Based on the condition of some of the seems to be that the cost should be borne Marcy Israel butions will be returned only if accompanied by trees, we believe he lives in the area. by raising fees on car owners. This is both Co-owner, Wink SF a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The Noe Valley Voice is a member of the San We don’t know what he has against our illogical and unfair. The fees for car reg- Francisco Neighborhood Newspaper Association. trees but they cannot take much more of istration are already twice what they are Email: [email protected] his “attention.” in other states. Website: www.noevalleyvoice.com LETTERS to the EDITOR Distribution: Call Misha, 415-752-1726 If anyone knows him or catches him in Everything and everyone else in San the act, please ask him to stop, report him Francisco seems to be taxed and regu- Display Advertising: Call Pat, 415-608-7634, THE VOICE welcomes your or email [email protected] to the police, photograph him for a pub- lated, so why grant these bicycle enthusi- letters to the editor. Write the Class Ads: See Page 27 lic shaming or whatever seems like asts exemptions? And why should I pay Noe Valley Voice, P. O. Box 460249, Display Advertising Deadline for the the right response for you. $100 per year for pedestrian insurance be- October 2014 Issue: Sept. 20, 2014 San Francisco, CA 94146. Or email Editorial/Class Ad Deadline: Sept. 15, 2014 C Cobb cause bicyclists are not required to have any? [email protected]. CO-PUBLISHERS/EDITORS Please in clude your name, street, Sally Smith, Jack Tipple A Pedestrian’s Lament Stephen Karetzky and contact information. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND EDITORS Editor: Guerrero Street Olivia Boler, Other Voices Editor (Anonymous letters will not be I am purchasing pedestrian insurance. Corrie M. Anders, Associate Editor considered for publication.) Be Heather World, Associate Editor All I have to do now is fill out the forms Praise for Holy Kitchen Heidi Anderson, Owen Baker-Flynn, Karol Barske, aware that letters may be edited and pay the $100 charge. I consider this Editor: Helen Colgan, Jan Goben, Liz Highleyman, for brevity or clarity. We look Laura McHale Holland, Florence Holub, Tim Innes, merely another cost of living in San Fran- I had lunch today [July 22] at Holy Jeff Kaliss, Doug Konecky, Roger Rubin, Tom Ruiz, forward to hearing from you. Shayna Rubin, Steve Steinberg, Karen Topakian cisco. Kitchen, the new(ish) Indian eatery on CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS I am no great fan of automobiles. Liv- 24th Street in the old Swatdee location. It Pamela Gerard, Photo Editor ing on Guerrero Street, I am subjected to was my third visit, and I was sorry to see Beverly Tharp, Senior Photographer the noise, smell, and dirt from cars and that it was almost empty again. In June, I Najib Joe Hakim, Senior Photographer motorcycles. Two years ago, I wrote to dined there with a couple of friends. We ACCOUNTING Jennifer O. Viereck the captain of Mission Station requesting shared two appetizers and each ordered New Ways to Work PRODUCTION that something be done about speeding an entrée. The food was delicious, and so Try the Voice Crossword! Jack Tipple, André Thélémaque cars on Guerrero. Where I live, near 24th plentiful that even though we’re all good See page 6 for this month’s DISTRIBUTION Street, the numerous posted speed limit eaters, I took home enough for lunch the Jack Tipple, Misha Yagudin puzzle. You can also go to our for cars is 25 mph, because of the many next day. But the best thing about Holy WEB DESIGN website to find old puzzles. You Jon Elkin, Elliot Poger schools here. He did try to help by setting Kitchen is the lunch special. For $9, $10, can do them online or print them ADVERTISING SALES up one of those electronic signs that tells or $11, one has a choice among three en- out to work with pencil and paper. Pat Rose, Jack Tipple drivers, “Your speed is ___.” Unfortu- trées (chicken tikka masala, mixed veg- PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER www.noevalleyvoice.com Contents ᭧2014 The Noe Valley Voice nately, this had no effect, and people con- etables, or tandoori chicken), each served tinued to drive at rates of 45 to 60 mph, with rice, salad (not just a smattering of 8 The Noe Valley Voice • September 2014

T HE CROSSWORD BY MICHAEL BLAKE Trumpet Turns Editor’s Note: Each circled entry takes a 90-degree clockwise turn. For example, your answer to 1- Across begins upward from the square marked 27 and turns right.

ACROSS 1. “Kind of Blue” trumpeter 6. Cub Scout unit 9. Trumpeter Dizzy 14. Online competitor to Salon 15. Woodsman’s tool 16. “Bye, Pancho!” 17. Big splash, on the Seine 18. Illuminated 19. “___ it off…” (“As if that weren’t enough…”) 20. Singer with the #1 R&B hit “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” 22. Home of St. Francis 23. “___ Got a Gal in Italy news agency) tion Kalamazoo” 48. “That is to say…” 5. Words before 34. Folks a trapped 24. Devour 51. Having more frozen “date” or “trap” criminal may grab 26. “Golly!” rain 6. Show with J.R. 35. Pollyanna’s key Ewing trait 27. T-shirt size: Abbr. 54. Architectural arch 7. Be 36. Clarinet insert 28. ’60s protest group: 55. “Carpenter” or Abbr. “harvester” insect 8. Take home, after 40. Froze the pinball expenses machine 29. Tribal healer 56. Bawdy BBC com- edy, to fans 9. Gangster’s guns 41. With “yourself,” 32. Noe Valley Bakery Archie’s command buy 57. Bowling alley but- 10. Altar exchanges ton to Edith 33. With “potassium,” 11. Bring a lawsuit 42. Rock musician’s a food preservative 58. Honor rec’d by 12. WD-40’s role, e.g., Hugh Laurie and gizmo 34. Successor of on a frozen bolt J.K. Rowling 43. “Tijuana Brass” Basso’s/Noe’s 13. — trumpeter Bar…or where each 59. “Frida” star Hayek 21. Middle of a calen- of this puzzle’s 60. Trumpeter Louis of dar septet 44. — trumpeters is found “Hello Dolly!” 22. Venus’ Greek 46. Fox News alterna- 37. Nonterritorial fame equivalent tive waters 61. Electronic screen 25. Org. supporting 49. At any time 38. Lose power, as a material: abbr. American teams at 50. “___ Smile Be Your battery 62. — (See Editor’s Sochi and Rio Umbrella” 39. Take big steps Note) 28. Islam’s largest 52. Toward the Mis- 40. Up to, briefly DOWN denomination sion, from Noe Val- ley 41. Globe shape, in 1. — (see Editor’s 30. Month after marzo geom. Note) 31. Lion’s hair 53. Type of ski lift 44. Sporty VW model 2. Breakfast nook, e.g. 32. Word with Rabbit 55. ‘You’ve got mail’ ISP 45. Cop (to) 3. Cherished or Fox 47. Afternoon hour, in 4. ___-Tass (Russian 33. 9-digit ID organiza- Solution on Page 29

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the light was the next on the list of im- Mixed Reaction to provements to the J’s speed rather than Traffic Signal Idea other proposals outlined in the Transit Ef- fectiveness Project. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Last year, the agency restricted the center lanes of Church Street approach- changes proposed in the city’s Transit Ef- ing Market Street to transit-only by paint- fectiveness Project, a system-wide over- ing them red, which has netted time sav- haul of Muni. ings, Hennessy said. The light at Cesar Hennessy estimates the stoplight Chavez is next because it is relatively would shave 20 to 30 seconds off the J- straightforward by comparison, he said. line’s travel time, mostly because the sig- “These are the beginning of the further nal could be configured to turn green changes,” he said. He will come back to when a sensor in the track detected an ap- the community in the spring for a six- proaching train. month outreach on the rest of the pro- That’s good news for riders. However, posed changes, which include eliminat- some nearby residents are worried the ing some stops and changing others, light might make cars to go faster, too. creating turn restrictions, extending boarding islands, and building transit Cars Might Accelerate bulbs that widen the sidewalk to ease Stephanie Kurek, who lives on Cesar boarding. Chavez between Church and Dolores, The plan also might include a traffic said she wants to see the J improve, but signal for 24th Street at Church, but Hen- thinks a traffic signal will encourage cars nessy said it was not considered first be- to speed up to beat the red light. The city’s transit agency wants to install a stoplight at Church and Cesar Chavez streets as cause it was significantly more expensive “It’s a narrow part of Cesar Chavez, part of a group of changes aimed at speeding up the J-Church. Photo by Corrie M. Anders than the signal proposed for Cesar and people drive aggressively,” said Chavez, owing to the concrete boarding Kurek, who has organized sidewalk than crossing at lights, he said. ing up,” said Sack, whose leashed dog islands. greening efforts on her block to create a “The way people drive, it’s better to was hit there. “The number of accidents A standard traffic light costs about barrier between children and the curb. have them stop [at the stop sign],” he said. and near accidents we’ve seen and the $450,000, and the light at 24th Street Neighbor Quincy Wolfensperger has “Besides, you will lose the neighborhood daily screaming—it’s daily!—is just so would cost twice to three times that much. organized two petitions to calm traffic on atmosphere because the light makes the stressful.” “We’re trying to stretch out dollars as the block, but she fears the light will do street seem bigger.” Longtime Church Street resident far as we can,” he said. the opposite. Charles Dowling agreed, saying a light Hennessy said he expected the San Accidents Already Causing Stress “People are racing up and down the would force traffic to stop. Francisco Municipal Transportation block,” said Wolfensperger, who has Others see it as an opportunity to clar- “A four-way stop is a good idea—if Agency’s board of directors to vote on the lived on Cesar Chavez for 12 years. The ify the right of way. they stop,” said Dowling, noting that ve- Church and Cesar Chavez proposal at street is the link between Noe Valley and “I would be so excited if there was a hicles often rolled through the intersec- their Sept. 2 meeting. Part of the contract the thoroughfare to Highway 101. light to slow people down,” said Celia tion instead. would include adding sensors to the track “You’ve got a tremendous amount of Sack. Sack and her partner Paula Harris at 18th and Church, too. Depending on Why This and Not That? traffic coming down what is not an arte- have run Noe Valley Pet Company on the the contractor’s schedule, the work would rial street,” she said, adding that the side intersection’s southeast corner since Some neighbors wondered why plan- likely begin in the middle of 2015, he mirrors of parked cars are routinely 1999. She also owns Omnivore Books on ners weren’t talking about installing a said. To comment on the proposal or for clipped by careless vehicles. Food next door to the east. traffic signal at the Church and 24th more information, email TEP project Baco Alfaro, who is visually impaired, “I think because it’s such a wide inter- Street intersection, which has had its own manager Sean Kennedy at sean.kennedy agreed. Crossing at stop signs is easier section, people don’t notice who is com- share of accidents. Others wondered why @sfmta.com. Ⅲ

