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District 7 San Francisco supervisor candidates Joel Engardio, left, John Farrell, Ben Matranga, incumbent Norman Yee, and Michael Young gathered in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus of UCSF for a recent forum.

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our years ago Joel Engardio, a gay man and journalist, fell short in his bid for the District 7 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He landed in fourth place behind the winner, Norman Yee. See page 15 >>

M In 2007, then-Supervisor Bevan Dufty, holding his daughter, Sidney, showed Wayne Friday a photo of him with the late Harvey Milk.

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organ Gorrono first met Wayne Friday three decades ago when he was a bartender at Uncle Bert’s, a former gay bar in the Castro where the Mix is today, during his morning shifts. Friday, then working for the district attorney’s office as an investigator, would pop into the bar.

The two political junkies quickly be-

came best friends. Friday, who penned a political column for the Bay Area Reporter for 26 years, would be full of stories about which local politician or newcomer candidate was jockeying for a mention in his weekly “Our Man Friday” columns.

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Oakland council race heats up

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andidates for the at-large seat on the Oakland City Council expressed their opinions on a range of issues during a forum Monday night, and the incumbent swiftly Jane Philomen Cleland rebuked one of her opOakland City ponents on the matter Councilwoman of district outreach.

Rebecca Kaplan Rebecca Kaplan, a lesbian who has served as the at-large councilmember for eight years, took exception to a comment made by her chief opponent, Peggy Moore, when answering a question about practical and structural changes in city government. Moore, also a lesbian and a former senior adviser to Mayor Libby Schaaf, said that from the standpoint of the at-large representative, she would support having “ambassadors” who could go to all of the seven council districts to talk with community members and elicit feedback.

“Communication from the city to the community,” Moore said of her proposal.

When Kaplan got a chance to respond a few minutes later, she said, “My opponent suggests having five times the staff budgeted for. I think it’d be awesome but where would the money

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come from?”

Later, during another question, Moore clarified that she wasn’t talking about hiring staff when she mentioned ambassadors. Rather, she would enlist volunteers.

“I’m not thinking Greg Linhares/City of Oakland about additional resources,” she said. “I’d Oakland City Council candidate encourage people who want to be involved.”

Peggy Moore During her comments, Kaplan touted her accomplishments on the council, including securing free bus passes for school kids and enforcing renter protection laws. She also said she voted for the strongest police accountability possible when the City Council decided this summer to place Measure LL on the November ballot. It’s a charter amendment that calls for establishing a civilian police commission to oversee the Oakland Police Department and forms a community police review agency to investigate police misconduct and recommend discipline.

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Travis Ian Hall, 23, filed his complaint in September 2015 against the city, the police department, Officers Joshua Cabillo and Giselle Talkoff, and Sergeant Anthony Montoya, the POA’s vice president, in U.S. District Court for Northern California. Court documents suggest Hall believes he was attacked because of his race.

The Board of Supervisors approved settling the case for $40,000 at its October 4 meeting.

Hall, who declined through his attorneys to be interviewed for this story, says in court documents that friends were dropping him off April 10, 2015 when undercover officers in

an unmarked car pulled said they “did not initiate up and “detained and aga traffic stop,” but they gressively questioned” came up behind the car him and his friends.

Hall was in after they saw “The officers refused to it “suddenly pull over to provide any legitimate exthe curb.” planation for their actions,” When Talkoff apa joint case management proached the car, “she conference statement from could smell marijuana” Courtesy NBC Bay Area December says. coming from the back, so When Hall tried to call Travis Hall she shined a light on Hall, his mother, “the officers who was in the rear of the dragged [him] from the car and beat car, and asked for his identification, him,” then arrested him for “marirecords say. juana possession, public intoxicaBut instead of giving Talkoff his tion, and resisting arrest.”

ID, Hall picked up his phone and But Hall claims those charges started entering a number. She orwere made up “in order to cover dered him to put down the phone, up their own unlawful acts.” He but he refused. Talkoff believed he suffered head trauma, swelling and was “intoxicated because he had red bruising on his neck, “emotional and watery eyes and smelled of altrauma,” and other injuries, accordcohol,” according to the documents. ing to court records.

The records explain that police Hall spent the night in jail but don’t want a suspect to be on their the district attorney’s office didn’t phone “during an investigatory detencharge him.

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federal lawsuit filed by the family of Kayla Moore, a transgender woman who died during a 2013 encounter with Berkeley police, has had all but one charge dismissed.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer issued a summary judgment last Friday, throwing out all but one claim. Breyer let stand the part of the case that the family could argue police violated Moore’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Moore, 41, died in February 2013 after a friend asked for mental health assistance for her and police responded to her home, according to a complaint filed by Moore’s father. Moore’s family and community advocates say that excessive force caused her death.

A court date was scheduled for Monday, October 17, but realizing there was not enough time for the family to review the judgment, Breyer postponed the hearing, according to the Moore family’s lawyers.

Nearly 50 family members, friends, and supporters of the Jus-

tice for Kayla Moore Coalition rallied outside the courthouse Monday to regroup after the summary judgment and reiterate their commitment to the fight.

Moore’s sister, Maria Moore, said, “When I got the news of the decision on Friday, I wanted to get in bed and keep the covers over my head. It’s disappointing but this isn’t over. We need to keep amping this up and see if we can change some of the judge’s decisions.”

Michael Nugent According to members of the coalition, Kayla Moore had a Maria Moore, the sister of Kayla Moore, strong network of support with stands outside federal court Monday. friends and a caregiver at the time of her death. contacts” with police. The comIn his second amended complaint, which along with other court plaint filed in the U.S. District Court documents uses male pronouns for Northern California, Arthur for Moore – who was referred to Moore, Kayla Moore’s father, says as Xavier by her family during her his daughter died “after being unlife – says police threw her “onto a lawfully seized, restrained, arrested, futon and restrained him with the and battered by multiple” Berkeley combined body weight of at least six officers. officers, in a fashion that interfered Kayla Moore had “an extensive with his ability to breath, which prehistory of documented paranoid dictably intensified his psychologischizophrenia and numerous prior

cal distress and initiated a physiological crisis.”

“Tragically, Moore lost consciousness and died as a result of the officers’ unwarranted and excessive use of force,” the document says.

Berkeley officials deny the allegations and in the motion for summary judgment the Alameda County Coroner’s office said, “The cause of Mr. Moore’s death was ‘acute combined drug intoxication’ (methamphetamine and codeine)” combined with a “grossly enlarged heart” and other heart conditions that lead to cardiac arrest. Kayla Moore weighed about 350 pounds.

“We cannot let this get dismissed, it affects not just the family.

It won’t be over until an example is made of what the cops cannot do.

Maybe that’s what Kayla’s death is for,” said a visibly emotional Maria Moore.

Lateef H. Gray, one of the Moore family’s lawyers, said that the ruling in the Sheehan case would be helpful for the appeal. Teresa Sheehan

is a woman in San Francisco with a history of mental illness who was shot in the face two times by police in 2008 and survived. But last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the San Francisco officers cannot be sued over their use of force. The court did not decide a second question in the case involving the ADA. Kayla Moore’s case was also placed within the broader context for justice for transgender women of color.

“Be there with us in life. Every black trans person I know has been attacked by the police,” said Janetta Johnson, executive director of Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project.

Akira Jackson, project coordinator with UCSF’s Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, said, “To have the support of everyone here, it brings me to my knees. What happened to her could happen to me. I am thankful to witness this process and I pray for justice.”

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SFO planning for gender-neutral bathrooms

by Sari Staver

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hen the San Francisco International Airport’s new Terminal 1 opens, the gender-neutral bathrooms will set the standard for the nation, said Christopher Birch, director of guest experience at SFO. The $2.4 billion construction of the new Terminal 1, which broke ground in June, gives the airport an opportunity to go “above and beyond” the city ordinance requiring the airport, like all city buildings, to make all oneperson bathrooms gender neutral, said Birch in an telephone interview with the Bay Area Reporter.

According to Birch, some of the newly constructed multi-use bathrooms in Terminal 1, as well as all of the one-person bathrooms, accommodate people who consider themselves genderqueer or gender

neutral. Birch said that as far as get their input on the signage he knows, no other airport in and messaging. The October the U.S. has announced that it 7 meeting was coordinated by would include gender-neutral the LGBT Community Center’s bathrooms incorporated into Trans Employment Program the larger, multi use bathrooms. and Trans:Thrive at the Asian The SFO decision “gives us and Pacific Islander Wellness the chance to set the standards” Center, which invited people to said Birch. The airport, like all the two-hour meeting to begin city buildings, was required to a dialogue on the future all genhave plans underway to adopt der restrooms at SFO. Sari Staver signage for all single-use bathAt the meeting, Gensler rooms by the end of Septem- Sarah Szekeresh, an environmental graphic designer Sarah Szekeresh, ber. Birch said the airport has designer at Gensler, an architectural, design, showing the attendees numersuch plans underway. ous symbols and messages planning and consulting firm, points to Terminal 1 will open in stages different signage proposals for new restrooms that could potentially be used, and will be complete by 2024. pointed out that the airport at San Francisco International Airport.

This week, SFO announced gives visitors their “first imroadway, curbside, and walkway pression” of the city. Adopting other team members from SFO and closures for two years as part of signs that are easily understood its architecture and design firm, the Terminal 1 construction project. ideally will make “people feel comGensler, met with representatives The closures begin Friday, October 21. fortable and included,” she said. The of the transgender community to Earlier this month, Birch and symbols should work for people of

all ages and from all backgrounds, she explained.

Szekeresh posted about two-dozen proposed symbols and messages.

Attendees were asked to rate them by pasting color-coded stickers on the posters. Gensler designers will use the information gathered at the meeting to further refine their proposals to the airport, she said.

Clair Farley, director of economic development at the LGBT center, said in a telephone interview, “We are excited to partner with SFO because the multiuse bathrooms that are gender inclusive could be a model for the rest of the country.”

By constructing gender inclusive bathrooms into the new airport design, “anyone can use them so people don’t feel forced to use a single stall bathroom,” said Farley. “We feel this is an important step forward.”t

fortable,” said Hitchens to a crowd that included retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker, who in 2010 ruled that California’s same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, was unconstitutional, setting up the eventual showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. In June 2013, the high court threw out Prop 8, clearing the way for samesex marriage in the Golden State.

In the mid-1980s, the AIDS epidemic became the dominant focus of BALIF’s work, and the need for LGBT legal aid was overwhelming.

“We lost so many members. Twothirds of men in BALIF died. We started the AIDS Legal Referral Panel and would go to Ward 5A at SF General [Hospital] and make wills for young men dying. We would schedule it at the end of the day because we couldn’t go back to work after, it was too emotional,” said Wolf.

Added Clarence, “It’s hard to imagine but there was no infrastructure. I was a young criminal defense lawyer writing wills. I called a young man’s family in Iowa to tell them he was dying. They wouldn’t come visit until after he died. Picking them up from the airport to bring them to his apartment was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.”

Coming out professionally was – and continues to be – a challenge at work.

“I came out professionally in a newspaper article when I got a job with the NCLR. I realized the privilege of white lesbians and gays ver-

sus people of color who can’t choose whether to be out. So I choose to not pass when so many others don’t have the option,” said Kate Kendell, the longtime executive director of NCLR, which brought one of the cases that won the 2015 ruling from the Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states.

“My clients flinch sometimes when I mention my wife. In the business world it’s hard enough being a woman, to add one more potential obstacle to the client thinking I can get the job done is tough. Maybe that’s my internalized homophobia.

But having marriage has made it a hell of a lot easier,” said Clarence.

While landmark successes like marriage equality had some people questioning the need for organizations like BALIF, its members have no doubt about the valuable role BALIF will play in the LGBT civil rights battles to come.

“Marriage was a high watermark.

We’ve already seen the backlash to it,” said Kendell.

“The battles ahead will focus on religious refusal laws; trans attacks, which have been huge and sustained, especially targeting trans youth; family law, such as not recognizing adoptions; and the toxic atmospherics nationally, like misogyny towards Hillary [Clinton].

We are preparing for more backlash.

We’ve seen how far we’ve come, and

LGBT legal group looks back and pushes forward

by Michael Nugent

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n 1980, 10 lesbian and gay lawyers in the Bay Area came together and formed an LGBT bar association.

They named it Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. In honor of its 36th anniversary, BALIF recently held a panel discussion looking at the organization’s history and the work to come for LGBT civil rights.

Though BALIF is the oldest and largest LGBT bar association in the country, at the time there were barely enough members to call it a bar association.

“When we started BALIF, there were only 10 out LGBT lawyers in San Francisco. Very few people had the ability to be out, we were losing our kids, jobs, and housing, and no one got a job at a big firm if they were out,” said Donna Hitchens, a lesbian who’s a retired San Francisco Superior Court judge.

Hitchens, who started the National Center for Lesbian Rights and is a co-founder of BALIF, made the comments October 4 during a panel discussion at the law firm Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pitman LLP in downtown San Francisco.

BALIF opened doors to possibilities that members didn’t realize were available to them.

“I didn’t know we could be openly gay and in every branch of law. We were setting up community with BALIF and saying ‘we’re here’ and it was incredibly empowering,” said

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Carl Wolf, left, joined retired Judge Donna Hitchens, Jamie Dupree, Nanci Clarence, Fred Hertz, and Kate Kendell at a recent panel discussion about Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom.

Fred Hertz, a gay lawyer and initial member of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. “I learned I could be a valuable member of LGBT community without being an activist lawyer – which was a different kind of activism.

“Importantly, blending career with lefty activism meant BALIF was welcomed by both sides,” said Hertz.

“Our activism joined with our social lives and became part of one energizing force that brings us to today. I may be Armani on the outside,” said lesbian attorney Nanci Clarence, as she stood up and took off her suit jacket, “but on the inside I’m ACT UP,” as she revealed a Tshirt to applause.

In the early 1980s, BALIF’s focus was on getting LGBT judges on the bench.

“BALIF formed to get Mary Morgan appointed as the first out lesbian judge in the country – and maybe the world. We applied pressure on Jerry Brown after his re-election and soon after she was appointed,” said Carl Wolf, a gay man who founded the first LGBT-owned law firm in the Bay Area, referring to Brown’s first stint as governor in the 1970s.

“If not for BALIF, there would not be nearly as many LGBT judges in the Bay Area. When I had a gay witness, I knew the lawyer told them I’m gay to help them feel more com-

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erusing back issues of the Bay Area Reporter will be easier, after it was announced that the GLBT Historical Society will receive a grant to digitize the paper’s archive.

The Bob Ross Foundation has donated $50,000 to the historical society to purchase state-of-theart equipment to create an online, text-based, searchable archive of the B.A.R.’s first 34 years, before it launched its website.

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tion” because suspects may call people “who show up to the scene and distract the officers from their duties ... .”

Talkoff tried to take Hall’s phone, but after he pulled away and continued trying to use it, she grabbed his arm “and pulled him from the vehicle,” according to the records. Hall “physically resisted.”

When Hall continued resisting, Montoya tried to help Talkoff “in attempting to force” Hall to the ground, but he kept resisting.

“After Officer Talkoff used a department trained and approved bent arm control hold, [Hall] complied with her order to turn onto his stomach,” and police handcuffed him.

Talkoff searched Hall and found a “small container with two buds of marijuana in his pants pocket,” the records say. “[Hall] denied having a medical marijuana card,” and Talkoff eventually determined that he “was unable to care for his own safety,” so he was booked on the marijuana possession and other charges.

The case management document doesn’t spell out what role Cabillo allegedly had in the incident, but it says he’d been patrolling the Mission district with Talkoff and Montoya just beforehand.

According to a 2016 story in the San Francisco BayView and other media outlets, Montoya and Cabillo have had other trouble.

The Police Commission in 2000 suspended Montoya for 30 days after he was accused of covering up a suspect’s beating, news reports say.

In 2012, Cabillo fatally shot Derrick Gaines, 15, but the BayView indicates Cabillo wasn’t criminally charged in the case. Cabillo was also the defendant in a lawsuit filed by Sean Joseph Penna, who claimed he’d been subjected to a probation search when he wasn’t actually on probation, the paper said.

Government records couldn’t immediately be located for any of the cases.

Montoya didn’t respond to an emailed request for comment.

After the Bay Area Reporter emailed Talkoff, who currently works in the media relations unit, Sergeant Michael Andraychak, who heads the unit, referred questions to the city attorney’s office. A call to the city attorney’s office wasn’t returned.

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can’t take it for granted,” she added.

Clarence did make one point about the LGBT legal organization.

“We don’t need BALIF to meet girlfriends anymore,” she said to laughter. “It’s a powerful way to stand in coalition with other minority bar associations. BALIF is a tremendous force for good.”

Others also said that LGBT bar associations are needed.

“BALIF still provides a safe harbor, stiffens the spine, and offers a sense of community. It recognizes that we are literally everywhere, so we have to show up on issues across the board,” said Kendell.t

Ross, who launched the LGBT newspaper in 1971, established the foundation in 1996 to give to a broad portfolio of nonprofits. He died in 2003.

The archive, which will be free to the public, will include all editorial material in the B.A.R. since 1971, Terry Beswick, executive director of the historical society, wrote in an email. The grant was announced at the society’s Living History gala Saturday, October 15 in the Green Room.

The historical society possesses one of the few complete archives of the paper; the San Francisco Public Library has old issues on microfiche.

Institutions such as UC Berkeley and Stanford have subscribed to the paper for many years, and there are also clipping services that have preserved portions of the paper, said publisher Michael Yamashita.

The paper’s current online archive dates to the fall of 2005, when its website. http://www.ebar.com, was launched.

“The B.A.R. is truly a treasure trove of LGBTQ history and culture going back 45 years during a transformative time for our communities, to say the least,” said Beswick, who worked as an assistant editor at the paper for a few years in the late 1990s.

