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Vol. 47 • No. 40 • October 5-11, 2017

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A person identified only as Kandie speaks at a community meeting called by Supervisor Jane Kim about the recent murder of Anthony “Bubbles” Torres in the Tenderloin.

Frank Hacke of the Pacific Justice Institute speaks at a rally before Tuesday’s hearing on the Apothecarium dispensary.

Anti-gay group sinks SF pot club

Meeting held on TL violence

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n rejecting a medical cannabis dispensary for the city’s Sunset district, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors fell for a misinformation campaign led by an anti-gay group, contend supporters of the pot club.

The Apothecarium, a highly respected medical cannabis dispensary that operates in the Castro and other locations, saw its permit for a dispensary at 2505 Noriega Street withdrawn on a 9-2 vote Tuesday by the supervisors, following a lengthy hearing.

“I am shocked and disgusted that my colleagues gave a victory to the Pacific Justice Institute,” gay HIV-positive Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, who has been open about his own medicinal use of cannabis, said in a phone interview Wednesday.

PJI is labeled as an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, though its leaders dispute that. The group has led the opposition to the Apothecarium’s Sunset dispensary, along with the Chinese American Democratic Club.

“It was absolutely surreal to watch colleague after colleague criticize Pacific Justice and then vote in their favor,” said Sheehy. “PJI is a hate group. Validating them is validating hate and it’s just wrong.”

Only Sheehy and Supervisor Malia Cohen voted in favor of the Apothecarium.

The Apothecarium “is no different than Walgreens or CVS,” said Sheehy.

Those supervisors who opposed the Apothecarium’s plans “are yet another indication that the stigma surrounding medical cannabis still exists,” Sheehy said.

Sheehy, who last week introduced legislation around recreational use of marijuana, which is set to be legal in California come January 1, said he now questions whether that can be accomplished.

“I am now wondering whether this board is going to be capable of making rules around adult use of cannabis,” said Sheehy. “Eighty percent of the city voted for it but the board doesn’t seem to be prepared to accept that.”

The Apothecarium’s plans, in the works for over three years, had been approved 5-1 by the See page 12 >>

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he weather was perfect for the 44th annual Castro Street Fair Sunday, October 1. Militia Scunt Towers from the

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Monster Show was one of many main stage performers. Other activities included dancing, perusing booths, eating, and drinking.

S. Bay supes look to create programs for homeless youth

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January found 2,530 youth during the one-night survey. The figure ollowing the presentawas an increase of 175 percent over tion of a report showing the 2015 Point-In-Time count.

13,250 high school stuBoard President Dave Cortese dents in Santa Clara County called the report’s findings, “borare couch surfing or living on derline shocking.” the streets, the Board of SuperOther supervisors also weighed in. visors last week voted 5-0 to “The problem is larger than create programs to tackle Siliwe ever realized, as this study has con Valley’s growing homeless shown,” Supervisor Mike Wasseryouth population. man said at the news conference.

The goal is to end youth Fellow Supervisors Cindy homelessness by 2020, Sparky Chavez and Ken Yeager, the Harlan, CEO of the Bill Wilson board’s only gay member, joined Center, said at a September 26 Cortese and Wasserman. Othnews conference before presenters who attended included Ron ing the first-of-its-kind in-depth Ricci, vice president of customer Jo-Lynn Otto report, “Count Me! Hidden Sparky Harlan, CEO of the Bill Wilson Center, announced findings experience services at Cisco in Plain Sight: Documenting of the “Count Me! Hidden in Plain Sight: Documenting Homeless Systems and board president Homeless Youth Populations,” Youth Populations,” report on Silicon Valley’s homeless youth of the Bill Wilson Center; and September 26 as Santa Clara County Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Eric Masten, director of public to the supervisors.

Funding for the programs is Mike Wasserman and Eric Masten, director of public policy at the policy at the National Network expected to come from Measure National Network for Youth, look on. for Youth.

A, a bond passed by voters in Yeager said that the report and 17,637 community college students – were November 2016 that allows the provided the information councounty to borrow $950 million to create afford- either couch surfing, living in cars, or living ty leaders “knew anecdotally, but is probably on the South Bay’s streets. On any given night, a little larger than expected.” able housing and other services. thousands of youth, ages 13 to 25, find themThe report found an alarming number of youth – an estimated 13,250 high school kids selves homeless. The Point-In-Time count in See page 11 >>

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2 • BAY AREA REPORTER • October 5-11, 2017

Eatery owners plan new Castro cantina

by Sari Staver

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his winter, if you can’t afford the time or money to go to Puerto Vallarta, a new cantina on Castro Street will make you feel like you’re on the beach in Mexico.

At least that’s the hope of Rick Hamer, the proprietor of Finn Town, the “tavern with a twist” at 2251 Market Street, which opened last December.

Hamer, 56, and his business partner, William Vastardis, 62, both gay men who live in the Castro, plan to open Papi Rico at 544 Castro Street sometime in November, they said.

The space, previously occupied by Dante’s Table, is now being transformed into a “beach-like cantina,” Hamer said in an interview at Finn Town this week.

“Papi Rico,” said Hamer, is Latin American slang for a good-looking male, “one so handsome that he is good enough to eat in the sense of a rich deliciousness on several levels.”

“It is a playful phrase used by both men and women in several countries, including Mexico,” he added.

The new space will offer fingerfriendly Mexican “street food,” said Hamer, “exactly like what you find at stands on the beach and back streets of Puerto Vallarta.” Entrees will

include El Pastor meats, fresh fish tacos and ceviche, salads, and house made churros, he said.

Papi Rico will also feature traditional and frozen cocktails, with a focus on tequila and mezcal-based drinks, including margaritas – frozen, carbonated, and on the rocks – as well as Jell-O shots and boozy popsicles.

There will also be many Mexican and local beer choices, said Hamer.

With total capacity for about 90 people, there will be seating indoors and out, including the “backyard” and on the street in front.

Hamer and Vastardis have both been down to Puerto Vallarta many times and promise “it will be very much like some of the best bars down there,” said Hamer.

Hamer’s new Castro Street bar will continue the Finn Town practice of having a wide variety of theme nights and special events, but with a “Mexican twist,” he said, including mariachi bands and flamenco dancers.

Hamer was asked about cultural appropriation in restaurants. Earlier this year in Portland, Oregon, a white-owned burrito truck was forced to close over the issue. But Hamer said he is not worried.

“Our kitchen staff will be Hispanic – we embrace every culture – we

are proud gay men – we are bringing to the neighborhood what they are excited about,” he said.

Wild ride

The past year has been a wild ride for Hamer, a former corporate marketing executive. Unlike 9-to-5 jobs, the proprietor of a new restaurant winds up logging 100-hour weeks, said Hamer.

“It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” he said.

But Hamer is a man with a mission: to revitalize the Castro and “bring the gay back” to the neighborhood.

Other cities, such as Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; and New York, have a much livelier gay bar scene, compared to San Francisco, he said.

“Who says gays don’t like nice things?” he asked rhetorically, pointing out that other cities have gained ground on San Francisco. “We used to be the icon of gay culture,” he said.

“I feel like we have a window of opportunity to bring back the fun reputation” the city once had as the gay mecca, he added.

Challenges

But several factors make it difficult

to run a profitable restaurant in this city, he said. The large tech companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Airbnb, “are able to hire food service workers and chefs and offer them a better package with shorter hours” than local restaurants can, he said.

“Of course there is also our cost of living,” he added.

And specifically in the Castro, crime and homelessness have brought extra challenges to business owners, he said. Recently, people “are wandering in here during business hours, disrupting business, and making things difficult for staff.”

“As a native San Franciscan, I hope that programs in the works for the neighborhood will help the homeless with treatment, shelter, and food,” he said.

“I don’t like to point fingers, but it feels that many of our local politicians have not stepped up to the plate,” he said, to do their part to improve conditions and help small business owners. Until that happens, business owners will continue to face bottom line challenges, he said.

Hamer saw that happen at Finn Town this year. After six months of

packed houses every night, the crowds started to thin a bit, and Hamer said that he made some changes, including closing earlier on weeknights. This development paralleled the experiences of restaurants in other parts of the city, where business was down in recent months, according to reports from other owners, Hamer said.

To attract new business and stay current for the neighborhood, Finn Town updates its food and drink menu quarterly, Hamer said.

Finn Town just introduced its new fall dinner and brunch menu including “lighter, healthier” items and additional vegetarian choices; began offering delivery through DoorDash and Eat24; and expanded its nightly happy hour specials.

“So far, so good,” he said. The menu “has become more refined” under new executive chef Steve Dustin, who will create the menus for Papi Rico and oversee the kitchen.

Once the Castro Street cantina opens, Hamer hopes his business partner will be able to share the management of the day-to-day operations at Papi Rico.

“Overall, I’m very, very excited and happy” to be able to open an LGBTQ cultured business “in my home town,” he said.

“It has been so gratifying to hear people say how much they like Finn Town,” Hamer said. “The neighborhood has really embraced us and we are grateful.

“Now I am starting to envision people walking through the door at Papi Rico and from the moment they enter, feeling like they have been transported to a tropical vacation,” he continued. “There is nothing like this anywhere in San Francisco. We think it’s going to be a huge success and we hope the neighborhood will want to spend time with us.”t

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While LGBT business advocates said the amount was a good start, they would like to see the total amount spent with LGBT-owned firms triple by 2018.

“Forty-one million dollars is now being spent with LGBT-owned firms where it wasn’t before and that is a positive thing, a great thing. But at 0.13 percent of the total, that is not even 1 percent, so it shows we have a long way to go,” said Paul Pendergast, vice president for public policy at the Golden Gate Business Association.

“This is a marathon and not a sprint.”

The Bay Area LGBT chamber of commerce co-sponsored state legislation that took effect in 2015 and added LGBT-owned firms to the Supplier Diversity Program administered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Gay former Assemblyman Rich Gordon authored the bill, AB 1678, and 2016 marked the first time that the companies had to report figures for their contracting with LGBT firms.

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grades based on the amount of money they have awarded to contractors certified as LGBT business enterprises, meaning that an LGBT individual is a majority owner of the firm.

The utilities are not required to contract with the 105 LGBT-owned businesses listed in the CPUC’s Supplier Clearinghouse of firms certified to take part in the program. But they are encouraged to make “good faith efforts” to do so, notes the report. It grades the top 19 companies in terms of spending based on the CPUC data.

“Overall, obviously, with LGBT firms there is still a lot of untapped opportunity in that market,” Danielle Beavers, a co-author of the report and the think tank’s diversity and inclusion director, told the Bay Area Reporter in a phone interview.

“If you look at some of the other communities, we have seen a steady rise in contracts with minority- and

women-owned firms. I am excited to see where LGBT-owned firms will be three, five, 10 years from now.”

The spending data is not broken down based on if the contracts were given to gay-, lesbian-, bisexual-, or transgender-owned firms, something Beavers, who is straight, would like to see be done in the future. The majority of the firms in the report, at 10, received passing grades of a C- or higher in terms of their total LGBT contracts.

For example, T-Mobile received an A for spending $10.98 million with LGBT firms even though its overall score was a D for awarding $537.48 million to diverse firms; while Sprint earned an A- for its $1.05 million in contracts with LGBT firms and an overall B grade for its $496.78 million in contracts with all diverse firms.

San Diego Gas and Electric had an overall score of A for spending $619.80 million with diverse business enterprises but a C for awarding $937.51K to LGBT-owned firms.

Southern California Edison also earned an overall A score ($1.69 billion) but a C- for its LGBT contracts ($1.11 million).

The remaining nine companies received grades of D or F in the LGBT category. The San Franciscobased Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for example, received an overall grade of A for awarding $2.85 billion in contracts to diverse suppliers last year but only a D for awarding $1.24 million to LGBT firms.

The Southern California Gas Company had a total grade of B ($672.46 million) but an F in the LGBT category ($50.34K).

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Fall of 1977 part of seminal period in LGBT history

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n October 1977 the LGBT community throughout California was embattled. Conservative Orange County state Senator John Briggs was circulating a statewide ballot initiative that would ban homosexuals from working in the state’s public schools.

Groups were forming around the Golden State to defeat the anti-gay measure, dubbed the Briggs initiative, should it go before voters the following year. Its backers felt emboldened by the overturning of an LGBT rights ordinance that June in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, an achievement orchestrated by Anita Bryant, a singer and former Miss Oklahoma who was a spokeswoman for the state’s citrus industry.

After voters in the Sunshine State overwhelmingly repealed the local anti-gay discrimination ordinance, Bryant had vowed to take her battle against LGBT rights nationwide, starting in California, where state legislators in 1975 had repealed an antigay sodomy law.

“In June of 1977, after the MiamiDade repeal effort passed, emergency meetings were called here. All the gays and lesbians in the country were watching San Francisco,” recalled Bruce Pettit, 72, a gay man working as a reporter for the gay Sentinel newspaper at the time. “We were the leaders of the gay community in San Francisco for a lot of reasons. After Miami, people looked to San Francisco and asked, ‘What are they going to do?’ We didn’t know what we were going to do either.”

Emotions were further enflamed in San Francisco ahead of that year’s Pride parade due to the June 22 stabbing death of gay city gardener Robert Hillsborough on the street in front of his Mission district home. Witnesses reported hearing his teenage murderer shout the killing was “for Anita!”

And in the city’s Castro district, gay rights leader and camera shop owner Harvey Milk was on the cusp of winning a seat that November 8 on the Board of Supervisors to become the first out politician in both the city and state. It was the third bid for elected office by Milk, who routinely implored LGBT people to come out of the closet and demand to be treated equally in political columns he penned for the Bay Area Reporter.

“It was invigorating and quite a significant victory,” recalled former city and state lawmaker Tom Ammiano, a gay San Francisco public school teacher who came out publicly to fight the Briggs initiative, of Milk’s

supervisor win. “Milk happened at the perfect time. He stepped into that role quite admirably.”

That fall 40 years ago was part of a seminal two-year period that would profoundly impact the LGBT community to this day. Locally, it heralded four decades of LGBT political representation in the halls of City Hall.

It also saw the establishment of LGBT organizations celebrating their ruby jubilees this year, such as the Log Cabin Republicans and Frameline, San Francisco’s international LGBT film festival. In 2018 the Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Band, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and the rainbow flag will all mark their 40th anniversaries.

March 21 next year will be the 40th anniversary of the city’s Board of Supervisors passing a gay rights ordinance that banned discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation, at the time touted as the most far-reaching LGBT legislation in the country. And next fall will see 40th anniversary celebrations around the defeat of the Briggs initiative, labeled Proposition 6 on the November 7, 1978 ballot.

Sadly, this timeframe in LGBT history is bookended by Milk’s assassination, along with then-Mayor George Moscone, at City Hall the morning of November 27, 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. Milk’s death cemented him as a worldwide hero for the global LGBT community who continues to inspire new generations of young people to this day.

“You can’t overstate enough how important 1977 was, from in the spring when we knew we were under attack by Anita Bryant, all the way into 1978,” said oral historian Glenne McElhinney, a lesbian who at that time was living in Berkeley and working as a mechanic. “Both 1977 and 1978 so affect us today because so many of the rights we have, so many of the campaigns that we started were successful in those two years, and so many of the organizations that started in that timeframe are still around.”

And Bryant’s anti-gay crusade had another lasting impact, argued McElhinney, 61, who is directing a documentary about the Briggs initiative to be used as a teaching tool in California schools.

“Anita Bryant also brought women and men together to work together at that time when women and men weren’t working together that much,” said McElhinney, who was a member of the Bay Area Committee Against the Briggs Initiative, known as BACABI for short. “There were so many organizations that brought everybody

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Supervisor Harvey Milk was surrounded by well-wishers after his election victory November 8, 1977.

together because everybody was under attack.”

Speaking to the Bay Area Reporter at this year’s San Francisco Pride parade, Celeste Newbrough also described 1977 and 1978 as “very significant years” in terms of LGBT history. In the summer of 1977 she chaired the first meeting of the Coalition for Human Rights, which would make defeat of Prop 6 its main mission, and in 1978 co-chaired the Pride parade committee.

“A lot of the things we now take for granted formed at that time,” noted Newbrough, who died in August at the age of 77. “The mood was very feisty. I think it was a combination of the political and creative scenes back then. There was tremendous creativity in the LGBT community.

We needed to fight the political battles with creativity.”

San Francisco resident Paula Lichtenberg, 71, co-chaired BACABI with the late Michael H. Mank, a gay public school math and science teacher in San Mateo who died in 1992 due to AIDS-related causes at the age of 53. In a recent interview with the B.A.R. Lichtenberg, a lesbian who in the 1970s worked as a librarian for engineering firm Bechtel in downtown San Francisco, credited the No on 6 campaign efforts for politically activating the LGBT community in record numbers.

Despite “all the awful things” that Bryant and her Save Our Children campaign unleashed in 1977, it prompted “many people to come out, and that was so important,” recalled Lichtenberg. The surge of LGBT activism could be seen in the participation at San Francisco’s annual Pride parades, which swelled in both 1977 and 1978, she noted.

“I did an exhibit for the GLBT Historical Society, like 15 years ago or so, and we looked at the parade programs

from 1975 and from 1978, which had like three times as many organizations listed,” said Lichtenberg. “People were really energized as a movement.

I could say before Anita Bryant, we were the love that dare not speak its name, and afterward, we were the love that wouldn’t shut up.”