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The The SFMTA hopes better access to car- Slow Rollout other, on the north side of 24th Street east share vehicles will convince residents to of Sanchez, has been designated for rely less on personal cars—not replacing The proposed locations have been go- their old ones or buying new ones— ing through the hearing process in waves thereby creating more parking overall. since May. Initially, 21 spots were pro- “We’re interested in finding ways to posed for Noe Valley, 16 of which have Local Car-Share Rides get the most out of the curb in a city that gone through the hearing process. is getting more and more crowded,” said Depending on the feedback, the spots ar-share organizations have Andy Thornley, who is managing the are then put before the SFMTA’s board of Cdifferent packages depending on two-year project for the SFMTA. “It’s a directors, which so far has approved 170 how often you plan to use the service. really great way potentially to optimize spaces, including the two in Noe Valley. Below is a price comparison for the parking.” Striping the location takes about a month least committed car-share driver. Plans following approval, Thornley said. become more economical the more you Some Spots Rejected Car-share spots at the curb, like this one on use the service. The pilot is scheduled to expire August That may be true, but opposition to the Bosworth Street in Glen Park, will soon be 2015. Meanwhile, car-sharing companies City CarShare plan was fierce in City Hall hearings and tried out at two locations in Noe Valley— will collect data on each car, including on 24th Street near Sanchez and on 23rd One-time application fee of $25, then local chat rooms this summer, with some how often it is used and how many unique west of Church Street. Photo by Heather World $60 annual fee plus vehicles starting at residents accusing the SFMTA of priva- users it attracts. $7.50 per hour. Vehicles range from tizing public space and others objecting They also will survey their members at small Fiats and Minis to cargo vans. According to its website, City to the use of individual spots in front of in Noe Valley and visits often. “This the beginning and end of the pilot to CarShare currently has six off-street their homes or businesses. would make more efficient use of vehi- gauge the effect of the on-street spaces. pickup locations in Noe Valley, Others thought the program was poorly cles.” “Given the short turnaround, this pilot including the Walgreen’s parking lot at conceived. Clipper Street resident Paul Mison isn’t likely to show dramatic changes Castro and Jersey streets. Car-share vehicles are expected to be agreed. about how many cars your neighbors rented out most of the time, said David “It doesn’t sound like many spots to have,” Thornley said. He said a pilot that Zipcar One-time application fee of $25, then Brodwin, a Noe Valley resident since take from on-street parking,” he said. “It measured 200 spaces for at least a year $60 annual fee plus vehicles starting at 1989, citing the city’s report on an earlier, seems like a positive to me.” would yield adequate data for evaluation. $8.50 per hour. Vehicles range from smaller pilot program. “That means, most Thornley said the ubiquity of car-share “I am seriously thinking of going back Golfs and Nissan hatchbacks to cargo of the time the designated parking spaces vehicles should convince some house- to the board and asking to push out that vans. The Zipcar website shows six will be unused. holds to shed their personal cars, thereby sunset date another six months or perhaps off-street locations in Noe Valley, “Why would we want to clog up scarce freeing up parking. He cites UC Berkeley another year,” he said, adding that he including several spots with more than parking spaces that are going to be mostly studies and the results of a mini pilot pro- wouldn’t make that decision until July one vehicle. empty?” he asked. gram started in San Francisco in 2011. 2015. Brodwin said he supports car-sharing, Still, he called the project “a tough Getaround No More in Noe? Getaround is a peer-to-peer car-sharing but sees better alternatives, like having sell.” service: car owners rent out their cars, car-share companies lease space in pri- “These are counterintuitive asser- Thornley said some of the fiercest out- set the rental price, and net a 60 vate lots or offering smart-phone technol- tions,” he said. cry against specific locations had come percent commission. There are no ogy that allows users to pick up and drop Earlier this year, the project received from Noe Valley, with many critics say- applications or annual fees. The off shared cars in non-dedicated loca- environmental clearance to use 900 of the ing families in single-family homes average hourly rate for cars in San tions. city’s 275,000 parking spots. Three car- wouldn’t avail themselves of car-shares. Francisco is $8, according to the “Then you could have one-way car share agencies—City CarShare, Zipcar, Given the opposition this summer, company’s media relations department. service as well, so the whole system be- and Getaround—met the city’s require- Thornley and the car-share organizations A quick search for vehicles near Noe comes more valuable for the residents and ments for participation, and Thornley may not propose any more pilot spots in Valley netted 247 choices, including a doesn’t obstruct parking space nearly as asked each to designate 150 spots, with the neighborhood, he said. sporty BMW3 for $11 an hour, a much,” he said. some restrictions. “It would be a shame if we didn’t bring Toyota Tacoma pickup for $15 an hour, Brent O’Brien, the member experience as much of an array of opportunities to But There’s Support, Too and a Smart for $6 an hour. director for City CarShare, said pilot or neighbors to test it out,” he said, but —Heather World “I think it makes sense in the bigger not, his organization looked for places added, “There’s no reason to force it if picture,” said Patch Kessler, who grew up where demand would be high. there’s controversy and reluctance.” Ⅲ

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Friends and family gathered July 26 his faint drawl. at Café International on Haight Street to He was something of an artist at jug- celebrate his most colorful life. Freeman was born in Richmond, Va., gling old Volvo wagons. As the miles and and christened John Hilton Freeman Jr. rust spots and repair bills began to mount He grew up mostly in Atlanta and grad- on the incumbent, he would make an uated from Gordon Military College in adroit move to a slightly less antique Barnesville, Ga., in 1957. He went on model. None of these vehicles was of a to earn two degrees in painting from the discernible color—rather odd for Jack, San Francisco Art Institute, a B.F.A. in who was a celebrator of color in his paint- 1966 and an M.F.A. in 1969. ings and, as he grew older, of vivid Freeman also studied abroad—with color—but you always knew which eld- Oskar Kokoschka at the Salzburg Inter- erly Volvo was his by the clutter of easels, national Summer Academy of Fine Arts canvasses, and tubes of paint behind the in 1962 and with Bill Thompson at Eal- ing College, London, in 1963. He driver’s seat. showed and sold his work through more I learned early on in my friendship with than a half century of exhibitions and him that his rambling stories sooner or installations, a complete list of which later would culminate in a sharp point. can be found at http://small-bear- However much he seemed to digress, designs.com/jack. however much he seemed to have lost his He married his wife, Nancy (née way, he knew where he was going, and Peek), in 1971, and from 1977 they eventually—if you did not lose your pa- lived, often with dogs, in an Edwardian tience—he would tell you something house on Alvarado Street, where Jack worth knowing. His discourse could be made red-wine and sherry vinegars in positively Faulknerian, and as an impa- old casks of French oak in the garage. For a number of years he sold these tient Northerner I did not like Faulkner. excellent vinegars, in very small quanti- But I learned to be patient and to let Jack ties, through the 24th Street Cheese unfold his tales in his own way. Longtime Alvarado Street resident Jack Freeman enjoyed painting “en plein air”—outdoors— Company, but those lucky enough to His lifelong journey as a painter was and frequently did so on visits to France. Photo courtesy Lane Autrey know him were often kept amply sup- similarly digressive. Along the way, he plied for free. made a few familiar stops, studying with Freeman was an accomplished cook Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg, Austria, Mediterranean sky. He once complained tiful and strange and quite unique, and who once served a group of friends a and taking two degrees from the San to me (gently, because he wasn’t much of (under the title “Ohlone Way”) they were dinner of ancient Roman dishes. He Francisco Art Institute. But his arc was a complainer) that he found California’s the basis of Jack’s last solo show, at Al- was a student of medieval history and his own. In his languid and seemingly dis- cloudless skies a little too plain to be of ley Cat Books in the spring, a rousing suc- claimed Plantagenet descent through organized way, he was a restless experi- interest. There was much better heavenly cess. the Nevilles, the earls of Warwick dur- ing the Wars of the Roses. For more menter and innovator. He took chances. ferment in his native South and in Europe. By then the walls were closing in. His than 30 years he played spoons with the He tried this and he tried that. He did land- Toward the end of his life he told me wife, Nancy—a kind of Yankee version Babar Jug Band. scapes in pastel. He painted portraits and that his model for being a painter was of Mrs. Madrigal, a tremendous wel- Freeman is survived by his wife nudes. He painted mythic scenes and so- Rembrandt. This surprised me a little, comer—had suffered a devastating stroke Nancy, his stepdaughter, Anna, and a cial commentary. since Rembrandt’s reputation rests in August 2012, while Jack himself was huge extended family of siblings, in- His huge SoMa studio—on the second largely on his portrait work and his fasci- burdened with metastatic cancer. laws, nieces, nephews, and grandchil- floor of an old industrial building, nation with the human face, while Jack’s “My world is collapsing,” he said to me dren, along with countless friends reached by means of a long stairway wor- fascinations lay