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Court rules for gay man in pension case by Meg Elison

n a reversal of a lower court decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals awarded spousal survivor benefits to a gay widower whose spouse worked for years at a San Francisco television station. David Reed, 50, had sued KRON4 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 45 Pension Plan three years ago. His husband, Donald Lee Gardner, died in 2014. The pension plan did not provide Reed with a spousal survivor benefit, despite the couple being registered domestic partners. The men were together since 1998, became domestic partners in 2004, and were married for only five days before Gardner died, according to a news release from the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which represented Reed. Gardner had been a technical director of 30 years at KRON4. The May 16 decision restores benefits to Reed from the KRON/IBEW Local 45 Pension Plan that have been owed him since Gardner’s death. As previously reported by the Bay Area Reporter, Reed filed suit in 2016 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce his rights and receive his spousal pension. In response, the plan argued that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act allowed it to refuse recognition of this union, and the district court granted a ruling in favor of KRON/IBEW Local 45 Pension Plan. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of DOMA. Reed could not be reached for comment, but in the NCLR release said he was “overjoyed” by the decision. “My husband and I did everything we could to protect each other, and I was devastated by KRON4’s refusal to recognize our relationship,” he said. “While no one should have to litigate a federal lawsuit for three years to receive spousal protections, I’m overjoyed by today’s decision.” Renaker Hasselman Scott LLP assisted NCLR in the case. “Although the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down in 2013, some employers See page 11 >>

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after a San Francisco Superior Court jury convicted disgruntled ex-supervisor Dan White of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of Milk, a city supervisor, and then-mayor George Moscone. Police responded by raiding a Castro gay bar. Tuesday’s event began with a rally at Harvey Milk Plaza, followed by a march

bout 100 people turned out on the eve of Harvey Milk Day to commemorate a dark day in San Francisco’s history: the 40th anniversary of the White Night riots. LGBTs took to the streets May 21, 1979,

to City Hall, where 40 years ago people smashed windows and set police vehicles on fire, angry that White had not been convicted of first-degree murder. “It was an important night for the community in which we stood up for gay See page 11 >>

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Housing dominates SF D5 supe race by Matthew S. Bajko

ith Mayor London Breed facing little opposition, so far, in her bid for a full four-year term this November, the race for the District 5 supervisor seat has become a proxy fight over the city’s housing and homeless policies. That was evident during the recent debate between three candidates seeking the seat hosted by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. Dominating the 90-minute May 13 forum were questions about the astronomical price tag for homes in the city and sky-high apartment rents, plus the inability of city officials to keep people housed, with the city reporting last week a 17% jump in homeless individuals since 2017. Last July, Breed appointed Supervisor Vallie Brown to her former seat representing the Western Addition and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods after being elected to Room 200 in City Hall. Brown, 62, is now seeking to serve out the remainder of Breed’s term through 2020. Her main challenger is tenants rights activist Dean Preston, 49, a self-described democratic socialist who founded the advocacy group Tenants Together and narrowly lost to Breed in 2016. The more progressive Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club is expected to early endorse him when it meets Tuesday, May 28. Also running are Ryan Solomon, a gay man who is a bartender at the Castro district bar Badlands, and film producer Nomvula

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District 5 Supervisor Vallie Brown, right, speaks at a May 13 candidate forum sponsored by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. Candidates Dean Preston, left, and Ryan Solomon also took part in the debate.

O’Meara, who did not take part in the Alice debate. Whoever wins in the fall will need to run for a full four-year term in 2020. How the city can build more affordable housing, particularly for the middle class, and who is best equipped to open a navigation center for homeless individuals in the district were the key topics of discussion during the debate, moder-

ated by Alice club Co-Chair David Fujimoto. While Brown and Preston sparred throughout the forum, Preston was also critical of Breed. He was pointed in his criticism of the mayor for not backing last year’s Proposition C, which taxes large corporations in order to fund housing programs. It passed but failed to re-

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PRC center formally opens

RC celebrated the official opening of its new integrated service center Wednesday, May 15. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, center, was joined by PRC CEO Brett Andrews, who cut the ribbon. Others on hand included, from left, PRC board President Doug Browning, District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, Office of Economic and Workforce Development head Joaquin Torres, city Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax, and PRC advisory board mem-

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ber Donna Sachet. The center, located at 170 Ninth Street, underwent extensive renovation. It provides services such as mental health counseling, drug rehabilitation. Housing support, and job reintegration for over 5,000 people annually. PRC was created from the 2016 merger of Positive Resource Center, AIDS Emergency Fund, and Baker Places Inc. For more information, visit http://www.prc.org.

Milpitas holds second Pride celebration

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ilpitas will kick-off Pride month with one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first Pride celebrations Saturday, June 1. “Jersey Boys” Broadway star Courter Simmons, who grew up in Milpitas, will perform at the celebration as his drag persona, Cacophony Daniels. Simmons’ husband, Jason Cianciotto, 43, will talk about family and Pride as the event’s keynote speaker. Cianciotto and Simmons are excited to participate in this year’s Milpitas Pride along with their 12-year-old gay adopted son, Derrik Simmons. “What a treat to share my pride with my hometown!” wrote Simmons, who declined to disclose his age, in an email statement to the Bay Area Reporter. He was locally known as Daniel Simmons before he chose his stage name Courter. “I’m so proud and honored to be performing at Milpitas’s Pride Festival this year,” he continued. “Milpitas has always been a welcoming, affirming place, and the addition of an LGBTQ Pride celebration makes that feeling of welcome even stronger.”

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Courter Simmons, also known as Cacophony Daniels, left, joined his husband, Jason Cianciotto, and their son Derrik Simmons, dressed as Harmony Daniels, at RuPaul’s Drag Con.

Cianciotto said he, too, is excited. “Milpitas is central to who became my family and, more broadly, what it means to celebrate Pride,” said Cianciotto, an LGBT nonprofit professional who is taking time out of his career to be a first-time dad. Cianciotto talked about how many LGBT people, like him, have chosen

families because their families of origin don’t accept them. Now, 16 years after meeting Simmons and immediately being brought into his family, the couple is raising a proud son. Cianciotto and Simmons wed in Canada in 2009. See page 11 >>

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Levi Strauss graphic designer Marc Sanchis, left, joined Eric Tuvel, and Brandon Stanton and Billy Lemon from the Castro Country Club to make burritos for the Burrito Project.

a community partner and help provide funds and volunteers for it. “The way I see it, nobody should go hungry in one of the wealthiest cities in the country,” Lemon wrote

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We condemn SFPD raid

e are angry that city officials a member of the media. The judges did not immediately and themselves have not commented. forcefully condemn the San FranAs much as Breed and others may cisco Police Department’s raid on a have admired Adachi, and as ticked journalist’s home and office earlier off as police brass were that the report this month. This trampling of the was leaked to Carmody, it’s simply First Amendment – and California’s not OK for law enforcement to raid shield law – sets a chilling precedent a journalist’s home and office. What that threatens a free press. SFPD should be doing – and Scott The buck stops with Mayor said at a Tuesday news conference that Cynthia Laird London Breed, and her initial reacit is – is conducting an investigation San Francisco Potion to the raid was a major disap- lice Chief William into the leaked report, not going after pointment. At first she supported Scott addressing journalists. the raid of freelance videographer reporters Tuesday. Scott held a hastily called news Bryan Carmody’s home and ofconference Tuesday afternoon. There, fice. She stood by police Chief Wilhe read a statement that police invesliam Scott, who has said he’s OK with the raid. tigators believe Carmody to be a possible coThat’s wrong. As of Monday, Breed had slightly conspirator in what Scott called the “theft” of tweaked her response, and now says she is “not the report “rather than a passive recipient of the OK with police raids on reporters,” according to stolen document.” He acknowledged that “an the San Francisco Chronicle. We sure hope not. SFPD employee was part of this” and alleges The San Francisco Police Department conthat Carmody paid for the documents. ducted the raid to determine who leaked Even if these allegations have merit, police a copy of its death report on Pubhad other alternatives to breaking lic Defender Jeff Adachi, who was down Carmody’s gate with a sledgefound unresponsive in a San Franhammer. Carmody has said that he cisco home and later died. At first, makes his living selling packages of Carmody refused to identify the news materials to media outlets. The confidential source so officers obpackage he put together on Adachi’s tained a search warrant. Armed with death included photos and the pothat and a sledgehammer, they raidlice’s two-page summary of the incied Carmody’s home, handcuffed dent. Three TV stations bought the him, and seized 68 items, including package from Carmody, according cellphones and hard drives. When to reports. Progressive politicians police found out he had a separate are angry that the report was leaked office in the city, they got a second search warbecause it noted that Adachi was with a woman rant and raided that location too. who was not his wife. (The medical examiner In California, journalists are protected from concluded that Adachi died of acute mixed being forced to reveal sources by the state’s drug (cocaine and ethanol) toxicity. It also shield law. While the police department’s action listed contributing factors of hypertension athis alarming to every other news outlet in the erosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The manner area and First Amendment experts, the reaction of death was accidental, the medical examiner’s by many city officials is even more distressing. report stated.) Some think it’s OK to search and seize journalNotably Supervisor Hillary Ronen, a proists’ property – a blatant violation of the shield gressive, said the raid on a journalist was not law according to many legal observers. It’s also the right thing to do. Ronen, who had pushed deeply disturbing that two Superior Court police to investigate the leak, called the raid “bijudges – Victor Hwang and Gail Dekreon, a leszarre” and said she was “very concerned by the bian, signed the warrants in the first place. The actions of the Police Department.” This week, San Francisco Examiner reported that Hwang Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the board’s only and Dekreon knew the search warrants were for LGBT member, told the Bay Area Reporter he’s

“troubled and concerned.” He said that he does not think police should raid journalists’ homes or offices, but cautioned that some details are missing. He also noted that two judges signed off on the search warrants. Carmody is now suing, so Mandelman said a third judge will be looking at the matter. “We’re going to figure it out,” Mandelman said, adding that if the raid is allowable under the shield law, then the city might need to do something to protect journalists locally. Political leaders should quickly condemn and prevent future police raids on journalists. District Attorney George Gascón had it right. “My office has not seen the warrant or the facts upon which it was based, but absent a showing that a journalist broke the law to obtain the information that police are looking for, I can’t imagine a situation in which a search warrant would be appropriate,” he wrote on Twitter Monday. Scott acknowledged that officers did not consult with the district’s attorney’s office. Non-journalists should be just as concerned over this blatant abuse of power, as our own longtime freelancer Ed Walsh wrote in an email to us. It’s our job as a media outlet to pull back the curtain and tell you what your elected officials and public agencies are doing with your taxpayer dollars. On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that an SFPD attorney said that Carmody would get his property back, after the two sides appeared before Superior Court Judge Samuel Feng, though the legal issues in the case have not been resolved. That’s a good first step for the department, which must be disqualified from using any of the information it gathered from the seizure and Scott should also issue a public apology. On Tuesday he stated the SFPD “fully” respects the First Amendment rights of journalists, even as he apologized to Adachi’s family, the second time the department has done so. The public is owed a fuller explanation by the mayor of her position on the matter and state Attorney General Xavier Becerra should open an investigation. The reactions from city officials betrayed San Francisco by blatantly threatening the constitutional principle of freedom of the press to publish and protect sources. They must do better. t

We need more HOMES now by Scott Wiener

ast week the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee decided to unilaterally postpone my housing bill, Senate Bill 50 (the More HOMES Act) without holding a vote. If this decision stands, then SB 50 will have to wait until January 2020 to be eligible for a vote. This delay makes no sense. Our housing affordability crisis demands action today. Too many people – including many LGBT people – are struggling under California’s massive housing shortage now. We need action now. California’s failed approach to housing – a system where we allow cities to minimize or stop new housing construction – has led to a massive housing deficit. California’s housing shortage is 3.5 million homes, which is equal to the combined housing shortage of the other 49 states. Yes, California has one half of the entire nation’s housing shortage. We rank 49 out of 50 states in homes per capita. Since 1960, California’s population has nearly tripled, while our annual housing production has declined by about 75%. This severe problem is pushing people into homelessness, poverty, and mega-commutes, is forcing working families out of their communities and out of the state entirely, and is undermining California’s climate goals by forcing people to drive long distances. Our inability as a state to build more housing is having alarming consequences today. In fact, the same day that SB 50 was delayed, cities throughout California released their new homeless counts. Sadly, but not shockingly, in San Francisco we saw a 17% increase in our homeless population and a 19% increase in our unsheltered population. Other places throughout our state saw an even larger increase, for example, 30% in Santa Clara County and 23% in San Bernardino County. To say we can wait until next year to take bold steps on housing is to ignore the very

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Construction continues on housing at the intersection of Church, Market and 14th streets, as shown in this 2018 file photo.

clear facts and human suffering we are seeing on our streets today. SB 50 takes a bold step toward a better housing future for California. It does so by overriding restrictive zoning near transit and jobs by legalizing apartment buildings and affordable housing in those areas. Currently, in 75% of California, it’s illegal to build any type of housing other than single-family homes. Even small apartment buildings are banned. And, because affordable housing is almost always multi-unit, banning apartment buildings means banning affordable housing. San Francisco isn’t much different: In about 70% of our city, all housing is banned except for single-family homes and two-unit buildings. This restrictive zoning dramatically limits how much housing can be built and forces more and more sprawl development far away from job centers. SB 50 addresses this problem by legalizing more housing exactly where it should be: near jobs and transit. California’s housing shortage also undermines our state’s efforts to combat homelessness. If we are serious about addressing homelessness, we must also ensure that people are able to remain housed in the first place. Restricting new housing

increases rents and creates more displacement by intensifying the demand for a limited housing supply. SB 50 would lead to more housing overall and would also increase the amount of housing we have for low-income residents. The reality that higher housing costs leads to more homelessness is particularly important for our LGBTQ community. Countless studies have shown that LGBTQ individuals make up a disproportionate percentage of our overall homeless population. LGBTQ youth, for example, make up 40% of our homeless youth population. While that number is slightly smaller for LGBTQ adults, it remains disproportionally high. Our housing crisis is directly leading to an increase in our homeless population and is making more LGBTQ individuals experience homelessness throughout our state. LGBTQ people also experience poverty at alarming rates. A recent report found that 20% of LGBTQ people and one-third of transgender individuals in the United States live below the poverty line. This fact directly leads to more housing insecurity for LGBTQ individuals and, especially, LGBTQ seniors. Our community is in greater need of the affordable housing that SB 50 would help to create. By maintaining the status quo, we are condemning more LGBTQ individuals to homelessness, housing insecurity, super commutes, and poverty. This is why the Century Foundation, in an extensive report about housing for our community, recommended getting rid of exclusionary zoning, since such zoning outlaws the housing that we so desperately need. That’s exactly what SB 50 does. We need more housing in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California as a whole. While there is no silver bullet to solve this crisis, SB 50 is a significant piece of the puzzle. t Senator Scott Wiener represents San Francisco and northern San Mateo County in the California State Senate. He serves as chair of the Senate Housing Committee and of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus.

