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Progressives unseat incumbents in San Francisco’s DA, D5 races

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ayor London Breed on We d n e s d a y named a gay man to head the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Jeffrey Tumlin will begin serving as the city’s director of transportaCourtesy Twitter tion December 16. The Incoming SFMTA SFMTA Board of Direc- director Jeffrey tors is expected to for- Tumlin mally appoint him at its meeting November 19. Currently, Tumlin serves as director of strategy at Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, a San Francisco-based transportation planning and engineering firm that focuses on sustainable mobility. Before that, he served as interim director at the Oakland Department of Transportation. A news release from the mayor’s office said he has 25 years of experience working in cities around the world. “Jeffrey Tumlin is exactly the type of forwardthinking, results-oriented leader that the SFMTA needs and I am excited to announce his new role as director of transportation,” Breed said in a news release. “I believe Jeffrey is the right person

by John Ferrannini

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he twin victories of progressives Chesa Boudin and Dean Preston for San Francisco district attorney and District 5 supervisor, respectively, have sent a jolt through the political establishment and foreshadowed possible problems for Mayor London Breed and her agenda. The candidates declared victory Saturday, November 9, after unofficial returns showed them with insurmountable leads. Boudin defeated interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus by a margin of 2,831 votes, 50.9%49.1%, in the latest round of ranked-choice voting, according to unofficial results from the Department of Elections posted Tuesday, November 12. In the District 5 race, Preston defeated Supervisor Vallie Brown by a margin of 187 votes, 50.4%-49.6%, in the latest round of rankedchoice voting. Loftus conceded the race to Boudin, saying in a statement Saturday that she would “work to ensure a smooth and immediate transition.” “I didn’t win the race – but we won the support of so many San Franciscans who are demanding that our city work more effectively together to build safety,” she said. “Congratula-

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District Attorney-elect Chesa Boudin spoke to supporters last Tuesday.

tions to Chesa Boudin.” Boudin, a deputy public defender, is the son of two left-wing militants who were sent to federal prison for their role in a 1981 robbery that left three people dead. He used his personal story in the race to highlight the need for re-

form in the criminal justice system, and touted the endorsements of Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and civil rights activist Shaun King. See page 10 >>

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noted Boland, a gay man who used to live nearby the city park on Liberty Hill. by John Ferrannini isit any national park site in San FranIn recognition of his myriad accomplishcisco and you will likely encounter a ments for the National Park Service, Boland awrence “Larry” vista that has been shaped in some will receive the prestigious designation of Metzger, a gay manner by Bay Area native Michael Boland. Fellow of the American Society of Landscape man and oneThroughout his career as a landscape archiArchitects Friday, November 15, at its annual time shareholder in the tect Boland, 57, has played a role in designing conference being held in San Diego. He is one corporation that does the Nationalback AIDS Memorial Grove carvedeveryday purchases of 22 members of the society being elevated • Earn 1% cash for business as the Mix gay out of a dell inside the city’s Golden Gate to its Council of Fellows and was singled out bar on 18th• Street in the No AnnualPark;Fee establishing the overall development for exemplifying “the best of landscape archiCastro, is suing the corplan for the defunct prison grounds on Alcatecture.” poration and of its • twoNo Balance Transfer Fee traz Island; and restoring the decommissioned Former Presidio Trust board member John shareholders, alleging John Ferrannini airfield at Crissy Field into a bayside aquatic Reynolds nominated Boland for the fellow•action, No Foreign Transaction Fees six causes of inA former sharehaven within the Golden Gate National Recship, having witnessed his accomplishments cluding breach of con- holder of The Mix reationcharged Area. His latest project will transform firsthand not only as a trustee but also when • No Interest for 25 days tract. bar has sued two Rick Gerharter 14 acres inside the Presidio into new parkland he served as the director of the Pacific West In the court filing for of the other ownMichael Boland, chief of park developatop highway tunnels that replacedApply the former today! Region for the National Park Service from Metzger v. TDG Inc., ers. ment andor visitorvisit engagement for the PreDoyle Drive. 1997 until 2002. Call 415-775-5377, stop by a branch SanFranciscoFCU.com et al. filed on Monday, sidio Trust, stands atop the tunnels that The elevated freeway that led motorists off Reached at his home in Virginia, Reynolds October 28, in San replaced the former Doyle Drive leading the Golden Gate Bridge into the city’s Marina praised Boland as “a visionary who more than Francisco Superior Court, Metzger claims that to the Golden Gate Bridge. district was demolished and replaced with the anybody else drove the altruistic and practishareholders Virginia Crum-Ross and Ross Crum ground level Presidio Parkway. Crews covered cal vision for what the Presidio could be in removed Metzger in July as a shareholder – in with the firm James Corner Field Operations the enclosed sections of the roadway with dirt the future.” In addition, “project by project violation of the contract that specifies ownership and federal park staff on the $118 million in preparation for the creation of new public by project,” Boland’s “influence is again the over TDG Inc., and over his objection and that of addition to the former Army base-turnedgreen spaces set to open in fall 2021. driving conceptual force behind the degree of another shareholder, who is not a party in the suit. national park site on the northwestern edge As chief of park development and visitor excellence which it has all taken place,” noted Subsequently in September, Crum fired Metzger of the city. The official “groundmaking” cerengagement for the Presidio Trust, a job he Reynolds. in violation of the contract, according to the court emony for the project was held November 7. has held since 2001, Boland is working closely filing. “It will be the same size as Dolores Park,” See page 11 >> See page 11

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onvicted arsonist David Munoz Diaz pleaded guilty Friday, November 8, to three felony counts before he could stand trial in an attempted murder case, according to a spokesman for the San Francisco District Attorney’s office. Diaz, 29, pleaded guilty to arson, possession of an incendiary device, and vandalism and is expected to be sentenced to four years and four months in prison, according to DA spokesman Alex Bastian. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, the charges stemmed from a February 2018 incident when Diaz allegedly lit a homeless person on fire, according to charges filed by the DA’s office. On February 19, a couple walking on Folsom Street found a fire in the vicinity of a homeless man who was incapacitated due to intoxication in front of 1060 Folsom Street, according to the couple’s August 2018 court testimony. While they were assisting the homeless man, Diaz approached the couple and helped put the fire out. Then he asked them to call the police, 5:07 PM according to court testimony.

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eputy public defender Chesa Boudin’s upset victory in the hotly contested San Francisco district attorney’s race has sent shockwaves through the city, and continues a national trend of electing criminal justice reformers as top prosecutors. A progressive with a compelling personal history (his parents were sent to prison for murder when he was a toddler), Boudin ran a campaign to change the direction and culture of the DA’s office. Now that he’s won, Boudin’s next challenge is to transform his vision into reality, and from what he told us a few months ago, he has a lot of ideas. “It’s a position where I can have a bigger, broader impact than I would ever be able to as a public defender,” Boudin said during an editorial board meeting about why he was seeking the city’s top law enforcement job. “I think it’s an important role in our city, and, really, any criminal justice system,” he said, adding that the city already has a “zealous public defender.”“But what we don’t have right now is any clarity about the direction of the district attorney’s office, I think that’s even more powerful, and even more critical position when it comes to trying to right some of the historic wrongs that have done so much damage to groups that are historically marginalized, whether it be based on race or sexual orientation.” He expressed a need for a new direction for the office: “And obviously, voters want change, we need change. But you need to do it in a way that’s steady and measured. And that gives some kind of stability to the folks who’ve been there for 10, 15, 20 years, and who we all depend on to keep the wheels running.” Boudin said he was the only candidate in the race who worked in the Hall of Justice day-today, in his role as a deputy public defender – in front of juries, working with judges, prosecutors, police, and sheriff’s deputies. He has a good sense for what works and what doesn’t, he explained. Boudin’s biggest obstacle, at least in the short term, is the powerful San Francisco Police Officers Association, which has opposed the DA’s office for decades. Boudin was careful to separate the union from the rank and file. “I want to distinguish between the POA and the rest of the department, you can’t appease the POA no matter who you put in an office,” he said. “I mean, it’s just not going to be enough. There’s a big disconnect between broader San Francisco politics. ... But the most obvious is that the chief of police didn’t have any leeway to implement progressive policies with the POA.” In fact, the SFPOA’s scaremongering campaign attacking Boudin was over the top and backfired spectacularly. The union reportedly spent over $600,000 in TV ads and mailers with threatening mugshots under the heading, “These criminals know who they’re supporting for District Attorney.” One of Boudin’s priorities is doing away with gang enhancement charges, which he told the San Francisco Chronicle will begin on day one. This doesn’t seem unreasonable as

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there’s evidence to suggest that such enhancements disproportionately affect black and brown people charged with gang crimes. (By the way, District 1 Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer’s “Fuck the POA” rant at Boudin’s election night party was juvenile and a poor reflection on her. We expect better from our elected officials and it certainly doesn’t make Boudin’s working relationship with police any easier. Fewer, who’s married to a retired cop, has apologized – sort of – but maintains the POA uses Trumpian bullying and fear-mongering tactics.) Boudin told us that police are part of the system. “You need to work with the rank and file and depend on them to make every case, just about, that gets prosecuted, and you want to have a good relationship with them,” he said. “Because the policy that emanates from the district attorney’s office, the rubber meets the road on those policies through the police officers. So we’ve got to do something better. And I think a couple things are necessary to get there. One is, you know, we have to do a more effective job of prosecuting cases, especially serious violent cases.” Boudin has been clear that his priorities are the serious violent crimes, “starting with crimes where somebody is physically hurt or killed,” he said. ”And then going down from there to cases where someone’s property, or pet or, you know, car was hurt or damaged or stolen, and going down from there in cases where somebody could have been, but luckily wasn’t. And that should be the order of priorities. We’re doing the inverse right now.” The test will be Boudin’s ability to convince victims of those lesser, quality of life crimes like car break-ins or harassment by mentally ill people, as is happening in the Castro, that his approach works. “The question is, how do we prioritize it? What do we do about it? And I don’t think that it’s either legal, humane, or effective to try to jail our way out of that problem,” he said. “Now, that doesn’t mean that if somebody gets assaulted, that’s a different situation. So when I

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say we shouldn’t prosecute people for crimes arising from poverty, what I’m referring to are very specifically crimes such as public nuisance where someone sets up a tent on a night when there’s no homeless shelter beds available.” But the bottom line is that we can expect fewer prosecutions of these crimes even as Boudin’s goal is to create a centralized mental health facility (which will take many years to complete). And if low-level crime rates spike and prosecutions decline, Boudin will need to answer for it. Boudin said he wants “every single arrest to be an opportunity for intervention, to reorient people’s lives away from crime, away from homelessness. We have about 17,000 people a year that the police take from the streets to county jail, book them in on some kind of felony charge. A lot of them don’t get charged with a felony, about half – 45% – do not get charged with a felony. So there’s this missed opportunity, whether we should charge them or not, putting aside the discretion the current DA uses in each case.” Another issue is officer-involved shootings that result in the death of an unarmed person. There have been several high-profile incidents in San Francisco, yet former DA George Gascón never charged a single cop. Boudin told us that there are options for prosecutors in these cases, for example, such as negligent discharge of a firearm instead of a murder or manslaughter charge. It is extremely difficult to convict a police officer on murder or manslaughter, as demonstrated in numerous cases across the country. Boudin’s willingness to look at other avenues may bode well in terms of police accountability. While we didn’t endorse him, Boudin deserves recognition and respect for winning a hard fought race. Now the really tough work of district attorney remains. Three suggestions: first, meet with current DA staff and determine the best path forward. He’s already said that he’s asked Gascón’s chief of staff, Christine Soto DeBerry, to stay on in a leadership role. There are likely other experienced attorneys who will remain. Second, he needs to hire some top-notch attorneys who share his philosophy and will prosecute cases, including any involving law enforcement. Third, meet with SFPD Chief William Scott to see how the department and the DA’s office can work together; they must if any change is going to be meaningful and lasting. Boudin will be tested. But the first priority should be to get the office back on track after attorney departures and raise morale in the wake of Gascón’s tenure. Boudin has an opportunity to bring about a seismic change in how prosecutors handle criminal cases, and deserves a chance to succeed. We, too, want to see change in the office, and the criminal justice system in general. San Francisco’s new sheriff is a progressive. Former public defender Jeff Adachi’s enlightened philosophy in that office will continue with the election of Manohar “Mano” Raju, whom Mayor London Breed appointed after Adachi died. And now, Boudin, himself an Adachi protégée. Somewhere, Adachi must be smiling. t

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chat and providing a few documents to prove their identity. Now comes the moment that every transgender traveler dreads: walking through the TSA scanners. The scanner only has two options: female or male. The TSA worker that controls the scanner will look at the way a person presents themself and choose one of those two options. If the scanner’s software sees anything that would present further inspection, then an alarm will go off. At this point, a TSA agent

will pat the person down in the area of interest, which is typically the chest and/or their genitals. TSA guidelines state that the agent who will pat someone down will be the same gender as the person in question presents. Knowing that the scanner is only equipped to recognize female and male, it is unclear who would pat them down if the person in question is nonbinary or gender-nonconforming. I am one of the many transgender individuals who dread flying because of the treatment that I have received by TSA. It seems that no matter what I do, TSA always finds a reason to question me and pat me down. It started when I began to transition, it happened during my transition, and it continued on after transition. This, too, is a common story in the transgender community. Recently I was flying to San Francisco for a public speaking engagement. I put my carry-on bag on the conveyor belt and went through the scanner. I was asked to step aside. They told me that I would receive a pat down and then asked me if I wanted to do it publicly or privately. Like always, I chose publicly because I am terrified to find out what would happen to me behind closed doors. A female agent said that something about my bra was suspicious and she needed pat down my chest. Another female agent said that See page 5 >>

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an Francisco officials are eyeing several sites to house LGBT homeless individuals, in particular youth and transgender people, that could open in 2020 and fulfill several campaign promises made by Mayor London Breed. According to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, it plans to open a trans-focused temporary shelter dorm and a Navigation Center for transitional age youth 18 to 24 years of age, many of who identify as LGBTQ, sometime in the new year. Both are ideas that Breed has advocated for since she first ran in early 2018 to be elected to Room 200 at City Hall. “We are working to design a space that can serve as a TAY Navigation Center,” said Abigail Stewart-Kahn, director of strategy and external affairs for HSH, at a Board of Supervisors hearing last week. “And with additional new beds for our navigation centers, we can repurpose one of our enclosed dorms for LGBT adults.” Updates on the two proposals were included in the 13-page report dated September 9 that HSH submitted to the city administrator detailing how it is meeting a city mandate to collect sexual orientation and gender identity data. It is one of six departments that have been required to collect the SOGI information since July 2017. The supervisors’ government audit and oversight committee held a hearing, at District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s request, last Thursday, November 7, to review how the six departments are meeting the SOGI mandate. As the Bay Area Reporter noted in several stories posted to its website last week, the sextet has made progress over the last year in getting their various programs and service providers they fund to collect the SOGI data. Nonetheless, myriad issues remain in ensuring the information is broadbased enough to provide relevant insight into what additional services LGBT people need and what programs currently being offered they are not accessing. Stewart-Kahn ac-

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something looked suspicious near my genitals as well and that I will need further inspection. After my breasts where patted down, she proceeded to put her hands on, and in, my panties. Then she swabbed my hands to check them for suspicious chemicals. During the pat down, my bag came under suspicion. I was told that it needed to be looked through as well. So there I was in the middle of the airport with a stranger publicly touching me, a person watching me be patted down, all while someone else is going through my bag. This left one TSA agent to care for everyone else in line and seemingly 20-30 people passed through the gate unscathed while I had to endure this ordeal. I made my way to the theater and delivered my speech. After the event, I went back to San Francisco International Airport to return to home. On my return flight I had a similar, yet slightly less invasive, experience. When it was over, I collected my belongings and what was left of my dignity and started down the hall to my terminal. I looked up, and on the wall was a tribute to Harvey Milk, with a quote of his that read “Hope will never be silent.” “I hope that I never have to go through that again,” I thought to myself. Having several more flights

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The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing operates navigation centers like the one above throughout San Francisco. City officials are eyeing several of the sites to house LGBT homeless individuals, in particular youth and transgender people.