The grant will include funds to

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Bay Area Reporter publisher Michael Yamashita, left, is joined by GLBT Historical Society managing archivist Joanna Black and Executive Director Terry Beswick at the historical society’s Living History gala where a substantial gift from the Bob Ross Foundation was announced. It will be used for the purchase of a high-grade scanner so that back issues of the B.A.R. can be digitized.

pay for the equipment as well as for a staff person to do the work over the next year, according to Beswick.

The project was first proposed earlier this year when Beswick asked Tom Horn, president and trustee of the Bob Ross Foundation – and publisher emeritus of the paper –

whether the foundation would be interested in underwriting a grant to digitize the B.A.R. He immediately said “yes,” said Beswick, noting that the foundation has been a supporter of the GLBT Historical Society for several years.

In an email to the B.A.R., Horn

wrote, “The Bob Ross Foundation is delighted to participate in this collaboration with the GLBT Historical Society to digitize and make available at no cost all of the issues of the Bay Area Reporter dating back to our founding in 1971. It covers the history of the LGBT movement since 1971 and should be an invaluable permanent resource for scholars, researchers as well as conflicted adolescents trying to figure out their own sexuality.”

Commenting on the usefulness of the proposed archive, the society’s managing archivist Joanna Black wrote in an email, “This project will not only expand readership and use of past issues of the B.A.R., but it will serve as one of the most complete digital resources available in learning about LGBTQ history in San Francisco through the eyes of local community members. As part of the project outcomes, the entire run of the newspaper will be keyword searchable and available online as to maximize public access.

The project is estimated to take one year to complete, with an anticipated release of late 2017.”

As part of the agreement in principle, the B.A.R. will maintain a copy of the archive on its server, Yamashita and Horn noted.t

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here are 17 state propositions on the November ballot. Below are our recommendations.

Proposition 51: School Facility Bonds.

Yes. Prop 51 is a $9 billion general obligation bond to fund improvement and construction of public school facilities for K-12 schools and community colleges. There has not been a state public school bond on the ballot in over a decade. K-12 facilities are crumbling. This will provide funding to renovate aging classrooms and build new schools reflecting changing demographic trends. Included are $2 billion for acquiring, constructing, renovating, and equipping community colleges, a backbone to California’s goal to provide quality state secondary education to all our people. Vote Yes on 51.

Proposition 52: Voter approval to divert Hospital Fee revenue dedicated to MediCal. Yes. The federal Medicaid program in California is Medi-Cal. Since 2009, hospitals have been required to pay a fee to help the state obtain available Medicaid funding. The state, however, has diverted some of those funds to its general fund rather than for the intended public health purposes. This proposition is intended to prevent that diversion. Vote Yes on 52.

Proposition 53: Statewide voter approval for revenue bonds. No. This requires a statewide vote for any state revenue bond exceeding $2 billion even if the funds tapped are used for local projects such as an airport or port expansion. Sponsored by a single wealthy farmer from Stockton, the real goal is to gut some of Governor Jerry Brown’s high priority projects such as high-speed rail. The language of the proposition is so convoluted the state budget analyst cannot even guess on its potential effects on state and local governments. Proposals for state revenue bonds normally go through a rigorous analysis before legislators and state officials. This was put together by one person with no substantive input and could lead to unanticipated consequences. And its faults can only be corrected by another statewide vote.

This is bad policy. Vote No on 53.

Proposition 54: Constitutional Amendment on Notice and Recording of State Legislative Proceedings. Yes. This initiative constitutional amendment would prohibit the Legislature from enacting any legislation unless it had been in print and published on line 72 hours in advance except in cases of public emergency. It also requires legislative proceedings except closed sessions be video recorded and published online.

This is a good government measure to promote transparency and prevent last minute shenanigans by legislators. Vote Yes on 54.

Proposition 55: Extension of income tax on high earners to fund public schools and community colleges. Yes. This extends for 12 years the income tax increase adopted by the voters in 2012 on earners of more than $250,000 ($500,000 for couples) annually.

Eighty-nine percent of the revenues raised will go for the benefit of K-12 school construction or maintenance and 11 percent to state community colleges. Like Prop 51, this is a funding measure intended to restore the quality state education that for decades was the pride of California. Vote Yes on 55.

Proposition 56: Tobacco Tax increase. Yes. This proposition would increase taxes on a pack of cigarettes by $2. Smoking is not only harmful to the individual smoker’s health, it creates a terrible public burden. In California, taxpayers spend about $3.5 billion per year in treating cancer, emphysema, and other tobacco-related diseases through Medi-Cal. This tax will generate over $1 billion per year that will be allocated in great part to cover taxpayerincurred costs from smoking. It will also help fund prevention programs. Vote Yes on 56.

Proposition 57: Non-violent adult and juvenile criminal justice reform. Yes. Prop 57 mandates the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement a system of credits for non-violent inmates who successfully complete education, drug rehabilitation and other rehabilitation programs that may

Vote yes on Prop 64 to legalize adult use of marijuana.

result in an earlier release from custody. It also gives the decision whether to try a juvenile as an adult or a juvenile to a judge; currently the prosecutor makes that decision. This is strongly supported by Governor Jerry Brown, and we support it too. Vote Yes on 57.

Proposition 58: Repealing English Only in Public Schools Initiative. Yes. As part of the Republican led backlash against Hispanic immigrants, California voters approved the English Only in Public Schools Act. Bilingual classes were not allowed, even for students with little or no English comprehension. This was a racist measure and was harmful to the education of California’s children. We support the repeal. Vote Yes on 58.

Proposition 59: California Overturn Citizens United Act Advisory Question. Yes. We do not generally favor asking voters to express advisory opinions where there is no force of law behind them. But the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in the Citizens United case unleashed unlimited amounts of cash into the political system, corrupting it thoroughly, compels us to make an exception. Everyone should express his/her revulsion and disgust at this horrendous decision that corrupts everyone it touches. Vote Yes on 59.

Proposition 60: Condoms for Porn Actors. No. Government should not be telling people what to do with their own bodies, whether it is a woman seeking an abortion or a man who choses to work in the porn industry.

Voters should not be in the business of regulating health issues and workplace safety at the ballot box that can only be modified by returning for another statewide vote. Regulation is best done by experts in and out of government such as the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Plus this proposition creates a private right of action whereby any individual can sue to enforce the provisions against the producers or an individual actor creating serious invasion of privacy issues and likely leading to bounty hunting. Vote No on 60.

Proposition 61: State Prescription Drug Purchases and Price Standards. No Endorsement. This ballot initiative would limit the amount state agencies pay for prescription drugs, tying it to the prices paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Proponents argue that this will reduce prescription drug prices for state agencies (it does not apply to individuals) as the VA pays less for drugs than state agencies. Opponents argue that artificially limiting drug prices will reduce incentives for pharmaceutical companies to do neces-

Vote yes on Prop 56 to increase the tobacco tax.

sary research and development on new drugs.

They further argue that this may result in the pharmaceutical companies just raising their prices to the VA and hence not accomplishing its purpose. While we agree that some drug pricing has breached the line between incentive and greed, we also are not convinced that this proposition is the solution and fear unintended consequences.

Propositions 62 and 66: Death Penalty Reform. Yes on 62; No on 66. There are 750 inmates on California’s death row currently. Thirteen inmates have been executed since 1993, none in recent years. The process to execute an inmate is extremely expensive, not efficient and certainly does not accomplish its stated purposes: deterrence and justice. Proposition 62 is a practical, humane, and fiscally prudent proposition: abolish the death penalty and replace it with a punishment of life without the possibility of parole. It is estimated by the state’s budget analyst that eliminating the death penalty would save the state some $150 million per year. Prop 66, on the other hand, claims to streamline the process with the goal of executing condemned inmates quicker. The streamlining process suggested is highly complex, likely very expensive and legally and constitutionally questionable.

This is 2016. It is time to abolish the death penalty. Vote Yes on 62 and No on 66.

Proposition 63: Background checks for ammunition and large magazine purchases.

Yes. This is a reasonable gun control regulation that requires a background check by the state Department of Justice for the purchase of ammunition. It prohibits the possession of large capacity ammunition magazines. Prop.

63 has been passionately supported by Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and we support it too. Vote Yes on 63.

Proposition 64: Legalization of recreational marijuana for adults. Yes. A similar proposition was correctly defeated six years ago as a slipshod and poorly regulated measure.

This time, due to the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and a blue ribbon committee that he established, Prop 64 is a carefully thought out cannabis measure that establishes strict regulation and establishes a state excise tax on retail sales and cultivation that will provide revenues of up to $1 billion annually to be spent on specific programs such as youth programs, environmental protection, and law enforcement. Vote Yes on 64.

Proposition 65: Redirecting Revenues from Carryout bags. No. This is a smokescreen measure promoted by out of state bag makers to further confuse their objective, which is to overturn the state ban on single use plastic bags (see Prop 67 below). This purports to direct revenues from paper and carryout bag sales to environmental causes, but environmentalists don’t support it. Let the retailers keep the 10-cent charge to cover their own overhead. Vote No on 65.

Proposition 67: Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic bags. Yes. This proposition is confusingly written so a yes vote maintains the ban and a no vote overturns it.

Current state law bans single use plastic bags for good reason. They are an environmental disaster, often ending up on beaches or parks, choking fish and wildlife. We have gotten used to sustainable alternatives and California should continue to lead on environmental matters. Vote Yes to maintain the ban on plastic.t

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Kim’s vote for nudists

As a resident and businessman in the Castro for more than 50 years, I strongly support Scott Wiener for state Senate. I would also like to remind Patrick Batt [Mailstrom, October 13] it was Jane Kim who voted as a member of the Board of Supervisors to allow people to walk around our city and, especially our neighborhood, completely nude.

James Robbie Robinson San Francisco

Wiener ranks among top officials

I strongly disagree with the sentiments expressed in the letter of Patrick Batt.

I have been a registered San Francisco voter since 1973, and have voted in every election. I was an elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee for 35 years (1980-1995).

I personally knew the late Harvey Milk and worked on his four political campaigns.

Based on my political experience, I make the following observations: Over 50 different people have served as supervisors since I became eligible to vote.

Of the many past members, I have always considered my friend Milk and Sue Bierman to have been the best past supervisors. Scott Wiener is also a great supervisor, ranking with Milk and Bierman.

I served under about 10 past chairs of the SFDCCC. Of these, Wiener did the best job.

San Francisco has had some past state senators who were mediocre (John Foran) and one who was a crook (Leland Yee). But we had two great senators: George Moscone and Milton Marks. I believe that Wiener should be elected because he will be a great legislator in the tradition of Moscone and Marks.

I have respect for Jane Kim but believe she is too ideological to make the necessary Sacramento deals that legislators have to perfect.

Arlo Hale Smith San Francisco

Vote for public health

I’m writing to urge yes votes on California’s Proposition 56, San Francisco’s Proposition V, and Oakland’s Measure HH. These public health measures are being opposed by Big Tobacco and Big Sugar, with many tens of millions of dollars to promote big lies.

Surprisingly, California ranks 37th in state tobacco taxes at 87 cents a pack. Our Legislature won’t raise the tax because key members take money from the tobacco industry, so the public must vote on it. Prop 56 would set

the tax at $2.87, ranking us ninth. Few measures reduce consumption as effectively as price increases, especially among youth. More than 70 percent of smokers wish they didn’t smoke and a majority support initiatives that encourage quitting. The cost of lost productivity and treating tobacco-caused disease in the U.S. is a staggering $300 billion annually. This measure will save countless lives and billions of dollars.

The revenue will reinvigorate California’s phenomenally successful program to reduce smoking and give Medi-Cal a much-needed infusion to help care for the state’s neediest patients. But no matter how the revenue is spent – the money could be burned! – just raising the price on a pack cuts consumption. After New York raised its tobacco tax to $4.35 a pack, smoking rates plummeted, especially among youth. That’s what the industry is afraid of.

Prop V and Measure HH impose a penny tax per ounce on drinks with added sugar. The American Beverage Association is flooding all media with disinformation, dubbing the measures a “grocery tax” when it should be called the “childhood diabetes prevention tax.” There’s an epidemic of obesity and diabetes among kids to an extent never seen before. Just like the tobacco industry – according to a recent UCSF study – the sugar industry lied about its own research, which implicated sugar in cardiovascular disease. Just like Big Tobacco, it spread fear, warning that the tax will put grocers out of business. That never happened when Berkeley adopted a soda tax a few years ago. Raising the price of sugary drinks will highlight the problem, encourage consumers to make healthier purchases, and fund programs promoting healthier lives.

As a founding member of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, I am especially disappointed that the club opposes Prop V, labeling it a regressive tax. The club’s history of accepting money from the American Beverage Association raises questions about its position.

If a tax discourages use of a harmful product, is it fair to dismiss it as regressive?

Supporting these measures is the progressive thing to do. If anyone is the 1 percent, it’s Big Tobacco and Big Sugar, who influence government to get subsidies and other favorable regulations, and use their enormous wealth to mislead voters. The flood of ads against these measures reveals the core issue: the industries’ fears for their profits. A great opportunity to counter their disdain for our well-being is at the polls. Please vote yes on 56, V, and HH. Naphtali Offen, President Coalition of Lavender-Americans on Smoking or Health (CLASH) San Francisco

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an Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has appointed Elaine Forbes as executive director of the Port of San Francisco.

Forbes, a lesbian, had been serving as interim director since March.

Her appointment as permanent director is effective immediately, according to an October 12 news release from the mayor’s office.

“Elaine’s extensive leadership experience at the Port of San Francisco and her 15 years of invaluable experience serving our city’s residents makes her an outstanding candidate to serve the port, its diverse stakeholders, and the 24 million people that come to our city’s waterfront annually,” Lee said in a statement.

The Port of San Francisco is responsible for the seven and a half miles of San Francisco waterfront adjacent to the San Francisco Bay and is the leaseholder for nearly 600 tenants. The Port oversees a broad range of maritime, commercial, and public activities and is involved in a diverse range of business including real estate property management, cargo and cruise shipping, ferries and excursion boats, ship repair, commercial fishing, and harbor services.

Its jurisdiction stretches along the waterfront from Hyde Street Pier on the north to India Basin on the south.

In early 2016, the Port Commission undertook a worldwide search for a permanent director following the departure of longtime director Monique Moyer, according to the mayor’s office. The commission’s recommenda-

the main parade ground. tions were delivered to Lee. Basic tools and pump“Our waterfront is a kins will be provided. place for all San Francisco People can bring their residents and diverse own stencils and stickers. communities, businesses, Registration is reand visitors,” Port Comquired, and can be done mission President Willie at www.presidio.gov/rsvp.

Adams said in a statement. “I am assured that Courtesy Port of LGBT center under Elaine’s leadership San Francisco to hold career fair she will continue to make Port of San The San Francisco historic investments in Francisco Community the waterfront that will Executive Director LGBT Center will hold its serve everyone equitably Elaine Forbes 39th LGBTQ career fair and with the necessary Thursday, October 27 from 1 to 4 engagement and outreach to make p.m. at LinkedIn’s offices, 222 2nd sure everyone’s voice is heard.”

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The port’s operating budget The free event, produced by the is about $90 million. Its capital center’s LGBTQ employment and budget is about $40 million. trans employment programs, showForbes’ salary is $183,500. cases leading Bay Area employers Prior to her stint as indedicated to diversity and inclusion terim director, Forbes, in the workplace. The career fair 43, was the port’s depalso provides jobseekers the opporuty director for finance tunity to network and learn about a and administration. wide range of opportunities.

Prior to that, she held “Even in progressive places like management and leadSan Francisco, the LGBTQ comership positions at the San Franmunity continues to face job discisco Planning Department and San crimination, especially transgender Francisco International Airport. individuals and people of color,” She holds a master’s degree with community center Executive Direchonors from UCLA in community tor Rebecca Rolfe said in a stateand economic development and a ment. “The heart of the center’s misbachelor’s degree from Mills Colsion is to connect our community to lege in Oakland. the resources they need and we need Forbes, who was born in San the support of local companies to Francisco, resides in the Castro and get more LGBTQ people hired.” is the partner of Angela Calvillo, The center said that employers atwho serves as clerk to the Board of tending the career fair will be seekSupervisors. ing all levels of qualified jobseekers, Pumpkin carving including those with backgrounds in the Presidio and qualifications in technology, The Presidio Trust will offer administration, financial services, pumpkin carving during free events sales and marketing, management, Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, See page 8 >> October 23 from noon to 5 p.m. on

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TV ads with gay Wiener supporter cause uproar

by Matthew S. Bajko

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elevision ads featuring a gay supporter of San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener who attacked Supervisor Jane Kim’s record on homelessness and housing have sparked an uproar in their race for a state Senate seat.

Early last week the political action committee of Equal-

ity California, the statewide LGBT advocacy group, released a 31-second ad that shows Gary McCoy walking through a homeless tent encampment. Last fall McCoy, who was the campaign manager for Wiener’s 2014 re-election to his District 8 seat on the board, went public with his battles against meth addiction that left him homeless.

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In the ad McCoy states that Kim, who represents District 6 at City Hall, “supports tents on the streets” and “opposes funding housing programs for the homeless.” He also says that parents “need to know their kids aren’t going to step on a syringe.”

He later states, “Jane Kim is denying the neighborhoods their safety and she’s denying the homeless hope.”

Kim’s campaign had ignored the ad by EQCA, which has made electing Wiener, a gay man, to the District 11 Senate seat a top priority, until Sunday, when it released its own 31-second spot in response. In it a male narrator intones that Wiener is a “corporate candidate” backed by Chevron and “Republicans wanting to overturn rent control.”

The narrator also claims that McCoy, whose image from the EQCA ad is shown, “was paid by Scott Wiener” and that “nothing he says is true.”

Within minutes of Kim’s campaign posting its ad to Facebook a backlash had ensued. Friends of McCoy criticized Kim for personally attacking him, and even some supporters of Kim said the ad went to far and asked that it be taken down. The Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, which is backing Wiener in the race, called on Kim to apologize.

On Monday EQCA Executive Director Rick Zbur told the Bay Area Reporter in a phone interview that the group had approached McCoy to ask him to appear in the ad and that he was not paid for doing so.