Few today know of Prop 6

Yet few people who did not live through that era are familiar with the fight against Briggs and its lasting impacts, as evidenced at a recent talk about Prop 6 held at San Francisco State University. Few of the 140 people in the audience, mainly students, raised their hands when asked if they knew about the Briggs initiative.

“There was tremendous oppression of gays and lesbians under this time.

There were many states in the country where homosexuality was illegal and you could be arrested and lose your job,” recalled Gwenn Craig, 66, a lesbian who co-managed the San Franciscans Against Prop 6 campaign committee.

At the talk at SF State, Craig credited Briggs’ homophobic rants in the press for driving volunteers to the No on 6 efforts. The public faces of the campaign were Milk and Sally Gearhart, the first out lesbian to receive a tenure-track position at SF State in 1973, as they co-chaired the United Fund Against the Briggs Initiative and took on Briggs in several televised debates.

The opponents of Prop 6 also caught several lucky breaks. On October 20, 1977 the Pride Foundation, which ran the LGBT community center in San Francisco and was led by attorney Paul Hardmann, filed a motion with the state Supreme Court to disqualify the signatures that had been gathered to place the measure before voters due to an omission on the forms. It forced Briggs to start

from scratch, missing the deadline to place Prop 6 on the June primary ballot in 1978.

It instead landed on the November ballot that year, giving the LGBT community another five months to organize against Prop 6. A pivotal moment came in the fall of 1978 when former California Governor Ronald Reagan publicly came out against Prop 6.

The Republican’s opposition was followed by a flood of newspaper editorials across the state against Prop 6, and many believe Reagan helped turn voters against the homophobic measure. Come Election Day, Prop 6 was overwhelmingly defeated, even in Brigg’s home base of Orange County, a Republican stronghold.

“I think Ronald Reagan coming out against it was a big deal. It gave cover for a lot of Republicans to say if Reagan says it is a bad idea, maybe we should pay more attention to it,” said Pasadena resident Terry Hamilton, 67, a gay man and GOP member who at the time was a closeted fourth grade teacher at a private Christian elementary school.

Hamilton and his then-partner, John Ruble, led a double life, straining to keep their relationship a secret from his students and co-workers.

Watching the results come in on election night in 1978 “was a gut-wrenching time,” he recalled.

“It was a big blow to my mind.

Even though it wouldn’t have affected me working in private Christian school, I certainly had aspirations to move into the public school arena, so that gave me some comfort,” said Hamilton, who was fired from his teaching position and then landed a job with the public schools in the small town of Duarte.

To shine more light on the Briggs initiative fight, McElhinney and Lichtenberg formed the Victory Over Briggs Commemoration 2018 committee with Sue Englander, a history lecturer at SF State, and John Durham, who owns Bolerium Books on Mission Street. They are planning a series of events next year to highlight the LGBT community’s successful defeat four decades ago of both Briggs and Bryant.

“She wanted to make homosexuality a felony and wanted to put homosexuals and gay people in jail.

That is why the 1977 campaign that turned into the 1978 campaign was so important,” noted McElhinney.

“We were under direct attack and we knew it. We were not only standing up for California, but LGBT people here were basically going to stand up for the rest of the country.”t

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t wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Apothecarium, a highly respected medical cannabis dispensary, had been working for three years on opening a facility in the Sunset. Its studies had shown 3,900 of its patients live in the area, yet have to travel to other parts of town to safely obtain their medicine.

Medical marijuana has been legal in California for 20 years.

The Apothecarium offers top quality products and has been an excellent merchant and neighbor in the Castro and the Marina.

But thanks to a myopic view of nine members who were duped by a misinformation campaign led by the right-wing Pacific Justice Institute, the Board of Supervisors caved in on Tuesday, voting 9-2 to withdraw the Apothecarium’s permit. The supervisors fell hook, line, and sinker for the lies around medical cannabis use. They bought into PJI’s unfounded predictions of a crime wave overtaking the neighborhood and an accompanying decrease in property values.

Shameful doesn’t even begin to describe the complete abandonment by the so-called progressive wing of the board, which believed false hysterical claims by a right-wing activist hate group over rational studies and the empirical experience of an acclaimed medical marijuana dispensary that wanted to better serve its patients. Even as several board members condemned PJI, they still voted with an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled an anti-gay hate group.

“It was absolutely surreal to watch colleague after colleague criticize Pacific Justice and then vote in their favor,” gay Supervisor Jeff Sheehy told us

Wednesday. “PJI is a hate group. Validating them is validating hate and it’s just wrong.”

Sheehy’s correct – and he should know.

As the board’s only openly HIV-positive supervisor, Sheehy has been open about his own use of medicinal cannabis, and about fighting stigma associated with both pot use and HIV. Those board members that voted against the Apothecarium – Sandra Lee Fewer, Mark Farrell, Aaron Peskin, Katy Tang, London Breed, Jane Kim, Norman Yee, Hillary Ronen, and Ahsha Safai – only continued the stigma and certainly earned no profiles in courage for being hoodwinked

by PJI. Tang, in whose district the dispensary would have been located, particularly draws our ire because she has tried to have it both ways for months. In March we editorialized that she not fall into the trap set by PJI, an outside group that whips up local hangers-on into a frenzy, allowing fantastical claims to overwhelm the facts. Yet that’s exactly what happened.

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Pacific Justice Institute supporters line up outside the Board of Supervisors hearing Tuesday.

owned and operated by Asian-Americans, in a largely Asian-American neighborhood, was also lost on the nine supervisors, even as Sheehy is focused on equity efforts in his recreational marijuana legislation that the board will soon take up.

Dr. Floyd Huen and his wife, former Oakland mayor Jean Quan, would have been able to culturally connect with clients; Huen has prescribed cannabis to his patients for decades.

Sheehy and Supervisor Malia Cohen withstood the lies spread by PJI. It’s absolutely reprehensible that the other board members capitulated to an organization that relentlessly targets LGBTs. In a progressive city like San Francisco, Tuesday’s decision was a shock and revealed the progressives on the board as politicians who fell for a sham. t

Angels of solidarity

by David Waggoner

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espite living in San Francisco for 14 years, where talk of the “next big one” is never far from anyone’s lips, nothing could have prepared me for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City (where I have been living since June 2016) on September 19. I was at home in the La Condesa neighborhood, napping in the early afternoon, when the building began to shake violently in all directions like a gallon of paint clamped in a mixing machine. I awoke to see a large framed portrait of Franz Kafka on the wall swinging 45 degrees back and forth. I bolted upright in bed, my heart going from a resting pulse to a terrified pulse in seconds. And then, before I had time to put my shoes on, the shaking stopped.

I had miraculously slept through most of the quake. Little did I know, my experience at home alone in my apartment was just the beginning of the bizarre mix of sadness, fear, and solidarity that I would experience in the following days.

Only 12 days earlier, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake centered off of Mexico’s southern coast killed nearly 100 people and damaged 41,000 homes. I was also at home when that quake occurred, but because it was centered far away from Mexico City, we had about a one-minute warning (unlike the September 19 quake, where people had no warning). My neighbors and I ran outside, the ground still trembling beneath our feet. In the hours after the quake, videos of the city’s iconic Angel of Independence statue were shared on social media, the Angel seemingly about to take flight from its majestic pedestal.

Because the earlier quake was centered far from Mexico City, we were spared from significant damage. Perhaps tragically, it also had the effect of luring the city into a false sense of security. The first quake was bad, but I think most people, myself included, just assumed Mexico City had been spared from the far worse damage and loss of life that occurred in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.

The odds of experiencing two major, devastating earthquakes within two weeks seemed remote. Yet

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A man steps into the rubble following a powerful earthquake last month in Mexico City.

that is exactly what happened.

In the minutes after the September 19 quake, I called my mom to let her know I was safe. At that point, most people still had no idea how bad it was. I simply assumed it was an aftershock of the first quake. Then I noticed a long crack running the length of a wall in my apartment, about 30 feet long, splintering off vertically and diagonally, growing larger as it reached the corners. My heart began beating faster again, and I walked down the four flights of stairs outside. I ran into a neighbor on the way down, and she showed me even larger cracks in the corner of her apartment. I came outside to people running in a panic in every direction.

The sounds of sirens and helicopters, and people screaming, became louder and louder. I slowly began to walk toward Calle Amsterdam, one of the most beautiful streets in the whole city.

As I turned a corner, just two blocks from my apartment, the enormity of the disaster suddenly and horrifically became apparent. A large apartment building looked like a massive bomb had

struck it. Huge shards of concrete jutted into the air as dust and smoke billowed from the debris. And somehow, amazingly, hundreds of mostly young people had already begun to form human chains to remove the rubble, sometimes handfuls at a time.

This was literally hours before any government assistance arrived. I don’t know how they did it. I felt utterly helpless in that moment and was overcome with shock. But somehow they knew exactly what to do. The everyday people of Mexico who risked life and limb to rescue their fellow human beings are the true angels of independence.

I learned a few days later that another apartment building on Calle Amsterdam – a gorgeous art deco building built in 1930 with an antiques shop in the front – was also totally destroyed. In a harrowing twist of fate, just three days before the earthquake, I had stopped by to get a tour of the building from its charming and flamboyant young owner, Juan, who survived (but a domestic worker in the building, Maria Ortiz Ramirez, did not). The September 19 earthquake would end up taking the lives of 326 people and reducing 45 buildings in Mexico City to rubble.

After the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico in 1985, the famous gay Mexican writer, Carlos Monsivais, asked: “Where do we live and in whom do we place our security?”

The question of who we trust to help us in a time of crisis is fundamental to our sense of belonging. Like so many others, I left my heart in San Francisco. But my heart is also now here. Despite the cracks in my walls and despite (or because of) all the racist xenophobia from President Donald Trump, I feel safe here. I feel a sense of solidarity with the people here. I will never forget the terremotos (earthquakes) of September 2017. And I will forever hold in my heart the solidaridad of the Mexican people.

Que viva Mexico y que viva San Francisco. t David Waggoner is a former president of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club.

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More Drummer history

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I was delighted to see that your pre-Folsom fair issue featured an article on Drummer magazine, in observance of the 40th anniversary of its relocation from Los Angeles to San Francisco [“When Drummer came to town,” BARtab, September 21]. The article, however, greatly underestimates the breadth and duration of the magazine’s impact, as well as the large cast of colorful characters who made it so influential.

Drummer was the major leather magazine for over two decades. John Embry ran the magazine f r o m its founding in 1975 until he sold it to Tony DeBlase and Andy Charles in 1986. They sold it to Martijn Bakker in 1992. The magazine reflected not only the personalities of these different owners, but also its dozen-plus significant editors and many more writers, artists, and photographers. Jeanne Barney, Drummer’s first editor in chief, left an indelible imprint on the magazine.

As DeBlase noted in his comments on Drummer’s history, “During her editorship, Drummer’s emphasis on SM action was heavier than it has been anytime since.”

It was during Barney’s tenure that Robert Opel, Sam Steward, and Chuck Arnett first appeared, along with many other luminaries of leather and kink, such as Fred Halstead, Val Martin, Cliff Raven, Bill Ward, Rex, and Etienne (Dom Orejudos).

After moving Drummer to San Francisco in 1977, Embry initially served as editor, under one of his pseudonyms. He hired Jack Fritscher later that year. In the dozen issues he edited, Fritscher, too, left his mark. DeBlase summarized the shift in emphasis by noting that “Under Jack’s direction SM per se became less prominent and rough and raunchy male/male sexuality, often written by Jack himself, became the main theme.”

In 1978, Embry once again assumed the editorship. He was succeeded by John Rowberry, who had been writing for Drummer since its inception. All three editors were involved in one of Drummer’s most memorable serialized stories: “Mr. Benson” by “Jack Prescott” (John Preston). The first installment was published by Fritscher. Part II appeared under Embry, and the finale was on Rowberry’s watch. Embry and Rowberry were the two longest serving editors from Drummer’s founding until its second major phase under DeBlase and Charles.

While Charles stayed mostly behind the scenes, DeBlase (who had previously published DungeonMaster, a small but influential SM periodical) became a very active publisher and editor. In 1986, the AIDS epidemic was ripping through gay male populations, Reagan was president, the Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography was singling out SM erotica, and the Justice Department was prosecuting SM materials with special zeal. As a consequence, leather communities were more focused on political issues, and DeBlase gave Drummer a new political voice while of course, retaining the sex, sleaze, and culture for which the magazine was by then so well known and loved. One of his most significant contributions was the leather pride flag, introduced in Drummer in 1989. DeBlase also inaugurated Leather Pride Week in San Francisco by moving the Mr. Drummer title contest to the weekend of the Folsom Street Fair; this helped make the Folsom fair into the leather extravaganza it is today (the fair was begun not as a leather event but as an anti-redevelopment protest). DeBlase expanded Drummer’s scope and recruited new voices such as Guy

Baldwin, whose “Ties That Bind” column for Drummer was eventually published (by Race Bannon’s Daedalus Press) as a stand-alone book.

DeBlase worked with a succession of brilliant individuals who had various titles but functioned as editors: JimEd Thompson, Tim Barrus, and Joseph Bean. Bean began in 1989 as managing editor and in 1991 was finally officially named as editor. Along with Embry, DeBlase, and Rowberry, Bean was among the longest serving editors of Drummer. Bean left shortly after the magazine was purchased by Bakker, and was succeeded by a series of short-lived but highly accomplished editors, including Marcus-Jay Wonacott and Wickie Stamps. Robert Davolt was the final editor, closing out Drummer’s remarkable run with its 209th issue in 1998.

In addition to their work on the magazine, Drummer’s staff and contributors have been involved in many facets of leather life, especially here in San Francisco. It is difficult to imagine what leather in the late 20th century would have looked like had Drummer not been such an important institutional presence. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of its arrival in San Francisco, I hope that the full extent of its impact can be appreciated, and that the legions of important, dedicated, and talented leatherfolk who created it can be remembered.

Gayle Rubin San Francisco

Dolores Park needs more outreach workers

As a resident of the Mission Dolores district and a proud member of our neighborhood association board, I’ve been gratified to see our community come together over the past months to take a firm stand against violence in Dolores Park, which we all agree is unacceptable.

I do worry, though, that the response to the August incident [in which three people were injured in a shooting] is too singularly focused on increased police presence. While the police must be a part of the solution, too much presence will have negative side effects. I implore my neighbors to remember that the park does not exist solely for those who can afford to live nearby; as a public space, it is for everyone. We must therefore consider how any response affects all its users.

The data show us that people of color, especially those in the LGBTQ community, are disproportionately impacted by police presence, even in San Francisco. Given the park’s critical position on the outskirts of the Castro, it serves as a safe haven for these vulnerable groups, and it would be a shame to damage that through well-intentioned efforts to end violence.

There are alternatives. In the long-term, we should invest further in programs like the city’s Street Violence Intervention Program, whose on-the-ground workers deescalate potential altercations around the city every day without the direct involvement of law enforcement.

They need considerably more staff to advance their mission. Proposed environmental changes, like a redesign of the park’s footbridge, are also encouraging.

And in the short-term, the police will play a role. I hope that we can see beyond this period to a brighter future that is more consciously inclusive of all those who call Dolores Park a second home.

Alex Sayde San Francisco

‘Harvey’s Halo’ to recall Milk’s election to board compiled by Cynthia Laird

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or the 40th anniversary of slain Supervisor Harvey Milk’s election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District will hold a gathering at the plaza named after him, as a special light show unfolds.

Ben Davis, CEO and visionary for Illuminate, has created a signature public art installation consisting of rainbow-colored beams of light that will be mounted on top of the SoulCycle building next to Harvey Milk Plaza.

Andrea Aiello, executive director of the CBD, said that the November 8 event will include speakers. It also marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump winning the presidency, and people can reaffirm their commitment to equality for all, Aiello added.

Milk made history on November 8, 1977, becoming the first openly gay person elected to office in California.

He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated one year later, in November 1978, by disgruntled exsupervisor Dan White.

According to Davis, the installation will be lighted for seven nights

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A rendering of “Harvey’s Halo” that will grace Harvey Milk Plaza next month.

over two weekends, concluding November 18. It also serves as a beginning for the reimagining of the plaza, Aiello added.

Illuminate has done the Bay Lights installation on the Willie L. Brown Jr. Bridge (Bay Bridge) and the Summer of Love lights on the exterior of the Conservatory of Flowers.

Day of the Dead exhibition starts Friday in SOMA

The 18th annual Day of the Dead exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center opens Friday, October 6 and will have more than 25 altars by over 60 participating artists during the nearly monthlong show.

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St. James executive director leaving

by Seth Hemmelgarn

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he executive director of San Francisco’s St. James Infirmary, which provides free medical services, HIV testing, food, and other assistance to sex workers, is leaving to take a job at Tipping Point Community, an organization based in the city that works to fight poverty in the Bay Area.

Stephany Ashley, 32, said in response to the Bay Area Reporter’s emailed questions that she’s joining Tipping Point because of its efforts that include, “creating more supportive housing” and “strengthening services to prevent homelessness at key moments of opportunity,” such as mental health, criminal

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Ashley added, “Through this work, we are also aiming to reshape the public conversation about homelessness away from one of blame and towards one of collective responsibility and solutions.”

Ashley’s last day at St. James will be October 20. She’ll start at Tipping Point October 23.

