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Senator Bernie Sanders won the Democratic presidential primary in California.

Sanders wins CA; Biden has big night

ay state Senator Scott Wiener will face off against queer democratic socialist Jackie Fielder in the November 3 election for his 11th Senate District seat covering San Francisco and parts of northern San Mateo County. In his bid for a second four-year term Wiener (D-San Francisco) took first place in Tuesday’s primary with 54.67% of the vote, according to unofficial returns Wednesday. Fielder, an educator who is Native American and of Mexican heritage, placed second with 32.52% of the vote. In third place was Republican Erin Smith, a transgender woman, with 12.66% of the vote. Both Smith and Fielder are political newcomers who had never before sought public office, and under California’s primary rules, the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the November 3 ballot. The election results were hailed by Wiener, who came in second place in the primary when he first ran for the Senate seat in 2016 against Jane Kim, whom he had served with on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. But Wiener, a dogged campaigner, went on to defeat Kim in the general election that fall.

by Lisa Keen

enator Bernie Sanders, the progressive self-described democratic socialist from Vermont, won delegate-rich California March 3, but former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr., the last moderate standing, scored a political comeback with victories in multiple states, including Texas, the second biggest prize of the night. Super Tuesday voting revealed that moderate Democrats across the country seem ready to embrace a strategy of getting behind one candidate to seek the party’s nomination for president. It was a strategy that began rolling on Saturday, when billionaire Tom Steyer dropped out after Biden’s landslide win in the South Carolina primary. On Sunday gay hopeful Pete Buttigieg ended his campaign. That was followed on Monday by Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota withdrawing from the race. She and Buttigieg then threw their support to Biden. Unofficial returns as of Wednesday morning showed that Biden had won the popular vote in nine, possibly 10, of the 14 Super Tuesday states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Maine. Sanders won four: California, Colorado, Utah, and his home state of Vermont. California holds the lion’s share of delegates – 415 – for the Democratic National Convention, followed by Texas with 228, North Carolina with 110, Virginia with 99, and Massachusetts with 91, giving Biden the lead now on delegates. The strongest evidence for the get-behind-one-moderate strategy was Massachusetts – home state of presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren, neighboring state of presumed frontrunner Sanders, and native state of billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. Massachusetts voted for Biden. Bloomberg quit the race Wednesday morning. The Democratic Party allocates its delegates proportionally, so candidates who garnered 15% or more of the vote in states will get a share of delegates. Other See page 12 >>

State Senator is the honor of my life, and I’m so appreciative of the support for continuing our work to create a brighter future for our community. Onward!” Fielder also touted her second place finish, noting in a statement that she had spent less than $130,000 on her campaign while Wiener benefited from more than $500,000 spent by his campaign and independent committees on his behalf. “Our opponent has been campaigning for three years. We’ve been campaigning for three months. Tonight, we blew past our goals and expectations,” stated Fielder, who entered into the race late last year mere weeks prior to the filing deadline to do so.

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State Senator Scott Wiener greets Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis at his election night party Tuesday.

In a Facebook post following Tuesday’s election, Wiener wrote, “What an Election Day! We campaigned hard all day and then celebrated. Thank you to the voters of the 11th Senate District for advancing me to the top 2 election in November. Serving as your

Other LGBT legislative races

A record 22 LGBTQ community members, three of whom are Republicans and one a write-in candidate, were known to be running for California legislative seats on the March 3 primary ballot. It was four more than the 18 candidates who ran in 2018, at the time the largest group of out legislative candidates in the state’s history. See page 11 >>

BALIF marks 40 years with gala by John Ferrannini

t was started 40 years ago to encourage LGBTQ legal professionals to apply for judgeships, and while there are many queer bench officers in California today, that’s still a core part of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom’s mission. To mark the milestone anniversary, LGBTQ judges, their straight allies, attorneys, and others will gather Friday, March 6, for BALIF’s annual gala. “We’ve had an annual event more or less for BALIF’s entire existence,” queer BALIF board co-chair Jeff Kosbie said in a recent phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter. “This is our main fundraiser of the year, but at the event this year we will also have a fundraiser for the BALIF Foundation.” The foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supplements BALIF’s work by awarding scholarships to law school students, hosting educational events, and advocating for greater LGBT representation on the bench, Kosbie said. (BALIF itself is a 501(c)6, which means it can advocate similar to a chamber of commerce and make endorsements in judicial and other legalrelated races.) Today, BALIF’s mission has expanded beyond seeing community members appointed judges. According to its website,

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BALIF supporters march in a San Francisco Pride parade.

the group takes action on questions of law and justice that affect the LGBTQI community; strengthens professional and social ties among LGBTQI members of the legal profession; builds coalitions with other legal organizations to combat all forms of discrimination; and promotes the appointment of LGBTQI attorneys to public agencies and commissions in the Bay Area. There is still work to be done regarding judicial officers. A report this week by the

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Judicial Council of California shows that for 2019, the number of LGBT judges in the state remained flat at 62. (See related story.) BALIF also submits amicus briefs in cases affecting the LGBTQI community, sponsors resolutions to the Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations, and provides LGBTQI-focused continuing legal education opportunities. See page 12 >>

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t Apparent progressive sweep in SF judicial races 2 • Bay Area Reporter • March 5-11, 2020

by John Ferrannini

rogressive candidates are leading in the races for three open judicial seats on the San Francisco Superior Court that were on the March 3 primary ballot, but at least one race has a close margin as election-watchers await more results. The San Francisco Department of Elections reported Wednesday that there are 104,000 ballots left to be counted.

Superior Court judge seat No. 1

Maria Elena Evangelista routed Pang Ly in the race for Superior Court judge seat No. 1 with a 64.5 to 35.1% lead at press time, with all precincts reporting. Evangelista’s win was the largest margin of victory in any of the judicial races. Evangelista, 44, is a deputy public defender. She raked up endorsements from the San Francisco Democratic Party, the progressive Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, the more moderate Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, and Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, an LGBT bar association. Evangelista ran for judge two years ago as one of four public defenders challenging sitting judges on the Superior Court, charging that they should be voted out of office because

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they were “Republican appointees.” While Republican governors appointed them, all four of the judges were registered Democrats. All of the judges won their reelection races. This time around, Evangelista broadened her support. Evangelista said she will continue working at the public defender’s office until all the votes are counted. “We worked very hard and we’re very happy with the results,” she wrote to the Bay Area Reporter March 4. “There are still a lot of votes left and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s votes counted.” Ly conceded the race in a phone call with the B.A.R. the morning of March 4. “There are so many votes left to count but it’s clear I did not win,” Ly

said. “I’m proud of the campaign we ran and the support we got.” Ly said that the experience of running for office made her “more proud to be a San Franciscan” because she got to meet so many more of them. “I met so many people who care about our community,” Ly said. Ly congratulated the election night winners. “I wish nothing but the best for the newly-elected judges and support their efforts to maintain the independence and the integrity of the judiciary,” Ly said. Ly, 46, plans to continue in her position as a commissioner pro tem for the Superior Court. She watched the election returns on television at home with her family.

Superior Court judge seat No. 18

Michelle Tong has a solid lead over Dorothy Chou Proudfoot in the race for Superior Court judge seat No. 18 with 56.4 to 43.2% of the vote at press time, with all precincts reporting. Proudfoot told the B.A.R. in a phone call early March 4 that she is hoping for a turnaround. “I know that there are still a lot of votes to be counted, but I see what the initial numbers are,” Proudfoot said. “There’s only a miracle chance. It looks like only a 28% turnout so far and I don’t think that will be the final number.” Proudfoot said that she went to gay state Senator Scott Wiener’s election party at the Cadillac Bar and Grill on

Ninth Street in the South of Market neighborhood, where she thanked people who’d supported her. “I’m grateful to the volunteers who helped and thankful for the campaign I ran,” Proudfoot said. Proudfoot, 45, served on the Amicus Committee of California Women Lawyers, where she “reviewed amicus briefs on such issues as same-sex marriage, Title IX discrimination, transgender protections, and the contraceptive care mandate,” as she wrote to the B.A.R. in her endorsement questionnaire several months back. She currently works as an administrative law judge for the San Francisco Rent Board. At press time, Tong had not responded to a request for comment. A deputy public defender since 2004, Tong, 45, was seen as the more progressive candidate in the race, receiving the endorsement of the San Francisco Democratic Party and the Milk club. She has emphasized the need for bias training and more juror diversity, as well as what she views as the injustice of the cash bail system – recently abolished by new San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. See page 12 >>

Out attorneys head to runoff in E. Bay judge race by John Ferrannini

he number of LGBT judges in California will increase by at least one next year as Alameda County will gain a gay or lesbian judge. The two out candidates running for Alameda County Superior Court judge seat No. 2 are headed to a runoff election in November as neither received a majority of votes March 3, according to unofficial election returns. At press time, Mark Fickes, a gay man, leads in a neck-andneck race with Elena Condes, a Latina lesbian, by 38.4 to 37.9% – a margin of only 616 votes. But they both did better than the third candidate, straight ally Lilla Julia Szelenyi, who was trailing with 23.5%, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. The top two candidates advance to November. Fickes said nobody knows who

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Alameda County judicial candidate Mark Fickes

Alameda County judicial candidate Elena Condes

will come out in front. “We don’t know how many mail-in ballots are left to be counted,” he said in a phone call with the Bay Area Reporter the morning of March 4.

Fickes noted that when a judicial candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary election, the governor often does an interim appointment of that individual to the bench until they begin their

full term in January, when the state’s constitutional officers take their oaths. But with Fickes and Condes headed to a runoff this fall, that won’t be happening. Fickes said he began election night with a party hosted by the East Bay Young Democrats and subsequently went home with his husband. “I woke up and my East Coast friends texted me I was in the lead,” Fickes said. Fickes, 53, is a partner at Cannata O’Toole Fickes & Olson, LLP, in San Francisco. He was endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party, and co-endorsed with Condes by Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. Condes said she plans to win over Szelenyi’s voters and others by engaging more with the community. “The plan is to talk to more people – get out there, meet more

people,” Condes said in a phone interview with the B.A.R. March 4. “I’m the first Latina to run for judge in Alameda County and the first lesbian Latina, so I have to get my name out more and let people know about me.” Condes said she watched the election returns the night of March 3 at home. “My team is my wife and my best friend and we were together, staying up as late as we could,” Condes said. Condes said she was “proud” of the race she ran as she heads into the runoff election. “We ran a great campaign with integrity and heart,” Condes said. “I’m really proud of everyone who contributed and supported us. It’s very heartening.” Condes, 57, is a longtime criminal defense attorney. She was endorsed by the East Bay Times and Equality California. t

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ast week, a federal judge in Philadelphia cleared the way for a nonprofit agency to open a supervised injection site there. The lengthy court fight ended when U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh finalized his ruling February 25 that the site would not violate the socalled crack house provision of the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes it a crime to operate a site where illegal drugs are produced, distributed, or consumed. McHugh rightly concluded that it wasn’t a credible argument that Congress had considered supervised injection sites when it adopted the law in 1986. The ruling doesn’t apply to California, but its significance is that a judge has now recognized that provisions of the Controlled Substances Act don’t apply to such harm reduction programs. Two days later, on February 27, in what officials said was a timing coincidence, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney announced that they will introduce legislation this week to establish standards for operating a supervised injection site here. This is a great first step by forwardthinking officials, who are awaiting passage of a state law now pending in the Legislature. Assembly Bill 362, sponsored by lesbian Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would authorize such facilities in the city, although conflicts with federal laws may remain unresolved. The same lawmakers first tried to pass the bill in 2018, but then-governor Jerry Brown vetoed it; last year it was made into a twoyear bill after lawmakers referred it to several committees, setting up additional hurdles. Governor Gavin Newsom has indicated that he is likely to sign the new bill. Supervised injection facilities, also known as overdose prevention programs, allow people to

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use drugs under the watch of trained staff, reducing the risk of overdose deaths. They provide sterile syringes to prevent transmission of HIV and hepatitis B and C, and offer clients an entry point for obtaining medical care and addiction treatment. Indoor sites also reduce street-based drug use and improper needle disposal, a growing problem in the city. In August 2018, Breed and other officials set up a demonstration model of a supervised injection site; no drugs were consumed by anyone during the weeklong project, which was on display for the public to assess. At last week’s news conference, Haney pointed out that “drug overdose deaths are the most deadly epidemic facing our city.” He noted that there were 330 overdose deaths in San Francisco

The I-Beam by Brooks Kolb

hen I arrived in San Francisco, all the lights turned green, promising me freedom and gay liberation. It was January 1982, not four years after Harvey Milk and George Moscone were assassinated in City Hall, but a new time to party was at hand. Meanwhile, I had only the dimmest awareness of the freight train bearing down on us, its cyclops headlight a mere dot on the horizon. The vague snippets of conversation I had heard about a “gay cancer” seemed scarcely more worrying than a bad flu season. In that brief moment between the murders and the epidemic, we seemed to be winning the battle against hate and intolerance. Two years before, in Philadelphia, I had struggled against an oppressive work schedule to come out and discover my identity, but my low-stress job in San Francisco left plenty of time for self-exploration. Weekend nights were for going out, and the first place I found was the I-Beam, which was near my Haight-Ashbury flat. I soon learned that Sunday tea dance was the most fashionable time to be there. When I climbed the wide front steps to the I-Beam for the first time, I stepped onto a large dance floor teeming with men. Two large video screens, a brand-new innovation, played snips from the campiest Hollywood films, and you could not avoid Joan Crawford glaring fiercely as Mildred Pierce or grimacing with an ax, in “Strait-Jacket.” Grooving to “Don’t You Want Me Baby,” by the Human League, I quickly resumed my Philadelphia habit of trying to find a boyfriend by asking guys to dance. Dancing was an activity, and if a guy said no, technically he was saying no only to the dance, not to me, which felt less rejecting than being ignored in a singles bar. If a guy said yes, I played a game of keeping him on the dance floor as long as possible. I found that you could learn a lot about a man if he agreed to a dance. Most likely he enjoyed the song as much as I did, generating a tiny common thread from which to weave a conversation. If the guy snapped his fingers and threw his head back, it meant he was having a good time, which was a win. It was even better if he grasped my waist while we danced, and it felt like a score if he grabbed my butt. On the other hand, it was a bad sign if the guy danced too well. I adored the sexy movements of great dancers, but if they danced too well,

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it meant they were so wrapped up in the music that their lives had no purpose outside the nightclub. The worst was when I caught a guy watching himself dance by stealthily gauging the reaction in all the eyes tracking him on the floor, while he ignored me. Another unsuitable type was the exact opposite: the guy so immensely bored by the music that most likely nothing interested him. Being blasé was a pose, not a foundation on which to build a relationship. One night at the I-Beam, I met my first new friend in San Francisco, a husky African American with a flat-top that he pulled straight up with a pick comb. Laughing easily, he effortlessly expressed the joie-de-vivre that so appealed to me, and he was just the right type of dancer, enthusiastic but without trying to win “Dancing with the Stars.” After a couple of dances, Jay and I repaired to the side lounge, and once we were far enough away from the speakers to talk, he asked, “Have you ever been out to Sutro Heights?” “No,” I said. “Come on, I’ll show you,” he continued, grabbing my hand and rushing me toward the stairs. “I don’t have a car,” I protested. “I do,” said Jay, already halfway down the steps, and then we were in his car heading west.

last year, up from 259 in 2018. Lest anyone think that the city doesn’t need supervised injection sites, there are 24,500 people who inject drugs in San Francisco, according to the most recent estimates. A news release from the mayor’s office stated that many of these individuals do not have access to safe or private environments in which to consume drugs, which often leads to usage in public spaces. While people who use drugs, their friends, and first responders have reversed thousands of opioid overdoses with naloxone in recent years, the overdose deaths have not abated. The arrival of fentanyl, a powerful opioid, has added another contributing factor to these deaths. City Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax, a gay man whom Breed hired last year, believes that safe consumption sites save lives, as do Breed, Haney, and numerous officials and advocates. A safe environment in an indoor cubicle is a better alternative than shooting up on the street in public view. Dr. Anton Nigusse Bland, the city’s director of mental health reform, pointed out that more than 100 evidence-based, peer-reviewed studies indicate that safe consumption sites increase safety for people who inject drugs and reduce the frequency of overdoses. The new San Francisco legislation is consistent with the recent federal court ruling, it will establish standards for operation of an overdose prevention program and create permitting and regulatory processes managed by the Department of Public Health. While there will likely be some controversy once sites are identified, it’s important to keep in mind that these programs have been shown to work elsewhere and will alleviate the problem of street drug use that so many people complain about. It’s imperative that city officials present factual information and address concerns and objections in order to enlist community support once the state law is signed, so San Francisco can quickly move to open supervised injection sites where they are needed.t

When we reached the end of Geary Boulevard, where it becomes Point Lobos Avenue, he turned right onto a narrow lane. “Follow me,” he said. Jumping out of the car, he led me between tall bushes to a small, sandy spot overlooking Seal Rocks. The sky was black, the moon was full, and a corkscrew of white moonlight wriggled over the waves crashing on the beach far below, as Jay began to kiss me. It was the most romantic moment I had ever experienced in my life, except that I was fairly sure I wasn’t going to fall in love with him. Of course that was no reason not to go to bed with him. Like the rest of my generation, I adopted Stephen Stills’ anthem, “If you can’t be with the one you love, honey/Love the one you’re with.” That one almost perfect moment taught me something that often recurred to me. San Francisco, I reflected, was the City of the Sacred and the Profane. It was a city where you could, in the space of only 10 minutes, experience the profoundest beauty nature has to offer, and in the next moment be swept up in the most Dionysian ecstasies of partying and sex. As if to underscore this, a few weeks later Jay and I were tooling around the Richmond district when he stopped to say hi to a white friend out washing his car. Within seconds the conversation turned to gay pick-ups. “How many men have you been to bed with?” Jay asked the guy, who was deeply tanned, with fans of tiny wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. “Oh, I don’t know,” he said, “Thousands ... it’s been thousands.” “Really?” I asked; this was a huge eye-opener. Despite my naiveté, it was hard to imagine my count rising to one hundred, let alone a thousand. Pondering this, I remembered those hushed murmurs about a gay cancer spreading like wildfire through New York City. I took note, although I wasn’t entirely sure about what. The AIDS virus had not as yet been discovered, and when it was, years went by before the doctors demonstrated that it was transmitted sexually. t This is an excerpt from Brooks Kolb’s forthcoming memoir, with the working title “It All Began with Cecile: Coming Out, Coming of Age.” Used with permission.