He said Kim’s response to the McCoy ad “was a new low for her campaign.”

In a statement his campaign issued, Wiener called Kim’s attack on McCoy “beyond unacceptable” and compared it to Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump attacking the parents of Army Captain Humayun Kahn, who was killed in Iraq.

“Jane Kim is showing her true colors by bullying a formerly homeless, HIV-positive, recovering addict who has turned his life around,” stated Wiener.

Kim’s campaign manager, Christopher Vasquez, told the B.A.R. in an emailed response that, “As a gay man myself, I find it outrageous that EQCA would use money to attack an ally rather than fight for muchneeded protections for our LGBTQ citizens in more conservative parts of the state (or LGBT homeless residents here in San Francisco).”

And he criticized Wiener’s support of the local ballot measure Proposition Q, which would amend the police code to direct the police to clear out tent encampments after 24 hours notice. It also would require the city to provide alternative housing or shelter with social services to those living in the tents.

“Scott Wiener supports taking shelter from those who have no other options while Jane Kim has steadfastly pushed for humane solutions that would offer housing and supportive services,” wrote Vasquez.

He said the campaign put out its own ad to correct Kim’s record in response to EQCA’s “misleading” and “deeply personal” attack against her.

“Our campaign simply put up an ad correcting the record, not personally attacking the messenger, and noting that the person making these false attacks had been paid by Scott Wiener (which he does not dispute),” wrote Vasquez. “We’re setting the record straight in the face of attacks paid for by Chevron, big Pharma and big landlords.

Once again the truth outrages Scott Wiener.”

As for McCoy, he told the B.A.R. late Monday that he was “stunned, to be honest with you,” when he first saw Kim’s ad. He said he was expect-

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State Senate candidate Jane Kim posted this ad rebuttal to her Facebook page, accusing Gary McCoy of being untruthful in an ad for state Senate candidate Scott Wiener.

ing her campaign to clarify her positions on homeless issues but was unprepared for the personal attacks.

“I was stunned to see her flat out call me a liar,” said McCoy, who serves on the city’s shelter monitoring committee. “She didn’t refute anything in the ad I said she did; she just called me a liar.”

AHF mailer against Wiener called homophobic

Another advertisement, this time a mailer paid for by the Los Angelesbased AIDS Healthcare Foundation that attacks Wiener, has also roiled the Senate campaign in recent days.

The mailed flier accuses Wiener of being “in the pocket” of pornographers due to his opposing Proposition 60, the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, which AHF put on the ballot and would require actors to use condoms in all scenes that involve intercourse. Opponents of the measure say it will do nothing to protect the health of performers, as the industry will go underground or move out of state.

Wiener and his supporters not only charge that the hit piece is homophobic, they also contend AHF has violated state campaign finance laws that prohibit nonprofits from campaigning for or against a candidate for political office.

“The offensive mailer did more than cross the boundaries of good taste; it appears to have violated both IRS and campaign finance laws,” stated EQCA, the Alice club, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, the Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club, and gay state Senator Mark Leno, who has endorsed Wiener to succeed him, in a statement they co-signed and issued late Monday.

In a statement released over the weekend by Wiener’s campaign, James Loduca, who is a senior vice president at SFAF but was identified as an HIV activist, called AHF President Michael Weinstein “a bully and fraud who demonizes and slut-shames gay men while his organization AHF pockets millions.”

AHF is currently suing Wiener and the city over zoning laws that they claim were adopted solely to block it from relocating its pharmacy to a Castro Street storefront. AHF and the supervisor have also long been at odds over PrEP, which the agency opposes being used on a widespread basis to prevent HIV while Wiener not only supports PrEP as a main part of the city’s plan to end HIV transmissions but is personally taking the once-a-day pill.

Tuesday morning Wiener told the B.A.R. his campaign is looking into filing a complaint with the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission against AHF. He said AHF’s goal is to elect Kim to the Senate because he claimed she supports Prop 60 and also backs AHF’s Prop 61, which it

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation sent out this mailer targeting Scott Wiener.

says will lower drug prices in the state though opponents say it will only increase drug costs for veterans.

“He clearly does not want me in the Senate and, at the same time, Jane Kim is all on board with his agenda,” Wiener said of Weinstein. “Michael Weinstein is trying to help get her elected, and that is what this is about.”

In response to the B.A.R.’s request for comment, Weinstein through a spokesman simply stated, “The truth hurts.”

Vasquez told the B.A.R. that Kim in fact does not support Prop 60 and that Wiener’s claim that she does is based on a typo he made in an exchange on Twitter with a person who thought the AHF mailer had been put out by Kim’s campaign.

“I want to be very clear that Jane is against Prop 60 and has been for months. I made a silly mistake in my haste to respond but that’s all it was,” Vasquez wrote in an emailed reply.

“But the fact that Scott would choose to seize on a Twitter typo shows how desperately he and his campaign are grasping at straws in order to divert attention from the fact that he is running a campaign that is totally devoid of any real substance.”

As for Kim’s support of Prop 61, Vasquez noted that she “does so standing with” the California Nurses Association and moderate lawmakers like Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco).

“If you follow the money, you will see that Scott is supported by Big Pharma money in his campaign, so it is no wonder he has chosen to oppose a measure that would take on their greed and price-gouging,” wrote Vasquez. “Frankly, given the many serious issues facing this city, I’d recommend Scott spend less time on Twitter and more time coming up with solutions that work for everyone and not just his special interest backers.”t Web Extra: For more queer political news, be sure to check http:// www.ebar.com Monday mornings at noon for Political Notes, the notebook’s online companion.

This week’s column reported on Kim and Wiener’s support from top Dems in their Senate race.

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From ‘beach’ to memorial: Castro site evolves over decades

by Seth Hemmelgarn

“a preponderance of white gay men in their 20s, which was what I was,” he said.

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he corner of 18th and Castro streets – arguably the center of the gay universe – was known in the 1970s and 1980s as a sunny social spot for gay men who had escaped to San Francisco from other parts of the country. Since then, it’s become known as a place to memorialize people who’ve died.

The evolution of Hibernia Beach, named after the Hibernia Bank branch that stood at the intersection for years, follows the migration of the gay men who flocked to the neighborhood to take advantage of opportunities for liberation through the early 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic started. The building now houses a Bank of America branch, and the northern wall of the building is where people regularly post tributes to their friends.

Asked about Hibernia Beach, Cleve Jones, 62, who first moved to the Castro in the mid-1970s, said, “I’m pretty sure I coined that phrase. Back in the day, on any sunny afternoon, that area was just packed with shirtless men.”

Asked when he first noticed it as a gathering spot, he quipped, “Please, I don’t know. It’s a long fucking time ago.”

However, Jones, who was a confidante of slain gay icon Harvey Milk and went on to found the AIDS memorial quilt and other projects, does remember walking by and seeing men “putting suntan lotion on each other,” which he thought was “hilarious” given that it was “right in the heart” of an urban neighborhood.

“Long before climate change made us a tropical place, it was a cold and damp town, so when the sun did come out, within moments of the sun emerging through the fog, the boys would just take off their shirts,” Jones said.

“Almost any time the sun came out, there would be almost a carnival atmosphere there, especially on weekends,” he said, even though “one could not smoke pot as openly as we do these days.”

People still had radios then, and they’d put out speakers on their fire escapes, or there would be music in the streets from people’s boom boxes.

“There would be people almost naked, as close to naked as you could get,” Jones said.

There was also “a lot of political stuff,” he said.

“We were always registering voters on the corner” and they’d set up ironing boards to set the registra-

Memorial gathering spot

Ron Williams

A crowd gathered at Hibernia Beach, 18th and Castro streets, in October 1998 after the death of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard.

tion forms on, Jones said.

“It was a great way to meet guys, as well as to be part of the democratic process,” he noted.

Ron Williams, 73, who first moved to the Castro in 1971, recalled that the intersection was also a place where people could catch the bus, as it still is now.

On the Castro side, “men used to line up there in the afternoon sun.

It was kind of a posing and pick up stop. It was also a bus stop for the 8 Market,” Williams said.

If anyone asked men what they were doing there, they could say they were “waiting for the bus,” he said. “... They couldn’t be accused of loitering.”

There was a fairly standard uni-

Dan Nicoletta

Fuschia dances at 18th and Castro in 1980.

form for the neighborhood in those days, as many would probably argue there still is today.

“In the 1970s there was a lot of clone-type gay men who almost wore the same thing,” mostly Levi’s and T-shirts, Williams said.

But despite the spot’s popularity, Williams, who now lives in Palm Springs, said it wasn’t a place he frequented.

“I don’t think I was the type that would just hang out like that,” Williams said.

Mark Abramson, 64, moved to San Francisco in 1975. Within a few years, he said, “Any day there was any sun at all, there were guys standing [at 18th and Castro] with their shirts off, cruising, posing, smoking cigarettes, and smoking joints. ... People were pretty much all the way around the corner, standing up against the building.”

But that’s not all that would happen at Hibernia Beach. Abramson recalled seeing actress Shirley MacLaine helping to judge a dog show there one year.

“Eighteenth and Castro was the center of the gay universe,” Abramson said. “It was as famous as Haight Ashbury, or Christopher Street in New York. Everybody knew it, so when everybody came to town, they wanted to have their picture taken at the corner of 18th and Castro.”

“It’s so different now,” Abramson said of the neighborhood. In the 1970s and early 1980s, “You never saw a stroller. You never saw a child.

You hardly ever saw a woman in the Castro. It was all men, and pretty much mostly younger men.”

Although “there was some diversity” within the gay crowd, there was

Eventually, the intersection started to emerge as a spot for memorials.

Williams first noticed people posting things after Milk, who was a city supervisor, was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by disgruntled ex-supervisor Dan White in November 1978.

But Williams recalled the memorials became more popular “when people started dying of AIDS. That’s when you really started to see stuff up there.”

Tributes would often include a photo and the obituary that was published in the Bay Area Reporter, or a candle and some flowers, Williams said.

“The bank would usually leave it up there for a day or so, but then it would get cleaned up,” he said. But after some time, “I think the bank just accepted it as part of the community and just let stuff stay up there.”

there to people who died of AIDS. You’d walk by there and see the pictures and say, ‘Oh, I remember him.’

You didn’t necessarily remember everybody’s names, but you’d see the faces of people you knew who’d just died,” he said.

The wall memorials “were a little more personal” than the obituaries that ran in the B.A.R. People would post photos of their friends that showed them “when they were healthy and having fun, and there were a lot of personal tributes. People would write notes,” Abramson said.

One of the most popular memorials Williams remembers was the tribute to Princess Diana after she was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Diana was an icon in the LGBT community because of her AIDS advocacy. The temporary shrine included a large, colorful picture of her that someone drew on the sidewalk.

“People wouldn’t even walk over that drawing, that’s how sacred” it was, he said.

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A memorial on the Bank of America wall honors victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in June.

Williams also remembered groups like ACT UP and Queer Nation posting information at the site.

“People would always go up there and read what was going on,” he said, particularly if someone had died or there was an event coming up. “Sometimes this was the first that they had heard about it. It was kind of an instant place for disseminating information about the neighborhood or an event.”

Abramson likened 18th and Castro in those days to Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street, which served as a gathering spot after the 1906 earthquake.

“I think during the AIDS years there were constantly memorials up

More recently, in June, the site was covered with candles, flowers, and photos to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, after Omar Mateen, 29, fatally shot 49 people and wounded 53 others at the gay bar in Orlando, Florida.

Like the B.A.R., which has seen a drop in obituaries since AIDS deaths have slowed, there are also fewer memorials at the bank.

“Now when I walk to that corner and I have to wait at the light, I always glance over,” Abramson said recently. “Yesterday on my way to the gym I noticed there was nothing up there. I thought, ‘How nice, there’s nobody I know, or nobody local has lost anyone recently.”t

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wo longtime LGBT publishers have announced they are relaunching their national magazines.

One, XY, aimed at gay men, is available online (http://www. xymag.org) and in bookstores. After a six-year hiatus, the new fall issue, called “Wonderland,” focuses on the future of America. It’s nearly 170 pages, and retails for $9.99, according to publisher Peter Ian Cummings. There is no advertising.

The other publication, Go, a glossy lesbian-focused magazine with entertainment listings for New York City and feature articles about women across the country, will be relaunched in early December, said publisher Amy Lesser, who founded the company 14 years ago. Go is distributed free, largely in bookstores, cafes, and clubs.

Plans are to publish the magazine six times a year, according to Lesser.

XY, known for its photographs of scantily clad young men, was published from 1996-2008, when it ran into financial problems during the recession, said Cummings, a 55-yearold gay man. Investors liquidated the business and sold the xy.com name to a Chinese game developer, he said.

Cummings later purchased the assets through bankruptcy court and as-

sembled a team to begin publishing again, he explained.

The current issue was named “current events magazine of the week” by Barnes and Noble earlier this month and is displayed in every store worldwide, Cummings said in a news release.

Cummings, a former international editor of the Advocate, launched the magazine in San Francisco in 1996. Its name is a reference to the male XY chromosome pair.

Editorials in the magazine often criticized corporations for not advertising in the gay press and also criticized the LGBT movement for being “too assimilationist” and not supporting “sexual liberation,” according to Cummings.

While those positions made the publication controversial, Cummings noted that the magazine had “the highest newsstand sale of any LGBT magazine” from 1997-2005.

Now headquartered in West Hollywood, the new team includes Denise Penn, the former editor of Lesbian News, who is serving as articles editor. Photographer Steven Underhill, a contributor to the Bay Area Reporter, has written a story about San Francisco for the fall issue.

In a telephone interview with the B.A.R., Cummings said that it

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The popular gay magazine XY relaunched this month.

Go, a magazine aimed at lesbians, will relaunch in December.

would be necessary to sell at least half of the current press run of 30,000 for it to be profitable.

Cummings said he pays freelancers as much as $1,000 for articles.

in December, the magazine would come out every other month. About three-fourths of the press run is distributed in New York City, with the remainder distributed nationally to 10 cities around the country, Lesser said. Distribution locations are listed on the website, http://www. gomag.com.

While Lesser will remain publisher, she has hired Trish Bendix, former editor-in-chief of http:// www.AfterEllen.com, to take over that same job at Go. Lesser previ-

On the Go

Lesser, a 55-year-old lesbian, launched Go 15 years ago, “inspired by the failure of LGBT media to give a damn about the ‘L’ word,” she said in a phone interview with the B.A.R. Previously published 10 times a year, Lesser said that beginning

ously served as editor.

In addition to the entertainment listings, which are focused on New York City, the magazine’s editorial content includes “women we love, captivating couples, gay-friendly travel destinations, celebrity interviews, and entrepreneurs,” Lesser said.

Over the years, hundreds of freelance writers have contributed to Go, she said.

Like most publications, Lesser said it has been “challenging” to draw enough advertising to the magazine.

“Women within our community are apparently not considered as valuable a demographic as gay men,” Lesser explained. “But we are a brand-loyal demographic and when reached properly, do respond to print and online ads.

“This is a philanthropic effort,” Lesser added. “Through the generosity of friends and family, I’ve been able to carry any shortfalls” in revenue over the years.

“Our goal is and has always been to provide an excellent product and break even,” she said.

She said she was happy about hiring Bendix.

“We think Trish Bendix will bring the talent and expertise to enable us to publish an exciting and timely magazine,” Lesser said.t

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through the B.A.R. to have Wayne mention them, and especially the higher up in the column. They actually jockeyed for it,” recalled Gorrono, 57, a former San Francisco civil service commissioner who now lives in Alameda.

Many a conversation with Friday, said Gorrono, would start by him saying “You didn’t hear this from me,” or “Let me tell you what that queen did.” Friday’s wealth of political gossip would often find its way not into his own column but in that of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Phil Matier and Andy Ross.

“Wayne was always a guy in the room and he surprisingly had a journalistic side of him that went past his advocacy,” said Matier, who first met Friday in the 1980s. “If it wasn’t something necessarily flattering about someone the B.A.R. was supporting, in his role as a political columnist I don’t think he could help himself and Wayne would pass it on to someone who would get it out. There was a part to him that said it should be told no matter who it was about.”

Friday never lost his love to dish about local politics, even as his health

faltered over the last year due to Parkinson’s disease. In an interview just days prior to his death by suicide Wednesday, October 12 at the age of 79, Friday was handicapping several local races on the fall ballot and predicting which candidates would jump into the 2019 mayoral race.

“Wayne was the gay Herb Caen,” said longtime friend Ron Huberman, 70, a founding member of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and a D.A. investigator who worked with Friday, referring to the late Chronicle columnist. “Wayne’s column in the B.A.R. was read by 90 to 95 percent of the gay community.”

A bartender at long gone Polk Street gay bars N’Touch and the New Bell Saloon, Friday in the mid-1970s was elected the first non bar-owner president of the powerful Tavern Guild, formed by the owners of Bay Area gay bars and liquor wholesalers. He used the position to court the city’s straight political leadership, who in turn sought out Friday’s support of their campaigns and causes.

“Wayne being head of the Tavern Guild gave him tremendous power with the straight politicians. If you were a politician in San Francisco in the late 1970s, you had to court the gay community. We had huge num-

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Wayne Friday served as emcee for the Imperial Court Beaux Arts Ball, October 28, 1978.

bers and we voted,” said Huberman, adding that Friday “was very astute and aware of what was going on in those days.”

Friday had been close friends with Harvey Milk and worked on his various campaigns for public office. Milk turned over his political column in the B.A.R. to Friday after his historic election to the Board of Supervisors in 1977.

During his time in office, Milk would submit items to Friday to include in the column. One time Milk used Friday’s column to trash then-Supervisor Dianne Feinstein, as the two were at odds over a development near Ocean Beach.

“She was furious with me after a while for that,” recalled Friday in a recent interview with the B.A.R. The two grew close over the intervening years, and Friday often in his column would champion Feinstein, who was named mayor in the wake of the November 1978 killings of Milk and then-Mayor George Moscone by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. While Feinstein’s mayoralty roiled many in the LGBT community, particularly over her push to close the city’s bathhouses in the wake of the AIDS epidemic, Friday remained a strong supporter.