In a statement to the B.A.R., Rachel Metz, Tipping Point’s director of policy, said, “We have an ambitious goal of cutting chronic homelessness in half by 2022. A vision like this needs to be supported by a team of people who are knowledgeable about the issue and understand individual experience, all while being tenacious and optimistic. Stephany’s work and leadership fit exactly what we needed. Her on the ground experience working with the population and within city government, and her ability to build coalitions and inspire action will help us design effective strategies and build the political will and public support critical to

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the success of our efforts.”

Along with her work at St. James, Ashley also once served as a legislative aide to gay former Supervisor David Campos.

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“Objectively, my biggest achievement as executive director at St. James has been ushering the organization through destabilizing circumstances and into a period of growth,” said Ashley.

Along the way, she said, “major challenges” have included the clinic’s displacement. St. James had to move last year after the building where it was headquartered was sold.

Despite those hurdles, “in the last four years the SJI has tripled our staff, tripled our services, and expanded the political framework of our organization,” said Ashley, who first joined the nonprofit 11 years ago.

She said she’s proudest of the nonprofit’s transformation “from an exclusively direct service center into a hub of community organizing and social justice.”

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Report: Friday died from gunshot

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ayne Friday, a gay man who was the Bay Area Reporter’s former longtime political editor, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s office.

The B.A.R. noted in a report last October, shortly after Friday’s death, that he had died by suicide. However, the details weren’t known until the medical examiner’s report became available last week.

The report notes that Friday, 79, who had covered San Francisco’s political scene for decades in his “Our Man Friday” weekly column, had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses before he died.

Citing the friend who lived with Friday in his Buena Vista Heights home, the report says Friday “had never voiced suicidal intentions,” but he “became depressed following the onset of his Parkinson’s disease and his recent state of being wheelchair bound.”

Friday, who’d been at a rehabilitation center recovering from spinal surgery, returned to his home October 11.

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The next day, he was with a nurse and a caregiver in his bedroom when, just after noon, he asked “for some privacy,” the report says. His aides left the room.

“Moments later, a single gunshot was heard,” the report says.

The nurse and the caregiver returned to Friday’s room and found him slumped in his wheelchair with a Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver in his lap. A police officer later said that a metal hospital bed crank had been

“positioned inside the trigger guard” of the gun, according to the report, which says that the gunshot wound was just below Friday’s right eye. Friday was pronounced dead at the scene.

“No note of intent was found,” the report says.

In November, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco), City Attorney Dennis Herrera, 2019 mayoral hopeful Mark Leno, and B.A.R. staff were among the estimated 100 people who attended a memorial service for Friday, who’d also been close friends with the late gay Supervisor Harvey Milk.

In a statement about the medical examiner’s report, B.A.R. publisher Michael Yamashita said, “Wayne was a friend and a mentor to me and so many, many others. He deserves to be better remembered for his politics column in the B.A.R. and its role in fostering the LGBT community’s political power. He was a real San Francisco character, always eager to share his take on politics or a bit of juicy gossip. I’m terribly sad to hear about the circumstances of his death and that he suffered so.”t

Lesbian SJ labor activist mourned

by Seth Hemmelgarn

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outh Bay labor activists are mourning the death of a lesbian who died recently after years of fighting for local workers to get a $15 minimum wage.

A memorial was held Friday for Yasmin Fernandez, 36, who died September 15. According to the memorial’s organizers, Ms. Fernandez had had a heart attack and collapsed the previous day at the South San Jose Panda Express restaurant where she worked.

Ms. Fernandez, who was originally from Mexico, worked in the fast food industry for more than 15 years.

“She was a passionate advocate for her co-workers and community and

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instrumental in bringing the Fight for $15 movement to San Jose,” memorial organizers said in a news release.

In September, Ms. Fernandez, who

also worked at a gas station, led what activists called “the largest fast-food worker strike in San Jose history.”

In an apparent reference to comments President Donald Trump made on the campaign trail last year, Ms. Fernandez’s memorial program includes a quote from her that says, “I have been discriminated against for my sexual preference, and now we have been called criminals, rapists, and our only crime is to work hard to provide a better life to our families.”

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Many will remember Ed, as he was known, as a contributor and participant in the city’s early non-bar gay advocacy and social organizations. He led

groups in the first Gay Rap (First Congregational Church) and Society for Individual Rights in the 1960s and 1970s, and the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators, Gay Men’s Spiritual Retreat. In recent years he was involved with senior support, journal writing, and discussion groups. Ed was one of the late Betty Garvey’s assistants when she directed what is now the Castro Senior Center. For many years he served as a facilitator for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance at St. Francis Hospital.

Early years in Los Gatos were followed by attendance at Santa Clara University and UC Berkeley, with degrees from San Francisco State University. He retired

from 30-plus years of teaching in 1985.

The U.S. Department of Education selected Ed to help with teacher training programs for two summers in Ethiopia and one summer in Nepal.

An avid traveler, Ed made two roundthe-world trips, first by sea and later by air. He participated in more than 25 Road Scholar (Elderhostel) learning trips. Speaking both languages, he particularly enjoyed visits to Italy and Sicily.

He is survived by supportive relatives and friends. At his request there was no memorial service; burial at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery Mausoleum.

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wo progressive Latino candidates, one a gay man and one a straight woman, will faceoff in December for a Los Angeles area Assembly seat.

Luis Lopez, making his second bid for the 51st Assembly District seat, and Wendy Carrillo, who earlier this year had run in a special election for Congress, survived Tuesday’s special primary election to advance to the December 5 runoff.

The Assembly seat became vacant after former Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) won election to the state’s 34th Congressional District seat in June. He succeeded Xavier Becerra, who was appointed the state’s attorney general earlier this year by Governor Jerry Brown due to the election last fall of Kamala Harris as California’s junior U.S. senator.

Carrillo, 37, who landed in sixth place in the special primary election for Becerra’s congressional seat, was the top vote-getter with 21 percent of the vote Tuesday, or 3,604 votes, according to the unofficial returns. Lopez, 44, a longtime Democratic Party activist who lost his first bid for the Assembly seat in 2012 to Gomez, placed second with 19.13 percent, or a vote total of 3,283.

The results mirrored polling Lopez’s campaign had done over the summer about the race, which drew 13 candidates, mainly Democrats and a few members of minor political parties but no Republicans.

“Last night was a culmination of months of hard work, as we built a grassroots army of community

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This year’s theme is “Remembrance and Resistance,” and emphasizes the importance of mourning in the context of resistance struggles, center officials said. The theme was selected by father and son curators Rene and Rio Yanez.

The exhibit offers one of the most internationally diverse Dia de los Muertos celebrations in the U.S. Merging traditional Mexican altars with contemporary art installations, the exhibition presents a wide array of perspectives remembering, honoring, and celebrating the dead.

An opening party takes place Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street (between Eighth and Ninth streets). The exhibition unveiling will feature a Day of the Dead-inspired artist market and music by La Gente. For tickets, visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/remembranceand-resistance-dia-de-los-muertos2017-exhibition-unveiling-tickets-37957304319.

Also of note is the Mission Salon, which will take place Friday, October 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. The interactive salon curated by David Kubrin will feature San Francisco poet laureate Kim Shuck and performances by Tro Camnio, Los Nadies, Josue Rojas, and the Musical Art Quintet. For tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/remembrance-and-resistancemission-salon-curated-by-davidkubrin-tickets-37957679441.

Admission to each event is $12-$15 sliding scale.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5.

The exhibition will be on display through November 9, when there will be a closing party from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tickets are $7 to $10 sliding scale and can be purchased at https://www.

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supporters and small donors, who made our victory possible,” stated Lopez in a release sent out Wednesday morning. “Despite being outspent by six of our opponents, we prevailed and will fight on to the General Election on December 5.”

On Wednesday Gomez endorsed Carrillo in the runoff race, calling her “a proven working-class progressive” in a press release from her campaign.

“Congressman Gomez served the people of Assembly District 51 with passion and integrity and, if elected, I look forward to continuing to work with Congressman Gomez in standing up for working families and immigrants, and making their issues a top priority in the state Assembly,” stated Carrillo.

The largely Democratic district includes the LGBTfriendly neighborhoods of Eagle Rock and Echo Park, as well as a portion of Silver Lake, historically one of Los Angeles’ LGBT enclaves.

The district also encompasses other neighborhoods north and east of downtown Los Angeles, such as Chinatown, Historic Filipinotown, and See page 12 >>

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Dolores Park Cafe marks 20 years

The popular Dolores Park Cafe will mark its 20th anniversary with an open house Saturday, October 7 at 501 Dolores Street (at 18th Street) in San Francisco.

Over the years, owners and life partners Rachel Herbert and Dana Oppenheim have created a space that has become a cornerstone of the Mission Dolores community, offering sustainable and locally sourced ingredients.

The daylong open house (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) will feature treats for guests, lunch specials, as well as the full menu available for pick-up for park patrons. The featured artists, beginning at 7 p.m., include Lucky Rapp, Deborah Pardes, Judea Eden, Garrin Benfield, and many more.

For more information, visit www. doloresparkcafe.com.

Jones’ birthday pub crawl to benefit RWF

Gay longtime activist Cleve Jones turns 63 on National Coming Out Day (October 11) and is using the occasion to organize a Castro pub crawl to raise funds for Rainbow World Fund’s relief efforts in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

The event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. and starts at the Mix, 4086 18th Street.

The goal is to visit every Castro bar.

Jones pointed out the date is also the 30th anniversary of the first display of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt that he founded.

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While this reasoning is flawed on multiple levels, it falls apart when one considers that UC Berkeley spent an Christina A. DiEdoardo estimated $600,000 (according to the Daily Cal) on security for Shapiro Refuse Fascism conducts a teach-in on the steps of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley September 27. and an additional $800,000 (according to the Mercury-News) for Yiannopoulos. That $1.4 million doesn’t protesters aren’t paid for our work.

UC Berkeley responded to those include the costs for policing the rest We cover our expenses from our own events by flooding Sproul Hall of the so-called Free Speech Week, resources. Indeed, one of the key and the plaza around it with over a which was supposed to include characteristics of any guerrilla movehundred officers from several area speakers like Steve Bannon and Ann ment is that it always costs more for departments, blocking off part of Coulter before it was canceled. the state to try to collectively repress the plaza after a so-called suspicious By the way, that $1.4 million us than it does for us to resist them. package was found near the Amazon would have been enough for 37 unThe state can threaten – and in some store and – like the Duke of York – dergraduate full-ride scholarships, cases, impose – tremendous negative marching their officers up one hill according to Cal’s own cost estimates consequences on an individual, as it and down the other in riot gear. for 2017-2018, but I digress. has shown in the cases of Yvette FeOf course, said officers never Despite Free Speech Week officiallarca in Berkeley and the #J20 detainmade a public announcement at the ly having been scrubbed, the usual ees in Washington, D.C. Felarca is the scene about the suspicious packright-wing suspects like Kyle “Base teacher who was arrested on suspiage or asked anyone to clear out of Stickman” (or perhaps more cion of battery last week. The #J20 the rest of Sproul. Nor did accurately, “Stickless,” since he’s people were detained following Presthey do anything other than currently banned from possessident Donald Trump’s inauguration. glare from a distance when ing weapons as a condition of However, the following lyric from Chapman and others unsuchis bail) Chapman, Joey Gib“Le Chant des Partisans,” the anthem cessfully tried to force their son of Patriot Prayer and their of the French underground during way past the gauntlet of allies minions, camp followers and World War II, remains apt: “Friend, who were protecting the Black hangers-on came to campus to if you fall, another friend comes out Wednesday gathering. Much agitate anyway throughout most of the shadows to take your place.” later, they did form a barrier of the week. Of course, this invitThis is the reason it’s critically by the low wall in front of the ed a response from those opposed important that people continue to Golden Bear Cafe, but they took to them, which the univershow up. While not everyone can no steps to get right-wing sity in turn met by massive be at every action, every person who agitators to fall back to the over-policing. does raises the cost of repression by plaza. Instead, one officer Wednesday, September 27 the fascists, whether those fascists are threatened to grab one antiwas a good example of this syndrome. in police uniforms or not. fascist protester’s parasol and break it Refuse Fascism scheduled a teach-in By showing up, we win. When over her head. on the steps of Sproul Hall from noon we fail to show up, they do. It boils Given that UC Berkeley is comuntil 1 p.m. In addition, Wednesday down to that. mitted to cutting in half its projected afternoon has traditionally been when $110 million budget deficit for its black students at Cal gather in front Black Panther bicycle tour current fiscal year, the question of of the Golden Bear Cafe across from At 11 a.m. on Saturday, October how long the university is content to Sproul Hall for Black Wednesdays.

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Homeless youth

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Young and homeless in Silicon Valley

High school students represented 17 percent of the county’s students who reported they were either unhoused themselves or knew of someone who was homeless at the time of the survey. The number of homeless youth rose to 44 percent for community college students ages 18-25, who reported experiencing homelessness or knowing someone who was homeless sometime within the past six months in the South Bay. The report also found that 10.89 percent of queer homeless youth identified as bisexual, with gay and lesbian youth next, at 8.42 percent.

Those who identified their sexual orientation or gender identity as something else numbered 2.48 percent.

For the report, the Bill Wilson

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for the world,” Jones said in an email.

Jeff Cotter, executive director of RWF, an LGBT-led humanitarian organization, said that special guests will include Bay Area Reporter society columnist Donna Sachet, drag queens Juanita More! and Bebe Sweetbriar, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Cotter, who detailed RWF relief efforts in a guest opinion in last week’s B.A.R., said that the organization raised $6,300 at last Sunday’s Castro Street Fair.

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TL violence

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of dancing and handing out snow cones, as well as for his big blond wigs, skimpy clothing, and boisterous nature, reportedly got into an altercation with someone from the New Century Theater strip club, located at 816 Larkin Street near O’Farrell Street, at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, September 9. Police have not announced any arrests.

According to several witnesses who spoke at Monday’s meeting, an argument inside the theater spilled onto the street, where Torres was shot to death outside of RS94109, a cafe and vinyl record store across the street from the theater. Monday’s meeting was held there.

“RS94109 has been here on Larkin since 2013,” owner Sohrab Harooni told the crowd of around 100. “We see the same faces dealing drugs right across the street on a daily basis. We want to work with the police to help make our community a safer place and to get more needed services to

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forefront of local fights winning minimum wage increases in eight Silicon Valley cities – nearly 120,000 workers will get raises three-four years ahead of the state – and also wage theft protections,” among other victories.

Matsumura, who called Ms. Fernandez “a force of nature,” said, “Her fundamental cause was asserting the human dignity of people who are dehumanized daily, her

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Center and the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work analyzed data from three sources: the Housing and Urban Development Department’s biennial Point-In-Time count, a survey of a selection of high school and community college students during the winter of 2016 and spring of 2017, and the Homeless Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, conducted by USC researchers, which studied the characteristics of 208 homeless street young adults.

Nationwide, 30 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBT and 88 percent reported that their sexual orientation or gender identity is the reason they were forced to leave their home.

More concerning to South Bay officials was the number of queer youth who were affiliated with a gang (30 percent), the same as straight homeless youth, Harlan told the board.

Yeager asked if the researchers knew the reason behind homeless youth, particularly LGBT youth, participating in gangs.

Laura Onasch-Vera, a project specialist at the USC School of Social Work who co-presented the report’s findings with Harlan, said the reason behind the gang affiliation was a “little bit of everything.” Some were homeless because they were members of a gang or they joined a gang after becoming homeless.

Gangs provided the homeless LGBT youth with basic living necessities, she said.

Digging into the reasons behind youth homelessness, USC researchers found that out of the 208 homeless youth surveyed: 45 percent were kicked out of their family’s homes, 43 percent had a caregiver in prison, 40 percent qualified as chronically homeless, 35 percent spent time in foster care, and 18 percent came from homeless families.

Yeager also expressed concern

about youth in foster care.

Harlan reported success in keeping foster youth off the streets by extending housing to them for an additional six years after they aged out of the system, but more could be done, she said.

She also noted that there was a hidden population of homeless people who are adults, mostly women, with young adult children.

Due to their ages and policies, these homeless families are blocked from services or are separated in order to access services, Harlan said. She advocated for redefining families and other policies that force youth and families to make hard choices to get the help they need.

To address the issue, Chavez suggested coordinating the information from the report with forthcoming reports about foster youth and women in the county to make the county’s investments “more purposeful.”

Coming together

available in California, he said.

“Marijuana lube and marijuana suppositories came as a surprise to me,” he quipped.

Several years ago, Karkoska got a medical card to enable him to legally buy products and began attending lots of local community and industry events.

“But I saw a big opening for cannabis-related events” for the LGBT and

drag communities, he said.

With the sale of recreational cannabis just months away, Karkoska said, “The sky is the limit” for events that will soon be possible.

“We’re at an interesting crossroads right now,” he said. “I can envision more people wanting to throw cannabis-themed parties in their homes, with bud tenders or dab bars. I’d like to think I can add

some of the glitter and glam from drag to the world of cannabis.”

For more information on “Puff,” visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ puffpage/?fref=mentions.

On Thursday (October 5), “Puff ” is having a “Best Buns” contest at the Stud, 399 Ninth Street, to celebrate the Full Harvest Moon. Mutha Chucka will be the celebrity judge.

On Sunday, October 8, the Mill Valley Film Festival will feature the world premiere of the documentary, “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed.” For tickets and more information, visit https:// www.mvff.com/cannabis-culture/. t

Coming out show on KQED

had the road cleared just a little bit by the generation that preceded it.”