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or the first time since she was elected to Congress in 1987, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (DSan Francisco) will face a progressive Democratic challenger in November for her 12th Congressional District seat. Coming in second place in Tuesday’s primary race for the House seat was Shahid Buttar, an attorney and deejay, who received 12.67% of the vote, according to unofficial returns Wednesday. He was able to knock out John Dennis, chair of the San Francisco Republican Party, who came in third with 9.22% of the vote. The top two vote-getters regardless of party advance to the general election November 3. And Pelosi came in first place Tuesday with a commanding lead of 72.45% of the vote. Buttar first ran two years ago for Pelosi’s House seat but fell short by 1,174 votes to advance to the general election that November. He has argued that in a head-to-head matchup against Pelosi he would be able to defeat her due to the city’s electorate increasingly voting for progressives, as was seen in the victories last fall of District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston and District Attorney Chesa Boudin over their more moderate opponents. In a statement touting his second-place finish, Buttar’s campaign warned Pelosi that she now has to contend with “a formidable progressive challenger” and noted that she had already begun campaigning for re-election ahead of the primary. Voters in her district last week had received a glossy multi-page mailer touting her work on myriad issues in Congress and widespread support from local, statewide, and national groups. “Words can’t describe how grateful I am for the support of my neighbors,” stated Buttar, a cisgender heterosexual man who also identifies as queer due to his gender expression being fluid. “I’ve been frankly amazed by the outpouring of support for our campaign from all parts of the city, and also from how far beyond it the support has come. Thousands of donors from every state in the union have joined hundreds of volunteers from every part of San Francisco and thousands more across the country to put me – an immigrant with neither property nor a family legacy – in a position to replace the most powerful corporate politician on the planet.” Yet Buttar has a steep hill to climb to defeat Pelosi, as the combined total of votes her challengers received Tuesday – 34,025 – is less than half of the 89,460 votes she received. And Buttar likely received a boost from being on the same ballot as that of presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a democratic socialist who came in first place in San Francisco with 32.72% of the vote.

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Sacramento could see its first out LGBT city council person leave office later this year, as gay Sacramento City Councilman Steve Hansen was trailing his opponent by 556 votes in their race Tuesday, according to the unofficial returns Wednesday morning. Political newcomer Katie Valenzuela, an environmental policy adviser, was in first place with 53%

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of the vote, while Hansen had 46% in the race for his District 4 seat, which covers the city’s downtown and LGBT neighborhood of Lavender Heights. He is seeking to serve a third four-year term on the council and was the only out candidate in this year’s even-numbered council races. In a post on Facebook late Tuesday night, Hansen noted there are upward of 20,000 ballots still to be counted and urged his supporters to remain positive. The county elections office noted on its results webpage that an updated vote count will be posted at 4 p.m. Friday. “Let’s let the votes be counted and rest up because there is much work still to do,” wrote Hansen, who brought his newly adopted son, Henry, with him to vote Tuesday. The council race had turned ugly in the final days ahead of the March 3 primary, with door hangers comparing Hansen to President Donald Trump due to his endorsing the reelection of Republican Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, a lesbian, in 2018. The local Democratic Party had kicked Hansen and several other council members out of the party due to their support of Schubert and had endorsed Valenzuela in Tuesday’s contest. Someone also created a fake profile for Hansen on the gay hookup app Grindr that accused him of being against people of color and renters. Local LGBT leaders and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who easily won re-election Tuesday, had called out the smear campaign against Hansen, while Valenzuela disavowed it and said her campaign was not behind it. Rising rents and home prices in Sacramento had been a focal point of the race, with Hansen criticized for not doing enough to protect renters or fight for affordable housing to be built. He had argued that he was the strongest voice for such issues on the council and had told the Bay Area Reporter that tackling homelessness was currently one of his highest priorities.

Lesbian leads in Alameda education board race

Special education public school teacher Angela Normand, a lesbian, appears headed to victory in her bid to be only the second LGBT person to serve on the Alameda County Board of Education. According to the unofficial returns Wednesday, Normand was

the top vote-getter in the race for the panel’s Area 2 seat, which includes the city of Alameda where she lives and various Oakland neighborhoods, including Jack London Square, Chinatown, and parts of West Oakland, Fruitvale, and the Oakland hills. Normand took first place with 51.60% of the vote, while the incumbent, Amber Childress, the board’s current vice president, trailed in second with 48.40%. Childress was first elected in 2016, while the race marked Normand’s first time seeking public office. Their contest was a proxy between public school supporters and those who back charter schools. Groups like the California Charter Schools Association Advocates and prominent charter school supporters, like Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, had paid for mailers backing Childress’ reelection, touting her as “the fighter we need” on the county education board. Childress, a mom and the development manager at San Francisco Achievers, a nonprofit that works to send the black male students in the city to college, had been endorsed by the East Bay Times newspaper. Also supporting Childress were her board colleague Joaquin J. Rivera, a gay man who has served on the education body for a decade and is currently the board president, and Alameda County Superintendent L. Karen Monroe. Normand had endorsements from the Alameda County Democratic Party and the East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club, the main LGBT political group in Alameda County. She works in the Brentwood Unified School District and last June won election to the board of her union, the California Teachers Association, representing her colleagues in both Alameda and Contra Costa County. t

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San Diego poised to elect gay mayor by Matthew S. Bajko

an Diego is poised to elect the first LGBT mayor of one of the Golden State’s largest cities this November after the commanding finish by gay state Assemblyman Todd Gloria in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. He would also become the first person of color elected to lead the Southern California city. For more than a year Gloria (D-San Diego) has been seen as the odds-on favorite to succeed Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican who is termed out this year. Gloria briefly served as San Diego’s interim mayor in late 2013 through early 2014 due to the resignation of former mayor Bob Filner amid sexual harassment accusations. He easily took first place among the six people in the mayor’s race with 40% of Tuesday’s vote, according to unofficial returns. In second and third place were San Diego City Council members Scott Sherman, a Republican with 25%, and Barbara Bry, a Democrat with close to 24%. The top two vote-getters in the March 3 primary will advance to the November 3 general election. Former Houston mayor Annise Parker, a lesbian who is now president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, hailed Gloria’s victory Tuesday night, noting he is likely to become the third highest ranking out LGBTQ mayor in the country’s history. “Todd is on-track to make history in November, becoming one of just a handful of openly LGBTQ people ever elected mayor of a major American city,” stated Parker a few hours after the polls closed. “Both LGBTQ people and people of color face tremendous obstacles when running for public office, but San Diegans overwhelmingly chose Todd because of his strong record of public service and his inspirational vision for the city he wants to represent.”

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Senator Kamala Harris, left, stumped Sunday in San Diego for mayoral candidate Todd Gloria, who finished first in Tuesday’s primary.

Gloria, 41, is a third-generation San Diegan and is the first LGBT person of Native American and Filipino ancestry to serve in the state Legislature. Even before being elected to the state Assembly in 2016, Gloria had long been talked about as a potential mayoral candidate one day. With 1.4 million residents, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the country and the second largest in the state. After serving on the City Council, Gloria was elected to the 78th Assembly District seat, succeeding Toni Atkins, a lesbian former city councilwoman who also had served as interim mayor of San Diego. Now President pro Tempore of the state Senate, Atkins has had a historic tenure in the state Legislature, becoming the first out woman to lead both chambers. She easily won her primary race Tuesday with 100% of the vote, as she was unopposed. In the race to succeed Gloria in the Assembly, gay San Diego City Councilman Chris Ward is the heavy favorite. He came in first Tuesday with nearly 59% of the vote, while fellow Democrat Sarah Davis, a queer single mom and midwife, was in second with nearly 27% of the vote. Third place went to nonprofit technology

consultant Micah Perlin, a Democrat who netted 16.49% of the vote. In a tweet Wednesday morning Ward thanked his “voters, volunteers, and supporters who gave us a strong first place finish in the primary! Looking forward to hard work ahead finishing my time at city hall, and turning our values into action as the next #ad78 Assemblymember!” Shortly after midnight Wednesday Davis had emailed her supporters to thank them and urge them to donate to her “insurgent grassroots campaign.” She wrote that “the big donors funding my opponent are going to take us seriously now. I’m still committed to not taking money from industries such as fossil fuels, prisons, pharmaceuticals, so every single dollar from individual donors counts.”

Queer congressional candidate advances

Queer San Diego City Councilwoman Georgette Gomez is headed toward a bruising general election fight for an open House seat against former Hillary Clinton campaign adviser Sara Jacobs. The two Democrats were the top vote-getters Tuesday, according to the unofficial returns. Jacobs came in first place with more

than 25% of the vote, while Gomez took second with more than 18%. Fifteen people were in the running for the 53rd Congressional District seat as Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) opted not to run for reelection. Landing in sixth place with 7.42% of the vote was political newcomer Janessa Goldbeck, who is queer and a military veteran. She had gotten a surprise boost last month after the San Diego Union Tribune unexpectedly endorsed her, though it wasn’t enough to overcome her lack of name recognition and political record. The Victory Fund had endorsed Gomez, and in a statement, Parker noted that “Georgette is on-track to shatter a lavender ceiling come November, becoming the first openly LGBTQ Latina member of Congress in American history. Georgette’s experiences and perspectives will make her a unique and critical voice on the important issues facing our country, from healthcare to climate change to reducing homelessness.” If Gomez, who was endorsed by the California Democratic Party, wins the seat, she would be only the third LGBT community member elected to Congress from California. The first, gay Congressman Mark Takano (D-Riverside), came in first place Tuesday in the primary race for his 41st congressional district seat. Takano had 48% of the vote and in November will face off against Republican Aja Smith, who took second with 37.6% of the vote. The first out woman among California’s congressional delegation, bisexual Congresswoman Katie Hill, resigned last year following reports of an improper sexual relationship with a staffer, which she has denied, and the publication of nude photos of her. No out candidate ran in the special election March 3 for her 25th Congressional District seat north of Los Angeles.

In that race LGBT advocates had rallied around Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita), who took first place with close to 30% of the vote Tuesday. In second was Republican Mike Garcia, a former Navy pilot who worked for Raytheon for a decade, with 25.5% of the vote. Two candidates with a history of homophobic comments fell short: Republican Steve Knight, who lost to Hill in 2018, came in third with 20%, while Democrat Cenk Uyger garnered 5% of the vote.

Gay GOP House candidate falls short

In another open San Diego House race, Republican gay former San Diego councilman and unsuccessful mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio failed to advance out of the primary Tuesday, according to the unofficial returns. He was seeking the 50th Congressional District seat once held by disgraced Congressman Duncan Hunter (R), who resigned after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds. But DeMaio, who doesn’t live in the district, came in third place with nearly 22% of the vote. Former Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, who also doesn’t live in the district, took second with nearly 24% of the vote. He will now face off against first-place finisher Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democrat who was a relative unknown when he ran against Hunter in 2018. He netted close to 34% of the vote Tuesday. The primary race was marked by gay-baiting tactics wielded by the Republican candidates. DeMaio accused Issa of a homophobic attack for noting he was gay in a campaign ad, yet DeMaio also created a website that accused Issa of voting “to force the military to pay for sex-change surgeries” of transgender service members. t

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Weekly drag brunch to launch in Oakland by David-Elijah Nahmod

eginning Saturday, March 7, drag artist Poly Poptart will be presenting Poly Poptart and the Queerios, a weekly drag brunch at The Alice Collective in Oakland. Poptart is the drag persona of Kyle Prosen, a queer man who is based in Oakland. Prosen spoke to the Bay Area Reporter about the origins of his alter ego. “Poly Poptart is an Oakland-based queer Jewish drag queen, specializing in stand-up comedy,” Prosen said. “She got her name because she’s brightly packaged, full of artificial preservatives, and there’s a hot cream filling when you put her in your mouth. I also like introducing myself saying ‘I’m Poly.’ Double entendres are fun!” Out of drag, Prosen describes himself as “a 28-year-old gay millen-

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nial who works for a genetic testing lab focused in women’s reproductive health.” His husband, Dakarai, is a photographer and artist. They were married at San Francisco City Hall last summer and will have a big wedding this fall, Prosen said. As a stand-up comic, Poptart has

headlined at Oakland’s The All Out Comedy Theater and has played the Oakland Comedy Festival. Poptart has also been seen at Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival in San Francisco and will be seen at San Jose Improv in March. “I am new to stand-up and my approach is evolving,” Prosen said. “But you can always depend on traditional stories, perhaps some topical humor, and, of course, my signature drag queen intros. I break up storytelling with drag queen intros, where the intro is the set-up, and the drag name is the punch line. I get a lot of interactive audience assistance.” Poptart is very excited about the launch of the drag brunch. It will be the only weekly drag brunch in the East Bay. “Drag, premiere drag entertainment, brunch, comedy and friends,” Poptart said. “What could be better? The Bay

Area has drag artists of such diverse backgrounds, skills, and performance styles, and we will be showcasing live singers, trained dancers, acrobats and stand up comedians. The Queerios is our cast, a nod to the Cheerios from the television show ‘Glee.’” The Queerios will include drag artists Ava LaShay, Venus Soleil, and Scarlet Letters at the inaugural event, though the cast will vary from week to week. There may also be appearances by local political figures, the details of which are still being worked out. Poptart is delighted to have booked The Alice Collective to be the space where the brunch will happen. “Many days The Alice Collective is a beautiful, spacious, natural light cafe in the heart of downtown Oakland, displaying art from artists around our community,” Poptart said. “Many

evenings, the space transforms into an event space, hosting all kind of events, including art shows. A venue that has both a daytime and a nighttime persona. Seems like the perfect space to host a drag event, no?” The Alice Collective is located at 272 14th Street in Oakland. There is no cover charge to attend and people purchase their own food and beverages. Pleasure Principal Events will cater a Southern and Caribbean styled brunch. “The entertainment will be PG13, so adults may bring their teenagers,” said Poptart. “But note that there will be adult language. We are drag queens, after all.” t The inaugural drag brunch takes place Saturday, March 7, at 11:30 a.m., at 272 14th Street in Oakland. Doors open at 11.

St. James Infirmary mum on who is in charge by John Ferrannini

fter the abrupt exit of Toni Newman as executive director of St. James Infirmary last month, no one associated with the nonprofit is willing to say who is running the agency on an interim basis. Newman, a trans woman who became executive director of the health clinic that serves sex workers and others nearly two years ago, announced February 25 that she was stepping down immediately to relocate to Southern California At the time, she said she did not know who would be leading the agency. The Bay Area Reporter spoke with St. James’ former board chair Patsy Chan February 27. (Chan is listed on St. James’ website as the current board

chair but Chan told the B.A.R. that she is board chair emeritus.) Chan mentioned that Anita O’Shea, also known as DJ Durt, has “stepped up to the plate” following Newman’s departure, but did not confirm that O’Shea is interim executive director. “We have a deputy director who has stepped up to the plate. Her name is Anita,” Chan said. (O’Shea is the only person named Anita on the nonprofit’s online staff list.) “Everyone is working furiously to make a plan to move forward. Some directors have been coming in regularly so we can move forward from this.” Chan did say that the board knew of Newman’s plans before she announced them publicly but hung up before she could answer more questions. Other representatives of St. James

Infirmary have declined to comment on who the interim executive director is. In a phone call with the B.A.R. February 27, a representative of St. James Infirmary would not confirm or deny if O’Shea is in charge after the B.A.R. called. The B.A.R. received no response at a phone number and at an email address associated with O’Shea. A representative of St. James Infirmary shut its doors on a B.A.R. reporter March 2 after first denying, then confirming, that there was an interim executive director. Clair Farley, the director of the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives, wrote in an email to the B.A.R. February 28 that “my understanding is Durt O’Shea is the deputy director and is supporting folks.”