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enough to reason with her,” recalled Huberman.

Feinstein, now the state’s senior U.S. senator, said she was fortunate to call Friday “a friend and trusted adviser,” in a statement to the B.A.R. “When I was first sworn in as mayor, tensions were growing between the LGBT community and police after the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Wayne was respected by all sides so I knew I could rely on him as a mediator between the community and the department,” stated Feinstein. “I’m grateful for his counsel during those tough times, which helped mend those fences. As a political journalist and a public servant, Wayne Friday fought for LGBT rights to ensure all voices were heard in San Francisco. He helped build a legacy of inclusion and acceptance that now defines our great city.”

Friday was also very fond of, and close to, gay state Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco).

“Wayne was always supportive and encouraging of my public work and certainly always assisted in his political writings. He was the gold standard,” said Leno, who at times would hit the bars in the Castro with Friday. “He paid such respect to bartenders. He was not a man of means but he was a big tipper. He made the bartenders feel good.”

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Francisco, has given both emerging and about embracing all the beautiful The festival is the most accessible and established filmmakers a place to differences between us, as well as our event of its kind, with ASL interpresent edgy and new perspectives on common humanity.” preters to cover live dialogue, closed disability on the silver screen.

Superfest will also be bestowing captioning, audio description for On Saturday, October 22, at the the following honors: best of festithe blind, wheelchair access, and a Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and val (short), best of festival (feature), scent-free zone for people with fraLife in Berkeley, and Sunday, October the P.K. Walker Innovation in Craft grance sensitivity.

Award, advocacy award, disThis year, there are two ability justice award, Liane movies with queer Obituaries >> Yasumoto Judges’ Choice content. Awake, a Jim Barnett Award, and “The Dissie” – short, fictional movie, an award that is given to a features a blind lesbian August 14, 1946 – August 22, 2016 disability snub film. who ends up finding “A disability snub film an unlikely friendship Our dear friend Jim celebrates the message when a blind preacher Barnett passed away peacefully August 22, 2016. that if you’re living with a with the Church of Jim was born in Corpus disability, you’re better off Jesus Christ of LatterChristi, Texas on August dead,” said Emily Smith Beiday Saints comes to her 14, 1946. After graduating tiks, associate director of the Paul K. door. Directed by London-based, Paxton High School in Jacksonville, FlorLongmore Institute at SFSU. seasoned filmmaker Michael Achtida, he made the decision to enlist in the For people who may not be able man, the film was partially inspired Navy for a three-year stint. He had many great adventures as a dancer and profesto attend the festival, Smith Beitiks by a 1963 Ingmar Bergman movie sional skater traveling the world. said to stay tuned for additional called Winter Light, about a pastor In the late 1970s he moved to California. showings throughout the Bay Area. who loses faith.

He settled in San Francisco, a city he always Also, some of the films will be availThe 54-year-old director has a knew he would love to live in. In 1981 he able through San Francisco Governlong history of working with people was hired at Kaiser Permanente in the Bay ment TV at www.sfgovtv.org. with disabilities. “I work a lot with Area, where he worked in many positions and ended up as an administrator in charge For tickets, movie schedules, and deaf and disabled artists in London, of sterilization in the operating rooms at more information, visit http://www. collaborating on theatre, film, and both the Richmond and Oakland hospitals. superfestfilm.com.t visual art projects,” he said. “I also He had many and varied interests. He do a lot of audio description (also loved his many friends and enjoyed supcalled video describing in North Belo Cipriani is a disability porting the performing arts in the Bay advocate, a freelance journalist, America) of films and visual art.”

Area. He loved his Siamese cats, Marcos and Milos, and Rudy and Lucy. His greatthe award-winning author of The second movie with a queer est passion was self-realization fellowship Blind: A Memoir and Midday theme is Best and Most Beautiful and seeking truth through years of devoted Dreams, the spokesman for Things, by Berkeley-based filmmeditation practice.

Guide Dogs for the Blind, and maker Ariana Garfinkle. This film A memorial celebration of his life will the national spokesman for is the story of a precocious, young, be held Sunday, November 6 at 1 p.m. at 100 Percent Wine – a premium blind, autistic woman struggling the Berkeley Self-Realization Fellowship winery that donates 100 percent Temple, 3201 Shattuck Avenue, near Ashby with isolation, until she opts to of proceeds to nonprofits that BART. Directions at http://www.berkeleychase love and freedom in the most help people with disabilities temple.org. unexpected of places: a sex-positive find work. Learn more at www.

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Second PrEP failure reported at HIV prevention confab

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second case of HIV infection with resistant virus while on PrEP was reported this week at the HIV Research for Prevention, or HIVR4P, conference in Chicago. But experts stressed that infection while on PrEP is very rare and it remains a highly effective HIV prevention strategy.

The recently infected man was taking daily Truvada as directed and had protective drug levels in his hair and dried blood samples. However, he became infected with an HIV strain that had developed resistance to multiple antiretrovirals, including those in the Truvada combination pill (tenofovir and emtricitabine).

“Fortunately these resistant viruses are rare,” said Dr. Howard Grossman from the Cleveland Clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, who described the case at an HIVR4P press briefing October 18. He esti-

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the community and police, and the relationship Oaklanders have with each other.

“I am an organizer to the core of my soul,” said Moore, who served in that role for President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign under Obama for America. She also said that she organized the Sistahs Steppin’ in Pride event for lesbians that took place for many years before Oakland Pride relaunched.

Asked about their priorities, Kaplan talked about transportation and how she’s focused on prioritizing and getting money for projects, such as filling potholes. She said the city’s current road maintenance program is inefficient and she advocates a zone-based approach.

“If it’s not on the list it doesn’t get done,” she said for why pothole maintenance is done. “It’s inequitable and inefficient.”

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Now Yee is seeking re-election as the City Hall representative for several neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks. Vying to unseat him is Engardio, who writes a column for the San Francisco Examiner, and three other opponents who believe voters are seeking a change in leadership.

Under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, where voters can rank up to three candidates, it is likely that it will take several rounds before a winner is declared in this year’s race. A candidate needs to secure 50 percent plus one of the vote in order to win, and in 2012, it took six rounds before Yee emerged the victor.

“Norman won with only 29 percent of first choice votes. He never had a mandate, as 70 percent of the voters didn’t pick Norman in the first round of voting,” Engardio, 44, who owns a home with his husband, Lionel Hsu, in the Lakeshore part of the district, told the Bay Area Reporter.

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Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (DSan Francisco) said the city had “lost a pioneering fighter for LGBT rights, a beloved journalist, and a dear friend. Time and again, on issue after issue, Wayne Friday was an early voice of vision and conscience urging a way forward for our city and for America.”

Mayor Edwin M. Lee ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on City Hall, the police headquarters and the city’s 10 police district stations from sunrise until sunset on Friday, October 14, in honor of Friday, who

mated that about 100,000 these encounters. people in the U.S. have “It is a myth that tops taken PrEP. don’t get HIV,” Grossman Grossman said that the said. man had repeatedly testGrossman explained ed HIV-negative before that the standard HIV starting PrEP in January. testing algorithm did But when tested again not pick up the new in May, he showed eviinfection. After seeing Roger Pebody dence of being infected, confusing results, he sent although commonly used Dr. Howard blood samples to other tests gave mixed results. experts for specialty testGrossman The man had an HIVing and further analysis, positive male partner on antiretroincluding Dr. Robert Grant from viral therapy with undetectable viral the UCSF Gladstone Institutes. But load, which is known to reduce the Grossman acknowledged that comrisk of transmission to near zero. But munity clinics and primary care genetic testing showed that the newly providers might not have access to infected man’s virus was not related these resources. to that of his partner. The couple The newly infected man added said they’d had threesomes with two other classes of antiretrovirals other men on two occasions, which to Truvada to build an effective is thought to be the source of the incombination regimen, and he was fection. The newly infected man said able to reach and maintain an undehe had only had insertive sex during tectable viral load.

PrEP still highly effective

Researchers and advocates at the conference emphasized that the risk of HIV infection while taking PrEP consistently is very low.

The international iPrEx trial showed that daily Truvada reduced the risk of HIV infection by 92 percent among gay and bisexual men with blood drug levels indicating regular use. In an open-label extension of iPrEx and in several PrEP demonstration projects, none of the men who took Truvada at least four times a week became infected.

Only one other well-documented case of PrEP failure due to drug resistant virus has been reported to date.

At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in February, Dr. David Knox from the Maple Leaf Medical Clinic in Toronto reported that a gay man who had been on Truvada PrEP for two years became infected with a strain

of HIV that was resistant to both emtricitabine and tenofovir.

“Becoming infected with a virus like this one with so much resistance is rare,” Dr. Albert Liu from the San Francisco Department of Public Health told the Bay Area Reporter at the time. “While it’s important to know that these cases can happen, PrEP is still a very powerful tool that can help prevent new infections in our community.”

Based on the latest report, experts do not suggest changing messages about PrEP. “I will continue to say that using PrEP is protective against getting HIV and there are no guarantees,” Grant told Damon Jacobs, who runs the popular PrEP Facts Facebook page, in a report for www.TheBody.com.

“Infection during PrEP use is rare. If infection occurs, it can be treated. In the absence of PrEP, HIV infection is much more common.”t

by the League of Women Voters Oakland and the North Hills Community Association, was held at the College Preparatory School in the Oakland hills. About 50 people attended.

The candidates were asked about Measure KK, a $600 million bond for street and pedestrian infrastructure. One candidate, Nancy Sidebotham, said she’d vote against it. The other four candidates, Kaplan, Moore, Bruce Quan, and Matt Hummel said they would vote for it.

“Although I’m voting for it, the bond measure ticks me off,” Hummel said, adding that years of deferred maintenance has led to the current situation. “The best thing we have going is low interest rates.”

Kaplan agreed it’s cheaper now while interest rates are low, and that the streets will only get worse if nothing is done.

Moore said street maintenance needs to be addressed “right now.”

Quan said there wasn’t much choice and that he would vote for it.

On other transportation issues, Kaplan said she “landed us a grant” that launched the free Broadway shuttle, which connects Uptown with BART, Jack London Square, the ferry and Amtrak.

Fire protection is a big issue in the Oakland hills, which this week marked the 25th anniversary of the firestorm that killed 25 people and destroyed over 2,800 single-family homes and over 400 apartments and condominium units. Hummel said he rejected the question, which was about improving fire safety.

Kaplan disagreed, and said that climate change makes it even more important to continue to improve fire safety and prevention, such as increased brush clearance.

“We need up-to-date fire trucks that can navigate the hill streets,” she said.

Moore supports wildfire prevention but acknowledged she has not “dug into all the issues” on it.

On education, the candidates were asked about improving public

schools and reducing the dropout rate.

Kaplan referenced the bus passes for students and also said she worked with District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb on his project to hire social workers who go into elementary schools to help students who are chronically absent.

“We also need to look at teacher retention,” Kaplan said, noting that the housing affordability crisis has affected teachers.

Moore cited her support for Oakland Promise, a cradle-to-career initiative started by Schaaf that aims to triple the number of college graduates from Oakland in the next decade. The program opens universal college savings accounts for kids.

It started this fall for public school students and is planned to expand to charter schools next year.

“This is happening,” she said of Oakland Promise, adding that her wife is a teacher.

During their closing comments, Moore said the city needs an at-

large councilmember who can “bring the whole city together.” She said she wants to lift people up, to get them involved and pointed to her experience at companies such as Clear Channel Outdoor in addition to working for the city. She’s received the endorsement of the East Bay Times.

Kaplan said she wants to continue her work representing all Oaklanders. She said that she’s been able to get unanimous support from her colleagues, and said those 8-0 votes were not easy. The Democratic Party has endorsed her, as has the Bay Area Reporter.

Hummel said he liked what Moore said about communication and said the Green Party endorsed him.

Sidebotham said she has run before, and said that a city of 400,000 cannot rely on the eight-member City Council “to make decisions for you.”

Quan, a retired law professor, said he’s running “because I came back to the city that nurtured me and found it sideways.”t

After taking part in a candidate forum held Thursday, October 6 by the League of Women Voters of San Francisco, Yee demurred when asked by the B.A.R. if he thought he could clinch his being re-elected in the first round of voting this year.

“You never want to be overconfident,” said Yee, 67, a former school board member who raised two daughters in Westwood Park with his wife, Cathy, and recently became a grandfather. “I do feel like I have done my best to serve the district.”

But candidate Ben Matranga, 33, who led the city’s Vision Zero project to end pedestrian deaths, predicted the vote count would again take several rounds and that Yee would be defeated.

“I think it will go multiple rounds of voting,” said Matranga, who lives in West Portal with his wife, Daniela. “There is an overwhelming sense in the neighborhoods that people want change.”

The other challengers, real estate agents Mike Young, 43, and John Farrell, 57, are also counting on Dis-

trict 7 residents wanting to elect a new supervisor.

“I will not be a complacent supervisor. I will work for you,” pledged Farrell, who worked as a budget analysis under former Mayor Frank Jordan and raised two daughters in the district with his wife, Claudette.

Young, a native San Franciscan and Army veteran who spent a decade working overseas for the State Department, praised Yee for his working with constituents on a participatory budget process. But he also implied Yee has not been as involved with neighborhood groups as a supervisor should be.

“We need aggressive interaction with the neighborhood associations,” said Young, who worked as a fiscal and policy analyst in former Mayor Willie Brown’s budget office.

Yee’s opponents face daunting odds running against an incumbent, as the only sitting supervisors not to win re-election since the board reverted back to being elected by district in 2000 have been those appointed to fill a vacancy by the mayor.

Endorsed by the five other progressive members of the board, Yee has also won the support of his moderate colleagues Board President London Breed and District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang, who has also endorsed Engardio in the race.

Engardio won the sole backing of the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner and is the Bay Area Reporter’s second choice behind Yee. He also won a first place endorsement from gay District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener.

He would be the first LGBT candidate to win a supervisor seat in a district on the western side of the city. And he could be the lone elected LGBT supervisor on the board should he win his race, Wiener be elected to state Senate, and Kimberly Alvarenga, a lesbian running for the District 11 supervisor seat, lose her race.

The board’s other current out member, District 9 Supervisor David Campos, is termed out of office this year. No LGBT candidates opted to seek his seat.

Safety, housing top concerns

served as a police commissioner under Mayors Frank Jordan and Willie Brown.

“Wayne was a man of many trades; Navy sailor, stock trader, bartender, LGBT rights pioneer, police commissioner and political columnist. A true representation of the free spirit of San Francisco,” stated Lee. “And although Wayne was not a native San Franciscan, his contributions to the community both as police commissioner and as a weekly columnist shedding light on the issues of the gay community make the city proud to call him one of our own.”

A native of Flint, Michigan,

Friday joined the Navy after high school and within a few years was working on Wall Street in New York City. In 1970 he moved to San Francisco and through the bar scene became friends with Bob Ross, who co-founded the B.A.R. in 1971 and named Friday its political editor.

He also gave Friday wide latitude in supporting candidates and politicians in his column, even if the paper had not endorsed them.

Gay former District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty largely credits Friday’s support of his 2002 candidacy in his weekly column as helping him win his race, especially since the B.A.R. endorsed one of his opponents and

he was being attacked for having worked as a mayoral aide to Brown.

“He campaigned for me through that column. Every week he would find a new way to write about me,” recalled Dufty, adding that “Wayne gave me credibility” with gay men in the district who were skeptical at first of his ties to the mayor.

The two rung in 2003 together and grew extremely close over the years. Dufty especially enjoyed hearing Friday reminisce about his bartending days and times with Milk.

“He was so wired politically. It was amazing all the people he knew and everybody that shared stuff with him,” said Dufty. “I can’t even

count all of the items Phil Matier got out of him.”

In addition to politics, Friday loved to talk about his love life, said Dufty. Other than a two-year relationship with John Robertson, a chef he dated in the 1980s, Friday remained single.

“He had a really healthy sex life throughout his life. I loved dishing with him about conquests and relationships,” said Dufty. “He was never a neutered tabby. He was always on the hunt and had his eye out for gorgeous men. Even into his late years he scored very handsome men.”

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During the forum, all five candidates named public safety as the most pressing issue in District 7, noting a spike in home burglaries and car break-ins. Yee noted how he has worked with the police department to assign more officers to the district and is pushing legislation at the board to create a neighborhood crime unit. (The measure adopted by the board Tuesday restricts the police neighborhood foot patrols to only address property crimes.)

Engardio said that “crime is definitely top of mind” and that residents “are looking for leadership” on the issue from the supervisor’s office.

“It is important to have a supervisor who follows the data and communicates with constituents,” said Engardio, a senior manager for content marketing at video telemedicine company Doctor On Demand.

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from the supervisors and City Hall” on the spike in crime in the district.

The city’s housing affordability crisis was also a top concern, with the candidates noting that the district has its fair share of renters and not just homeowners. Three major redevelopment projects are expected to bring hundreds of new housing units to the district with the remodel of Park Merced, the city looking at adding housing to Balboa Reservoir, and the potential of seeing housing built at the Stonestown Galleria mall adjacent to San Francisco State University.

“We are having our fair share of housing, so it makes sense for neighbors and developers to work together,” said Yee. “I think we are doing a good job in the district on development.”

Engardio advocates redeveloping the district’s commercial corridors so that several stories of housing are added atop the retail spaces. Doing so would provide units for “seniors who want to downsize,” he said, and options for “parents who want their kids and grandkids to live nearby.”

One issue that Yee differs on from

all of his opponents is the local ballot measure Proposition H, which would create a public advocate position at City Hall. He alone supports it, noting the position has been effective in cities that have created it, such as New York City.

“As the district supervisor, of course I am the advocate for my own constituents,” said Yee. “But there are a lot of issues the public advocate can take on.”

All four of his challengers called Prop H a waste of money that would add another layer of unnecessary bureaucracy to city government.