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by Matthew S. Bajko

an Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this week signed on to the effort to posthumously induct gay icon and drag queen Jose Julio Sarria into the California Hall of Fame. At its meeting Tuesday, May 21, the board without comment unanimously approved a resolution introduced by gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman urging Governor Gavin Newsom to include Sarria, a San Francisco native, among his first class of honorees for the hall. The former mayor of San Francisco is expected to announce his nominees later this year. Sarria, who died in 2013 at the age of 90, made history in 1961 with his unsuccessful bid for a San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat. It marked the first time an out gay person had sought elected office in the U.S. LGBT community leaders across the Golden State launched an effort to see Sarria be named to the hall in 2015 due to it being the 50th anniversary of the Imperial Court System. Sarria established the court in San Francisco, and it became a major LGBT philanthropic group throughout North America. This week San Diego resident Nicole Murray Ramirez, who was elected an empress of the Imperial Court in 1973 and currently holds the title of Queen Mother I of the Americas, Canada, United States, and Mexico, informed the Bay Area Reporter that he had first submitted a nomination on behalf of Sarria in September 2013. A number of San Diego leaders also sent in letters in support that fall, said Ramirez, as well as the national LGBTQ Victory Fund. With those entreaties ignored, they redoubled their efforts two years later in hopes that the court system’s golden jubilee would provide added weight for why Sarria deserved to be included in the hall. Despite the campaign on behalf of Sarria, who was also a veteran and a prominent Latino leader, receiving broad support, former governor Jerry Brown failed to induct him into the state hall. It was speculated that his advisers were uncomfortable with Sarria’s being a drag queen as behind the snub. With Newsom’s election last November, friends of Sarria have renewed their efforts to see him be honored in such a way. A trio of members of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus – chair gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), vice chair gay Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), and lesbian state Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – is co-chairing the campaign and recently had a positive discussion with Newsom about why Sarria deserves such recognition. As Mandelman told the B.A.R. earlier this month, Sarria’s importance as a “person in queer and San Francisco history” merits his placement in the hall. Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Vallie Brown, Catherine Stefani, Sandra Lee Fewer, Norman Yee, and Gordon Mar all signed on as co-sponsors of the resolution, which hailed Sarria for being “a vocal critic of the criminalization

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Standing in front of the site of the Black Cat bar in October 2013, Jose Sarria, center, reminisced about his time at the bar to, from left, an unidentified man, Don Berger, John Newmeyer, and thenreigning Emperor Michael Dumont. The occasion was the installation of a plaque, seen here in the sidewalk, honoring the significance of the bar to San Francisco’s LGBT history.

of queer people and queer meeting places, and would promote a groundbreaking sense of gay pride and positive gay identity in performances at gay establishments such as the Black Cat Cafe in North Beach.” The board’s vote comes several weeks after the City College Board of Trustees passed a resolution in support of Sarria’s induction into the hall. Gay board president Alex Randolph and vice president Tom Temprano, who has a tattoo of Sarria on his left arm, initiated it. The B.A.R. also editorialized in support of seeing Newsom induct Sarria, as it did four years ago when Brown was in office. The public can also nominate Sarria, or anyone else that meets the criteria for inclusion in the California Hall of Fame, via an online form found at http://www. californiamuseum.org/nomination-form.

sextet of judicial candidates are all but assured of winning the seats. Based on the unofficial returns Wednesday morning, Sias came in 10th place out of 25 candidates with 4.60% of the vote. While disappointed with the result, Sias in a Facebook post focused on the example he had set for other transgender men, especially adolescents, by being an out and proud candidate. “Waking up today, it’s tough to see that the election results were not what we hoped for. But there is so much to be proud of,” wrote Sias. “In the history of our city, a trans man has never received the support of an institution like the Democratic Party, until we did. Never before had a trans man’s candidacy for Philadelphia judge been taken seriously, until we did.” He added that he was proud of the campaign he ran since “transgender men will be able to stand a little taller in Philadelphia today because of all of the work that we have done, and the justice system will be closer to recognizing that trans people will not be marginalized.”

Out CA lawmakers update affinity group name

The affinity group for out lawmakers in California’s Legislature has added queer to its name. The Legislative LGBTQ Caucus quietly made the change a few months ago. Wiener, who was elected caucus chair in January, told the Political Notebook that the seven-member group did so to be more inclusive. “We discussed it and decided it would be more reflective of the community,” he explained. t

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Philadelphia judicial candidate Henry Sias fell short in his election bid.

Trans judicial candidate falls short

A onetime Bay Area resident has again fallen short in his bid to be the nation’s first transgender male judge. For a second time Henry Sias failed to survive the Democratic primary for a seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The attorney, who lived in Antioch in the East Bay in 2000, had first run for the Pennsylvania bench two years ago. This year Sias was aiming to be one of the six candidates to survive the May 21 contest in order to advance to the general election in the fall. Due to the city’s heavy Democratic electorate, the party’s

Web Extra: For more queer political news, be sure to check http://www.ebar.com Monday mornings for Political Notes, the notebook’s online companion. This week’s column reported on two CA LGBT bills being shelved until 2020. Keep abreast of the latest LGBT political news by following the Political Notebook on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/politicalnotes. Got a tip on LGBT politics? Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 8298836 or e-mail m.bajko@ebar. com.

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SF State to hold queer history conference

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esearchers, educators, and community organizers will gather in San Francisco next month for the Queer History Conference at San Francisco State University. The event is the first national conference of the Committee on LGBT History, an affiliate society of the American Historical Association. It will survey the LGBTQ past across more than 500 years, a news release stated. “QHC 2019 will provide a fascinating window into the ways LGBTQ people lived in the past – not only the persecution they experienced, but also the ways they survived, fought back, and found pleasure, companionship, and love,” Amy Sueyoshi, conference co-chair and dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at SFSU, said in the release. The conference is co-hosted by the GLBT Historical Society. “We’re delighted to work with the Committee on LGBT History to bring queer historians and enthusiasts together,” said Terry Beswick, executive director of the society. Conference co-chair Nick Syrett, professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Kansas, said that there will be nearly 200 scholars making presentations on a wide range of topics. Many will talk about their research and there will also be panels dedicated to both digital and traditional archives, teaching queer history at the K-12 level, and public history projects. “Even the more academic panels will be accessible to the general public,” Syrett said. “We’re eager to share the LGBTQ past with as many people as possible.” Most of the June 16-18 conference events will take place on the SFSU campus, 1600 Holloway Avenue. Conference registration is $60. For a schedule of events and to register, visit the conference page at https://ethnicstudies.sfsu. edu/content/qhc19.

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parade takes place Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Fourth Street and Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. A festival will follow. Pride in the Park will be held Sunday, June 2, from noon to 4 p.m. at Julliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Avenue. For more information, visit www.sonomacountypride.org. Santa Cruz will hold its annual Pride parade and festival Sunday, June 2. This year’s theme is “Turning the Tide.” One of this year’s grand marshals is Adam Spickler, a trans man who was appointed to the Cabrillo Community College Board of Trustees last year after no one else sought the seat. He became the Golden State’s first trans male public official. The other grand marshal is Vynes Dowling, a trans person who is involved with the local music scene. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Pacific Avenue and Church Street. Sunday’s parade will be preceded by a dyke and trans march June 1. For more information, visit http://www.santacruzpride.org. Finally, the inaugural Mendocino County Chasing the Rainbow Festival will be held June 21-23, the week before San Francisco Pride. The three-day event includes wine tasting, pristine beaches, and local cuisine. KCBS’ “Foodie Chap,” Liam Mayclem, will be the emcee for three days of activities. Festival passes are $225. For more information, visit metrosource.com/event/the-first-annual-mendocino-pride-festival/.

Filoli Gardens plans first Pride event

Filoli Gardens, a bucolic 654 acres of historic beauty in Woodside, will hold Pride at Filoli, a four-day event May 30-June 2. Most events are free with admission to Filoli. Activities include viewing AIDS Memorial Quilt panels, a two spirit blessing of the land, a “Dynasty” look-alike contest and drag show, and a San Mateo Pride Center “crafternoon.” The Bay Area Reporter’s Jim Provenzano will join Jim Van Buskirk and Baruch Porras-Hernandez for an afternoon of queer literature readings Friday, May 31 from noon to 1 p.m. Officials said they decided to hold this first-time event because it is in line with the gardens’ goal of increasing diversity and inclusion. “We are thrilled to open our doors to a wider audience and offer a safe and welcoming space for the LGBTQ community, their allies, and their families,” CEO Kara

Newport said in a news release. General adult admission is $22. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.filoli.org and click on “Events.”

Carnaval hits SF this weekend

Carnaval San Francisco, the free, two-day festival and grand parade, will return to San Francisco’s Mission district May 25-26. The festival takes place on Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets. This year’s theme is “La Cultura Cura – Culture Heals.” Throughout the weekend, hundreds of participants will come together to transform the Mission into an enormous celebration featuring music, dance, brilliant costumes, and food from Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and more. The festival takes place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grammy Award-winning band Los Tigres del Norte will give a free performance Saturday at 3. The parade takes place Sunday at 9:30 a.m. It starts at the corner of Bryant and 24th streets, proceeds west to Mission, heads north on Mission to 15th Street, turns east on 15th, and concludes at South Van Ness. For more information, visit www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org.

EuroGames registration extended

Registration for the 2019 EuroGames in Rome has been extended to June 18 as organizers move forward with a scaled down version of the event. As of Monday, May 20, participant registrations were reported on the event website as having reached 2,053. Registrations had been suspended in mid-March while organizers answered questions from the licensing body, European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation, regarding finances, registration, and planning. Rome organizers had originally projected their event would draw 5,000 participants, but at the time of the suspension, only 1,419 participants had registered for the July 11-13 multi-sport festival. Registration re-opened in April with the original offering of 17 tournament sports having been cut down to 12 because of low participation numbers. Early bird registration discounts at that time were supposed to stop at the end of April and registration close at the end of May. Organizers now say the registration discounts will continue until then. Registration and event information is available at www.romaeurogames2019.org. t Roger Brigham contributed reporting.

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St. James Infirmary celebrates 20 years by Liz Highleyman

t. James Infirmary, San Francisco’s peer-based clinic for sex workers, will celebrate its first two decades with a gala at Terra Gallery Sunday, June 2. Named after pioneering sex worker activist Margo St. James, founder of COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), SJI, as it’s known, started in 1999, initially operating out of San Francisco City Clinic on Seventh Street. In 2004, it opened its own facility at 1372 Mission Street, in what became a rapidly gentrifying South of Market neighborhood. “This year marks the 20th anniversary of St. James Infirmary, which provides medical, mental health, and social services to San Francisco’s sex workers and their families,” SJI Executive Director Toni Newman told the Bay Area Reporter. “Today, we have an annual budget of more than $1 million and 22 paid staff members. St. James Infirmary prides itself on serving people of all genders and backgrounds, with many staffers who are transgender or people of color.” In 2016, SJI was forced to move when the landlord sold that building. The San Francisco Department of Public Health helped the clinic secure a space on Eddy Street in the

Tenderloin. Last fall, SJI moved to its current home in the San Francisco Community Health Center (formerly known as the Asian Pacific Islanders Wellness Center) at 730 Polk Street, a space shared with Shanti Project and Project Open Hand. A former sex worker herself, Newman, 56, an African American transgender woman, became executive director in 2018.

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Services include HIV testing and prevention services including PrEP, sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, gender-affirming therapy, and mental health care for people in all areas of the sex industry. It also offers case management, peer-led support groups, and harm reduction services including syringe exchange. All services are confidential and free of change. “As the only clinic and social service agency in the United States run for and by current and former sex workers, the work we do is both lifesaving and unique,” SJI deputy director Pike Long told the B.A.R. “For 20 years, St. James Infirmary has provided a safe haven for sex workers to heal, build community, and organize for their rights, free from the stigma and discrimination so prevalent in the rest

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St. James Infirmary deputy director Pike Long, left, and Executive Director Toni Newman are preparing to celebrate 20 years of the clinic that serves sex workers and their families.

of society. In these troubling political times, we know that our communities will help us to not only survive, but thrive as we move into the future.” Long, who identifies as queer, noted that sex workers face an increasingly hostile political and legal climate, including last year’s passage of the Senate’s Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act and the House’s Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. Advocates say the legislation,

jointly dubbed SESTA/FOSTA, makes it difficult for sex workers to connect with clients using websites and social media and has forced many into more dangerous working situations including street prostitution. SJI receives funding from public sources including the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other nonprofits including the San Francisco AIDS

Foundation, but it also relies on private philanthropy. The anniversary gala will help raise funds to establish an electronic medical records system, according to Newman. Billed as a successor to the infamous Hooker’s Ball hosted by St. James in the 1970s, the party will feature Broadway actress Jennifer Holliday, out comedian Marga Gomez, and singer Lawrence Beamen. A 6 p.m. VIP reception will be followed by a program of speakers and entertainers at 7, and an after-party hosted by Sister Roma starting at 8:30. “More than ever, it’s important for places like St. James to exist where sex workers can receive the expert health services they need and deserve in safe space free from judgment or discrimination,” Sister Roma told the B.A.R. “I’m honored to celebrate the St. James anniversary by hosting the after-party. Like we always do, we are going to throw our heels up and have a rocking good time.”t The SJI anniversary gala will take place Sunday, June 2, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $200 for the main event or $50 for the after-party only. Tickets are available at https://stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/?p=4734.

Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage by Heather Cassell

ollowing the Taiwanese legislature’s approval of same-sex marriage May 17, couples plan to tie the knot Friday. The weddings will mark Taiwan’s watershed moment becoming the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage and the first day when cou-

ples will be allowed to marry May 24. “We have married before, but this time it is for real,” Liang Tsung-hui, 35, who married her partner of 12 years, Chu Pei-syuan, 32, in Canada in 2012, told Reuters. This Friday also marks the deadline given by Taiwan’s constitutional court for lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.

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LGBT advocates didn’t miss the fact that the bill was approved exactly a week before the court’s 2017 ruling declaring same-sex marriage unconstitutional would automatically go into effect. For two years, lawmakers have struggled over passing legislation to comply with the court. Last November, voters threw another wedge into the debate passing conflicting referendums that directly went against the court. Reuters reported that Taiwanese lawmakers believe that the current law respects the referendums and the court’s decision. The bill is limited in its scope, restricting marriage between binational same-sex couples and adoption. “The fight is not over, but we will continue from this brand-new start,” Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights Executive Director Victoria Hsu, who plans to register her marriage with her partner of six years when the bill takes effect Friday, told CNN. President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to sign the bill soon. Tsai, who has been a marriage equality supporter, tweeted her praise of the passage of the bill: “On May 17th, 2019 in #Taiwan, #LoveWon. We took a big step toward true equality, and made Taiwan a better country.” LGBT advocates have been critical of the president and her party, the Democratic Progressive Party, for caving under political pressure from conservatives and not passing same-sex marriage and other LGBT protections sooner. The new law could impact her 2020 re-election bid. Reuters reported that the antisame-sex marriage group Coalition for the Happiness of Our Next Generation warned that voters would “strike back” during the next election. China’s attempted celebratory tweet backfired, angering some Taiwanese. The People’s Daily, the communist propaganda paper, tweeted, “Local lawmakers in Taiwan, China, have legalized same-sex marriage in a first for Asia,” with an animated image of three rainbow couples with the caption “love is love.” “Wrong! The bill was passed by our national parliament and will be signed by the president soon. Democratic Tai-

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wan is a country in itself and has nothing to do with authoritarian China,” Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tweeted back, calling the paper a “commie brainwasher and it sucks.” Taiwan rejects China’s claim of the autonomous island democracy as a territory. Homosexuality isn’t illegal in China but it remains taboo despite some growing social acceptance in recent years. China continues to censor LGBT content and themes in media and online and imprison LGBT artists. LGBT advocates expressed hope that other Asian countries will follow Taiwan’s lead. Xiaogang Wei, who heads the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, told CNN the bill was a historic moment for Asia and the global LGBT movement. “It will have a very positive impact on China’s LGBT community, offering us a lot of hope,” said Xiaogang, noting Taiwan shares a “cultural tradition” with China. Thailand is currently working on same-sex marriage legislation. Earlier this year, 13 Japanese couples sued for same-sex marriage in different jurisdictions in Japan. Last year, Hong Kong granted same-sex spousal visas for binational couples.