Farley said that O’Shea prefers the name Durt. O’Shea has been working at St. James Infirmary since 2012, according to her LinkedIn page. Before that she was an administrative assistant at UCSF. Her LinkedIn page also says she works as a DJ. Last fall, St. James was awarded a $2.3 million two-year case management contract from the city as part of the trans housing subsidy program. Larkin Street Youth Services is distributing most of the funds. St. James has hired some additional staff to complete the intake process for subsidy applicants. The B.A.R. will update this story as more information becomes available. t

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Gay asylum seeker in ICE custody after returning to US by John Ferrannini

he gay San Francisco man who a federal judge ruled was erroneously deported to Chad last year has returned to the United States, but is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, his attorney’s office told the Bay Area Reporter. Edwin Carmona-Cruz of Pangea Legal Services said that Oumar Yaide, 32, is currently at the Yuba County Jail near Sacramento. He arrived in the U.S. the morning of March 1, first flying into Washington, D.C., then to San Francisco International Airport. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Yaide had been expected to return February 29, but there were “issues with the travel documents he received,” CarmonaCruz said, and the flight back had to be rescheduled. Yaide (known in court documents as Abderman Yaide) had intended to reopen his asylum claim on the basis of his sexual orientation when he was deported by the DHS shortly after Thanksgiving. Yaide had been in ICE custody since August. But by the time ICE was enjoined by a judge, Yaide had already left U.S. airspace. On December 18, Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that Yaide had to be returned by DHS. Carmona-Cruz, who spoke with the B.A.R. by phone March 2, said that Yaide’s attorneys filed a request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security early Monday requesting Yaide be released on his

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to DHS to grant our request,” and urged members of the public to call DHS as well. When contacted with a request for comment on the afternoon of March 2, ICE spokesperson Paige D. Hughes issued the following statement to the B.A.R. via email: “As a matter of policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not comment on pending litigation,” it reads. “As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s homeland security mission, our trained law enforcement professionals adhere to the department’s mission and values, and uphold our laws while continuing to provide the nation with safety and security,” the statement continued. Harris’ office did not respond to a request for comment at press time. t

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three-year restraining order was issued by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge March 3 against a San Francisco man who showed up to the home of gay Apple CEO Tim Cook with flowers and champagne. Judge Carol Overton of Santa Clara County Superior Court in downtown San Jose, who heard the case of Apple Inc. v. Rakesh “Rocky” Sharma, told Apple attorneys that “based on the information you have provided, the court finds you have met the burden of proof.” Apple’s attorneys did not want to give witness testimony other than a sworn affidavit from William Burns, who said his work involves the personal security of Apple executives. Overton said that the restraining order might be more effective if it actually named Cook and his properties addresses, instead of referring to him as “Apple’s CEO” and not listing where he lives. “I understand you may not want to disclose it if it’s unknown, but to the extent you want someone to stay away, you should put that specific place so that they can’t say it was happenstance they were there,” Overton said. An Apple attorney addressed that concern saying Sharma “was aware of it because he showed up there twice.” Sharma was not at the hearing, and he was not represented by counsel. He was served with a temporary restraining order February 14 that lasted through the March 3

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hearing. The new restraining order will be in effect until March 3, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Apple’s attorneys declined a request to comment after the hearing. Sharma has not returned the Bay Area Reporter’s request for comment. Sharma, 41, allegedly trespassed at Cook’s Palo Alto home on the night of December 4, according to court documents. “Entering the property through the closed gate without permission ... Mr. Sharma attempted to deliver flowers and a bottle of champagne,” Burns stated. Sharma allegedly entered Cook’s property another time, on the night of January 15. Entering through the closed gate again, Sharma rang the doorbell. The police were called but Sharma disappeared before they arrived, according to Burns. See page 12 >>

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SF props head to victory; CA school bond measure fails by John Ferrannini

years of service and date of hire. The city has had to hire former Housing Authority employees after the federal government asked the city to assume responsibility for some of the Housing Authority’s administration. If Prop C didn’t pass, these fewdozen employees would not have had their previous work for the Housing Authority count toward their retiree medical benefits.

an Francisco voters liked the citywide propositions on the March 3 primary election ballot, and it looks like most, if not all of them, will pass. A statewide bond measure to fund schools was heading to defeat, however. At press time, there are still 104,000 ballots in San Francisco that are yet to be counted, according to election department officials.

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Proposition A requires 55% of the voters to approve it. At press time, yes votes are leading no votes 70.7 to 29.2%. The measure authorizes $845 million in bonds to repair buildings at City College of San Francisco campuses – including earthquake retrofits – and improve energy efficiency. Alex Randolph, a gay man who sits on the San Francisco City College Board of Trustees, said that getting 70% of the vote in favor of the bond measure “was a lot more than we could have hoped for.” “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild the buildings which haven’t been touched since the 1960s and 1970s,” Randolph told the Bay Area Reporter March 4. “An $845 million bond is very exciting to all of us.” Randolph said that the bond’s passage reminds him of why he is proud to be a San Franciscan. “We should all be proud to be in a city that invests in and cares about higher education,” Randolph said.

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– and it most certainly will, with 81% of voters voting in favor, according to unofficial returns. The measure would authorize the city to borrow up to $628.5 million by issuing general obligation bonds for improvements to fire, earthquake, and emergency response systems. In a news release early March 4, Mayor London Breed lauded the landslide passage of the earthquake safety and emergency response bond. “We know we need to act now to ensure that we’re as resilient as possible for the next major disaster,” Breed said. “We know that it’s not a matter of ‘if,’ but a matter of ‘when’ the next major earthquake will strike. This ESER bond will help our city make critical infrastructure investments so that we’re prepared for the next earthquake or other natural disaster, and so our first responders can take care of our residents when it matters most.”

Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson, a lesbian whom Breed named to the post last year, said that the measure will help firefighters “respond immediately” in a crisis. “From my experience as a firefighter and a paramedic, I know first-hand how important it is to have the infrastructure and facilities that allow our first responders to do their jobs,” Nicholson said in the release. “This bond will provide the funding that we need to invest in public safety infrastructure and first responder facilities.”

Retiree benefits

Proposition C had no opposition and requires a simple majority of voters to approve it. At press time, yes votes are leading no votes 68.1 to 31.8%. Prop C would make retiree health care coverage available to certain city employees who previously worked for the Housing Authority based on their combined

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One of the more controversial measures on the ballot, Proposition D, requires two-thirds of voters to approve it. At press time, yes votes are leading no votes 68.1 to 31.9%. Prop D is meant to address the city’s retail vacancy crisis – particularly pronounced in neighborhoods such as the Castro and North Beach – by taxing owners or renters who keep ground floor retail and commercial spaces vacant at rates as low as $250 and as high as $1,000 per street-facing foot. Many longtime businesses joined progressive groups in supporting the proposition.

Office development limits

Proposition E requires a simple majority to approve it. At press time, yes votes are leading no votes 55.3 to 44.6%. The proposition would tie the city’s annual allotment for large office space projects (at least 50,000 square feet) to whether the city’s affordable housing goals are being met. It also sets a citywide goal of 2,042 units of affordable housing per year; office space footage would go down by the same percentage that the affordable housing goal is not met.

But because office projects pay fees to fund affordable housing, the city may lose up to $800 million in affordable housing fees over the next 20 years. Smaller businesses and nonprofits may be pushed out by the limits Prop E imposes, according to the controller’s report.

CA Prop 13

Proposition 13 was the only statewide ballot proposition during the March primary. It requires a simple majority to pass and at press time, it looks like it won’t, with no votes leading yes votes 55.9 to 44.1%. It has nothing to do with that Prop 13 – the 1978 property tax reform measure that may be tweaked if proponents of the so-called split roll get a ballot measure approved for November. (That would affect commercial property taxes only, not residential.) This Prop 13 would authorize $15 billion in bonds to repair, modernize and construct public preschools, elementary schools, community colleges, and universities. The money was broken down such that $9 billion would be used for public schools and $6 billion for higher education facilities. It was supported by Governor Gavin Newsom and the teachers, school nurses, and firefighters unions and opposed by anti-tax groups such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which noted that the state could take the money out of its budget surplus without having to pay interest on it, as a bond would require. Among San Francisco voters, though, Prop 13 passed 73.3 to 26.6%, according to unofficial returns. t

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ompassionate care programs are expected to expand locally, following the March 1 start date for Senate Bill 34, the new state law making it easier for organizations to legally donate cannabis to low-income patients. The law, known as the Brownie Mary and Dennis Peron Act, was introduced last year by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom last fall. It enables cannabis retailers and nonprofit organizations to avoid paying taxes on donated cannabis, reversing an unintended consequence of Proposition 64, which required an organization donating cannabis to pay taxes to the state. As a result, most programs contracted sharply, with some closing down altogether because of the additional costs. Prior to legalization of adult use, or recreational cannabis, nonprofits and dispensaries had donated millions of

dollars of free pot, largely to seriously ill, low-income patients. The new law means such programs have the potential to serve more people than ever, advocates said. Sweetleaf Collective, believed to be the largest compassionate cannabis group in the Bay Area, is hoping to serve more patients locally and expand statewide, said founder Joe Airone, a straight ally whose program focused largely on people with HIV and cancer. In a telephone interview with the Bay Area Reporter, Airone said his program “facilitates the donation on behalf of cultivators” who donate flowers they grow. Sweetleaf has donated more than $2 million worth of cannabis since it was founded in 1996, he said. Airone said Sweetleaf had to reduce its donations to patients in the past two years, but the program stayed afloat. The new law should make it much easier for donors, although they

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will still have to undergo the seed-tosale tracking and testing required for all cannabis sold in the retail market. Airone said that after two years of lobbying, compassionate cannabis is now recognized by the state. According to Airone, thousands of disabled Californians will regain access to this medicine. “The people who have died during this time are gone but not forgotten. They passed because they did not have access to cannabis, but this tragedy has ended. The biggest travesty caused by Proposition 64 has been rectified,” he said, referring to the state ballot measure that voters passed in 2016. Airone said that Sweetleaf has been working with Flow Kana, which donated cannabis, and the LGBT-owned dispensary chain SPARC, which distributed the products to patients. Sweetleaf has been selling lighters for $1 each at all SPARC locations, which has raised over $5,000 toward the overhead of the program. Additional fundraising is planned, said Airone. There has been “lots of interest” by cannabis growers and businesses in donating to Sweetleaf, Airone said. SaraMitra Payan, a queer cannabis activist and public education officer at the Castro-based dispensary the Apothecarium, is also optimistic about the effects the new law will have. In a phone interview, Payan, who coordinates the program for the dispensary, said, “There are a lot of very generous people working in the cannabis industry who I know have been anxious to donate.” But given the recent contraction in the industry, she said, “we also don’t want to push people to give” when the

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Erich Pearson, left, CEO and chairman of SPARC, is working with Joey Airone, founder of Sweetleaf Collective, to jumpstart the collective’s compassionate care program.

industry is going through shaky times financially, as companies have to deal with increased competition and higher operating expenses. Payan ran the Apothecarium program for four years, giving patients a box of products once a month. That program was put on hold when Prop 64 went into effect, but she is hoping to get approval to start again soon. “It was heartbreaking to have to tell our patients that the program had to be stopped,” she said. The program is not yet taking new applications but will make an announcement when it begins, she said. Cannabis activist Ryan Miller created a compassionate use program for veterans at Harborside Dispensary in Oakland, prior to launching a free-standing program, Operation EVAC (Educating Veterans About Cannabis), which sponsors peer-led support groups for military veterans, in addition to distributing free cannabis. “We’ve seen transformative results”

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among veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions, he said in a telephone interview with the B.A.R. David Goldman, a cannabis activist who is also president of the Brownie Mary Democratic Club, had to put his compassionate program on hold until SB 34 went into effect. Goldman, who runs the program with his husband, Michael Koehn, out of their home in Eureka Valley, hopes the legislation will enable them to get the program back to full speed. “We had to have the legislation” to encourage donations, he said. Wiener, a longtime cannabis advocate, said in a prepared statement, “For decades, compassion programs have played a critical role in helping low-income people with serious medical conditions access their medicine. “Access to medical cannabis has allowed so many people living with HIV, cancer, PTSD, and other health conditions to survive and thrive,” he continued. He added, “Taxing programs that give away free medical cannabis, and thus have no revenue, makes no sense and has caused far too many of these programs to close. SB 34 will allow compassionate care programs to survive and serve those in need. Many people will be healthier as a result” of the legislation. t

sychiatrist Robert P. Cabaj, a gay Bay Area man known for his role in advancing LGBT mental health through writing, teaching, and advocacy, died suddenly February 24 after a brief hospitalization. He was 72. The author of many publications on LGBT mental health and the editor of one of the early and influential textbooks in the field, Dr. Cabaj was a longtime leader in LGBT medical groups, serving as president of the AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, as well as GLMA, formerly the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. In addition to his support for LGBT patients and physicians, he strongly advocated for public psychiatry programs. In a note to members, Roy Harker, executive director of AGLP, wrote, “Beyond his accomplishments, Bob is well known for his affable personality, abundant respect for his peers, and warm relationships with all of those he encountered. He will be sorely missed.” Dr. Cabaj worked in the public sector for most of his career, for the last 14 years as medical director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. He was also an associate clinical professor at UCSF and had a small private practice. He was a supervisor at the San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Training program, one of the pioneer community-based training pro-

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grams in the nation, where he taught and mentored psychiatric trainees. Dr. Cabaj moved to San Francisco in 1991 from Boston, where he graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1974 and completed his residency at the Cambridge Hospital program. For eight years, Dr. Cabaj was director of behavioral health in San Francisco. A board certified psychiatrist and a certified addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Cabaj’s areas of expertise included substance abuse, gay and lesbian mental health, and HIV/AIDS. He coauthored and edited the most comprehensive book on LGBT psychiatry, “Textbook of Homosexuality and Mental Health,” as well as “On the Road to Same-Sex Marriage.”

At the time of his death, he was co-chair of the public psychiatry committee of the California Psychiatric Society. Dr. Dan Karasic, a friend for 30 years, said Dr. Cabaj was instrumental in removing ego-dystonic homosexuality as an illness in the DSM-III-R, the standard diagnostic manual. He “was a role model for modernizing the view of LGBTQ people within psychiatry,” and “remained dedicated to moving forward LGBTQ health ... and will be greatly missed.” Karasic, a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCSF, wrote in an email. Another friend, psychiatrist Gene Nakajima, recalled Dr. Cabaj as “a real culture vulture” who enjoyed the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Performances, and the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony. Colleague and friend Dr. Howard Rubin, also a psychiatrist, wrote in an email, “Bob has always been a great mentor and friend and his death is a great loss to the LGBTQ community and to psychiatry. When I first moved to San Francisco, he helped me launch my career here, as I rented space from him in his private practice office. Bob always had time for me with a kind and friendly word delivered with the wisdom and humor that reflected his kindness and deep experience.” Dr. Cabaj is survived by his husband, Bennie Ferma. Plans for a memorial service have not been announced. t

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robust sanctioning body to advise host organizations. In contrast, the Gay Games have had multiple bidders each quadrennial cycle since competitive bidding was introduced for the 1994 Gay Games IV; five of the seven Gay Games since 1994 have drawn 10,000 or more participants; and 2018 host Paris reported a local economic impact of $117.9 million.

ast March, Australian Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham announced he was engaged to his partner, Luke Rutherford. In early February, the couple made it official with a legal ceremony in Great Britain, followed last week with a public ceremony in Belgium and a honeymoon in Amsterdam. “Basking in the afterglow of the best week of my life,” Mitcham posted on Instagram. “I’m so lucky to have such a beautiful bunch of family and friends.” Ahhh – if only NBC Sports had been there to capture a photograph of their kiss. (Famously, the network cut away from Mitcham kissing his former partner after his gold medal dive at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.) Mitcham, who won that medal just months after coming out, will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in April. Many family members of the couple attended the Belgium ceremony, but Mitcham’s uncle could not attend because he is being quarantined along with fellow passengers from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which had a major outbreak of the coronavirus.