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knowledged at the hearing last week that her department has a ways to go to adequately meet its SOGI data collection requirements. “We are working to bring all HSH data collection systems into SOGI compliance,” she said. Stewart-Kahn declined to specify what sites HSH has under review for situating either the TAY Navigation Center or the trans-focused homeless dorm “until we are further along in the process” and the department is able to engage the nearby communities about the proposals. As the B.A.R. reported last December, the city over the last two fiscal years has allocated $4.4 million toward a TAY-focused Navigation Center. Clair Farley, a senior adviser to Breed and director of the city’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, has been working with HSH officials on opening the facility. Farley told the B.A.R. she hopes that the location for the TAY Navigation Center can be announced this month. Two sites have been under consideration for the facility, she said, and its timeline for opening will depend on what sort of build out it will necessitate. “The goal is to have an LGBT-focused section within a broader TAY Navigation Center,” explained Farley. “The location being looked at could support that but will require a build out. I don’t have an exact timeline yet.” Mandelman, a gay man who has

called for additional housing support for LGBT homeless individuals, told the B.A.R. last week that he had not been apprised of the status for opening either of the facilities. Seeing them open next year would be “great,” he said. “I am looking forward to that happening, as I have been calling for the city to open them since I was running for supervisor,” said Mandelman, who was first elected in June 2018 to the Board of Supervisors. “It is taking too long to find that site and get that TAY Navigation Center open.” As for a trans-focused shelter, Mandelman noted, “I have heard from many trans people that it is drastically needed.” According to HSH, as it adds new beds within its larger Navigation Center portfolio, it will “gradually repurpose one of the enclosed dorms for additional placements of self-identified LGBTQ+ and gender nonbinary unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness.” Farley told the B.A.R. last week that a site for such a facility has yet to be determined. Nonetheless, she said the goal is to select a location by early 2020 and have the LGBT dorm open next summer within one of the existing Navigation Centers. “One of the efforts we have been working on with them is how to make the navigation centers more inclusive,” said Farley. t

planned in the weeks ahead, the question was: How can I avoid getting harassed and publicly humiliated by TSA? My wife is an avid traveler because of her work. She suggested that I get TSA Pre. It costs about $85 for five years, and the perks include skipping long lines; not needing to take belts, jackets, or shoes off; and keeping laptops and liquids in carry-on bags. I made an appointment, brought the necessary documentation, got fingerprinted, and paid the fee. A few days later, I was approved and given my Known Traveler Number just in time for my next flight. Now I am at the airport again, this time flying into Baltimore. Once again, I am nervous that I would undergo the same situation that I normally go through. I get in the TSA precheck line, show them my Known Traveler Number, and breeze right through. No one felt the need to ask me any questions about my identity, no one needed to look in my bag, no alarms went off, and no one needed to pat me down. On my return flight from Baltimore, I was pleasantly surprised to find a similar experience. I had hoped that I could find a way to get through that line without being singled out. Since having TSA Pre I have taken five flights without any problems. I thought about that quote from Milk that I read at the

San Francisco airport. It made me want to take my hope and share it with others. I am not promising that TSA Pre will get you through that line without complications, but I can tell you that I have had pleasant experiences ever since. Also, ensure that you have any documents easily accessible that will help quickly identify you. If one of your friends or loved ones is transgender, purchasing TSA Pre for them could be a way to show that you care about their circumstances. I know that flying can be a scary thing to do for people who are on the transgender spectrum, but I hope that this information helps ease the burden of flying for others. You can find more information on TSA’s website at https://www. tsa.gov/transgender-passengers. For more information on TSA’s Pre program, visit https://www.tsa.gov/ precheck. t

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ntil recently Sergio Lobito was working as a landscaper in San Francisco and starring in the wildly popular drag parodies of television shows. He portrayed the love interest known as “Mister Big,” for instance, in the campy retellings of the hit HBO show “Sex in the City.” But a few months ago he moved back to Orange County in Southern California to be closer to his family, having grown up in Fullerton. Lobito, 43, who is gay, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is now awaiting a heart transplant. “They don’t know for certain what is causing it. My dad had it as well, so I think it is genetic,” said Lobito, who spoke to the Bay Area Reporter earlier this month while recuperating in the hospital after being treated for a blood cot. He now has an LVAD device that has taken over the function of the left side of his heart. His doctors have cautioned that he could be waiting up to two years for a new heart. “Yeah, basically I am waiting to get a heart transplant,” said Lobito, adding that having the LVAD “hurts when I cough, but it keeps me alive. I still have a story to tell.” Half a world away in Frankfurt, Germany, Kevin Halfhill read about Lobito’s situation via a social media post. The two attended high school together, and Halfhill reached out to Lobito’s twin sister to offer his support. Last year Halfhill, who is also 43 and a gay man, launched an online-based clothing company called KaiOnyx via which he raises money for various nonprofits, such as PFLAG National and the National Center for Transgender Equality. Depending on the product purchased, anywhere from 30% to 60% of the profit from the sale is donated to a charity. After speaking with Lobito’s family, Halfhill created a special page on his website at https://kaionyx. com/shop/sergio/ where people can

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Sergio Lobito, who lives in Southern California, has received help from a former classmate through the sales of T-shirts to help defray his medical costs.

buy select clothing and a percentage of the profit will be donated to Lobito to help defray his hospital bills. Halfhill would like to raise at least $10,000 for his former school classmate. “It is my first non-organizational fundraiser,” he told the B.A.R. during a phone interview in early November. Lobito told the B.A.R. that he is flattered to know a passing acquaintance from his childhood is now helping to raise funds to help him with his medical costs. “I feel really blessed and honored that someone through social media saw what was happening and wanted to help,” he said. “I am going to assume I affected his life enough that he wanted to do something for me and he is in a position to do that. It is very flattering.” Friends have also launched a GoFundMe page on behalf of Lobito at https://bit.ly/2OetE3A. They had raised $11,190 as of Wednesday morning toward a goal of $100,000. “If you’re feeling the need to

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help financially that’s much appreciated. But just positive thoughts are just as welcome,” Lobito wrote this week on his personal Facebook page. He added, “Crossing my fingers for a February heart. Those are the best I hear.”

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Halfhill has always been fond of using apparel to spread a message and dreamed of having his own Tshirt company. “I always liked the idea of putting ideas on clothing and having ideas worn by people,” he explained. “I love the idea, and T-shirts are very affordable ways for people to express complicated ideas or things about themselves.” He started out as a designer of websites for nonprofits mostly and a decade ago moved to Europe. Four years ago he decided to pursue his dream of designing clothes. In 2016 he created an online clothing site called Animalia Collective, now found at http://www. ShopForGiraffe.com, as a way to raise money for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. The success of that venture led him to then launch KaiOnyx, which is just a made up name and doesn’t refer to anything specific. “I always wanted a company like this, I just never thought I could do it. Then it was successful,” said Halfhill, who was encouraged by the positive reactions he would receive from people to the Tshirts he designed for himself. “I thought why not expand this into something larger and do something positive for the community I am involved in. That was the impetus to create this website.” The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and the final clothing products are all produced in the U.S. though the T-shirts he prints

his designs on are made overseas and certified as ethical and free trade garments, he said. He sells mainly to American customers but increasingly receives inquiries from Europeans; his clothing can only be bought via his website. “I would say it is meeting my expectations,” said Halfhill of his apparel business, which he hinted he has “exciting things” planned for in 2020. His brand, said Halfhill, is centered on the ideas of self-empowerment and identity. He favors a vintage design aesthetic and has several designs specifically for the holidays that play off the word “hung” and the “Santa Daddy” persona. (Prices vary from $23 to $35 for the tees or $85 to $88 for a hoodie.) “Some I think are sexy but satirical,” said Halfhill of his designs, such as his “Pure Organic Cock” limited edition T-shirt. In launching his clothing site, Halfhill wanted to make sure it was welcoming to transgender and gender non-confirming shoppers. To do so, he eschewed categorizing his apparel as items for men or for women and instead labeled them as either masculine, feminine, or for everybody. The terms are needed so customers can select them to filter the clothing by apparel cut, as certain T-shirts are designed to fit the contours of specific body types. “It is not that big a deal to do so and use trans-friendly terms,” he said. “I welcome everybody to the site. But I think when we are a member of a community, I just think that everybody has to stand together.”

Kevin Halfhill’s company, KaiOnyx, donates a portion of proceeds to charity.

Castro to herald in the holidays

The annual lighting ceremony for the Christmas tree in San Francisco’s LGBT Castro district will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, December 2. Erected in the plaza fronting the Bank of America branch at Castro and 18th streets, the tree is just one of the many holiday decorations that the Castro Merchants business association installs to lure shoppers to the commercial district. In recent years that has included the placement of an oversized menorah at Jane Warner Plaza, the public parklet on 17th Street at the intersection of Castro and Market streets, in celebration of Hanukkah. Its lighting ceremony, co-hosted by the merchants group, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav and the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District, will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 18. Throughout the holiday season bright red and silver bows will again adorn the Upper Market Street median palm trees from Castro to Valencia streets. The merchants group is also encouraging people to come to the neighborhood November 30 for the yearly “Shop Small Saturday” event in support of locally owned stores. “Sparked by our Holiday Promotions, this coming season can be a major success as people visit us to Shop, Drink and Dine in the Castro!” noted Realtor Masood Samereie, the current president of Castro Merchants, in a recent email.t Got a tip on LGBT business news? Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 829-8836 or e-mail m.bajko@ ebar.com.

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street today started housed,â€? Basinger said. “They had a place to live and they lost it. San Francisco has the highest rate of homelessness in the nation.â€? According to this year’s Point-InTime Count that was held in January, there were 8,011 people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, a 17% increase over the 2017 count. Q Foundation started as AIDS Housing Alliance/SF in 2004, founded by Basinger and his partner, James Nykolay. It has been helping rental subsidies reach people in need of them for years. One past beneficiary is Veronika Fimbres, a transgender woman. She had been homeless until she got a place to live and started receiving rental help. â€œI was able to pay my whole rent, and there were times I only had [general assistance] – $400 – and some food stamps and they were able to make up the difference,â€? Fimbres said. “So it was a blessing.â€? Fimbres said she initially got in touch with the group because she and a friend had volunteered with AIDS Housing Alliance/SF. “It’s a great opportunity for people

with HIV and AIDS to get help trying to support themselves and make a semblance of a normal life,â€? she said. Another person who received help from rental subsidies is Gerard Hoski, a gay man who needed the financial assistance because he was suing his thenlandlord for much needed repairs. â€œI was there for 22 years and they’d stopped repairs 10 years prior – it was kind of a mess, there were holes in the shower,â€? Hoski said, adding that he no longer lives there. “I would’ve been on the street if not for Brian and the Q Foundation. He’s so encouraging. Every time I went to see him, I left feeling positive about things,â€? Hoski added. Basinger said that Q Foundation has streamlined access to its services through a website designed for case managers, to make receiving services easier for people most in need. “We built this online referral tool called QFAB,â€? Basinger said. “People get mad because they took two busses, got up early, and stood in line just to be told they’re not eligible. It doesn’t need to be that way.â€? Basinger said that Q Foundation plans to use the HIV subsidy money it receives judiciously. “We’re going to be helping 130 people,â€? Basinger said. “We started this with $100 from my disability check and we were both people with AIDS on a fixed income. We were so used to being frugal in our personal lives it’s just natural in the organization we built. “We do this because we’re helping people,â€? he added. t For more information, visit https:// theqfoundation.org/.

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he Oakland LGBTQ Community Center will hold a free workshop titled, “Honoring Trans Journeys,” Saturday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3207 Lakeshore Avenue (entrance on Rand Avenue). The presenter will be Sâde Gryffin, an Oakland-based mystic, psychic energy healer, teacher, and artist. Gryffin identifies as a genderqueer, trans, nonbinary gay man. His practice and ceremony work is deeply rooted in earth-based Welsh mysticism, according to a news release. The workshop will honor the gender journeys of trans, gendernonconforming, and nonbinary folks coming into alignment with their true selves, wherever they are on their path. The interactive session will create profound, meaningful ways for participants to honor themselves and a ceremony to honor their gender journey, the release stated. Self-identified trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people are welcome to attend. To sign up, visit https://bit.ly/2qytsEg. For more information about Gryffin, visit http:// www.sadegryffin.com.

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TDOR events coming up

Events will be held next week to commemorate the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is observed Wednesday, November 20. TDOR, which was started in 1999 by Bay Area Reporter Transmissions columnist Gwendolyn Ann Smith, specifically addresses the deaths of trans folk. Despite increased visibility, trans people continue to be murdered in unprecedented numbers, and trans women of color bear the brunt of it, trans leaders said. In San Francisco, there will be a two-part event. People can meet at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett

Place, at 5:30 p.m. There will be a march to nearby UC Hastings College of the Law, 200 McAllister Street, where a program will begin at 6. Several agencies are co-sponsoring the evening, including the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives, the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, the San Francisco Community Health Center, El/La Para TransLatinas, and Openhouse. For more information, go to https://sf.gov/ information/trans-awareness-month. In San Jose, the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center will observe the day at 6 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 East San Fernando Street. At 7, the center, located at 938 The Alameda, will hold its regular drag queen bingo that will be a special tribute to the day of remembrance, organizers said. For more information, visit http:// www.defrank.org.

SFO unveils new LGBT short films

The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport has some new LGBT-related short films that are now screening or will debut this month. The films can be viewed for free in the SFO Museum’s Video Arts room between 5 a.m. and midnight. It is locat-

ed in the pre-security area of the departures level in the International Terminal. November is Native American Heritage Month and Transgender Awareness Month. To that end, the museum is showing “Mino Bimaadiziwin,” by filmmaker Shane McSauby, a citizen of the Gichi Wiikwedong Odawa Anishinaabek. It is about a trans youth who has lost connection to his Native culture and is profoundly affected by a chance encounter with a mysterious woman. The 10-minute film is showing through December 4. For an excerpt, visit https://www.sfomuseum. org/programs/video-arts. The other LGBTQ-themed film is a short doc by American Indian filmmaker Ben-Alex Dupris. In “Sweetheart Dancers” (2019), Dupris delivers an inspiring profile of Sean and Adrian, a Ute and Navajo two-spirit couple who are challenging perceptions of identity through their participation in Sweetheart Dance competitions at powwows across the United States. The 13-minute film debuts November 21. For a preview, visit https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21X4 NmRgGY&feature=youtu.be.