The documentary began as a series of short films done by the Pye Harris Legacy Project, with which Siegel is affiliated. The short films were re-edited and updated with Jennings into a onehour program.

KQED is scheduled to air the program October 11 at 10 a.m.

The GLBT Historical Society will hold its Living Colors gala Saturday, October 14 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Green Room at the San Francisco War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness

Avenue in San Francisco.

The evening will be emceed by Marke Bieschke of the Stud and 48Hills.org and Alex U. Inn of Momma’s Boyz and Kingdom.

Entertainment will be provided by drag queen Honey Mahogany of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (season five) and opera singer Breanna Sinclair.

Historical society officials said that this year’s benefit will celebrate the vibrant history and diversity of the LGBTQ community. A special announcement will be made regarding the society’s acquisition of artwork, memorabilia, and personal papers of rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker, who died earlier this year.

Additionally, Gayle E. Pittman, Ph.D., author of “When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community,” her picture book biography of Lyon, who resides in San Francisco, and Martin, who died in 2008, is planning to be at the gala where she will have copies of her book available.

Pittman is a psychology professor at Sacramento City College and also the author of “Feminism From A to Z.” Gala tickets are $150 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/living-colors-the-glbt-historical-society-gala-of-2017-tickets37014236578?aff=es2. t

people struggling with addiction.”

Like many in attendance, Harooni feels that not enough is being done.

“We don’t see the response we hope for,” he said.

Kim noted that New Century management was not invited to the meeting.

A person at New Century had no comment and hung up when reached Tuesday.

Many cited inaction on the part of the police as a major contributing factor to the ongoing issues of drugs and violence.

“Police in the Tenderloin have been apathetic at best,” said Rik Leipold, a gay man. “I’ve been told by a cop on Larkin Street that he wouldn’t respond if I called for help.”

Police Commander Teresa Ewins, a lesbian who had formerly run the Tenderloin Station until her recent promotion, urged people to speak up about such officers.

“If anyone has a bum experience with SFPD they should file a complaint or request a supervisor,” she said.

Michael Redmond, deputy chief of

SFPD’s Field Operation Bureau, said that there should be more meetings with the community amid calls for New Century Theater to be shut down.

Others said rumors were taking the place of information about Torres’ death and the investigation.

“I’m a friend of Bubbles,” said Cole, who did not give his last name. “There are a lot of rumors about the Century – consistent chaos, beatings. There are several witnesses to Bubbles’ shooting.”

Police said they are working the case.

“We are cognizant of witnesses,” Redmond said. “Sometimes we talk to people later – it’s a long, drawn out process to build a case against a business. We need your support.”

Ewins said the department is working on having a more visible presence in the neighborhood.

“We have two beat cops and several plainclothes cops on Larkin Street from Market on up,” she said. “We’re trying to have more visibility. Because of cameras and lighting in the district we can solve a lot of cases.”

Fredrick McAllister, who said that he’s neither gay nor straight, lives at the Hartland Hotel that overlooks the New Century Theater. McAllister feels that more can be done.

“I was looking out the window,” he said of the night Torres was killed.

“Pow, pow, pow. Another body down.

Business goes on as always, as does noise, yelling, and music at 3 a.m. It’s nonstop,” he said. “The police’s hands are full. So when do we get some peace and quiet? That’s what we pay rent for.”

McAllister added that he worries for the safety of his friends.

Thomas Ostly, with the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, suggested that more people needed to speak to his office regarding Torres’ murder and other Tenderloin community issues. Ostly said that convictions can be difficult to obtain without witness testimony and evidence. He urged people to contact him directly regarding any of the issues under discussion at the meeting.

Redmond said that he understands that some people might be hesitant to

speak up out of fear of reprisals.

“If you don’t want to come to court you can write a letter we can show to the DA,” he said.

Kim apologized to the crowd for not holding the meeting sooner.

“We need to have counseling here.

Many in the community have PTSD,” she said, referring to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Others at the meeting said more could be done.

“It’s good that SFPD are working on the case,” Tom Temprano, a gay man who sits on the City College of San Francisco board and is a bar owner in the Mission, told the Bay Area Reporter after the meeting.

“But there’s a real sense among the community that not enough is being done. Bubbles deserves justice and the Tenderloin deserves to know that the safety of their community matters.”

Witnesses to Torres’ killing are encouraged to call the SFPD Tip line: (415) 575-4444. To reach Tom Ostly in the DA’s office, contact thomasostly@sfgov.org or (415) 603-7645. t

community – fast food workers, immigrants, Latinxs, members of the LGBT community. She was so clear, articulate and unconflicted about these values and the need to fight for them that she made others feel bolder in standing up to their bosses and to the Goliaths who run their daily lives.”

Ruth Silver Taube, the supervising attorney for the Workers’ Rights Clinic at Santa Clara University Law School’s Catherine and George Alexander Community Law Center, said in an interview that Ms. Fernandez

“played a really oversized role in advocating for Fight for $15 and bringing about change at local fast food restaurants. She was also instrumental in the fight to end wage theft in San Jose.”

Taube added that Ms. Fernandez’s death is “a huge loss. I’ll never forget her.”

The day Ms. Fernandez collapsed, no one trained in providing first aid was at the restaurant, which was also “understaffed,” said Taube.

Nobody answered the phone Tuesday at the Panda Express where Ms.

Fernandez worked, and spokespeople for the restaurant chain didn’t answer the B.A.R.’s emailed questions about Ms. Fernandez’s death.

Instead, they issued a statement that said, “We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of a member of our Panda family. We send our sincerest and deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. Out of respect for her family, we are not able to comment further.”

Staff at the Santa Clara County Coroner’s and Clerk-Recorder’s

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To commemorate National Coming Out Day, KQED will explore how LGBTQ visibility has changed in the world premiere of a new documentary, “Coming Out: A 50 Year History.”

The film, narrated by trans teen Jazz Jennings, features several Bay Area high school and college students interviewing older LGBTQ people who came out in different historical eras from the 1950s until today.

“We all stand on the shoulders of the activists that came before us,” director Phil Siegel said in a news release. “Every person who is taking a non-traditional path in their lives has

Historical society to hold gala

Masten noted that the issue of youth homelessness and the reasons for it resonated across the United States.

He told reporters that couch surfing, “Can be a young person’s final stop. It is the last chance to connect with them before they are on the street.”

That’s why the Bill Wilson Center is focusing on 1,000 youth who are currently couch surfing: it’s the first step in addressing the problem, according to community and civic leaders.

“We need to do more,” Cortese told reporters.

“The county is in this together,” added Wasserman.

Ricci told the Bay Area Reporter that the Bill Wilson Center has an 80 percent success rate reconnecting homeless youth with their families.t For more information, visit http:// www.acouchisnotahome.org or http://www.billwilsoncenter.org.

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St. James has partnered with the Transgender Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project, which helps people who’ve been incarcerated.

It’s also supported the creation of projects like Trans Activists for Justice and Accountability (TAJA’s) Coalition, which was founded after the 2015 murder of transgender San Francisco resident Taja de Jesus, and the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, which would be the first of its kind in the country to recognize the historical significance of a neighborhood to the trans community. It takes its name from Gene Compton’s Cafeteria, where LGBT patrons rioted against police harassment in 1966.

A post by St. James’ board and

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unincorporated East L.A. The third place finisher Tuesday was Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Mike Fong, who drew 16.62 percent of the votes. Garnering 2,852 total votes, Fong could play kingmaker in the runoff race should he decide to endorse either Lopez or Carrillo.

Rounding out the top five finishers

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CA utilities

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In a statement to the B.AR., PG&E director of supply chain responsibility Joan Kerr noted that the electric company was “the first California utility to include LGBT enterprises in our supplier diversity program. From our experience in building business opportunities with other diverse enterprises, we know the outreach, training and matchmaking work we’re doing with the LGBT community will eventually yield results.”

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SF pot club

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San Francisco Planning Commission in July but the decision was appealed by PJI, which organized the neighborhood to try to keep the dispensary out. PJI claimed its presence would be a danger to children and bring a crime wave to the neighborhood, neither of which has happened in other areas with dispensaries.

Eight votes were needed by PJI to overturn the planning commission’s conditional use permit, so the Apothecarium needed just two more votes by the supervisors to allow it to maintain its permit and proceed with plans to open the dispensary in the Sunset, whose residents now have to travel to other parts of the city or use a delivery service to obtain medical cannabis. According to the Apothecarium, some 3,900 Sunset residents use the Castro dispensary; the dispensary serves some 65,000 patients in the city.

Daniel Bergerac, a gay man who is president of the Castro Merchants Association, said the supervisors’ decision is particularly sad for residents of the Sunset district, who need access to medical cannabis.

In a telephone interview with the B.A.R. after the hearing, Bergerac said that other than Sheehy and Cohen, “the so-called progressives of the Board of Supervisors voted against people having safe access to medication.”

“Kowtowing to Pacific Justice Institute is shameful,” said Bergerac.

“These are progressives? If this is the

management team on the nonprofit’s website says, Ashley “has provided remarkable advocacy, insight, strength, and LOVE to our organization and the Bay Area sex worker community. Her work included enhancing our social justice efforts, moving SJI services into our new home on Eddy Street, forging new and innovative community partnerships, securing health benefits for staff, and increasing our organizational budget to over $1 million.”

Despite the progress, Ashley noted that the problems St. James works to address remain.

“The biggest challenge that St. James always faces is the criminalization and stigmatization of our community and of our work, and under this current administration, that challenge is greater than ever,” said Ashley,

referring to Republican President Donald Trump. “Thankfully, we’ve learned to be incredibly creative in our 18 years of existence, and we are more resilient now than ever before.”

Johanna Breyer, St. James’ founding executive director, will step off the group’s board to serve as interim executive director “to facilitate the process of hiring a permanent ED,” said Ashley. “Johanna will be assembling a hiring committee composed of staff from all levels of the organization to ensure that we get broad buy-in when choosing” Ashley’s replacement.

Ashley said she capped her salary at St. James at $70,000, where it’s been for at least three years. She declined to state what her Tipping Point salary will be, saying that the nonprofit doesn’t share employees’ salaries. t

were former Obama administration civil rights attorney Gabriel Sandoval, who serves on the state’s Voting Modernization Board, and dermatologist Ron Birnbaum. Sandoval, with nearly 11 percent of the vote, and Birnbaum, who netted 9 percent of the votes, could also impact who wins the seat if they throw their support behind Lopez or Carrillo.

Tuesday’s race included two other gay candidates, educator David Vela and Alex De Ocampo, an adviser to the Saban Family Foundation. De Ocampo

came in sixth place with 7.59 percent and Vela was seventh with 5 percent.

Statewide LGBT advocacy group Equality California had endorsed all three out candidates and state coastal commissioner Mark Vargas, who placed eighth with 4.50 percent. EQCA will now throw its sole support to Lopez in the runoff race, as he would become the ninth member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus.

His election would mark a record for the number of out legislators serving in the Statehouse.t

As a member of local and national LGBT chambers of commerce, the company holds workshops to educate and encourage LGBT firms to do business with it, added Kerr.

“This past year, we’ve matched at least one LGBT supplier directly to each of our key departments for targeted introductions. While it’s been a challenge to increase our LGBT supplier base, we won’t stop because supporting diversity will help us build a better California,” stated Kerr.

Beavers expects the companies’

LGBT scores to improve in future reports now that they are being graded on their LGBT contracting efforts.

“What is great about it is people behave differently when they are being watched,” she said of the reporting requirement.

To download the full 53-page report, which includes responses from the companies it graded, visit http://greenlining.org/ publications/2017/2017-supplier-diversity-report-card-californias-public-utilities/. t

leadership of the city, it’s no wonder people are defecating in the streets.”

Bergerac emphasized the wide acclaim the Apothecarium has received over the past six years it has been in the neighborhood, noting that it has donated over $350,000 to local charities and that a number of its executives are now serving on community governing boards.

“The Apothecarium is what every small business should be,” he said.

Had the dispensary opened, it would’ve been the city’s first Chineseowned dispensary, operated by Dr. Floyd Huen and his wife, former Oakland mayor and cannabis activist Jean Quan. Huen, an internist in practice for over 30 years in the East Bay, has prescribed cannabis for decades, helping patients to stop using opiates for pain, among many other uses.

Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting was contentious and, at times, nasty.

Dozens of medical cannabis advocates, testifying on behalf of the Apothecarium, denounced PJI as spreading lies about cannabis. At a news conference before an earlier hearing, PRI said that people have died from cannabis overdoses, a claim that has never been reported in the medical literature or elsewhere.

But accusations of duplicity came from both sides of the issue. District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang, who lives in the neighborhood where the Apothecarium wanted to open, accused Apothecarium Executive Director Ryan Hudson of attempting to “conceal the truth” when he told the supervisors that he was uncertain

whether the Apothecarium would be eligible to convert its medical dispensaries to stores that sell recreational pot, which will be legal beginning in 2018. Tang claimed that Hudson had told the planning commission that the Apothecarium wanted to sell cannabis for adult use.

Hudson told the supervisors that dispensaries should be in all parts of the city.

“District 4 is the only district in the city that doesn’t have a dispensary, he said at the hearing, That’s not fair to the other districts and it’s not fair to Sunset patients. It’s also not in line with our city’s policy of dispersion of medical cannabis dispensaries.”

In making their decision, Tang reminded her colleagues that it should be focused on whether the neighborhood “wanted and needed” a dispensary at this location, not whether they believed in medical cannabis.

Tuesday’s hearing included oneminute testimonials from dozens of residents of the Sunset, who gave the same story they have at previous hearings, that the addition of a medical dispensary would harm children, increase crime, and drive down property values and revenues at local businesses. None cited any examples that similar results happened in other locations where cannabis businesses were opened.

“Just the opposite,” said Bergerac.

“The Apothecarium has been a tremendous asset to the Castro.” t

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Legal Notices>> AMENDED SUMMONS – SERVICE BY PUBLICATION [CCP § 751.05] - 20 ROMOLO I7, LP, A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF, V. ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OF EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 20 ROMOLO PLACE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20, DEFENDANTS. FILE CGC-17-560709

The people of the State of California, to all persons claiming any interest in, or lien upon, the real property herein described, or any part thereof, defendants, greeting: You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of 20 ROMOLO I7, L.P, A Delaware limited partnership, plaintiff, filed with the clerk of the aboveentitled court and county, within three months after the first publication of this summons, and to set forth what interest or lien, if any, you have in or upon that certain real property or any part thereof, situated in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, particularly described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF FRESNO STREET AND THE EASTERLY LINE OF ROMOLO PLACE, RUNNING THENCE EASTERLY AND ALONG SAID LINE OF FRESNO STREET 71 FEET 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHERLY 57 FEET 6 INCHES; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE WESTERLY 71 FEET 6 INCHES TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF ROMOLO PLACE; THENCE ATA RIGHT ANGLE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE OF ROMOLO PLACE 57 FEET 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT. BEING PART OF 50 VARA BLOCK 86.

APN/Parcel ID(s): Lot 023, Block 0145 And you are hereby notified that, unless you so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, to wit: quiet title to the Property consistent with the legal description above, against all adverse claims of all claimants, known and unknown, as of the date the Complaint in this case was filed.

Witness my hand and the seal of said court, Date: Aug 16, 2017, Clerk, by Anna L. Torres, Clerk Of The Court.

Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP, 600 Montgomery St. 14th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111; (415) 981-0550.

AUG 24, 31, SEPT 07, 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: THOMAS J. SMITH; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BANK OF STOCKTON CASE NO. CGC-16-553325

Notice: You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, 400 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94103.

The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:

BARRY W. FERNS, ESQ., FERNS, ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, 2815 MITCHELL DRIVE, SUITE 210, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598; (925) 927 - 3401.

Date: July 28, 2016; Clerk, by Arlene Ramos, Deputy.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037756100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BABY BOOT CAMP - NOE VALLEY, 1471 ALEMANY BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CAROLYN APPRILL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/31/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/08/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037731800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DARK DAYDREAMS BOOKS, 601 VAN NESS AVE, E602, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LAURA PERKINS GAFFNEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/20/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/22/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037734700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: URBAN CONCEPTS, 501 BEALE ST, UNIT 11H, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed UNICORN CONSULTING 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 08/23/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037742100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRILL SPOT, 2311 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GRILL SPOT 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 08/29/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037755100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OWNIT. CLUB, 228 VICKSBURG ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed HIGHEST VALUE LTD LLC (DE).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/07/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/07/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037751600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE CIVIC KITCHEN, 2961 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed MISE EN PLACE SF LLC (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 09/06/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037737200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOURISH CO., 720 FELL ST #6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed NOURISH CO. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/31/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/24/17.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-035279700

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: SUSHI AND DELI, 1815 MARKET ST #5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by KIMIAKI AOYAMA. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/02/13.

SEP 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037765500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A1 HAULING, 443 GATEWAY DR #101, PACIFICA, CA 94044.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed NASHAT ABDELGHANI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/18/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/18/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037759600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHOULDER DANCING AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN FOODS, 103 HORNE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed WOLDE G. HAILESELASSIE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/12/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037759400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO CAD, 3609 ALEMANY BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DAPHNE PRZYGOCKI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/10/00. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/12/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037761500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JADEYE BEAUTY, 518 TARAVAL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JESSICA YURASH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/14/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037763600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NORTH AMERICA YOUR WAY, 790 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GO WEST TOURS (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 09/15/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037763000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A DIGNIFIED HOME CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES, 575 NAPLES ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed A DIGNIFIED HOME (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/15/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/15/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037754000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIRECT THC, 214 CALIFORNIA ST, SUITE 211, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed DIRECT DISTRIBUTION, 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 09/06/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037754600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GLADIOLUS LASER, 575 NAPLES ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed GLADIOLUS LLC (CA).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/07/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/07/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037753200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYPHEN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 660 4TH ST. #146, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107.This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ANSA CONSULTING GROUP, LLC (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 09/06/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037761400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A52 SIGNS & GRAPHICS, 1161 QUESADA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed A52 SIGNS & GRAPHICS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/19/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/14/17.