elsewhere. Rembrandt, a few days after Nancy went down. across the United States and Europe. thy of a castle in a Harry Potter movie— he went on to explain, had given every- Worlds have a way of doing that. It is Memorial donations can be made to was a jumble of canvasses, chairs, paint- thing to his work. He had consecrated his always later than we think. But day after SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan smeared boots, brushes, dusty (and life to the task of painting the world. That day he climbed into the Volvo and painted St., San Francisco, CA 94103; www.somarts.org. empty) wine bottles, and in the window, was the example he set, and Jack, though on, as Rembrandt would have advised —Paul Reidinger a giant hand-lettered sign decrying the all but totally unnoticed, followed it. him to do—until one day, July 14, he Iraq war. He did draw some attention from the couldn’t anymore. Ⅲ Jack, all his life, was highly political local media in the 1970s and early 1980s, and intellectually engaged. He spent when Thomas Albright was the San Fran- years on the city’s Human Rights Com- cisco Chronicle’s art critic. Albright de- mission. Even in his final weeks, when he scribed two of Jack’s landscape works as was uncomfortable and had trouble sleep- being “somewhat like Cézannes that have ing, he would get up and read at three in become unhinged after colliding with the morning instead of staying in bed to Kokoschka—lucidly organized orches- toss and turn. Perhaps, in some of those trations of color and form which, at the dark hours, he re-read Sir Steven Runci- same time, tremble and vibrate with en- man’s The Fall of Constantinople 1453. ergy, and seem on the verge of dissolv- He was the only other person I knew who ing, like fantastic mirages, in pervasive had a copy of that marvelous work. space and light.” Intellect enriches any life, but it can be Well, art critics. They have a way with an issue in a painter’s studio. It is possi- words, and it’s not a good one. Still, Al- ble to overthink a painting, to make it too bright was aware of Jack and liked his schematic and rigid. Human intellect op- work, so Albright’s death from cancer in erates in categories, and categories are 1984 was not exactly to Jack’s benefit. A fine for paintings—once they’re painted, new critic arrived, eager to make his not before. mark, and what better way to start than by Jack’s means of escape from the jaws sweeping away all traces of your prede- of intellect was to stay outside. He had his cessor? deepest feelings out of doors. He was a For most of the next 30 years, Jack Besides being a prolific painter, Jack Freeman was a political thinker, a maker of wine vinegars, true plein air painter. He painted what he worked in relative obscurity. I knew that and a pioneering member of the Babar Jug Band. 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gone. Bloody thieving bastards, said The Prayer Book Caruthers. Fat lot of good his prayer book did him. I didn’t reply. By Andrew McIntyre OTHERfiction, poetry, creative nonfiction VOICES • the noe valley voice We took Port Stanley in the summer, hree years after it was all over, came home heroes. Within a year or so Armstrong’s mother called. She Reverberations of Empire everyone had forgotten the war. I met said something very odd hap- T This month’s Other Voices contributor, Andrew McIntyre, is also a local pur- Mrs. Armstrong at the memorial serv- pened, she had received a package from veyor of books. He’s been working at Folio Books on 24th Street since March, and ice, told her about her son, how he died Buenos Aires, via Cambridge. Inside his story collection, The Short, the Long, and the Tall (Merilang Press, 2010) is instantly. He received a posthumous was Armstrong’s prayer book. There available at the store for purchase. decoration. was a letter in Spanish. She wanted to Certain themes run through the collection—travelers encountering danger and meet. I readily agreed. I remembered drugs in Mexico, for one. Soldiers from wars across history is another. e sat in the living room of the old his final night, the night of the patrol. “I did basic British Army training in the late 1970s, with some time spent in Wcountry house. November, the The rain lashing the dugout. Mid-May, Germany,” says McIntyre, 51. He has a Scottish background, but was raised in rain coming down in sheets. I sipped the it had been raining for a week. We were South Africa, educated at English boarding schools, and attended universities in whisky. MacPhail’s by strange coinci- waiting for it to become dark, then we the UK, Japan, and the United States. “This background, together with my yearn- dence. Mrs. Armstrong handed me the were going out. Armstrong’s first time ing to try to discover what numerous relatives faced in two world wars, con- prayer book. It was virtually unrecog- across the lines. We knew the Argies tributed to a long-term fascination with military history.” nizable. The leather had rotted, the had reinforcements. Quite naturally we He’s especially interested in the British colonial period and “the reverberations pages stuck together, black with blood. wanted to have a look. Armstrong was of empire, which I see as very relevant to contemporary challenges for the USA. Quite remarkable how these things hap- reading his prayer book. Saying your Many of my father’s friends in South Africa were ex-Raj. My encounters with pen, she said. It was forwarded from prayers again? I asked. Armstrong these characters served as inspiration for Caruthers and Brodrick, two gentlemen Magdalene College. Somehow this has looked up and smiled. We all laughed. who recur throughout the collection in various colonial contexts.” helped me. She handed me the letter. Won’t do you any good here, grumbled Before working at Folio, McIntyre was at Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker One of his schoolmasters had translated Caruthers quietly. for nine years, and at Books, Inc. on Market Street from 1999 to 2003. He’s lived it. I stared at the blue ink, the labored Twenty years old, just out of Sand- at the top of Twin Peaks for 16 years with his wife Deborah and their cat Jet. Cur- Spanish. hurst, Armstrong arrived two days rently, he’s working on a novella, The Night Train to Blida, and two novels. Dear Mr. Armstrong, before. He was a pretty fellow, fair- “The Prayer Book” was inspired by a school friend’s father. The man had been I return this book to you. This skinned, with long dark eyelashes. I shot while commanding a tank in North Africa. His prayer book saved his life, and book was in the pocket of my son don’t think he was even shaving regu- years later he met the German soldier who shot him. They became lifelong when he was killed in the Battle of larly. God knows what he was doing in friends. Tumbledown Mountain in Las the Falklands. It was the thing to do —Olivia Boler Malvinas. It was returned to me supposedly, in his family, father, grand- with his belongings. I saw an father, great-grandfather, career mili- address and the name of a man, so tary. Scots Guards. I rather liked him. it should be yours. I know that it He was quiet, and very well-read. left into the thick pages. A bullet, said same thing, saw my father and shot him, brought my son strength in his Apparently, he had the option of going Armstrong. At El Alemain. He had it in but the prayer book saved his life. The final days. Maybe you were a sol- to Oxford. his left shirt pocket. Saved his life. bullet knocked him unconscious but no dier or a father. I wish you well Ignore him, I said. Here, have some Amazing, I said. Remarkable thing is, real damage. We still have the bullet, it though my heart is breaking. of this, you can only get this in Caith- Armstrong continued, he later met the was from a Lugar. Anyway, he and my María Sánchez ness. I handed him a flask of German who shot him. How? I asked. father went on talking, exchanging sto- MacPhail’s. Armstrong smiled, blushing Armstrong leaned against the dugout ries, and it turned out they’d been in the I wrote to her, whispered Mrs. Arm- like a girl. He swallowed a little, cough- wall. We were on holiday in Mallorca. I same sector, same dates, same time strong, fighting back tears, John’s Span- ing slightly. Thanks, he said, returning was about seven, my brother was nine. even. It was extraordinary. Then the ish teacher helped me compose the the flask. There was a German family. We got to German became very serious. He said in letter, I told her what happened. I’m I drank deeply, the whisky warming know their two sons, and one night we his heavy accent, We were trying to find going to visit her next month, she lives my chest. I didn’t want to become too had dinner together. It was early spring, our way through this terrible sandstorm, in a suburb of Buenos Aires. You’re attached, it was inadvisable. The first and there weren’t many tourists. The we were lost, completely lost. And sud- welcome to come. That is a very won- couple of engagements were the test. two men started talking about the war. It denly out of the storm there is a British derful thing, I murmured. I sipped the Caruthers and I had served in Ireland turned out they had both fought in tank, an officer in the turret, right in whisky, contemplating the battered and Belize. We’d seen action here, so to North Africa. We all knew the story of front of us. So I shot him. I saw him fall book. In the cover, barely legible: Octo- some extent we knew what it was about. how my father was in a sandstorm try- back into the tank. It has haunted me ber, 1938. James Armstrong. Magdalene It saved my father’s life, you know, ing to navigate from the turret of the ever since, I still dream of it. My God, College, Cambridge. A small coat of said Armstrong suddenly, that’s why, tank, it was the only thing we knew said my father quietly, that was me. He arms, and a motto: Garde Ta Foy. Ⅲ look. Caruthers grinned, How about his about him from the war because he showed the German the prayer book, he soul? Shut it, I hissed, leave him alone. didn’t really talk. Couldn’t see a thing. never went anywhere without it, and the I examined the book. A hole neatly Then out of the blue a German tank two became lifelong friends. They used drilled through the worn leather, turning appeared, the German was doing the to go fly-fishing in Bavaria every year The Noe Valley Voice invites you until my father died a couple of years to submit fiction, essays, photos, or ago. Herr Kruger came to his funeral. poetry for possible publication in We still keep in touch with the family. Other Voices. Email OtherVoices@ Caruthers lit a cigarette, inhaling Fences Decks Stairs noevalleyvoice.com or write Other deeply. An amazing story. Remarkable Voices, Noe Valley Voice, P.O. Box indeed, I agreed. Armstrong smiled. • New Construction • Repairs • Refinishing 460249, San Francisco, CA 94146. Please include your name, address, Serving San Francisco Neighborhoods for 20 Years e departed at 3:00 a.m. We found and phone number, and a stamped out what we needed, but we lost W envelope if you’d like items 415 271 5234 Armstrong, shot through the head as we returned. We look forward to were trying to get back to our lines. 