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Food for Thought, a nonprofit that provides food and nutrition services to more than 850 Sonoma County residents living with HIV and other serious illnesses, will hold its 18th annual Dining Out for Life benefit Thursday, December 5. Participating restaurants and cafes will donate between 25% and 100% of that day’s sales to Food for Thought. This year, 75 area eateries are taking part, according to a news release. “The Dining Out for Life event gives people the opportunity to enjoy a meal at their favorite restaurant, while benefiting their neighbors in need,” Ron Karp, executive director of Food for Thought, said in the release. “It is our biggest fundraiser of the year.” Restaurants taking part include those in Bodega Bay, Cotati, Forestville, Geyserville, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Occidental, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Valley Ford, and Windsor. See page 10 >>

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he Federation of Gay Games issued a joint statement Monday with the selected host organization of Gay Games XI, Hong Kong 2022, stating both groups remain committed to staging the quadrennial event in Hong Kong despite the demonstrations and disruptions that have raged in the semiautonomous region for several months. Noting that changing turbulent social conditions in Hong Kong could adjust their thinking in the future, the organizations said plans for the LGBT sports and cultural festival are moving forward, the organizations are working together to monitor security concerns monthly, and cancellation insurance options are being investigated. FGG board and members met with Hong Kong organizers two weeks ago at an annual meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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“While we fully recognize the troubles in Hong Kong continue, the FGG board and the attending members are leaving Mexico committed to the Gay Games in Hong Kong, which will be a spectacular sports and cultural event that will kick-start and foster LGBTQ+ connections among our communities in the city and region,” the November 11 statement said. The nine-day festival is scheduled to open November 12, 2022. Five of the last seven Gay Games have drawn between 10,000 and 12,000 participants, and organizers say they hope to draw 12,000 athletes and artists. The demonstrations started because of a law proposed in the Hong Kong Legislature in February that would have allowed extradition to

countries with which Hong Kong does not have formal diplomatic relations – most notably mainland China, where the legal system is controlled by the communist party. The first two protests against the proposed law were staged in March and April; they have been held almost continuously since June. The extradition bill was eventually withdrawn, but demonstrators continue to call for police investigations, removal of “riot” status from the protests, and direct elections of the legislature. The clashes have disrupted the airport and transit systems, vandalized businesses, triggered a local recession, and forced the cancellation of several public events. In demonstrations and counterdemonstrations at the beginning of this week, one man was shot and severely wounded by police, one civilian set another person on fire, and a taxi driver was beaten by a crowd. In an official statement this week, Amnesty International declared, “The live rounds fired by police are clear evidence of reckless use of force. Another policeman was seen driving at high speed into a group of protesters on a motorbike. These are not policing measures – these are officers out of control with a mindset of retaliation.” t

Obituaries >> Father J Terence Davis March 23, 1939 – October 9, 2019

Fifty years a Roman Catholic priest. Twenty of them retired, while active in San Francisco. Died at 80, on a visit to his family in Canada. Heart problems. Favorite memories? All of it, he used to say. Leaving law school to become a priest. Chaplain for students at Rice, Tulane, and Stanford universities. Weddings! Life as a retired priest in San Francisco, sometimes covering for other parish priests: here, or in the Gold Country, in London, the Carib-

bean, or the South of France. Meals. Neighbors. Families. Conversation. Heritage on the Marina, his home for the last three years. The Midnight Mass he led there last Christmas. Terry, the son of Cyril and Mary Davis of Ottawa, is survived by many friends and by family in Canada. His funeral service and burial have occurred there. In San Francisco, a memorial mass will be said on Saturday, November 16, at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 100 Diamond Street. Don’t send flowers. For more information write to jtdavisremembered@gmail.com. Terry’s wish, from the hymn “In Paradisum:” May the angels lead you into paradise!

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to improve our public transportation, continue making our streets safer, and ensure that our approach is equitable and serves all of our residents across San Francisco.” The director of transportation oversees Muni, parking, traffic engineering, and bicycle and pedestrian safety. SFMTA has been plagued by slow service on Muni’s bus and rail lines and other issues, including the delayed opening of the new Central Subway. Former director Ed Reiskin resigned this summer, after being on the receiving end of criticism from Breed over Muni’s poor performance. He subsequently took a job as an assistant city administrator in Oakland. Reiskin was replaced on an interim basis by Tom Maguire. In April, Breed sent a letter to the SFMTA board Chair Malcolm Heinicke outlining the ongoing challenges at the department and calling upon the board to launch a search for a new director who could help deliver a world-class transportation system for San Francisco. A subcommittee

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Campos said he was excited about Preston’s potential on the Board of Supervisors. Preston has been a longtime tenants rights activist. “With respect to Dean Preston, he has always pushed for independence – he’s with the mayor where there is common ground but he isn’t afraid to say when the mayor is wrong,” Campos said. “You’re going to see a push for more outside-the-box, bold action.” With Preston’s victory, the board has increased its progressive majority to nine members. Preston, a democratic socialist, ran for the Board of Supervisors once before – against Breed in 2016, two years before she was first elected mayor. He lost by only 1,784 votes. Brown was appointed District 5 supervisor by Breed after the latter became mayor. Breed herself easily won a full four-year term last week with over 70% of the vote. Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman congratulated Boudin and Preston on their campaigns in a Monday statement to the B.A.R. He had been a supporter of Preston but also of Loftus. “Analysts will be unpacking the re-

sults for weeks and months to come, but one thing is clear to me: San Franciscans are palpably frustrated with the status quo,” Mandelman said. “Those of us in city government ignore that anger at our peril. “We must quickly move beyond the ideology and acrimony to clean up our streets, care for the sickest, and prove this city is actually governable,” he added. Preston issued a statement late Saturday afternoon. “Today is a victory for all San Franciscans seeking bolder answers for the challenges our city faces,” he said. “This was a hard-fought election and I am so grateful for the long hours of volunteer effort and grassroots, community support that brought our campaign across the finish line. But now the campaign is over, and I am ready and eager to begin serving our city as soon as possible. “I commend Vallie Brown on her years of service to our district and look forward to working with her and her staff on a rapid transition that serves the residents of District 5,” he added. Gina Simi, a lesbian who is the co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club that endorsed Loftus and Brown, congratulated Boudin and Preston and said, “We look forward to working with them.” “Alice continues to be a club that chooses not to support candidates based on party affiliation but on whom will best advance our values for San Francisco,” she said. “We continue to face extraordinary challenges, and it is our position that we as a Club and as a city must work together to find common ground if we are to be successful.” Gay former District 8 supervisor, assemblyman and state senator Mark Leno – who ran against Breed for mayor last year – said in a phone call with the B.A.R. early Tuesday that the election results reflected a desire for change. “It’s too easy to read too much into election results,” said Leno, who endorsed Boudin after Breed named Loftus interim DA. “But the voters of D5 apparently are looking for a change in the status quo, as I think a lot of people are in San Francisco, and that’s reflected in Chesa’s victory.” Brown and the POA did not respond to requests for comment as of press time. t

three-car trains on the N-Judah line. That would mean J-Church riders would need to transfer at the Church Street Muni station on upper Market Street, Tumlin pointed out, to access the shuttle trains. Doing so, he said, could likely “significantly improve their ride even if we had to add a transfer.” Tumlin told the B.A.R. he is eager to get started overseeing one of the country’s largest transit agencies. “I’m excited and terrified,” he said. “I’m looking forward to being one of the senior most queer people in our industry. SFMTA board members said they found the right candidate to run the agency. “With over 20 years’ experience, Jeffrey has earned a reputation as a renowned asset to the global transportation space,” Heinicke said in the release. “We were lucky to have found him right here in our own backyard, and are thrilled for Jeffrey to lead our city’s goals and values in the realm of mobility and street space.” SFMTA board Vice Chair Gwyneth Borden said in the release that Tumlin is a “deep thinker invested in valuesbased solutions.”

In June, Breed, gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, and District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin created a Transit Performance Working Group tasked with reviewing the city’s current bus and rail system and recommending actionable steps that the city can take to improve service for riders. According to the mayor’s office, Tumlin will begin his duties by taking steps to implement those recommendations and assessing the state of the agency. Breed noted that 2020 will be a significant year for major capital transportation projects around the city. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (DSan Francisco), who formerly served as the District 8 supervisor, representing both the Castro and Noe Valley neighborhoods at City Hall, praised Breed’s choice. “I’ve known Jeff Tumlin a long time – throughout my tenure on the Board of Supervisors,” Wiener told the B.A.R. in a phone call, adding that he interacted with him while serving on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and other transportation-related panels. “I’m optimistic he’ll come in and make some muchneeded changes.”

Wiener said that in his view, “Muni is stuck.” “There are known issues, particularly in the subway, but Muni doesn’t seem to be able to fix them. It needs to get unstuck and I think Jeff can do that,” he said. Wiener added that he’s “thrilled the mayor continues to appoint LGBT people to lead important agencies.” Tumlin will become one of several out agency heads that Breed has named since becoming mayor last year. Dr. Grant Colfax is the health director; Jeanine Nicholson is the fire chief; and three gay men oversee various arts departments: John Caldon at the War Memorial, Tom DeCaigny at the Arts Commission, and Matthew Goudeau at Grants for the Arts. Additionally, a bi woman, Shireen McSpadden, has long led the Department of Aging and Adult Services. Tumlin is a longtime resident of San Francisco and lives with his immigrant, artist husband, Huib Petersen. He has a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Stanford University. Tumlin said that he and Petersen have been together for 25 years. At press time, Tumlin’s salary was not available. t

rested in 2015 after he was alleged to have started a series of fires in the Castro district, including at the Up Hair salon on 18th Street next to the Mix bar. Diaz pleaded guilty to possessing

an incendiary device in 2016 and was then made to register as an arsonist. But that wasn’t the end of the Diaz saga. Two months after becoming a registered arsonist, Diaz was again

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“We did it,” Boudin tweeted Saturday. In an email to the B.A.R. late Monday, Boudin wrote he will be focused on equity as the district attorney. “My administration will focus on ensuring victims have a voice in every case, reducing recidivism rates by treating the root causes of crime, ending the racial disparities that are rampant in the system, and seeking equal justice for all, regardless of wealth, employment, race, gender, sexual orientation, and citizenship,” Boudin wrote. “The residents of San Francisco have made it clear they want transformational change from an independent district attorney, and rejected calls to go back to the tough-on-crime era that did not make us safer and destroyed the lives of thousands of San Franciscans,” he added. Leading up to Election Day, Boudin was attacked by the San Francisco Police Officers Association as “the #1 choice of criminals and gang members.” The POA spent over $600,000 opposing Boudin’s candidacy. Its opposition was returned in kind by District 1 Supervisor Sandra Fewer – who led a “Fuck the POA” chant at Boudin’s election night party last week. Fewer’s married to a retired cop. Loftus, a former police commission president and prosecutor, was endorsed by Breed, much of the city’s Democratic establishment, and Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-California), who used to be San Francisco’s district attorney herself. The election had been the first race for district attorney without an incumbent running in a century. The dynamics of the race changed, however, when DA George Gascón suddenly announced his resignation October 3. Gascón moved to Southern California and entered the race for Los Angeles district attorney October 28. Breed said that Loftus would be the interim district attorney from the time of Gascón’s resignation in mid-October through the end of his term in January – a move that elicited so much protest that the initial public announcement of the appointment on October 4 had to be moved from Portsmouth Square

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to the dining hall of a nearby dim sum restaurant. It is unclear whether Loftus will continue to serve as interim DA until January, when Gascón’s term would have ended, or if Boudin will be sworn into office earlier. Boudin said late Monday that “we will be announcing the date of my swearing in soon.” “We are in conversations with both the DA-elect Boudin and interim DA Loftus about next steps and timing so we can ensure a smooth transition,” a mayoral spokesman wrote in an email Monday. Boudin saw the mayoral appointment as a turning point in the race. “The mayor tried to throw her weight into this race,” Boudin said in an October 14 debate that the B.A.R. previously reported on. “She said something really telling when she appointed Suzy. She said ‘I need a district attorney I can work with.’ The voters want and deserve a district attorney that they trust, that works for them.” When asked if the police department would be able to work with Boudin as district attorney, San Francisco Police Department spokesman David Stevenson issued a one-sentence statement. “We look forward to continuing our work with the district attorney’s office to address our city’s public safety challenges,” he said. David Campos, a gay man who is the chair of the San Francisco Democratic

Party, expressed enthusiasm over the results Monday. Campos personally supported Boudin and Preston, although the Democratic County Central Committee that he leads voted to solely endorse Loftus and Brown. Campos said that although the party’s endorsed candidates were defeated, the fact that both the race and the endorsement vote were close shows that the DCCC is representative of city Democrats. “I think it’s a great outcome for the city, speaking as a San Franciscan and as a progressive,” Campos, a former supervisor, said. “The fact that you have these results shows that money isn’t everything in San Francisco politics and there is a push for change. We just elected the most progressive DA in the country.” Starchild, a pansexual Libertarian activist who uses one name and who ran for supervisor and school board in the past, said the DA match was a “critical race.” “I spent a lot of time volunteering for Chesa making phone calls,” Starchild said. “I am hopeful for criminal justice reform, which is sorely lacking here and in many other places.” Kevin Bard, president of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, said his organization “must be doing something right.” “The Harvey Milk club is very pleased with the election of Dean Preston and Chesa Boudin,” Bard wrote in an emailed statement to the B.A.R. late

of board members led the candidate search process and the full SFMTA board will take the final action to appoint Tumlin next week, the release noted. In a brief phone interview Tuesday, Tumlin, 50, acknowledged “so many challenges” he will inherit. “I think my primary take will be to listen closely to MTA staff,” he said. “MTA has the greatest collection of talent and I’m confident that they know the right way forward. My job will be to clear a path and that means working in SF politics.” Asked about proposed changes to speed up the notoriously slow JChurch Muni line, Tumlin said he is “aware of the talk of that.” SFMTA is set to announce its planned improvements for the subway line Monday, November 18. While he lives in Noe Valley not far from a J-Church stop, Tumlin told the Bay Area Reporter that he regularly takes the K-L-M Muni subway lines from the Castro Muni station. He wants to take advantage of the long subway platforms and explore possibly running three-car shuttle trains between the West Portal and Embarcadero Muni stations and running

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Monday. “We began our outreach efforts at the Castro Street Fair and didn’t let up until Election Day. Our voter guides and our overall message resonated in District 8, District 5, and all over the city.” Debbie Mesloh, a spokeswoman with the Loftus campaign, said that Loftus wants to make the transition as smooth as possible. She said she’s not sure what Loftus is going to do next. “A lot of people are hoping she will continue to serve in some capacity – she always has,” Mesloh said. When asked about the effect of the appointment on the race, Mesloh said Gascón’s departure was inopportune. “George Gascón stepped aside at a difficult time for the city. He didn’t have to leave until December 5 (to establish L.A. residency),” she said. “We were three weeks before the election. When Suzy was called to serve, Suzy served. “Would it have been different if Gascón had stayed? It probably would have been better for the city,” Mesloh said.