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037757300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JUNIOR, 2545 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed WILLARD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC (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 09/11/17.

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Legal Notices>> STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-037736600

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037752300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EIGHTEA, 91 6TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BRIAN ZHAO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/06/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/06/17.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THANH THANH CAFE, 2205 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THANH HA INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/21/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/21/17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037781700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JUST TUK IT, 1135 CAPITOL AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CLARENCE J. HARDY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037780700

SEP 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037774700

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037767000

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037743800

OCT 05, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037783300

OCT 05, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037770400

OCT 05, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037770500

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: GLADIOLUS VENDING, 575 NAPLES ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business was conducted by a limited liability company and signed by GLADIOLUS LLC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/24/17.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAIGHT & COLE LIQUOR, 1699 HAIGHT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CINDY ZEIDAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/25/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/25/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037767900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RASKIN REAL ESTATE, 1300 25TH AVE #300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICHARD B. RASKIN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/20/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037771600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TREASURE ISLAND AUTO GROUP, 849 AVE D, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94130. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MABEL V. CUBBAGE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/15/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037767300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ORGANIC CLEANING SERVICES, 41 THOMAS AVE #9, BRISBANE, CA 94005. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MONICA MARIA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/14/17.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037769400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEI ZHONG TRADING, 832 STOCKTON ST #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JI CHEN JIANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/21/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/21/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037768300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAINBOW MARKET AND DELI, 684 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed FAUZI M. ALASHMALI. 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 09/20/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037769500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CIVIC CENTER LANDSCAPE, 1700 BROADWAY #102, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GLENN MURTA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/09/98. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/17.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRUE LIGHT PRINTING AND PHOTO, 3910 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed ZHEN GUANG LIM & SHU FEN YU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/13/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/30/17.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRISA TOURS, 3322 BUCHANAN ST #308, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CHRISTINE BARNETT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/02/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037766100

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037751500

OCT 05, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037776700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHARLIE’S JANITORIAL & GENERAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SERVICES; CHARLIE’S JANITORIAL SERVICES, 2954 25TH ST #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS EDUARDO GONZALEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/19/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/19/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037763300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOSAIC, 128 S.LAKE MERCED HILLS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ALEXANDER DEL SALTO. 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 09/15/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037764500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONOLOG RECORDS, 681 14TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed MONOLOG RECORDS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/05/17.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPA BEM-TI-VI, 3150 18TH ST #262 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ALESSANDRA CAVALLERO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/31/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/26/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037767600

OCT 05, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037772600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIAM ORCHID CRYO, 518 TAYLOR ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed SIAM ORCHID LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/20/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/17.

SEP 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037764800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUBWAY #51109, 177 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ARASH SHAHVALI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/18/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/18/17.

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t is early in the San Francisco Symphony’s new season, but Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas has already covered a lot of ground. With engaging appearances by strong guest artists and virtuosic playing by the orchestra, September concerts have set an exciting pace. Giving Hector Berlioz his place in the “Three Bs” of music (well, let’s make that four now and counting) and adding Bartok and Bernstein to the list, MTT is reminding us how thrilling live performances of the classics can be, and started the season’s celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s birth centennial with a big bright bang.

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eads up for a lively new book that will appeal to food-lovers and Francophiles. “The Gourmands’ Way – Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy” by Justin Spring (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) publishes on Oct. 10.

Spring is the author of “Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward,” a National Book Award finalist about a great gay figure; and monographs on gay artists Andy Warhol and Paul Cadmus.

Only two of the six gourmands profiled in this new volume were part of the LGBT community, and one of those was closeted. But you’d have to say the other was a major out lesbian.

The subjects of these prose portraits are both well-known and perhaps a bit obscure. They are: A.J. Liebling, reporter and The New Yorker war correspondent who entered Paris with Allied forces in 1944; Julia Child, whose “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and subsequent TV career brought French cuisine home to Americans; Alice B. Toklas, partner to celebrated lesbian author Gertrude Stein and author of the famous “Alice B. Toklas Cookbook”; Alexis Lichine, wine merchant and author of “Wines of France”; M.F.K. Fisher, author whose books blended food, travel writing and memoir; and Richard Olney, gay expert on French cuisine who inspired chefs Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower. Let’s take them one at a time.

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Most recently, American pianist (and insightful writer) Jeremy Denk made a very organized and energetic attack on the Steinway at Davies Symphony Hall with a breathtaking and thoughtful interpretation of Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

The composer may have intended a cheerful, albeit characteristically moody musical style, but he made daunting demands of the soloist and gave the orchestra (especially the horns) a heavy-duty assignment, too. Successfully moving through the drill of the busy piece with scarcely a hair out of place, the horns were precise and forceful, and Denk amazed the audience with his combination of control and understanding. His encore, from a Mozart Sonata, offered an astute contrast, returning everyone’s blood pressure to normal, and cooling the piano down as well.

The temperature went right back up after intermission with a superbly crafted rendition of Berlioz’s famous “Symphonie fantastique.”

MTT has a proven track record with the composer, and we have been treated to his affinity for the wildly popular Opus 14 before. He is still fascinated and obviously wants to share. We were treated to an instinctual reading that has been refined to an exquisite degree. The subtleties of the melodies were so sensuously expressed one could almost feel them, and the frightening impact of the bizarre final episodes roused the audience to a standing ovation.

The week before, MTT was also in top form with one of his lifelong signature composers, the late, truly

Champagne, and you better believe he “liberated” that.

Lichine became the biggest importer of French wines to America, ensuring that the New World would develop a taste for the fruit of the grape. He touted the reputation of wine as “the highest expression of nature,” and we’ll drink to that!

After Stein’s death, Toklas was at loose ends and, not incidentally, in precarious finances, as she didn’t just inherit Stein’s great art collection as a hetero spouse would. Her new project seemed a natural: “Cookbooks have always intrigued and seduced me,” she wrote. “When I was still a dilettante in the kitchen they held my attention, even the dull ones, from cover to cover, the way crime and murder stories did Gertrude Stein.” Hers contained a famous recipe for hash brownies.

“Like her cat,” we learn, Child “loved feasting on a wide variety of little birds.” Spring describes a ballottine of veal that Child took days to prepare, “stuffing it with a Cognac-andMadeira-scented forcemeat of ground veal, finely chopped mushrooms, foie gras, and blanched chard leaves, and serving it with an unctuous Madeira-truffle sauce.”

She served it to “a fleeting, wren-like person so small that her hat hid her face until she looked up and you noticed that it was Alice B. Toklas.”

With his partner the JewishAmerican bear Elliott Stein, discreetly gay Olney’s coterie included poets John Ashbery and W.H. Auden, author Charles Henri Ford, painter Pavel Tchelitchev, aesthete

Harold Acton, poet James Merrill, and author James Baldwin. Not bad for an Iowa farmboy! Here’s a night out with Baldwin: “The usual routine was Café de Flore until closing at 1 a.m., La Reine Blanche, which closed at 4, and La Pergola, which closed at 6. If one wanted a last drink (which Jimmy Baldwin always did), the Royale opened at 6.”

We skipped M.F.K. Fisher. As for Alice’s magic brownies, they were from artist Brion Gysin’s recipe, and Toklas “assumed that its last ingredient, ‘canibus [sic] sativa,’ was an obscure North African herb.”

Obscure no more!

We’ll close with a passage from the delicious Time magazine review of Alice’s cookbook. “In Palma de Mallorca, a French cook almost started a riot in the marketplace by showing Alice how to smother pigeons (the cook said it made them fuller and tastier). The information came in handy when Alice fixed some braised pigeons on croutons for Gertrude, using six ‘sweet young corpses’ choked by her own hands.”

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great Leonard Bernstein. There is more to come in the ongoing celebration of Lenny’s magnificent legacy, and the first installment cleverly programmed works from early to late compositions.

Biographer Humphrey Burton joined MTT onstage for a preconcert talk (with movies!) stressing Bernstein’s diversity. When his youngest daughter Nina made a surprise visit, she repeated their praise of her dad’s multi-talented career and made clear why his appeal remains universal. Composer, conductor, performer, educator and humanitarian, Bernstein embodied all roles. He would have been famous in any one of them. He was gay, but his wife Felicia Montealegre knew it and loved him just the same.

Lenny really loved people, and they loved him back.

Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny were on hand during the second half of the kick-off concert to sing Bernstein’s late song cycle “Arias and Barcarolles.” Young, attractive and vocally able, the pair looked like they could be the married couple at the heart of some of the songs. The selections are marred slightly by a few rather twee moments, and some of the writing might only appeal to musical sophisticates, but no one could be immune to the composer’s genuine sentimentality or gift for melody.

Leonard’s lovely rendition of the brief, heart-catching “Greeting” brought a hush to the auditorium that prompted the young woman behind me to whisper, “That was really beautiful” to her boyfriend. I couldn’t have agreed more. Leonard‘s all-Bernstein recital for San Francisco Performances will be reviewed next week. McKinny will appear next in San Francisco Opera’s premiere of John Adams’ “Girls of the Golden West.”

Ragnar Bohlin’s accomplished SFS Chorus featured prominently during the first half, with boy soprano Nicholas Hu making a moving solo contribution in Bernstein’s charming (and happily jumpy) “Chichester Psalms.”

Bernstein had it all: jazz, heart, and a genius magpie approach to synthesizing musical ideas. The concert opened with his hard-edged “Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs” featuring principal clarinetist Carey Bell.

It got the musical establishment’s attention a long time back, and it sounds just as cheeky today.

The evening ended with MTT’s joy ride through the Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story.” The musicians obviously enjoyed it as much as the audience. Snapping their fingers in unison and lustily shouting, “Mambo,” they turned Davies from concert hall to dance hall in a New York minute.t

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tion, as speech, motivation, and circumo thine own self be stances are distinctly true.” “The lady doth illuminated.

David protest too much.” “The play’s Israel Reynoso’s set the thing.” “Therein lies the suggests an abandoned rub.” These are but a few of meat-packing warethe lines from “Hamlet” that house, largely an empty maintain currency more than space clad in a blocky 500 years after the play was cement structure, while written. And that doesn’t even his costumes are mostly include, “To be or not to be.” somber suggestions of When you have so many modern attire, with a of Shakespeare’s greatest hits few playful exceptions stacked together in one play, that carry into the prothat familiarity has tempted duction for the occamany directors to look for sional lighter moments. new ways to connect with With Thompson audiences. Spoken with at the center, a sturdy precision, muscularity, and cast brings individualauthenticity, Shakespeare’s ity to characters around dialogue makes the best case him, including Steven for Shakespeare.

Anthony Jones as his And that is the case at treacherous uncle ACT’s Geary Theater, where Claudius, Domenique “Hamlet” is opening the seaLozano as his befuddled son with a stylish but mostly mother Gertrude, and straight-ahead production Anthony Fusco as his that tells the tale of the tragic levelheaded confidante Dane with confidant certiHoratio. Dan Hiatt Kevin Berne tude. The sets and costumes brings just enough are contemporary, generally John Douglas Thompson as Hamlet and Rivka comic stylings to windBorek as Ophelia share a tender moment in ACT’s with an austerity that keeps bag courtier Polonius, production of “Hamlet” at the Geary Theater. the focus on the story being while Rivka Borek plays told, as events in the royal his daughter Ophelia in New York playing classic roles, Danish household spin out of with a brave account though ACT audiences have seen control thanks to the title character’s of her descent into madness, and him as Louis Armstrong in “Satchsuspicions and a ghost’s testimony.

Teagle F. Bougere gives her brother mo at the Waldorf.” He was a little That Hamlet is played by a black Laertes a hint of urban edge. Teddy young to be playing a late-in-life actor, as are several other of the Spencer and Vincent J. Randazzo, Armstrong, but he was excellent in leading characters, suggests that outfitted as if traveling salesmen that one-man show, and if he’s a few some agenda is being deployed. in a vaudeville sketch, enliven Rosyears older than the college-student But what that may be, beyond any encrantz and Guildenstern with a Hamlet is usually thought to be, he easy suggestion of a race-based laughable cluelessness. is very good in the role. Scrunchedge, is not clear. Some good guys This “Hamlet” has been trimmed ing his eyes into a fierce squint and bad guys are black, and some to a still-substantial three hours and whenever the character is vexed, good guys and bad guys are white.

15 minutes, but except for several which is often, Thompson brings It doesn’t much matter what color stretches in the final act, it remains thoughtfulness, intensity, and clarthe performers are when the setting vital – and accessible – till the end.t ity to the prince who feigns madness is a kind of neverland, and attitudes to uncover the circumstances of his to the environment flow from the “Hamlet” will run at the Geary father’s sudden death. same place.

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standards from the Great American Songbook.

At 19, Alago’s dream began to come true. He met Jerry Brandt, owner of the East Village club The Ritz (now Webster Hall), and said, “I want a job.” He got his wish, first as Brandt’s assistant, then as a booker of bands.

“Who the F**k Is That Guy?” follows Alago’s swift rise from booker to record company executive. Alago discovered the now-iconic heavy metal band Metallica, among others. Alago’s friends from the music business appear in the film, sharing

he first thing people notice when they listen to Michael Alago speak is how much joy he derives from his work. A former record executive known for discovering many now-iconic bands, the openly gay Alago has enjoyed a second career as a renowned photographer of hypermasculine men in his photo books “Beautiful Imperfections” and “Brutal Truth.”

“My whole life I’ve loved music,” Alago tells the B.A.R. “I came out of the womb loving music. I always knew I wanted to work in the music business.”

Alago, now in his 50s, was in San Francisco promoting the new Netflix documentary “Who the F**k Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago,” a film about his life and work directed by Drew Stone.

He grew up as a Puerto Rican kid in Boro Park, a Hassidic enclave in Brooklyn, where WABC, a local rock-n-roll radio station, and Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” had a big influence on him. “WABC and ‘American Bandstand’ were not heavily formatted, so I heard a wide variety of music.” Though rockn-roll holds a special Bono with Michael Alago. place in his heart, Alago is also fond of jazz-pop

their memories of him and what he did for their careers. Through it all Alago was always open about being a gay man.

“I’ve never seen a closet in my life,” he said. “I just didn’t think about it. You either like me or you don’t. Being in hard rock, it might have thrown people off, but when they saw that I was the same as they, they embraced me. I have never had a problem with who I am.”

Alago expressed a deep affection for Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, one of the many colleagues who appear in the film and express support for Alago’s gay journey. “Kirk is open and loving,” Alago said. “We became great friends. When I asked him and the guys to show up [for the film], they did.”

Ultimately, “Who the F**k Is That Guy?” stands as a sweet, uplifting and lovely tribute to a kid from Brooklyn whose childhood dreams came true. It’s a film that anyone can relate to, even if hard rock and heavy metal aren’t your cup of tea. Everyone has dreams.

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Six degrees of political involvement

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arrison David Rivers’ new play “This Bitter Earth” takes its title from a Dinah Washington recording, a lament questioning the value of love if there is no one to share it with. But the song ends with the possibility that “someone may answer my call.” In this sharply written world premiere at New Conservatory Theatre Center, a character’s call is answered before the line goes dead. Whatever optimism that can be rekindled will be hard-earned going forward.

NCTC commissioned the St. Paul-based playwright to write a new play, which is opening the theater’s season, and it is a work of uncommon depth, nuance, and emotional impact. And while it is a play in which racial politics is a critical element in the characters’ relationship, more often than not, it is filtered through the human comedy.

And while human comedy can be tragic, here it can also find humor in the well-observed minutiae of two people navigating their way through a minefield planted over centuries.

Those two people are Jessie, an aspiring black playwright most comfortably cocooned at his typewriter, and Neil, a born-into-wealth white man totally swept up in the Black Lives Matter movement. After meeting at the Million Hoodie March in New York – an event at which the black Jessie has been dragged by a roommate and the white Neil is inadvertently thrust into a speaker’s role – they begin a relationship in which they alternately accept and resent each other’s different degrees of political involvement.

The playwright often invokes cul-

tural references that can be as playfully idiotic as the cone of silence from the old sitcom “Get Smart” or as deadly serious as a poem by black and gay pioneer Essex Hemphill.

The expanse of the characters’ touch points, and their understanding that seriousness doesn’t preclude playfulness, keep the play from dipping too deeply into polemics, which keeps an audiences’ own defenses down and ultimately more open to deeper messages.

Director Ed Decker has directed Rivers’ play with a keen sensitivity to the characters’ individual nooks and crannies, while capturing a tone and pace that help bring out the overall quality of this work. Set on an attractive multi-purpose set by David Kasper, “This Bitter Earth” skips around in time, offering up early in the play a violent event that actually comes late in Jesse and Neil’s relationship. The play occasionally returns to that violence, as scenes from other moments dovetail into one another outside of chronological order. Even though we know how things are going to turn out, there is still unpredictability in how they are going to get there.