Thousands march in Belfast for marriage equality

The partner of slain lesbian Irish journalist Lyra McKee led a march in Belfast, Northern Ireland last Saturday, joined by thousands of same-sex couples demanding marriage equality. Sara Canning had planned to marry McKee, who was killed April 18

while covering a raid on the New IRA compound in Derry (LINK: https:// www.ebar.com/news/news//275327). Northern Ireland is the only region of the United Kingdom where samesex marriage isn’t legal. Canning, wearing a “Love Equality” T-shirt, asked the crowd of around 8,000 people in Writer’s Square, “Why should we not be afforded the same rights in marriage” as the rest of the United Kingdom? “We pay our taxes, we are governed by the same laws, we live deeply, and we love dearly,” she continued, according to the Mirror Herald, “Why should we not be afforded the same rights in marriage?” John O’Doherty, director of Rainbow Project, added, “I stand today with my better half, the love of my life – angry and frustrated – that another year has passed without our love being recognized as equal under the law.” Protesters called upon British Prime Minister Theresa May to bypass the Democratic Unionist Party and introduce legislation in the British parliament in Westminster. The DUP is a key ally of May. The party has blocked attempts to legislate same-sex marriage despite public support. It has also been in a two-year stalemate with Sinn Fein, the large Irish nationalist party. The Herald reported that Canning said she asked May to legalize samesex marriage to honor McKee. May, along with many prominent political figures, condemned McKee’s murder and attended her funeral at St. Anne’s Cathedral. t For the full article visit us online at www.ebar.com

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It’s my body by Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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up, as well as talking about overly feminine topics in order to unlock the door to care. In some places, you were required not to associate with other transgender people, not to be gay or lesbian, and even cut off contact with anyone or anything from your past. Also, in some of the worst examples, you would face probing – literally and metaphorically – about your sexuality, or even be held hostage by doctors who had to find themselves attracted to you before you could access care: literally, if they did not find a given trans woman attractive, they would refuse care, saying that she wasn’t somehow “real” or “committed.” A lot of that has changed, and many – including myself – get our care on what’s known as an “informed consent” model. As long as they give me all the information about what may happen from the hormones I ingest, and still wish to have them, then I may get a prescription for a bottle of pretty, blue estradiol pills. The place I go for care is one of my local Planned Parenthood clinics. It treats both trans men and trans women, as well as those who are gender fluid or nonbinary. It’s been pretty good to me. Planned Parenthood, for the uninitiated, provides a host of reproductive medical care services aimed at women. This can include checkups, birth control, cervical cancer screenings, sexually transmitted disease testing, and – in some locations – abortion services. The clinic I go to regularly has people nearby with signs decrying abortion, even though the location I go to doesn’t provide such services. In the last couple of weeks, states across the country have been gearing up to destroy Roe v. Wade, and usher in another era of restrictive, antiabortion law. The gloves are off, and

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There are plenty of people who will try to justify why body autonomy might apply when it comes to a blood transfusion but not when it comes to transgender people or abortion care. They’ll talk about pregnancy and the cells forming a new body. They might tell you about transgender people being “delusional” and, therefore, not able to decide what is best for themselves. They may trot out the belief that both those providing transgender care and those providing abortions are going against “God’s will,” as if they have the right to speak for the whims of their deity. I’ve said it before: the number one right any person has is the right to exist. Part of existence surely involves the body you inhabit and what you choose to do with it. Those choices should not be up to any religion, or political party, or, frankly, anyone but the person. Transgender people, in spite of what some might try to tell you, don’t make the decision to transition lightly. We often try everything we can not to have to go through a transition that can alienate us from family and friends, make it hard to gain and keep jobs and housing, and in which we will face a far greater chance of death. We do it anyway, because for us it is the best, only option that fits ourselves. Likewise, those seeking abortion are not rushing headlong into such a decision. It’s not such a careless thought as some might wish you to believe, but something equally agonized over. It’s something chosen because the alternatives are simply not bearable. With that said, I stand firmly opposed to any law that would seek to take away the body autonomy of any person. It is unnecessary and cruel. t Gwen Smith may not be fond of her body, but it’s still hers. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith.com.

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ot quite seeing or hearing artist Terry Galloway ambled through early childhood with mixed emotions. On one end, she was arrogant. In fact, she would even describe herself as “a little shit,” yet she also sought physical approval from the people around her. “My deafness,” she said, “even before it was diagnosed, made me cleave more to others for a reassurance that I wasn’t quite aware I needed.” When Galloway was 10 years old, doctors discovered she had a chemical imbalance caused by the introduction of drugs to the fetal nervous system, a result of medication her mother took while Galloway was in the womb. Ultimately, the reaction to the treatment left her deaf and with limited eyesight. “I was saddled with glasses and hearing aids, and my deafness manifested itself then as a savage insecurity,” she said. “I was mainstreamed,” Galloway, 68, continued, “and grew up not knowing any other kids who were deaf or Deaf. My own deafness, and my budding, constantly churning sexuality, made me feel warmer toward the kids with their own problems – kids who liked to dress differently, kids who were poor, kids who were too fucking smart for their own good, kids who

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felt uncertain about their sexualities, kids with disabilities – both hidden and visible. I identified with those odd ducks. When I was in my late teens, I met some other kids who were ‘big D’ Deaf. I admired the hell out of them, but they frightened me a little – they were tough. But then, they had to be.” In her book, Galloway explained big D Deaf. “There is a definite hierarchy in that deaf culture,” she writes. “If you are deaf of deaf – a deaf person born to deaf parents – and your language is Sign and the company you keep is primarily deaf, you are Deaf with a capital D.” With plenty of experiences to draw

from, Galloway plunged herself into the arts, and just like many young people with disabilities in the late 1960s, she faced a lot of discrimination. “When I was graduating from high school, the guidance counselor was advising all my friends who were in the Thespians of the Scarlet Mask to apply for Yale, or UCLA, or any college that had a decent drama department,” she said. “But when I walked in the door, he took one look at me and said, ‘Oh, you’re the one.’ And handed me a brochure that read, errors and all: ‘Factory work make good job for deaf.’” Like many LGBTQ and disabled people of that time, Galloway carved her own path into the arts. With the help of friends, she sought out or created spaces that would welcome people like her. “Places with people who didn’t think of me as a waste of time because I couldn’t hear or talked with a kind of muffled lisp,” she said. “And from there I started to write pieces that spoke to the experiences of people like me – that’s when I started doing my solo shows.” In 2009, Galloway published her memoir, “Mean Little deaf Queer,” which has become a cult classic among people with disabilities. Celebrated lesbian author Dorothy Allison called it “a damn fine piece of work that is unbelievably powerful.” Author Kenny Fries included it in his article on LitHub titled “8 Books That See page 11 >>

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have continued to deny spousal pension benefits to same-sex couples if the employee retired or died before the Supreme Court decision,” attorney Teresa Renaker, who argued the case before

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ceive the 66 percent threshold needed to avoid legal challenges, which has stalled its implementation. Although Breed has moved to use other funds to back the measure’s goals, Preston blamed her opposition and that from other moderates for why it fell short of a two-thirds majority vote. And he took a swipe at Brown, saying if he were supervisor he would be leading the charge to place on this year’s ballot a measure identical to Prop C in order to see it reach that threshold. “I’m running for supervisor because the status quo in City Hall is just not working,” said Preston. “We have the least affordable city in the entire

Milpitas Pride

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Cianciotto said that before the couple adopted their son about a year ago, keywords in his profile jumped out at him that the boy is gay, and he pushed for the couple to meet Derrik. During the process, Derrik expressed concern to the social worker about having parents who would ac-

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like Levi Strauss are committed to community building. Partnerships are the first step in solving problems.” The local Burrito Project, one of 12 in cities across the country, has grown by leaps and bounds since local chef Jimmy Ryan brought the concept to San Francisco’s Martin de Poores House of Hospitality, which provides a commercial kitchen. Martin de Poores, or Martin’s, as it is affectionately known, is an intentional community that serves

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Move Disability from the Margins to the Center.” “She gives us what we are rarely given in literature: a fully dimensional disabled person, warts and all,” Fries said. Just a year after the release of her groundbreaking memoir, Galloway

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the 9th Circuit, said in the release. “Today’s decision recognizes that DOMA cannot deprive a samesex couple of pension protections merely because it was still on the books when an employee retired.” This latest decision overturns the lower court’s previous ruling, stating, “[t]he committee abused

its discretion by denying benefits to Reed. During either time the committee evaluated the plan’s benefits in this case – in 2009 or in 2016 – California law afforded domestic partners the same rights, protections, and benefits as those granted to spouses.” NCLR staff attorney Amy

Whelan said in the release that the decision “also recognizes the important protections afforded to California registered domestic partners who were unconstitutionally denied the right to civil marriage.” “It’s important for same-sex spouses and registered domestic

partners to understand that they should not be denied benefits on the basis of unconstitutional law,” Whelan added. Representatives from KRON4 and IBEW Local 45 did not respond to messages seeking comment. t

country, and staggering inequality.” Brown, who formerly worked as a legislative aide to Breed, supported Prop C last year. She pointed to Breed’s placing a $500 million housing bond on the November ballot, which she supports, as just one example of how City Hall leaders are working to address the need for more affordable housing. Since being sworn in last summer, Brown pointed to her continued advocacy to turn a now-vacant McDonald’s across from the Stanyan Street entrance into Golden Gate Park into 100% affordable housing. It is a project she has championed for years, she noted, and one of five she is backing in her district. “And we don’t have the money to build them. And so we have to

do things that changes that,” she said. “We have to have the money to build housing.” Yet, Preston argued the mayor and supervisors should be working to pass a $1 billion housing bond this year due to the significant housing crisis the city is facing. And he faulted Brown for not securing a site yet to open a Navigation Center in the district, pointing to how District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen was able to do so within her first year in office. “Not to say it’s easy, right, but at a certain point, the site needs to be identified and announced. Right? The neighbors need to be talked to, the community meetings need to happen, and we need to move forward,” said Preston, who did not identify where he would open one.

“I have not seen any of that happen under the appointed incumbent.” Brown, a longtime resident and community activist in the district, responded that she has been diligently looking for a suitable place to open a Navigation Center. The facilities are used to move entire groups of homeless people and their pets into temporary housing. “I’ve been in office for eight months. So give me a few months,” responded Brown. “This is a priority for me. I mean, I’ve been talking about it for years.” As for the bond measure, Brown said she “would love to do $1 billion also,” but it needs a two-thirds vote to pass, and following the results of Prop C, she and other city leaders felt they would be more successful

starting with a $500 million housing bond. “We can always do another bond, I just want to start something now,” she said. While in support of opening a Navigation Center and passing a housing bond, Solomon, 34, would prioritize funding for a mental health care facility that offers both inpatient and outpatient care. It stems from his being stabbed last year by a homeless man, which led him to run for supervisor. “What happened to me should not ever be allowed to happen to anyone else,” said Solomon. “And it is our duty as the members and as the supervisors in the city itself to make sure that all of our citizens are taken care for.” t

cept that he liked playing with dolls and dressing up, he said. Cianciotto said it’s powerful going from a place advocating for LGBT youth rights to experiencing what queer youth go through first-hand. Being “actually on the ground is a real humbling experience,” he said. The city-sponsored Pride celebration attracted an estimated 400 people during its inaugural event last year, officials said.

“We were thrilled. We didn’t know what the turnout would be,” said Renee Lorentzen, an ally who is the director of the Milpitas Recreation and Community Services, which produces the event. “We were really happy we had such a response from our community.” This year, the city anticipates the number will increase to more than 1,000 Pridegoers who will enjoy entertainment, food trucks, an expanded

family and kids’ area, and connect with community resources, said Lorentzen. The event will begin with raising the rainbow flag. The event is one of 40 that the city produces annually. Lorentzen estimated it costs the city about $4,000 to produce the Pride celebration. “We want to make sure the event is quality, but we also make sure that it is open and affordable to everybody,

so many of the elements are free,” said Lorentzen. Milpitas Pride is June 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Milpitas Civic Center, 457 East Calaveras Boulevard. The event is open to the public; admission is free. For more information, call (408) 586-3225 or visit http://www. ci.milpitas.ca.gov/milpitas/departments/recreation-services/lgbtqpride/.t

meals and provides other services to the needy and homeless at its headquarters at 225 Potrero Avenue. Brandon Stanton, manager of the country club and a longtime volunteer at Martin’s, wrote in an email, “A part of the program of recovery is being of service to others. The Castro Country Club has drawn on our fellows’ passion for service to create ... projects like the Burrito Project to lend a helping hand to other worthy organizations in our community.” Sanchis, a gay man, explained his interest in the project. “Billy and Brandon have been such an inspiration to me to try to be of service to my community. I’m

jumping on their bandwagon,” said Sanchis, referring to Lemon and Stanton. “I’m fortunate to be working for a company that is very supportive of all kinds of causes, locally and nationally,” he said. Last year, Levi’s donated $5,000 to the Castro Country Club, he added. “The Country Club,” said Sanchis, “has helped so many people in so many ways.” One of the Burrito Project’s lead organizers, Eric Tuvel, said the volunteer effort attracted 500 people last year. Volunteers begin to arrive at 4 p.m., and, after donning aprons and

hairnets, are put to work cooking. By 5, a line forms to assemble, fold, and wrap the homemade burritos. The final task each evening is coordinating the delivery of the burritos to locations nearby where people are known to be living on the street. Tuvel, who formerly worked at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, heard about the project through a bicycle group email list and came to help with deliveries. He “was immediately hooked” on the project, he wrote in an email. Thanks to social media, volunteering with the Burrito Project has increased dramatically, to the point where slots for the delivery squad

fill up within days of issuing an announcement, said Tuvel, a straight ally. “I think the simplicity of the project really speaks to people,” he wrote. “Make a burrito and deliver it to someone who is hungry. Many people walk by people on the street who are hungry or marginally housed and they want to give them some food. Burrito Project SF is giving people a way to do that and start a conversation with someone on the street.” Individuals or organizations interested in donating time or money can contact the Burrito Project at info@burritoproject.org. t

received a cochlear implant – a process not all deaf people are eligible for. And even Galloway herself was initially unsure it would work. The surgery allowed Galloway to gain significant hearing and her latest show, “You Are My Sunshine,” is about her experience of negotiating the world of sound. Galloway identifies as being a “little d” deaf, omni-sexual, happily mar-

ried, female-ish artist/activist. Along with her partner, Florida State University communication professor Donna Marie Nudd, Ph.D., she splits her time between Austin, Texas and Tallahassee, Florida. The couple also co-directs the Mickee Faust Club – an arts nonprofit that creates performance opportunities for marginalized communities

through workshops. “I love Mickee Faust,” said Galloway. “I love playing the head rat, Mickee Faust, who is supposedly the swear dwelling, cigar chomping, beer guzzling, foul mouthed, rat bastard brother of that other more famous unctuous rodent in Orlando.” To learn more about the Mickee Faust Club, visit http://www.mickeef-

aust.com. To follow Galloway’s other projects, check out www.theterrygalloway.com. t

longtime queer activist. The marchers also chanted on more topical issues facing the community today, such as “Housing is a human right,” and “Our bodies, our selves, our right to decide,” a reference to the strict abortion bans recently passed in Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio. “I’m here to represent Harvey Milk because one of the things that he stood by was his lesbian sisters,” said 36-year-old Alicia Yracheta, a lesbian. “Because we are also the ones who stood by our gay men who are our brothers during the AIDS crisis, and our lesbian community is still here, alive and well and thriving.” The speakers program began immediately upon arrival at City Hall. Several members of the San Francisco Sheriff ’s Department stood guard on the steps, informing the marchers that they had to remain on the sidewalk, though speakers were allowed to stand atop the steps as they spoke into megaphones.