“It is a horrible idea,” said Matranga, adding it would be “wasteful” and is “a naked political move” on the part of its supporters.

Young suggested “it would be cheaper to just have additional staff for the supervisors,” while Farrell said, “I thought that is the job of the supervisors.”

As for Engardio, he predicted the person given the role would work to block Mayor Ed Lee’s initiatives while laying the groundwork to run for mayor themselves.

“We don’t need it here, we have plenty of advocates,” he said.t

Legal Notices>> REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ESTATE OF LAFAYETTE JENKINS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 400 MCALLISTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO 94102 PROBATE DIVISION: FILE PES-15-298554

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PARK GYM, 1960 HARRISON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DAVID PARK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/17/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/16.

In the matter of the application of: MEGAN MCKAY STOESZ AKA MEGAN ELIZABETH MCKAY, 1998 25TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner MEGAN MCKAY STOESZ AKA MEGAN ELIZABETH MCKAY, is requesting that the name MEGAN MCKAY STOESZ AKA MEGAN ELIZABETH MCKAY, be changed to MAGNOLIA ELIZABETH MCKAY. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 Rm. 514 on the 1st of December 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

1. Petitioner LOTTIE STEIB is the personal representative of the estate of the decedent, conservatee, or minor and requests a court order for a. Confirmation of sale of the estate’s interest in the real property described in Attachment 2e; b. Confirmation of sale of the estate’s interest in other property sold as a unit as described in Attachment 2c; c. Approval of commission of 6% of the amount of $650,000.00 is not required.

2. Description of property sold a. Interest sold: 100%; b. Improved; d. Street address and location: 206 Bridgeview Drive, San Francisco, CA 94124; e. Legal description is affixed as Attachment 2e.

3. Appraisal a. Date of death of decedent or appointment of conservator or guardian: August 3, 2014; b. Appraised value at above date: $600,000,00; c. Reappraised value within one year before the hearing: $717,000.00; d. Appraisal or reappraisal by probate referee has been filed.

4. Manner and terms of sale a. Name of purchaser and manner of vesting title: Zhen Lin and Yan Chen; c. Sale was private on August 3, 2016; d. Amount bid: $650,000.00 Deposit: $65,000.00; e. Payment cash; f. Other terms of sale (specify terms on Attachment 4f).

5. Commission b. A written exclusive contract for commission was entered into with RE/MAX ACCORD, Susan Jones – Agent; c. Purchaser was procured by: Prime Metropolis Properties Inc., Qing Lin – Agent, a licensed real estate broker who is not buying for his or her account; d. Commission to be divided as follows: 2.5% RE/MAX; 2.5% Prime Metrop.; 1% R. Howard Robinson.

6. Bond a. Amount before sale: $150,000.00; b. Additional amount needed: none; c. Proceeds are to be deposited in a blocked account. Receipts will be filed. Wells Fargo Bank, Pinole, California.

7. Notice of sale published.

8. Notice of hearing a. Special devisee: (1) None; b. Special notice: (3) Required written notice will be given; c. Personal representative, conservator of the estate, or guardian of the estate: (3) Written notice will be given.

9. Reason for sale a. Necessary to pay (1) debts, (2) devise, (4) expenses of administration, (5) taxes. b. The sale is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the interested persons.

10. Formula for overbids a. Original bid: $650,000; b. 10% of first $10,000 of original bid: $1000; c. 5% of (original bid minus $10,000): $32,000; d. Minimum overbid (a + b + c): $683,000.

11. Overbid. Required amount of first overbid (see item 10): $683,000 12. Petitioner’s efforts to obtain the highest and best price reasonably attainable for the property were as follows: Property was cleaned out/ up; professionally staged; marketed/advertised throughout California on MLS systems and Realtor.com; and open house was held.

13. Number of pages attached: 2; Date: September 15, 2016; Melvin S. Hodges, Esq. Attachment 2e REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL PROPERTY: The land referred to is situated in the County of San Francisco, City of San Francisco, State of California and is described as follows: Part of Lot 3 in Block 5384-C, according to Map of Fernando Nelson’s Subdivision of Silver Terrace, filed January 4, 1940 and Recorded in Book “N” of Maps at Pages 88 to 95 inclusive, in the Office of the Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northwesterly line of Bridgeview Drive, distant thereon 30.00 feet Southwesterly from the Northeasterly corner of said Lot 3; thence North 60° 31’ 49” West parallel with the Northeasterly line of said Lot 3, 124.311 feet to the Westerly line of Lot 3; thence South 10° 15’ 38” East along the Westerly line of said Lot 3, a distance of 37.063 feet; thence Southeasterly in a direct line 113.00 feet, more or less, to a point in the said Westerly line of Bridgeview Drive, distant 25 feet Southwesterly from the point of beginning; thence Northeasterly along said line of Bridgeview Drive 25 feet to the point of beginning.

Assessor’s Lot 003A; Block 5384C Attachment 4f REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL PROPERTY: Other Terms of Sale: All contingencies have been removed; Buyer’s payment of 1% real estate broker commission to R. Howard Robinson is reflected and included in purchase price; Property is being sold in its current as-is condition, including sewer lateral upgrade if required; Buyer to pay for title insurance and escrow fees; Seller to pay county transfer tax; Buyer and Seller to split and pay city transfer tax; Close of escrow shall be within 30 days of entry of order confirming sale.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Dept. 204, October 31, 2016, 9:00 am. Attorney for petitioner: Mr. Melvin S. Hodges, Esq. (SBN 61518) 610 16th Street, Suite 503, Oakland, CA 94612; Ph. (510) 839-7711 melvinhodges@comcast.net

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Legal Notices>>

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037285900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BALBOA PLUMBING SUPPLY CORP., 2633 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BALBOA PLUMBING SUPPLY CORP. (CA).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037294300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LUXURIOUS NAIL BOUTIQUE, 4138 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed THE WASHINGTON, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/15/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/05/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE FOR THE ESTATE OF PETER MON YU HUNG IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-16-300244

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PETER MON YU HUNG. A Petition for Letters of Administration has been filed by MICHAEL PUI HUNG, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that MICHAEL PUI HUNG be appointed as administrator and full authority be granted to administer under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. – the estate of the decedent.

Decedent died on Feb 23, 2016 at CPMC – DAVIES CAMPUS, SAN FRANCISCO. Decedent was a resident of the county named above. Street address, city, and county of decedent’s residence at time of death: 1825 ANZA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94118 ESTATE OF PETER MON YU HUNG, decedent.

Character and estimated value of the property of the estate: Personal Property $75,000; Net value of real property: $221,536; Total: $296,536.

All heirs at law are adults and have waived bond.

Decedent died intestate.

Proposed personal representative is a nominee of a person entitled to Letters. Petitioner is a person entitled to Letters. Petitioner is a nominee of a person entitled to Letters. Petitioner is related to the decedent as: BROTHER. Proposed personal representative is a resident of California and a resident of the United States. Decedent was survived by no spouse as follows: a) divorced or never married. No registered domestic partner.

No child. No issue of a predeceased child.

Decedent was survived by a parent or parents who are listed in item 8. Decedent had no predeceased spouse. KWAI JONE HUNG, FATHER, AGE 81, 1825 ANZA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118; JULIE KUK HUNG, MOTHER, AGE 63, 1825 ANZA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118; MICHAEL PUI HUNG, BROTHER, AGE 40, 1591 HOWARD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 01, 2016, 9:00 am, Dept. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. Attorney for petitioner: MR. JAY GREENE, ESQ (297803), JAY GREENE LAW FIRM C/O TSAO WU YEE, 447 SUTTER ST #410, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108; Ph. (415) 905-0215.

OCTOBER 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037310100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037301300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BAYVIEW RENOVATION, 1206 SHAFTER AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BAYVIEW RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037305100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAREA MEDIA INSTITUTE; EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ARTS, INC, 2261 MARKET ST #317, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ARTS, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/13/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/13/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037304900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAREA MEDIA, 2020 15TH ST #9, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed RUTH GUMNIT & MARGUERITE SALMON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/07. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/13/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037306500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUINN ADVISORY GROUP, 8 10TH ST #1017, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CJQ LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/13/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/13/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037273900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BAR SAN PANCHO, 3198 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CHINO-AMERICANO LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/15/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/21/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037312500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: K-OZ CAMPER, 250 BEACH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed KEI AND OZ LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/10/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/16.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-16-552446

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-16-552432

In the matter of the application of: MONICA POTTER, 185 CHANNEL ST #525, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner MONICA MAZZEI POTTER, is requesting that the name MONICA MAZZEI POTTER, be changed to MONICA MAZZEI. 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 29th of November 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCTOBER 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037266200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANA BANANA HAPPY DAY CARE, 3238 NORIEGA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ANA CAROLINA N. ARAGAO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/14/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/16/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037268200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FREEDOM BARBER SF, 520 MONTGOMERY ST #107, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JASON HARLEY MAXWELL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/19/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/19/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037282400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PLT INSURANCE AGENCY, 2826 SAN BRUNO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GOLDEN BAY INSURANCE INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/27/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/27/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037254600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVAN KINORI, #4 1530 MCALLISTER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ELJI, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/21/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/09/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037270200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRANSPACIFIC ARCHITECTS, 888 O’FARRELL ST #W606, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109.

This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed RACHEL ELLE HEGE SORROW ARCHITECTS, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/22/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/19/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037275800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UNION STREET JEWELERS, 1850 UNION ST #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed DIAMOND BROKERS OF LOS ALTOS, INC. (CA).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/20/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037244900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TASTY POT, 815 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SCOOP CUISINE CORP (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/02/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/02/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037274200

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037244400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CEREMONY BEVERAGE CATERING, 2925 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed P&T WEST HOLDINGS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/02/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/02/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-036775500

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: BRILLIANTLY STONED JEWELRY, 2229 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by DAVID LEON HONE. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/13/15.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037287900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POST DRY CLEANERS, 1610 POST ST #102, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed TSOLMONBAATAR SERGELEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/30/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037290000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANTONIO ANGUIANO PAINTING, 2745 BRYANT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSE ANTONIO ANGUIANO HERNANDEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/03/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/03/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037289800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VAL S. FRENKEL CONSULTANTS, 300 THIRD ST #1005, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed VYACHESLAV FRENKEL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/03/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/03/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037281300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TINY-MOOSE-DISTRIBUTION; TINY-MOOSEDIST.; 875 LA PLAYA ST #275, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EFRAT LIBKIND. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/22/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/27/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037286900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRISCO NOVELTIES, 435 LONDON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed VENEZIA VALENTINO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037286500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MI LINDO PERU, 3226 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS FRANCISCO MIYAHIRA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037282500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PYRAMID RECORDS, 3174 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBERT MCCOLE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/26/16.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/27/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037266100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FILM LOCATION SUPPORT; NO STOPPING ZONE; NO STOPPING SF; NO PARKING; NO PARKING SF; NO PARKING ZONE; EVENT LOCATION SUPPORT; NO STOPPING, 1354 POWELL ST #326, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed VIBRANT TRADING COMPANY INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/16/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/21/16.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RYAN COCHRANE WINES, 2455 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed RYAN COCHRANE & CATHERINE COCHRANE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/14. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/16/16.

SEPT 29, OCT 06, 13, 20, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037270600

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037280400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COSA NOSTRA, 108 RAFAEL DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ALITOUR LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/16.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREEN-TECH DEVELOPERS, 22 BITTING AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed GOLDEN GATE SOLAR (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/26/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/26/16.

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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-16-552376

In the matter of the application of: BRANDON WHALE, 8 BUCHANAN #309, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner BRANDON WHALE, is requesting that the name BRANDON WHALE, be changed to FAUST WHALE. 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 3rd of November 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037282300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COWDEN AUTOMOTIVE, 875 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ALL PRO MECHANIX INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/21/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/27/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037282700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZITA, 2862 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ALIMENTO, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/27/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037289500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAFELAMBRETTA, 101 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CAFÉ LAMBRETTA LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/03/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-036400500

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: POST DRY CLEANERS, 1610 POST ST #102, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by ENKHJARGAL BALIDAR. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/16.

OCT 06, 13, 20, 27, 2016 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-16-552435

In the matter of the application of: ERIN ELIZABETH FLANNERY, 2865 JACKSON #4, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ERIN ELIZABETH FLANNERY, is requesting that the name ERIN ELIZABETH FLANNERY, be changed to ERIN FLANNERY LI. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept.

514 on the 29th of November 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-16-552438

In the matter of the application of: NICHOLAS DMITRI REPIN, 582 MARKET ST #2001, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NICHOLAS DMITRI REPIN, is requesting that the name NICHOLAS DMITRI REPIN, be changed to NIKOLAI DMITRIEVICH REPIN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept.

514 on the 29th of November 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-16-552440

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANTONIO’S JANITORIAL SERVICES, 22 RELAIGHT AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BOANERGES GARCIA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/11/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037300400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ELVIS MAINTENANCE SERVICES, 1935 DONNER AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ELVIS GUTIERREZ .The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/11/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037301100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VOW IN PARIS, 41 VIENNA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PUI HANG YEUNG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/11/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037271600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RRM CLEANSIT CO., 2443 FILLMORE ST #438, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICARDO RICKY MYERS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037295100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIRT ALLEY DESIGNS, 1924 KIRKHAM ST #4, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MICHELLE CHANDRA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/05/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/05/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037293800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: METRO CAFFE, 247 FILLMORE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed OMAR NAZZAL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/06. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/05/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 2, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037276400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DABBLE, 140 ARAGON ST, VALLEJO, CA 94591.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ASMARA VEGA-CURTIS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/22/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/16.

OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037297300

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DAISY M. TURNER IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-16-300253

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DAISY M. TURNER. A Petition for Probate has been filed by KASHINA D. PIERCE in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that KASHINA D. PIERCE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 09, 2016, 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 later 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: MR. OSBY DAVIS, ESQ. (SBN: 59272) LAW OFFICE OF OSBY DAVIS, 410 TUOLUMNE ST, VALLEJO, CA 94590; Ph. (707) 644-7424.

OCT 20, 27, NOV 03, 10, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037297600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO TRANSGENDER INSTITUTE, 45 CASTRO ST #121, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114.

This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE BUNCKE MEDICAL CLINIC (CA).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/06/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/16.

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OCT 13, 20, 27, NOV 03, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-037298700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KARLA CLEANING CARE, 24 BYRON CT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual and is signed KARLA AMADOR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/11/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/11/16.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOVEL3; ADVANCED CONSULTING & ANALYTICS. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ADVANCED CONSULTING & ANALYTICS (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/25/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/16.

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The District is soliciting the services of personnel staffing agencies to provide temporary help services to meet the needs of the District when existing staff resources are not sufficient, all as specified in the RFP Scope of Services. Three (3) agreements are anticipated to be awarded. The term of each agreement will consist of a base 3 years, plus 2 one-year options that are exercisable by the District in its sole discretion.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GIRLS UP FRONT, 1306 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed CAITLIN FREEMAN & BETH MILES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/04/16.

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In the matter of the application of: HSING-YUAN TING, 2355 POLK ST #306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner HSING-YUAN TING, is requesting that the name HSING-YUAN TING, be changed to WAYNE HSING-YUAN TING. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 on the 1st of December 2016 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HANG AROUND HOUND, 182 TIOGA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed THERESA HEDGEPETH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/04/16.

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he San Francisco Opera revived director Olivier Tambosi’s perfect production of composer Leoš Janáček’s strange and compelling Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Case) last week after an absence of only six years, marking the 50th anniversary of the opera’s US premiere by the same Company in 1966. It might be more accurate to say “returned to life,” as there are really no changes necessary in the fine-looking production.

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Through a Japanese postwar lens

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apanese Photography from Postwar to Now, the second photography show to open at SFMOMA’s Pritzker Center for Photography in the last two weeks, is a tsunami of images, if that’s not too indelicate a term given the catastrophe that struck the country in 2011.

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ome symphonygoers get up on their high horse about film screenings at the concert hall accompanied by full orchestra, calling them “orchestra karaoke.” But Out There always enjoys these events, and the San Francisco Symphony has a full and worthy Film Series this season.

It began last weekend with 2001: A Space Odyssey, and continues in the new year with On the Waterfront (Jan. 7-8, 2017), Raiders of the Lost Ark (April 14-15) and Casablanca (June 2-3). Great films all.

Director Stanley Kubrick’s spaceage masterpiece 2001 was always notable for its brilliant cinematic use of music, and hearing the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus perform the score, conducted by Brad Lubman (Chorus director: Ragnar Bohlin), was sublime. In a pre-concert talk, The Musical Imagination of Stanley Kubrick, musicologist Kate McQuiston discussed Kubrick’s famous attention to visual and musical details in his films, including the journey of classical music in 2001.

No one had linked outer space, visually, with classical music, aurally, but Kubrick was there first. Now it’s hard to imagine Star Wars et al. without John Williams’ thundering brass and octave-spanning chords, all clearly inspired from 2001.

Concert music included excerpts from Johann Strauss’ waltz “By the Beautiful Blue Danube,” Richard Strauss’ tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and the Adagio from Khachaturian’s Gayane ballet suite.

Kubrick also used four avant-garde compositions by Gyorgy Ligeti that employ micropolyphony, the use of sustained dissonant chords that shift slowly. This technique was pioneered in Atmosphères, the only Ligeti piece heard in its entirety in the film. Other Ligeti works in the film include Lux Aeterna, the second movement of his Requiem, and an electronically altered form of Aventures. The Chorus sang the spots off the modern music.

2001 is not our favorite Kubrick film (that would be The Shining).

It’s slow and tedious in parts, really more of a cinematic tone poem than a conventional narrative. Its last chapter, from Jupiter to infinity

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Director Stanley Kubrick’s space-age masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey screened with accompaniment by the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in Davies Symphony Hall.

and beyond, is something of a light show and avant-garde concerto.