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RuPaul named to CA Hall of Fame

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Inductees and family members of posthumous inductees will be presented with “Spirit of California” medals by the governor and his wife in an official ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento Tuesday, December 10, at 7 p.m. In addition, the lives and legacies of the new inductees will be featured in an all-new artifact exhibit at the museum opening at 10 a.m. December 11. Members of the public are invited to watch red carpet arrivals in a public viewing area on 10th Street between P and O streets starting at 4 p.m. the day of the ceremony. The ceremony will be livestreamed at www.californiamuseum.org/webcasts. Past LGBT inductees to the hall include the late gay Supervisor Harvey Milk, gay artist David Hockney, lesbian tennis star Billie Jean King, TV star George Takei, San Francisco Symphony artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas, and the late lesbian astronaut Sally Ride. Former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger established it in 2006 in collaboration with the California Museum and his former wife, Maria Shriver. LGBT community leaders across the Golden State launched an effort to see Sarria be named to the hall in 2015 due to it being the 50th anniversary of the Imperial Court Sys-

tem. Sarria established the court in San Francisco, and it became a major LGBT philanthropic group throughout North America. Sarria, who died in 2013 at the age of 90, made history in 1961 with his unsuccessful bid for a San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat. It marked the first time an out gay person had sought elected office in the U.S. The campaign on behalf of Sarria, who was also a veteran and a prominent Latino leader, has broad support from across the state, with not only LGBT elected officials and community leaders backing it, but also veterans groups and the Latino community. Yet then-governor Jerry Brown turned a deaf ear to the calls to include Sarria among the Californians inducted into the state hall. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, speculation turned to members of Brown’s administration being wary of adding a drag queen to the list as behind the snub. Now that Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco who has a long record of supporting LGBT rights and causes, is the state’s governor, LGBT community leaders had renewed hope of seeing Sarria finally join the ranks of other Golden State residents in the hall of fame as part

of Newsom’s first class of inductees. A trio of members of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus – chair gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), vice chair gay Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), and lesbian state Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – have been co-chairing the effort to induct Sarria. During a May meeting with Newsom the caucus leaders had formally asked him to consider doing so. In a text message, Wiener praised Charles’ selection. “RuPaul is awesome and clearly deserving of this recognition,” he wrote. “We will continue to advocate for José Sarria to be included in the California Hall of Fame. José Sarria played a critical role in the birth of the modern LGBT community and our entry into politics.” Wiener added that Sarria’s historic bid for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1961 — which he lost but received 6,000 votes — sent a “powerful message to elected officials that they had to pay attention to the LGBT community and focus on our needs.” Wiener wrote that he’s confident Newsom will give Sarria “strong consideration” for a future hall class.t

to Metzger by TDG Inc. between 2016 and 2017 “at his sole discretion, without any information or consent of plaintiff or approval of the board of directors,” according to court documents. Crum said the loan was “removed pursuant to a forensic accounting in which he refused production to plaintiff,” the filing states.

The six causes of action include breach of contract, common counts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Metzger had been a 35% owner and served as vice president of TDG Inc., according to the court filing. When contacted, Metzger’s attorney,

Masha Hakimi, told the Bay Area Reporter Tuesday that everything it needs to know is in the court documents and didn’t want to speak further on the topic because it was a “highly-sensitive, personal issue.” The B.A.R. called a phone number Monday afternoon associated with Crum-Ross seeking comment. The woman who answered said she was not

Crum-Ross, then asked what the call was regarding. When the reporter mentioned it was about the Metzger suit, another woman on the phone said, “I can’t talk about that,” and whoever had the phone hung up. There is a case management conference scheduled for April 1, according to a subsequent court document. t

fession,” said Boland, who graduated with honors from UC Berkeley in 1985 with an architecture degree. Three years later he was a founder of the Lesbian & Gay Graduate Student Association at the state university, where Boland earned master’s degrees in landscape architecture and city and regional planning in 1991. Having two gay uncles, one of whom died early on in the AIDS epidemic, he volunteered his expertise to the group that pushed to establish the AIDS grove and selected the city-owned site where to build it. “I love it, it is so beautiful,” he said of the grove, which at first “was a mess, overgrown and really derelict.” It now serves not only as a gathering place for the families, loved ones and friends of those lost to AIDS, Boland noted, but also as an example of how “nature can serve a community.” At the time he was working as the director of park projects for the

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, a job he held until 1998. He left to open his eponymously named Boland Design firm. But even then he continued to work on national parks projects, including a plan to revive Mountain Lake in the Presidio. After three years on his own, Boland went to work for the Presidio Trust and had a hand in rebuilding its Rob Hill Campground where he overnighted as a Boy Scout. From an early age he was drawn to working with the soil. “Some of my earliest memories are gardening with my mom,” recalled Boland, adding that he was “an unathletic, artistic kid” who found solace in the outdoors. “When I was bullied and teased I went out into the woods,” he said. “I fell in love with nature, with wildlife and with birds. Anybody can be in nature and feel better.” That truism has been a guiding

principle throughout his professional career. Boland is particularly focused on how the various park projects he works on can help attract urban youth to experience the natural worlds a short bus ride from their homes. “I wanted to dedicate my life to bringing that experience to people who live in urban settings,” said Boland, pointing out the various features built into the Tunnel Tops project specifically for youth. “It is not just about transforming a place but finding new ways to connect young people to the Presidio to develop a connection with nature, get into the outdoors, get healthy and fit, and hopefully spend their life going to national parks.”

When he and his husband, Rick Fazio, who works as a loan underwriter at Chase Bank, decided to have a child, they left San Francisco for Berkeley and bought the Victorian Boland’s grandfather had owned from his uncle. It is next door to where Boland was born. Their son, Kyle, is now 21 and attends the University of Washington. As for Boland, he has no plans to retire anytime soon. He has yet to finish a number of revitalization projects in the Presidio that will undo the damage to the natural environs wrought by the military. “When I come to work each day I see all the things I still want to do,” he said. t

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overnor Gavin Newsom inducted the first drag queen into the California Hall of Fame Wednesday but it was not the person the LGBT community for years has been clamoring to be given the honor. Rather than selecting the late San Francisco drag queen José Julio Sarria, Newsom instead chose RuPaul Charles, the host of the globally-loved “RuPaul’s Drag Race” television reality show. Charles is one of 10 people who will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame next month. Newsom, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and the California Museum announced the hall’s 13th class Wednesday, November 13. “Jennifer and I are pleased to induct this class of extraordinary Californians into the Hall of Fame,” Newsom said in a news release. “These inductees embody California’s innovative spirit and they inspire us with all they’ve accomplished throughout their careers and lives.” Charles is well-known for “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which airs on VH1. He and his husband, Georges LeBar, a Wyoming rancher, married in San Francisco in 2017. “As a native of this great state, being inducted into the California Hall

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Over a glass of iced tea at a cafe with outdoor seating next to the Tunnel Tops site, Boland spoke to the Bay Area Reporter about his career with the Park Service and being honored by his professional peers. The award came as a surprise to Boland, who grew up in the East Bay. “Being a fellow is an acknowledgment that you are being respected for your contributions to the profession of landscape architecture,” said Boland. “For me, it is a huge honor. I am really touched by it.” It is particularly rewarding to be honored by his professional association, added Boland, at a time when government service is more likely to be discounted rather than heralded. “A lot of the good work done by government landscape architects goes unrecognized within the pro-

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of Fame is especially heartfelt because it comes from where my dreams were born, it comes from home,” Charles said in the release. According to his Wikipedia page, Charles, 58, was born in San Diego and later moved to Atlanta. He settled in New York City where he became a popular fixture on the nightclub scene. Other inductees this year include Maya Angelou, who will be honored posthumously; athlete and Olympic medalist Brandi Chastain; astrophysicist France A. Cordova; skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk; author and activist Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston; civil rights leader the Reverend James M. Lawson Jr.; actor and comedian George Lopez; chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck; and winemaker and vintner Helen M. Turley.

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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT ON SISTER-STATE JUDGMENT CASE NUMBER: 34-2018-00233034 Sacramento County Superior Court 720 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse Plaintiff: San Tan Heights Homeowners Association, an Arizona nonprofit corporation Defendant: Kyle Stamper, Jr. and Jane Doe Stamper, husband and wife 1. TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR: Kyle Stamper, Jr. and Jane Doe Stamper, husband and wife 2. YOU ARE NOTIFIED a. Upon application of the judgment creditor, a judgment against you has been entered in this court as follows: (1) Judgment creditor: San Tan Heights Homeowners Association, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (2) Amount of judgment entered in this court $7,488.09 b. This judgment was entered based upon a sister-state judgment previously entered against you as follows: (1) Sister state: Arizona (2) Sister-state court: Apache Junction Justice Court, 575 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ; transferred to Pinal County Superior Court, 971 Jason Lopez Cir. Florence, AZ 85132 (3) Judgment entered in sister state on May 26, 2016 (4) Title of case and case number: San Tan Heights Homeowners Association v. Kyle Stamper, Jr. and Jane Doe Stamper; CV2015-1851; CV2016-01724 A SISTER-STATE JUDGMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN A CALIFORNIA COURT. UNLESS YOU FILE A MOTION TO VACATE THE JUDGMENT IN THIS COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE, THIS JUDGMENT WILL BE FINAL. THIS COURT MAY ORDER THAT A WRIT OF EXECUTION OR OTHER ENFORCEMENT MAY ISSUE. YOUR WAGES, MONEY, AND PROPERTY COULD BE TAKEN WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING FROM THE COURT. IF ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, THE PROPERTY LEVIED ON WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER YOU ARE SERVED WITH THIS NOTICE. Date: May 10, 2018 by K. MADDEN, Deputy NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual judgement debtor. Attorney or party without attorney B. Austin Baillio, Esq. (SBN 274535) Maxwell & Morgan, P.C. 4854 East Baseline Rd, Suite 104 Mesa, Arizona 85206 Attorney for San Tan Heights Homeowners Association Telephone No: 480-833-1001 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19 CNS-3301124# BAY AREA REPORTER

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Legal Notices>> ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555303 In the matter of the application of: KRYSTAL KOBASIC BJUHR, 3626 25TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner KRYSTAL KOBASIC BJUHR, is requesting that the name KRYSTAL KOBASIC BJUHR AKA KRYSTAL CAROL KOBASIC, be changed to KRYSTAL CAROL KOBASIC. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, on the 17th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIVIS REFEXOLOGY MASSAGE AND SPA, 773 DIVISADERO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LINH AI DUONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/18/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INCMEDIA; BALBOA BUSINESS CENTER; INQ; INQMEDIA; ONE CHOICE TRAVEL; AZN EVENTS; ZENNHA; INQCOM, 3739 BALBOA ST #164, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed IVAN T. NGUYENVU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/09/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038814300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAFEWAY GLOBAL EDUCATION, 2309 NORIEGA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LEI LI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/02/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/02/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEW PEW GAMES, 460 BRANNAN ST #77744, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LUYI ZHANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEW PEW GAMES, 1 BLUXOME ST #214, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LUYI ZHANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038827500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZAD ACUPUNCTURE, 2211 POST ST #204, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SHALA HASHEMIZAD. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/16/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038824500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHOROS CHARAS-DESTINATION, 1427 24TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SWATHI LAKSHMANAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038815200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHINATOWN PRETTY, 1314 FULTON ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed ANDRIA LO & VALERIE LUU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/03/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038825500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLOOM BLOW DRY BAR, 819 ULLOA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BC BEAUTY SERVICES GROUP INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038824200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE NINES, 2509 POLK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed FROM GIRLS, FOR GIRLS, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/14/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038824400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A TABLE, 4843 GEARY BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed A TABLE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038828800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ACTIVE ASCENSIONS, 236 W.PORTAL AVE, #192, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ACTIVE ASCENSION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/30/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038823100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YASMIN, 799 VALENCIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ELTAWIL BROTHERS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/03/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MUGFUL, 823 KANSAS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PARASKEVAS APOSTOLOPOULOS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/18/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038831500

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038834000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MATCHA CAFE MAIKO, 756 GRANT AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed TMC VENTURES LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/31/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038831400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MATCHA CAFE MAIKO, 3251 20TH AVE, #250K, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed TMC VENTURES LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/31/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038831200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MATCHA CAFE MAIKO, 1581 WEBSTER ST, #175, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed TMC VENTURES LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/31/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19.

OCT 24, 31, NOV 07, 14, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555316 In the matter of the application of: TIMOTHY DONALD ARMSTRONG, 701 TAYLOR ST #509, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner TIMOTHY DONALD ARMSTRONG, is requesting that the name TIMOTHY DONALD ARMSTRONG AKA TIMOTHY D. ARMSTRONG AKA TIMOTHY ARMSTRONG AKA TIM ARMSTRONG, be changed to TYMN ARMSTRONG. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 on the 10th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555322

In the matter of the application of: ASHLEY LAUREN NELSON-HORNSTEIN, 255 STEINER ST #501, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ASHLEY LAUREN NELSONHORNSTEIN, is requesting that the name ASHLEY LAUREN NELSON-HORNSTEIN, be changed to ASHLEY LAUREN NELSON. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 12th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555331

In the matter of the application of: ROSE KHALLOUF & LEO DETOMASO, 1595 33RD AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ROSE KHALLOUF & LEO DETOMASO, is requesting that the name OLIVIA KHALLOUF DETOMASO, be changed to OLIVIA ROSE DETOMASO. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, on the 17th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555330

In the matter of the application of: PHUOC MINH NGUYEN, 201 TURK ST #301, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner PHUOC MINH NGUYEN, is requesting that the name PHUOC MINH NGUYEN AKA DAVID PHUOC MINH NGUYEN be changed to DAVID PHUOC MINH NGUYEN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514, on the 17th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038829300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MITOMOTO PHOTOGRAPHY, 1508 IRVING ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JAHDE MITOSINKA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038842900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SRI PUBLIC RELATIONS, 388 MARKET ST #1300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SRI LAKSHMI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/27/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/28/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038839800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLA COMMERCIAL CLEANING SVC, 138 GAMBIER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LUIS ALFONSO CHANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/25/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/25/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CACHESTARS GLOBAL, 1300 GILMAN AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HERALD DANILO BERMUDEZ AGUILERA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/23/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038832000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FEI FEI DAYCARE, 460 36TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LIFEI BIAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038833300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARTNERS, 3896 NORIEGA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed PAUL EDWARD GREER, PAUL CURTIS SUGIMOTO & RICHARD CHARLES TUCKER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/22/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038824600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VANYSOL, 2905 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed VALERIA GALVEZ, MARISOL PRADO & NANCI SANCHEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/11/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038828300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZEBRA, 149 NEW MONTGOMERY ST #303, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed TURBO TECHNOLOGY, INC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038832800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LEUNG’S WHITE CRANE ASSOCIATION, 32 SAINT LOUIS ALLEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed LEUNG’S BROTHERS INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/01. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/22/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038831000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ISABELLA’S SHUTTLE, 1181 GILMAN AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed COSME MOLINA & REINA MOLINA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/21/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555339 In the matter of the application of: MARIA GUADALUPE DE LEON, 1785 MCKINNON AVE #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner MARIA GUADALUPE DE LEON, is requesting that the name KAYLEE MARIE DE LEON, be changed to KAYLEE MARIE RODEGEB DE LEON. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 19th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038853800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RFR PRODUCTION, 837 GEARY ST #306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CHACRIT TAECHOTIROTE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/01/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038851700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDEN GATE DISEGNO, 5 ISADORA DUNCAN LN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PEDRO NEL OSPINA HINCAPIE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/31/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038834200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HUME, 927 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BRANDT HEWITT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/23/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038846900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JUST LIKE MOM PRESCHOOL, 2336 21ST AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JULIYA CHERDAK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/02. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/29/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038848600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MELA MELO, 3301 CLAY ST #204, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MELISSA DOERKEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/30/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038851500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VELA TAX & ACCOUNTING, 43 ELLERT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS RONALD VELA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/31/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038840700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HI HO SILVER SAN FRANCISCO, 1904 FILLMORE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed VICTORIA DUNHAM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/01/10. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/25/19.