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lous Fashionistas, Scottish director Sue Still, the supervisor was hopeful about Bourne’s documentary about six “extra- Roof on Real Food’s, the site’s future, based on his conversa- S H O R T ordinary, stylish women” with an average Tight Lid on Plans tions with Gay. “He genuinely is inter- age of 80. ested in doing something that’s going to By Heather World All films will be shown at the New be good for the neighborhood,” Wiener T A K E S People Cinema, 1746 Post St. Single tick- permit for roofing repairs at the said. The neighborhood does not need ets cost $10 or $12 at the door. A pass for Aabandoned Real Food Company banks or more ground-floor office space, Film Fest on Aging the entire festival costs $50. building on 24th Street had neighbors the delegation told Gay. Grows Up For tickets or more information, call buzzing this summer, but the owner’s ex- The building has been abandoned for 800-838-3006 or go to www.legacyfilm- act plans for the empty storefront remain more than 10 years. In 2002, Nutraceuti- an Francisco already boasts an abun- festivalonaging.org. secret. According to Supervisor Scott cal’s Fresh Organics division bought the dance of film festivals—from sci- S —Corrie M. Anders Wiener, the roofing work will have no ef- 24th Street Real Food branch, but the ence-fiction and silent film fests to those fect on a project proposed almost a year store closed suddenly in late August 2003 exploring Jewish, African-American, and ago that would include demolition of the with no advance notice to customers or 30 LGBT themes. Now another festival is Get Ready for Bulb-Outs, building at 3939 24th St. laid-off workers. blossoming in the city—this one aimed at Crosswalks, and Parking “It’s an interim measure, since the roof The company announced that it the interests of San Francisco’s growing onstruction is expected to start this is unstable,” Wiener said. “Whatever planned to remodel and reopen the store, population of seniors. month on the widened bus stops and their plans are going forward to replace but some ex-employees claimed the store It’s the fourth annual Legacy Film Fes- C brighter crosswalks approved in June as the building, the roof has to be stable.” was closed and they were fired to thwart tival on Aging, running Sept. 12 to 14. part of the 24th Street Urban Village The building is owned by Nutraceuti- a unionizing effort. The National Labor The weekend event features 15 films Streetscape Project. The goal is to make cal Corporation of Park City, Utah. Relations Board ruled in favor of the from eight countries, including one by streets safer for pedestrians and transit Wiener and two members of the Noe Val- workers, and in 2009 Nutraceutical an- Noe Valley filmmaker Barbara Klutinis. more efficient for Muni. ley Merchants and Professionals Associ- nounced that it had agreed to a settlement. “We have a fantastic lineup of films According to the plan, two bus stops on ation flew to Utah last October to meet The controversy might have made the portraying midlife and older adults that the south side of 24th Street—east of Cas- with CEO Bill Gay. company reluctant to move forward, are poignant, celebratory, and, yes, even tro and west of Noe—will be made six Since then, Wiener and his staff have Wiener said. Then came the recession. funny!” says festival founder Sheila feet wider for about 50 feet. The bus stop been in close contact with the company’s Wiener credited the economic boom and Malkind. on the east side of Castro Street south of architect at Jackson Liles Architecture of the personal Noe Valley delegation with The 76-year-old Malkind, a longtime 24th Street will also be widened. All three San Francisco. reigniting the project. Eureka Street resident, says she started will have new benches, planters, and dec- Wiener said one option being consid- “I think having the district supervisor, the festival after becoming convinced that orative brick bands. ered was ground-floor retail with two sto- the former president of the merchants’ as- people “are getting more interested in The wider sidewalks, called “bulb- ries of housing above, but architect Brian sociation, and another interested neigh- learning about aging and how they can outs,” will enable buses to stay in the lane Liles said in July he could not confirm bor fly out to Park City sent a strong mes- keep themselves vital.” of traffic while picking up passengers. that, because the company had not signed sage that we really wanted them to move Also, the films are a way for younger They also will allow for three new park- off on any plans. forward,” he said. Ⅲ people “to relate to an older generation,” ing spots. she says. “The bus stop can become a little This year’s festival will screen short shorter because it doesn’t need that tran- and full-length documentaries from sition to get into the curb,” says David Now enrolling Elementary China, India, the Netherlands, the UK, Froehlich, the Department of Public Uruguay, Israel, France, Germany, and Works landscape architect for the project. the United States. Eight programs will The parallel parking spot on Castro 20152014 -- 2015!2016 cover topics like beauty, memory, love Street next to the stop for the 24-Di- and loss, and LGBT perspectives on visadero bus will be turned into three an- growing older. gled parking spots. Also, a new parking Klutinis’ short film, Stepping Into the spot will be added west of the Noe Street Stream, centers on fly-fishing and how stop. the sport has positively affected her life In addition, an ultra-bright “dura - and that of others around her. therm” crosswalk will be added at both “And I am still fly-fishing,” says Klu- the Noe and Church intersections. Neigh- tinis, 71, who will be present to answer bors have complained that the existing questions after the film’s screening on DuraTherm crosswalk at Castro is too Saturday, Sept. 13. bright. Since much of that intersection Among other festival highlights are has to be dug up to put in the bus bulbs, German director David Sieveking’s film planners have decided to redo that cross- Forget Me Not, which offers an intimate walk and make all three a more subdued look at Alzheimer’s disease, and Fabu- terra-cotta color that ties in with the brick plazas along 24th Street, Froehlich said. The work will be done by A. 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The tech-sweet home July 2014 6 $875,000 $1,900,000 $1,425,833 13 118% Nin the yearlong frenzy to purchase featured a rooftop sky deck and four other June 2014 9 $875,000 $1,700,000 $1,369,000 16 118% homes in the neighborhood. decks, solar panels, six-zone radiant heat- July 2013 17 $575,000 $1,405,000 $1,031,473 31 110% Buyers in June and July bought 21 sin- ing, chef’s kitchen, two-car garage, and June 2013 8 $776,000 $1,425,000 $1,055,125 23 112% gle-family detached homes—most with an elevator to all four stories. price tags above $2 million, including Another modern design, with four bed- 2- to 4-unit buildings four over $3 million, according to rooms and 3.5 baths, was the price leader July 2014 4 $850,000 $1,895,000 $1,392,500 35 108% monthly sales data provided to the Voice in June. Located in the 1400 block of Di- June 2014 3 $1,800,000 $2,600,000 $2,200,000 21 116% by Zephyr Real Estate. amond Street between 27th and Duncan July 2013 0 — — —— — The two-month total was five fewer streets, the home sold in June in seven than the 26 sales posted during the same days at the asking price of $3,425,000. Its June 2013 5 $1,150,000 $2,650,000 $1,620,400 31 111% period last year. But the rivalry was more amenities included floor-to-ceiling glass 5+ unit buildings heated, often boiling down to who had the windows, skyline views, designer July 2014 0 — — —— — deepest pockets. kitchen, and one-car garage. June 2014 1 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 95 100% In July, the average sale price of a res- Condos and Other Footprints idential dwelling was nearing $2.2 mil- July 2013 0 — — —— — lion, about 18 percent more than the $1.8 Fifteen condominiums also sold over June 2013 0 — — —— — million buyers sacrificed a year earlier. In the summer—10 fewer than the same pe- * Sales include all Noe Valley home sales completed during the month. Noe Valley in this survey is June, the $2.4 million average repre- riod in 2013. Again, however, strong defined as the area bordered by Grand View, 22nd, Guerrero, and 30th streets. The Voice thanks sented a 48 percent jump over the $1.6 competition among shoppers pushed the Zephyr Real Estate (www.zephyrsf.com) for providing sales data. NVV 9/2014 million that buyers paid during the same average price of a Noe Valley condo to month in 2013. just shy of $1.5 million. With a chronic dearth of homes for The top seller in July was a four-bed- sale, buyers engaged in aggressive over- room, three-bath unit, with 2,283 square ting the cost of a building and living in bidding and made other concessions to feet of space, located in the 1400 block of separate units as tenants in common. entice owners to accept their offers. The Church Street between 26th and Cesar Rents Up More Than a Third result: huge windfalls for sellers. Chavez streets. It sold for $1.9 million. in Three Years “There were some pretty substantial June’s winner—a three-bedroom, two- gains, and that will continue until the in- bath unit in the 600 block of Alvarado Meanwhile, the race to rent in Noe Val- ventory opens up again,” said Zephyr Street between Castro and Diamond— ley accelerated, too. According to Priceo- president Randall Kostick. sold in 10 days for $1.7 million. nomics, an online firm that analyzes eco- The heavy demand for Noe Valley real Buyers looking for a less expensive nomic trends, those searching for a Noe toe-hold in Noe Valley opted for small Valley apartment at the end of June residential buildings that owners could should have expected to write a check for share. They purchased seven buildings a median $2,875, up from $2,097 three over the summer, compared with five years ago. (New renters were staring at deals a year ago. $1,500 for a studio, $4,000 for a two-bed- Five of the seven were properties with room, and $5,500 for three bedrooms.) only two units. They are considered ideal In a report released in August, Priceo- for pairs of individuals interested in split- nomics said the 37 percent spike for a It took only seven days in June for the new owners to close escrow on this home on Diamond Street, which boasts a designer kitchen and stunning views of the city Noe Valley Rents** skyline. Photo by Corrie M. Anders No. in Range Average Average Average Unit Sample August 2014 August 2014 June 2014 August 2013 one-bedroom ranked Noe Valley 13th Studio 10 $1,695 – $2,700 $2,076 / mo. $1,892 / mo. $1,782 / mo. among 36 San Francisco neighborhoods. 