There was a reason we smelt pot smoke wafting outside Davies Hall. But when the Symphony launched into the great Zarathustra fanfare, the audience went nuts. Or perhaps, in honor of the film’s first segment, we should say they went ape-shit.

Thrill seeking

Anyone who loves musical theatre knows the thrill of the standout number that brings an audience to its feet in tumultuous applause.

Sometimes it comes at the first-act finale, sometimes it’s the so-called “11 o’clock number,” sometimes it pops up unexpectedly, but such a crowd-pleasing moment always brings the rush of a vivid theatrical encounter. It’s the subject of a new book from theatre writer Gerald Nachman published by Chicago Review Press, Showstoppers!

The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway’s Most Remarkable Songs.

First Nachman has to define the term, and what he comes up with seems similar to what that Supreme Court Justice said about pornography, i.e., you know it when you see it. He quotes choreographer-performer Tommy Tune in his introduction with an insightful definition. “Showstoppers endure because it’s the one chance for the audience to take the show away from the performers.

‘We will not let you go on with the show – it is our turn to celebrate!’”

Then the author has to choose which numbers he’ll discuss, and he comes up with dozens, from early Broadway history through the socalled Golden Age, straight through to that ne plus ultra, Jersey Boys.

(Jersey Boys?) But truth be told, most of the chosen are no-brainers, like “Some People” (Gypsy), “I Cain’t Say No” (Oklahoma!) or “Adelaide’s Lament” (Guys and Dolls). Others are perhaps more idiosyncratic choices: “Put on a

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Happy Face” (Bye Bye Birdie), “If He Walked into My Life” (Mame), “Sherry” (Jersey Boys). But all of them seem to have legitimately stopped the show at one time or another.

Showstoppers! is a cornucopia of theatre lore, easy to dip into for descriptions of favorite shows. In each case, Nachman describes the reaction to the showstopper upon its premiere – often the standout tune was a dark horse, or the expected highlight was a dud – then dispenses any “Backstage Dish” he could dig up. The author’s obvious

interest and expertise in his topic result in telling observations. For example, in a discussion of “Shall We Dance?,” a showstopper from The King and I, Nachman remarks, “Dancing is a tried and true theatrical metaphor, a kind of vertical foreplay, often used in shows to suggest an unacknowledged longing.” Then he takes the metaphor to its logical conclusion. “‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ from My Fair Lady ends in a similar covert, proper musical climax, as Eliza whirls through the room before collapsing in a big easy chair, exhausted, in a kind of postcoital pant.” Give Eliza a cigarette.

The essays on numbers that can claim showstopper status are interesting, but Out There readers want to know the “Dish,” so here are some highlights. From My Fair Lady: “When Julie Andrews auditioned, she was told, in a burst of enthusiasm, ‘That was absolutely adequate.’ Andrews was less than adequate once rehearsals began.

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It’s a woman’s world

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hey want to dress like women, act like women, and be perceived as women. And if the illusion is complete enough that it attracts a man’s attention, all the better, except that is where the game must end. Any further step toward consummation of the misapprehension would suggest homosexual inclinations – and that is a transgression that cannot be accepted. While most of the men in Casa Valentina have wives with whom they, presumably, have occasional sex, when they gather for weekends in the Catskills to live out their cross-dressed longings, it’s all about coffee klatches, cocktails, board games, and occasional dusting.

“Most guests like doing housework” – i.e., “women’s work” – “because they say it makes the experience more complete,” says one of the resort’s hosts to a newcomer ready at last to share his transvestite urges with other like-minded weekend shieldmaidens. Set in 1962 and based on an actual establishment, it’s a curious world where the transgressive is meant to replicate a stultifying, sexless normative.

Harvey Fierstein’s most recent Broadway play, the opening production in New Conservatory Theatre Center’s new season, pulls us into this contradictory world where matters are variously comic,

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Jeffrey Hoffman plays a regular who lends newcomer Max Hersey a nightie on his first night in Casa Valentina, where straight men can live out transvestite fantasies in Harvey Fierstein’s recent play now at New Conservatory Theatre Center.

touching, angry, and frighteningly underhanded. Director Becca Wolff has gathered these pieces together into an intriguing whole on KuoHao Lo’s multi-purpose set, and

even when the play strays away from intimate human revelations into political speechifying, it is never less than engrossing.

Men in dresses have long been a

comedic stage staple, and still are, as evidenced by the number of movie and TV parodies that are non-stop presences on local stages. But in those shows, the men become outsized caricatures of the feminine mystique, which is not at all what the men who visit Casa Valentina are about. Ready-to-wear dresses off the rack are the preferred garb.

But still there are laughs in the Ifeel-pretty transformations that can only be seen through the characters’ eyes, and in their varying efforts to channel male behavior into presumptions of femininity.

Through much of the first act, the tone is light as the regulars gather for another getaway from their male-defined roles, gently bickering among themselves, taking a newbie under their wings, and welcoming a special guest. Employing a metaphor invoked in the play, that guest is a social-activist serpent in this Garden of Eden who comes bearing promises of increased social acceptance for the heterosexual transvestite but at a cost of ruining lives and exposing any hints of homosexuality. Casa Valentina is an idyll in tatters by the play’s end.

The production is loaded with quality, committed performances in roles that don’t allow for any selfconsciousness in the cross-dressing.

As Valentina, Paul Rodrigues projects a self-confidence that disguises imminent calamities facing the establishment that carries her name.

He’s also sometimes seen as George when various problems force him to go into town, and in whatever guise he needs to be in, his ever-faithful, long-suffering wife, played with warmth and well-hidden trepidation by Jennifer McGeorge, is by his side.

There is delightful work from the resort regulars, including Jeffrey Hoffman as a pseudo-southern belle, Tim Huls as a party-ready skirt-twirler, Michael Moerman as the hangdog senior, and Tom Reilly as a judge who can’t quite disguise his officiousness even after exchanging his robes for a dress. Two newcomers upset the balance in this friendly clan, including Max Hersey, who blossoms before our eyes after arriving as a self-conscious ball of nerves; and Matt Weimer, as the activist hoping to enlist the vacationers in her let’s-go-public agenda through both analytical arguments and destructive strong-arm tactics.

This is a production in which the wig master and costume designer get high billing, and deservedly so in the work by, respectively, David Carver-Ford and Keri Fitch. This Casa Valentina is dressed for success, and this production hits the mark.t Casa Valentina will run through Nov. 6 at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Tickets are $25$50. Call (415) 861-8972 or go to nctcsf.org.

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here is but a single spurt of blood, and as for sex, it is pretty much absent as well in the first act of the latest Shocktoberfest production at the Hypnodrome. That’s not how Thrillpeddlers usually rolls, and you may find yourself at intermission wondering if the troupe has tempered its gore-and-fleshpot ethos. But not to worry. Just stick around for the second act.

Subtitled Pyramid of Freaks, this is Thrillpeddlers’ 17th annual tribute to Grand Guignol traditions and its tributaries. Even with the relatively demure first act, this production follows the usual Shocktoberfest pattern of reviving a Grand Guignol classic from a century ago, offering a couple of new or adapted pieces, and presenting a musical phantasmagoria.

In the first act, with shock temperatures mainly at a simmer, several performances and clever staging help provide the heat. The Haunted House is Marc Bonis-Charancle’s rather basic 1903 tale about a house thought to be, yes, haunted, as a group of partying toffs breaks into the presumably abandoned old mansion and the menfolk try to scare the fluttering women (with Zelda Koznofski and Eric Johnson standouts among the flutterers and the men who love them). The banter ends with the arrival of the muchperturbed homeowner, a blistering force in James Jeske’s performance, as he lambastes the intruders. They

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stomped out of rehearsal, shouting, ‘If that bitch is here on Monday, I’m quitting the show.’”

“During the Andrews solo ‘Without You,’ Harrison was directed to stand in place and just listen, but he said, ‘I am not going to simply stand onstage and make a cunt of myself while this girl sings at me.’”

(Brits have a different, more casual relationship with the c-word.)

in turn wonder why his occupancy of the house has been so shrouded, and if the revelation isn’t particularly shocking, Jeske motors the play forward to its bloody end.

Russell Blackwood directed The Haunted House, and he gets more opportunity to create interesting moments in The Hellgrammite Method. With accompaniment by Vagabondage, the show’s house band, Blackwood imaginatively introduces us to a raging alcoholic who downs shot after shot in choreographed patterns at the start of the play. Dan Foley plays the dipsomaniac in this period piece, and Foley has the look of a wide-eyed actor in the early talkies. A newcomer, I believe, to the Thrillpeddlers company, Foley projects a clownish desperation and more serious anguish that well serve the piece.

The story began as an episode from the 1980s reboot of The Twilight Zone, and original screenwriter William Selby has adapted his script for the Thrillpeddlers production.

The Twilight Zone-style twist is actually introduced fairly early in the story, as the drunkard seeks help for his addiction from a doctor (smartly played by CJ Smith) with an unconventional treatment involving a stomach parasite that has its own taste for hooch. It’s a dark tale that turns out sunnily for all.

Then comes a turn into the mighty weird as the second act opens with Demon Train to Sodom, a world premiere musical by Scrumbly Koldewyn that barrels along “Harrison, every inch as much the womanizer as Alan Jay Lerner, once told Lerner when they were comparing their mutual female problems, ‘Alan, wouldn’t it be marvelous if we were both homosexual!,’ which directly or indirectly led to Lerner’s wry song, ‘A Hymn to Him,’ in which Higgins wonders, ‘Why can’t a woman be more like a man?’”

From Annie: Dorothy Loudon, as Miss Hannigan, sang “Little Girls” as “an antidote to the show’s high sugar content; in real life, said a

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A mysterious doctor (CJ Smith) offers a drunkard (Dan Foley) a dangerous cure in The Hellgrammite Method, part of Thrillpeddlers’ annual Shocktoberfest production.

a convoluted track veering from farmhand sodomy, human compost, fire-and-brimstone sermons, bestial bacchanals, and a relatively happy ending as, ahem, heterosexuality is restored to the homestead.

Earl Alfred Paus plays a stranger

lured to a family farm where a potion turns him into a cum dump for the farmer before a preacher/demon (in a splashy and well-sung turn by John Flaw) leads him to a purgatory of carnal debauchery. Paus doesn’t have much of a singing voice, but he

cast member, Loudon really did hate little girls, little actresses most of all.

She once told [Andrea] McArdle, ‘If you make one move on any of my laugh lines, you will not live to see the curtain call.’”

From Wicked: “The wicked witch has no name in the original L. Frank Baum book, so [Gregory] Maguire devised one for her by using Baum’s initials: LFB.” This became Elphaba.

Thus spawning a million middleschool re-enactments of “Defying Gravity.”

Game, set, match

The San Francisco Symphony’s new Debussy CD, reviewed in these pages last week, includes that composer’s Jeux, generally thought to be about a game of tennis. But a sharpeyed reader was immediately reminded of this passage from Homintern, also recently reviewed. In it, author Gregory Woods is quoting legendary dancer-choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky’s diary directly: “The story of this ballet is about three young men making love to

makes up for it with his zany dance moves as a possessed soul. More good work from Jeske as the fornicating farmer, and from Crystal Why and Alix Feinsod as his jealous wife and libidinous daughter.

Director Noah Hayden manages to keep the careening Demon Train on track, and he also provides a steadying hand on the bloodbath finale. Rob Keefe’s Pyramid of Freaks is set amidst a group of circus sideshow performers who mainly kvetch before – in Tod Browning style – turning against the “normals” who have long disrespected them. The catalyst is a strongman who tells his audiences that strength comes from the heart, and he means that quite literally. David Bicha has feral intensity as the heavy lifter, who salivates over the sight of muscular roustabouts before snatching hearts from their chests and devouring them.

Additional good work from Foley as a police detective, Johnson as the pensive Alligator Boy, Smith as the grouchy circus owner, and Koznofski as the strongman’s assistant who also breeds puppies – in her womb.

After all that, the lights-out spook-show finale feels a bit tame.

It’s an affectionately held tradition at Shocktoberfest, but the muted reaction on opening night suggests that maybe it’s time for a makeover.t Shocktoberfest 17: Pyramid of Freaks will run through Nov. 19 at the Hypnodrome. Tickets are $30-$35. Call (415) 377- 4202 or go to hypnodrome.org.

each other. Jeux is the life of which Diaghilev dreamed. He wanted to have two boys as lovers. He often told me so, but I refused. Diaghilev wanted to make love to two boys at the same time, and wanted those two boys to make love to him. In the ballet, the two girls represent the two boys, and the young man is Diaghilev. I changed the characters, as love between three men could not be represented on the stage.”

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ussied up or stripped bare, autumnal arts offerings range from the delicately

by Jim Provenzano arranged to the robustly preThe Rocky Horror Show sented. For nightlifery, check out On the Tab in BARtab. @ Victoria Theatre

Thu 20 Buffy Live! @ Oasis D’Arcy Drollinger’s new drag parody of the popular scifi vampire TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Michael Phillis, Kim Burly, Melanie Marshall, Flynn DeMarco, Adam Roy, and many other talents. $25-$35.

8pm. Fri & Sat 7pm. Also Oct. 26 & 31 8pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Comedy Returns @ El Rio Dan St Paul, Zahra Noorbakhsh, Natasha Muse, Sid Singh, and Lisa Geduldig perform queer and LGBTfrinedly comedy at the fun Mission pub. $7-$20. 8pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

The Hard Problem @ Geary Theatre Tom Stoppard’s thoughtful drama about a psych graduate forced to balance her romance with her advisor and a prestigious research job. $10-$115. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sat 2pm.

Sun 7pm. Thru Nov.13. 405 Geary St. www.act-sf.org

Harvest Fall Dance Showcase @ Dance Mission Theatre New dance works by more than a dozen local choreographers. $20.

4pm & 7pm. 3316 24th St. www.dancemission.com

Mincing Words @ The Marsh Tom Ammiano returns to the stage with his comic solo show about his life in politics. $20-$100. Thu 8pm, Sat 5pm. Extended thru Nov. 19. 1062 Valencia St. www.themarsh.org

New & Classic Films @ Castro Theatre Oct. 20: Fritz Lang’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (7:35) and M (5:30, 9:05).

Oct. 21: El Topo (7pm) and Blindman (9:25). Oct. 22: The Exorcist (2pm, 7pm) and Poltergeist (original, 4:30, 9:30). Oct. 23: Sing-Along Annie (2:30) with hosts Sara Moore and Laurie Bushman. Oct. 23: Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (6pm) and The Missouri Breaks (8:35). Oct. 24: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (6pm, 9pm), with exclusive 30-minute concert film of the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965. Oct. 25: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (3, 5, 7 & 9pm).

Oct. 26: Nick Offerman shares his book writing and woodworking talents in person ($50-$70 includes book). Oct. 27: Dawn of the Dead (7pm) and Trailer Apocalypse Redux (9:25). $11-$16. 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com

Nogales @ Magic Theatre Richard Montoya of LA’s Culture Clash performs his funny and touching solo show about the Texas/Mexico border town. $50-$90. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun and some Sat 2:30pm. thru Oct. 30. 2 Marina Blvd. Bldg D. magictheatre.org

Robert Klein @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The legendary comic performs. $55$75 ($20 food/drink min.) 8pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 663-1063. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

The Rocky Horror Show @ Victoria Theatre It’s back! Ray of Light Theatre company’s hit production of Richard O’Brien’s sweet transvestive rock musical returns, with D’Arcy Drollinger leading a talented cast.

“Oh, Rocky!” $25-$40. Wed-Fri 8pm. Sat 7pm & 11pm (Oct. 29 only). Thru Nov. 5.

2961 16th St. rayoflighttheatre.com

Seared @ SF Playhouse World premiere of Theresa Reback’s play about a Brooklyn chef who deals with the pressures of sudden success. $35-$75. Tue-Thu 7pm. Fri & Sat 8pm.

Sat 3pm. Sun 2pm. Thru Nov. 12. 450 Post St. www.sfplayhouse.org

SF Dance Film Festival @ Brava Theater 7th annual screening of several new and classic dance films. Screening thru Oct. 23 at 2781 24th St. sfdancefilmfest.org

SF Olympians Festival @ Exit Theatre Annual festival of short plays that take on a variety of mythological themes.

Nightly, with different times. Thru Oct. 22. 156 Eddy St. sfolympians.com

Shocktober 17 @ Hypnodrome The 17th annual theatrical scarefest of four one-acts will shiver your timbers with terror and titillation. $30-$35.

Thu-Sat 8pm (no show Oct. 8), plus special 8pm Halloween shows Oct. 30 & 31. Thru Nov. 19. 575 10th S.t at Bryant. 377-4202. hypnodrome.org

Welcome Home 40th @ ODC Theater Continuing two-week celebration of the acclaimed dance space’s 40th anniversary, with a exhibit of photos and art, commissioned essays, informal performances and a Red Prom gala Oct. 21 ($40-$45, 8pm). Thru Oct. 30.

3153 17th St. www.odcdance.org

Fri 21 Betty Buckley @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The iconic Broadway, film and TV actor-singer performs her new cabaret show, Story Songs, at the elegant nightclub. $75-$95 ($20 food/drink min.). 8pm; Oct. 22 at 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

Casa Valentina @ New Conservatory Theatre Center West Coast premiere of Harvey Fierstein’s play about straight men in the 1960s who privately crossdressed at Catskills parties. $20-$65. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. Thru Nov. 6. 25 Van Ness Ave, lower level. www.nctcsf.org

It Can’t Happen Here @ Berkeley Rep New and timely stage adaption of Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 book about a tyrannical demagogue’s rise to power in America. $45-$97. Tue, Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun & Wed 7pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Thru Nov. 6. Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St. www.berkeleyrep.org

The Real Americans @ The Marsh Dan Hoyle returns with his hit solo show about the polarized sides of right and leftwing America. $25-$100.