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-029691000

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038844100

OCT 31, NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD EDWARD STEVENS IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-19-302700

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038844300

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: FIVE STAR NAIL & SPA, 2920 DIAMOND ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by CUONG VIEN LA. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/08/06.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DONALD EDWARD STEVENS. A Petition for Probate has been filed by KATHLEEN M. STEVENS in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that KATHLEEN M. STEVENS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 26, 2019, 9:00 am, Dept. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: LAUREN T. CORMAN #292981, MICHAEL L. CORMAN #70495, THE CORMAN LAW OFFICES, APC, 740 FRONT ST #200, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060; Ph. (831) 427-2414.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 2019

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAPID REGISTRATION SERVICES, 1530 UNION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBIN FRALEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/28/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAYES PIZZA, 2077 HAYES ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS ZARATE AMBROCIO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/16/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/28/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038822000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODFELLA’S PIZZERIA AND GRILL, 377 BAY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed HAMED SALHI & FARIDAHMAD BAKHTARY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/10/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/10/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038848800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO SPCA, 201 ALABAMA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SF SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/30/19.

NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038846700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DCCX BRAND; NETZERO EXTRACT SERVICES, 1500 BURKE AVE, UNIT A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE BURKE GROUP (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/29/19.

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Grand Opera’s material girl by Philip Campbell Lianna Haroutounian as Manon, and Zhengyi Bai as the Dancing Master in Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.”

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irst impressions are important, but they shouldn’t lead to snap judgment. It is usually wiser to stop and think, but in the world of opera – especially Puccini – lovers tend to fall in love at first sight. The results are often tragic, but they can also produce some grandly passionate music. See page 14 >>

From the heart

Mandy Patinkin: “If I could only do one kind of performance, it would be doing concerts.”

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Joan Marcus

Monica Palacios, still here

Lesbian comedian Monica Palacios: “This is bigger than me.”

by Jim Gladstone

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he newest show from San Francisco’s most explosive comedian, Monica Palacios, is coming soon, and you shouldn’t miss it. Her new show, “I’m Still Here,” is coming to Manny’s on Nov. 15 & 16. See page 13 >>

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andy Patinkin is perhaps most widely known to the general public for his role as Saul Berenson in eight seasons of the Showtime series “Homeland.” Movie-lovers cherish him for his role as Inigo Montoya in 1987’s “The Princess Bride.” See page 16 >>

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<< Out There

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Fascinating rhythms: ‘Stomp’ returns We missed language, but there is musical language in the drumming of all those paint cans, the fluting of plumbing fixtures and rubber hoses, the slap and brush of human bodies. These “body percussionists” come with impressive physical wagons of muscle and bone, so there’s plenty of locomotion involved, and the pleasure of watching the pistons. “Stomp” has evolved into its own genre. There are four global productions: in New York, London, and on North American and European tours. It can boast an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London), an Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award, an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award (for their HBO special “Stomp Out Loud”), TV appearances including the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, the Academy Awards, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and an international array of commercials. We’ll bang on a can for that.

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the audience when talented performers bang on cans and make a rhythmic ruckus can be just as satisfying. “Stomp,” the so-called “international percussion sensation,” played A.C.T.’s Geary Theater in San Francisco for eight performances last week, and Out There and a lot of vicarious percussionists were in the house.

Created and directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, “Stomp” began as a street performance in the UK 20 years ago. It’s been performed in more than 50 countries, in front of more than 24 million people. The show is a combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. Performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” said co-founder Cresswell. Household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments, as do select body parts. Pots, pans, buckets, trash cans, trash can lids (used as cymbals), shopping carts, inner tubes, plastic bags, straws and cup lids, even, in a witty literal nod, kitchen sinks: all become musicalized. Brooms become instruments, and also become hockey sticks and tapdancing partners. As a writer, Out There missed any sort of verbal language in the piece. So here are some good words that describe it: percussive, pneumatic, polyrhythmic, contrapuntal.

for their vague geography, simply because the music is so pretty. It may not be to everyone’s taste, and I admit to enjoying “Manon Lescaut” as not much more than a melodious precursor to Puccini’s later masterpieces. I lay blame on the panel of librettists and their source, a famously scandalous novel by Abbe Prevost, for weaknesses in the plot and dramaturgy. It is hard to appreciate such a self-centered woman, fickle and thoughtlessly quick to trade true love for gaudy bling and luxury. The men who adore her fuel Manon’s

vanity, and admittedly, women suffered limited options at the time, but the libretto’s lack of character development and continuity doesn’t elicit much sympathy. If Manon were alive today, she would be a social-media influencer, creating her brand with reality broadcasting and product endorsements. In Prevost’s era, material girls were branded, too, but literally – at least as Tambosi tells it in a jawdropping, butt-stamping episode in Act III replete with steaming tushes. They also got a one-way ticket to America, shipped en masse to the

wilds of Louisiana. Tambosi’s old-style direction, with detailed production design by Frank Philipp Schlossmann, might seem a good way to deal with a creaky plot, but deference to the melodrama also heightens the absurdities. Crowd scenes are congested, lacking detail and visual coherence. Everyone at the Inn in Act I appears to be in the same costume. The visuals are rich in SFO quality, but the stage picture is still confusing. Duane Schuler’s subtly sensible lighting design helps, but Tambosi and Schlossmann don’t agree that less is more. The 2006 presentation was wellreceived with superstar Karita Mattila in the title role, which probably explains the revival. This go-round can boast plenty of star power of its own. Soprano Lianna Haroutounian and tenor Brian Jagde are reunited as Puccini lovers after their impressive SFO performances in “Tosca” in 2014. Haroutounian made her Company debut in the title role. Both now make role debuts as Manon and Chevalier Des Grieux. Jagde was in ringing voice on opening night, and his strong features and clear-cut acting continue to make a great fit for the War Memorial stage. La Haroutounian has also found a convivial home. Her creamy tone and steady range are

seductive from top to bottom, lustrous and perfectly audible. Tambosi says Manon is a different woman in all four acts, which makes up for gaps in the narrative. It is an interesting explanation, but making her numbly meek to start, then annoyingly capricious and ultimately self-pitying does no favors to the actors. The cast must supply credible motivation. Thankfully, their emotions are sufficiently conveyed by uniformly expressive singing. As Manon’s horrible brother Lescaut, baritone Anthony Clark Evans is convincing in his role debut. Company stalwart bass-baritone Philip Skinner adds depth to the jaded old lecher Geronte di Ravoir, and current Adler Fellow tenor Christopher Oglesby stands out in the underwritten part of Edmondo. It was good to see the warm welcome given former SFO Music Director Nicola Luisotti at the start and end of the performance. The famous Intermezzo “The Journey to Le Havre” before Act III also earned him a big ovation. It was well-deserved, and the orchestra responded to the maestro’s sure hand throughout the night with symphonic richness.t

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Members of the cast of “Stomp” made music out of water-cooler tubs and shopping carts at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater.

by Roberto Friedman

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Puccini’s early hit “Manon Lescaut” is a good example. The San Francisco Opera’s current revival of a production last seen in 2006 follows the time-honored formula in a deliberately traditional way. Boy meets girl, boy falls instantly, and boy loses girl just as fast. Boy gets girl back, only to lose her again in “a barren wasteland in Louisiana.” If that last bit doesn’t exactly fit the conventional mold, we forgive Puccini and his five (!) librettists

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San Francisco’s Museum of Performance + Design sent word of “some wonderful donations” to its 3.5-million item collection, including the personal papers of former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Muriel Maffre; articles, reviews, and notebooks of longtime Bay Area dance, music, and opera critic Allan Ulrich, who passed away on July 22; designs and awards belonging to the late Tony and Emmy Award-winning dancer-choreographer Michael Smuin; publicity files from Carlos Carvajal’s “Dance Spectrum”; and boxes of photographs from legendary dancer-choreographer Anna Halprin. MP+D will celebrate the 75th anniversary of SF Ballet’s “Nutcracker” with a new onsite exhibition featuring original designs, posters, set models, and photographs from the company’s earlier productions. The exhibition will open Sat., Dec. 7, free to the public Tues.-Fri., 1-6 p.m., and first Saturday of each month, 1-5 p.m. through Feb. 1, 2020. MP+D, 2200 Jerrold Ave., Suite T, SF. Info@mpdsf.org or call (415) 741-3531.t

Manon Lescaut continues in repertory through Nov. 26. sfopera.com.

Lianna Haroutounian as Manon, and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” for San Francisco Opera.

The reindeer are back! Open November 22–January 5 Enjoy live reindeer, falling snow flurries, a polar-themed exhibit, and festive fun throughout the Academy. Save up to $7 per ticket when you buy in advance at calacademy.org.

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<< Theatre

16 • Bay Area Reporter • November 14-20, 2019

Don’t dismiss this sticky wicket by Jim Gladstone

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ho’s up for a play about cricket? Survey Bay Area audiences about their enthusiasm for the putative subject matter of “Testmatch,” now in a world premiere production at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater, and you’re likely to hear, well, crickets. Which is why, in encouraging you not to miss this wildly creative, spectacularly acted 90-minute brain-grenade of a show, I want to stress that it’s not a play about cricket. Playwright Kate Attwell’s “Testmatch” is about race and gender and global economic power. While there are bats and balls and wickets in evidence (the action shifts from a contemporary women’s championship match in England to an East India Company stronghold in colonial-era Calcutta), you needn’t understand anything about the sport going into the show. In fact, over the course of the evening, the cricket that comes to mind most is Jiminy, who would be appalled at the unconscionable (and frequently unconscious) behavior on display. Like the recent San Francisco Playhouse production of “Dance Nation,” “Testmatch” takes audiences into a women’s athletic environment rarely portrayed on stage. The show opens in the midst of the match. A downpour has led to a rain delay, but the players are still drenched in competitive tension. Stir-crazy members of both teams mill about in a shared

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England 3 (Millie Brooks) and England 1 (Madeline Wise) have a side conversation in Kate Attwell’s “Testmatch,” playing A.C.T.’s Strand Theater.

lounge, trying to tamp down their instincts for blood sport over chitchat and cups of tea. At a time when men’s “locker room” talk has been certified a social poison, it’s provocative to hear one

of the Brits (Arwen Anderson) gleefully objectifying male rugby players and to find India’s star rookie (Avanthika Srivanasan) asserting that “we don’t have lesbians in small-town India” while her lesbian teammate

(Lipica Shah) stands close by. All of the women athletes in “Testmatch” are incensed at the discrepancies in pay and attention given to them vs. to their male counterparts. We hear about meager sponsorship deals and players’ need to work other jobs to make ends meet. The British team captain (Madeline Wise) compromises herself on a slippery slope of economic rationalization, asserting that since the whole of professional sports is so fixed against women, she’s willing to take bribes to throw games. As the rain delay continues and frustrations build, presumptuous references to racial superiority bubble up from the Brits, countered by Indian slapbacks over cultural arrogance and colonialism. British playwright Attwell and director Pam MacKinnon provocatively blur the line between strategic trash talk, meant to intimidate opponents; individuals blowing off steam; and deep-seated cultural prejudices. Is civilization a competition? A game with winners and losers? These questions are thrown into sharper relief in the play’s funhouse-mirror second scene, in which the sterling cast of six each takes on a second role. A few hundred years earlier, two male British exporters (Anderson and Millie Brooks in a delicious Tweedledee and Tweedledum routing) dither about their walled compound, rewriting the rules and regulations of their cricket league, conspiring

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to hide the fact that their officially approved pitching technique was – horrors! – developed by a woman. They’re oblivious to the devastating famine their business has created beyond the compound walls, and dismissive of the ailments suffered by one’s wife (Wise again), numbing her down and shutting her up with copious opium. In contrast to the documentary realism of the first scene, this second section is played with outlandish buffo bravado, underscored by Beaver Bauer’s costumes, which serve as punchlines in and of themselves. Anderson’s towering powdered wig peaks and curls like a coneful of hairy Dairy Queen. With this unexpected shift in tone, Attwell and MacKinnon do much more than provide backstory. In an utterly theatrical manner, they demonstrate how easy it can be to distance ourselves from a history that still affects our day-to-day life. Seen alone, the foppish couture, silly accents and broad comedy of this second scene might easily override the audience’s perception of the serious topics at hand. But when this folly is played as a palimpsest over our fresh awareness of the contemporary scene, history’s impact can’t possibly be laughed off or dismissed as long ago and far away.t Testmatch, through Dec. 9. ACT’s Strand Theater, 1127 Market St. Tickets ($15-$110): (415) 749-2228, www.act-sf.org.

Systematic abuse in pursuit of the gold by David Lamble

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rin Lee Carr’s HBO investigative doc on the child molestation scandal surrounding the oncecelebrated Michigan United States Olympics Girls Gymnastics program begins with the recorded voice of the now-disgraced former coachtrainer Dr. Larry Nassar: “Nothing gets in the way of gymnasts first!” “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal” (opening Friday) follows the course of an investigation that would ultimately send Dr. Nassar to prison and result in a harsh spotlight being brought to a Michigan State University department that had secured flattering headlines and large athletic budgets for a program whose methodology amounted to thinly disguised child abuse. As one young female athlete declares about Dr. Nassar’s practice of placing his hands around the bodies of his young subjects without parental or professional oversight, “Who goes to their doctor’s basement?!”

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And Broadway buffs consider Patinkin’s Tony-winning Ché in “Evita” and indelible Seurat in “Sunday in the Park with George” among his finest work. But when Patinkin appears at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on Fri., Nov. 22, he’ll be doing what he loves most of all. “If I could only do one kind of performance,” Patinkin explained in a recent phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter, “it would be doing concerts. There’s no question about that for me. “The live performance of a song,” he said in a rush of enthusiasm, “is particular to a moment. It’s particular to how I sing it and how each member of the audience hears it. It connects to what’s happened to us in that day and what we feel when it’s being sung. It’s something that will never be duplicated.”