Twenty cities in running for Gay Games XII

The Federation of Gay Games has announced that 20 cities from 14 countries and six continents have submitted initial bid documents to host Gay Games XII in 2026. So much for those who say interest in multi-sports festivals is flagging. “As far as I know, this is the largest number of cities to submit the request for information,” Dave Killian, site selection officer for the FGG, told the Bay Area Reporter. “I think it shows the allure of bringing the largest sporting event open to all to their city to celebrate diversity. Having cities on six continents is also, I believe, a first, and that shows the improved acceptance of the LGBTQ+ communities all around the world.” Interested bidders include Mexico’s Guadalajara, which was a finalist for the 2022 Gay Games that were eventually awarded to Hong Kong and which hosted the FGG’s annual membership meeting last October;

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The tally included three out candidates running for seats in San Diego, all of whom advanced to the November 3 election. (See story, page 6.) Also on the list was Peace and Freedom Party candidate Cassandra Devereaux, a transgender woman who works as an illustrator for the Bay Area Reporter under the name Christine Smith. She ran in the race for the Assembly District 14 seat covering Benicia, Concord, Clayton, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Vallejo, Pittsburg, and Walnut Creek. But Devereaux came in third place with 7.4% of the vote; the incumbent, Assemblyman Timothy S. Grayson (D-Concord), took first place with 65% of the vote, while Republican Janell Elizabeth Proctor was in second with 27.5%. Gay Assemblyman Evan Low (DCampbell) easily took first place in the race for his 28th Assembly District seat in Silicon Valley. He received 67% of the vote and will faceoff against second place finisher Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz, a real estate adviser who garnered 27% of the vote. Legislative policy adviser Alex Lee, who is bisexual and worked for Low

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1998 Gay Games host Amsterdam; and California’s San Diego. Other American cities in the running are Austin, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Minneapolis; and New Orleans. Brisbane, Australia; and Liverpool, Great Britain were previously reported as having started Gay Games bid efforts in 2018 and remain in the running. Other cities continuing in the bid process are Brazil’s São Paulo; Cape Town and Durbin in South Africa; Auckland, New Zealand; Taipei, Taiwan; Valencia, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Dublin, Ireland; Munich, Germany; and Toronto, Canada. According to the FGG, each of the potential bid organizations in those cities submitted request for information papers in February and will now have until April 30 to submit letters of intent and pay a $7,500 fee to advance. Any cities advancing through that stage will have until August 1 to submit formal bid books and another $7,500 fee. Major international mainstream sports festivals, such as the Olympic Games or the Pan American Games, have struggled to generate much competitive interest in bidding for their events, largely because of the massive expenditure required to build sports venues with large spectator accommodations. The LGBT-focused World Outgames struggled to attract sports participants or multiple bidders to host throughout its 12-year history – which started with multimillion dollar losses in the inaugural Montreal Games in 2006 and ended with financial losses and the cancellation of the 2017 Miami event – largely because of a lack of a sports focus or as a field representative, appears headed to the fall ballot as he is in second place in the race for the open Assembly District 25 seat that includes parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Eight Democrats along with one Republican ran to succeed Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose), who was the top vote-getter in his bid Tuesday for a Santa Clara County supervisor seat. Lee netted close to 16% of the vote in his race, coming in behind first place finisher GOPer Bob Brunton, who won close to 24% of the vote. In third place with 13.33% of the vote Wednesday morning was attorney Anne Kepner, though the county registrar noted the vote count was based on just shy of 87% of the precincts in the district and expected to have an updated tally at 5 p.m. Wednesday, after the B.A.R.’s print deadline. In an interview with the B.A.R. earlier this year, Lee had predicted that due to so many Democrats in the race only one of them would survive the primary but that person would likely win the seat in November. Should Lee win the seat, he would be the first out bisexual to serve in the state Legislature and at age 24 one of the youngest legislators.

The Arizona state House of Representatives has approved a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports in public schools and colleges. The Republican-introduced House Bill 2706, which passed 3129 along party lines, now goes to the Republican-controlled state Senate for approval. The bill also allows athletes who feel they were injured by past missed opportunities or victories because of transgender inclusion to file lawsuits seeking redress. Nancy Barto, a Republican representative from Phoenix, sponsored the bill. “Science is what it is,” Barto said. “The difference between males and females is obvious.” Well, it also used to be obvious that the sun revolved around the earth, which was flat. Bartok did not cite what science she meant, and much scientific evidence indicates that any athletic advantage transgender women have is negligible. Arizona’s non-discrimination laws do not protect gender identity (although five cities – Phoenix, Tempe, Tucson, Sedona, and Winslow – do) and there are active efforts to curtail transgender rights. For example, Arizona House Bill 2082 was introduced in January, which would penalize any public school officials or teachers for referring to students by pronouns that do not conform with the gender listed on the students’ birth certificates. While the Arizona sports bill was moving forward, similar bills in other states were meeting mixed results. A New Hampshire bill that would have barred transgender athletes from competing in girls or women’s sports failed in a House of Representatives committee, but may be taken up by the full House in another month. A similar house bill in Idaho passed and now is before the state Senate. t

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The closest race of the three, Carolyn Gold leads Kulvindar “Rani” Singh for Superior Court judge seat No. 21. Gold held a 51.2 to 48.2% margin at press time, with all precincts reporting. The

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The harassment of Cook and other Apple executives began last September, when he left “disturbing voicemails” on an Apple executive’s phone, according to Burns. Sharma made two phone calls to Apple on February 4. In the first he claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) was his attorney (Sharma has posted a pic-

gap between them is only 3,491 votes out of 117,091 counted. Singh said the winner is “anybody’s guess.” “I don’t know how many ballots aren’t counted, but it’s within range,” Singh said in a phone interview with the B.A.R. March 4. “Ballots are expected to be coming in until Friday because it counts as long as it was postmarked yester-

day, and a lot of people held on to their ballots because of the presidential election. “We’re still within striking distance,” she added. Singh watched election returns with family and friends at Hole in the Wall Pizza in the Sunset district, where she lives. “We love to support the businesses out here in the neighbor-

hood I grew up in,” Singh said. Singh, 46, is an assistant district attorney who has said that judges need to be more visible as community members. She received the endorsement of the San Francisco Chronicle and was viewed as the more moderate candidate Gold, 63, was seen as the more progressive candidate, receiving the endorsement of the Milk club

and the San Francisco Democratic Party. She is the director of litigation and policy for the Eviction Defense Collaborative, and would bring decades of tenants rights law experience to the bench. At press time, Gold had not responded to a request for comment from the B.A.R. t

ture of himself and Pelosi on his Twitter account). In the second he claimed “he was being harassed by an Apple employee and provided a name of an individual which Apple confirmed does not work for the company,” Burns wrote. During a February 5 call, Sharma “stated that he knows where members of Apple’s executive team live, and stated that ‘I don’t use ammunition but I know people who do,’

that Apple’s CEO is a criminal and that Apple tried to have Mr. Sharma killed while Mr. Sharma was in the hospital,” the declaration states. After Apple sent Sharma a cease and desist letter, Sharma forwarded it to the Apple store at 3251 20th Avenue in the Stonestown Galleria (near Sharma’s residence, according to court documents), stating that Apple was “protecting” one of its employees, who he alleged sexually assaulted him, according

to Burns, although Apple contends the named individual never worked for Apple. “Based on Mr. Sharma’s increasingly threatening comments, including his reference to the use of firearms, (and) his continued threatening conduct ... I strongly believe that Mr. Sharma may physically harm me, another member of Apple’s security team, and/or a member of Apple’s Executive Team,” Burns wrote.

A Twitter account associated with Sharma repeatedly tags Cook in tweets, along with other famous figures such as Pelosi and former President Barack Obama. Cook became the CEO of Apple in 2011 shortly before the death of the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs. In 2014, Cook became the first CEO of a Fortune 500 company to come out as gay. t

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Schiff said. “To date, we’ve worked with over 75 clients in obtaining affirming identity documents.” Entertainment will be provided by drag queen Juanita MORE! “I am so excited to be celebrating the anniversary of this trailblazing organization of dedicated legal professionals,” MORE! wrote in an email. “I appreciate their work in providing scholarships, summer stipends, and fellowships for LGBTQ law students and young attorneys seeking to help the LGBTQ community through legal work.”

BALIF

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It was the nation’s first LGBT bar association when it started in 1980. Three years later, after AIDS struck, BALIF started the organization that grew to become the now-independent AIDS Legal Referral Panel, which has provided free and low-cost legal assistance to over 72,000 people since it was founded in 1983. Bill Hirsh, a gay man who’s the longtime executive director of ALRP, said that the original task of ALRP was to draft emergency wills for AIDS patients. The organization has since expanded and a lot of the work it focuses on now is housing-related, Hirsh said. “It’s really exciting to have the opportunity to celebrate these milestones,” Hirsh said in a phone interview with the B.A.R. “BALIF has been instrumental in so many areas of importance and it’s good to recognize how far we’ve come in a short period of time. It is BALIF that helped promote diversity in the legal profession now that so many people can lead authentic lives as attorneys and in law school.” Funds for BALIF’s foundation will be raised through a silent auction of artwork, rentals, vacation packages, dinners, and “entertainment-type events,” Kosbie said, adding that the goal is to raise $40,000 for the occasion of the 40th birthday of the parent group. To help reach that target, people will also be able to text to donate during the gala. Most of the funding for BALIF comes from gifts and sponsorships associated with its annual dinner, according to Amanda Hamilton, a gay woman who is co-chair of BALIF’s gala committee. “This is going to be a wonderful celebration of 40 years and we’re doing a couple special programs to commemorate our founders,” Hamilton said.

BALIF co-chair Jeff Kosbie

Speaking at the event will be gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Aria Sa’id, a trans woman who is a co-founder and executive director of the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District. “I am so happy to join the celebration of BALIF’s 40th anniversary as a speaker. I believe they have always done critical work to ensure the human rights protections of queer and transgender people,” Sa’id wrote in an email to the B.A.R. “In 2016, I started legal clinics in the Tenderloin for transgender people to change their identity documents before the inauguration of President [Donald] Trump, and the team at BALIF was a huge supporter in that effort as so many trans people were in fear – and they helped us serve nearly 200 trans people in gaining gender affirming identity documents and passports. “Today, their work has supported nearly 72,000 people since its inception in addition to their efforts in supporting LGBT students into practicing law. I’m so excited to celebrate with them on an incredible milestone on March 6,” Sa’id added. Hamilton said that the choice of Sa’id reflects the changes in the organization. “We’re really excited about her be-

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delegates are awarded on a proportional basis depending on outcomes in congressional districts, which also have a 15% threshold. Biden surged from poor performances in Iowa and New Hampshire to the leader of the pack following the South Carolina primary, overtaking Sanders in the delegate count. And Super Tuesday’s voting was a blow to Sanders, who had been leading in many polls and was expected to win a perhaps insurmountable lead in the delegate count. Instead, at press time, he trailed Biden. The final count on who won how many delegates in the Super Tuesday primaries won’t be known for several days. In Califor-

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Former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. won multiple states on Super Tuesday, including Texas.

nia, mail-in ballots are allowed to be postmarked on Election Day, so returns are still coming in. Information about the LGBT community – endorsements, do-

ing here,” Hamilton said. “We have come very far in 40 years,” Hamilton added. “Most organizations were geared toward gay and lesbian folks but we have made progress over the years in trying to represent asexual, intersex, transgender, people of color, and others that have been traditionally less in the limelight than the gay and lesbian population.” Wiener said he is honored to be a speaker. “As a former BALIF board member and co-chair, I deeply admire the work BALIF does for our community,” Wiener said. “I’m happy to be there to help BALIF celebrate its successes.” Wiener won’t be alone among electeds at the event – gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will be presenting an award. “I joined BALIF back when I was in law school and still value the personal and professional connections I have made through the organization,” Mandelman wrote in an email. “The BALIF gala is always a great event, and I am looking forward to celebrating the organization’s 40 years of work with old friends and new ones.”

BALIF will be handing out three awards at the gala. The 2020 Legal Service Award is going to be given to Oasis Legal Services, a nonprofit based in the East Bay that provides services to asylum seekers. The 2020 Community Service Award is going to Openhouse, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides housing and other services to LGBTQ seniors. Openhouse Executive Director Karyn Skultety, Ph.D., a bisexual woman, will be in attendance. “Obviously we are thrilled to be recognized and seen in this way,” Skultety said in a phone interview. “Organizations that serve seniors are not always the ones that are heard or seen. Every time a community group sees the value of our work with seniors, it means so much to us.” Oasis Legal Services Executive Director Caroline Roberts, one of the founders of the group, said that it serves over 500 asylum seekers a year and wins over 99% of its cases. “We are so excited and very humbled,” Roberts said. “BALIF has been doing incredible work. This is very meaningful for us. A number of staff and board members will be accepting the award.” BALIF is also introducing this year the inaugural Julius Turman Award, named for the late gay African American attorney who served on the San Francisco Police Commission. Turman died in 2018. The first recipient of the Turman Award will be UC Davis law student Rachel Schiff. Schiff, who identifies as a Jewish queer femme, is the director of the Gender and Name Change Clinic at the King Hall Lambda Law Students Association. “We host between five and six workshops a year, which assist trans and gender nonbinary clients filling out name and gender change court paperwork and identity documents,”

nations, and informal polls – suggested nationally, its vote was split between Buttigieg and Warren. In pockets around the country, however, Sanders had wide LGBT support. He won California with about 32% of the vote, indicating appeal among a broad swath of the electorate. During a visit to Dallas on Monday, Buttigieg told a small crowd prior to a Biden campaign rally that the goal of his campaign had always been “much bigger than me becoming president.” Buttigieg praised Biden as bringing back the “politics of decency” and having a record of “delivering” action on some of the most important issues – “taking on the [National Rifle Association], negotiating the Paris Climate Accord, shepherding through the Affordable Care Act.”

Biden thanked Buttigieg for his endorsement and paid him “the highest compliment I can give any man or woman.” “He reminds me of my son, Beau,” said Biden, who was famously very close to his elder son, a veteran of the war in Iraq and attorney general of Delaware. Beau Biden died of a brain tumor in May 2015, just as his father was considering a run for president. Biden said that, when he looked over at Buttigieg during the debates, he thought to himself, “That’s Beau.” Biden said Buttigieg is a “man of enormous integrity,” who has “as much moral courage as he does physical courage.” “There are a generation of leaders Pete’s age who have unlimited potential. If Pete had been around

BALIF gala co-chair Amanda Hamilton

Growing pains

BALIF, like most nonprofits, has had growing pains over the years. Most recently, as the B.A.R. previously reported, at least three members of the BALIF board of directors – including a co-chair – resigned. Although each member who resigned in March 2019 gave personal reasons for their departures, multiple sources, as well as content from the resignation emails, emphasized a dysfunctional, toxic environment at the association. Kosbie said that this year BALIF has “a completely new board.” “We have very productive relationships and there was a community forum last year and we took a lot of feedback about how to move forward and keep people in BALIF,” Kosbie said. Gala tickets are still available and as low as $100 for those who work for nonprofits and the government and $150 for those who work for firms and other private organizations. “We are clearly not at the end of the rainbow,” Kosbie said. “We still have a lot of work to do.” t The BALIF gala takes place Friday, March 6, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Bently Reserve, 301 Battery Street (between Sacramento and Clay). For more information, visit http://www.balif.org.

here another six years ... I would be endorsing Pete.” Later Monday evening, in an interview, CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Biden if he would consider Buttigieg and Klobuchar for roles in a Biden administration. Speaking about Buttigieg, Biden said he thinks it is “important to bring along a new generation of politicians,” and that “there are a lot of things he could do in an administration if I’m the president.” Interestingly, there has been speculation among various political observers that Buttigieg might be a vice presidential choice for Biden and that lesbian Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) might be such a choice for Sanders. t

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In third with close to 18% of the vote was Democrat Mani Grewal, a member of the Modesto City Council who was accused of homophobic campaign attacks against Eggman. It prompted Equality California, the statewide LGBT advocacy group backing Eggman in the race, to call on Grewal’s supporters to withdraw their endorsements of his candidacy. In a statement EQCA Executive Director Rick Chavez Zbur hailed Eggman’s victory in the primary. “Susan Talamantes Eggman is the champion that Central Valley Voters want and deserve fighting for them in Sacramento,” stated Zbur. “We are proud to support Susan’s campaign because we know she’ll roll up her sleeves and tackle homelessness, veterans’ issues and LGBTQ+ civil rights. We’re confident Susan will win in November, and we’ll be with her every step of the way.” In the suburbs northeast of Sacramento, lesbian businesswoman and senior advocate Jackie Smith, who used to live in San Jose, is mounting her second bid to unseat Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) from his 6th Assembly District seat. She lost to Kiley in 2018 and is again facing an uphill climb this year. She came in second in the primary race, with 37.6%, while Kiley easily took first with 62.4%.