Fri 8pm & Sat 8:30pm. Extended thru Oct. 15. 1062 Valencia St. www.themarsh.org

Reunite With Lovers @ Vessel Gallery, Oakland Fundraiser for artist Cyrus Tilton’s cancer treatments at the gallery featuring his unusual works, including giant insect sculptures. VIP event 7pm ($150-$350) Main event 8:30pm10pm ($35-$40). 471 25th St., Oakland. (510) 893-8800. www.vessel-gallery.com

Spiral Dance @ Orinda Masonic Temple Annual women’s pagan celebration led by Kahuna Leilani and spiritual elders. $23-$29. 6:30pm-10:30pm.

9 Altarinda Road, Orinda. www.DaughtersoftheGoddess.com

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley Shotgun Players perform Edward Albee’s classic drama about disgruntled married college town couples. $25-$40. Wed-Sun thru Nov. 20. In repertory Nov. 27-Jan. 22. 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. (510) 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org

Sat 22 Dancing With the So-Called Dead @ CIIS Multi-performer festival of shows and talks with/by Latino/x performers: 10/18 & 27: Guillermo Gómez-Peña.

10/22: Sean San José. 10/23: Dohee Lee. 10/25: Peggy Phelan. $15 (single event) - $140 (full pass). 1453 Mission St. www.ciis.edu

Dia de los Muertos @ SOMArts Cultural Center A Promise Not To Forget, the annual exhibit of installations inspired by traditional Mexican tributes to deceased family; curated by René and Rio Yañez. Thru Nov. 5. 934 Brannan St. www.somarts.org

Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ Golden Gate Theatre Darren Criss and Tony Award winner Lena Hall reprise their acclaimed Broadway roles in the national tour of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s popular rock musical about a down and out German transgender singer (Hall plays Hedwig on most Wed. shows). $45-$212. Tue-Sat 8pm.

Wed, Sat & Sun 2pm. Thru Oct. 30. 1 Taylor St. www.hedwigbroadway.com www.shnsf.com

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu @ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre The acclaimed local hula company performs The Natives Are Restless, a collection of 15 new dances, and multimedia projections and music, timed with the publication of Constance Hale’s book about the company and Artistic Director Patrick Makuakāne. $35-$45. Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm. Thru Oct. 23. 3301 Lyon St. 3924400. www.naleihulu.org www.cityboxoffice.com

Superfest @ Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley; Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF The 30th annual International Disability Film Festival screens varied films with disabled actors/subjects.

Captioned and wheelchair assessible.

10/22: 1pm-4pm, celebration 4:30pm, and 6pm-9pm at 2121 Allston Way. 10/23, 1pm-4pm at 736 Mission St. www.superfestfilm.com www.thecjm.org

Tofu Art @ Glamarama Time Travel Photos, a new exhibit of San Francisco-themed collages by the local artist, at the Mission hair salon.

Thru Nov. 27. 304 Valencia St. tofuart.com www.glamarama.com

Sun 23 Abrazo, Queer Tango @ Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley Enjoy weekly same-sex tango dancing and a potluck, with lessons early in the day. $7-$15. 3:30-6:30pm. 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley. (510) 8455352. www.finnishhall.com

Cavalia @ Downtown San Jose Odysseo, the visually amazing company’s new show of horses, riders, acrobats and music. $29$264. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm.

Extended thru Oct. 30. Highway 87 at Julian Street exit, San Jose. (866) 999-8111. www.cavalia.net

Ed Ruscha @ de Young Museum Ed Ruscha and the Great American West, an exhibit of the artist’s landscape/text paintings; thru Oct. 9. Also, exhibits of Bruce Davidson photos, Printed Stories, The Sumatran Ship cloth, and works by Kay Sekimachi. Free/$25. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. www.famsf.org

OutLook Video @ Channel 29 The weekly LGBT TV show, with updates on current events. 9:30pm. www.outlookvideo.org

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iO Tillett Wright @ Second Act Books The transgender author discusses Darling Days, a coming of age memoir set in 1980s NYC’s Lower East Side.

7:30pm. 1727 Haight St. www. secondactsf.com

Premature Election Comedy Spectacular @ Spark Arts Marga Gomez’ new hit monthly comedy show gets political, with Tom Ammiano and Micia Mosely; reservations advised, as these shows always sell out! $20. 8pm. 4229 18th St. www.sparkarts.com www.margagomez.com

Queer Jitterbugs @ The Verdi Club Enjoy weekly same-sex (and other) swing dancing, with lessons, social dancing, ASL interpreters and live music. $15. 9pm-11:45pm. 2424 Mariposa St. at Potrero. www.queerjitterbugs.com

Will Durst @ The Marsh The political comic’s updated solo show, Elect to Laugh: 2016, adds topical jokes about the bizarre election season. $15-$100. Tuesdays, 8pm. Extended thru Nov. 8. Also at The Marsh Berkeley, Nov. 4, 8pm and Nov. 5, 8:30pm (2120 Allston Way).

1062 Valencia St. www.themarsh.org

Wed 26 Harvest Feast Gala @ The Green Room

The world-famous gay collage artist, known for celebrity portraits made of objects, exhibits his latest collection, Real Housewives of Macaroni. Daily 10am-10pm thru Dec. 489 Castro St. https://twitter.com/JasonMecier www.dogearedbooks.com

Castro Country Club’s 7th annual festive formal dinner fundraiser, with a “Through the Looking Glass of Recovery” theme (dressing as Alice in Wonderland characters optional), with host Heklina, early tea party and silent auction with Intensive Claire, and a performance by Frenchie Davis. $150. 6pm. War Memorial Arts Center, 410 Van Ness ave. www.castrocountryclub.org

Unearthed @ California Academy of Sciences

Julia Fordham @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko

Jason Mecier @ Dog Eared Books

Exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about animals, plants and the earth; new exhibit, From Stone Age to Space Age, showcases minerals through time. $20-$35. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Queerest Library Ever @ SF Public Libraries Hormel at 20: Celebrating Our Past/ Creating Our Future, a dual exhibit of archival materials celebrating two decades of the LGBTQ collections. 100 Larkin St., 3rd floor, and at the Eureka Valley Branch, 1 Jose Sarria Court at 16th St. www.sfpl.org

Sarah Schulman, Virgie Tovar @ Alley Cat Books Radar Productions presents the prolific lesbian author discusses her latest, Conflict is not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair with the local writer. 6:30pm. 3036 24th St. www.alleycatbookshop.com

Tue 25 Christian Cagigal @ Tenderloin Museum The charming magician and storyteller shares tales of The Spooky, Strange and Magical History of San Francisco. $11. 7pm. 398 Eddy St. www.tenderloinmuseum.org

Damon McLay @ Strut Tubular Insights: Reflections from the Rabbit Hole, an exhibit of the local artist’s photos. Thru Oct. 470 Castro St. www.strutsf.org

Ed Hardy @ 111 Minna Gallery Marks, Scars or Tattoos, an exhibit of tattoo design work by the artist and fashion designer. Thru Oct. 29.

111 Minna St. www.111minnagallery.com

The British singer performs her new cabaret show, Live & Untouched, including songs from her 12-album career. $35-$55. 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

Sadie Barnette @ Jenkins Johnson Gallery Multimedia solo exhibit of the artist’s impressions and reflections on her life with an FBI-surveilled father, who was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party’s Compton chapter. Thru Oct. 29. Tue-Fri 10am-6pm. Sat 10am5pm. 464 Sutter St. www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com

Thu 27 Absolutely Fabulous @ Exit Theatre Royal British Comedy Theatre returns with the fun stage adaptations of two new episodes of the hit comedy show: Sex and Small Opening, costarring Terrence McLaughlin and Zsa Zsa Lufthansa. $15-$25. Thu-Sat 8pm.

Thru Nov. 19. 156 Eddy St. www.rbct.us

Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The two stars of the hit musical Rent perform their new show, Acoustically Speaking: a 20-Year Friendship, including Broadway favorites and original songs. $55-$75. 8pm. Also Oct. 28, 8pm & Oct. 29, 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

LGBT Career Fair @ Linked In 39th annual day for job seekers to meet and network with LGBT-friendly local companies and corporations.

Business attire, and bring copies of your resume. 1pm-4pm. 222 2nd St. www.sfcenter.org

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Out of the Casbah

by Erin Blackwell

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s we contemplate war with Russia, or Hillary contemplates it, our world seems off-kilter and jigging its way toward some series of catastrophes we are unable and unwilling to meet, mitigate, or avert. Sunk in the miasma of disaster visuals, maybe we welcome the destruction that has so long been promised us by the Hollywood nightmare factory. What a relief to be able to focus the mind for a moment on a simpler conflict and a more courageous people, the Algerians of Algeria, who overthrew the imperial forces of France with little more than team spirit and rudimentary bombmaking. The Battle of Algiers (1966) starts Friday at Landmark’s Opera Plaza & Shattuck Cinemas.

Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterpiece is two hours long and earns every second. You hardly realize you’re watching a film, you’re so caught up in the story, which is nothing more nor less than a demonstration of how an indigenous people did, could, and can oust an occupying army that enforces the conditions of their slavery. Battle cleverly serves both as history lesson and primer. Beyond that, for our jaded American eyes, this 50-year-old view from the Arab streets is a stirring reminder that all creatures crave liberty, administered by themselves.

Like Rossellini in Rome after the

Nazis were expelled, fellow Italian Pontecorvo filmed in the capital city that saw the action almost immediately after Algeria declared its independence from France on July 2, 1962. He filmed in black and white, beautifully rendering the chiaroscuro sun and shade of this African oasis.

He used actors who weren’t professionals. For the faces alone you should see this film. Faces carved from the desert sand. And to hear the language in its daily context rendered dramatic by the unshakable conviction that the status quo must be overturned.

After quickly establishing our hero, charismatic Omar Ali, moments before his death, the action flashbacks to Ali’s recruitment by the NLF (National Liberation Front). The year is 1954, and Ali lands in prison, not for the first time, when he fails his mission to kill a cop. On his release, he’s welcomed into the radical fold. Two years later, the cop killings begin in earnest. Checkpoints are established in order to hassle the natives going about their business, and that only inspires more people to rise up in the twisted alleys of the picturesque Casbah and terrorize the French colonials in their faux-Parisian cafes in the European quarter.

Pontecorvo created a textbook, not so much didactic as dynamic.

He doesn’t puff up the rebels or

make the French mean. Au contraire. Although the Police Chief is a thug at heart, the military commander, Lieutenant Colonel Phillipe Mathieu, embodies the sobriquet “officer and gentleman,” to which must be added, “philosopher.” He analyzes the situation with worldrenowned French meticulousness, briefs his men on the cellular organization of the NLF, and orders interrogation methods that get results.

When newsmen whimper, Mathieu says, “I’m a soldier. I’m here to win. For Paris to decide, should the French be in Algeria?”

That, as Hamlet says, is the question. Should the U.S. be in the Middle East? or the China Seas? In Russia’s backyard? The Pentagon, being soldiers, is willing to justify its budget. From their recent propaganda video, Megacities: “Even our counter-insurgency doctrine, honed in the cities of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, is inadequate to address the sheer scale of population in the future urban reality. We have defeated adversaries who have attempted to use urban terrain to their advantage. Urban conflict is written deep into the Army’s histories. But in tomorrow’s conflict, these megacities are orders of magnitude greater in complexity, and our current options do not meet strategic ends.”t

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Mohamed Ben Kassen and Brahim Haggiag in Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers, opening on Friday in the Bay Area.

Law enforcement armed to the teeth

by David Lamble

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ilmmaker Craig Atkinson is the son of a now-retired police officer. In Do Not Resist (opening Friday at the Roxie in San Francisco and the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley) he creates a chilling portrait of an American urban landscape where many of this nation’s estimated 18,000 law-enforcement agencies are being armed to the teeth, equipped with military-style weapons carried on battle-tank-like mobile vehicles. Do Not Resist paints a scary picture of just how many of the nation’s men and women in uniform are being deployed to combat the effects of groups like “Black Lives Matter,” as if these domestic protests were akin to armed guerrilla forces in the Middle East.

“The policeman is the man of the city. You are to your city, your county, or your state what the

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The Richland County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team conducts basic SWAT training in director Craig Atkinson’s Do Not Resist.

frontiersman was to his [community]. You fight violence. What do you fight it with? Superior violence.

This is the realm we operate in. We are men and women of violence.

Let’s master it, or it will master us.”

In what may be the most quotable moment in the 72-minute film, a police trainer is heard telling a packed room full of officers and chiefs, “Cops say knock-down and drag-out fights, cuff them and stuff them, and then go home at the end shift, and they all say, ‘The best sex I’ve had in months!’ Their partners are very invested in some very intense sex. There are not many perks associated with this job. If you find one, relax and partake of it.”

The film kicks off in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of the police shooting of Michael Brown.

The filmmakers explore what you might call the unintended consequences of the war on terror. In the town of Concord, New Hampshire, Atkinson’s cameras capture a lively discussion as the city council debates accepting a large chunk of federal money to buy a Bearcat armored vehicle in a town of less than

43,000 people with a miniscule crime rate. Despite some strong arguments against taking the money, council members vote to accept the grant with only a single dissenting vote. Later the filmmakers take us to a small African American enclave in South Carolina, where the police violently attack a black residence in the guise of searching for drugs.

Do Not Resist cites a drug-raiding instructor about why the drugraiding trainees so enjoy their jobs.

“You remember the first search warrant. You write on the outside of one of these armored vehicles, I just try not to smile. It was so much fun.

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bureaucratic rules of the agency that processed his adoption.

The film’s parallel plots, Mark and Joey’s stories, merge, producing a quasi-comic, absurdly tragic third-act climax the filmmakers struggle to end on a hopeful note.

It’s a great example of a fictional period-piece still pertinent due to both the craft and good intentions of the filmmakers. There’s excellent use of a commentary track to link 1994 with our present-day grasp of AIDS and LGBTQ issues. The film won the Frameline Audience Award before its initial commercial release.

Writer-director Eric Mueller

(pronounced Miller) expresses his inspiration for the film in the commentary track. “The project was funded by grant money, and I got a grant for this part [filming the cathedrals]. I went and shot that without fully understanding what the storyline was going to be about, except that it was going to be a film about a person who was HIV-positive and wanted to build a cathedral. I liked the juxtaposition of the temporariness of life with the solidity and longevity of a cathedral.

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Fitful romance

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he gorgeously shot gay romantic comedy World and Time Enough kicks off with a montage from the interiors of a series of Minnesota cathedrals.

We are quickly introduced to our hero Mark, a dark-haired 20-something art student with a slightly mad expression wearing a white T-shirt reading, “Fuck the System!”

Next we meet a queeny young man, David (Kraig Swartz), who proceeds to relate the movie’s story attired in a dark sweater, holding a lollipop. It will take almost the entire 90-minute running time of the film to determine just how reliable a narrator David is.

Mostly WATE is a black, fitfully romantic comedy about Mark and Joey. Mark is a frustrated, hyperpolitical, aspiring visual artist (Matt Guidry). Joey, his dirtyblond, monkey-faced cute boyfriend (Gregory Giles), whiles away his days collecting trash alongside state highways, creating temporary

“sculptures” on hot-button subjects: AIDS, abortion, and the George Herbert Walker Bush economy.

Stylistically and thematically, WATE pays dutiful homage to the indie cinema of the early 1990s, especially Gregg Araki’s 1992 gaybuddy crime caper The Living End,

and perhaps hetero-indie writerdirector Kevin Smith’s Clerks films about an uptight New Jersey convenience-store clerk and his prank-prone video-clerk buddy.

World and Time Enough occupies that juncture just before life-saving AIDS cocktail drugs became widely available, so that HIV+ Mark really does think of himself as living under a death sentence in the days when the film was written and shot. Adding to the black humor of the piece is the backstory. Mark’s mother died in a church, crushed by a falling cross. The accident inspired Mark’s dad to create smallmodel cathedrals. Mark and his dad grew apart. The son reaches out via answering-machine messages that we, the audience, realize are never heard by the father, dead by his own hand.

Joey’s home situation is equally conflicted. He was given up for adoption at birth, and his adopting dad is more than a bit of a homophobe. He tries to learn the identity of his birth parents, stymied by the

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Exceptional pianism of Daniil Trifonov

by Tim Pfaff

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f you try to take away my Sviatoslav Richter recordings – or my Marcelle Meyer platters, for that matter – I will bite. But it’s time for someone to say – so let me – that you don’t need a Wayback Machine to investigate the Golden Age of Pianism. We’re in one.

As usual, there are far more exceptional pianists than can make careers today (Federico Colli, where have you gone?), but with a trio of pianists 30 or under – in reverse age order, Igor Levit, Yuja Wang and Daniil Trifonov – we now have three musicians who regularly play at the level of the greatest of their predecessors, when not above it, and who between them have the piano repertory covered.

Trifonov’s latest stake to my claim is Transcendental, a two-CD set of the complete concert etudes of Franz Liszt (DG). As the pianist himself points out, the pieces are not etudes in the usual sense – pieces accentuating or exploiting specific aspects of keyboard technique – but in an only slightly later time would have been called “poems.” Throughout the set, Trifonov’s technical mastery is such that his playing calls attention away from itself, relentlessly, and into the atmospheres and sound worlds of the pieces that, for

a welcome change, make the album title seem more than a marketing ploy. This is transcendent playing, gratefully recorded in such true sound that you can enter it.

What Trifonov shares with his elders in my trio is something approaching a mania for clarity, such that every note can be heard, albeit it in its proper place in the sound picture.

That in itself was not always a goal of earlier pianists, but in the same, rather miraculous way that contest athletes keep surpassing their forebears, athleticism in piano-playing today will settle for nothing less than accuracy at its most pointillist. In Trifonov’s case, the notes are so securely in his fingers that, unless you’re actually watching him play, you quickly max out on how-did-he-do-that? fatigue and fall

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San Francisco Opera production of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case.

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Makropulos Case

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The gray scale designs by Frank Philipp Schlössman, with sensitive lighting by Duane Schuler, remain intact, and the turntable set runs appropriately like clockwork. Tambosi’s intelligent blocking simply couldn’t be clearer. Only the cast and conductor have changed, but that is where the vitality of Janáček’s invention is rightfully made most apparent.