NCTC has brought in two Twin Cities-based actors who helped workshop the play, and they wear their characters like second skins. As Jessie, the black politically apathetic playwright, H. Adam Harris has the larger and more complex role, which he fills with astute reads on Jessie’s sharp sense of humor and the increasingly wild rollercoaster he finds himself upon. Michael Hanna may be largely a foil to Jessie’s emotional needs, which he handles well, while creating a distinct character confused on how to

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H. Adam Harris, left, and Michael Hanna play lovers with an uneasy acceptance of each other’s political views in the world premiere of “This Bitter Earth” at New Conservatory Theatre Center.

meld his political mission with a one-on-one relationship.

Ultimately, this is Jessie’s play, as the character’s wish to be left outside racial roles and expectations is increasingly thwarted. It comes to

a head in an exquisitely described dream in which he is a guest at a costume party filled with famous black people disguised as other black people. He’s not in costume, but the other guests are certain he is

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He tells her that Michael died of AIDS, having contracted Karposi’s sarcoma, with the distinctive lesions.

Miguel’s parents tried to stop him from seeing Michael in the hospital, but he got a letter from his doctor giving him permission to visit him anytime. His final weeks ignited a family war. Carmen had been writing Miguel letters for years urging him to confess and give up Robert and homosexuality. She believed God was punishing him for his sins, finally convincing the dying Miguel to return the commitment ring Robert had given him, otherwise God wouldn’t let him into heaven with it on his finger.

Robert Aquin was excluded from Miguel’s death certificate, from every obituary, and unwelcome as he sat in the back row of the church during Miguel’s funeral while the family sat in front. Michael had his family of choice in New York, with many of its members spending more time in the hospital with him than his biological family, who didn’t attend the separate memorial service held in New York by his friends. Aquin says, “When Miguel died, Robert died also,” and returned to religious life.

Aldarondo also discovered that Michael had run into his cultured father, Jorge, in a gay bar, but Jorge never defended Miguel, feeling deep homophobic shame about his own same-sex desires. She also found letters Miguel had written to a disapproving Carmen, supporting his gay lifestyle, and to his sister Nylda: “Love is not spiteful, contemptuous or defiant. You can’t let it trickle now and then, withholding it as punishment for not being normal. So if you say that you love me despite the fact that I’m gay and I won’t go along with your religious beliefs, then you’re saying your love is in-

complete. And believe me, I don’t love you despite anything. Though honestly, I still resent the fact that I was never asked to be a godparent to one of your children, and we both know why.”

The scene where Aldarondo confronts her mother with this letter is shattering and riveting, but begins Nylda’s process of repenting for not fully backing Miguel, realizing “he must have felt abandoned by me,” and eventually becoming a vocal activist supportive of LGBTQ people’s need for family acceptance. At one point, Nylda justifies her actions by saying, “The bottom line is that we all need to survive, and we use different ways of surviving, according to our gifts, our limitations and our circumstances.” This comment prompts Aldarondo to ask, “Can’t we survive and look out for others as well?”

Aldarondo has miraculously pieced together conflicting versions of her uncle’s story, creating a kaleidoscopic view of the past. She shows how devastating black-and-white thinking can be, as well as how challenging it is for families to face open secrets, painful resentments, and reckoning past injustices. Aldarondo presents her family story as a cautionary tale, realizing there are similar stories from the AIDS crisis out there. The documentary also reveals the power of religion and culture to contribute to the growth of the HIV epidemic on low-income communities of color, noting that one in every 36 Latino men will be diagnosed with HIV, that their rate of new HIV infections is 2.9 times that for white men, that even though they represent only 17% of the US population, they comprise 23% of HIV diagnoses. While a sad story, “Memories” is an artistic triumph.t

“This Bitter Earth” will run at New Conservatory Theatre Center through Oct. 22. Tickets are $25-$30. Call (415) 861-8972.

Tragic story rediscovered

by Brian Bromberger

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became a filmmaker on the day when my mother gave me a box of 8mm films she’d discovered in her garage in 2008. Visceral memories of my uncle Miguel’s funeral came back to me, and suddenly I found myself asking uncomfortable questions. Why had this chapter in my family history been forgotten, and what could I do about it now?” With this statement, Cecilia Aldarondo began her detective story about the untimely death of her uncle Miguel Dieppa, a young Puerto Rican actor, at age 33 in 1987 (when she was 6). It resulted in a minor masterpiece documentary, “Memories of a Penitent Heart,” broadcast last month on PBS’ POV series, still streamable for free until the end of October. Combining home movies, video, old photos,

written documents with artfully shot contemporary interviews, as well as verite footage, “Memories” cracks open a Pandora’s box dealing with LGBTQ acceptance, HIV/ AIDS stigma, religion, cultural difference, and unresolved family secrets concerning events that had been repressed and forgotten for a generation.

The official family line was that Miguel was a brilliant actor who died of cancer tragically young. Yet Aldarondo had heard dark whisperings that her uncle was gay, had a lover named Robert, who disappeared after Miguel died, and that on his deathbed at the urgings of his religious fanatic Catholic mother Carmen, Miguel repented of his homosexuality, asking God’s forgiveness. Sensing there was something ugly and unresolved in her family’s past, and even though she hardly

knew or remembered her uncle, she starts searching for Robert. But it will take two years before she finds him. Because he had been so disowned by the family, her mother Nylda (Miguel’s sister) didn’t even know Robert’s last name. He’s now Father Aquin, a Franciscan monk, who has continued to grieve over the loss of “Michael,” and is bitter over what happened in the final weeks of his life.

Aquin starts filling in the gaps for her. After growing up in Puerto Rico and finishing high school, Miguel moved to New York, both to pursue his love of theater as well as sexual freedom, becoming a charismatic, talented actor and playwright. He reinvents himself as “Michael” (Aquin speculates because he was angry with his parents and didn’t want to be associated with them), falling in love in 1985 with Robert.

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Robert Aquin and Miguel Dieppa in director Cecilia Aldarondo’s documentary “Memories of a Penitent Heart.”

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Watergate, anyone?

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atergate was a long time ago.

Dredging it up now in the hope of drawing a useful political parallel seems weird, since 1972 bears so little resemblance to 2017.

Maybe it’s the allure of a 25-year anniversary. Whatever. It’s never too late to learn the wrong lessons from past mistakes, er, crimes. God knows USA needs to find some guidance somewhere. Liam Neeson gets a chance to strut his stunningly carved-in-stone profile with its daunting eye-socket-to-nose-bridge distance in a new narrow-focus biopic. “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” opens Friday at AMC Metreon.

Watergate, for the hoi polloi who watched from the sidelines, was a harrowing but ultimately reassuring exercise in constitutional democracy. Impeachment was just the thing for that monster Nixon, an aberrant bad apple whose removal from office would restore virtue and vigilance to the land. Heroes of the story were Congress, whose proceedings were closely followed live on television, and the Press, who were instrumental in feeding the tyrant to the judicial system. Never in

our wildest imaginings did it occur to us to thank the FBI. Fresh in his grave, J. Edgar Hoover was no one’s idea of a counterculture hero.

Mark Felt was a company man, a loyal FBI soldier for 30 years, whom Fate chose to blow the whistle on Tricky Dick’s criminal conspirators.

Nicknamed “Deep Throat” by the dashing young scribes at The Washington Post, Felt uncharacteristically told tales to the press because the White House was encroaching on FBI turf. “Nobody stops an FBI investigation,” intones Neeson in his raspy lilt, “not even the FBI.” Like Congress and the Press, the FBI in the person of Felt was doing its duty to stop the cover-up by the Committee to Re-elect the President. The system worked, sort of. We were all safe in our beds.

Writer-director Peter Landesman has crafted an intense and airless drama of the behind-the-scenes machinations required to empty the White House of a passel of bad hombres. Never has the term “corridors of power” been so literally transferred to the screen, along with the elevators of power. The palette runs to granular (because shot on video) gray and blue-gray, complemented by occasional reminders

film’s obsessive focus on a of how bad men’s taste singular, titanic do-gooder in ties was. Life inside belies Landesman’s otha bank vault or walk-in erwise cautious approach freezer couldn’t be so to the historical record. cheerless, as Felt stoiWatergate was a collaboracally outwits Haldeman, tive, non-partisan, crossEhrlichman, Dean, and discipline effort. And Bob Mitchell. Too bad we Woodward of The Washdon’t see the villains ington Post wasn’t a small, long enough to be able timid puppy. to tell them apart.

If you don’t know The newspaper articles, Watergate going in, after the hearings, the cascadwatching a tall wrinkled ing revelations of lies man defeat the Presileading finally to Nixon’s dent’s men by dint of fall were more joy-filled superior back-stabbing, than portrayed in this you’ll walk out thanking bleak little backstage the FBI for restoring debattle. There was a sense Sony Pictures Classics mocracy. That would be of universal relief, as wrong. Felt is a member Liam Neeson as “Deep Throat” Mark Felt in Peter when a pus-filled abscess of the establishment, Landesman’s film. has been lanced. At film’s albeit a democrat. He end, Landesman appends has the usual wife of several earnest notes like The failure to look deeply into the 1970s career Washington bua biographer who can’t let go of his Deep Throat’s all-too-human conreaucrat: dutiful, beautiful, lonely, subject. Thus it is we learn Audrey tradictions robs the audience of an fragile. Audrey (Diane Ladd, doing committed suicide in 1984. Aha. emotional experience and flattens what she does) appears far from the Diane Ladd did her damnedest to the film into a series of listless surmen-only corridors but speaks with foreshadow that collateral damage faces. Neeson’s epic hero never detheir same logical economy. Daughof marriage with Mark Felt, but the velops into a multi-faceted man but ter Joan is a caricature: a mindless director considered her character proceeds like a Golem bent on tarrunaway on a hippie commune who merely “troubled.” Maybe he really geted destruction, much as he does needs rescuing. We see but never redoesn’t understand how interconin those reprehensibly self-righteous ally feel the Felts. nected things are.t “Taken” melodramas, 1, 2 & 3. The

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LGBTQ History Month playlist

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t’s an unspoken rule that if you write a column about LGBTQ music, you must include at least one musical cast album. In this case, it’s The View UpStairs: Original Cast Recording (Broadway Records) with book, music and lyrics by Max Vernon. In recent years, there has been increased interest in the tragic story of the horrific 1973 fire at The UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. It has inspired documentaries, a book and stage productions. Vernon’s The View UpStairs interweaves the present, when fashion designer Wes (Jeremy Pope) wants to purchase the landmark site and turn it into the home of his “fashion empire,” and the past, in which the bar habitués, including drag queen Freddy (Michael Longoria) and bartender Henri (Frenchie Davis), tell their stories in song.

Queer lo-fi diva Mirah returns with the seven-song EP Sundial (Absolute Magnitude/K Records), featuring string arrangements by in-demand musician Jherek Bischoff. Sundial, which began as a piece commissioned by Brooklyn’s BRIC Arts/Media house, presents a new way to hear familiar Mirah songs. The radiant new arrange-

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ments, as well as the new title track, are enough of a good reason to let this music come shining through your speakers.

Led by sizzling gay frontman Adam Curley, Australian punk quartet Gold Class invokes an updated Joy Division and The Smiths sound on its second album Drum (Felte). This comes through loudest and clearest on the “rough joy” of “Get Yours,” as well as on “Twist in the Dark,” “Bully” and “Lux.” You’ll get a better sense of just how apt Drum is as the album’s title when you hear the brain-rattling, skin-slamming “We Were Never

Too Much.”

Queer country act Karen & The Sorrows couldn’t have picked a better band name if they tried. Led

by Karen Pittelman, who comes through like a cross between Iris DeMent and Victoria Williams, the band’s new album The Narrow Place (karenandthesorrow.com) lights the torch and tweaks the twang for the ears of our community. Songs such as “The Man Who Loves You,” “I Was Just Your Fool,” “Can’t Miss What You Never Had” and “Take Me For a Ride” should appeal to country music fans from all walks of life.

If you can get past the band’s crass name, Glam Skanks are a blast-anda-half. Loud, snotty, in your face and in your ears, Glam Skanks “leave behind a trail of glitter” wherever they go on Glitter City (Unison). Lesbian drummer Cassie keeps the beat fast and furious on songs “Teenage Drag Queen,” “Tube Tops,” “Blow Me” and “I Want It Now”.

Loud (davismallory.com) is the debut EP by gay singer-songwriter Davis Mallory. Some listeners might recognize the Nashville-based Mallory as a cast member of MTV’s The Real World Denver. Mallory may now call Music City his creative

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home, but his music is anything but country. Most of his songs, including “Because of Love” and “Anyone Would Know,” are geared towards club play.

Lesbian singer-songwriter Crys Matthews has been busy in 2017, releasing the full-length album The Imagineers and the EP Battle Hymn for an Army of Lovers (crysmatthews.com). Who can blame her?

The election of Trump has been a source of inspiration for many artists. The five-song EP was released before the violence in Charlottesville, making the song “One and the Same,” about taking down “the rebel flag,” eerily prescient. The title tune is an anthem for the age of Trump, and “Paris Is Burning” calls for more than “profile picture overlays.”

Kyle Motsinger’s theater background comes through on his debut album Far Away (kylemotsinger. com). The gay singer-songwriter incorporates theatrical flair into the dozen original songs, the best of which include “Midwest Boy,” “Nothing Stays the Same” and the title track.

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Walker Evans

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A quintessential American photographer who’s inarguably one of the most influential of the 20th century, Evans attempted to define the fundamental features of American culture through photography.

He found beauty in the everyday – mundane buildings, roadside signs, storefronts, the behemoth underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1929 – elevating the merely visible to the realm of high art. The elite prep school-educated son of a Midwestern advertising executive, he caught the way we were at a certain point in time – the anonymous people navigating busy city streets or looking out from a second-story window; isolated figures riding decrepit New York City subways; a garage on the outskirts of Atlanta with a jalopy in front and car parts hanging from its facade; shop windows packed with oddball objects and mannequins his camera savored – before globalization reduced expressions of regional and individual identity to homogeneity.

At SFMOMA, Evans gets an exhaustive, and frankly exhausting, exhibition worthy of his stature, but one that’s nearly defeated by its quest for comprehensiveness.

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Left: Walker Evans, “Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans” (1935), gelatin silver print. Above: Walker Evans, “Subway Portrait” (193841), gelatin silver print

an overriding point of view and a rigor in making difficult curatorial choices. With 100 objects and 300

vintage prints jockeying for attention, sometimes with confusing labeling, the vast quantity leads to repetition, and tends to dilute the power of works that survived the cut. Just because photos are taken by a great photographer doesn’t mean every photo is great, a thesis borne out in sections featuring Evans’ Polaroids, over a dozen photographs of MoMA’s African sculptures, and a series on hand tools, none of which warrant the amount of space allotted to them. But there are old friends here, too, such as “Main Street, Saratoga Springs New York, 1931,” which has the lyricism of an Impressionist painting of a rainy, tree-lined Paris street.

Divided into two parts, the show occupies almost the entire third floor of the museum. Part 1, the more substantial of the two, would’ve sufficed; only the most intrepid won’t feel vanquished by the end of Part 2.

Organized thematically rather than chronologically, an approach that results in overlapping categories, the exhibition stretches from the 1920s through the 70s. His magazine spreads for Fortune, where he

enjoyed the rare freedom of cropping his own photos and overseeing the presentation, are exhibited on gallery walls, as is ephemera such as the postcards he avidly collected, and signs, several of which he evidently absconded with after he finished photographing them. (A choice red-and-white road sign riddled with BBs or bullets here is lovingly framed.) He had a touch of the felon in him, and other personal tidbits like that one would have helped flesh out the man behind the images in a show that’s light on insight and perspective, and heavy on pictures and objects. Pictures of the interior of Evans’ home reveal walls covered with his rescued (or stolen) treasures and a bathroom sink piled with postcards. A scrapbook of clippings titled “Pictures of the Time: 1925-35,” containing the front page of a yellowing 1928 newspaper depicting a woman blindfolded and strapped to an electric chair, and a hazy image of a lynching with a caption in French noting that “the negro” was hanged and burned in front of onlookers, offers tantalizing clues to how his mind worked.

He also gravitated toward movie posters, which he shot with a clinical detachment. Some belie a taste for the lurid or disconcerting, like “Sex Maniac,” with a man carrying a woman’s limp body; another promotes “Love before Breakfast,” with Carole Lombard sporting a

prominent black eye. Evans seems more emotionally engaged with a poignant series that took him to Arkansas in the aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937, where he visited racially segregated camps crowded with the dispossessed. In a brilliant stroke, he photographed the legs of desperate African-American men in wrinkled pants and scuffed shoes as they waited on a food line; the vantage point makes the viewer acutely aware of their despair while conveying that suffering is at once universal and exquisitely personal.

It would be Evans’ last assignment from the FSA, for whom he had shot his most iconic Depression photographs of the plain, dirt-poor Allie Mae Burroughs, wife of an Alabama sharecropper, and her family (1936).

Throughout his career, Evans was compelled by the spectacle of faded glory, from crumbling mansions like the once-grand Louisiana plantation with a giant tree downed in front of its faux Greek-columned portico (1935), to the Colonial ruins of Havana, where, in 1933, he captured an elderly man in a creamy jacket hunched over on crutches.

Evans photographed him against a marbled stone wall whose texture the artist surely noticed, bringing the scene and the subject’s pride and pain into close range, if only for a fleeting moment.t Through Feb. 4. sfmoma.org.