This emotionally powerful report details the drip, drip, drip of revelations that toppled a onceacclaimed program that elevated young women with petite bodies and finely tuned skills to the top of the American Olympics movement. One young woman describes the powerful combination of corporate dollars and TV ratings that provided the motive and opportunity for Dr. Nassar’s crimes. “I don’t think that any other Summer Olympics sport gets so many viewers, because it has everything. It has the beauty, the power, the music and drama of it. “These women have performed so that US Gymnastics brings in sponsorships, so that the US Olympics Committee can trot them out every fours years, so all of us can watch and NBC can get ratings. It’s a money machine, and at the heart of it are teenage girls’ bodies. It seems like an arrangement that’s bound to lead to abuse.” Nassar came up through the Michigan State Athletics system

for 20 years. At first many of the athletes and their parents viewed Nassar as their guardian angel. “At

the Heart of Gold” demonstrates how Nassar was a kind of Trojan Horse disguising the real purpose

Patinkin was already a Broadway star when he performed his first major solo concert in 1989 at New York’s Public Theater. Then, and for most of the next 30 years, his collaborator on concerts, including a celebrated 2011 Broadway run with Patti Lupone, was music director and pianist Paul Ford. When Ford retired in 2017, Patinkin said, “I wasn’t sure if I would have to as well.” The aggressive international shooting schedule for the final two seasons of “Homeland” was a useful distraction (the concluding episodes air next year), but as that came to a close Patinkin acutely felt the absence of singing in his life. “How does the absence of singing manifest itself?” he mused. “It’s like all of a sudden you’re craving broccoli, or milk, like a pregnant woman. You suddenly realize you’re starved for it. There’s a sort of addiction, I think to the literal

intake and movement of air that oxygenates you when you sing. “I had just finished nine months of filming, and even when you’re on set, there’s a sense of disconnection from people. You watch things in a monitor. And of course, when it plays on television, you’re not even there to feel any reception of the work.” Through a mutual friend, Patinkin was introduced to pianistproducer Thomas Bartlett, who has collaborated with performers ranging from Yoko Ono and Sufjan Stevens to opera composer Nico Muhly. The pair began an unusual project. “I was speaking to [author] Larry McMurtry,” Patinkin recalled. “We were talking about perfectionism, and how you sometimes need to resist it. I decided I wanted to do a musical diary, where instead of working so much on production, Thomas and I would get together

and just record our whole work sessions, and let it be a little messy.” Prior to their first sessions, Bartlett sent Patinkin a playlist of about 300 songs, including “many that I’d never been exposed to before,” said Patinkin. “Thomas works with everyone. I listened to them between Christmas and New Year’s weekend in 2017, and chose about 20 songs from that 300. That helped Thomas understand what was interesting to me. Through this exchange of songs we learned about each other.” The resulting recordings “Diary: January 27, 2018,” “Diary: April/ May 2018” and “Diary: December 2018,” intimate and eclectic, were quietly released on streaming services with virtually no publicity. A cherry-picked selection of songs from across those sessions has now been officially issued as an album called “Children and Art,” but the full sessions are still available

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Scene from director Erin Lee Carr’s “At the Heart of Gold.”

behind a revenue machine with links to much of the state’s political and financial establishment. With his low-key personality and helpful demeanor, Dr. Nassar became the man the girls could turn to when faced with the harsh physical and emotional demands of the Olympics program. It’s a program that dates back to the Cold War era, when Americans envied the feats of Soviet Olympics athletes. As LGBTQ athletes remember, this was also a time when the U.S. Olympics Committee excluded openly gay athletes and even sued to prevent the growing LGBTQ movement from using the word “Olympics” to advertise the Gay Games. At the core of “At the Heart of Gold” is the brave testimony of scores of young women who described the trauma inflicted on them and their families due to the behavior of Dr. Nassar and those within the Michigan establishment who sought to cover up the scandal, systematically looking the other way.t

online. While Patinkin is widely identified with theater songs and a few Sondheim numbers make the collection, it’s remarkable to hear him bringing an actor’s sense of characterization and interpretation to a much wider gamut of material, including songs by Rufus Wainwright, Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman. “These are songs,” said Patinkin, “that educate me, make me smile or laugh, or long or remember. I love sharing them with other people. It can be very confusing for all of us to deal with our own raw emotions these days. But we all like the comfort of sharing feelings with our fellow human beings.”t Mandy Patinkin with pianist Adam Ben-David, Fri., Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes St. Tickets ($75-$175): (415) 392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com.

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The French Had a Name for It: Take 6 by Sura Wood

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t’s hard to beat the provocative, alluring title or argue with the success of the immensely popular noir series “The French Had a Name for It.” The brainchild of its enthusiastic curator Don Malcolm, the sixth iteration, subtitled “The Sixties and the End of the Line,” arrives with 15 thematically dark and perverse selections from the most fraught decade of French Noir. Sad to say, though, all good and wicked things must come to an end. The latest installment marks the culmination, if not the finale, of a five-year project that has unearthed 600 nearly forgotten, game-changing movies that until recently have languished in obscurity. Malcolm is taking a brief hiatus to finish a book on the subject, slated to be released next spring. Given his robust knowledge and vivid prose, it should prove to be a scintillating read. So get ready to savor the series’ swan song for the next five evenings and afternoons at the Roxie Theater. When the doors close Monday, Malcolm will have brought 101 rarities to San Francisco audiences since 2014. This time around, with a roster of both famous and underappreciated directors at the helm, and great French stars like Yves Montand, Jean Rochefort and Jean Gabin (older and as suave and rugged as ever) lighting up the screen, there will be more deception, self-destruction, nefarious capers and dangerous liaisons than one person can possibly bear. The Nouvelle Vague wades into

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Jane Fonda and Alain Delon star in director Rene Clement’s “Les Felins,” or, “The Love Cage,” part of a French Noir series.

the thick of the genre with “The Little Soldier,” Jean-Luc Godard’s lacerating critique of the French Algerian War, a work with political content so incendiary it was banned for three years. An unflinching look at the brutality of war and its moral, psychological and physical consequences, it weaves a tangled web of amour, espionage intrigue and graphic torture scenes that 60 years later remain difficult to stomach. Through the prism of a heist movie, Pierre Schoendoerffer’s “Objectif: 500 Millions” (1966) focuses on war veterans wounded in more ways than one. Bruno Cremer portrays a tormented former army captain whose inner demons make him easy prey for a seductive, enigmatic woman (Marisa Mell) who

tempts him with an opportunity to score big time in an airplane hijack/robbery scheme. But he soon learns she’s a front for the same man who betrayed him during the Algerian conflict and landed him in prison. Torn by greed and hunger for revenge, his conflicting impulses threaten to do him in. “He’s simultaneously volatile and withdrawn,” says Malcolm. “A paradox inside an enigma inside a hand grenade.” Class warfare is taken to emotional extremes in “Les Abysses” (1963), which created a dust-up when it was released and was rescued from oblivion by a cadre of French intellectuals who came to its defense. The film tells the creepy story of the notorious 1933 Papin Sisters murder case by way of Jean

Genet. (Genet reportedly had a friendship and an unconsummated crush on the film’s Ethiopian-born director, Nikos Papatakis.) The two orphaned sisters, played by real siblings, are driven insane and bent on vengeance after enduring years of abuse and enslavement to a decadent, rotten-to-the-core aristocratic family residing in a hellish country house. No less than Simone de Beauvoir endorsed the movie, calling it a “magnificent and strange film where reason is on the side of madness, paradise in the depths of hell, [and] love is painted under the figure of hatred.” Sex is a frontier the French conquered long before their American counterparts (quelle surprise!), a trend that manifests in 60s noir and the explicitness on display in Friday’s doubleheader. Shedding his psychopathic Tom Ripley per-

sona in Rene Clement’s “The Love Cage” (1964), the feral Alain Delon seethes and simmers as a cosmopolitan playboy who flees Paris in a hurry after one too many steamy assignations, a gang of thugs hot on his trail. In this gorgeous-manin-peril saga, the man in question escapes to a mansion and finds fleeting refuge in the arms of a pair of dangerous beauties: a beautiful and willing widow (Lola Albright) and her nymphet cousin played by – wait for it – Jane Fonda. Unbeknownst to him, the women harbor a sinister secret. “Hexes” (1962), which shares the same bill, stars Juliette Greco as a femme fatale up to no good in a tale of lust and black magic that transpires on the remote island of Noirmoutier; one suspects Dr. Moreau can’t be far away. A practitioner of the dark arts, she orchestrates the demise of the wife of her current object of desire, a veterinarian she meets when he comes to treat her pet cheetah, I kid you not. She believes that with the pesky wife out of the way, he can fulfill his destiny as her love slave. The oft-overlooked director Henri Decoin adapted the thriller from a novel by the celebrated crime fiction duo Boileau-Narcejac. Masters of the coldly calculated, diabolically engineered crime, they also provided source material for “Vertigo,” “Les Diaboliques” and “Les Louves.”t Nov. 14-18. Roxie Theater. midcenturyproductions.com.

Tabloid horrors of The National Enquirer

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Generoso Pope, Jr. in director Mark Landsman’s “Scandalous: The Untold Story of The National Enquirer.”

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n his detailed and bitterly funny new doc “Scandalous: The Untold Story of The National Enquirer” (opening Friday), director Mark Landsman provides an incisive history of that supermarket checkoutcounter tabloid, while also demonstrating why all roads seem to lead to the embattled Trump presidency. Landsman begins with a saucy bit of Gotham history straight out of “The Godfather.” The Enquirer was the brainchild of Generoso Pope, Jr., whose dad had made a small fortune as publisher of the large-circulation New York Italian American daily El Progresso, a position that reportedly garnered him membership in the New York City Mob. Wanting to do his own thing, the son bought (rumor has it, with Mob money) The Enquirer, a small horse-racing tip-sheet, in 1952. Renaming it The National Enquirer, Pope proceeded to hire a room full of gossip-trained British journalists. At first Pope’s paper was awash in blood, meaning a lurid collection of police-blotter items: gruesome traffic accidents, gangland assas-

sinations and the like. Pope soon discovered that bloody front pages did not go over well at grocery-story checkout counters, so he tweaked the content to favor the bizarre over the bloody. “LSD Made Me a Prostitute” was a fairly typical headline. “Scandalous” draws heavily on tales from its mostly retired former staff, who describe the joys of pursuing “If it bleeds, it leads” stories with the help of their publisher’s virtually unlimited budget. Archival newsroom footage reveals a staff constantly on the phone, everyone smoking up a storm. “It’s a wonder we didn’t all get lung cancer.” There’s a hilarious account of how the paper acquired one of its most notorious scoops, a picture of a dead Elvis Presley in his open coffin (an issue that sold nearly 7 million copies), as well as discussion of one of the tabloid press’ darkest deeds: the pursuit of the late UK Princess Diana, leading to her death in a Paris auto tunnel crash. “Scandalous,” which uses excerpts from a CBS “60 Minutes” Mike Wallace-reported story, demonstrates how, by the Reagan 80s, The Enquirer had moved past relatively

innocent coverage of the rich and famous to politically consequential muckraking pieces on the sexual transgressions of former Colorado Senator Gary Hart and President Bill Clinton. The film then jumps to the present day, and charges that the paper has assisted Trump with keeping his own unruly private life out of more serious publications by the old scandal-sheet practice of “catch and kill” journalism. Women with stories about the president’s behavior are paid for their tales by The Enquirer, which does not print them, but does bar the subjects from taking them elsewhere through legally binding non-disclosure agreements. More recently, The Enquirer has a new owner, David Pecker, who seems to be taking the company in a dangerous new direction by publishing a slick mag supporting the interests of the Saudi Arabian monarchy, whose prince has been credibly linked to the murder of a Saudi-born Washington Post journalist. The film also details how celebrities Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, and Arnold Schwarzenegger were either protected or outed in a climate of tabloid frenzy. Significantly, Landsman neglects to cover former TV variety star Carol Burnett’s successful 1981 libel lawsuit. At least “Scandalous” attempts to jumpstart a long-neglected national conversation about ethics, privacy and just what the news-consuming public has a right to know. Inevitably, The National Enquirer has contributed to some useful reporting on subjects as far afield as the O.J. Simpson case and the 1979 San Francisco City Hall riots following the Dan White trial verdict. While preparing this review I noticed the most recent Enquirer issue, with former NYC Mayor Rudy (now Trump’s personal attorney) on its cover in connection with what appears to be a nasty divorce settlement.

In the late 90s, The Enquirer printed full-color photos of the bullet-riddled bodies of the Columbine school killers. Was this mere sensationalism or a record of a

kind of rough justice for the victims and their survivors? If there is any value to papers like The Enquirer, it may lie at this most uncomfortable juncture.t

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Call me an unsatisfying sequel by Brian Bromberger

Find Me: A Novel by Andre Aciman; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27

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iterary sequels have always had a checkered history. Critical assessments tend to be negative when authors fail to recapture that elusive magic again. Louisa May Alcott tried to replicate her success in enduring classic “Little Women” with “Little Men” and “Jo’s Boys,” to mixed results. Armistead Maupin was able to carry his original “Tales of the City” through six novels, though whether the quality of the writing was sustained is debatable. This fall we experienced a triumphant tour de force sequel when Margaret Atwood re-created her “Handmaid’s Tale” world in “The Testament,” written 34 years later with largely new characters. Also appearing was Andre Aciman’s sequel to his incandescent debut novel, “Call Me By Your Name,” published in 2007, followed by the hit Oscar-winning film by Luca Guadagnino in 2017. Alas, lightning has not struck twice. “CMBYN” was the story of a

summer romance between 17-yearold Elio Perlman and 24-year-old Oliver, a philosophy scholar-guest at Elio’s parents’ cliffside villa on the Italian Riviera in 1983. Oliver returns to the U.S. and marries a woman, to Elio’s heartbreak. “Find Me” picks up the lives of Elio and Oliver 20 years later, but let the LGBTQ reader be forewarned that their climactic “meeting” occupies only the last 12 pages of a 260page novel. Almost half the book concerns Elio’s archaeologist father Samuel, traveling on a train from Florence to Rome, meeting a gorgeous, much younger American photographer, Miranda. It’s told in Samuel’s voice. Samuel has divorced Elio’s mother and is on his way to attend Elio’s piano concert. As his conversation with Miranda deepens, they become infatuated with each other. In two days they have sex and profess undying love, planning their future together, despite her tending her dying father. The second section picks up the older Elio, a successful classical concert pianist, living in Paris, and mirroring Samuel’s romance, unexpectedly falling in love with a

much older, handsome, rich man, Michel. It’s recounted from Elio’s perspective. He can’t get Oliver out of his mind despite a decade having passed, and decides to find him. The third part, narrated by a remorseful Oliver, details an unhappy life with his wife and two sons, as he fantasizes setting up a threesome with a younger male colleague and female Yoga instructor. He realizes he lost his chance for true love when he abandoned Elio. The brief denouement answers the question of whether Elio and Oliver will find their way back to each other. The reader will be able to guess what happens without finding the resolution true to life or emotionally satisfying. “CMBYN” was charming in its romantic tension and poetic intensity. Elio slowly discovered his feelings for Oliver and his inner doubts, wondering if Oliver had the same sentiments. This sequel lacks passion in the romances between Samuel and Miranda, and

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Elio and Michel (their initial encounter reads like an arty Grindr hookup). The sex scenes come across as perfunctory and blasé. No lusty peach scenes here. Instead we’re treated to meditations that seem more apt for Aciman (age

68) than for his characters, on fathers, fate, remorse, how the past intrudes into the present, and the fleetingness of life coupled with the tragedy of aging. Characters reveal their thoughts in long soliloquies, violating a basic rule of fiction: Show, don’t tell. The book is stuffed with references to art and music (the four sections are entitled Tempo, Cadenza, Capriccio, and Da Capo), to emphasize the classical leanings of the major characters. But the citings add nothing to the narrative. Finally. the book lacks conflict. Elio and Michel’s relationship meanders for 95 pages, and Michel raises no objections when Elio suddenly ends the romance. Aciman’s strategy appears to be delayed gratification, as the reader waits for Elio and Oliver’s longed-for reunion. But the payoff is not soul-stirring. “CMBYN” was called an instant gay classic. Aciman should have resisted the temptations of fame, renewed interest, and financial compensation, not produced a sequel.t

wanting more about Burroughs’ history and how he kept being a witch such a secret for most of his life. Why divulge it now? The vignettes he shares incorporate his witchy magick mind in instances where introspective thought is required or during moments of anxiety, but how is it incorporated into the everyday? Instead, there are chapters and stories upon stories about his insomnia, his early school years, life with husband Christopher, a lifelong love of fire, the couple’s move to rural Connecticut, and the eccentric characters who infiltrate their bucolic country homestead. Their arborist, diagnosing the numerous issues with their “Game of Crone’s Slime Vagina Tree,” meanders in and out of their backyard, as do frustrations with country living and a serious medical illness that threatens their placidity. Burroughs fans will delight at the frequency with which the author incorporates aspects of his former memoirs into this collection of personal essays; he is in fine form with regard to memoirist themes. Others who select this book for the occult theme may be disappointed to discover an uneven balance between the author’s mundane daily life and his witchery.t