1-bdrm 24 $2,195 – $4,200 $3,101 / mo. $2,950 / mo. $2,761 / mo. 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school, she says. “I’m getting in touch consuming, but Noe Valley entrepreneur with my silly side and my pretend side— Yin Li is making it easier with Nur- Tablets Stolen, Community all of those things that maybe aren’t so tureList, a free online directory of all San SCHOOL Spirit Intact good for middle school,” says Kuhr, Francisco preschools and daycare cen- whose own 2-year-old daughter will be ters. hieves strolling through a parent REPORT ready for kindergarten before long. Type in your zip code at www.nur- Torientation at Glen Park Elemen- “That’s been really fun.” turelist.com, and every care facility that tary School stole 18 iPads intended New Faces, New Money, Fairmount’s new principal, Luis Ro- accepts eight or more children will pop for the school’s third-graders. driguez, will be featured in a future up, showing location and basic informa- Classes were not in session Aug. New Tools School Report. tion like schedule, tuition, application 14, but the school was brimming with process, minimium age, and start time. new faces as parents registered their By Heather World Fall Festivals in Full Swing The site allows parents to search by spe- children for kindergarten, said Prin- wo new principals take the helm at Games, food, face-painting, and live cific attributes, including tuition subsi- cipal Jean Robertson. TNoe schools this month. entertainment will all be on tap at two dies, language, and length of day. “They just fit right in with what Jennifer Kuhr, former assistant princi- school festivals this month. Glen Park El- “Before this, a lot of parents were was happening at that moment,” she pal at Everett Middle School, will lead ementary, 151 Lippard St., hosts its free painstakingly making spreadsheets based said. “Several people interacted with Alvarado Elementary as it undergoes fete Saturday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 on word of mouth,” says Li, who them—teachers, neighbors—like tremendous change. This year, the school, p.m. The community is invited to take launched the site on Aug. 1. they were just visitors to our school.” at 625 Douglass St., has eight new teach- part in a fundraising raffle or just enjoy Li’s list of preschool locations comes Security cameras later showed that ers, an added transitional kindergarten the day’s festivities. straight from the state database, so she four people, working in pairs, tested class, and an assistant principal to help The fun spans the whole weekend at St. has a profile for every licensed provider. door handles to find open rooms. administer it all. Philip School, 725 Diamond St., with live A school then logs onto her site and They were able to grab 18 of 20 iPads Such change isn’t new to Kuhr, who entertainment, an Elvis impersonation, “claims” its profile, which Li then veri- and a teacher’s wallet before walking had to hire 27 people in one year for and a talent show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. fies. (Smaller childcare providers should out the front door of the school, Everett. “I really got very efficient and on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28. contact NurtureList directly to create a Robertson said. strong at hiring good people,” she says. It may not be their own, but the profile.) The police had not yet caught the To help her manage Alvarado’s 550 Thomas Edison Charter Academy Schools are free to add more informa- suspects by late August, but the com- students, she has hired assistant principal (TECA) has long been a participant in the tion to the site—about school history, cur- munity was coming together to lend Noah Ingber, a former instructional re- Glen Park Festival and was recently riculum, or parent involvement, for ex- support, the principal said. On the form facilitator at Fairmount Elementary awarded a $3,500 grant from its organiz- ample. In addition, they can list first day of school, four days after the and a Peace Corps volunteer in South ers for literacy support. application deadlines and events such as incident, a father walked up and America. TECA, 3531 22nd St., will buy class- open houses. handed her $100 to help replace the Kuhr hopes her experience at Everett room libraries in English and Spanish, Li is hopeful childcare providers will stolen tablets. will serve her well at Alvarado, given that fiction and nonfiction books, and materi- see the value of sharing information, “A horrible thing happened, but both schools have Spanish-immersion als for student writing projects and pre- given the free publicity the site provides. the outpouring of love from the com- programs and many native Spanish sentations, among other purchases. For parents, she notes another feature: munity feels good,” Robertson said. speakers. “I have a lot of experience with The school will also offer piano lessons the site will link users to California’s new The school, located at 151 Lippard [English language learners] and what it to students, thanks to a $500 credit from online database cataloging health and Ave., is accepting donations toward really takes from an equity standpoint to Guitar Center to buy keyboards and head- safety violations at local preschools. its goal of raising $11,000 for re- boost their achievement,” she says. phones and to seven scholarships from Li says she hopes NurtureList will placement of the tablet computers. It Working with both students and spread- Keyboard Educators. Children will now make looking for a preschool easier for also is accepting donations of used or sheets, Kuhr was part of Everett’s recent have the opportunity to take group piano parents, but she knows there will still be new iPads. 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Come meet the firefighters, his month’s More Books to Read column really does offer more books: 21, in fact. bring your own yarn or needles if you survey their fire truck, and learn about TAmong the page-turners suggested by Adult Services Librarian Susan Higgins and have a special project. Saturday, Sept. 6, fire safety. For ages 2 to 7 with parent or Children’s Librarian Catherine Starr of the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Library are two stories 10:30 to noon. caregiver. 451 Jersey St. Thursday, Sept. about reluctant ducks, a biography of Paul McCartney, and a guide to guessing at card games Care Options for the Elderly: Geriatric 18, 10:15 to 11 a.m. and multiple-choice tests. What more could you ask for? consultant Mary Hulme will discuss care Toddler Tales Twice Told: Join Miss To check out the books’ availability, go to sfpl.org or call the branch at 415-355-5707. options for older adults—in the home, in Catherine for Toddler Tales, featuring the community, and after discharge from Adult Fiction • Novelist Edmund White explores the chal- picture stories, rhymes, singing, and the hospital. She’ll also cover strategies lenges and pleasures of learning a new cul- movement. For ages 16 months through • A troubled San Francisco psychiatrist falls for hiring help and the differences ture in Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris. 2 years with parents/caregivers. Thurs- for the wife of an Oakland homicide detec- among board-and-care homes, assisted days, Sept. 4 and 11, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. tive in the psychological thriller Chance by • A chef and a scientist discuss the physiol- living facilities, and nursing homes. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Kem Nunn. ogy of taste and explain cooking techniques Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. • An English officer and an Italian-American in Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Two Screenings of Films for Kids: Opera for the People, a lecture and infantryman face battles and organized Fifth Taste, by Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Children ages 3 to 5, accompanied by video series led by Larry Oppenheim, crime in North Africa and Sicily at the end Styrbaek. parent or caregiver, will enjoy Preschool president of the Kensington Symphony of World War II in In the Wolf’s Mouth by Films, an assortment of 16 mm, reel-to- Orchestra, spotlights the opera Queen Adam Foulds. Children’s Fiction reel films shown in two half-hour screen- Partenope, a “brilliant feminist comedy • Words with double meanings, such as ings. Thursday, Sept. 25, 10:15 to 10:45 • O, Africa! by Andrew Lewis Conn follows [in which] two strong women wreak “trunk” and “wave,” are the brain ticklers in a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. two Brooklyn brothers who travel to Africa havoc on three helpless men.” Saturday, Where Do You Look? by Marthe Jocelyn in the late 1920s to make a comedy film. Sept. 20, 2 to 3 p.m. Two Workshops for Parents and daughter Nell Jocelyn. Ages 2 to 5. • A young woman named Jude gets a sum- AAC Conversation Club: The Conver- Choosing a Preschool: Experts from • The parents of a timid duckling urge it to mer job as a tutor to a teenage boy whose sation Club is a chance for those who use Children’s Council San Francisco will jump in the lake, in Swim, Duck, Swim! by family lives on a tiny English Channel Alternative and Augmentative Commu- address the different types and philoso- Susan Lurie, with photos by Murray Head. island in The Last Kings of Sark by Rosa nication (ACC) devices to meet, share, phies of local preschools and give tips on Ages 3 to 7. Rankin-Gee. and communicate. Bring your ACC navigating the application process. No • Matilda makes a list of things she’s sure device, or your tablet or smart phone, to preregistration required. Tuesday, Sept. • The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien, her tabby cat will just love doing, like wear- the weekly event co-sponsored by Sup- 23, 10 to 11:30 a.m. edited by Neil Murphy and Keith Hopper, with translations from the Irish by Jack Fen- ing a hat, in Matilda’s Cat, written and illus• port for Families of Children with Dis- Choosing Childcare: Learn about the nell, includes a variety of stories and an trated by Emily Gravett. Ages 4 to 8. abilities. Mondays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, and various options for childcare, the licens- unfinished novel by the celebrated Irish nov- Theodora annually refuses to fly south 29, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ing rules for childcare providers, and the elist, playwright, and journalist. (she’d prefer to stay north), but her neighbor Great Books: Aristotle’s essay “Poli- legal rights of parents and guardians at • A wealthy industrialist chooses a sales girl is the one who’s really strange, she says, in tics” is the topic at this month’s Great this second workshop sponsored by Chil- to be the next CEO of his company in The Odd Duck, written by Cecil Castellucci and Books Discussion Group. Contact Clif- dren’s Council San Francisco. No pre- Accidental Apprentice, a crime novel by illustrated by Sara Varon. Ages 6 and up. ford Louie at clifford.louie@ registration required. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Vikas Swarup. • In Daisy’s Big Night, by Sandra V. Feder sbcglobal.net or 415-750-1786 for a 10 to 11:30 a.m. • Okinawa is the setting for Sarah Bird’s and Susan Mitchell, Daisy attends a poetry copy of the reading. Wednesday, Sept. reading and is inspired to write verses for 10, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Events take place at the Noe Valley/ novel Above the East China Sea, which her school’s Student Showcase. Ages 7 to Sally Brunn Library, 451 Jersey St. tells the story of two teenage girls—one liv- eReader Drop-In Class: Bring your 10. between Castro and Diamond streets. ing on an air base in present-day Japan and Kindle, Nook, iPad, or other eReader to For information, call 415-355-5707 or the other pressed into the service of her • While wandering through an old museum, a drop-in tutorial on borrowing ebooks visit www.sfpl.org. country during World War II. a young girl finds a boy locked in a hidden from the collection offered through the room, in Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, San Francisco Public Library. Tuesday, Adult Nonfiction Karen Foxlee’s reimagining of Andersen’s Sept. 9, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Snow Queen tale. Ages 8 to 12. • Based on extensive interviews, Tom Friday Matinee at the Library screens CROSSWORD SOLUTION Doyle’s Man on the Run: Paul McCartney • Middle-schoolers Lenny, Mike, and the the 1930 Oscar-winning film All Quiet in the 1970s explores the breakup of the Other Mike get suspicious when their base- Trumpet Turns by Michael Blake on the Western Front, about a group of Beatles and the launch of McCartney’s solo ball team’s star pitcher goes into a slump in young men confronted by the reality of career. Say It Ain’t So (Lenny and the Mikes) by war. Friday, Sept. 12, 2 to 4 p.m. • William Poundstone explains how to out- Josh Berk. Ages 8 to 12. The Noe Valley Book Discussion guess card games, lotteries, and multiple- • When animals and then children start to Group meets on the third Wednesday of choice tests in Rock Breaks Scissors: A disappear from the village, three teens join the month to discuss current fiction and Practical Guide to Outguessing and Out- the struggle to vanquish the evil, in The nonfiction. See www.sfpl.org or call the witting Almost Everybody. Nethergrim fantasy by Matthew Jobin. Ages branch for more information. Wednes- • In The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural 10 and up. day, Sept. 17, 7 to 8:30 p.m. History, New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert examines the fate of a dozen BRANCH HOURS Events take place at the Noe Valley/ species. Sally Brunn Library, 451 Jersey St., Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library • Coffee Obsession by Anette Moldvaer pro- between Castro and Diamond streets. 451 Jersey St., 355-5707 vides illustrated step-by-step training for For information, call 415-355-5707 or Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat making great coffee at home. visit www.sfpl.org. 1-5 12-6 10-9 1-9 10-6 1-6 10-6

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Sept. 1: The SF MIME TROUPE gives Sept. 8, 15, 22 & 29: The the final performance of Ripple Effect in Augmentative and Alternative Dolores Park. 1:30 pm music, 2 pm Communication (AAC) Conversation show. 285-1717; sfmt.org. SEPTEMBER 2014 Club meets from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; Sept. 1: The ODD MONDAYS series sfpl.org. hosts Brief Pop-Up Readings “to honor Sept. 3, 10, 17 & 24: The Eureka omnivorebooks.com. 4-9 pm. United Nations Plaza, 8th and Labor Day and the workaday world.” 7 Valley Library offers BABY RHYME Market. fridaynightmarket.com. Sept. 9: Healthcare advocate and Sept. 4 & 11: Miss Catherine tells pm at Folio Books, 3957 24th. No-host and Playtime on Wednesdays, 1:30 to geriatric consultant Mary Hulme TODDLER TALES with books, rhymes, Sept. 6: Omnivore Books hosts a supper, 5:30 pm, Haystack Pizza, 3881 2:15. 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th & discusses “CARE OPTIONS for the music, and movement. 10:15 & 11 am. MUNCHIES CONTEST to celebrate 24th (rsvp [email protected]). 821- Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org. Elderly.” 6:30-7:30 pm. Noe Valley 2090; oddmondays.com. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355- the One City One Book choice of Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. Sept. 3-24: Michelle Cannon Diaz 5707; sfpl.org. Armistead Maupin’s 1976 Tales of the Sept. 1-30: Noe Valley OVEREATERS reads seasonal and featured titles at City. 3-4 pm. 3885A Cesar Chavez. Sept. 9: Laura Ackley discusses Sept. 4 & 11: SCOTTISH Country Anonymous meets Monday through Folio Books’ Wednesday STORYTIME. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com. “Building the PPIE” WORLD’S FAIR in Dancing offers an introductory lesson Saturday, 7 am, at St. Aidan’s Church, 10 am. 3957 24th. 821-3477; 1915, at the SF Museum and Historical on Sept. 4, 8-9 pm, and starts its five- Sept. 6: Nicky’s LGBT YOUTH 101 Gold Mine. oasf.org. foliosf.com. Society. 7:30 pm. 88 Fifth Street. 537- class starter session on Sept. 11; bring THEATER performs Confide in Me at 1105, ext. 100; sfhistory.org. Sept. 1-30: 30th Street SENIOR Sept. 3-24: Chris Sequeira conducts flat shoes, no partners needed. Polish 7:30 pm. Mission Cultural Center, 2868 CENTER serves lunches for people free senior QIGONG classes Club of SF, 3040 22nd. 333-9372; sf- Mission. missionculturalcenter.org. Sept. 10: The Glen Park Library’s over 60, weekdays and Saturdays. Wednesdays 1-3 pm at the Bernal scottishdancers.org. monthly KNITTING CIRCLE Sept. 6-27: Each Saturday, the Noe Noon and 1 pm. 225 30th. 550-2211. Heights Rec Center, 500 Moultrie. continues from 4:30 to 6 pm. 2825 Sept. 4-6 & Oct. 7: The Bernal Valley FARMERS MARKET brings you 773-8185; [email protected]. Diamond. 355-2858. Sept. 1-Oct. 1: Creativity Explored Heights OUTDOOR CINEMA begins fresh produce and live musicians from exhibits “SHOERAGEOUS,” a group Sept. 3-24: CANDLE SING at Holy with films and comedy at El Rio, 3158 8 am to 1 pm. 3861 24th. 248-1332; Sept. 10: The GREAT BOOKS art show. Mon & Tues., 10 am-3 pm; Innocents Church includes songs from Mission, 7-9:30 pm (Sept. 4); a Film noevalleyfarmersmarket.com. Discussion Group covers Aristotle’s Wed.-Fri., 10 am-7 pm; Sat. & Sun., Taize and the islands of Iona and Crawl on Cortland at 7, 8, and 9 pm essay “Politics.” 6:15-8:15 pm. 451 Sept. 6-30: Meet under the rainbow noon-5 pm. 3245 16th. 863-2108; Lindisfarne. Wednesdays, 5:30-6 pm. (Sept. 5); films under the stars at Jersey. 750-1786; flag at Harvey Milk Plaza (Castro and creativityexplored.org. 455 Fair Oaks. holyinsf.org. Precita Park, 6:30-9:30 pm (Sept. 6); [email protected]. Market) for a City Guides walking tour and the Best of Bernal Night (Oct. 7) Sept. 2 & Oct. 7: The de Young Sept. 3-24: AL-ANON meets of the CASTRO. Sat., Sun. & Tues., 11 Sept. 10: TANYA HOLLAND at 7 pm at the Mission Cultural Museum and the Legion of Honor have Wednesdays 8 to 9:30 pm at St. Philip’s am. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org. introduces Brown Sugar Kitchen: New- Center, 2868 Mission. FREE ADMISSION on the first Tuesday Church. 725 Diamond. 834-9940; al- Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet bhoutdoorcine.org. Sept. 7: Shelly King reads from The of the month. 750-3600; anonsf.org. West Oakland. 6:30-7:30 pm. Omnivore Moment of Everything; tea will be deyoungmuseum.org. Sept. 5: Garrett + Moulton Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- Sept. 3 & Oct. 1: The GLBT served. 4 pm. Folio Books, 3957 24th. Productions performs excerpts from 4712; omnivorebooks.com. Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: The Eureka HISTORY Museum has a free day on 821-3477; foliosf.com. The Luminous Edge at the ROTUNDA Valley Library offers its TODDLER first Wednesdays. 11 am-7 pm. 4127 Sept. 10: Karla Erovick discusses DANCE series at SF City Hall. Noon. Sept. 7 & 21: SF City Guides leads a TALES on Tuesdays, 10:30 am. 1 Jose 18th. 621-1107; GLBThistory.org. “Three Keys to Magnetic SOCIAL Sarria Court (16th & Market). 355- dancersgroup.org. free WALKING TOUR of Noe Valley MEDIA: Attract More Clients and Sept. 3 & 17; Oct. 1: PUPPY DOG on first and third Sundays at 1:30-3:30 5616; sfpl.org. Sept. 5-26: The Friday-night JAZZ Make More Money Doing What You TALES reading program allows pm. Meet at the Noe Valley Library, series continues at Bird & Beckett with Love.” 6:30-7:30 pm. Glen Park Library, Sept. 2-30: Larkin Street Youth children to practice reading to a calm 451 Jersey. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org. artists Don Prell, Jimmy Ryan, and the 2825 Diamond. 355-2858. Services gives free HIV TESTING for canine named Oliver; ages 4 to 7, but Third Quartet. 5:30-8 pm. 653 Sept. 7-28: The Glen Park Village youth 24 and under. Tuesdays, 5-7 pm. older welcome. 7-8 pm. Eureka Valley Sept. 10: The Noe Valley Chenery. 586-3733; birdbeckett.com. FARMERS’ MARKET is open Sundays, 1800 Market. 673-0911; sfcenter.org. Library, 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th & DEMOCRATIC CLUB hosts an 10 am to 2 pm, in the Glen Park BART Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org. Sept. 5-26: Call out “BINGO!” at St. endorsement meeting for candidates Sept. 2-30: Dogs 6 months and older parking lot at Bosworth and Arlington. Paul’s on Friday nights at 7 pm (doors for the Nov. 4 election. 7 pm. St. are invited to the Tuesday PUPPY Sept. 3-Dec. 17: The Castro Farmers’ pcfma.com. open at 5 pm). St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Philip’s Church, 725 Diamond. 641- SOCIAL at K9 Scrub Club. 7-8 pm. Market has fresh PRODUCE on 221 Valley. 648-7538. 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Sept. 12: The Noe Valley Library Sept. 28: Kathleen Weber discusses hosts a screening of the 1930 Fattoria BREAD: 63 Foolproof Recipes for Academy Award for Best Picture, All Yeasted, Enriched, and Naturally Quiet On the Western Front, based on CALENDAR Leavened Breads. 3-4 pm. Omnivore the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. 2- Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- 3 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. 