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Scene from director Dee Rees’ “Mudbound,” part of the 40th Mill Valley Film Festival.

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Mill Valley Film Fest

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“BPM” (“Beats Per Minute”) This Cannes 2017 winner details the efforts of ACT UP/Paris activists to combat public apathy surrounding the AIDS epidemic. Nathan (Arnaud Valois), new to the group, is captivated by Sean (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a radical militant.

Brought to the screen by Robin Campillo. (Sequoia, 10/8; Rafael, 10/12) “Goodbye Christopher Robin” Director Simon Curtis brings the origin myth of a favorite nurserybased character to the screen. A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) is a struggling playwright who writes a story collection about his son’s (Christopher Robin) stuffed bear.

“Winnie the Pooh” and “The House at Pooh Corner,” published in the 1920s, became morale-builders for WWI-fatigued Britain, later enjoying pop-culture afterlife from Disney. (Rafael, 10/14, 15) “The Meyerowitz Stories” Writer-director Noah Baumbach returns with a tale about the lives of an estranged New York family as they celebrate the artistic work of their father. With Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman. (Corte Madera, 10/8) “Woodstock” (1971) This 1969 celebration of folk-rock culture cemented the reputations of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Arlo Guthrie.

Michael Wadleigh’s doc captures the performances and the arduous conditions that almost wrecked the enterprise. Few who were there can resist the temptation to look for a fleeting glimpse of their mud-caked bodies in the nearly four-hour film.

(Corte Madera, 10/7) “The Florida Project” Director Sean Baker takes us to a brokendown motel in poverty-stricken Florida, where Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) lives with her childlike mom Halle (Valeria Cotto), a prostitute.

The way she turns her tricks upsets other poor moms in her circle. (Rafael, 10/10; Sequoia, 10/11) “Loving Vincent” Visual artist Dorota Kobiela collaborated with 125 artists to depict Vincent van Gogh’s life in 65,000 hand-painted frames, drawing on his canvasses and over 800 letters and personal reflections. (Rafael, 10/5) “Mudbound” African American director Dee Rees follows two men returning to Mississippi from service in WWII, showing the impact of postwar racism on an isolated rural community. With Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, and Jonathan Banks. (Sequoia, 10/7) “Human Flow” Beijing-born conceptual artist Ai Weiwei presents a powerful and lengthy visual essay about the plight of 65 million people from 23 countries who are

homeless, stateless and desperately in search of a stable source of shelter, food and a means for raising their offspring. (Sequoia, 10/6; Larkspur, 10/12) “Call Me by Your Name” Luca Guadagnino’s film unfolds over a glorious Northern Italian summer in 1983. An Italian falls for an American student who arrives to live with his family. Together they share a summer of music, food, and romance that will produce lasting memories. James Ivory and André Aciman adapted the latter’s novel. With Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg. (Sequoia, 10/12; Larkspur, 10/14) “Faces, Places” The 89-year-old French filmmaker Agnes Varda and the photographer-muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship. (Rafael, 10/6; Sequoia, 10/15) “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” UK filmmaker Paul McGuigan directs Annette Bening depicting the final days of Oscarwinning actress Gloria Grahame as she moves in with a young British actor (Jamie Bell). (Sequoia, 10/7; Lark, 10/12) “I Still Hide to Smoke” Director Rayhana Obermeyer profiles the women customers and workers at an all-female Algerian bathhouse.

(Rafael, 10/9; Sequoia, 10/10) “Felicite” The heroine of Sengalese director Alain Gomis’ poetic, punishing film tries to save the life of her teenage son, badly injured in a motorbike accident. Felicite (Vero Tshanda Beya Mputu) sings in a rowdy nightclub in Kinshasa.

She’s got a beautiful voice, perfectly suited to her set of Afro-pop dance music. She goes on a mission to raise money to save her son’s life.

We take a cook’s tour of a country where living conditions are still very raw. In Lingala with English subtitles. (Rafael, 10/8, 11) “The Divine Order” Swiss director Petra Volpe depicts 1970, the tumultuous year before Swiss women got the vote. A strong woman takes on the stolid male establishment. In German, English and Italian, with English subtitles. (Rafael, 10/7; Lark, 10/8) “The Desert Bride” This Argentine-Chilean co-production opens as middle-aged Teresa (Paulina Garcia) sets off on a bus trip across Western Argentina and all manner of things go wrong. Her bus breaks down in a dusty rural town; a mysterious vendor makes off with her belongings; and soon she’s left to cope on the edge of the desert.

Should appeal to fans of early Almodovar. In Spanish with English subtitles. (Sequoia, 10/7; Rafael, 10/9)t Continues next week.

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Thu 5 After Dark @ Exploratorium The hands-on science museum's adult cocktail parties include drinks, music, and a lovely Bay view. Oct. 5: Dangerous Ideas, an exploration of social order and science. Oct. 12: Agave pairings in cocktails. $10-$15.

6pm-10pm. Embarcadero at Pier 15. exploratorium.edu

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Live! @ Oasis D'Arcy Drollinger presents Michael Phillis starring in the return of the campy parody of the vampire-hunting high school student and her pals. $25-$35 ($200 VIP tables, too).

Thu 8pm. Fri & Sat 7pm. Oct. 31.

298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Kingdom of Sodom @ Nob Hill Theatre Interactive sex party, with a live nude show by porn stud David Lambert (who also performs Oct. 6 & 7). $20.

8pm-1am. 729 Bush St. at Powell.

397-6758. thenobhilltheatre.com

Puff/Love @ The Stud DJ Dank and Maria Konner (plus her band) cohost the monthly queer cannabis appreciation night, with DJ Sergio Fedasz, drag show, stoner raffle and more. 7pm-10pm, followed

by Love, with Thee Pristine Condition, Ultra and Mama Dora (10pm-2am).

399 9th st. www.studsf.com

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Positive Resource Center's annual elegant fundraiser includes cocktails, a silent auction, dinner awards and a live show, with after-party dancing with DJ Lamont; Michelle Meow and Ken Jones cohost. $250 and up. 6pm11pm. Veranda Ballroom, 757 Market St. Mightyrealgala2017.eventbrite.com

Q Ball @ The Women's Building Enjoy a vibrant variety show in a Speakeasy atmosphere, with Marga Gomez, Sister Roma, Alex U. Inn, cabaret singers, Red Hots Burlesque dancers, the Wily Minxes, a silent auction and community awards. $65$85 includes food and two drinks. 6pm-11pm. 3543 18th St. queerlifespace. org/qball2017/

Bear Trap @ Lone Star Saloon Monthly night for the big boys, with DJ Paul Goodyear. $5. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

David Lambert @ Nob Hill Theatre The new porn actor performs solo and duo sex shows with Jake James. $25.

8pm and 10pm. Also Oct. 7. 729 Bush St. at Powell. 397-6758. www.thenobhilltheatre.com

Friday Nights at the Ho @ White Horse Bar, Oakland Dance it up at the historic (and still hip) East Bay bar. 9pm-2am. 6551 Telegraph Ave. whitehorsebar.com

Friday Night Live @ El Rio Enjoy the weekly queer and LGBTfriendly live acoustic concerts. $5pm.

3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Hella Gay Comedy @ Club OMG Queer joke night, with host Nasty Ass Bitch. $15. 7pm. 43 6th St. www.clubomgsf.com

Latin Explosion/Club Papi @ Club 21, Oakland 25th Anniversary party for the Latin event, with 3 dance floors, gogos, drag acts, and special retro DJed grooves. $10-$20. 9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St., Oakland. www.club21oakland.com

MAX @ Redwood Room The gay men's social group hosts a swanky cocktail hour event at the elegant Clift Hotel's bar. 6pm-8pm.

495 Geary St. www.maxsf.org

Home of drag shows, and hilaraoke karaoke. 9pm-1am. 1550 California St. #2. 775-0442.

Pounded in the Ear @ Make Out Room An Erotic Tribute to Chuck Tingle, the author of many strange fantasy gay erotica books, with excerpts read

by Wonder Dave, Baruch ParrasHernandes, Allison Mick, Irene Tu, Jesús U. BettaWork, Natasha Muse, and Marcus Ewert. $7-$10. 7pm. 3225 22nd St. Part of Litquake, the 18th annual multiple-event literary festival of readings, workshops, parties and more, featuring acclaimed authors and new talents. Thru Oct. 14, with the closing night Lit Crawl at dozens of venues along Valencia Street and nearby. www.litquake.org

Same-sex partner tango dancing, including lessons for newbies, food and drinks. $5-$10. 3:30pm-6:30pm.

1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley. www.finnishhall.org

Ror Shok @ SF Eagle Johnny Rocvkitt and Rita Dambook's dark rock night, with DJ Le Perv. $7.

9pm-2am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. sf-eagle.com

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550

Fri 6 Lea DeLaria hosts the StartOut Awards @ St. Regis Hotel

The Country-Western line-dancing two-stepping dance night. $5. lessons at 5:30pm, dancing til 10:30pm. Also Thursdays. 550 Barneveld Ave. www.sundancesaloon.org

Sunday's a Drag @ Starlight Room Donna Sachet often hosts the weekly fabulous brunch and drag show. $45. 11am, show at noon; 1:30pm, show at 2:30pm. 450 Powell St. in Union Square. 395-8595. starlightroomsf.com

Stank @ Powerhouse

StartOut Awards @ St. Regis Hotel

Weekly drag queen and drag king show hosted by Cruzin d'Loo. 8pm10pm. No cover. 2565 Mission St. www.balancoiresf.com

Weekly Latin night with drag shows hosted by Vicky Jimenez and DJ Carlitos. (Comedy Open Mic 5:30pm).

7pm-2am. 43 6th St. clubomgsf.com

The saucy women's burlesque show hosted

by Dottie Lux will titillate and tantalize: $10-$20.

8pm-9:30pm. 399 9th St. Also Sunday brunch shows at PianoFight Theatre.144 Taylor St. redhotsburlesque.com

Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie's Lounge

Ain't Mama's Drag @ Balancoire

Bearonce Growles, Mocha Fapalatte, Scarlett Letters, and Zoe Job perform at the fun drag rock night, with Dulce de Leche's birthday, and MC Mutha Chucka's 25th anniversary of living in SF! 10pm. 4067 18th St. midnightsunsf.com

Sing Out @ Encore Karaoke Lounge

Queer Tango @ Finnish Hall, Berkeley

Hunk night hosted by Leon Fox in Odorama, where pits are judged by ripeness. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Fri 6

Sex, Drags & Rock n Roll @ Midnight Sun

Domingo De Escandal @ Club OMG

Red Hots Burlesque @ The Stud

Rock music at the famed leather bar. $5. 9pm-2am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Disco guru DJ Bus Station John spins grooves at the intimate retro music night. $5. 10pm-2am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Juanita MORE! and Glamamore's monthly drag makeover night this time drafts leatherman Lance Holman! OMG, this is a must-see drag makeover. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Mon 9

Singer-actor Lea DeLaria hosts the 6th annual LGBT business awards gala, with cocktails, food and entertainment. $350 and up. 6:30pm11:30pm. 125 Third St. bit.ly/2fLOmeh

Epic Karaoke @ White Horse, Oakland

Taboo @ Oasis Celebrate Fleet Week with a sailorthemed dancing and gogo guy night; Navy, pirate or sailor outfits encouraged. $5-$10. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. sfoasis.com

Sat 7 Lance Holman gets a drag makeover at Powerblouse @ Powerhouse

Sat 7 Frolic @ SF Eagle Animal style served up right at the fursuit fun night, now at the famed leather bar. $7-$10.

8pm-2am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. sf-eagle.com

Enjoy a Trocadero Transfer retro tribute at the classic/mix disco night with Steve Fabus, plus Prince Wolf, Sergio Fedasz and guests Gay Marvine and John Torres. Glittery disco ball garb encouraged for Sergio's 41st birthday. $5-$10. 9pm-3am.

399 9th St. studsf.com

Annual gala dinner, awards honoring Cleve Jones and Transgender Law Center, with cocktails, auction. $75, $300, and up. 5pm-11pm. 950 Mason st. horizonsfoundation.org

Mother @ Oasis Heklina hosts the fun drag show with weekly themes. Oct. 7 is Ladies of the '90s night. $15-$25. 10pm-3am (11:30pm show). 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

The Playground @ Club BNB, Oakland Revamped night at the popular hip hop and Latin dance club. $5-$15.

9pm to 4am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Piano Bar 101 @ Martuni's

Woof @ SF Eagle Human pup mosh with the K9 Unit.

3pm-6pm. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Sun 8 Ann Hampton Callaway, Amanda McBroom @ The Venetian Room The two cabaret and concert singers share a bill at the upscale hotel's ballroom venue. $55-$65. 5pm.

Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St. www.bayareacabaret.org/

Bottoms Up Bingo @ Hi Tops Play board games and win offbeat prizes at the popular sports bar. 9pm.

2247 Market St. 551-2500. www.HiTopsSF.com

Comedy Showcase @ SF Eagle Kollin Holtz hosts the open mic comedy night. 5:30pm-8pm. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Girl Scout @ Port Bar, Oakland The weekly women's happy hour and dance night with DJ Becky Knox. 6pm10pm. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

Movie Night @ SF Eagle Enjoy drinks and a flick, with trivia games and prizes. Oct. 11: Vegas in Space and Barbarella. 8pm-2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Pan Dulce @ Beaux The hot weekly Latin dance night with sexy gogo guys, drag divas and more, with Club Papi's Frisco Robbie and Fabian Torres. $7. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Po Hoe @ Powerhouse Nikki Jizz offers cheap drinks and cheaper men. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Thu 12 AAA Girls @ City Nights Drag stars Willam Belli, Alaska Thunderfuck and Courtney Act perform their new comedy show as part of the North America tour. $39 and up. 9pm. 715 Harrison St. www.aaagirls.net

Mary Go-Round @ Lookout

Underwear Night @ 440

The Monster Show @ The Edge

Game Night, AHS @ SF Eagle

Peter Oren @ Swedish American Hall

Wed 11

Mercedez Munro and Holotta Tymes present saucy and unusual drag acts. $5. 10pm-2am. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Tue 10 Tue 10

Weekly underwear night includes free clothes check, and drink specials. $4.

10pm-2am. Preceded by Open Mic Comedy, 7pm, no cover. 43 6th St. www.clubomgsf.com

Sing-along night with talented locals, and charming accompanist Joe Wicht. 9pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market.

Strip down to your skivvies at the popular men's night. 9pm-2am.

440 Castro St. 621-8732. the440.com

Go Bang! @ The Stud

Horizons Foundation Gala @ Fairmont Hotel

Mondays and Tuesdays popular weekly sing-along night. No cover. 8:30pm-1am.

6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. whitehorsebar.com

Underwear Night @ Club OMG

Board games, card games and cheap beer. 4pm-2am, plus weekly viewings of American Horror Story: Cult (8pm-11pm). 398 12th St. at Harrison. sf-eagle.com

Hysteria Comedy @ Martuni's Open mic for women and queer comics, with host Irene Tu. 6pm8pm. 4 Valencia St.

Naked Night @ Nob Hill Theatre Strip down with the strippers at the clothing-optional night. $20. 9pm.

729 Bush St. at Powell. 397-6758. www.thenobhilltheatre.com

Peter Oren, Trevor Sensor @ Swedish American Hall The rock/folk musician headlines.

Oren opens and performs folkstyle songs from his new album, Anthropocene. $12. 8:30pm. 2174 Market St. trevorsensor.com peteroren.com

The weekly drag show with host Sue Casa, DJ MC2, themed nights and hilarious fun. $5. 9pm-2am. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Red Hots Burlesque @ Little Boxes Theater The saucy women's burlesque show revives The Return of the Revenge of the Night of Go Deep Lube Wrestling, the queer and woman's saucy sloppy strip show in pools of well, lube! $10$15., $40 and $250 VIP packages.

8pm doors, 9pm show. no photos!

1661 Tennessee St. www.redhotsburlesque.com

Queer Karaoke @ Club OMG KJ Dana hosts the weekly singing night; unleash your inner American Idol ; first Thursdays are Costume Karaoke; 3rd is Kinky Karaoke 8pm.

43 6th St. www.clubomgsf.com

Throwback Thursdays @ Qbar Enjoy retro 80s soul, dance and pop classics with DJ Jorge Terez. No cover.

9pm-2am. 456 Castro St. QbarSF.com

Thump @ White Horse, Oakland Weekly electro music night with DJ Matthew Baker and guests. 9pm-2am.

6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

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24 • Bay Area Reporter • October 5-11, 2017

Gala gusto Shanti gala, earthquake & hurricane relief benefits, and Castro Street Fair

Keith Waltrip

nation and international injustice, topics so timely and so desperately needing attention. Don’t miss the second annual Mr. International Freedom Contest on Sunday, October 22, at DNA Lounge. If last year’s contestants are any indication, we are in for an incredible night!

After that, we headed to Midnight Sun for Khmera Rouge’s MotherNature event, raising money to help those in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean recently impacted by unbelievable weather emergencies. Sometimes it just takes one caring individual to rally others to get together and raise money while having fun; in this case over $1500 was raised and will be triple-matched, resulting in over $4500 in one afternoon!

Part of those proceeds came from the sale of 150 tamales lovingly prepared by Leandro Gonzales. Gary Virginia, CoCo Butter, and even KPIX 5 and ABC 7 stopped by with television cameras to document the spontaneous and never-ending generosity of our community. Congratulations to all the performers and thanks once again to the Midnight Sun, always ready for another community event.