In the special election for the open 28th Senate District seat, which includes Palm Springs, lesbian aging policy expert Joy Silver was trailing in third place behind fellow Democrat Elizabeth Romero as of Wednesday morning. Republican former state Senator Jeff Stone resigned in November to work for the Trump administration in the Department of Labor, leading to the special election to succeed him being scheduled to coincide with the primary election. A candidate needed to secure more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff with the top two vote-getters May 12. Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) fell short of the goal, coming in first place Tuesday with 41.5% of the vote. Romero, a county education official, was holding on to second with 21.7% of the vote. Silver, who came close to ousting Stone in 2018 and had planned to run for his seat in 2022, was close behind in third with 20.6% of the vote. As of Wednesday morning, she was short 1,499 votes to advance to the runoff race. In Orange County, gay Mission Viejo businessman Scott Rhinehart, a Democrat, appears headed for a fall matchup against Republican Laurie Davies for the 73rd Assembly District seat. The two knocked out Assemblyman William Brough (R-Dana Point),

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who was accused of inappropriate behavior by four women. Davies took first place in the primary with nearly 28% of the vote, according to the unofficial returns, while Rhinehart was in second place with 21.7% of the vote. In 2018 he had lost to Brough, who this time was in fourth place with 18% of the vote behind Democrat Chris Duncan, who netted 18.3% of the vote. Should Rhinehart win the seat in November, he would be the first LGBT legislator from Orange County. Another gay man seeking the adjacent Assembly District 72 Assembly seat, lawyer Bijan Mohseni, came up short Tuesday. Mohseni landed in fourth with nearly 15% of the vote. He was vying to become the first LGBT legislator of Iranian descent. Abigail Medina, who identifies as both queer and lesbian, is aiming to become the first out state legislator from San Bernardino County. A member of the San Bernardino City Unified School District board, Medina was in first place Wednesday morning with 26.3% of the vote in the primary race for the 23rd Senate District seat. The incumbent, Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), is termed out of office in 2020, and it appears Medina will faceoff against Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, who was holding on to second place with 25.1% of the primary vote.

Medina had been subjected to personal attacks by fellow Democrat Kris Fellow in an endorsement questionnaire she filled out for the California National Organization for Women. It led that group and EQCA to condemn her doing so, and an apology from Fellow, who ended up in fourth place with 17% of the primary vote. In Los Angeles, gay Koreatown resident Godfrey Santos Plata, an educator who emigrated as a child from the Philippines, is running to unseat incumbent Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles). Should he win the 53rd Assembly District seat, Plata would be the first out immigrant elected to the Legislature. He heads into the November election as the underdog, having captured 34.5% of the vote Tuesday. Santiago garnered 65.5%, as the pair of Democrats were the only candidates in the race. In Riverside County, lesbian Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) was trailing behind her gay Republican opponent, peace officer Chris Raahauge, as of Wednesday morning. According to the unofficial returns, Cervantes was in second place with 49.6% of the vote, while Raahauge was in first place with 50.4% of the vote. If he can pull out an upset come November in their race for the 60th Assembly District, Raahauge would become the first out gay Republican

to be elected to the state Legislature. The GOP has wanted to oust Cervantes ever since she flipped the district blue four years ago. In December, Cervantes gave birth to triplets, two boys and one girl, making her the first openly LGBT California state legislator, and fourth California state legislator, to give birth while serving in office. She is also one of the seven current members of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. The affinity group for LGBT lawmakers will see two of its seven members depart come December, Galgiani due to term limits and gay Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) is expected to be elected his city’s mayor in November. As for the two other out candidates who were seeking Assembly seats Tuesday, one was bisexual escort Starchild, who qualified as a write-in candidate against Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco). It will be a while before it is known how many people wrote his name down. And Alex Walton, like Raahauge a member of the Log Cabin Republicans club for LGBT GOPers, landed in last place with 5.3% of the vote in the primary race for the open 33rd Assembly District seat in the state’s High Desert region east of Los Angeles. State Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) opted to run for an open House seat rather than seek re-election. t

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In the matter of the application of: FRANCES BENDER, 2040 BROADWAY #301, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner FRANCES BENDER, is requesting that the name AVA GRACE BENDER, be changed to AVA-GRACE MARGARET BENDER. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm 103 on the 24th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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In the matter of the application of: GRACE NAN KAO, 25 SIERRA ST #W304, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107 & AIDAN SIOBHAN MADIGAN-CURTIS, 1395 22ND ST #411, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner GRACE NAN KAO & AIDAN SIOBHAN MADIGANCURTIS, are requesting that the name QUINN ISABELLA MADIGAN-KAO, be changed to QUINN ISABELLA KAO. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103, on the 19th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555583 In the matter of the application of: AUDREY ANNE SCHENCK, 2242 SLOAT BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner AUDREY ANNE SCHENCK, is requesting that the name AUDREY ANNE SCHENCK, be changed to AUDREY ANNE SCHENCK BADJO. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 19th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555577 In the matter of the application of: CORY MICHAEL JUHLIN, 855 BRANNAN ST #678, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CORY MICHAEL JUHLIN, is requesting that the name CORY MICHAEL JUHLIN, be changed to CORY MICHAEL HAWKRAVEN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 19th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555578 In the matter of the application of: DAVID ADAM HURST, 855 BRANNAN ST #678, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner DAVID ADAM HURST, is requesting that the name DAVID ADAM HURST, be changed to DAVID ADAM HAWKRAVEN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 19th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038959700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JULIE’S SAFE CLEANING, 394 CAPISTRANO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GUILLERMINA ALAMILLA RAMIREZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/24/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/20.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038975600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SF TRIAL TECH, 241 NEVADA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MICHAEL SKRZYPEK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/20.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038963900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MISE EN PLACEMENT, 165 MARGARET AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DANTE RAMON NUÑO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/20.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAISHAN CUISINE, 781 BROADWAY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed HUIYUAN INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/21/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/29/20.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NINE HIVES, 738 CLIPPER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed NOVE VINEYARDS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/05/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/05/20.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROXY PRESS, 105 FAIRMOUNT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CONTEXT MARKETING SERVICES 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 02/06/20.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARBOR, 384 HAYES ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE ABSINTHE GROUP, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/06/20.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CADILLAC BAR AND GRILL, 1355 MARKET ST #160, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed DOS LAREDOS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/06/20.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555619 In the matter of the application of: CHRISTOPHER KENDALL CARR, P.O.BOX 14702, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CHRISTOPHER KENDALL CARR is requesting that the name CHRISTOPHER KENDALL CARR AKA CHRISTOPHER KINSEY CRONIN AKA CHRISTOPHER CRONIN, be changed to CHRISTOPHER KINSEY CRONIN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 2nd of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555608 In the matter of the application of: JOE LOUIS LOPEZ, 1050 PINE ST #3, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JOE LOUIS LOPEZ, is requesting that the name JOE LOUIS LOPEZ AKA JOSEPH LUIS LOPEZ AKA JOSEPH L. LOPEZ AKA JOSEPH LOPEZ, be changed to JOSEPH LUIS LOPEZ. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm 103 on the 26th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038989000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRACTICALI LAW, 44 MONTGOMERY ST 3RD FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SIRIVATH MU. 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 02/13/20.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRAND NEW DAY, 5455 GARDEN GROVE BLVD #500, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed UNIVERSAL CARE, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/10/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/21/20.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ONESTOP WINE & SPIRITS, 1373 CAYUGA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ONESTOP TRADING LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/20/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/20.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038966500

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038966300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIG & THISTLE APOTHECARY, 313 IVY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed 415 NATIVE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/29/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/29/20.

In the matter of the application of: JOHNNIE SHANG TEH LIN, 1700 GOUGH ST #502, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JOHNNIE SHANG TEH LIN, is requesting that the name JOHNNIE SHANG TEH LIN AKA JOHNNIE SHANG-TEH LIN AKA JOHNNIE S. LIN AKA JOHN SHANG TEH LIN AKA JOHN LIN AKA JOHN S. LIN, be changed to JOHN SHANG-TEH LIN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103, on the 7th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUTH BEND DESIGN, LLC, 726 GUERRERO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed SOUTH BEND DESIGN, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/29/20.

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14 • Bay Area Reporter • March 5-11, 2020

SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: THOMAS WOODROW PRICE II, YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. PETITIONER’S NAME IS MIRIAM PRICE, AKA MARIAM PRICE, AKA MARIAM MELKO CASE NO. 19FL003010

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER COURTHOUSE, 201 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95113. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, is: Motaz M. Gerges, Esq, 330 Arden Ave #210, Glendale, CA 91203; 818-396-4433. Date: 08/05/19. Clerk of the Superior Court, by A. Georgieva, Deputy. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court. 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children. 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE – ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com . Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

FEB 13, 20, 27, MARCH 05, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038982400

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038982600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FAST PRO SERVICES, 1610 POST ST #301, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PACIFIC LIGHT GROUP INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/10/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038956600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE IH0011, 300 7TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed HENLEY PACIFIC SF LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/15/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/22/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555559 In the matter of the application of: NATALYA SHITOVA, 125 CAMBON DR #4E, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NATALYA SHITOVA, is requesting that the name NATALYA SHITOVA, be changed to NATALYA PINKHASOVA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept.103N, on the 10th of March 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 06, 13, 20, 27, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039000400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WATCHERS SECURITY, 950 GILMAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CURTIS THOMAS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/24/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/24/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038995900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TOISHAN IRONWORKS, 730 HURON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SHI ZHU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/29/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038969800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE APERTURIST, 810 GONZALEZ DR., #4F, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EKEVARA KITPOWSONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/28/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/31/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038995200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, 155 VALENCIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed STEVEN BIEGEL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/01/99. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038996300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUGAR COIN PRESS, RISING CHIMERA PRODUCTIONS, 2261 MARKET ST #418A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOYCE Y. LEE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/14/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/20/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038965400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YSA BARBERSHOP, 763 ELLIS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ISA ALY MOHAMATH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/02/06. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/20.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MERKADO SAN FRANCISCO, 130 TOWNSEND ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed NO WALLS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/29/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/29/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038988600

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038980000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALUEXCHANGE DIAMOND IMPORTERS, 999 GREEN ST #2503, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HAROLD APFELBAUM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/31/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/13/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038989100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JAYNE ALTAFFER STYLIST, 178 BLUXOME ST, UNIT 206, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JAYNE BOYLE ALTAFFER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/13/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/13/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038971800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ROYALTYDNA, 60 29TH ST, #232, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ZEMA COLE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/03/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038959600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEN’S HEALTH HAVEN, 55 NEW MONTGOMERY #306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed STEPHEN TRAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/24/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/20.

FEB 20, 27, MARCH 05, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038988100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHE BENDS, 1340 BRYANT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MERYL PATAKY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/02/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/06/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038990300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NANI HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING, 1075 QUESADA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOVICA MAKSIMOVIC. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/13/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/14/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038998900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HEALGOOD, 1571 23RD AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed STACEY MICHAELS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/07/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/21/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038999000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAPPY CHILDHOOD, 2268 17TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed TATIANA SERGUNINA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/21/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/21/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038996100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UNICA DENTAL, 2813 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed DR. CHOI DMD, 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 02/13/20.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JL PAINTING, 79 REGENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed ZHI XIN YANG & JOE LOC. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/20.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038994900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POLYGON VISUALS, 2750 42ND AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed POLYGON VISUALS INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/19/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039000300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OTRA, 682 HAIGHT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ONE TABLE MANAGEMENT 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 02/24/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038992200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PATIO, 3232 SCOTT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ALPHA BAR 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 02/18/20.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038361100

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: PARIGO, 3232 SCOTT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business was conducted by a limited liability company and signed by ALPHA BAR LLC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/18.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-037886600

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: HAPPY CHILDHOOD, 2268 17TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business was conducted by a married couple and signed by EDWARD ROMANOV & JANET ROMANOV. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/08/17.

FEB 27, MARCH 05, 12, 19, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555633 In the matter of the application of: LYNNETTE GALIZA, 6 PORTOLA DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner LYNNETTE GALIZA, is requesting that the name LYNNETTE GALIZA, be changed to LYNNETTE LAROCHE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm 103 on the 7th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555672 In the matter of the application of: KEVIN CHRISTOPHER LINGERFELT, 1954 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner KEVIN CHRISTOPHER LINGERFELT, is requesting that the name KEVIN CHRISTOPHER LINGERFELT, be changed to KEVIN COSTA INGELMAN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 16th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555673 In the matter of the application of: SAMUEL PATRICK TEPPERMAN-GELFANT, 1954 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner SAMUEL PATRICK TEPPERMANGELFANT, is requesting that the name SAMUEL PATRICK TEPPERMAN-GELFANT AKA SAM TEPPERMAN-GELFANT, be changed to SAMUEL PATRICK TEPPERMAN GELFANT INGELMAN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 16th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555643 In the matter of the application of: RUFUS NATHANIEL WASHINGTON C/O NANCY M. CONWAY, LAW OFFICES OF NANCY M. CONWAY, 345 FRANKLIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner RUFUS NATHANIEL WASHINGTON, is requesting that the name RUFUS NATHANIEL WASHINGTON, be changed to RUFUS NATHANIEL WATKINS. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm 103 on the 9th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555666 In the matter of the application of: DIANNA LYNN WARE, 1407 BIRCHWOOD CT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner DIANNA LYNN WARE, is requesting that the name DIANNA LYNN WARE AKA DIANNA LYNN MOORE, be changed to DIANNA LYNN MOORE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm 103 on the16th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555679 In the matter of the application of: NERIAH MICHELLE BOWERS, 900 INGERSON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NERIAH MICHELLE BOWERS, is requesting that the name NERIAH MICHELLE BOWERS AKA NERIAH BOWERS, be changed to NERIAH AHYOKA FOYE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 14th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555675

In the matter of the application of: JASON DUANE MOORE, 1222 HARRISON ST # 2420, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JASON DUANE MOORE, is requesting that the name JASON DUANE MOORE, be changed to JASON DUANE GREENMORE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 14th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-20-555676 In the matter of the application of: ANASTASIA MARIE GREENE, 1222 HARRISON ST #2420, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ANASTASIA MARIE GREENE, is requesting that the name ANASTASIA MARIE GREENE, be changed to ANASTASIA MARIE GREENMORE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept 103N, Rm 103N on the 14th of April 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039010800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE TEAK, 2157 JACKSON ST #2, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed AGOTA KRAPAVICKAITE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/14/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038984500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRESHITO, 4809 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROSA E. ESPINOZA. 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 02/11/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039008600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIMA TRANSPORTATION, 1550 BAY ST #C243, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DMITRIY SHYNGEL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/28/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/28/20.

MARCH, 05, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038989700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEEK-ABOO LEARNING CENTER, 908 PARIS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed XIAO HONG XIE. 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 02/14/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038977600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BAYFIT SF, 1363 30TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BAILEY LIU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/05/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/05/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039001000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LIFE THEATRE SERVICES, 1729 STOCKTON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed CYNTHIA CRISTILLI & MOLLY GOODE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/04/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/20.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038996200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MUSIC CITY ENTERTAINMENT, 1353 BUSH ST #112, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed MUSIC CITY ARTIST DEVELOPMENT (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039004200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALOHA HAWAIIN BARBECUE, 4935 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ALOHA HAWAIIN BARBECUE (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/26/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038996800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODBYES CONSIGNMENT, 3483 SACRAMENTO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed HENMAR INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/09/91. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/20/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039008800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIZZA DUE, 489 CHURCH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed JOEL J. HADDAD & REHAM HADDAD. 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 02/28/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039004700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BINGHAM RENTALS, 559 SHOTWELL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed EDWARD BINGHAM & MERYLEE SMITHBINGHAM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/14/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/26/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039010000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMPUS, 2241 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123 . This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed AVILA PARTNERS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/20/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039005000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BURMA GOLD, 695 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed GLD MYAN MGT LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/03/20. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/26/20.

MARCH 05, 12, 19, 26, 2020 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038773400

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: CAMPUS, 2241 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business was conducted by a limited liability company and signed by TELEGRAPH HILL ASSOCIATES LLC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 08/26/19.

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e tune into TV to hang out with these friends who in some way reflect your world back out to you.” “Television helps us make sense of who we are.” These testimonies are from well-known LGBTQ TV actors, producers, and screenwriters who kickstart the five-part documentary series “Visible: Out on Television,” streaming on Apple TV+. Directed by Ryan White with executive producers Wilson Cruz and Wanda Sykes, this TV event charts the history of LGBTQ representation from 1950s/60s Dark Ages (the first time the word homosexual was uttered on TV was during the Army-McCarthy Congressional hearings, and it wasn’t celebratory) through today’s hard-won diverse visibility. See page 19 >>

Gay TV star Neil Patrick Harris, interviewed in “Visible: Out on Television” on Apple TV+.