“I was a young kid, living here in San Francisco and didn’t really know what was going on until I was pulled by my godparents to go down to City Hall,” said activist Alex U. Inn, speaking from the steps. “And the only thing I really remember are the flames from all the cars that were parked right here. And that’s when I was scurried out of here, because it started getting super-violent. It wasn’t super-violent to me. It made me excited to know that there were people who were my allies, and since I was a young kid and really wasn’t out yet, I knew there were people like me and I knew they were going to fight for me. “As I said when we first got here tonight, numbers aren’t might, but numbers are mighty,” Inn continued. “Every single person that’s here represents the couple of thousand who marched that night in memory of what we lost and continue to lose, and if we fast forward it, nothing really has See page 12 >>

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justice,” said Bruce Beaudette, 59, an GLBTQ2 man who moved to San Francisco shortly before the riots happened. “It turned into something powerful and violent, but instead of being passive, we spoke up. We engaged and we let people know that we’re here, angry, and queer.” Larry Lare Nelson, a 66-yearold gay man, was also present for the riots. “For these commemorations that we so often do, the first thing I always think of are the people that were by my side that night who are no longer here,” Nelson told the Bay Area Reporter. “It is my duty and my honor to represent not only those in our community today and tomorrow, but those who have passed. It is absolutely imperative that the older queer community share our stories with our young people so that they carry forward the movement and in

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turn they thrive.” There was a strong police presence along the march route. Everything remained peaceful throughout. As the marchers made their way down Market Street, large photo-

graphs of Milk and Moscone were displayed. A number of chants were shouted in unison, such as “Two, four, six, eight, smash the church, smash the state,” a chant that was also said in 1979, according to Tommi Avicolli Mecca, a

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changed. We are still in the state we were in as queer people, as trans people, as lesbians, as gay people. And right now today we are having all our rights taken away from us if we are not careful.” Inn then asked people to raise their hands. People spoke after her as Inn said, “I promise when I leave here I will call two of my friends and tell them about my experience tonight and ask them what work am I going to do going forward.” Shaun Haines, president of San Francisco Black Community Matters, also addressed the crowd. “What I have to say is a call to action,” said Haines. “Much like Harvey Milk, I’m here to recruit you. The advertisements for this event talked about our issues with police violence. As a native of San Francisco and as an African American man, I’ve experienced police violence myself. If you want to see

change and to make it safer for everyone else, then be the change that you want to see. Join Castro Community on Patrol, the only network in the city that keeps our community safe. “We also know that we live in a city that does have sweeps of our homeless community, and as someone who’s been homeless before, what I want you to do is join some networks that will help make resources available that will make some changes for everybody else,” he added. Haines noted that he was also the director of San Francisco Impact Partners, an organization that helps make resources available to the homeless community. Kevin Bard, president of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, was the last to speak. “My name is Kevin Bard and I’m here to recruit you,” Bard said, echoing Milk’s famous call to LGBTs. “Forty years ago was a very violent event. It was an event of police brutality, and the idea that

our lives don’t really matter, the idea that it’s not a big deal, and thinking about the White Night riots, I’ve been thinking a lot about Eric Garner.” Garner was an African American man in Staten Island, New York, who died in 2014 after a police officer put him in a chokehold. “After he was lynched by the police one officer said it’s not a big deal,” Bard continued. “Forty years ago, the police didn’t think it was a big deal to assassinate a mayor and to assassinate Harvey Milk. Dan White was an ex-cop who had a lot of cop friends who took it out on gay people in the Castro 40 years ago. And I’m here to say that it is a big fucking deal. It will always be a big fucking deal. We will not tolerate police brutality. Not to gays, not to blacks, not to anyone. Period. Is that understood?” Bard thanked people for coming. “We must keep Harvey Milk’s legacy alive; we are here to recruit you,” he said.t

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Case No. CGC-19-574377 SUMMONS ON FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [CCP § 751.05] The people of the State of California, to All Persons Claiming Any Interest in, or Lien Upon, the Real Property Herein Described or, Any Part thereof, defendants, greeting (See Memorandum Disclosing Adverse Interest [CCP § 751.07] attached.): You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of CALIFORNIA BARREL COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, plaintiff, filed with the clerk of the above-entitled court and county, within three months after the first publication of this summons, and to set forth what interest or lien, if any, you have in or upon that certain real property or any part thereof, situated in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, particularly described as follows: REAL PROPERTY, SITUATE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COMPRISED OF SIX (6) PARCELS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING A PORTION OF PARCEL A, AS SAID PARCEL A IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN GRANT DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2016-K334613 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL ONE BEING ALL OF MARYLAND STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET, SOUTHERLY 279 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EASTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH SAID WESTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET, NORTHERLY 279 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL TWO BEING ALL OF LOUISIANA STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET, SOUTHERLY 279 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EASTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH SAID WESTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET, NORTHERLY 279 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL THREE BEING A PORTION OF GEORGIA STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 1, AS SAID PARCEL 1 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, SOUTHERLY 406.42 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 3, AS SAID PARCEL 3 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT QUIETING TITLE RECORDED MAY 26, 1960 IN BOOK A127 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 596, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 18.79 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°10’16” WEST 125.39 FEET, AND 2) SOUTH 86°49’44” WEST 63.85 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID WESTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, NORTHERLY 271.42 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL FOUR BEING A PORTION OF MICHIGAN STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID MICHIGAN STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 2, AS SAID PARCEL 2 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, SOUTHERLY 157.42 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 4, AS SAID PARCEL 4 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT QUIETING TITLE RECORDED MAY 26, 1960 IN BOOK A127 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 596, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 2 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°10’16” WEST 9.01 FEET, AND 2) SOUTH 86°49’44” WEST 11.12 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596); THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 6 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT ON SAID WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), NORTH 03°41’19” WEST 143.4 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578), EASTERLY 18.62 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL FIVE BEING A PORTION OF HUMBOLDT STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET (33 FEET WIDE) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, AS SAID MICHIGAN STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 2, AS SAID PARCEL 2 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578), WESTERLY 18.62 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 2 (2001-G897578) AND THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°41’19” WEST 1.31 FEET, AND 2) NORTH 87°24’17” EAST 18.63 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, SOUTHERLY 1.12 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL SIX BEING A PORTION OF HUMBOLDT STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET (33 FEET WIDE) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, AS SAID GEORGIA STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 1, AS SAID PARCEL 1 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID PARCEL 1 (2001-G897578) AND THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE GEORGIA STREET, NORTHERLY 33 FEET TO THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF HUMBOLDT STREET, EASTERLY 80 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, SOUTHERLY 33 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCELS ONE THROUGH SIX BEING PORTIONS OF APN 4175-017. ATTACHED HERETO IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE INDEX MAP, AND BY THIS REFERENCE, MADE A PART HEREOF. And you are hereby notified that, unless you so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, to wit: quiet title to the Property consistent with the legal description above, against all adverse claims of all claimants, known and unknown, as of the date the Complaint in this case was filed. Witness my hand and the seal of said court, DATE: APR 15 2019 Clerk, By JUDITH C. NUNEZ, DEPUTY [SEAL], CLERK OF THE COURT Memorandum Disclosing Adverse Interest [CCP § 751.07] The following persons are said to claim an interest in, or lien upon, said property adverse to Plaintiff: 1. PG&E, 245 Market Street, N10A, Room 1015, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177; 2. City and County of San Francisco, Office of the City Attorney, Room 234, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, 3. Trans Bay Cable LLC, One Letterman Drive, C5-100, San Francisco, CA 94129; 4. San Francisco Port Authority, Pier 1, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111; 5. California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region, 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612; 6. NRG Potrero LLC, c/o GenOn, 1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2000, Houston TX 77056 SUMMONS_revised041619.indd 1

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038631100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038629900

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038627500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LCR CONSTRUCTION, 29 FAIRLAWN AVE, DALY CITY, CA 94015. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LUCIANO DA CONCEICAO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/24/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/19.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038626100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOVE IS IN THE HAIR, 1163 BUSH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ELIAS LOPEZ SOTO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/22/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/23/19.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038624300

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2019

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DALY CITY FALCONS BASKETBALL CLUB, 207 SKYLINE BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HIEN TRAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/29/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/29/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AWAKENED SELF, 109 STONECREST DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SANTIAGO ROCHA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/26/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/26/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRESENCE, 1600 BRYANT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JULIE PHAM. 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 04/22/19.

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Legal Notices>> ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554789 In the matter of the application of: AARON EUGENE BALDWIN, 183 EUREKA ST #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner AARON EUGENE BALDWIN, is requesting that the name AARON EUGENE BALDWIN, be changed to AARON FURTADO BALDWIN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 11th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038625000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GLIDE INSURANCE SERVICES, 1049 MARKET ST #602, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GLIDE LABS, INC (DE). 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 04/23/19.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038626400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREENFORCE PATROLS, 2031 UNION ST #6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed GREENFORCE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL GGGG YY PPP LTD, LLC (NM). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/24/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/19.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-037833500

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: DALY CITY FALCONS BASKETBALL CLUB, 207 SKYLINE BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business was conducted by a general partnership and signed by HIEN TRAN & JUNES AUBE VALDEMORO. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/08/17.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2019 SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 400 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: MARY LOUISE CABALLERO, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PETITIONER: JOSE DAVID ESQUIVIAS CASE NO. FDI-19-791213

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554812 In the matter of the application of: TRUNG HIEN LE, 1356 THOMAS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner TRUNG HIEN LE, is requesting that the name TRUNG HIEN LE, be changed to HIEN TRUNG LE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 20th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038634400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARI HAIR, 1538 PACIFIC AVE #113, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MARICRUZ ZAMORA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/01/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038615000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PAYO’S KITCHEN, 548 MARKET ST #15585, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed FARIMA SAFDARI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/16/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/16/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038638200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TIMOTHY MOUSE HOUSE, 601 DIAMOND ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KAREN MARGARET BURYN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/02/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038639000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OASIS LAW GROUP, 100 PINE ST #1250, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CHELSEA M. WANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/03/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/03/19.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038559900

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038634300

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038079600

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038633700

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DAVID LORENZ IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-19-302783

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038625900

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: A GENTLE REST, 3450 17TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business was conducted by a limited liability partnership and signed by A GENTLE REST VETERINARY CORPORATION PC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/14/19.

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: 3201 OCTAVIA ST APTS, 3201 OCTAVIA ST #102, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business was conducted by a corporation and signed by INTER-COUNTIES REALTY CO INC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/03/18.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DAVID LORENZ. A Petition for Probate has been filed by LENKA LORENZ in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that LENKA LORENZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 05, 2019, 9:00 am, Rm. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: MILLA L. LVOVICH 225589, LVOVICH & SZUCSKO, P.C., 50 OSGOOD PL #500, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133; Ph. (415) 392-2560.

Notice! You have been sued. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers 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, or court appearance 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. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTICE – RESTRAINING ORDERS FOLLOW BELOW: 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 is: Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Francisco, 400 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: JOSE DAVID ESQUIVIAS, 1450 THOMAS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124 (415) 724-6448, Date: FEB 22, 2019 Clerk of The Court, Dennis Toyama, Deputy. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS: Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state 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 child or children; 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasicommunity, 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 the 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. 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.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOBS ON BAKER STREET, 601 BAKER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a limited liability partnership, and is signed BOB’S LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/15/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CORONA HEIGHTS MARKET & DELI, 4400 17TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROSSETE SABA. 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 04/30/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038635600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VELOCETI, 746 11TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBERT JON MOON. 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 05/01/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038630700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BALL BUSINESS CONSULTING, 124 KIRKWOOD AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DONTAYE BALL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/29/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/29/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038633200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FLYNN PTA, 3125 CESAR CHAVEZ ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS LEONARD FLYNN ELEMENTARY PTA (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 04/30/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038637000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A GENTLE REST, 3019 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed A GENTLE REST VETERINARY CORPORATION PC (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 05/02/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038634800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BULGARA, 279 COLUMBUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed BULGARA GROUP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/01/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038603200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINPOINT LOCAL, 2443 FILLMORE ST #380-6582, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed TOUCH A STAR, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/10/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038624100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OXBRIDGE, 2115 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed POLYAK PRECIOUS METALS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/22/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/19.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038612200

MAY 16, 23, 30, 2019 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FORTUNATA L. OLIVA IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-19-302835

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FORTUNATA L. OLIVA. A Petition for Probate has been filed by VIRGINIA OLIVA THOMPSON in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that VIRGINIA OLIVA THOMPSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 03, 2019, 9:00 am, Rm. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: STEPHEN J. BROOKS 122764, 2001 UNION ST #300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123; Ph. (415) 434-3323.

MAY 16, 23, 30, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554835

In the matter of the application of: CAMILA SUSANA FABERSUNNE, 1419 PALOU AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CAMILA SUSANA CRIBB FABERSUNNE, is requesting that the name CAMILA SUSANA CRIBB FABERSUNNE, be changed to CAMILA SUSANA CRIBB FABERSUNNE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 25th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038632500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PERFECT SHAPES MAID SERVICE; PERFECTLY TOUCHED CLEANING SERVICE, 1706 OAKDALE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ELISHA WOOTEN. 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 05/01/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 148 PRINT, 1275 FAIRFAX AVE #203B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICARDO S. CRUZ JR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/30/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/30/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SULLIVAN & SONS, 1067 TENNESSEE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ALISON R, SULLIVAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/23/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/23/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038640400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NKG CREATIVE INSIGHTS, 274A 29TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed NATALIE GUNN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/06/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038646200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IZAKAYA MAYUMI, 2221 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed IZAKAYA MAYUMI, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/08/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/08/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038625300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POPPY’S PETALWORKS, 2860 LAGUNA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed POPPY’S PETALWORKS, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/04/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/23/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038638100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO CANNABIS COMPANY; CANNABIS COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO; ENTOURAGE EFFECT, 2130 OAKDALE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed TOP HORTICULTURAL CONCEPT (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 05/02/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038618000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONEY EXPRESS CENTER, 4601 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed ROBERT AVELLAN & YADIRA D. ESCOBER PACHECO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/11/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038637200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VELA CAPITAL GROUP, 43 ELLERT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CRV VENTURES 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 05/02/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30 JUNE 06, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038357700

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: REGENT THAI RESTAURANT, 1700 CHURCH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business was conducted by a corporation and signed by REGENT THAI INC (CA). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/18.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) SUPERIOR COURT STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: STEVEN KARIKER AKA STEVEN D. KARIKER; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, A CORPORATION. CASE NO. CGC-18-569648

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION, 400 MCALLISTER ST, ROOM 103, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102; The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: ROBERT L. POLLAK #083950, GLASSBERG, POLLAK & ASSOCIATES, 1000 4TH ST #570, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-3118; 415-291-8320. SEPT 11, 2018, CLERK OFF THE COURT, DE LA VEGA-NAVARRO, ROSSELY NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554850 In the matter of the application of: KATE AMELIA REBER, 357 ALLISON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner KATE AMELIA REBER, is requesting that the name KATE AMELIA REBER, be changed to KIT REBALSKY. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 27th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038651300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ASPIRE HEALTH CARE & NURSING EDUCATORS PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTE, 511 HEAD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JENNIFER SHIA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/10/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/13/19.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038650500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: APJ CONSULTING, 2503 POST ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed TIMOTHY EDWIN JOHNSON. 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 05/13/19.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038652600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SALON 828, 2004 IRVING ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RHODA LEE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/14/19.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038643800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARENA SF, 2565 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed QUALIA ENTERTAINMENT INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/29/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/07/19.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038366700

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038656300

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 06, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554847

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038656400

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: POPPY’S PETALWORKS, 2860 LAGUNA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by LAURA H. AUYEUNG. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/22/18.