Which witch is which? by Jim Piechota

Toil & Trouble by Augusten Burroughs; St. Martins Press, $28

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n a literary career grounded on divulging the most intimate pieces of his private life (familial dysfunction, alcoholism and recovery, selfawareness as a gay man), prolific writer Augusten Burroughs reveals yet another fascinating aspect about himself in “ Toil & Trouble.” Wait for it: he’s a witch, and he holds a firm belief and allegiance to all things magical and mystical. The author describes himself as a descendant from a long line of witches as an accidental secondborn son. A premonition about his grandmother’s death while on a bumpy schoolbus ride when Burroughs was eight confirmed the suspicion that he possessed a particular “gift” and was different in many ways. As told to him by his beloved mother, this gift was bestowed upon him by a lineage partially emanating from Lancaster, England. His mother taught him about ancient Enochian magick and the vast differences between high and low versions of rituals and the “chaos” variety he employed at 25 after having just relocated to Manhattan from San Francisco that “took the ceremonial robe off magick and put

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Monica Palacios

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This is the most recent in a long list of shows spanning over 30 years, all written and performed by the Latinx lesbian comic. She now spends her time traveling from one residency to another across the US, teaching classes, and working on future performances. A product of current events of the last several years, “I’m Still Here” brings the past into the spotlight. “It’s subconsciously been in the works since that Jack o’ Lantern of a president became president. Once that happened, I started yearning for the past because the present became so toxic,” Palacios said. The show is autobiographical, focusing on Palacios’ childhood growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Comedy abounds, but loyal fans should also expect to see her venture into new

it in jeans.” There are casual mentions of “Bewitched” episodes with Endora or “amazing” Uncle Arthur as “a big queen doing magick on my favorite show,” and a real estate agent with a

big personality who is also a witch. The author is neurotic about physical aspects of his life, but comes across as supremely perceptive and intuitive when it comes to feelings about people, places, and finding

other witches. “Witchcraft is not supernatural,” he writes, “it is hypernatural.” But the book becomes a bit too shallow when it comes to describing the true occult nature of the author’s present life. Besides the distracting haphazardness of its loose structure, the true trouble with this book is that with such an intense, devilishly inviting opening chapter, we are left

and more personal territory. “That’s been a new thing for me and my audience,” she said. “They’ll see more drama, more emotion. Solid comedy, for sure, but definitely more of the vulnerable Monica Palacios.” Palacios got her start performing standup comedy at the Valencia Rose Cabaret in San Francisco in the early 1980s. The gay comedy club featured acts such as Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Ammiano. As a queer Latina woman, she didn’t feel comfortable outing herself in the straight comedy clubs where she began performing in her early 20s. “It was too toxic to be out at the straight clubs. I was concerned about my safety,” she said. But then she read an ad in the Bay Area Reporter for a gay comedy open mic night at the Valencia Rose Cabaret. It was only in this supportive, community environment that she felt comfortable being her true self. Her

first set received a standing ovation and explosive applause. Within three months of beginning standup, she had been hired by the Rose to headline during their Saturday night comedy shows. For most people in the business, this sort of immediate success is unheard of. It usually takes years before one gets enough laughs and acclaim under their belt to get even a toe in the door. “That I got paid after just three months of doing standup was incredible and empowering.” Since her start, Palacios has made activism a priority throughout her professional career. Resistance plays a large part in her upcoming show. But Palacios said she hasn’t always been this focused on activism. When she began doing standup, she didn’t have these concerns. “I’m young, I’m not thinking about politics or nationality or sexuality, I just want to be funny,” she said. But then queer

and Latina audience members began approaching her, thanking her for being visible and for being herself on stage. That’s when she had her epiphany. “This is bigger than me. This is about making people proud.” From that point on, presenting the most authentic version of Monica Palacios to her audience became her own approach to activism. Her approach to standup hasn’t changed much since she started, but the strategy behind it has. Onstage today, she talks about whatever she wants with the full knowledge that her freedom and choice to use her voice as a queer Chicana is her activism. The upcoming show’s setting during the 60s and 70s tries to offer the audience a respite from the events of the present. “I know I’m good at connecting with people from the stage,” she said, and it makes sense. Even over the phone, Monica’s presence is powerful. Her

Augusten Burroughs, author of “Toil & Trouble.”

concern for her community and for the state of current events is infectious. After speaking with her, I felt a sense of urgency to band together within my community. If you’re curious, you’ll have to find out what that means for yourself. However much I pry, however, the most detail I can get about her upcoming show is this: “It’s human experience. The more specific I get, the more universal my work.” Palacios has been doing this for a long time; she knows what she’s doing. When asked about her vision for the show, she said, “I want them to walk away with hopefulness.” After we hang up the phone, her hopefulness lingered with me. “You’re not alone. We will rise and resist.”t “I’m Still Here,” Fri. & Sat., Nov. 15 & 16, 8 p.m. Manny’s, 3092 16th St., SF. Tickets ($20): www.welcometomannys.com.

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Steve Grand Hunky singer-songwriter plays Feinstein’s by David-Elijah Nahmod

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teve Grand is returning to San Francisco for two concerts at Feinstein’s at the Nikko. The adorably cute and openly gay singer-songwriter will appear on November 20 and 21 to perform a medley of hits from his two albums, along with cover versions of songs by some of his favorite fellow artists. Grand will be putting his own unique stamp on the music of Elton John, Queen, George Michael and other openly gay singers as part of his Pink Champagne Tour, which is named after his most recent single. See page 21 >>

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Thu 14 Aunt Charlie’s @ Tenderloin Museum

Arts Events Turn over a new leaf as mid-autumn arts events make a harvest of entertainments.

Nov. 14-21, 2019

Multimedia exhibit about the historic Tenderloin drag bar, including High Fantasy by Raphael Villet. 398 Eddy St. www.tenderloinmuseum.org

Driven @ Spark Arts Gallery Boni Alvarez’ new play about an actor who returns home to the Bay Area. $25-$30. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm, thru Nov. 17. 4229 18th St. www.TheRhino.org

Gypsy @ Alcazar Theatre The classic Styne, Sondheim, Laurents musical about the life of Gypsy Rose Lee and her vaudeville family gets a Bay Area Musicals local production. $30-$100. 8pm. Thru Dec. 8. 650 Geary St. www.bamsf.org

Mechanical Fantasy Box @ The Magazine Release party for a new journal devoted to the late gay DJ and composer Patrick Cowley, with readings by Brontez Purnell, Johnny Ray Huston, Marke Bieschke, Siobhan Aluvalot, Chloe Miller and more and screenings of Fox Studios classic gay porn films with Cowley soundtracks. 6pm-9pm. 920 Larkin St. www.darkentriesrecords.com www.themagazinesf.com

New exhibit of the works and ephemera by and about the creator of the Rainbow Flag. $5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Sat 16 The Batman Armory @ Cartoon Art Museum

Cells to Self @ Exploratorium New exhibit with amazing displays showing how single cells in the human body work, portraits engineered from DNA and more (talks, handson workshops and nightlife events). $20-$30. Pier 15 at Embarcadero. www.exploratorium.edu

Performance, Protest & Politics: Gilbert Baker’s Art @ GLBT History Museum

Artwork, Batman props and costumes on display, thru Feb. 16. Pre-Code Horror: Scary Stories and Ghastly Graphics from EC Comics, thru March 1. Free/$10. 11am-5pm daily; closed Wed. 781 Beach St. www.cartoonart.org

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Mechanical Fantasy Box @ The Magazine

LGBTQ Histories from the WWII Home Front @ Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center, Richmond

Michelle Meow Show @ Commonwealth Club

Who’s Your Mami Comedy @ Brava Theatre Center

Meow and cohost John Zipperer discuss LGBT issues with different prominent guests. Weekly, 12pm. 110 Embarcadero. www.commonwealthclub.org

Karinda Dobbins headlines the monthly women-led comedy night, with Nato Green, Natasha Muse, Michael Foul, and Natasha Vinik. $10-$15. 8pm. 2773 24th St. www.brava.org

Park indoor exhibit that showcases the lives of historic LGBT people. Open daily 10am-5pm. 1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 3000, Richmond. nps.gov/rori/index.htm

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Weekly screenings of wacky, unusual, short, documentary and animated films; free books, vinyl, VHS and wine. $7. 8:30pm. 992 Valencia St. www.othercinema.com

Miss Saigon @ San Jose Center for the Performing Arts New national tour of the Cameron Mackintosh hit musical set in wartime Vietnam. $43-$120. Thru Nov. 17. 150 West San Carlos St., San Jose. broadwaysanjose.com

No Regrets: A Celebration of Marlon Riggs @ BAM Screenings of films by the late African American gay artist and UC Berkeley professor, including Tongues Untied and Black Is… Black Ain’t. Thru Nov 25. Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, 2155 Center St., Berkeley. www.bampfa.org

Beth Leavel @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The Broadway singing star performs her witty music-filled cabaret concert, Thirteen Shows and Counting. $55-$85. 8pm. Also Nov 16. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

The Cake @ NCTC The Off-Broadway hit’s about a Christian baker whose daughter wants a cake for her same-sex wedding. $34-$49. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm thru Dec. 1. 25 Van Ness ave. www.nctcsf.org

Classic and New Films @ Castro Theatre Nov 10-16: Scorsese’s new film, The Irishman (2:30, 7pm) $8-$16. 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com

Elevada @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley Shotgun Players’ production of Sheila Callaghan’s fascinating dramedy about digital immortality, end of life, and grabbing the moment. Thru Nov. 17. 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. shotgunplayers.org

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child @ Curran Theater The acclaimed two-part musical based on the J.K. Rowling bestseller begins previews. $59-$300. Openended run. 445 Geary St. www.harrypottertheplay.com

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Other Cinema @ ATA Gallery

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui @ Lohman Theatre, Los Altos Hills Bruce McLeod’s new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s dark satirical classic about political corruption and fascism, reset in a seedy cabaret. $5-$20. Thru Nov. 28. Foothill College, 12345 South El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. www.foothill.edu/theater

The San Quentin Project @ BAM/PFA Nigel Poor and the Men of San Quentin State Prison follows the evolution of artist Nigel Poor’s (b. 1963) social art practice and her collaboration with the men incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County; thru Nov. 17. Also, Strange, a Surrealistinspired group exhibit of works by Goya, Magritte, Cindy Sherman, Jack Smith, and many others, thru Jan 5, 2020. 2155 Center St. Berkeley. www.bampfa.org

Testmatch @ Strand Theater American Conservatory Theater’s production of Kate Attwell’s dual-story about women’s cricket and British colonialism and power. $15-$110. Tue-Sat 7:30pm. Wed & Sat 2pm. Thru Dec. 8. 1127 Market St. www.act-sf.org

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Sun 17 Expedition Reef @ California Academy of Sciences Exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about animals, plants and the earth; Skin, a multi-species hands-on exhibit; Deep Reefs, Giants of Land and Sea, Gems and Minerals, and more. $20-$35. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Fall Showcase @ Stage Werx Theatre Short solo performances by Falilah Bilal, Dave Dwelley, Sarah Elovich, Jim Gladstone, Kellita Maloof, Bradley Paterson and Sarah Weidman. $12-$17. 7pm. 446 Valencia St. www.stagewerx.org

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man @ Oakland Museum No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, an exhibit of amazing large artworks; thru Feb 16. Free/$15. 1000 Oak St. www.museumca.org

Queer Tango @ Finnish Hall, Berkeley Same-sex partner tango dancing, including lessons for newbies, food and drinks. $5-$10. 3:30pm6:30pm. 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley. www.finnishhall.org

Various Exhibits @ de Young Museum Specters of Disruption (thru Nov 10) and exhibits of Modern and historic art, including embroidery, Maori portraits and installations. Free/$28. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park. www.famsf.org

Mon 18 Illuminate SF @ Citywide 40+ installations of light art sculptures in and outside buildings by more than 30 local artists. Free; walking tour info at www.illuminatesf.com

Keith Secola @ Café Valor Wounds Many, an exhibit focusing on the artist’s Northern Ute heritage. Thru Dec. 13. 401 Van Ness Ave., lobby. sfartscommission.org

Tue 19 Changing and Unchanging Things @ Asian Art Museum Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan (thru Dec. 8). Contemporary works by Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, Kim Heecheon and Liu Jianhua; and exhibits of historic sculptures, prints and antiquities. Sunday café specialties from $7-$16. Free-$20. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 200 Larkin St. www.asianart.org

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui @ Lohman Theatre, Los Altos Hills

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Now 29 years old, Grand first rose to prominence in 2013 when the video for his song “All American Boy” went viral. The song tells the story of a young gay man in love with a heterosexual friend. Buzzfeed ranked the video as one of the “24 most brilliant music videos from 2013” and Out Magazine named Grand to its Out 100 list. His career was set, and he’s been making music as an out, proud gay man ever since. Grand recently spoke to the Bay Area Reporter about his song “Pink Champagne,” which he says he wrote when he was going through a difficult time. “It’s kind of about that gray area in between having fun and partying with your friends, maybe drinking and trying to decipher when it becomes something that’s darker,” he said. “In my case, I was drinking heavily, so when did that start to be-

come something darker? Which is a big theme of ‘Not the End of Me,’ the album that it’s on.” Grand said that he doesn’t want to give himself too much credit for being ‘brave’ by revealing something so personal. “You don’t have to tell people everything,” he said with a laugh. “But I definitely do get personal, and that’s what makes the art form so compelling.” He’s very proud of “Not the End of Me,” noting that he wrote every word and that he recorded it in a small studio in his own home. He also did the album artwork. “It’s a very personal album for me,” he said. “It’s called ‘Not the End of Me’ because I wanted to communicate this idea that we all go through difficult times. It’s important to know that every struggle you get through gives you character and makes you who you are. There have definitely been times in my life where I felt like this thing that

I’m dealing with now is going to be what takes me out, But that’s never been the case. I wanted to communicate to people that this stuff doesn’t have to be the end.” Grand credits social media for his success, pointing out that in the days before social media, artists were beholden to record labels and radio stations. Now, artists can post their work online and find their audience themselves. He’s had 19 million views on You Tube, where he posts all his videos. Of course, Grand has the added appeal of his Instagram photos, including numerous swimsuits shots, which continue to add to his appeal. Grand recently sold a slew of beefcake calendars and signed CDs. Grand said that he’s never gotten negative backlash for being so open about his sexuality. “Most of my audience has been gay from the get-go,” he said. “If someone is going to get down on me for being gay, I don’t have control over that, and I don’t feel bad about that, so it just kind of rolls right off. But I guess that since most of my fan base has been LGBT, they just don’t bother with me.” When he appears at Feinstein’s, Grand, an accomplished guitarist and pianist as well, promises to perform “All American Boy” and “Pink Champagne,” but says that he’ll also try to do songs that he hasn’t performed at Feinstein’s before. He’s recently been working on some Billy Joel songs, which is new material for him. He said he doesn’t want to give too much about the show away, preferring that the audience be surprised when they come to see him, though he did say that he’ll be offering his own rendition of George Michael’s “Freedom.” “I’ve fallen in love with that song,” he said. “I was playing it over the summer in Provincetown [Grand has a successful summer residency at the seaside resort community’s Art House], and it ended up being a favorite. I usually try to keep switching up my covers every six months so that the people who are coming

Naked Men’s Sketch @ Eros Get naked and take turns modeling at the sex club’s popular weekly event. Donations/no entrance fee. 7pm-9pm. 2051 Market St. www.erossf.com

Thu 21 Annabeth Rosen @ Contemporary Jewish Museum Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped, an exhibit by the Californian sculptor; thru Jan 19. Other exhibits, too. Free/$17. 736 Mission St. www.thecjm.org