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ard on the heels of the recent announcement of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s first season with the San Francisco Symphony, the Music Director Designate commenced two weeks of guest appearances at Davies Symphony Hall. The fortnight couldn’t help feeling like a preview, but the programs and wholehearted response of the Orchestra to its new conductor proved impressive from any standpoint. Two exciting guest soloists, soprano Julia Bullock and violinist Leila Josefowicz, added special luster. See page 16 >>

merican Zoetrope was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by a then-30-year-old elder statesman, Francis Ford Coppola, an audacious, charismatic “front man” with a gift for writing and working with actors, and a younger, soft-spoken, selfprofessed “worrier” named George Lucas, remembered by some USC film school alumni as a skinny kid with chutzpah. Though temperament and personality-wise they couldn’t have been more different, the two men complemented each other and shared a Utopian vision of an alternative to Hollywood. Or so legend has it. See page 18 >>

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16 • Bay Area Reporter • March 5-11, 2020

Poetic imagination in small doses by Roberto Friedman

rose poems are among our favorite forms of poetry to read. On the page they appear to be small, accessible samples of prose, but when you read them, there turns out to be more than meets the eye. There’s mystery, something left unsaid, the beating heart of poetry behind them. Two collections of prose poems began Out There’s reading week. “Tracing the Unspoken” by Slovenian poet Milan Selj is a small chapbook of prose poems translated by their author and Harvey Vincent (A Midsummer Night’s Press). “The Blue Absolute” is a new collection of prose poems by renowned Bay Area poet Aaron Shurin (Nightboat Books). Slim, undersized, they were easy to tuck into a pocket and dip into during the interstices between events.

In spare, highly concentrated paragraphs of poems, Selj explores gay desire in the face of a homophobic society. There is longing, release, tension, denial, everything you might get in a more complete exploration like a novel or a play, but here stripped-down, concentrated. OT can only reproduce

small portions here. “In his faded little flat I lay on a table among the remains of stinking food and dirty glasses. I kept squeezing my nipples so I would come quickly. Then I picked 20 quid from his fucking pocket.” “I smell sweet milky chestnut, while his quick trembling breath tickles my neck. At home my trouser leg betrayed me, stained with sticky drops.” “Slowly, like an elegant jackal, he sneaks out of bed, leaving behind the impression of a sensuous shadow. I let him steal the last word before he departs. His sharp fragrance floats in the air, enveloping my still-quivering body.” In Selj’s sensual verse, there are

passing shadows of Jean Genet, Jean Cocteau, Arthur Rimbaud. This is his English-language debut. In “The Blue Absolute” Aaron Shurin is attempting something more lyrical, more cosmic. His prose poems float alongside and over the spurs to their observation as if liquid, spilled mercury along the page. Again, the merest excerpts from the poems, themselves miniatures: “He sits at the bus stop in the spume of late sun – wind spreads light. His brain is dim in the warm flush: How does he come to attention mashed like a boxer, he whose face was articulate in the mirror of a dream as a being in love and light?” The collection is offered in four

parts; the last, “Shiver,” is dedicated “for San Francisco.” Over two stanzas of its first canto, we get: “Do you remember that hilltop above the hilltops where light fell like water to drench our wide-open faces and the whole thing “spread out before us coast to Bay, rise and fall, as we locked hands to seize and store the image and our lingering kiss drew in the streets and parks and timbered houses and raw incendiary sky as if kissing were breathing.” The poem goes on. Reading it is as simple as tackling prose, but there’s poetic sparkle and daring in it, as in all the pieces in the collection, the abstract melting into the particular.t

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think Google paid? Not very much! If you don’t believe me, talk to Bono, he’s avoided hundreds of millions of pounds in taxes while claiming that U2 are based in Holland! It doesn’t stop him going about the world in expensive sunglasses claiming to end poverty or whatever.” Coogan, you may recall, was both funny and poignantly sad in “Stan and Ollie,” the nuanced bio-pic about the careers and off-screen relationship of the early-20th-century Silver Screen comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Coogan played the brains of the outfit, Britishborn Stan Laurel. In “Greed,” Amelia Troubridge, Courtesy Sony Pictures Classic the actor has bitten off a bit Isla Fisher as Samantha, Steve Coogan as Sir Richard McCreadie, Asa more than can be easily digestButterfield as Finn in director Michael Winterbottom’s “Greed.” ed by audiences, who are paying more than the minimum “Greed” suffers from a lack of drator Winterbottom, with additional wage to be amused for a couple matic focus, opting for scattershot, material by Sean Gray. The supof hours. heavy-handed scenes against easy porting cast includes Isla Fisher, British artists such as Alec Guintargets. I saw the film as the closingShirley Henderson and young Asa ness, Peter Sellers and John Cleese night offering of the fab Mostly Butterfield as a prankish teen whose could skewer targets ranging from British Film Festival at the Vogue. practical joke involves Coogan’s bilthe British War Office and the monThat crowd appeared to be mildly lionaire plus a dangerous old lion. archy to organized religion while engaged. Spoiler alert: the third act is a killer leaving audiences on both sides “Greed” was written by direcin more ways than one.t of the Atlantic wanting more. But joins Salonen in 2020-21 as one of eight forward-thinking “Collaborative Partners.” Her commanding intelligence and wonderful singing talent were obvious when she made a memorable San Francisco Opera debut in John Adams’ “Girls of the Golden West,” but local listeners knew her in 2013 when she stopped the show singing “Somewhere” in MTT’s semi-staged production of “West Side Story.” Her most recent appearance in French-language songs, Benjamin Britten’s “Les Illuminations” to words by Arthur Rimbaud, and Ravel’s “Three Poems of Stephane Mallarme,” included Bullock’s own English translations in the program notes. The contribution provided insight as to the depth of her artistry and explained the intensity of the performance. She knows what she is singing and intuitively inhabits the meaning. With Salonen’s solid support, Bullock’s interpretation was thoroughly convincing. The warmth of her tone, with a dramatic edge, lent interesting drama to Britten’s haunting score and Rimbaud’s mysterious words. Salonen opened and closed the subtly structured bill with two contrasted orchestral works. Steven Stucky’s imposing “Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Purcell)” was a big, solemn opening, played with precision. The conductor’s direction, athletically strong and clipped, occasionally borders on severity,

but there is no denying the results. The score, written at Esa-Pekka’s suggestion in 1992, represents one composer’s admiration of another, but Stucky’s brief (10 mins.) modern take is gripping itself. The concert ended with Ravel’s shimmering “Mother Goose,” offering a softer look at Salonen’s fascination with orchestral coloring. It was a tantalizing introduction to his restless, fresh probing of established repertoire. Last week, Salonen bid au revoir with a highly theatrical concert that featured his own Violin Concerto, played with ferocious virtuosity by Leila Josefowicz. The concert started with the conductor’s unexpectedly light-hearted view of Beethoven’s Overture to “King Stephen.” Ripping into as if it were the overture to “Oklahoma!,” Salonen delighted in the composer’s stops and starts, and quick shifts of mood. The Salonen Violin Concerto, written in 2009 and first heard at DSH in 2011, finished the first half with a strenuous workout for soloist and orchestral musicians. To say Josefowicz, her colleagues, and the conductor were up to the task would be understatement. The Concerto is a nonstop summation of Salonen’s stated compositional mission to date. Bold, dynamic, challenging, and classically beautiful, the score is mindful of musical history, but never sounds derivative. Salonen manages to engage listeners with a blend of uncom-

promising integrity and unique invention, and Leila Josefowicz is the perfect soloist. When he repeatedly turned tumultuous applause back to her and the orchestra, she happily pointed back. They are both stars. I grew up on Leonard Bernstein’s marvelous recording of Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 5 with the New York Philharmonic. Appreciation of the great Danish symphonist’s work grew with Herbert Blomstedt’s advocacy during his decade in SF. Esa-Pekka promises a fresh look at the classics in his coming appointment. He certainly offered a thrilling taste with his interpretation of the mighty Fifth. The composer is known for gloriously sweeping melodies and exultant mastery of orchestration, but Salonen, even more than Blomstedt, paces the drama with passion and precision; think Pierre Boulez with heart. The orchestra played superbly, and percussionist Jacob Nissly and clarinetist Carey Bell were outstanding in solos. The brass, so important in Nielsen, followed the conductor’s tough direction with shining power. This week, MTT returns to the podium for two weeks of concerts before his last European tour with the Orchestra March 17-April 7. Friday, March 6, MTT conducts Mahler’s Sixth, the emotional heart of his lifelong commitment to the composer. sfsymphony.orgt

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Spring 2020 book season reading list by Gregg Shapiro

n anticipation of the change of seasons, here are some forthcoming books to add to your reading list. Fiction section: The debut short story collection “We Had No Rules” (Arsenal Pulp Press) by Corinne Manning is notable for its varied cast of queer characters choosing between assimilation and rebellion. Joshua Henkin returns with his fourth novel, “Morningside Heights” (Pantheon), described as “a sweeping and compassionate novel about a marriage surviving hardship.” Set in 1986, “The Prettiest Star” (Hub City Press), the second novel by Carter Sickels, follows Brian, who, after six years in New York and the death of his lover, returns to his family home in small-town Appalachia. In his debut novel “Swimming in the Dark” (William Morrow), Tomasz Jedrowski takes us back to early-1980s Poland and the decline of communism. Ludwik and Janusz meet at a summer agricultural camp and begin an all-consuming affair in spite of the repressive Catholic society. Scott Spencer, best known for his 1979 breakout novel “Endless Love,” resumes where he left off from his 2017 novel “River Under the Road” in “An Ocean Without a Shore” (Ecco), revisiting romantic obses-

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The independent movie studio made its debut in 1970, and got off to a rocky financial start, with Lucas’ dystopian sci-fi feature “THX 1138,” based on a short he made in film school. It starred a wiry Roberto Duvall as a non-conformist in a bleak, futuristic society where the popula-

sion in the story of Kip’s fixation on straight, married Thaddeus. “Vanishing Monuments” (Arsenal Pulp Press), the debut novel by John Elizabeth Stintzi, tells the story of non-binary photographer and professor Alani, who returns home after 30 years to deal with their mother, in declining health as her dementia increases. Geared toward teen readers, “A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance and Hope” (Viking) is an anthology edited by Patrice Caldwell, featuring work by Danielle Paige, Amerie, Danny Lore and Elizabeth Acevedo. Inspired by her visits to Mykonos, Laury A. Egan set her newest lesbian murder mystery “The Ungodly Hour” (Interlude Press) there, in a suspenseful tale of a photographer whose idyllic sojourn is

disrupted by a series of murders. Originally published in 1949 and reissued over the years, “Olivia” (Penguin Classics) by Dorothy Strachey, aka Dorothy Bussy, follows the title character from England to a Parisian finishing school where she is beguiled by her teacher, Mademoiselle Julie. The new edition features an introduction by André Aciman. Nonfiction studies: Incorporating religion, math, music, fairy tales, movies, art, “Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing” (Mad Creek Books/Ohio State U. Press) by lesbian poet and memoirist Julie Marie Wade traces the intimate story of coming of age in her body. If you start reading Blake Gopnik’s massive biography “Warhol” (Ecco) now, you may finish it by Christmas 2020. From the prelude, featuring the first time that artist Andy Warhol died in June

tion is monitored and controlled with drugs, robots are ubiquitous, and sex is against the law. What a world! According to local lore, it was shot in the Caldecott Tunnel, the unfinished BART Transbay Tube and the Marin County Civic Center at a fraction of the cost of the “Star Wars” catering budget. A half-century and more than 80 productions later, BAMPFA looks

back at the studio’s legacy with “Francis Ford Coppola and 50 Years of American Zoetrope,” a two-part series that assembles films from 1963-2019 directed or supported by Coppola and the company he built. The first installment includes “little films” such as “The Godfather” (1972), a game-changer by any standard for everyone involved (the offer from Paramount to direct the picture saved Coppola from ruin), and the surprisingly relevant surveillance thriller “The Conversation” (1974), which suggests eavesdropping can lead to colossal misunderstandings. The program also provides an opportunity to revisit or be introduced to Coppola’s flawed though interesting early directorial efforts, like “Dementia 13” (1963), which he also wrote. The black & white gothic horror fest, produced by Roger Corman for the bottom slot of a double feature, involves a dank castle, a body dumped in the middle of a lake, a cursed family whose fortune is up for grabs, and a lunatic wielding an ax. A glimpse of things to come, “Dementia 13” showcases the emergence of a director with vision and style that would be fully born with “The Godfather,” notes retired BAMPFA curator Steve Seid. (The film’s title would appear on a theater marquee a decade later in “American Graffiti.”) In what may have been an antidote to the brooding intensity and arduous, near-cataclysmic shooting of “Apocalypse Now,” Coppola created “One from the Heart” (1982). The improbable musical confection, perhaps best viewed as an artifact, was a flop that Vittorio Storaro’s cinematography, the estimable influence of the great English director Michael Powell, and songs by Tom Waits couldn’t save. The $26 million picture tanked at the box office and drove Coppola into debt; not the last time that would happen in his storied career. Over the years American Zoetrope has mobilized its resources behind original, unconventional productions and brought the work of foreign directors to American audiences. “In the 1970s, for just a few years, Zoetrope was a small studio for beautiful, unexpected movies from anywhere,” recalls film historian David Thomson. The

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1968 after being shot by Valerie Solanas, to the chapters on his birth in 1928 to his untimely death in 1987, Gopnik is nothing less than thorough. Four friends – Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson and Piper Kendrix Williams – black, white, gay and straight, collaborated on the group memoir “The Toni Morrison Book Club” (Univ. of Wisconsin Press), using the novels of the late Toni Morrison as a launching pad for discussions about queerness, racism and surviving in uncertain times. Part of the Avidly Reads series of short books on the effects of culture on how we feel, “Making Out” (NYU Press) by Kathryn Bond Stockton is a “memoir about a nonbinary childhood before that idea existed in the world.” Now in paperback, “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls” (Bloomsbury), the debut memoir by literary essayist T Kira Madden, is the brutally honest story of her life as a biracial queer teen living in Boca Raton, Florida, with parents caught in struggles with alcohol and drug addictions. “Selling Dead People’s Things: Inexplicably True Tales, Vintage Fails & Objects of Objectionable Estates” (Thunderground Press) by poet and alternative musician Duane Scott Cerny takes us behind the scenes of

the antiques universe with humor and humanity. In “Poor Queer Studies” (Duke Univ. Press), educator and writer Matt Brim takes a different course from the usual queer studies, choosing to focus on poor and workingclass queer folks. Living alone in Hollywood, taking care of his mom and still looking for Mr. Right, gay comedian and actor Jason Stuart tells his story in “Shut Up, I’m Talking!: Coming Out in Hollywood and Making it to the Middle” (CCB Publishing). “The Dairy Restaurant” (Nextbook/Schocken), written and illustrated by Ben Katchor, is an illustrated history of “where we choose to eat” as well as an “encyclopedic directory” of the once-thriving dairy restaurants of New York City. “Outgrowing: Stories from the LGBTQ+ Community” (Writing Wrongs) is an anthology of interviews with photos, about people from Berks, Bucks, Cumberland, and Schuylkill counties in PA, crafted by 15 college students from PA, NJ and NY. Longtime gay journalist Rick Karlin (disclosure: this writer’s husband) has written his memoir, “Paper Cuts: My Life in Chicago’s Volatile LGBTQ Press” (Rattling Good Yarns Press), a behind-thescenes look at the headlines and headaches of the queer news biz.t

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“One from the Heart” (1982), part of “Francis Ford Coppola and 50 Years of American Zoetrope” at BAMPFA this spring.

output ranged from “Mishima” and “The Black Stallion” to “Hammett” and the restoration of Abel Gance’s “Napoleon.” Former PFA Director and co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival Tom Luddy, who was Zoetrope’s director of special projects in the 1980s and 90s, brought Coppola and Jean-Luc Godard together. The auspicious meeting led to the financing of the avant-garde director’s “Every Man for Himself,” a work in three segments with Isabelle Huppert and Nathalie Baye, written by the brilliant Jean-Claude Carriere. Luddy was also instrumental in organizing the team for “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” (1985). Shot in Japan with a Japanese cast and crew, scored by Philip Glass, writer-director Paul Schrader’s stylized, existential film reveals itself through flashbacks based on the life and fiction of Japanese author Yukio Mishima. Enticed by the beautifully detailed storyboards painted by Akira Kurosawa, Lucas and Coppola helped secure Hollywood studio funding for the Japanese master’s sumptuously filmed samurai pageant “Kagemusha” (1980), the Machiavellian tale of a petty criminal who, on the eve of his execution, is recruited to pose as a dying king’s decoy or “shadow warrior” in feudal Japan. Part 2 of the series, coming

in June, includes the final cut of “Apocalypse Now” (1979/2019) and “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,” Eleanor Coppola’s perceptive 1991 documentary about the problem-plagued production. Being married to the director and on location with him afforded her intimate access to his thoughts and state of mind. “The Cotton Club: Encore,” “The Outsiders,” “American Graffiti” and other youththemed movies – two directed by Coppola’s daughter, Sofia – are also on tap. Cinema is something of a family business. Sofia and Coppola’s son Roman now own the studio, which, since 1972, has been headquartered in the architecturally distinctive Sentinel Building in North Beach. Café Zoetrope, on the ground floor, with its memorabilia and photographs of the famous, is a reminder of the exceptional cinematic talent Coppola attracted – Walter Murch, Caleb Deschanel, John Milius, Agnieszka Holland, Carroll Ballard, to name a few – and the projects, some more successful than others, his company nurtured through its cachet and connections. Raise a glass or wander into BAMPFA for a second take.t Part 1: March 5-May 17. Part 2: dates TBD. www.bampfa.org

On the web This week, find Jim Gladstone’s profile “Keala Settle: This is her!” and David Lamble’s survey “Castro Theatre mixes classic & contemporary” online at www.ebar.com.