4712; omnivorebooks.com. in Rome. 6:30-7:30 pm. Omnivore Sept. 19: Allen Salkin discusses From Sept. 24: Paper and Ink ARTS NIGHT Sept. 12-14: The fourth annual Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- Scratch: Inside the FOOD NETWORK. at Folio Books begins at 7 pm. 3957 Sept. 29: The ODD MONDAYS Legacy FILM FESTIVAL on Aging 4712; omnivorebooks.com. 6:30-7:30 pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A 24th. 821-3477; RSVP to series hosts readings at 7 pm, at Folio showcases shorts, features, and Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; [email protected]. Books, 3957 24th. No-host supper, Sept. 17: The Glen Park Library hosts documentaries from around the omnivorebooks.com. 5:30 pm, Haystack Pizza, 3881 24th world. New People Cinema, 1746 a discussion, “Tiptoeing Through the Sept. 24: Shaping San Francisco (rsvp [email protected]). 821-2090; Post. For a schedule: Twilight Zone: An Explorer’s Guide to Sept. 20: TEACHER APPRECIATION sponsors a talk on CITY COLLEGE, oddmondays.com. legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org. Understanding DEMENTIA. 6:30-7:30 DAY offers special sales, a raffle, and “No Future at College???” 7:30-9:30 pm. 2825 Diamond. 355-2858. readings by Simon Rogers, Brad Wolfe, pm. 518 Valencia. 881-7579; Sept. 30: The Children’s Council Sept. 13: The Diamond Heights and Rita Graham. All day. Folio Books, [email protected]. hosts a workshop, “Choosing CHILD Sept. 17: The Noe Valley BOOK Health and SAFETY FAIR hosts live 3957 24th. 821-3477; foliosf.com. CARE.” 10-11:30 am. Noe Valley music, the SFPD Talking Car, the DISCUSSION Group reads The Sense Sept. 24-28: Friends of the SF Public Library. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. Mounted Police and Dog Unit, and a of Ending by Julian Barnes. 7 to 8:30 Sept. 20: OPERA for the People Library holds a BOOK SALE, featuring Sept. 30: MISSION POLICE child car-seat safety check by the CHP. pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355- discusses Queen Partenope, which the more than 500,000 books and media. STATION holds its community 10 am-2 pm. SF Police Academy, 350 5707; sfpl.org. SF Opera is performing Oct. 15 10 am-6 pm; all items $1 on Sunday. meeting the last Tuesday of the month. Amber Drive. 282-4647; dhcasf.org. through Nov. 2. 2-3 pm. Noe Valley Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason. Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org. facebook.com/friendssfpl. 6 pm. 630 Valencia. 558-5400. Sept. 13: The UC Master Gardeners Sept. 30: Karen Morgan introduces of SF/San Mateo offers one-hour Sept. 20: The 10th annual PEAK TO Sept. 25: Reel-to-Reel FILMS for The Everyday Art of GLUTEN-FREE “Heart of the City” Urban GARDEN PEAK WALK, a fundraiser for Walk preschoolers screen at the Noe Valley cookbook. 6:30-7:30 pm. Omnivore WALKS in the Tenderloin. 10 am-4 pm. San Francisco, starts in Upper Noe, Library at 10:15 and 11 am. 451 Jersey. Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282- Meet at UC Hastings Snodgrass Plaza, crosses Twin Peaks, and ends at Ocean 355-5707; sfpl.org. Beach near Sutro Heights Park. 8:30 4712; omnivorebooks.com. where there will also be a plant sale. Sept. 27: Juri Commoners meet to am. For registration info: 650-726-9059, ext. 108. clean up, weed, prune, and improve Sept. 30: The 25th anniversary of the walksf.org/peak2peak. 1989 EARTHQUAKE is commem - Sept. 13: Meet at the south tower of JURI COMMONS park, near 26th and orated by speakers Dennis Kennedy, the Ferry Plaza building for a walking Sept. 20: The Glen Park Library Guerrero; volunteers welcome. 9 am- Bert Doll, and Erica Arteseros at a tour and “History of MARKET The Friction Quartet will be plucking their celebrates National Hispanic Heritage noon. meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/. strings Sept. 27 at a 10 am concert hosted Month with a TANGO performance meeting of the SF History Association. STREET,” sponsored by Shaping San Sept. 27: The SF ODD FELLOWS by Noe Valley Chamber Music at the Noe and discussion of the origins of the 7 pm. St. Philip’s Church, 725 Diamond. Francisco. Noon-2 pm. 881-7579; sponsors a trip to Columbia State Farmers Market on 24th Street. dance. 4-5 pm. 2825 Diamond. 355- 750-9986; sanfranciscohistory.org. [email protected]. Historic Park, near Sonora. 9 am-6 pm. 2858. Oct. 1: SCRABBLE NIGHT at Folio Sept. 13: Natural Resources invites Contact Glenn Rogers, 467-7353. Sept. 18: Ages 2 to 7 are invited to Sept. 21: Becky Selengut introduces Books begins at 7 pm. 3957 24th. 821- you to meet doulas (2-4 pm) and Sept. 27: Noe Valley CHAMBER see an SFFD FIRE ENGINE and its SHROOM: Mind-Bendingly Good Recipes 3477; RSVP to [email protected]. home-birth MIDWIVES (4-6 pm). 1367 MUSIC presents the inventive Friction crew outside the Noe Valley Library. for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms. 3-4 Valencia. 550-2611; naturalresources- Quartet at the Noe Valley Farmers’ Oct. 4: St. James School’s annual 10:15 to 11 am. 451 Jersey. 355-5707. pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar sf.com. Market. 10 am. 24th between benefit GALA, “Cocktails at Tiffany’s,” Chavez. 282-4712; Sept. 18: Mary McNear reads from Vicksburg and Sanchez. nvcm.org. features live and silent auctions and Sept. 14: The monthly PFLAG omnivorebooks.com. Butternut Summer; wine will be served. entertainment by the students. 6 pm. support group features speakers and Sept. 27: The Older Women’s League 4 pm. Folio Books, 3957 24th. 821- Sept. 23: The Children’s Council Most Holy Redeemer Church garden, discussions. 2-4:30 pm. St. Francis (OWL) gives an overview of 3477; foliosf.com. hosts a workshop, “Choosing a 100 Diamond. 642-6130. Church, 152 Church. 921-8850; November 2014 ballot measures and PRESCHOOL.” 10-11:30 am. Noe [email protected]. 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Webb says the ad has had quite a good and now for the response. “We have about 12 artists now who have agreed to display their works.” RUMORS ຜ ຜ ຜ THE VALLEY’S IN FLOUR: The Noe behind the news Valley Bakery, at 4073 24th, also has micro businesses that have set up shop within the store. Sightglass Coffee has Upcycled News taken over as the bakery’s coffee pur- veyor, Tout Sweet Patisserie (famous for By Mazook their macarons and small cakes) has dis- HE FINAL FRONTIER: Space-sharing play case items, and Steeped Tea is offer- Tin Downtown Noe Valley seems to be ing various blends of tea. trending these days. Last issue, we re- At the same time, Noe Valley Bakery ported that Wink SF is inviting artists to has been hosting “pop-up” tastings of share a bit of its space at 4107 24th St. Sugarfoot Grits. (The next tastings will be above Castro, through its “artist show- Sept. 5 and 12 at 7 p.m.) case rental plan.” NVB chief Michael Gassen says he is Now, a new shop is moving in across acting as “somewhat of a curator” for all the street—into the space next door to the of the microbusinesses. UPS store (4104 24th)—and it also will “We have always served coffee, and [Sightglass] offers some great coffee. I It’s All in the Details. The intricate mural in the photo on the front page of this month’s Voice bring in independent artists. is the creation of local artist Amos Goldbaum (above right). Goldbaum’s patron for the artwork have been working with Tout Sweet for “We want to offer space for local artists was Rachel Aram (left), owner of Cardio-Tone studio at Church and Day streets.Aram says she to show their works,” says Cynthia Webb, several years, and [its] unique pastry adds discovered the artist’s amazing teeshirts years ago, but had trouble finding him this spring when who (with husband Tony) is opening the a big plus for our bakery,” says Gassen. she had the perfect canvas: the long gray wall on the Day Street side of the studio’s building. “After boutique L’Atelier in mid-October. The “We also are currently working with the searching online for several months with no luck, I ran into him on Mission Street. He agreed to do name, she says, is French for “home of wonderful people at Steeped Tea, who the mural and completed it in just two weeks!” Actually, the feat took just 12 days, and only one have a tea farm, and putting together a gallon of (orange) paint, says Goldbaum (www.amosgoldbaum.com). He says the mural is partially creativity.” based on a photo taken from 25th and Dolores streets back in 1945. Photo by Pamela Gerard Webb says the store will be filled with unique tea truck which will travel to var- “upcycled” clothing, art, jewelry, furni- ious sites [e.g., the Grid] to offer their ture, and home items. Upcycled? teas.” once occupied by Global Exchange (4018 sometime early next year,” says Gaffney, “Basically, we take junk or discarded Many of you will be happy to know 24th near Noe) has been leased to a new “with an extensive bakery, full espresso items from the dumps, or abandoned, and that the bakery’s breadsticks soon will be tenant, a French café bakery called La bar featuring Bicycle Coffee, as well as restore it, or use it to design and make back on the rack. After the recent remodel PanotiQ. salads and sandwiches.” She says all new things,” says Webb, who is an of the store, breadsticks were discontin- According to general manager Megan items—croissants, tartes, etc.—will be artist/designer herself with 30 years of ex- ued because demand had decreased over Gaffney, La PanotiQ has or is getting baked on the premises. perience in retail. “My niche is in ap- the years (the bakery opened in 1995). ready to roll out six bakery/cafes in the Why Noe Valley? “Well, for one thing parel.” Gassen says, “I have had several cus- Bay Area. The company opened the first it became my favorite neighborhood in She currently has an ad on Craigslist tomers come up to me in front of the store one last month in Campbell, and will the city when I was working up the street for consignment artists and “skilled, tal- making personal requests for the bread- quickly follow with the next five—in at Patxi’s Pizza, and I really like the ented designers who want space in a fab- sticks, so they will soon be on the menu SF’s Marina District on Chestnut Street, neighborhood’s spirit.” Gaffney previ- ulous shop in the heart of Noe Valley.” To again.” then in Livermore, Mountain View, ously oversaw and trained managers for be totally up front, she adds: “We also are ຜ ຜ ຜ Berkeley, and lastly Noe Valley. the San Francisco locations of the popu- renting out cabinets, shelves, racks, floor “We will be going forward to apply for space, and window space.” HOT ROLLS: Meanwhile, the space [remodeling] permits and hope to open CONTINUED ON PAGE 34