In the matter of the application of: ALISON ROSS, 525 BAKER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ALISON ROSS, is requesting that the name ALISON ROSS, be changed to ALISON SASHA DE VRIES. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 9th of July 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554842

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA AUTO GLASS, 1880 EVANS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SARAT FAMILY ENTERPRISES GROUP (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/15/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARCHE ENTERPRISE, 201 WEBSTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ARCHE ENTERPRISE (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/08/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/15/19.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038657200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SULTANS KEBAB, 3915 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed B&F RESTAURANT INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/16/19.

MAY 23, 30, JUNE 06, 13, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-036340100

In the matter of the application of: NINA RAMOS HARRISON, 334 NOE ST #2, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NINA RAMOS HARRISON, is requesting that the name NINA RAMOS HARRISON, be changed to NINA RAMOS COSTA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 on the 25th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: COUPLES THERAPY COLLECTIVE, 3237 SACRAMENTO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business was conducted by a general partnership and signed by VANESSA WATT & DOROTHY JANE WALTER. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/03/15.

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he 18th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest), running May 29-June 13 at the Roxie and Brava Theaters and 518 Gallery, is perhaps the finest showcase for nonfiction films this side of Sundance. This year there’s a focus on family ties as recalled through letters, poems and home movies. Here are capsule reviews of some films I was able to preview. See page 19

ustav Mahler said, “A symphony must be like the world, it must embrace everything.” San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas has agreed throughout his own career, and he made another brilliant case last week at Davies Symphony Hall with a stunning performance of the composer’s epic Symphony No. 7, often referred to as “Song of the Night.” See page 16 >>

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Angels, birds, Barber

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Composer, pianist, singer Patricia Barber.

e’ve been listening obsessively to the new Patricia Barber release “Higher” (ArtistShare). The out lesbian jazz pianist Barber is one of our favorite recording artists (composer, singer, musician) because she is so very much her own woman. She croons seated at her instrument like, say, Diana Krall. She has real jazz piano chops like, say, Fred Hersch. But there is no one who writes and sounds remotely like her. “Higher” begins with an art-song cycle, “Angels, Birds and I,” then moves into her takes on some classics of the American songbook. Barber wants to prove that jazz, an artform born and raised in America, can produce a song cycle as good, as vibrant, as its European cousin, the classical art-song.

In her invocations to her muse, Barber implores her listeners to “Surrender” to the music – “Let the world spin, I have dreamed of this” – promising “a melody tying you to the fact, the harmony will entreaty” us to give in to our reveries. “Pallid Angel” is her love song to a woman – “I lean it to kiss my pallid angel, and her cobalt head” – while “Albatross,” bluesy, in 5/4 time, is about involvements with men (her albatrosses?). “My husband cuts a figure,/his eyes look best in a pair of RayBans./Pure Ivy League, he’s an impressive man. “My lover the other,/he’s the out-

door type./He likes to hunt and to fish./How could I fall for an Australian at all?” Hubby is apparently a Type A personality. “He travels the world first-class./Worldwide chaos, crime, and climate change cannot deter that Range Rover. “My lover the other, on the other hand,/more like a bird than a man./Bedroom eyes, a beak, three toes and webbed feet. “My husband the sovereign suburban overlord,/Lexus LX, but his queen is bored.” Determinedly downtempo, the album segues into classic jazz. Barber brings her singular touch to “Early Autumn” (words: Johnny Mercer, Ralph Burns; music: Woody Herman), “In Your Own Sweet Way” (music: Dave Brubeck), and “Secret Love” (words: Paul Francis Webster; music: Sammy Fain). “Higher” closes with a reprise of “The Opera Song” from “Angels, Birds and I.” “In my next life, I long to be the prima donna with the sterling C.” In the songcycle, Barber sings the lyrics herself. But the album ends with a version in which lyric soprano Katherine Werbiansky lets loose. The difference between Barber’s smoky, jazz-inflected delivery and a classically trained voice in full flight is instructive. Each leads to its own strengths. Backing musicians Patrick Mulcahy, bass; Jon Deitemyer, drums; Neal Alger, acoustic guitar; and Jim Gailloreto, tenor saxophone, all contribute excellence to the disc.

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viola, Riley on synthesizer, piano and diverse instruments, and Zorn on saxophone. You could say it was inspired new music from A-Z. Their sound together was thick, propulsive, dark, at times droning. Zorn’s famous postmodern horn sounded at times like Ornette Coleman, sometimes like Bird, a few times like the horns outside on Valencia. Riley’s rhythmic and melodic ideas, always sprightly and spirited, seemed to be leading the trio. Anderson’s electronically enhanced strings were deep and definitely in the mix, but it was odd to be so near to her (OT was close to the stage in the standing-room crowd) and not hear her distinctive voice. Because, after all, “language is a virus from outer space,/and hearing your voice is better than seeing your face.” The trio of legendary musicians played four shows of one-hour sets over two evenings. OT attended the first set, 7 p.m. on Friday night. When we emerged from the venue when it was over, it was still light out. Also opening our thirsty ears for aural refreshment this past week, found in our beloved public library: Kronos Quartet, “Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector, Music of Terry Riley,” including “One Earth, One People, One Love” from “Sun Rings” (2002) (Nonesuch, 2015). Stravinsky, “The Rite of Spring, Concerto for Two Pianos,” MarcAndre Hamelin, Leif Ove Andsnes, a new way to hear that monumental work (Hyperion, 2018). Aphex Twin, “Syro” (Warp, 2014), classic electronica. Finally, NorCal Public Media presents a 10-episode series of concerts filmed at Berkeley’s storied music venue the Freight & Salvage. Beginning this month, “Live from the Freight & Salvage” will air on KRCB-TV Channel 22 on the third Saturday of every month, from 8-9 p.m. The series features a diverse selection of musical genres and performances including Bettye LaVette, 2018 Grammy winner Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ukrainian world-music quartet DakhaBrakha, Americana powerhouse trio Red Molly, Windham Hill artists Will Ackerman, Barbara Higbie and Alex DeGrassi, Perla Batalla, plus local favorites the T Sisters, the Blues Broads and more. Info: www.livefromfs.org.t

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It is not a bad description. In another famous quote, Mahler described the score as “Three night pieces; the finale, bright day. As foundation for the whole, the first movement.” That about sums it up, but it doesn’t articulate the powerful emotional effect of the ultimately victorious journey from darkness to light. Sympathetic and skilled interpreters must bring the enigmatic and monstrously difficult work to full-blooded life. It is a challenge to performers and listeners alike, which Marco Borggreve continues to struggle in comparison to other Conductor Krzysztof Urbanski symphonies in the canon. leads the SFS. Bringing coherence and insight to such a massive Returning to the SFS Media reand intricate work, while allowing cording of the Seventh the followfor the luxuries of the innovative ing day lent some insight to MTT’s orchestration and kaleidoscopic ongoing fascination with the work. mood swings, is a very big job. He has made subtle changes to his MTT has been through it all with interpretation. Nothing major, but Mahler. After decades of constant still – clear indication of his ongostudy and analysis, ambitious pering analysis. Mahler and MTT share formance and recording projects, their understanding of human naand no rest in sight, it is safe to call ture, a bold sense of theatrics, and a him an expert. The awards and acrestless spirit of quest. colades have been encouraging, but It makes perfect sense the maethe proof lies in the living moment, stro will include generous helpings and the maestro and his dedicated of the composer during his final players remain up to the task. season, 2019-20. The Sixth SymThere was a feeling of following phony, the work that launched the a trusty guide on an escapade about celebrated Mahler Project in 2002 the recent concert, and MTT was and won a Grammy; selections obviously in the right mood from from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” the start. Back on the podium, a with Sasha Cooke and bass-baritone week late from hiatus (he was sick Ryan McKinny; the elegiac Ninth and had to cancel the week before), Symphony; and finally, the mighty he basked in the warm glow of the Eighth, or “Symphony of a Thouaudience’s welcoming cheers. sand,” demonstrate MTT’s lifetime It was into the woods and on to of loving devotion. the Emerald City as the refreshed The merry (and curiously wet) and confident leader kept energetic month of May continues at DSH and jovial throughout. Shaking off with kinetic young conductor stiffness and pacing himself and the Krzysztof Urbanski leading the crew during pauses proved helpful Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s sunand included the audience in a comdrenched favorite Symphony No. 4, munal sense of adventure. When a “Italian,” this week. Violinist Vilde mobile phone rang (at the end of Frang makes her SFS debut with a movement, thankfully), MTT Elgar’s noble and infrequently perquipped, “Somebody tell him what formed Concerto. happened.” The month ends with conductor There were a few stumbles along Juraj Valcuha and SFS Concertthe way, but they only added to the master and violin soloist Alexander sense of earnest and deeply human Barantschik joining forces for J.S. involvement of the musicians and Bach’s bright Violin Concerto No. listeners alike. It was an 80-minute 2 and Shostakovich’s characteristijourney of reflection, wonder, and cally intense Symphony No. 8: an exaltation for everyone present, intriguing juxtaposition that promand a shining example of the bond ises some exciting results.t between composer and conductor.

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Too little smoke, too much mirror by Jim Gladstone

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wish we had a bar like this,” one of my companions exclaimed upon seeing Devin Kasper’s irresistibly inviting set for “The View UpStairs,” the earnest, overstuffed musical ushering in Pride Month at the New Conservatory Theatre Center. With its tattered red velvet curtains, framed Burt Reynolds “Cosmo” centerfold, shawl-draped baby grand and shelves of kitschy bric-a-brac, it feels like an ideal hybrid of Martuni’s, Ginger’s Trois and Twin Peaks Tavern. A rich evocation of The UpStairs Lounge, an actual New Orleans nightspot in the early 1970s, the visual appeal of the set and Wes Crain’s period-perfect costumes pull you in like a warm hug from a gay grandpa with lots of stories to share. Indeed, the motley UpStairs regulars are types with tales to tell. There’s Buddy (Cameron Weston), the married-with-children silver daddy at the piano; Freddy (Jesse Cortez), the playful, resilient Puerto Rican drag queen; Richard (David Bicha), who presides over MCC services held in the bar; Patrick and Dale (Coleton Schmitto and Chris Morrell), two tender-hearted hustlers with decidedly different social skills; and Willie (Anthony Rollins-Mullens), a magnificently self-possessed, fan-snapping eccentric. Then there are lady allies Henri (Jessica Coker), the mama bear lesbian bartender; and Inez (Linda Dorsey), the drag queen’s empathetic stage mother. That’s eight potentially fascinating folks to meet in the show’s intermissionless hour-and-45-minutes.

While writer/composer Max Vernon’s script and lyrics don’t entirely manage to move these familiar characters away from stock stereotypes, director Ed Decker’s fine casting and the actors’ impressively lived-in performances go a long way to help. Schmitto’s performance of “What I Did Today” is especially engaging, its two verses offering two versions of the same events, revealing boredom, aspiration and an eagerness-to-impress. His second big number “Waltz (Endless Night)” offers Vernon’s most impressive narrative compression, packing a life’s story into taut, imagerich lyrics. Rollins-Mullins owns not just his role but also the entire audience every time he moves across the stage, declaiming pithy bons mots and singing deep gospel tones. A more nuanced portrait gallery of the UpStairs Lounge crowd and gay culture in the 1970s could make for a fascinating musical, especially given the venue’s real-life fate. On June 24, 1973, the bar was destroyed in an arson attack that killed 32. Until the 2016 shooting at Pulse in Orlando, it was the deadliest-ever attack on a gay space in U.S. (The story is covered in-depth in an excellent new nonfiction book, “Tinderbox” by Robert W. Fieseler.) But rather than deeply delving into the richness of this time and place, Vernon opts to place the historically important UpStairs Lounge story within an overarching, domineering frame narrative about an insufferable millennial “influencer” and wannabe fashion designer, Wes (Nick Rodrigues), who, while planning to buy the building that once housed the lounge, magically travels through time to meet his queer

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Patrick (Coleton Schmitto) and Wes (Nick Rodrigues) make a connection in “The View UpStairs” at the New Conservatory Theatre Center.

forefathers, and Learn Meaningful Lessons from Them. For instance: App-driven hook-ups just aren’t the same as meeting people face-toface in social settings. Reality TV isn’t real. Gay people had it rough in the old days. Struggle builds character. Young queers should appreciate our community’s history. In making the protagonist of

“The View UpStairs” a contemporary character, Vernon, however unintentionally, gives short shrift to the show’s historical setting and milieu – not to mention the victims of the fire, reducing them to tools to assist Wes’ super-simplified character transformation. It’s as if the millennial playwright didn’t trust his own peers to find the story of the Upstairs Lounge and pre-AIDS gay America as interesting as he did, so decided to provide

a “relatable” tour guide. The result of this intra-generational condescension is Wes, who’s about as appealing as Clippy, the Microsoft Paperclip. Get out of the way, dude. We’re not stupid, and there’s already plenty going on here.t The View UpStairs, through June 9. New Conservatory Theatre Company, 25 Van Ness Ave., SF. Tickets ($35-$60): (415) 861-8972. www.nctsf.org