Various Events @ Oakland LGBTQ Center

Thu 21

Wreaths by Bryan Mosé @ Deli Board

Floral Exhibits @ SF Botanical Garden Visit the lush gardens with displays of trees, flowers and shrubs from around the world, including the annual Magnolia bloom. Monthly plant sales, plus art exhibits and gift shop; free entry with SF proof of residency. $5-$10 for others. 7:30amclosing. 9th Ave at Lincoln Way. www.sfbotanicalgarden.org

Gallery of Illustrious Queers @ SF Main Library Photographer Jordan Reznick’s LGBT portrait photo exhibit. Hormel Center, 3rd floor, 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

Wed 20 Interior/Exterior @ Museum of Craft & Design Group exhibit of works curated by Ariel Zaccheo; also, Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object, curated by David Cole; both thru Dec. 1. 2569 3rd St. sfmcd.org

James Tissot @ Legion of Honor James Tissot: Fashion & Faith (thru Feb 9); Strange Days: Dada, Surrealism, and the Book (thru Nov 10), other beautiful exhibits of classical and modern art. Free/$30. Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave. www.legionofhonor.famsf.org

Social events and meetings at the new LGBTQ center include film screenings and workshops, including Bruthas Rising, trans men of color meetings, 4th Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Film screenings, 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm. Game nights, Fridays 7:30pm-11pm. Vogue sessions, first Saturdays. 3207 Lakeshore Ave. Oakland. www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org

Terry Baum @ Exit Theatre Book launch party for the playwright/performer’s new book, One Dyke’s Theater. 8:30pm. 156 Eddy St. www.theexit.org

Wreaths by Bryan Mosé @ Deli Board Opening night party for the multimedia artist’s sale and exhibit of festive ornament-made holiday wreaths. 6pm-8pm. 1058 Folsom St. www.deliboardsf.com instagram.com/wreath_king t

back are getting a different show, which they will.” Elton John is very special to Grand. He knew that John was gay when he was growing up and discovering his own sexuality. Having someone like John to look up to made him realize for the first time that being gay couldn’t be that bad if someone like John could create such great music which connected people across generations. Grand has a message for those who may not be familiar with his work and might be on the fence about coming to see his show. “That’s totally okay,” he says. “At least half the show is going to be covers, so they’re definitely going to hear stuff they know. I really try to do really big songs from the ‘60s all

the way through to the music of today, so however old you are, there’s something in the show for you.” And he’ll definitely be doing a meet and greet after the show. “I do try to make my shows very personal,” he said. “I try to connect with the audience through my songs. I try to make everything that I’m playing relevant to the audience, and I think people really appreciate that. That personal style has become my live, onstage style and people seem to respond well to it.” t Steve Grand performs at Feinstein’s at the Nikko, Wed. Nov. 20, 7pm & Thursday Nov. 21, 8pm. $55-90 ($20 food/drink min.). Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

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Thu 14 Dee’s Keys @ Beaux Weekly live piano and open mic night with Dee Spencer. 4pm-8pm. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Events @ Steamworks, Berkeley The stylish bathhouse’s DJed events take place Thursdays-Sundays. $7$62, plus annual memberships $160. Open 24/7, every day. 2107 4th St., Berkeley. (510) 845-8992. www. steamworksbaths.com

Goapele @ Yoshi’s, Oakland The jazz-pop vocalist performs at the elegant restaurant-nightclub. $37. Nov 14 & 15, 8pm & 10pm. 16, 7:30pm & 9:30pm. 17, 7pm & 9pm. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. www.yoshis.com

Harry Poofter & the Sorcerer’s Rhinestone @ Oasis Premier of the drag parody of the J.K. Rowling fantasy books. $27-$50. 7pm. Thru Nov. 30. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Junk @ Powerhouse MrPam and Dulce de Leche cohost the weekly underwear strip night and contest, with sexy prizes. $5. 10pm2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences Parties at the museum with fascinating spacious nature and science exhibits; Nov 14: Brain and Body exhibits. $12-$15. 6pm-10pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. www.calacademy.org

Puff @ The Stud Cannabis appreciation night with DJ Sergio Fedasz, MC DJ Dank, a stoner raffle and drag show. 6pm-9pm. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Rock Fag @ Hole in the Wall Enjoy hard rock and punk music from DJ Don Baird at the wonderfully divey SoMa bar. Also Fridays. 7pm-2am. 1369 Folsom St. 431-4695. hitws.com

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Viewing @ The Café Watch the British edition of the popular drag competition show. No cover; thru Dec 26. 8pm. Picante, Latin dancing follows (9pm-2am). 2369 Market St. www.cafesf.com

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Fri 15 Asheq @ Oasis Fifth anniversary of the popular Middle Eastern/North African community and friends dance night features amazing DJed music, belly dancers and gorgeous gogos; first 100 guests get a fee glass of champagne and appetizers. $15. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Beth Leavel @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The Broadway singing star performs her witty music-filled cabaret concert, Thirteen Shows and Counting. $55$85. 8pm. Also Nov 16. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

Bianca Del Rio @ The Warfield The sassy witty drag star brings her It’s Jester Joke tour to SF. $39-$200. 8pm. 982 Market St. www.axs.com

DTF Fridays @ Port Bar, Oakland

Fri 15

Bianca Del Rio @ The Warfield

Dance Party @ White Horse Bar, Oakland

Various DJs play house music, and a few hotties gogo dance at the gay bar’s popular weekly event. 9pm-2am. 2023 Broadway. portbaroakland.com

DJed grooves at the historic East Bay gay bar. 9pm-2am. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

Hard Fridays @ Qbar

Fabuloso @ SF Eagle

DH Haute Toddy’s weekly electro-pop night with hotty gogos. $3. 9pm-2am (happy hour 4pm-9pm). 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

DJ Marco play Latin house, hip hop and rore at the Spanish-extra-friendly night. $5. 7pm-12am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Jocko Homo @ SF Eagle

Mother @ Oasis

Wacky jock strap party with Suppositori Spelling, and DJ Phil B. $5. 7pm-12am. 398 12th St. sf-eagle.com

Kindness @ The Independent Adam Bainbridge performs dancevocal music from their third album; Akua opens. $20-$22. 9pm. 628 Divisadero. www.femnrg.com

Latin Explosion @ Club 21 The popular Latin club with gogo guys galore and Latin music. $10-$20. 9pm-3am. 2111 Franklin St., Oakland. www.club21oakland.com

Queer Happy Hour @ Forage Kitchen, Oakland Drinks for LGBTQs and pals, plus vegan and chicken snacks. Weekly 4pm-9pm. 478 25th St., Oakland. www.foragekitchen.com

Uhaul @ Jolene’s The popular women’s dance party returns at the new nightclub, now weekly. 10pm-2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. www.jolenessf.com

Vibe Fridays @ Club BnB, Oakland House music and cocktails, with DJs Shareef Raheim-Jihad and Ellis Lindsey. 9pm-2am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Winter Onesie Party @ Lookout Annual cute & sexy underwear party, with DJ Ricky Sixx; $5 proceeds benefit Sf Suicide Prevention. 9pm2am. 3600 16th St. lookoutsf.com

Wuhfff @ Powerhouse Pedal Pups; monthyl sexy AIDS LifeCycle fundraiser. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. powerhousebar.com

You Betta Work Comedy Fiesta @ San Mateo County Pride Center

Sugar @ The Café Weekly dance night at the renovated nightclub with a view. $10. 9pm-2am. 2369 Market St. www.cafesf.com

Touché @ Club Six Comfort & Joy’s dance and cruise party takes on a French Revolution theme, with Chickpea’s décor, groovy lounge, drag show, DJs Allen Craig, Jeremy Rosebrook, Jimmy DePre. Cuddle, carouse, mon dieux! $20-$50. 10pm-4:30am. 60 6th St.

Heklina’s popular weekly drag show, with wild acts and music tribute themes. Nov. 16 is a Gwen Stefani tribute. $15-$20. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Sun 17

MuFTA @ The Chapel

Benefits and plenty of beer at the historic neighborhood bar. 3pm-7pm. 1723 Polk St. www.cinchsf.com

The local rock band performs the entire Pink Floyd album The Wall, with guest singers and drag performers. $20-$30. 9pm. 777 Valencia St. www.thechapelsf.com

Other Stranger @ The Stud Electronic and experimental music night with Carlos Souffront, CubeLive, Nihar, Aetatis Suae and Ladybug. 10pm-3am. 399 9th St. studsf.com

Qtease @ The Stud Early evening burlesque cabaret show. $10-$20. 6pm-8pm. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Rainbow Girls @ The New Parish, Oakland Enjoy soulful bluesy pop songs from the trio; Brett Hunter, Lauren O’Connell, Avi Vinocar, Daniel Steinbock open. $16. 9pm. 1743 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. www.thenewparish.com

Reddroxx @ Lone Star DJ BRD psins rock and other genres at the bear bar. $5. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

The Shes @ El Rio Surf punk women rock bands; also Dead Soft, and Fake Fake. $8. 9pm11:30pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Sleater-Kinney @ Fox Theater, Oakland The fun pop/rock musical duo (Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker) returns! Kaina opens. $45. 8pm. Also Nov 17. 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. www.sleater-kinney.com

Big Gay Beer Bust @ The Cinch

Big Top @ Beaux Enjoy an extra weekend night at the Castro nightclub, plus local DJs and gogo guys and gals. $8. 8pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.Beauxsf.com

Chris March Celebration @ Oasis Performances and eulogies for the late “Larger Than Life” drag performer. Free/donation Benefitting LYRIC (Center for LGBTQQ Youth). 8pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Dirty Musical Sundays @ The Edge Sing along at the popular musical theatre night, with a bawdy edge; also Mondays and Wednesdays (but not as dirty). 7pm-2am. 2 for 1 cocktail, 5pm-closing. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Disco Daddy @ SF Eagle The groovy retro disco post-beer bust dance party, with DJ Bus Station John. $5. 7pm-12am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Dream Portal @ The Stud Queer electronic DJ and live sets with Memory Theater, Skin, Guerilla Pump and La Frida. $10. 9pm-3am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Gigante @ Qbar Frisco Robbie spins Latin and Hip-Hop grooves. $5. 9pm-2am (weekly beer bust 2pm-9pm). 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

Jesus U. Betta Work hosts the monthly laughfest, with Mark Shrayber, Faco, Loren Kraut, and Sam Meeker. $5. 7:30pm. 1021 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo. www.sanmateopride.org

Sat 16 Beatpig @ Powerhouse Juanita MORE and crew’s monthly night, with grooves (DJ Stanley Frank), cruises and queens. $5. 9pm2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Bounce @ Lookout Dance music with a view at the Castro bar. 9pm-2am. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Sat 16

Sleater-Kinney @ Fox Theater, Oakland

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Tue 19 Big Freedia @ UC Theatre, Berkeley The Queen of Bounce performs bootyshaking groove songs; low Cut Connie opens. $30. 8pm. 2036 University Ave., Berkeley. www.theuctheatre.org

Cock Shot @ Beaux The weeknight party gets going with DJ Chad Bays. No cover. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Karaoke Cocktails @ Ginger’s The new basement tribute to the old Ginger’s Trois hosts weekly singing fun. 8pm-12am. 86 Hardie Place. https://www.gingers.bar/

Retro Night @ 440 Castro

Tue 19

Glam Sundays @ Valencia Room New weekly house, funk, soul T-dance with guest-DJs.. 3pm-9pm. 647 Valencia St. glamsundays.com

Marlena’s 80th @ Brass Tacks The Empress and former owner of Marlenea’s Bar hosts an 80th birthday party. Donations go to SF Food Bank and Night Ministry. 6pm. 488 Hayes St.

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550

Mon 18 International Mondays @ Qbar Enjoy world grooves all night. 9pm2am. 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

Munro’s at Midnight @ Midnight Sun Drag night with Mercedez Munro. No cover. 10pm. 4067 18th St. www.midnightsunsf.com

Vamp @ Beaux

The popular two-stepping linedancing, not-just-country music night, with free lessons, free admission. 5pm-10:30pm. Also Thursdays 6:30pm-10:30pm. 550 Barneveld Ave. www.sundancesaloon.org

Women’s night with a sultry vampire theme; goth, red & black, lingerie attire welcome but not required; bondage and BDSM demos, too. DJs Olga T and Jayne Grey. $5-$15. 8pm2am. 2344 Market St. beauxsf.com

Junk @ Powerhouse

Drag divas, gogo studs, DJed Latin grooves and drinks at the Hump Day fiesta. 9pm-2am (free before 10:30pm). 2344 Market St. www. clubpapi.com www.beauxsf.com

MrPam and Dulce de Leche cohost the weekly underwear strip night and contest. $5.10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Queeraoke @ El Rio Midweek drag rave and vocal open mic, with Dulce de Leche, Rahni Nothingmore, Beth Bicoastal, Ginger Snap and guests. 10pm. 3158 Mission St. http://www.elriosf.com/

Trivia Night @ Detour Games and arcade fun at the renovated former Brewcade bar/ restaurant. 7pm-11pm (free game play 7pm-8pm). 2200 Market St. www.detoursf.com

Jim Hopkins plays classic pop oldies, with vintage music videos. 9pm-2am. 44 Castro St. www.the440.com

Thu 21

Sing Out @ Encore Karaoke Lounge

Enjoy whiskey shots from jockstrapped hotties and sexy sports videos at the popular sports bar. 10pm-2am. 2247 Market St. 551-2500. www.HiTopsSF.com

Home of drag shows, and hilaraoke karaoke. 9pm-1am. 1550 California St.

Big Freedia @ UC Theatre, Berkeley

Pan Dulce @ Beaux

Gym Class @ Hi Tops

The Monster Show @ The Edge The weekly drag show with host Sue Casa and DJ MC2. $5. 9pm-2am. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. edgesf.com

Queer Roots @ El Rio Live music with Blackberri, Juan and the Pines and Eli Conley. No cover. 8pm-11pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle Rock bands play at the famed leather bar. 9pm. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

TwerkBack Thursday @ Port Bar, Oakland DJ Deft plays hip hop grooves, gogos at 10pm, with hosts Mahlae Balenciaga and Amoura Teese. 2023 Broadway. portbaroakland.com t

Wed 20 Fleetwood Mac @ Oracle Park The classic pop-rock band performs at the Concert For Kids, a benefit for Benioff Children’s Hospitals. $1000 and up. 7pm. Willie Mays Drive. www.theconcertforkids.com

Follies & Dollies @ White Horse Bar, Oakland Weekly drag show at the historic gay bar. 9:30pm-11:30pm. 6551 Telegraph Ave. www.whitehorsebar.com

Freeball Wednesdays @ The Cinch Free pool and drink specials at the historic neighborhood bar. 8pm-1am. 1723 Polk St. www.cinchsf.com

Thu 21

Blackberri and Eli Conley at Queer Roots @ El Rio

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t was quite an icebreaker at the 12th annual opening for the Union Square Ice Rink, a holiday tradition that attracts thousands of locals and visiting tourists. The ceremony included host Donna Sachet, a performance by cast members from the new musical Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, skating by U.S. National Pair and Olympic Champions Alexa & Chris Knierim, four-time USA National Champion Cornell Freeney, and Drag Queens On Ice star Paju Munro. After the ceremony, children from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School and Tenderloin Community School took to the ice to ring in the holiday season of skating. The rink will be open through January 20. www.unionsquareicerink.com See plenty more photos on BARtab’s Facebook page, facebook.com/lgbtsf.nightlife. See more of Steven Underhill’s photos at StevenUnderhill.com.

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