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tions of our four restaurants,” says Taco- wanted to give something back, some- ing with laughter.” licious owner Sara Deseran. The taque- how. Thus, the 30/30 Run was born! My And then former Noe Valleon Mel RUMORS rias are in the Marina, North Beach, the goal is to raise $30k while running, with Greene likes to remember when he was Mission (718 Valencia), and Palo Alto. anyone who wants to, a 30k run through- at Bud’s ice cream store in 1988 “waiting Deseran also is about to release a new out the city. 30 years old, $30k, 30km.” in line, and [Robin Williams] was ahead CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 cookbook, Tacolicious: Festive Recipes Four years ago, Garcia was severely in- of us. He offered to buy everyone in line lar pizza parlor. for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More. jured in a bike accident on Valencia whatever they wanted because he was or- To get the latest scoop on La PanotiQ, She’ll be talking about the book and shar- Street. You can read about his ordeal in dering a large order and we had to wait.” which in French means “a library of ing samples Thursday, Sept. 4, 6:30 p.m., Will Reisman’s May story at www.sfex- Very poignant were the memories of panoramas,” Gaffney says check the bak- at Omnivore Books (Cesar Chavez at aminer.com: “After Brush with Death, SF former Noe Valleon and current Glen ery’s website, lapanotiq.com, or Face- Church). I bet there’ll be some good eats Man Determined to Give Back....” Park resident Kathy Voutyras, who lived book page. there. Then go find Garcia’s name at Go- next door to Robin Williams on 19th Exactly who will move into the two- FundMe.com. Street. ຜ ຜ ຜ level, column-free—that is, with a full- “He moved in 1987 and had just fin- ຜ ຜ ຜ WHAT’S IN & WHAT’S OUT: A graphic height glass storefront—commercial ished making Good Morning Vietnam, so design studio called Abeck Graphics has space at 3820 24th at Church is still a OUR NEIGHBOR ROBIN: It was a sad he was pretty famous by then,” she says, moved into the space at 4235 24th St. mystery. As we gawkers can clearly see, day last month when Robin Williams “but basically quiet, casual, and very above Diamond. The spot used to be construction is almost complete, and still died, and it brought back memories for modest.” She says that he made friends Sherri King Tax Service, for many years. the space is “for lease.” many of us in Noe Valley. You see, for a with one of her roommates, who was a “We moved to Noe Valley from our According to the agent for the owner, time in the late 1980s, he lived over the Vietnam vet working at Swords to Plow- downtown offices so we could own our Chris Homs of the Burlingame real estate hill in Eureka Valley (at 19th and Eureka shares at the time. Robin Williams space [because] rents are going up dra- firm Lockehouse, the commercial space streets), and often hung out in Noe Val- “started supporting their efforts at the matically South of Market and in the Mis- “has received a rapidly increasing amount ley. time and would periodically visit my sion,” says chief designer Berndt Abeck, of interest,” but the owners want to keep My favorite reminiscence was written roommate at his work to make sure he “and we were able to find this space in the use retail and prefer a smaller, locally by longtime merchant and Just for Fun was doing all right.” this wonderful neighborhood.” owned business. The space may also have owner David Eiland. He wrote to his She continues, “I remember one time Abeck’s walls are lined with graphic a two-store-occupancy option. Keep your friends, “Robin Williams lived a couple he came home in a big white limo, late at works in progress for some rather large eyes open. of blocks from the store once upon a time. night, and as he was getting out of the car corporate clients like Pottery Barn and Even the local nail salon scene is There was a restaurant called Panos a he was giving comedy riffs to the driver SAP SE software corporation. changing. Church Street Nails has now couple of doors from Just For Fun where from the street before he went into the Around the corner from Abeck on Di- been replaced by Stript Wax Bar, offering we ate lunch almost every day, and Robin house.” amond, the space recently vacated by the waxing, facials, spray tanning, and brow Williams with his wife and kids and yes, Me, I got to “hang out” with Robin Kangaroos preschool will soon be a chi- and lash services. Looks like it’s an L.A.- THE nanny ate lunch a couple of times a very briefly when our kids were in the ropractic office. And the space on Castro based company with four other Bay Area week. He was always very low-key and same Presidio YMCA basketball league. near Jersey formerly occupied by Fima locations. unassuming, but really smiley and He was just your regular guy, quiet, shy. friendly. Sometimes after lunch he would My condolences to the Robin Williams Photography is now an acupuncture of- ຜ ຜ ຜ fice called Blue Ova. bring the kids in to the store and he made family and special wishes to his son Moving their corporate office to Noe 30 REASONS: Kudos go out to Noe the toys come alive. It was really very Cody, who lives here in Noe Valley. Valley resident Antonio Garcia, who is funny and kind of magical… R.I.P. Mr. Valley are the folks at Tacolicious. They ຜ ຜ ຜ have taken over the long-vacant space at holding a “30/30 Run” (30K run) this Williams.” 1509 Church St. formerly occupied by the month to raise money for a place that’s Patti Memoli Wood, who with her hus- THAT’S THIRTY, boys and girls. Have mystic La Sirena Botanica (which moved special for him. 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Al-Anon Noe Valley Noe Valley Library Campaign Contact: 834-9940 Contacts: Kim Drew, 643-4695, Website: www.al-anonsf.org MORE GROUPS TO JOIN [email protected] Meetings: Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond St. (park on 626-7500, [email protected] Elizabeth Street side; enter on 24th Street Noe Valley Merchants and through parking lot). Fairmount Heights Neighborhood Friends of Noe Valley Recreation Association Center and Park Professionals Association (NVMPA) Castro Area Planning + Action Contact: Gregg Brooks Contact: Alexandra Torre, Kate Haug, or Contact: Robert Roddick, 641-8687 Contact: 621-0120 Email: sfl[email protected] Molly Sterkel Meetings: Last Wednesdays of January, Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31059, San Email: [email protected] February, March, April, July, October, and Meetings: Second Thursday, Eureka Valley Francisco, CA 94131 Website: www.noevalleyreccenter.com November, at Bank of America, second Rec Center, 100 Collingwood St., 7:30 p.m. Meetings: Email for details. Meetings: Email or check website. floor, 9 a.m. Breakfast meetings May and September at Noe’s Nest, 10 a.m. Castro/Eureka Valley Neighborhood Fair Oaks Neighbors Juri Commoners Website: www.NoeValleyMerchants.com Association Email: [email protected] Contact: Dave Schweisguth, MI7-6290 Website: www.evna.org Mailing Address: 200 Fair Oaks St., San Email: [email protected] Noe Valley Parent Network Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14137, San Francisco, CA 94110 Website: www.meetup.com/ An e-mail resource network for parents Francisco, CA 94114 Meetings revolve around activities such as Juri-Commoners Contact: Mina Kenvin Meetings: See website calendar. Castro the annual street fair held the day before Meetings: Most last Saturdays, 9-noonish. Email: [email protected] Meeting Room, 501 Castro St., 7 p.m. Mother’s Day. Check website. Noe Valley Parents, San Francisco Castro Farmers’ Market Friends of Billy Goat Hill Liberty Hill Neighborhood Association Listserv contact: noevalleyparent- Wednesdays, 4 to 8 p.m. (March through Contact: Lisa and Mo Ghotbi, 821-0122 Contact: John Barbey, 695-0990 [email protected]. Subscribe: December), Noe Street at Market Street Website: www.billygoathill.net Mailing Address: P.O. Box 192114, [email protected] Contact: Steve Adams, 431-2359 San Francisco, CA 94119 Friends of Dolores Park Playground Noe Valley Preparedness Committee Sponsor: Merchants of Upper Market & Meetings: Quarterly. Call for details. Contact: Nancy Gonzalez Madynski, Contact: Maxine Fasulis, 641-5536 Castro; www.CastroMerchants.com 828-5772 Merchants of Upper Market and Email: [email protected] Diamond Heights Community Email: [email protected] Castro Meetings: Call for details. Association Website: www.friendsofdolorespark.org Contact: 835-8720 Outer Noe Valley Merchants Contact: Betsy Eddy, 867-5774 Meetings: See website. Email: [email protected] Contact: Jim Appenrodt, 641-1500 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31529, Mailing address: 584 Castro St. #333, San Friends of Glen Canyon Park Mailing Address: 294 29th St., San San Francisco, CA 94131 Francisco, CA 94114 Contact: Richard Craib, 648-0862 Francisco, CA 94131 Website: www.dhcasf.org Meetings: Call for details. Mailing Address: 140 Turquoise Way, San Meetings: Call for details. Meetings: First Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Call for Francisco, CA 94131 Noe Valley Association–24th Street location. Residents for Noe Valley Town Square Meetings: Call for details. Community Benefit District Contact: Todd David, 401-0625 Dolores Heights Improvement Club Contact: Debra Niemann, 519-0093 Friends of Noe Courts Playground Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dispatch: To report spills, debris, or garbage Contact: Laura Norman Website: www.noevalleytownsquare.com Website: www.doloresheights.org on 24th Street, call Ron Vanini, 596-7089. Email: [email protected] Meetings: Call for details. Meetings: Third Thursday of every second Email: [email protected]. Mailing Address: c/o Friends of Noe Valley, month (July 17 is next). Bank of America, Website: www.noevalleyassociation.org San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save P.O. Box 460953, San Francisco, CA 94146 18th and Castro. Board meetings: Quarterly. See website. Our Streets Meetings: Email for dates and times. Contact: Don Oshiro, 285-8188 Dolores Park Works Noe Valley Democratic Club Friends of Noe Valley (FNV) Email: [email protected] Contact: Robert Brust, 713-9061 Contact: Hunter Stern, 282-9042; Contact: Todd David, 401-0625 Website: www.sanjoseguerrero.com Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Meetings: See website. Website: www.doloresparkworks.org Website: noevalleydems.com Website: www.friendsofnoevalley.com Meetings: Call or email for details. Meetings: Third Wednesdays, St. Philip’s SafeCleanGreen Mission Dolores Meetings: Two or three annually; held at St. Church, 725 Diamond St., 7:30 p.m. Call to Contact: Gideon Kramer, 861-2480 Duncan Newburg Association (DNA) Philip’s Church or James Lick School confirm meeting dates. Email: [email protected] Contacts: Pat Lockhart, 282-9360; Diane Friends of On Lok’s 30th Street Website: www.safecleangreen.com McCarney, 824-0303; or Deanna Mooney, Noe Valley Farmers Market Senior Center 821-4045 Open Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3861 24th Upper Noe Neighbors Contact: Marianne Hampton, 601-7845 Mailing Address: 560 Duncan St., St. between Vicksburg and Sanchez. Contact: Vicki Rosen, 285-0473 Mailing Address: 225 30th St., San San Francisco, CA 94131 Contact: Leslie Crawford, 248-1332 Email: [email protected] Francisco, CA 94131 Meetings: Call for details. Email: [email protected] Meetings: Quarterly. Upper Noe Recreation Meetings: Occasional. Call for details. Center, 295 Day St., 7:30 p.m.

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