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‘Last Ship’: Sting’s blue-collar Brigadoon by Jim Gladstone

economically dependent on the declining local shipbuilday back in 1980, when ing industry. It’s assumed 29-year-old Sting was that young men like Gideon still leading rock trio The PoFletcher (Oliver Savile) will lice, he wrote a rhythmically follow in the footsteps of addictive, head-bobbing song their fathers and grandfathers, with lyrics that convey the taking jobs and pride in the sort of social protest engaged shipyard, building behemoth in by young people more incargo vessels for the world’s vested in sneering at the stacommerce. tus quo than actually doing But Gideon, seeking broadanything to effect change: er horizons, leaves both the “There is no political solutown and his girlfriend Meg tion/To our troubled evolu(Frances McNamee, whose tion/Have no faith in congorgeous, beacon-clear soprastitution/There is no bloody no makes her the show’s real revolution,” chants the man star). The yard’s industrialist born Gordon Sumner before owner, played with plummy asserting, “There must be plutocratic condescension by Matthew Murphy some other way,” but offerSean Kearns, making hay of a ing no particular direction. Sting starring in “The Last Ship.” small role, finds his business The singer then floats away on the decline. Ships are now from Big Bad Capitalism with being built cheaper and faster fervent repetitions of a selfelsewhere. oratively created musical that Sting soothing mantra: “We are spirits in By the time Gideon returns 16 stars in at the Golden Gate Theatre, the material world.” years (but just 15 minutes of stage ultimately founders in toothless Over the subsequent decades, time) later, the titular last ship is protest fantasy. Sting has been more specific and almost fully assembled, but its buyer The show’s storylines, said to have action-oriented in expressing his has bailed. Most of the yardmen been significantly trimmed since social conscience, raising funds and are to be laid off, the rest offered a “The Last Ship” plied the rough awareness on behalf of ecological, few months’ further employment at waters of Broadway for less than human rights and anti-Brexit orgareduced pay, to dismantle their own a year in 2014-15, center around nizations. But “The Last Ship,” the skilled handiwork. a small, working-class Northern autobiographically inspired, collabThe relationship between GideEngland town. In 1986, Wallsend is

on, Meg and their now-teenage daughter (Gasp! He never knew!) is tough to take. After so many years away, by what sorcery does Gideon assume he’ll be able to win back the secondary school sweetheart he abandoned? Why would Meg, after establishing herself as a successful single mother and independent business owner, succumb to his charms? Every little thing he does is magic? Meanwhile, Sting plays Jackie White, the respected foreman who, after hashing things over with union representatives about whether to strike and hope for a government bailout or accept scrapping work and closure, is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Symptoms (including poor vocal projection) suggest it may be lung cancer, but the malady seems to go to Jackie’s head, and he proposes a third way forward. Rallying the troops before succumbing onstage, he exhorts them to complete the ship (“It’s what we do!”), climb aboard and sail it out to sea. And they do, with Jackie’s casket their solemn cargo. This is piracy and lunacy. A show that reaches for gritty realism ridiculously shifts course into Deus ex fantasia for one of the most dramatically unsatisfying musical finales in memory.

There’s no sense to the symbolism. Feeling that there’s no political solution or bloody revolution, the goodspirited townsfolk opt to drift away from the material world, singing to themselves about their own hardy souls as they float toward willful oblivion. As another Police tune once put it, “Da doo doo doo/ Da dah dah dah.” The new songs Sting has written for this show, like much of his oeuvre, are attractive, sometimes even stirring. They’re richly orchestrated, with dense layers of instrumentation, by Rob Mathes. But they don’t work to advance plot-points, they embroider upon them, slowing down the narrative. Frequently sung by large phalanxes arranged on the stage in inert tableaux, they feel not so much like the score to a musical as an album of “music inspired by” the story. The set, projection and lighting design by 59 Productions and Matt Daw are handsome and impressively versatile. They’d add terrific depth and drama to a rock concert.t The Last Ship, through March 22. Golden Gate Theatre, 1 Taylor St., SF. Tickets ($70-$275): (888) 746-1799, www.broadwaysf.org.

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loria” is a must-see. Or a must-not-see. If you relish daring, smartly written, sharply performed theater that digs into the pith of contemporary American culture, you’ll be positively blown away by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ sometimes harrowing workplace drama at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater. But if you’re the type of theatergoer who might ever avoid a show based on an unspecific trigger warning – and I hope you’re not – “Gloria” is a skipper. The play starts out harshly funny, like an espresso-infused version of “The Office” with neurotic, overambitious New Yorkers instead of sweet-hearted doofus Scrantonians. It gets harsher and incredibly ugly all of a sudden, then stays that way. “Gloria” doesn’t unfold like it does because Jacob-Jenkins or director Eric Ting, who master-

fully modulates the script’s shifting tones, is after a cheap thrill, but because they aim to shock audiences into empathy with characters they might normally feel dismissive toward. You may initially gravitate to the overworked underlings at the Condé Nast-y magazine publishing company where the play begins. Or, with a twinge of guilt, you may relate to the witty, self-protective snark of the mid-level players. You won’t want to see yourself in the Wintourish overlords, but you may ultimately recognize their undeniable ingenuity. Your feelings about almost everyone will be turned inside-out. As much as I personally dislike the practice of theaters issuing trigger warnings (refusing to encounter a provocative piece of art is denying your power to process your emotions, not to mention the necessity of doing so), I object even more to

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“Visible” is the TV equivalent of Vito Russo’s “Celluloid Closet,” which showed how motion pictures depicted LGBTQ characters. Perhaps because of its intimacy, TV has had a greater impact on cultural attitudes, acting as both teacher and catalyst in the acceptance of LGBTQ people. “Visible” is chock-full of

archival footage. Though groundbreaking in their time, some clips can make you wince in horror because of how far we’ve come. “That Certain Summer” (1972) implied homosexuality is a mental illness, a gay father apologizing to his son, “If I had a choice, this is not something I would pick for myself.” Yet this first gay-themed TV movie made others possible, such as 1985’s “An Early Frost,” the first movie on AIDS

censoring reviews based on spoilers. If a play’s effectiveness is dependent on surprise plot twists, it’s not usually a very good play. In the case of “Gloria,” plot twist leads to paradigm shift. It’s not simply sprung on us that a good guy is actually a bad guy or vice versa. The entire play is spun on its axis. “Gloria” would still be well worth seeing if I ignored A.C.T.’s request to stay mum, because it’s an intellectually rich piece of writing full of ideas about personal narrative, media-driven desensitiKevin Berne zation and mental health. But the play demands to Kendra (Melanie Arii Mah) trades barbs with be felt through as well Dean (Jeremy Kahn) in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ as thought through. It “Gloria,” now playing A.C.T.’s Strand Theater. asks audience members, (nominated for 14 Emmys; all but one advertiser abandoned it). The episode Breakthrough recreates the 1997 coming out of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on her “Ellen” sitcom, and Ellen herself in Time magazine. Ellen had to beg ABC for this milestone, and it led to network advisories, ratings decline (audiences weren’t interested in her dating exploits) and cancellation. Yet the Ellen epiphany led to “Will & Grace,” which begat “Modern Family.” Such breakthroughs always include struggles, which include setbacks such as homicidal lesbians, killing off LGBTQ characters through murder or suicide, forcing gay/lesbian characters to date the opposite sex, and queer baiting (promoting lurid same-sex kisses to boost higher ratings for sweeps week). Many advances are highlighted, such as the first out gay person on TV, Lance Loud, on the first reality show, PBS’s 1973 “An American Family”; Ryan Phillippe’s first out gay teenager in the soap opera “One Life to Live”; Christine Jorgenson, the first trans person interviewed, in 1953; first lesbian TV movie “A Question of Love” (1978); first

gay Reality TV competition winner, Richard Hatch on “Survivor”; Pedro Zamora, the first openly gay man with AIDS, on “Real World: San Francisco”; and the coming out of journalists Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper and Rachel Maddow. The series excels with interviews of many LGBTQ and ally stars (Margaret Cho, George Takei, Janet Mock, Billy Porter) who comment on their roles and discuss how earlier LGBTQ characters inspired them. There are also poignant scenes noting casualties like closeted comedian Paul Lynde, forced to speak in code and stifled by the industry; and Sheila James, a supporting star on the comedy series “The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis” rejected as too butch for her own show. She gave up acting to pursue politics as Sheila Kuehl. Wilson Cruz, the first queer person of color in “My So-Called Life,” was thrown out of the house by his father, an incident written into the series. Many people of color interviewed complain about seeing only white LGBTQ characters (though there’s incisive analysis of “Noah’s Ark,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Pose” and “Orange Is

along with the characters, to feel what it’s like for reflex and reflection to be confusingly, overlappingly engaged. The cast of six, each playing more than one character, is cross-the-board extraordinary, with Jeremy Kahn and Melanie Arii Mah particularly impressive at peeling apart the onion-skin layers of their surprisingly complex primary roles. Lauren English plays two characters who, while diametrically opposite at one level, each take powerful control of their own stories. Let go, and let “Gloria” put a new spin on yours.t Gloria, through April 12. A.C.T.’s Strand Theater, 1127 Market St., SF. Tickets ($15-$110): (415) 729-2228, www.act-sf.org.

the New Black”) and the scarcity of roles for bisexuals and transgenders. Funny clips include queer-coded women’s series such as “Golden Girls” and “Sex and the City,” where the characters invoke gay archetypes while they create their own families; and Ellen and Wanda pinpointing secret lesbian characters who never came out, such as Alice in “The Brady Bunch,” Kate Jackson’s Sabrina in “Charlie’s Angels,” Mary Ann in “Gilligan’s Island,” “Cagney and Lacey.” There’s too much material crammed into these episodes and notable exclusions, but Oprah remarks, “When you see images that are reflective of your own life, it’s a reminder that your life matters.” No one watching “Visible” will question the veracity of her insight, but the series shows the price paid for the success of Lena Waithe, which would’ve been unimaginable even a decade ago. We crave rich, complex LGBTQ characters, but as “Visible”’s skillful contextualization of TV’s struggle within the larger history of LGBTQ civil rights reminds us, we won’t get them unless we fight for them. “Visible” is an exhilarating coming out for Apple TV+.t

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Max von Essen Back in town, back in time

by Jim Gladstone

hen Max von Essen was in San Francisco last March, he was playing the difficult lead character –and singing the difficult William Finn compositions– in Falsettos at the Golden Gate Theatre. He’d also recently released his first album, Call Me Old Fashioned, a collection of tender interpretations of golden age Broadway standards. “Eight performances of Falsettos a week demands a lot of me vocally. I need to rest between shows to keep my voice in shape,” he told the Bay Area Reporter at the time, sorry that he wouldn’t be able to perform the music from this pet project for local audiences. But von Essen returns to San Francisco this week to remedy that regret and showcase his solo work in a Bay Area Cabaret concert at the Venetian Room this Sunday afternoon. Unlike many contemporary musical theater actors, who grew up on pop, rock and R&B and began

delving into the great American songbook as a part of their training, von Essen, 45, has had a knack for anachronism since childhood. “I remember when I was a kid, sports were just not working out for me,” he recalls of growing up on Long Island. “I somehow started watching a lot of old movies on TV. It wasn’t my parents’ influence, I just found myself getting caught up in things like Singin’ In The Rain and Meet Me in Saint Louis. “My mother started picking up on my interest and introduced me to more modern musicals. She’d get me CDs and videos of things like Cabaret and Funny Girl. But I really did love the older MGM musicals the most. And that led me to Broadway cast recordings. I didn’t follow music that was popular when I was a kid. I was walking around the house singing Rosemary Clooney songs. And today, well, if you ask me to sing an Ariana Grande song, I’m like, uhhhhhh…” After hearing a grammar school music teacher play the piano, von Essen asked his parents for lessons.

“I remember going to a music store after I’d gotten a bit proficient and seeing this big book of Gershwin songs. I knew the name, but then, when I opened it up I realized they’d written so many songs that I loved. That’s my first memory of really connecting to songwriters.” The connection stuck. For his senior recital in high school, von Essen played the Gershwin preludes, music that returned to prominence in his life decades later when von Essen, after touring as backup for Liza Minnelli and playing Broadway in the companies of late 20thcentury stalwarts Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, was cast in his breakout, Tony-nominated role as Henri in 2014’s An American In Paris. “Every time I’d done another show,” says von Essen, “I’d eventually get to a point where I felt very comfortable in the role. But in Paris, from the first performance, I felt like I was stepping onto the stage as an extension of myself. I’d always thought I’d eventually do an album, and American In Paris made it clear to

me just what kind of album I should do.” On Call Me Old Fashioned, von Essen includes tunes by the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Harnick and Bock and many of their midcentury contemporaries, accompanied, as he will be at Sunday’s concert, by the esteemed arranger and pianist Billy Stritch. “I didn’t think Billy would do it,” von Essen recalls. “But when I emailed him to ask about doing the album, he wrote back within an hour to say yes. That’s the thing that really convinced me to get over any fear I had and go with this project. Billy was the music director when I auditioned for Liza Minnelli all those years ago. And Liza’s father directed the movie of An American In Paris. George Gershwin was Liza’s godfather! There are just so many connections.”t Max von Essen, Sunday, March 8, 5pm, Bay Area Cabaret at the Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St. $65. (415) 927-4636. www.bayareacabaret.org

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Left: Max von Essen with Nick Adams in Falsettos. Right: Max von Essen in the “Stairway to Paradise” number in An American in Paris.

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t’s been 27 years since Stephan Jenkins put together the first lineup of Third Eye Blind here in San Francisco. But when the band –whose hits include the “Never Let You Go,” “How’s It Going To Be” and the still-ubiquitous late-20thcentury anthem “Semi-Charmed Life”– plays Oakland’s Fox Theater next Friday, March 13, Jenkins says it’ll by no means be a wallow in nostalgia, for either the musicians or the fans. For Screamer, Third Eye Blind’s recently released, and super crunchy, new album, Jenkins wrote a song called “The Kids Are Coming to Take You Down.” He clearly counts himself as one of those rabble-rousers, joking, “Look at how long I’ve been 28!” (Jenkins is 55). “We have a bigger audience than we’ve ever had,” says Jenkins, the only consistent member of the group from its start. “And the reason it’s growing is kids in their teens and twenties. They don’t know us from their parents, they know us from playlists, from streaming. Something we’re doing now resonates with them. We are part of their present tense.” Some of what feels present tense to many millennials –an unforced, organic embrace of diversity, including queerness– reflects mainstream pop culture’s catching up with ideas that were already present in the San Francisco music scene of the early 1990s when Third Eye Blind first started playing gigs at clubs including SoMa’s Paradise Lounge. “I came up in San Francisco,” says Jenkins, who lives in the Mission. “Queer culture was always part of my life. It’s an influence on me and my music in the same way that hiphop culture is.” Maybe more so, because while Jenkins sometimes breaks from his

melodies to launch into a distinctive rhythmic talk-singing that could possibly be considered rap-adjacent, he’s both obliquely and directly addressed LGBTQ topics and personae in his lyrics since the band’s earliest work. “That whole first record,” Jenkins says of their six-times-platinum eponymous 1996 debut, “was about processing a relationship I was in with a woman who was figuring out that she was a lesbian. I admired her integrity of identity. To assert your identity when you know it will have consequences is really powerful. And I think in some ways, in the years since that record came out, the culture at large has moved in that direction.” In 1999, Third Eye Blind released “Jumper,” a dark, heartfelt single that Jenkins wrote in the wake of a news report of a gay teen committing suicide by leaping from the Coronado Bridge in San Diego. “When I wrote it,” Jenkins recalls, “It felt like such a dark song. This kid was being bullied so much he felt like he had to take his own life.” Over time though, “Jumper” has transformed into an anthem of solidarity. Its chorus’ repeated, urging “Wish you would step back from that ledge my friend” and the waves of empathy that vibrate from Jenkins’ “I would understand” are a collective balm, which regularly manifests in tear-streaked sing-alongs. “At our concerts,” says Jenkins, “I just start the song and the audience runs with it. I think we each have a reservoir of understanding and acceptance for each other that’s more than we sometimes give ourselves credit for.” Last year, Ian Shannon, 31, a hardcore fan who travelled extensively to attend Third Eye Blind concerts, was stabbed to death by a boyfriend. In the wake of the murder, the band and its online commu-