Young love & its bittersweet aftermath by Tim Pfaff

ome good writers learn to write shorter. “Lie with Me” (Scribner) is Philippe Besson’s 18th book, written in 2016 in what one suspects was one of those seizures of composition that produce such searing stuff. It’s a wonder not just of concision (160 pages), but also of compression and agonizing levels of compassion. It’s as immediately involving and heart-breaking a tale of gay first love as I can recall, credibly said to consume readers, as it did me, as much as it did the author. “It took BesMaxime Reychman son his whole life to write it,” Lauren Collins reports Left: “Lie with Me” author Philippe Besson. in a recent short New Yorker interview with the “Lie” bitter wins out resoundingly. author, “and, when he was done, There, I did it, too. he thought that he would never be The novel’s power lies in the able to write again.” fusion of a deeply personal story It warrants noting that in its even hardly unfamiliar to many a gay younger life in English – it’s just man. In a school in a French hamlet been released in a superb translain 1984, the bookish Philippe first tion by Molly Ringwald (yes, that eyes farm boy Thomas Andrieu, one) – it has also engendered lower than him in social class but some preposterous bafflegab. It’s uncommonly handsome and supebeen called the French “Brokeback rior as an athlete and chick-magMountain,” to which it bears only net. Because Philippe already wears the most passing resemblance the brand of “faggot,” the two pass (though Besson is said to have each other in the hall like ghosts. seen the film every day for a week Until Thomas makes the first when it was new), and to “Call Me move. He slips Philippe a note inBy Your Name,” to which it bears viting him to lunch at a restaurant none. far from the school. “He’s already That’s what sometimes happens there when I cross the threshold. with writing this hot to the touch: He arranged to arrive before me, it gets compared to something else perhaps to make sure that he wasn’t if only to tame it. In sheer bitterfollowed, that we weren’t seen walksweetness, “Lie” more resembles ing in together.” After confiding the 2013 prize-winning gay film “that he has never done this before,” “Last Summer,” also about childThomas initiates a series of clanhood sweethearts, except that in destine meet-ups with the classic

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“I know a place.” Sexual discovery hurtles into obsessive passion qualified by a baffling seesaw reserve. Thomas declares that he is attracted to Philippe “because you are not like all the others, because I don’t see anyone but you, and you don’t even realize it.” Then he tells Philippe “something that [Philippe doesn’t] know: that I will leave.” “I should be able to stay in this state of ecstasy,” the naive, thunderstruck Philippe thinks. “Or let myself be overwhelmed by the incomprehensibility of it all. But the feeling that prevails the moment he disappears is of being abandoned. Perhaps because it’s already a familiar feeling.” But it’s Thomas who knows who will leave. The novel is written in short segments that roam freely across decades, and to compress its plot risks making it sound like a wince-inducing weepie. But what unfolds instead is the sharp edge

of genuinely recounted – and felt – particulars vanquishing featureless universality. Between assignations come the doubts and fears of first, secret love. Having found each other, they get lost in each other. Familiarity – ultimately meeting in Philippe’s bedroom when his parents are out, only to be discovered by his mother – leads, if not to contempt, then to a fatal recharging of the magnets to

the poles of unwilled if futilely resisted repulsion. Graduating “was the end of us.” Philippe leaves for Paris, to learn the art of filmmaking and TV (Besson’s other life), where he finds success and even a degree of celebrity. Thomas returns to the family farm, a gunshot marriage and children of his own. Twenty years later, in Bordeaux, Philippe spots a young man who so closely resembles Thomas he says as much to the boy, Lucas, whose unembarrassed response is, “People tell me that all the time.” And: “You must have liked him a lot, to look at me like that.” Yet later: “My father told me about you. Once when you were on TV, he said that you went to high school together.” Years later Lucas contacts Philippe with terrible news; spoilers are superfluous. Strikingly, it’s Lucas who feels the eternal return of the young lovers’ first pain. “You get used to everything,” he says, “even the defection of those you thought you were bound to forever.” This would be an unbearably mawkish book if every word in it were not emotionally true. Instead, it’s the only thing less direct and devastating than Thomas farewell letter.t

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Rock Hudson, fantasy man by Tavo Amador

all, dark, handsome, buffed, manly yet sensitive: Rock Hudson (1925-85) was the embodiment of the classic Hollywood hunk in the 1950s and 60s. He wasn’t a stage-trained “Method” actor like Marlon Brando or James Dean. He was a product of Universal, one of the last studios developing hopefuls for stardom. But beneath his placid image hid an ambitious professional willing to submerge his identity to attain stardom. In that sense, he personified the hidden turbulence of the “Fabulous 50s.” After years of covering up his homosexuality, Hudson’s death from AIDS outed him. Mark Miller’s thorough, readable “All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson” (Harper, $28.99) traces his unlikely, complicated life. He was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., in Winnetka, Illinois. His father abandoned the family when he was young. His mother remarried. Wallace Fitzgerald adopted Roy, giving him his name. The abusive Fitzgerald ridiculed the youth’s acting ambitions and beat him when he noticed effeminate mannerisms. After high school, Roy Fitzgerald joined the Navy. Miller doesn’t say when he had his first homosexual experience, but it was probably while in service. He came West hoping to become an actor. He worked as a truck driver. He parked out-

side Hollywood studios and posed against the vehicle, hoping to be noticed. Eventually, Henry Willson, a successful agent who had worked for legendary producer David O. Selznick, spotted him. Willson was gay and believed in the casting couch. His clients included many handsome young men, among them Rory Calhoun and Tab Hunter. None reached the heights that Roy Fitzgerald, re-christened Rock Hudson, would. Hudson debuted with an uncredited bit in 1948’s “Undertow,” but rapidly got bigger parts. He made eight films for director Douglas Sirk, who guided him in the 1954 remake of “Magnificent Obsession”

opposite Jane Wyman. This sudsy saga about a reckless playboy who redeems himself and finds love was a smash. It made Hudson a star. Universal rushed him into three forgettable films before re-teaming him with Wyman in Sirk’s popular “All That Heaven Allows” (1955), playing a gardener whose romance with an older, wealthy widow scandalizes her suburban neighbors. The story hints that his character may have a hidden life. “Confidential” magazine threatened to out him, so Willson gave them damaging stories about Calhoun and Hunter in exchange for their silence on Hudson. He also orchestrated Hudson’s 1955 marriage to Phyllis Gates, Willson’s secretary. The marriage didn’t last long, but it quelled the rumors. He was Bick Benedict in George Stevens’ “Giant” (1956), based on Edna Ferber’s bestseller about Texas. Hudson was billed after Elizabeth Taylor but ahead of Dean, with whom he didn’t get along. During the lengthy shoot, he and Taylor bonded. The movie opened to good reviews and big grosses, earning Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor for Hudson and Dean, who died before filming was complete. They lost to Yul Brynner in “The King and I.” Hudson’s performance is sincere, but too carefully controlled by Stevens. He was better in Sirk’s “Written on the Wind,” top-billed in this

splendid melodrama with Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone, and Robert Stack. The smash movie’s real romance is between the leading men. In 1957, Hudson and Mae West appeared on the Oscar telecast, memorably singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Miller says nothing about that experience. Hudson revealed a flair for comedy, enjoying “Pillow Talk” (1959) with Doris Day, a monster hit, if dated. His character coyly pretends to by gay. He made another coy sex farce, “Come September” with Gina Lollobrigida, and was reunited with Day for the even more popular “Lover Come Back” (1961). Once again his character is mistaken for gay. After two dramas, he excelled in Howard Hawks’ “Man’s Favorite Sport?” as a celebrated fishing expert who actually knows nothing about it, another man with a compromising secret. In “Send Me No Flowers” (1964), he and Day were married, but the blossoms had wilted. He and Lollobrigida were “Strange Bedfellows,” a tiresome comedy. “A Very Special Favor” (1965) had him again pretending to be gay to bed Leslie Caron. The films did well, and he remained among the Top 10 box office stars from 1960-65. But “Blindfold,” a bad comedy opposite Claudia Cardinale, flopped, and he quickly returned to drama, without regaining his popularity. He worked steadily in forgettable films before finding success on TV

in the light-hearted mystery series “MacMillan and Wife” (1971-77), set in San Francisco. His final appearances, in which he looked gaunt and ill, were on TV’s “Dynasty” (1984-85). Over the years, he had many young, blonde, handsome, masculine live-in lovers, including Marc Christian, who threatened blackmail. Hudson left most of his $25 million estate to longtime friends, actor George Nader and his partner Mark Miller. Christian sued, was initially awarded over $20 million. He alleged he’d been exposed to HIV and was therefore no longer sexually active, a claim that was disproved. A judge reduced the award to $5 million, but he ultimately settled out of court for much less. Hudson’s homosexuality was an open secret in Hollywood, but most movie audiences were unaware of it until he became the first prominent person to reveal he had AIDS. His death spurred Taylor to lead the fight against that disease and to make it a respectable cause. As Miller shows. most people liked Hudson. He was professional and friendly, almost always got along with colleagues, yet was only himself with a few intimates. His estate, known as “The Castle,” gave him a very comfortable closet. Miller succeeds in revealing this complex man whose death resulted in a greater legacy than all his movie work.t

drama was the German film director Douglas Sirk (1897-1987), who emigrated to the U.S. in 1937. His best-known films were made for Universal from 1952-59, and his most famous “dramas of swollen emotions” (Sirk’s expression) were “Magnificent Obsession,” “All That Heaven Allows,” “Written on the Wind” and “Imitation of Life.” These pictures are remembered for their stunning Technicolor production designs, larger-than-life feelings, use of camouflaged sarcasm, and veiled attacks on 1950s conservatism. Perceived as over-the-top, they’ve been popular with LGBTQ audiences, who see them as high camp. They often starred publicly closeted Rock Hudson (known as a homosexual in the gay community), which only added to their queer appeal. Sirk’s films were commercially successful but critically derided as cliché and titillating, because they often dealt with women and domestic issues. It wasn’t until the early 1970s that scholars began reappraising his oeuvre, now celebrating him as a visual ironist auteur. After the huge success of “Written on the Wind,” which recounted the shenanigans of a rich, scandalous oil-tycoon family, Sirk was able to reassemble the same cast (Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack) to realize one of his dream projects, a movie based on William Faulkner’s 1935 novel “Pylon,” centered on the exploits of his barnstorming pilot brother. Faulkner later claimed “The Tarnished Angels” (1957), released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber, was the best film version of any of his books. Still, the film was lambasted for its overblown plot. Although filmed in Cinemascope, it was made in blackand-white to evoke a more realistic Depression America, not with Sirk’s bold, stylistic use of Technicolor. But the film is now recognized as one of Sirk’s masterworks, and Sirk’s favorite of all his movies. It’s set in seedy New Orleans during Mardi Gras in 1932. The alcoholic, disillusioned Times-Picayune re-

porter Burke Devlin (Hudson), searching for a riveting human interest story, stumbles upon a family of “gypsy” daredevil pilots and their mechanic, who travel to air shows cross-country, risking their lives. Roger Schumann (Stack) is a former decorated WWI fighter pilot addicted to flying but financially desperate, reduced to entering dangerous pylon races, along with his beautiful blond bombshell, sadeyed parachutist wife, LaVerne (Malone), their son Jack, 9, and devoted mechanic Jiggs (Jack Carson). LaVerne fled her Iowa home after seeing a Liberty Bond poster of Roger, falling in love with him. He has neglected her, rarely expressing any feeling for her except jealousy, leaving LaVerne with incredible longing. Jiggs is also in love with her, and admires Roger’s courage. There’s a hint of a possible menage-a-trois, questioning the identity of Jack’s biological father. In a flashback, Schumann and Jiggs roll a die, determining who will marry the pregnant LaVerne. Infiltrating this seething melodrama, Burke allows the Schumanns to stay at his apartment, talking all night with LaVerne in a way she’s never been able to do with Roger. Burke falls in love with her. The following day a pylon race between Roger and another young surly pilot, Frank Burnham (teen heartthrob Troy Donohue), results in Roger crashing and destroying his plane, and Burnham dying. Desperate to win the next day’s race prize money, Roger convinces a skeptical Jiggs to repair an old rickety plane owned by his rival wealthy business magnate, Matt Ord (Robert Middleton). He sends LaVerne to seduce Ord to secure the plane, but Burke intervenes, appealing to Ord’s business sense to allow Roger to commandeer the plane. What happens at that race and its devastating aftermath concludes the film. All these lost-soul characters are tarnished, chasing unattainable

dreams, exposing their inner conflicted torment. The Mardi Gras symbolism and use of grotesque masks hide the fear beneath the bravery and delusion each lonely character must endure in the face of disaster and death. They’re all alienated from the world, cynical survivors, living a lie in heartbreaking resignation, unable to communicate their anguish and need for love. The acting is top-notch, Hudson the most impressive. Almost 35 years after his tabloid death (first celebrity to die of AIDS), we can now appreciate his skill as a naturalistic, committed actor. Hudson wanted to play Burke as disheveled and downtrodden. Although the studio wouldn’t allow their star to look the part, he still managed to convey Burke’s desperation. His crucial speech to his editor, justifying time spent covering the Schumann story, is almost verbatim Faulkner, far from realistic dialogue, but authentic in its emotional tenderness hiding inner turbulence. Hudson was Sirk’s muse. He provided Hudson with his best 50s movie roles. “Tarnished” is compelling, with cinematographer Irving Glassberg’s expressionistic use of high angles and mirrors. It deserves critical reconsideration and raves.t

Daredevil lives by Brian Bromberger

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It arrived last week after a run at the Whitney, where it originated, with a few additions. One of them is “Silver Clouds” (1966), a playful, slumber-party installation where Mylar helium balloons float around a room of their own with the help of a wall fan. You can bat them around and start a polite pillow fight if you so desire. Divided among three levels of the museum, the show is put together smashingly well with a crackerjack installation by SFMOMA’s senior curator of painting and sculpture Gary Garrels, whose superb supporting scholarship is top-flight, per usual. He somehow integrates into a cohesive whole: large abstract canvases; an example of Warhol’s numerous collaborations with JeanMichel Basquiat from the mid-80s; iconic paintings of Campbell soup cans that may outlive Warhol like the pyramids did the Pharaohs; famous multi-image portraits of a grieving Jackie Kennedy, and movie goddesses Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe (two of his favorite subjects). Oh yeah, and Dick Tracy and Superman, too. A word to the wise: Triage, pace yourself, or plan for more than one visit. With a knack for generating buzz and an unmatched ability to read the zeitgeist, grab the eye, and stage an immediate impact, Warhol presaged the image-driven society of today. While his originality and meticulous execution engender admiration, they don’t inspire the exhilaration that greatness does. Like advertising, where he began his career, his work can seem the opposite of deep. That assessment doesn’t apply across the board or to substantive subjects like

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the societal turmoil of the 1960s. Take “Death and Disasters” (196364), a suite of large-scale history paintings that, in repeated images, depict a panoply of violence and carnage: car wrecks with orgies of twisted metal (“Orange Car Crash Fourteen Times”); horrifying scenes of dogs attacking civil rights protestors in the South, washed in red or mustard yellow (“Little Race Riot”); and “Lavender Disaster,” macabre pictures of an electric chair sitting idle in a medieval dungeon, awaiting the next resident of death row. Born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, PA during the Depression, the gay son of working-class, immigrant parents, he grew up as an outsider infatuated with pop culture, glamour and Hollywood. He reportedly was a charter member of the Shirley Temple fan club. His celebrity worship reached its apex in commissioned silkscreen portraits of the rich, powerful and famous. Nearly 40 memorialized personages from the 1970s are displayed in grids of mixed company. A young Mick Jagger, so pouty there must be a law against it, is stationed above the Shah of Iran, a juxtaposition not as jarring as one might think. Warhol, a notorious shape-shifter who adopted many masks and personas, plays with fire in “Male Desire.” The section, special to this exhibition, emphasizes coded imagery, allusions to the criminalization of homosexuality, and gay fantasies of sex and danger with unattainable rebels and virile men behind bars. “Thirteen Most Wanted Men” (1962), a line-up of antiheroes taken from an NYPD bulletin featuring the accused and yet-to-be-convicted, is across the way from “Silver Marlon,” a double-trouble image of a leather-clad, motorcycle-riding