From there, we made brief stops at 440 Castro and The Edge before retiring at a decent hour in preparation for the next day’s annual Castro Street Fair.

What a fair it was! With perfect weather and jubilant crowds, the Castro Street Fair’s founder, Harvey Milk, would have been proud of the outpouring of community spirit on Sunday. From entertainment on the main stage to a dance floor behind Walgreen’s and from educational and retail booths up and down Castro to food and beverages on 18th Street, there was something for everyone. As a resident of the Castro for 25 years, we were proud to see merchants doing record business and our neighborhood looking its best!

And finally, let’s all keep our thoughts with the SF Gay Men’s Chorus, recently taking off on their much-publicized Lavender Pen Tour of some of the Southern States of the United States, where their music and their message are bound to resonate, but also may irritate and disturb. We applaud them to facing discrimination and close-mindedness right in our own backyard. Sing from the heart, my brothers, and return to us safe and sound.t

Ken Hamai

Left: Shanti Executive Director Kaushik Roy, Mark Leno (Nancy Pelosi Lifetime Achievement Award recipient) and Supervisor Hillary Ronen at the Shanti Awards. Right: Shanti board member Chip Supanich received the James C. Hormel Community Spirit Award at the Shanti gala.

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e warned you of an imminent barrage of annual galas and here they come!

Shanti’s Compassion is Universal, chaired by Adam & Monica Mosseri, celebrated 43 years of peer support for those with life-threatening or disabling illnesses or conditions at The Palace Hotel last Thursday.

We joined the dapper Rusty Best and hundreds of other Shanti supporters for a cocktail hour, where we chatted with State Senator Scott Wiener, Rebecca Prozan, Jen Chan, Tom Nolan & Larry Friesen, Kylie Minono, Lonnie Haley, John Paul & Chris Soto, Sister Roma, and many others, followed by seated dinner and formal program.

Seated at the Bob Ross Foundation table with us were Lenny Broberg (soon to have auctioning duties), Alex Randolph, Bob Dockendorff, Christopher Wiseman & Eric Sleigh, and some other friends of theirs. Dr. Charles Garfield, founder of Shanti and present for all 43 of these galas, rose to present the James C. Hormel Community Spirit Award to longtime client, volunteer, and Board member Chip Supanich.

Kaushik Roy, Executive Director of Shanti, spoke beautifully and movingly of Shanti’s history and its ongoing mission, obviously inspiring the generosity of the crowd to be witnessed when the auctioning began. Supervisor Aaron Peskin then presented the Margot Murphy Inspiration Award to Gerry Crowley, a tireless community activist who has experienced Shanti’s services first-hand and applauded their compassionate work.

The final award was the Nancy Pelosi Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Supervisor Hillary Ronen to the Honorable Mark

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Leno, whose amazing life of work on behalf of so many is legendary.

His words of acceptance, like those of the other three awardees, were humble, gracious, and uplifting.

Then it was time for Cheer SF to storm into the ballroom to raise the level of excitement and for Lenny to auction off one incredible luxury trip to Seychelles. The room burst with applause as the winning bidder hit $18,000!

The following “fund-a-need” auction offered everyone present an opportunity to pledge their support for Shanti and bidding paddles flew up representing amounts from $100 to $1000.

As we left, we caught up with Gus & Bahya Murad, Dan Bernal & Dan Burns, Peter Griggs, Migitte Nielsen, the new Grand Duchess Shug Shugana, John Lipp & Peter Lunny, Michelle Meow & Tookta Barbies Teeruk, George Ridgeley, Nguyen Pham, and so many others. It was great to see such an important organization honored by so many that night!

Saturday’s great weather brought lots of folks out for two worthy fundraisers. We started with visiting Michael Loftis at Beaux for Mr. Gay San Francisco Jethro Patalinhug’s afternoon event, featuring live singers and a lively audience, including Nathan Page, Alexis Miranda, John Weber, Bruce Beaudette, BeBe Sweetbriar, and Ken Hamai.

This was a rare chance to discover some genuinely powerful singers and to support Adam Sandel and Okan Sengun’s LGBT Asylum Project. Their recently completed 2018 Mr. International Freedom was unveiled and many copies were snapped up.

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From Top to Bottom: Jeffry Arcam, Michael T. Nguyen and Jethro Patalinghug at the LGBT Asylum Project fundraiser at Beaux.

Donna Sachet and Flagging in the Park’s Xavier Caylor at the Castro Street Fair.

Leandro Gonzales (left) is interviewed

by Katie Neilsen of KPIX at cohost Khmera Rouge’s Mother Nature benefit for the earthquake relief in the Caribbean, Mexico & Puerto Rico, held at The Midnight Sun. San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ inspirational send-off concert for their Lavender Pen Tour, at Grace Cathedral.

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Sun 8

Thu 12

Our Future Ends @ CounterPulse

Kenny Freis, Achy Obejas @ Dog Eared Books Freis discusses his new book In the Province of the Gods, about being gay and disabled while visiting Japan, with the Mills College professor and author ( Ruins, Days of Awe ). 7pm. 489 Castro St. www.dogearedbooks.com

Lynn Comella @ Center for Sex & Culture

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For full listings, visit www.ebar.com/arts

Thu 5 Conversations With Gay Elders @ SF Public Library Filmmaker David Weissman ( The Cockettes, We Were Here ) cohosts a screening of an episode from his new project about elder gay stories, with 76-year-old Robert Dockendorff. Free. 6pm, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St.sfpl.org (Also, Episode 2 screens Oct. 12 at YBCA, 7:30pm, ybca.org ; Episode 3, Oct. 26 at Contemporary Jewish Museum, thecjm.org)

Economic Justice Month @ LGBT Center Workshops and panels addressing poverty and marginalization in the Bay Area and beyond. Oct. 5, 5:30pm, kickoff mixer/launch party with local LGBTQ-owned food vendors, beer and cocktails, plus honors for queer entrepreneurs.

1800 Market St. sfcenter.org

The Mineola Twins @ The Exit on Taylor Cutting Ball Theater’s production of Paula Vogel’s satire about the women’s movement and the rise of conservatism. $15-$45. Thu 7pm.

Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 5pm. Thru Oct. 29. 277 Tayloir St. cuttingball.com

Physique Pictorial Celebration @ The Magazine The Bob Mizer Foundation’s film screening and release party for a new collectors’ edition of the classic male muscle pictorial. $20 for purchase. 7pm. 920 Larkin St. Bobmizer.org themagazinesf.com

Salt Pepper Ketchup @ Buriel Clay Theatre Joshua Wilder’s dark comedy about a local restaurant owner and a pushy new supermarket’s threats to his turf. $15-$70. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. Thru Oct. 8. 762 Fulton St. www.sfbatco.org

Various Events @ Oakland LGBTQ Center Social events and meetings at the new LGBTQ center include: Oct. 5: Girls Trip screening (7pm).

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. oaklandlgbtqcenter.org

Fri 6 Cuban Festival @ Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Celebration of Cuban art, music and dance, with Grupo Nago, Rueda Salsa Valetodo and more. $15-$20. 8pm. 2868 Mission St. missionculturalcenter.org

Diego Gómez @ Strut Opening reception for The Hard Femme Ex-Men, a new exhibit of superhero queer art by the prolific local artist and drag queen (Trangela Lansbury), with his new art book on sale. 8pm-10pm.

Exhibit thru Oct. 470 Castro St. designnurd.blogspot.com

Litquake @ Multiple Venues The 18th annual multiple-event literary festival includes readings, workshops, parties and more featuring acclaimed authors and new talents. Thru Oct. 14, with the closing night Lit Crawl at dozens of venues along Valencia Street and nearby. http://www.litquake.org

OUT/LOOK and The Birth of the Queer @ GLBT History Museum Opening reception for a new exhibit about the groundbreaking LGBT quarterly based in SF from 1988 to 1992; curated by E.G. Crichton, with a special commemorative new edition for sale. $5. 7pm. Also, Oct. 12 a panel discussion with contributors to the magazine (7pm). Other exhibits as well. $5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Remembrance and Resistance: Dia De Los Muertos @ SOMArts Cultural Center Opening night for the 18th annual Day of the Dead exhibit, with 25+ installations and multimedia works by more than 60 participating artists; performances by La Gente and La Mezcla. $12-$15. 6pm-9pm.

Reg hours Tue-Fri 12pm-7pm. Sat 11am-5pm. Sun 11am-3pm. Thru Nov. 9. www.somarts.org

Sat 7 Barbeque @ SF Playhouse Robert O’Hara’s biting play about suburban bliss, racism and family interventions gets a Bay Area premiere. $20-$125. Tue-Thu 7pm.

Fri & Sat 8pm. Sat 2pm, Sun 2pm.

Thru Nov. 11. 450 Post St. www.sfplayhouse.org

Hocum Pokem @ Castro Theatre Peaches Christ’s over-the-top drag tribute to (and screening of) the film Hocus Pocus, with Jinkx Monsoon, Bob the Drag Queen, and a talented cast. $30- $140 (VIP). 3pm and 8pm. 429 Castro St. After-party at Beaux 2344 Market St. (free/$6) www.peacheschrist. com www.castrotheatre.com

Sister Act @ Julia Morgan Theatre, Berkeley The rousing musical based on the popular film about singing nuns gets a local production by Berkeley Playhouse. $22-$40. Thru Oct. 22.

2640 College Ave., Berkeley. www.berkeleyplayhouse.org

The Kipling Hotel @ The Marsh, Berkeley Don Reed’s acclaimed solo show about being the son of a pimp struggling through his college days. $20-$100. Sat & Sun 5pm, thru Oct. 22. 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. www.themarsh.org

The Wizard of Oz @ New Conservatory Theatre Stephanie Temple’s youth theatre adaptation of the classic L. Frank Baum tale about Dorothy’s magical visit to Oz. $10-$15. Sat & Sun 2pm & 4pm. Thru Oct. 15. 25 Van Ness Ave, lower level. www.nctcsf.org

Author of Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex Toy Stores Set the Business Abuzz discusses her book about the history of sex toys. 6pm.

1349 Mission St. sexandculture.org

Mon 9 Gay Outlaw @ Anglim Gilbert Gallery Ozone, the artist’s exhibit of new sculptural works. Thru Oct. 14. 1275 Minnesota St. anglimgilbertgallery.com

Perfectly Queer @ Dog Eared Books Children’s Books by Queer Authors, with Marcus Ewert, (10,000 Dresses), Maya Gonzalez ( When a Bully is President), Gayle E. Pitman ( This Day in June ) and Beth Reichmuth ( I’m Jay, Let’s Play), with refreshments and prizes. 7pm.

489 Castro St. dogearedbooks.com

Tue 10 NYC & T @ Art Thou Gallery, Berkeley Group exhibit of 50 artists’ works inspired by New York City. Thru closing reception Oct. 14, 7pm.

1533 Solano Ave., Berkeley. www.theartthougallery.com

Wed 11 Armistead Maupin @ Kanbar Hall The prolific gay author of the Tales of the City series discusses his new memoir, Logical Family, in conversation with Peter Stein, with a special drag fashion of designs by Mr. David (Glamamore). $28-$38.

Pre-show reception 6pm, program 7pm. Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St. jccsf.org

North Beach and Beyond @ Gallery Rocking Horse Exhibit of paintings by legendary locals Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Jack Hirschman, Muldoon Elder, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Christopher Felver and others, in an expansive loft. Fri-Sun 2pm6pm. Thru Oct. 15. 1643 Powell St. at Union. pdgartist.com

Thu 12 Our Future Ends @ CounterPulse Clement Hill Goldberg’s bittersweet satire blends wildlife/extinction and queer/gentrification themes with lemur puppets, stop motion animation and choreography. $20$35. Thu-Sat 8pm. Thru Oct. 21.

80 Turk St. www.counterpulse.org

Perfectly Queer Rainbow Reading @ Dog Eared Books Authors Lynne Barnes ( Falling Into Flowers) Kate Carroll de Gutes ( The Authenticity Experiment ) and Kate Jessica Raphael ( Murder Under the Fig Tree ). 7pm 7pm. 489 Castro St. www.dogearedbooks.com To submit event listings, email events@ebar.com

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26 • Bay Area Reporter • October 5-11, 2017

Dancing days David Lambert on porn, stripping and learning new languages

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avid Lambert is one of the most sophisticated, positive, focused and versatile studs working in the porn industry. His work with various studios states the case for erotic performances that promote the idea of porn as natural, sensual and sizzling hot!

The Nob Hill Theatre has chosen to have him as the partner of Jake James, in his final series of performances as one of the theatre’s hottest house dancers. This will be a weekend to remember.

Welcome to The Nob Hill Theater! What are your thoughts?

This is my first time as a headliner, but I’ve performed there a few times before, as a house performer.

This is one of the first venues of this kind in North America and the owners, Larry and Gary, pour their heart and soul into their business.

They periodically renovate the theater and their goal is to make sure that everyone has fun. They are absolute darlings, and treat the performers nicely. Without them, the theater would probably not be here today.

When and why did you decide to begin performing live?

I started as a gogo dancer in West Hollywood around 2010, following a bad breakup, and it was a form of therapy. I enjoy dancing and being a go-o dancer is like going out and having fun at the club, except that instead of spending money, you are actually being paid for it.

What does performing live sex shows do for you?

It allows me to let go of my inhibitions and explore my wild side.

Where did you grow up, and how did your upbringing affect/

times per day. Oh, and on top of that, I was beaten. I heard hateful, homophobic rhetoric literally everywhere-at school, on the streets, and at home.

Pre-college was basically hell and it drove me to the verge of suicide. I decided, however, that I will not give the bullies the satisfaction and would persevere through all that. My ‘gay life’ didn’t really start until I moved to the United States, which is one of the reasons why I love this country so much. I felt like I was finally free to be my true self.

Obviously, even here not everything is 100% ideal, which is why I donate to Trevor Project, a charity whose goal is suicide prevention among LGBT youth. I would like to volunteer for them one day.

When and why did you decide to enter the porn business?

I started getting serious ofUK Hot Jocks fers from the studios on my David Lambert profiles on gay dating websites and I thought, ‘Why not?

This could be fun!’ Ironically, inform how you embraced your after a long period of considsexuality? ering it, when I started e-mailing the I grew up in Ukraine which is, studios, nothing really happened. putting it mildly, not the easiest Things really started happening for country for gay people. When I was me only when I signed with my awea little kid, there was zero informasome agent, Shane Frost. tion about any LGBT topics, so for

a period of time, I honestly thought How has the gay porn audiI was the only one like this in the ence responded to your bareback whole world, which was scary and scenes? depressing. Then, I found out that I don’t know. When I just startyou could actually get five years of ed doing porn, I read some souljail time for sodomy (a law that was crushing comments about myself a relic from the Soviet Union times, online that brought me to tears. Afthat has been since abolished). ter crying for almost an entire day, I was bullied and teased at school I decided not to read any viewers’ by both boys and girls. I was called feedback anymore. Everybody has ‘faggot’ and ‘girl’ every day, many an opinion when they are in front

of a computer. But the people who post nasty stuff about you would most likely not have the courage to bare it all in front of the camera and a filming crew, then put it out there for an entire world to see.

Some are blaming bareback gay porn for the recent dramatic rise in non-HIV STD rates among gay and bisexual men who use Trudava. Your thoughts?

People who do that have no idea what they are talking about. The real statistics are that the PreP program actually reduced the non-HIV STD rates because when you are on PreP you have to get tested every month and that way any STDs get caught and treated early which, in its turn, reduces transmission rates.

In your career, how often have you witnessed drug use on porn sets?

Personally, never, but I’ve heard a couple of horror stories. There’s a common misconception that all of the gay porn models are fuckedup druggies, when in fact, it’s completely the opposite. When you book a shoot, the studio usually emails you a list of rules and expectations, and most studios are quite explicit about their “no drugs on the set” policy. In fact, some of them state that if you are caught using drugs on set, you will be sent home without pay. I’m not saying that it doesn’t happen. I just never personally witnessed it.

What advice do you have for anyone interested in entering the porn industry?

Don’t go into it hastily. Give it some thought, consider all the pros and cons, get good representation and, then just have fun with it. Beware of the exclusive studio contracts. Very often, they aren’t all they promise to be.

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I understand that you speak more than six languages. What advice would you give to anyone trying to learn multiple languages?

I dream of publishing a book one day. My advice for the foreign language learners is to create an immersive environment for yourself.

Map out your entire apartment with Post-Its or labels, so that everything has a name on it in the language that you are learning. Read the news online. Many news outlets have free apps for smartphones or free websites.

What stimulates you most (sexually, intellectually, spiritually) about other gay men?

Sexually: his face, eyes, smile, confidence. Intellectually: someone who challenges you and makes you learn new things every day. Spiritually: someone who is at peace with himself and the world; someone who is capable to love.

What do you most want your audiences to feel about your performances, after the curtain comes down on your first Nob Hill Theatre shows?

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os Angeles nightlife producer Mario Diaz once again brought his hung crew of gogo studs for a night of deliciously debauched dancing on Friday, September 29 at Oasis. Local patrons welcomed them with open tipfilled arms. Celebrity attendees included art and nightlife icon Juanita MORE! and studly comic artist Justin Hall. mariodiazpresents.com Oasis, 298 11th St. sfoasis.com More photo albums are on BARtab’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/lgbtsf.nightlife. See more of Steven Underhill’s photos at www.StevenUnderhill.com.

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