Third Eye Blind frontman on his queer influences nity raised funds for the Women’s Resource Center (which provides gender-agnostic support for victims of domestic violence) near Shannon’s home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Jenkins also paid tribute to Shannon to concert audiences, praising him for having come out and lived openly in a conservative community. “I prefer not to be overtly political on stage,” says Jenkins. “The concert experience is about bringing people together and sharing a powerful collective feeling. There’s a moment of gathering that a group feels engaging with music together, but it’s not political. I’m not going to be up there saying you’re not doing enough about this issue or that. But if you provoke me about my opinion, then I’m gonna spit it.” That’s exactly what happened in the thick of our last presidential election season. “We were booked to play this show in Cleveland. It was supposed to be a fundraiser for Musicians On Call, which is an organization I have worked with, visiting sick kids in hospitals. But they were trying to hustle us. It was mainly an event for music industry lobbyists who were in town for the Republican convention. So basically, we were being used as entertainment for these guys. “So I get there and I see all these guys in blazers and turned-up polo collars and I know it’s not right. The crew was already there, and they’re like, ‘What the fuck are we doing here?’ As we’re going onstage, one of the organizers says ‘Let’s just keep it non-political’ and in my head, I’m like, ‘It’s on.’” In a performance that may go down in history as Third Eye Blind’s most famous, the band –later condemned on Fox News and other conservative media– trolled the audience (“Who here believes in science?!” and played a set free of hits, except one. “I got up and talked about my cousins who are gay and how they have to hassle with all this nonsense that’s the Republican party just because they want equal rights,” recalls Jenkins. “How they’re just people trying to live with decency and opportunity and the right to self-expression.” Then Third Eye Blind treated their audience to a rousing rendition of “Jumper.”t Scott Harris

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Fri 6

The Book of Mountains and Seas @ NCTC

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Sarah Menefee @ The Green Arcade

Thu 5

The author reads from her new book, Cement, with guest poet/ artist Boadiba. 7pm. 1680 Market St. www.TheGreenArcade.com

Classic and News Films @ Castro Theatre

Toni Stone @ Geary Theater

Mar. 5: Jesus Christ Superstar with stars Ted Neely and Yvonne Ellman (7pm). Mar 6: Dolomite is my Name (7pm) and Bowfinger (9:10). Mar 7: five Federico Fellini films. Mar 8: Out of the Past (1:45, 6pm) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (3:45, 8pm). Mar 9-11: 1917. Mar 12: Judy Garland in I Could Go on Singing (2pm, 6pm) and Judy (3:50, 8pm). $8-$15. 489 Castro St. castrotheatre.com

American Conservatory Theater’s production of Lydia R. Diamond’s historical drama about the real-life first woman to play in Negro League Baseball. $30-$95. Thru Mar. 29. 405 Geary St. www.act-sf.org

Events @ City Lights Bookstore Mar. 5, 7pm: slideshow and talk about the book The Half Acre Homestead: 46 Years of Building and Gardening. 261 Columbus Ave. http://www.citylights.com

The Forgotten Empress @ Z Space Multimedia dance production from Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance about 17th-century Empress Noor Jahan. $35-$60. March 5 & 6, 7:30pm at Z Space, 450 Florida St. www.nooranidance.com

Fri 6

Joseph Abbati @ Strut

Fri 6 The Book of Mountains and Seas @ NCTC World premiere of Yilong Liu’s intimate and epic adventure of Chinese mythology and a search for the perfect Yelp review. $25-$45. Wed-Sat 8pm Sun 2pm. thru April 5. 25 Van Ness Ave, lower level. www.nctcsf.org

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Queer Tango @ Finnish Hall, Berkeley

Central Works’ production of Nicole Parizeau’s political and social justice-charged play, seen through the examined reputation of a famous painter. $15-$38. Extended thru Mar. 22. 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley. www. centralworks.org

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

The Joffrey Ballet @ Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley

Alex Prestia @ Eros

The acclaimed dance company performs works by Nicolas Blanc, Justin Peck, Stephanie Martinz and Christopher Wheeldon. $42$148. Mar. 6&7, 8pm. Mar. 8, 3pm. Bancroft Way at Dana, UC Berkeley campus. www. calperformances.org

Joseph Abbati @ Strut Opening reception for Queeries, the local artist’s gay take on masculinity through colorful illustrative art. 8pm-10pm. 470 Castro St. www.josephabbati.art

Weaving Spirits Festival @ CounterPulse Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits’ performances and workshops co-curated by Landa Lakes and Javier Stell-Fresquez. $10$40. 7pm. Thru March 8 (Sun 5pm). 80 Turk St. www.counterpulse.org

Sat 7 Black Choreographers Festival @ Laney College Theater, Oakland

Don’t Eat the Mangos @ Magic Theatre World premiere of Ricardo Perez Gonzalez’ comicdrama about three sisters caring for their ailing father amid a San Juan hurricane. $15-$75. Thru Mar. 22. Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd. www.MagicTheatre.org

The Human Ounce @ Berkeley City Club

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See multiple dance works by Gabriel Christian & Chibueze Crouch, Alex Diaz, Clarissa Dyas, Dana Fitchett, Ashley Gayle, Shawn Hawkins, Jhia Jackson, Frankie Lee Peterson III, Dazaun Soleyn, Andréa Spearman, and Jamie Wright. $10-$25. Also March 8. Laney College Theater, Oakland. www.brownpapertickets.com

The Full Monty @ Victoria Theatre Bay Area Musicals’ new production of the stage show based on the film about a crew of workers who put together a male strip act to raise money. $35-$85 (Opening Night Feb 15 fundraiser $50-$100). Thru March 15. 2961 16th St. bamsf.org

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder @ Gateway Theatre 42nd Street Moon’s production of the Tony-winning musical. $31$72. Thru Mar. 15. 215 Jackson St. www.42ndstmoon.org

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Wed 11 Exhibits @ Chabot Space & Science Museum, Oakland Space, science and planetary exhibits, including planetarium shows and the Observatory; special nighttime events like meteor shower shows. Free-$18. 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. chabotspace.org

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Wistful Edificials, the local artist’s exhibit of SF people and architecture, at the sex club; thru March. 2051 Market St. www.a1205x.com

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

Ásgeir @ Great American Music Hall

Thu 12

The Icelandic singer-songwriter performs music from his new album, Bury the Moon ; Khushi opens. $22-$46 (with dinner). 8pm. 859 O’Farrell St. www.slimspresents.com

Plant Exhibits @ Conservatory of Flowers Artfully arranged plant and floral exhibits; special evening events and parties, including Night Bloom evening events, 5pm-11pm. 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, Golden Gate Park. conservatoryofflowers.org

Tue 10 Expedition Reef @ California Academy of Sciences Exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about animals, plants and the earth; Skin, a multi-species hands-on exhibit; Deep Reefs, Giants of Land and Sea, Gems and Minerals, and more. $20-$35. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Mon 9

Ásgeir @ Great American Music Hall

Richard Caldwell Brewer @ Lost Art Salon Exhibit of works by the late gay artist (1923-2014). Also, Cappi and Michael Insinna. Mon-Sat 10am5:30pm. 245 South Van Ness Ave., #303. https://lostartsalon.com/

They Called Us Enemy @ Cartoon Art Museum Exhibit of Harmony Becker’s artwork for the graphic novel written by actor-activist George Takei, about his family’s U.S. internment in a concentration camp during WWII. Free-$10. Thru May 17 (closed Wed). Upcoming: A Boy and his Tiger, a tribute and online auction of works by Bill Watterson ( Calvin and Hobbes ). 781 Beach St. www.cartoonart.org

Rosie Lee Tompkins: Retrospective @ BAM/PFA Exhibit of beautiful quilts by the fabric artist; thru July 19. Other exhibits and film screenings, too. 2155 Center St., Berkeley. www.bampfa.org

Suffrage 100: Centennial Celebration @ Mechanics’ Institute Author Elaine Elinson and historian Jennifer Helton discusses the historical subjects in her book, Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California. 6:30pm. 57 Post St. www.milibrary.orgt

Installations @ David Ireland House Unusual home made into living art exhibits, includes Ireland and other artists’; works; March 7-June 27: Felipe Dulzaides’ There is no such thing as a perfect circle. Opening reception and performance, 1pm. 500 Capp St. 500cappstreet.org

Meet the Curator @ GLBT History Museum Joanna Black leads a tour of Performance, Protest & Politics: Gilbert Baker’s Art, an exhibit of the works and ephemera by and about the creator of the Rainbow Flag. 1pm. Exhibit thru April 5. $5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Sun 8 Patrick McDonnell @ Cartoon Art Museum Celebrated cartoonist of Mutts discusses his work and signs copies of his books. $10. 6:30pm. 781 Beach St. www.cartoonart.org

Sat 7 Black Choreographers Festival @ Laney College Theater, Oakland

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GAMeBoi SF @ Rickshaw Stop The monthly Gaysians & pals Kpop and hip hop dance night. $8-15. 9:30pm-3am. 155 Fell St. www.rickshawstop.com

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Go Bang! @ The Stud Enjoy groovy retro disco mixes with guest DJ Jason Godfrey, plus residents Steve Fabus, Prince Wolf, Jimmy DePre and Sergio Fedasz. $10-$15. 9pm3am. 399 9th St. studsf.com

Gorge Us @ Golden Bull, Oakland Gooch

Drag queen and king acts Mama Celeste, Evian, Jota Mercury, Will Power, Cochina Rude, Major Hammy and Hennessy Williams, with DJ Trish. $5-$10. 9pm-2am (shows at 11pm & 12am). 412 14th St., Oakland. www.thegoldenbullbar.com

Fri 6 Johnny Rockitt & Suppositori Spelling’s Ror:Shok @ SF Eagle

D’Arcy Drollinger’s new drag show, tonight with a Sia tribute.$10- 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing, DTF Fridays @ Port Bar, Oakland

Thu 5

Amoura Teese & Bebe Sweetbriar cohost the viewing party, followed by a drag show, gogo studs, DJed dancing. 8pm-2am. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

Amber Martin @ Oasis The amazing singer performs Bathhouse Bette, her tribute concert of Bette Midler songs. $20. 9pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Sad Boi @ Jolene’s Emo night at the super-queer club. 9pm-2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. www.jolenessf.com

Events @ Steamworks, Berkeley

PopTart @ Oasis

Piano Bar @ Martuni’s Musician extraordinaire Joe Wicht leads tasteful sing-along selections. 5:30-8:30pm. 4 Valencia St.

Ror:Shok @ SF Eagle Drag Roulette with Johnny Rockitt, Suppositori Spelling, DJ SuperIntoIt. $10. 8pm-2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

The stylish bathhouse’s music-filled super-cruisy days and nights with DJs Mysterious, Ray, Trever, and Little Rock take place ThursdaysSundays, 10pm late; Sundays 1pm-7pm. $7-$62, plus annual memberships $160. Open 24/7, every day. 2107 4th St., Berkeley. (510) 845-8992. www.steamworksbaths.com

PowerBlouse @ Powerhouse

Leo Kottke @ Yoshi’s Oakland The prodigious guitar instrumentalist performs at the elegant restaurant-nightclub. $42. 8pm. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. www.yoshis.com

Fri 6

Various Events @ Port Bar, Oakland 1st Saturdays: Picante with LuLu Ramirez. 2nd: Que Rico with Valentino Presents. 3rd: iCandy. 4th: Thank U, Marsha with Niko Storment. 5th: Metemela. 9pm-2am. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

Boy Bar @ Midnight Sun GusPresents’ new weekly night, with pop, circuit, EDM music, and gogo cuties. 9pm-2am. 4067 18th St. www.midnightsunsf.com

Chris & Rich Robinson @ The Chapel Acoustic concert of music with cofounders of The Black Crowes. $20-$40. 9pm. 777 Valencia St. www.thechapelsf.com

Fleetwood Mask @ Yoshi’s Oakland Fleetwood Mac tribute band performs (8pm) Tom Petty tribute band at 10pm. $25. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. www.yoshis.com

Jim Brickman @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The award-winning pianist-vocalist performs his 25th anniversary concert of greatest hits. $50-$70 ($20 food/ drink min.) 8pm. Also Mar. 7. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

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Fri 6 Jim Brickman @ Feinstein’s

Stank @ Powerhouse Smelly armpit contest and ‘no cologne’ but man-scent night, with DJs Trever Pearson and Sindr $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. powerhousebar.com

Three-Course Drag @ Trace Restaurant Heklina hosts an elegant three-course dinner at the stylish W San Francisco Hotel’s restaurant, with performances by Miss Rahni, Vicodonia Nightengale and Holotta Tymes. $85. 6:30pm9pm. 181 3rd St. www.trace-sf.com/

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

Sat 7 Dark Dirty Disco @ Driftwood DJames, Ali Adhami, Cody Laxo, Fredness and Sweet Tooth. 9pm2am.1225 Folsom St. www.driftwoodbarsf.com

All-day songfest, 8pm-2am. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Munro's at Midnight @ Midnight Sun

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

Trivia Night @ Detour

Queer Karaoke @ Ivy Room, Albany Weekly queer, trans and non-binary folk, friends and allies sing-along with host Dana Morrigan. No cover. 8pm. 860 San Pablo Ave., Albany. www.ivyroom.com

Underwear Night @ 440

Women’s weekly night with a sultry vampire theme. DJs Olga T and Jayne Grey. $5-$15. 8pm2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Thu 12 Tori Scott @ Feinstein’s

Tue 10 Big Gay Trivia, Karaoke @ Port Bar, Oakland Robert Perez and Phoebe Cakes cohost the night of games and singing. 9pm-2am. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

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

Trivia Night @ Hi Tops

Kickoff party for Green Feminist rights, with Ace of Cups, Pamela Parker, Voodoo Cabaret and a Feminist sing-along. $45. 2pm-11:30pm. 3158 Mission St. elriosf.com

Play the trivia game at the popular sports bar. $5. 9pm. 2247 Market St. www.HiTopsSF.com

Woof, Frolic @ SF Eagle

Follies & Dollies @ White Horse Bar, Oakland

Canine fetish early eve affair (3pm6pm), followed by the full-on furryfest (8pm-2am). $5-$10. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

The weekly fun night at the Bernal Heights bar includes prizes, hosted by Kitty Tapata. No cover. 7pm-10pm. 424 Cortland St. wildsidewest.com

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

Drag night with Mercedez Munro. No cover. 10pm. 4067 18th St. www.midnightsunsf.com

Vamp @ Beaux

Goth drag with Sara Converted, Pina Bosch, Oliver Branch, Hellen Heels, Daisy O’Hare, Astra Nomincon, DJ Rich Martin. $7. 6pm-9pm. 1347 Folsom St. powerhousebar.com

Carnaval party with samba grooves, Brazilian hits, Carnaval Classics, American Pop and latin beats. $8. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. sfoasis.com

Karaoke Night @ Lookout

Qtease @ The Stud

Whorror @ Powerhouse

Safada @ Oasis

The Icelandic singer-songwriter performs music from his new album, Bury the Moon; Khushi opens. $22$46 (with dinner). 8pm. 859 O’Farrell St. https://www.slimspresents.com

Strip down to your skivvies at the popular men's night. 9pm-2am. 440 Castro St. www.the440.com

Friends Live @ Oasis The popular sitcom gets a deserved drag parody, with Caleb Haven Draper, Carol Ann Walker, Emily France, Titus Androgynous, Sue Casa, Paul Grant, Hovannes, Cassie Wassie, Kirk Saraceno, L Ron Hubby and Anne Norland. $27.50$50. 7pm. Thu-Sat 7pm thru March 14. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Ásgeir @ Great American Music Hall

Juanita MORE! and crew’s drag virgin makeover night, with subject Peter Gallotta. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com Happy hour soul music, burlesque acts, food. $10-$25. 5pm-8pm. 299 9th St. www.studsf.com

Miss Kitty's Trivia Night @ Wild Side West

Mon 9

Wed 11 Weekly drag show at the historic gay bar. 9:30pm-11:30pm. 6551 Telegraph Ave. www.whitehorsebar.com

Thu 12 Fuego @ The Watergarden, San Jose Weekly DJed sex party with Latin videos and musics, free salsa bar, half-price lockers, at the famed South Bay bath house. 4pm-12am. 1010 The Alameda, San Jose. www.thewatergarden.com

Queer Bands @ El Rio Llano River Blue, Sean Fredrick & Amy Bleu, and Abbey Pope perform sets at the always-cool Mission bar. 8pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle Rock bands play at the famed leather bar; Mar. 12: Spectres, Provoker, Jeweled Snakes. $8. 9pm-12am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. sf-eagle.com

Tori Scott @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The talented comic vocalist performs an eclectic concert of songs from Judy Garland hits to Queen. $35-$55 ($20 food/drink min.) 8pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. feinsteinssf.comt

Sun 8 #Blessed Cabaret @ Port Bar, Oakland Amoura Teese and Ava Lashay cohost a weekly drag show. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

The L-Word @ El Rio Weekly screenings of the revived TV series. 9pm. 3158 Mission St. elriosf.com

Mads Tolling @ Yoshi’s Oakland The Grammy-winning violinist performs with his band, and guest vocalists Kim Nalley and Kenny Washington. $26-$54. 6pm & 8pm. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. www.yoshis.com

Nancy Phillips & Greg Hicks @ Oasis Defining Moments, the couple’s musical memoir about growing up. $27.50. 7pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Thu 12 Queer Bands @ El Rio