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“Candice” Sheona McDonald spins a poignant tale about the “godmother of feminist porn,” Candice Vadala, aka Candida Royalle. In her 30s she broke the rules of the male porn industry, giving women something sexy to watch that did not allow men to hold the whip hand. From Astoria, Queens to 60s San Francisco, “Candice” exposes myths about the phallo-centric 60s sexual revolution. (Roxie, 6/2, 6) “Our Bodies Our Doctors” Jan Haaken’s doc describes the battle across the country to stifle women’s’ reproductive rights. A timey entry on the heels of Alabama’s Republican-controlled Legislature’s vote to virtually ban all abortions. (Roxie, 6/9, 10) “Pariah Dog” (US/India) Jesse Alk offers a humorous take on “man’s best friend” in this poetic peek at India’s dog caretakers, filmed over three years in Kolkata. We get to know the dogs through their relationships with different owners. (Roxie, 6/6, 9) “Framing John DeLorean” Don Argott & Sheena Joyce’s film is both a groundbreaking doc and a stirring drama. John DeLorean (played in the drama portion by Alec Baldwin) offered the promise of a futuristic car, but left behind a sea of debt and a vehicle best recalled as a time

machine in the “Back to the Future” movies. (Roxie, 6/1) “I Want My MTV” Tyler Measom & Patrick Waldrop return us to a time (1981) when Ronald Reagan was in the White House and a new generation discovered a new medium, music videos – in effect, miniature movies designed to showcase New Wave music. (Roxie, 6/13) “Unfinished Sentences” (Trinidad & Tobago) Mariel Brown tracks the ups and downs of her relationship with her poet dad. Fatherdaughter ties are buffeted by a legacy of colonialism, race and class. A poignant portrait of childhood lost and found again through poems and home movies. (Roxie, 6/1) “Spider Mites of Jesus: The

Brando in outlaw mode, circa “The Wild One.” For “Large Sleep” (1965), Warhol enlarged two frames from an underground film of his sleeping lover, then “etched” them with ink on Plexiglas panels, creating a mirage of languor and longing. It’s worth noting that at the same time Warhol was producing risqué, sexually explicit art, he was also a deeply religious Catholic and regular churchgoer who lived with his mother for most of his adult life. She occupied the basement of his home with her army of cats, and was rarely seen. The exhibition also includes lesser-known, previously dismissed artworks stretching from the 1970s until his untimely death in 1987. Chief among them is the 1975 portrait series “Ladies and Gentleman,” which represented Warhol’s most overt engagement with gender and queer identities since the 1950s. The subjects were Latino and black drag queens and trans women recruited from the Manhattan bars and hangouts they frequented, their outsized personalities heightened by the application of layers of bold contrasting colors. Eminently reproducible, much of Warhol’s oeuvre has been overexposed, which makes his earlier work even more interesting and the highlight of the show. Galleries on the second floor focusing on the 1950s and his formative years expose the vulnerable side and homoerotic inclinations of a precocious artist who landed in New York in 1949. Included are delicate line drawings of Truman Capote, whom he idolized, and commercial advertising art such as a flirty perfume bottle with a dopey expression published in Glamour magazine in 1953. A 1956 collection of dazzling, handdrawn ink illustrations of snazzy, Dirtwoman Documentary” Jerry Williams uncorks a doozy: the true tale of spinal meningitis survivor Donnie Corker, who has overcome a stacked deck to fully earn the nickname “Dirtwoman.” (Roxie, 6/2) “Dons of Disco” This 80s tale takes us behind the scenes of a most improbable “lip-synching” dustup pitting an Italian model against an American singer. (Roxie 6/1) “JR ‘Bob’ Dobbs & the Church of the Subgenius” Sandy K. Boone devises a neat satire of Southernstyle “good old religion” in telling the stories of Steve Wilcox & Douglass St. Clair Smith. The more absurd the screwball religion, the more likely it is to attract followers. (Roxie, 6/30) “Murder in the Front Row: The Bay Area Thrash Metal Story” Adam Dublin shows the wild ride of a musical idea that produced a movement. Get to know the local kids who favored thrash over hairspray. (Roxie, 5/31, 6/4) “The Artist & the Pervert” (Germany) Beatrice Behn & Rene Gebhardt take us behind the scenes of an unconventional relationship between a well-known Austrian composer (the scion of Nazi parents) and a woman who volunteers to be his sexual slave and muse. (Roxie, 6/8, 12) “Circles” Cassidy Friedman tracks the mission of Eric Butler

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Scene from director Jakob Gottschau’s “Factory of Lies.”

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Andy Warhol, “Self-Portrait” (1963-64), silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, four panels.

pointy-toed footwear is collaged with gold leaf and embossed foil. Each elicits an instant “I have to have a pair of those” response (mission accomplished!) and is named for an important figure in Warhol’s orbit. Elvis Presley gets a fancy cowboy boot flared at the top; Jean Vaughn is awarded sleek high heels showered with dainty metallic flowers; and a kick-ass, lace-up ladies’ boot is dedicated to Mae West.

Nestled in the collection of sketches and exquisite collages are Warhol’s objects of desire of the moment, like the handsome “Unknown Man,” an Apollo ideal, limned in gold leaf and ink. But it is in a group of private drawings of men’s feet one can see the future: a bare tootsie casually resting on top of a Campbell’s soup can.t

to introduce restorative justice to an inner-city Oakland high school. (Roxie, 6/1, 3) “I Am the People: Venezuela Under Populism” (Mexico) Once the richest country in South America, this oil-rich former democracy has been brought low by successive populist dictators. (Roxie, 5/31, 6/2) “Barstow, CA” (Germany/US) Filmmaker Ralner Komers follows the famous Route 66 to a small, depressed town that has seen better days, although not recently. (Roxie, 6/5, 7) “Dosed” (Canada) Tyler Chandler tells the story of Adrianne, a suicidal young woman hooked on opioids and psychedelic mushrooms, who consults so-called underground healers to offset her anxiety and depression. (Roxie, 6/8, 10) “I Forgot What 8 Was For: The 80s Alt Rock Music Video Sing-aLong” The Roxie hosts a two-hourplus closing-night songfest. (Roxie, 6/13) “Uberland” Nick St. Charles sorts out the truth behind serious allegations of misconduct by the ride sharing company. Four Uber drivers (Eric, Robin, Antonio & Xavier) work harder for diminishing returns in the so-called gig economy. Their situation is worsened by a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that rider share drivers are not employees entitled to benefits like health insurance. (Roxie, 6/1, 4) “Bellingcat: Truth in a Posttruth World” (Netherlands): Dutch director Hans Pool profiles an opensource investigative unit that uses digital and social-media tools to keep Dutch media outlets honest. (Roxie, 5/31, 6/1) “Waiting for the Punchline” Mat Hames follows the ups and downs of local stand-up comic Nick Scarpino as he navigates the cruel world of small-club gigs and the brave new world of comedy podcasting. (Roxie, 6/7) “The F Word: A Foster to Adopt Story” A lesbian couple’s bid to adopt an Oakland foster kid is the

jumping-off point for an intense look at a complex universe just across the Bay: from foster youth to birth families to adoptees to a new breed of social entrepreneurs, all working to construct a progressive matrix of relationships. (Roxie, 6/2) “Factory of Lies” Jakob Gottschau unmasks renegade Russian hackers trying to repeat their disruption of American elections. A one-hour doc putting flesh on the skeleton of revelations from the Mueller Report. (Roxie, 6/7, 8) “In Bright Axiom” Spencer McCall hands us a doc invite to The Latitude Society, a snooty club of thrillseekers searching for “transformative experiences.” (Roxie, 6/7, 11)t

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Juanes @ UC Theatre, Berkeley Columbian singer-songwriter performs. $75. 8pm. 2036 University Ave., Berkeley. www.juanes.net

Junk @ Powerhouse MrPam and Dulce de Leche cohost the weekly underwear strip night and contest, with sexy prizes. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Live Music Night @ El Rio Rockin’ bands each week. May 23 is Lilith Bear, with Lolly Gaggers, LOL McFiercen, Cholula Caliente, and DJ Jimmy Swear. $5-$10. 8pm-11:30pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Queer Karaoke @ Club OMG

Friday Nights @ Oakland Museum Early evening weekly parties coordinated with Queer California: Untold Stories, a multimedia exhibition documenting California LGBT lives, with contemporary artwork, rare historical materials, film, photography, sculpture; thru Aug. 11. Free/$15. 5pm-9pm. 1000 Oak St. http://museumca.org/

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

Gender Circus @ DNA Lounge Manarchy and Attol bring male burlesque strip acts to the nightclub. $25-$30. 9pm. 375 11th St. www.dnalounge.com

Growlr @ SF Eagle The gay bear cruising app’s sponsored night, with gogo cubs and chubs, DJ Juna and host Michale Welch. $5-$10. 9pm-2am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

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

ScandalousAnonymous @ The Stud

KJ Dana hosts the weekly singing night; unleash your inner American Idol. 43 6th St. www.clubomgsf.com

Babes, dolls, cuties, queens; show some skin; all bodies and sizes welcome. $5-$10. 9pm-4am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Rice Rockettes @ Lookout

Steam @ Powerhouse

Local and visiting Asian drag queens’ weekly show with DJ Philip Grasso. $5. 10:30pm show. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550 The popular two-stepping linedancing, not-just-country music night, with free lessons. $5. 6:30pm-10:30pm. Also Sundays 5pm10:30pm. 550 Barneveld Ave. www.sundancesaloon.org

Fri 24 Amateur Stripper Night @ Lone Star Saloon Bears and cubs strip off for prizes; DJ Sergio Fedasz. $5. 9pm2am. 1354 Harrison St. lonestarsf.com

Bathhouse-style fun with towel-clad gogos, Steamworks goodies and DJ Eddie House. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

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

Sat 25 Bearracuda @ SF Eagle The beary cruisy dance party celebrates 13 years with DJ Robert Jeffrey; strip down to jocks, singlets, etc. $5-$10. 9pm-2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Brunch @ Jolene’s Enjoy DJed grooves, chicken & waffles, veggie scrambles and more, with brunch cocktails, at the new queer bar. 11am-3pm. Also Sundays. 2700 16th St. www.jolenessf.com

Dance Party @ White Horse Bar, Oakland DJed grooves at the historic East Bay gay bar. 9pm-2am. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

Mango @ El Rio The popular monthly women & pals party with DJs Edaj, Marcella, Olga and La Coqui. $8-$10. 2pm-8:30pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Mother @ Oasis Heklina’s popular weekly drag show, with special guests and great music themes. May 25’s theme is Broadway Babies. $10-$25. 10pm-3am (11:30pm show). 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Nitty Gritty @ Beaux Josh Carmichael with DJ Salazer host the tattoo appreciation night. $10. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Onyx @ Powerhouse Men of color leather happy hour. 5pm-9pm. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

The Playground @ Club BNB, Oakland Dance night at the popular hip hop and Latin club. $5-$15. 9pm to 3am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

The Specials @ Fox Theater Oakland The British ska-pop band performs on their 40th anniversary tour and music from a new album. $45-$60. 8pm. 1807 Telegraph Ave www.apeconcerts.com

Swagger Like Us @ Jolene’s

Little Feat @ Fox Theater Oakland

DJ Jim Hopkins plays grooves at the working-class blue-collar-themed night. $5. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

The band celebrates its 50th anniversary. $55-$95. 8pm. 1807 Telegraph Ave www.apeconcerts.com

Sun 26

Benefit performance by Amy Seiwert, Imagery dance company, with terrific citywide views, live music, drinks and food; cocktail attire. $500 and up. 6pm-9pm. 350 Mission St. www.asimagery.org

Big Top @ Beaux Enjoy an extra weekend night at the fun Castro nightclub, plus hot local DJs and sexy gogo guys and gals. $8. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.Beauxsf.com

Dirty Musical Sundays @ The Edge Sing along at the popular musical theatre night, with a bawdy edge; also Mon/Weds. 7pm-2am. 2 for 1 cocktail, 5pm-closing. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Fur for All @ Powerhouse Sister Mary Ralph and Mutha Chucka cohost the hirsute appreciation night, with hairy gogos, live performers and proceeds going to SF Night Ministry. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Queer Tango @ Finnish Hall, Berkeley Same-sex partner tango dancing, including lessons for newbies, food and drinks. $5-$10. 3:30pm-6:30pm. 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley. www.finnishhall.org

Renegade @ Atlas The weekly cruisy semi-private party. 6pm-10pm. $5-$10. Now also Thursdays, 9pm-2am. 415 10th St. www.facebook.com/ groups/2094886877491354/

Showtune Sing-Along @ SF Eagle Post-beer bust sing-along with DJ Dank. Featuring Russell Reason and Maria Konner. 7pm-11pm. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Mon 27

Tommy Davidson @ Yoshi’s Oakland

The weekly LGBT video game enthusiast night includes big-screen games and signature beers, with a new remodeled layout, including an outdoor patio. No cover. 7pm-11pm. 2200 Market St. brewcadesf.com

Gaymer Meetup @ Brewcade

Munro’s at Midnight @ Midnight Sun Drag night with Mercedez Munro. No cover. 10pm. 4067 18th St. 8614186. www.midnightsunsf.com

Cupcakke @ Oasis The sassy hip hop star performs, with DJ Ion the Prize. $25-$40. 10pm-1am. 298 11th St. sfoasis.com

Underwear Night @ 440 Strip down to your skivvies at the popular men’s night. 9pm-2am. 440 Castro St. 621-8732. www.the440.com

Disco Coalition @ Lookout

Vice Tuesdays @ Q Bar

Working Stiff @ Lone Star Saloon

Hip hop cool dance dance night, with DJs Jibbz and Micahtron. $10. 9pm2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. www.jolenessf.com

The comic and singer performs. $39. 7:30pm & 9:30pm. May 26 7pm & 9pm. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. www.yoshis.com

Tue 28

Tiny Bubbles for Big Dreams @ Salesforce East

Vice Tuesdays @ Q Bar Queer femmes and friends dance party with hip hop, Top 40 and throwbacks at the stylish intimate bar, with DJs Val G and Iris Triska. 9pm2am. 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

Wed 29 Billie Eilish @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium The popular British singer-songwriter performs with her band; Denzel Curry opens. $55 and up. 7:30pm. Civic Center. www.apeconcerts.com

Castro Karaoke @ Midnight Sun Sing out with host Bebe Sweetbriar; 2 for 1 well drinks. 8pm-2am. 4067 18th St. 861-4186. midnightsunsf.com

Follies & Dollies @ White Horse Bar, Oakland Weekly drag show at the historic gay bar. 9:30pm-11:30pm. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

Miss Kitty’s Trivia Night @ Wild Side West The weekly fun night at the Bernal Heights bar includes prizes, hosted by Kitty Tapata. No cover. 7pm-10pm. 424 Cortland St. 647-3099. www.wildsidewest.com

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

Thu 30 Latin Explosion @ Club 21 Latin beats, Lulu and Jacqueline’s drag show, gogo hotties and a packed crowd. $10-$15. 9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St. www.club21oakland.com

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

Sex and the City Live @ Oasis

Juanita MORE! and Go BANG! present the weekly series of communitybuilding party-fundraisers for local LGBTQ nonprofits. 5pm-8pm. 3600 16th St. at Market. lookoutsf.com

Tue 28 The weeknight party gets going with DJ Chad Bays. No cover. 9pm2am. 2344 Market St. beauxsf.com

The comic drag parody performances of scripts from the hit HBO show about four Manhattan women, adapted by and starring D’Arcy Drollinger. $27-$50. Thu-Sat 7pm thru July 13. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

DTF Fridays @ Port Bar, Oakland

Gaymer Night @ Midnight Sun

Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge

Various DJs play house music, and a few hotties gogo dance. 9pm2am. 2023 Broadway. portbaroakland.com

Cock Shot @ Beaux

Sat 25

Bearracuda @ SF Eagle

Weekly fun night of games (video, board and other) and cocktails. 8pm-12am. 4067 18th St. www.midnightsunsf.com

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

Arts Events>>

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Arts Events Sun 26 Picture

May 23-30, 2019 Step up, roll up, sit down or standing room only for shows, exhibit, concerts and more arts events.

Thu 30

Queer as F*ck III @ Bindlestiff Studio

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

Thu 23 American Psycho @ Victoria Theatre Ray of Light Theatre’s production of Duncan Sheik and Roberto AguirreSacasa’s darkly satiric musical based on the 1980s Bret Easton Ellis novel. $15-$40. Thru June 8. 2961 16th St. www.rayoflighttheatre.com

From Baghdad to the Bay @ SF Public Library Screening of the documentary about gay SF resident Ghazwan Alsharif’s epic journey as an Iraqi refugee and former translator for the U.S. military. Free. 6pm. Koret Auditorium, lower level. 110 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

Classic and New Films @ Castro Theatre May 23: The Big Lebowski (7pm) and Kingpin (9:10). May 24: The Exorcist (7:15) and Amityville II: The Possession (9:40). May 25: restored print of Sergei Bondarchuk’s epic War and Peace ($20, 1966, 1pm, in 3 parts). May 28: Purple Rain (7pm) and Tommy (9pm). May 31: Rocketman (12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30, thru June 6). $8$11. 429 Castro St. http://www.castrotheatre.com/

The Mayor of Folsom Street @ GLBT History Museum The Mayor of Folsom Street: Alan Selby’s Legacy, an exhibit of the leather culture pioneer. Also, SoMa Nights: 1980s-1990s Queer Club Photography, an exhibit of prints by prolific photographer Melissa Hawkins; thru May 27. May 23: Fighting Back: Unions, Workers and Queers: An Enduring Alliance, a panel discussion. 7pm. $5. $5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Peter Shinkle @ Commonwealth Club Author of Ike’s Mystery Man: the Secret Lives of Robert Cutler discusses his book about the gay government figure, with Michelle Meow. Free. 12pm. 110 Embarcadero. www.commonwealthclub.org

SF International Arts Festival @ Fort Mason

Fri 24 Queer California: Untold Stories @ Oakland Museum Multimedia exhibition documenting California LGBT lives, with contemporary artwork, rare historical materials, film, photography, sculpture; thru Aug. 11 Free/$15. 1000 Oak St. http://museumca.org/

Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon @ The Lab The Oakland artist’s installation recreates and honors her father’s history as owner of SF’s first Black-owned gay bar, with archival materials and ‘hosted’ events; thru June 30. 2948 16th St. thelab.org

Sister Act @ Gateway Theatre The nun-filled musical comedy. $15$20. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sat 3pm; thru June 1. 215 Jackson St. http://therhino.org/

The View UpStairs @ New Conservatory Theatre Center Max Vernon’s glam-rock gospelpop musical, about a man who’s transported back in time to a historic 1960s New Orleans gay bar, gets a regional premiere. $35-$60. Live music pre-show Wednesdays. Thru June 9. 25 Van Ness Ave. www.nctcsf.org

Work MORE 8: Drag House @ CounterPulse VivvyAnne ForeverMore brings 23 drag acts to the experimental performance space. $20-$35. 8pm. Also May 25, 31 and June 1. 80 Turk St. www.counterpulse.org

Sat 25 David King @ IS Fine Art and Design The local artist’s new beguiling collage/abstract works. 1100 Sutter St. http://ianstallings.com/

Real Vocal String Quartet @ YBCA Culture Kin, songs and pieces in collaboration with artists from eight of San Francisco’s international sister cities. $24-$30. 8pm. 701 Mission St. www.ybca.org

See new dance, theatre and performance works by Sha Sha Higby (photo) Joe Landini, Tango ConFusion, OOMPH Dance Theatre, pateldanceworks, Steamroller Dance Company, Lucia August/ Everyone Can Dance, ABADA Capoeira SF. $15-$38. Thru June 2. Various spaces, 2 Marina Blvd. www.sfiaf.org

That Don Reed Show @ The Marsh Berkeley

Significant Other @ SF Playhouse

Who Killed Sylvia Plath? @ The Marsh

Joshua Harmon’s witty romantic comedy about a gay men who endures all his friends’ weddings. $20-$100. Thru June 15. 450 Post St. www.sfplayhouse.org

The award-winning solo performer returns with his acclaimed show about Black media stereotypes and his own identity. $20-$100. Sat 8:30pm, Sun 5:30pm, thru June 9. 2120 Allston way, Berkeley. www.themarsh.org

Lorri Holt performs Lynne Kaufman’s fascinating solo play about the tragic demise of the poet. $25-$100. Sat 8:30pm, Sun 5:30pm. Thru June 16. 1062 Valencia St. themarsh.org

Maricela, Luis Mora @ Dance Palace Art and photo exhibit of imagery and symbolism of Danza Azteca. 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. http:// dancepalace.org

Marks in Time @ Marin Center Exhibit of the work of tattoo artists; thru May 31. 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael. www.marincounty.org

Muldoon Elder @ Laguna 500 Intimate exhibit of paintings and drawings by the local artist. 500 Laguna St. thelaguna500.com

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

Various Exhibits @ Asian Art Museum Contemporary works by Kim Heecheon and Liu Jianhua; Tattoos in Japanese Prints and The Bold Brush of Au Ho-Nein, both thru Aug. 18; also, exhibits of sculpture and antiquities. Sunday café specialties from $7-$16. Free-$20. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 200 Larkin St. www.asianart.org

Mon 27 Bitchin’; an Art Show for Humans and Dogs @ Creativity Explored Group exhibit of amusing art works of dogs by the members of the developmentally challenged artists group. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm (Thu 7pm) Sat 12pm-5pm. 3245 16th St. www.creativityexplored.org

Gordon Silveria @ Strut ‘Queers in Space,’ an exhibit of the artist’s scifi comic illustrations. Thru May. 470 Castro St. www.strutsf.org

Show Me as I Want to Be Seen @ Contemporary Jewish Museum Show Me as I Want to Be Seen, the work of groundbreaking French Jewish artist, Surrealist, and activist Claude Cahun. Also, In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art— Oxossi Ayofemi and Risa Wechsler, thru July. Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of American Tattoo. 736 Mission St. https://thecjm.org/

Tue 28 Lambda Literary Award Finalists @ SF Main Library Local finalists in the 31st annual LGBT literary awards read from their nominated works in several genres, including Nona Caspers, Isaac R. Fellman, Bud Gundy, Julian/Sara Mithra, Kayleigh Sky and Avery Cassell. 5:30pm. Latino/Hispanic Room, lower level. 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

Smoke & Mirrors: The War on Drugs @ AAACC Exhibit of works by six muralists and 20 artists focusing on pot use, hemp, and historical elements of cannabis in communities of color. Tue-Fri 12pm-6pm. Sat til 5pm. Thru Aug 31. 762 Fulton St. aaacc.org

Wed 29 About Ed @ SF Arts Commission Discussion and reading two of the late artist Ed Aulerich-Sugai’s

partners, writer Robert Glück and clinical social worker Daniel Ostrow, dedicated to the vibrant life and work of the artist. 6:30pm. 401 Van Ness ave, #126. www.sfartscommission.org

Border People @ The Marsh Dan Hoyle’s new solo show embodies multiple characters based around the U.S./Mexico border wall controversies; extended thru June 22. $25-$100. Wed-Fri 8pm, Sat 5pm. 1062 Valencia St. www.themarsh.org

Coffee, Rhum, Sugar and Gold: A Post-Colonial Paradox @ MOAD Exhibit of works that explore the legacy of European colonialism in the Caribbean through the work of 10 contemporary artists. Free/$10. Wed-Sat 11am-6pm. Sun 12pm5pm. Thru Aug 11. 685 Mission St. www.moadsf.org

Documentary Film Festival @ Roxie, Brava Theaters Fascinating documentary films from around the world; thru June 13. 3117 16th St. and 2781 24th St. www.sfindie.com

Gender Queer @ Cartoon Art Museum Mais Kobabe’s Gender Queer, thru July 1, and other exhibits. 11am5pm. 781 Beach St. www.cartoonart.org

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

Rhinoceros @ Geary Theatre American Conservatory Theatre’s new production of Eugene Ionesco’s classic and still timely dark satire about political mendacity and cultural conformity; translated by Derek Prouse; speical events thru run. $15-$110. Thru June 23. www.act-sf.org

Thu 30 Gay in the Great War @ GLBT History Museum Chuck Muckle performs excerpts from author/playwright Lance Ringel’s gay war novel, Flower of Iowa. $5. 7pm. 4127 18th St. www.flowerofiowa.com www.glbthistory.org

Grand Opening @ LGBT Asylum Project Opening of the new center for immigration. 6pm-8pm. 526 Castro St. ww.lgbtasylumproject.org

John Waters @ McRoskey Mattress Loft The iconic film director discusses his new book, Mr. Know It All. $10 or free with book purchse from event sponsor Green Arcade (1680 Market St.) $10. 7pm. 1687 Market St. www.thegreenarcade.com

Mason Funk @ Books Inc. Opera Plaza The author discusses his book, The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World. 7pm. 601 Van Ness Ave. www.booksinc.net

Queer as F*ck III @ Bindlestiff Studio Tickling Your Funny Bone(r), a two-week festival of comic plays with queer and trans themes, performed by the 26-member troupe of Filipino actors. $12-$25. Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat & Sun 3pm, thru June 8. 185 6th St. www.bindlestiffstudio.org

With(out) With(in) the Very Moment @ SF Arts Commission Exhibit about LGBT lives, and surviving AIDS, with Elliot Anderson, Adam Ansell, Ed Aulerich-Sugai, Mark Garrett, Cliff Hengst, Nancer Lemoins, Mark Paron, Anton Stuebner, and featuring Alternate Endings, a series of video programs by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art. Thru June 22. 401 Van Ness Ave. www.sfartscommission.org t

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cap for you.” He grabbed a leather cap off a shelf, put it on my head, and said, “It looks great on you. You should buy it.” So, I did, and I still have that cap today. The man was Alan Selby, the S in Mr. S Leather that has grown to become the world’s premiere store of its kind in the world. Alan passed away in 2004, but his legacy did not. This week a new exhibition opened at the GLBT Historical Society Museum on 18th Street, The Mayor of Folsom Street: The Life and Legacy of Alan Selby, to honor his memory. A large crowd was on hand to welcome this exhibition. My personal recollections of Alan are all good ones. He was consummately kind, generous, passionate and good-natured. I’ve never heard anyone say anything but nice things about this fine man. Alan was born in England in 1929. His first trip to San Francisco was in 1969. He was drawn to the city and eventually moved here in 1979 to open his leather shop. The exhibition follows Selby’s life starting with his establishment of Mr. S Leather in 1979, to his community efforts during the AIDS crisis, to his often-repeated “Daddy of all Daddies” moniker in our city’s leather and kink communities. It also highlights the evolution of his initially small shop into what’s become a common local gathering place and international destination that continues to occupy a unique place in the history of alternative sexualities. Curating the exhibition were Jordy Jones, Selby’s biographer; Jeremy Prince, the former GLBT Historical Society’s museum and exhibitions director; and Gayle Rubin, renowned feminist, sexuality theorist and professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. Much of the exhibition is founded upon Jones’ recently published biography of Selby, The Mayor of Folsom Street: The Auto/ Biography of ‘Daddy Alan’ Selby aka Mr. S. I asked Jones why Selby was such an important figure in San Francisco leather history. “He adopted the city and it adopted him,” said Jones. “The Mr. S retail outlet operated as an informal community center for the active leather community South of Market. The AIDS crisis hit the leather community hard and Alan was right there. He took care of things and he took care of people. Years before the rise of ‘Daddy culture’ he was already a good Dad. “Alan was a phenomenal fundraiser, and a key player in the development of important service organizations,” added Jones. “But he was also hands-on. For over 20 years, he volunteered at San Francisco hospitals, massaging the pain-wracked bodies of the mostly young and often abandoned men who filled those beds.” Rubin elaborated on Alan’s importance. “Alan founded Mr. S, a leather shop that has had a very large boot print,” she said. “When Alan opened Mr. S at its first location, it wasn’t by any means the only one; there were several others. But Mr. S has been the longest lasting of the local leather shops, and has become, over time, one of the largest leather emporia anywhere. “He was very active in producing events, such as leather contests and ‘Fetish and Fantasy.’ These were important events, some of which are still going. Almost all of these were AIDS fundraisers, and Alan was a prodigious and tireless fundraiser for AIDS services.

New GLBT History Museum exhibit recalls leather heyday

Gayle Rubin

Alan Selby at the Mr. S store on 7th Street, circa 1980.

“And finally, once Alan understood the historic significance of certain items, he withheld them from the auctions and donated them directly. He did a lot of that through me, and I then disbursed these things to the GLBT Historical Society or the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago.” People like Alan don’t come along every day. Sure, the leather and kink communities have their leaders, organizers, volunteers, businesspersons, activists, and so on, but Alan was among the more unique among them. He embodied the core qualities of those who genuinely build and grow community, and he did so without ego. However, he also at the same time modeled to everyone who was blessed with his presence what’s it’s like to be both an active kinky player and a mentor to an entire community.

I think sometimes certain aspects of the leather communities tend to forget that it’s all founded on a shared sexuality. Alan never forgot that. You would just as easily hear him regale you with his intimate kinky sexual escapades as you would with his heartfelt dedication to helping and improving the lives of those in need. Mr. Selby, I will forever consider you a role model. I feel confident that many others feel the same way. I’m glad your history lives on, but you’re sure missed. The Mayor of Folsom Street can be seen through September 30, 2019, at the GLBT Historical Society Museum, 4127 18th St., San Francisco. www.glbthistory.org t

For Leather Events, visit www.ebar.com/events Race Bannon is a local author, blogger and activist. www.bannon.com

Race Bannon

Top: Center is Terry Beswick, the Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society, flanked by co-curators Jordy Jones (left) and Gayle Rubin (right). Bottom: A few of the many items, photos, video and ephemera on display at the GLBT Historical Society Museum for the exhibition honoring the life of Alan Selby.

Shining Stars>>

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NCLR Gala @ Metreon City View

he National Center for Lesbian Rights celebrated its 42nd anniversary on May 18 at the Marriott Marquis with a VIP dinner, dancing, face-painting and entertainment afterward at Metreon City View. The legal assistance nonprofit aides not only lesbians, but all LGBTQ people facing discrimination issues. www.nclrights.org See plenty more photos on BARtab’s Facebook page, facebook.com/lgbtsf.nightlife. See more of Steven Underhill’s photos at StevenUnderhill.com.

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