The saga of a 337-year-old prima donna seducing her way through eternity is told with Janáček’s typical economy of expression. The intricate plot unfolds rapidly, even if his adaptation of Karel Čapek’s play is mostly conversational for the first two acts.

The male moths (and one starstruck girl) flitting about the fascinating flame of Emilia Marty, as she is now known after centuries of deception, spend most of the time either talking to her or about her.

Sleek and bathed in a mesmerizing light of platinum hair and creamy white couture, E.M., née Elina Makropulos, laughs and lunges playfully, always at the center of attention. Her coldly calculating sexuality and lightning-bolt verbal strikes may seem cruel, but her worn humanity surfaces with transcendent grace during the shocking and lyrical final act.

There are surprising moments of humor, subtly underscored in the surging rhythmic flow of the orchestral writing, and dramatic points are made with stabbing theatrical emphasis.

The muted trumpets of the Prelude, redolent of the court of the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II, who first set the quest for the elixir of youth in motion, are threaded throughout the score. Janáček also employs eerie string harmonics, accompanied by what almost sounds like a child’s toy drum, to make us aware of the world-weary diva’s long journey to ultimate release.

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helplessly into the music’s spell.

That said, ending the set with the Paganini Etudes ensures that the last thing you hear is the famous “Tema con variazioni” (ironically, the theme now better known in its variations by Rachmaninov), and the sheer welter of notes does intrude on the attention – precisely as Liszt meant it to. But the earlier numbers in the group take you much farther into a realm where picture and sound, fantasy and illusion meld. With Trifonov’s wizardry, the campanile bells in the almost overly familiar “La campanella” really do exist in their own, separate, distant, insistent space – and rhythmic orb – and their clanging resembles no other instrumental sound in more than two hours of playing that leaves nothing on the keyboard unexplored.

There’s exuberance of the highest kind in Trifonov’s playing, but, critically, not of the Lang Lang variety, that is, limited to whatever joy can be excised solely from the player’s own delight in his virtuosity. Trifonov leaves the exhibitionism to Liszt. Even in the breakneck speeds of “Gnomenreigen” (“Dance of the Gnomes”), there’s space for

breath, and dance-like, not machinelike rhythms.

The pianist hears the pieces in sets and plays the episodes in long, uncommonly cogent paragraphs. The seldom-played “Il lamento,” the first of the Three Concert Etudes, S 144, is expressed with a rhythmic, expressive freedom that lives in the music, not in the musician’s manipulation of the notes. The long, lithe arcs of rippling sound in the set-ending “Un sospiro” trace a torrent of feeling that’s likely to leave you wet

someplace or other. I had projectile tears the first time I heard it.

This leaves the vast expanse of the 12 Transcendental Etudes, which Trifonov transverses “in a single bound.” Some of the numbers do lead into their successors without a break, but the imaginative leap here is one only a musician with this pianist’s fusion of divine child/wise old man archetypes in his soul could make. There’s no sense anywhere that these are preliminary readings by an artist who is certain to grow in the pieces, though certainly he will. The only concession to youth in Trifonov’s playing is that it doesn’t stop to ask you whether you want to come along or stay behind. It seizes you slightly before you’re ready and doesn’t put you back down until long past the place where you don’t think you can take it anymore. Commenting on details in the chapters of this spellbinding book would be antithetical to its spirit.

If perchance you’re new to Trifonov, Christopher Nupen’s films Daniil Trifonov: The Magics of Music, including a short recital from the Veneto (Allegro Music), makes a fine introduction. It’s calculated to make you fall in love with the guy, but you would anyway. We are not just in good but the best hands. hands.t

Russian conductor Mikhail Tatarnikov makes his Company debut with an interpretation that shows orchestral control with an intense understanding.

The composer’s innate humanity is expressed profoundly in the heroine’s harrowing but triumphantly knowing last words. Janáček was a brilliant man of the theatre, but he was also quite the philosopher.

When E.M. first made her appearance at the War Memorial Opera House in the Tambosi production, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila tore the roof off the old house with a performance that really couldn’t be topped. Matched, maybe, as German soprano Nadja Michael has so brilliantly proved.

Her sensational Salome marked her 2009 American and SFO debut, and like La Mattila, she indelibly etched herself in memory.

Striking looks, passionate temperaments and powerful voices typify both singers, but Michael brings a slightly softer edge to begin with, and she betrays her character’s tragic cynicism only late in her portrayal. It is a smart approach, and she earns the audience’s sympathy just in time for the stunning final blackout. Could Michael’s enactment be bettered? Probably not.

Like Mattila’s, it could possibly only be equaled.

The surrounding cast is good here, too, but no one can (or should) take our attention too far away. Matthew O’Neill’s buffoonish Count (an early lover of E.M. in yet another guise) is a reprise from the previous production, but he still looks too young, even with makeup, and his antics deny the character much sympathy. He earns his laughs with some spry but rather unlikely physical comedy.

Tenor Charles Workman as the distant great-great-great-grandson makes his SFO debut with an expressive performance that seems much more age-appropriate. His ranging moods of ardor and dismay are caught with his believable acting and nuanced sound.

Baritone Stephen Powell’s gruff and rather nasty Baron Jaroslav Prus gets what he wants from E.M. sexually before he gives her what she needs to live on. His dark-sounding voice is

well-suited to the role. His consternation at the finale seems genuine.

As the young singer with a girlcrush on Emilia, soprano Julie Adams, a second-year Adler Fellow, is a suitably over-amped teenager.

Tenor Brenton Ryan (SFO debut) is also convincing as her boyfriend.

His bright tone conveys Janek’s frustration amusingly well.

Bass-baritone Dale Travis returns to sing the part of Dr. Kolenaty, and Joel Sorenson essays the role of Vitek, his clerk. As with the other members of the ensemble, they make their views of the pivotal central character believable.

Further moments of lighter observation are offered by mezzosoprano Zanda Svede as a cleaning woman and a chambermaid, and first-year Adler Fellow American bass-baritone Brad Walker as a stagehand. They all provide the necessary support for Nadja Michael’s breathtaking performance.

Tambosi’s take on the intriguing Makropulos affair is welcome to return anytime another soprano dares take the gauntlet most recently thrown down by her.t Continues in repertory through Oct. 29.

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Nadja Michael as Emilia Marty and Charles Workman as Albert Gregor in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case for San Francisco Opera.

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Tale from the dark side

by David-Elijah Nahmod

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or a while Brent Corrigan was gay porn’s wildly popular Twink golden boy. Everything went horribly wrong when Bryan Kocis, the porn auteur who made Corrigan a star, was brutally murdered. The culprits were competing pornographers who wanted to buy out Corrigan’s contract. Kocis had refused.

In King Cobra, gay writerdirector Justin Kelly offers a brutal gay film noir which recreates that disturbing-but-true story. It’s the second feature for Kelly, whose debut offering I Am Michael was a hit on the film-festival circuit in 2015.

In Michael, James Franco stars as a gay man who professes to go straight with the help of Jesus. His many late-night phone calls to his former boyfriend (Zachary Quinto) suggest that he’s not as confident in his new life as he claims to be. Kelly tells the B.A.R. that I Am Michael gets a general release in 2017.

With King Cobra, Kelly establishes himself as a bold filmmaker.

Cobra is dark, graphic and often unnerving, but there are also some wonderfully comic moments.

During one hilarious interlude, gay porn star/escort Harlow (Keegan Allen) eggs on a scantly clad, nerdy client who worships his feet.

For most of its running time, the film exposes the truth about the false friendships and relationships forged in a business where people pretend to love each other so they can have the sex that comes with the job. King Cobra also shines a light on the elephant in the room: many in the XXX business are unstable or perhaps unable to maintain healthy relationships. As the story unfolds, their vulnerabilities and their need for real love become clear.

At the film’s IMDB page, one reviewer took Kelly to task for painting such a negative portrait of the industry and of gay men.

“There are porn stars and murderers both straight and gay,” Kelly said. “Good guys and bad guys both straight and gay. As a director who’s gay, I am presenting well-rounded gay characters who I seek to understand rather than vilify. Telling these stories does not send a message that all gay people are ‘bad.’” In both his films, Kelly added, he is telling phenomenal stories with well-rounded, interesting characters. “Who they

Director Justin Kelly’s King Cobra opens Friday.

sleep with is secondary,” he said.

The cast includes a number of straight actors who were required to play fairly graphic, R-rated gay sex scenes, such as Christian Slater, who plays Bryan Kocis, renamed Stephen in the film. “I think most actors love a challenge, and love to try something

different,” Kelly said. “Everyone involved in Cobra was perhaps a tad nervous up-front, but saw the dark, sexy subject matter as rather intriguing, and a chance to show another side of themselves as actors.”

The filmmaker gave particularly high marks to James Franco, who

(not sensual) as it sounds. There’s no intellectual objectivity here.

Schippers offers the doubtful claim that polyamorists don’t experience sexual jealousy but compersion (pleasure rather than anger when one’s partner experiences gratification with another person) and cooperation as opposed to competition with other paramours – even an ethic of care and open communications with all partners she now terms metamours. There is no discussion of jealousy and

competition, which seems overly idealistic. In LGBT circles, open relationships have a mixed success rate.

What Schippers terms homosocial bonding between two straight men sharing a woman sounds more like friendship, especially when the two men are not having sex with each other. But she does raise some provocative issues. Might polyamory be another sexual classification like gay, transsexual, or bisexual? One area she alludes to but doesn’t develop is the possibility of monogamous

Polymorphously perverse

by Brian Bromberger Beyond Monogamy: Polyamory and the Future of Polyqueer Sexualities by Mimi Schippers; NYU Press, $27 he good news is that in Beyond Monogamy, author Mimi Schippers has found a solution for racism and sexism in our society: polyamory, or sexual relationships with more than two people. Schippers, Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender and Sexuality Studies at Tulane University, also concludes that compulsory monogamy “as the only legitimate, natural, or desirable relationship form supports and legitimizes gender, race, and sexual inequalities and hierarchies,” and prevents people from experiencing true bliss. She explores how mononormativity is socially constructed (despite evolutionary anthropologists claiming monogamy is a genetic predisposition), seeing monogamy as enabling white heteromasculine privilege and superiority, skewering power relations and resulting in sexual stratification. Essentially, all sexual binarism is rejected, and real sexual freedom won’t be achieved til monogamy is rejected. The bad news is that she has made a titillating subject into a bore by drowning it in headache-inducing academic jargon, with politically correct thinking dominating the narrative to stultifying effect.

The book begins promisingly with four “polyqueer sexuality” vignettes: a man and women in an open relationship, the woman having sex with the man’s best friend; a black man in love with a beautiful, talented black woman, wanting to marry her but also enjoying a sexual relationship with his male best friend; a woman having a 12-year affair with a man not her husband,

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loving them both, with the husband eventually wanting to kill the other man; and a married man telling a friend he and his wife had a threesome with another woman but shuddering at the thought of a threesome with another guy, balking, “I’m not gay.” Schippers analyzes variations of each of these non-monogamy scenarios, but concludes that each case will conclude in either the other relationship being destroyed with emotional trauma inflicted, or the monogamous couple being restored. She challenges the reader to view these stories from a polyamorous perspective that could result in different endings. Schippers develops a theoretical framework for cultivating polyqueer sexualities, “sexual and relationship intimacies that include more than two people and that, through plurality, open up possibilities to ‘undo’ race and gender hierarchies in ways that would not otherwise arise within the context of monogamy.”

One of the frustrating aspects of this book is that Schippers, a straight woman in a poly relationship with two straight men, employs LGBT terminology (“non-monogamy as constituting a queer life”) but uses it in a way to bolster her own heterosexual interests. She is rather critical of LGBT people who legally marry, serve in the military, or adopt children as assimilating into heteronormativity rather than critiquing these institutions, but correctly points out how such acceptance only succeeds if you look or act like normal (white, middle-class, gender-conforming and monogamous) heterosexuals.

Also, bisexuality and transsexuality are flatly rejected as driving forces for unraveling the notions of fixed gender and sexual identities, replacing them with polyamory, which fits into her goal of reconfiguring gender and race relations. She sees one-man, two-women poly configurations as untenable, promoting heteronormativity and gender inequality: a straight man’s nirvana.

She favors one-woman, two-heteromen relationships as the way “to disrupt the meanings and embodiment of racialized masculinities and feminities.” She can be so rigid in her own dogma as to be unwittingly exclusionary. In addition to literary hard-core sex descriptions she uses explicit accounts of her own sexual experiences to bolster her academic arguments, and yes, it reads as icky

plays Joe, the psychotic gay pornographer who plots his competitor’s murder. Franco and Kelly have collaborated twice thus far. “We have fun working together, and I guess we’re both drawn towards stories that deal with controversial or difficult subject matter, because the challenge involved in bringing these stories and characters to life is rewarding,” he said. “Franco was instrumental in getting both my films off the ground, and many other queer films. And we have more in the works.”

Kelly said that Sean Paul Lockhart (Brent Corrigan) gave King Cobra his blessing but chose not to be involved.

(Lockhart now performs in R-rated independent films.) Kelly hopes both his films will open people’s hearts and minds. “Aside from being entertained, I hope people can take something away similar with I Am Michael,” he said. “People who might be shunned or judged – an ex-gay, a porn star, a murderer – might have more of a story to tell. Rather than vilifying people, we should try to understand what motivates devious behavior.”t In theaters and On Demand, Oct. 21.

couples queering their relationships with polyqueer sensibilities. Schippers wants equality across the board for all partners, regardless of number, gender, class, or race. She is describing a sexual utopia, which may or may not be possible. Although Beyond Monogamy is mostly a letdown, Schippers has the courage to raise topics outside mainstream culture for discussion, even if her claim that polyamory could be the panacea to many of society’s ills remains dubious.t

ERICH BERGEN

ALYSHA UMPHRESS

VONDA SHEPARD

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It’s reflexive to think of Japan as a purveyor of innovative camera equipment rather than as a center of a thriving photography culture of its own, but this exhibition, which features over 200 works from the museum’s collection recently infused with a donation twice that size from a Tokyo collector, should go a long way toward altering that narrow preconception. While an exhibition of this breadth may sound daunting, the viewing experience is not, thanks to cogent organization of the material by curator emerita Sandra S. Phillips. The lean, wellwritten text panels that summarize eight thematic sections, ranging from personal photography and visual ruminations on cities by contributors to the radical zine Provoke, to the cramped interior dwellings of an overpopulated country, offer concise descriptions of the purview of individual artists, plus elucidation of particular works or series.

Throughout the exhibition, whether in the work of young or veteran photographers, the presence of the past is palpable. The gravitational pull of old world traditions resisting the relentless forward press of modernization, as well as the aforementioned earthquake, which drove home the precariousness of existence on a vulnerable island, make for

fertile artistic territory. A front of a spider-web congallery titled Disaster eyes struction. But the show’s the poetic and literal effects scene-stealer has to be the of the Fukushima Nuclear gender-bending prankster Power Plant meltdown.

Yasumasa Morimura, a The atomic bombs student of Western painting dropped on Hiroshima and who dabs acrylic paint and Nagasaki in 1945 devastated transparent gel on his phothe land and the psyche of tographs to mimic finishing the population, who bevarnish; a mistress/master of queathed visceral memories sexual ambiguity, he assumes to the next generation. That a variety of guises, mostly, legacy of grief, hostility and but not always, female. Sisuspicion is manifested in multaneously accurate and works found in the opena sham, his Shonen triptych ing gallery, where artists (1988) is a take-off on Edutilize arresting, largely ouard Manet’s “The Fife symbolic imagery to comPlayer” (1866), albeit with ment, in some instances sara naughty, subversive twist. donically, on the history of The first “canvas” approxitheir nation’s ambivalent remates the original, somelationship with the U.S. Two what playing it straight, so to color photomontages by the speak; the second catches the Yasumasa Morimura late Tsunehisa Kimura are soldier boy literally with his especially striking. In “Un- Yasumasa Morimura, “An Inner Dialogue with pants down and a hand with titled”(1977), the Statue of Frida Kahlo (Collar of Thorns)” (2001), chromogenic painted fingernails grabbing Liberty, clasping her torch, print, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of his crotch from behind; the barely keeps her head above Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein. third is a rear view of a simiocean waters threatening to larly compromising position. engulf her, while in “AmeriMorimura also masquerades poignantly represent the remains of canism” (1982), a couple raises a as an aged Rembrandt (if only!) and lost relatives and reflect on the afterbottle of that all-American export the Dutch master’s pious mother, as math of nuclear holocaust.

Coca-Cola to a benign-looking, well as Frida Kahlo surrounded by A provocative section highlights puffy white mushroom cloud in the emblems of transformation. staged photographs that mine Jadistance, taking in the spectacle as if Ever feel like you can’t get enough pan’s deeply rooted theatrical herithey were at a fireworks display. Miof an artist to whom you’ve just tage. In “Objet” (1950), where Kiyoji yako Ishiuchi’s mournful pictures been introduced? The perverse, deOtsuji channels the spirit of Marcel of a tattered blackened dress and lightfully imaginative Lieko Shiga, Duchamp, a nude woman, her head a lone shoe abandoned by its mate a former dancer in her mid-30s, obscured by white gauze, stands in

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A monster seated on a couch, alone in a darkened room – perhaps having crawled out of the television set – waves a single tentacle over its head in a cry for help, or maybe an attempt to phone home. And in “Portrait of Cultivation” (2009) – a Japanese answer to “American Gothic” or an outtake from Children of the Corn, a movie about a kiddie cult that made human sacrifices for the harvest – a couple has lugged a bloodied wooden cross with what appears to be a gnarled octopus at its center into a field after nightfall.

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Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge Disco guru DJ Bus Station John spins grooves at the intimate retro music night.

No cell phones on the dance floor, please! $5.

10pm-2am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. auntcharlieslounge.com

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Mercedez Munro and Holotta Tymes’ weekly drag show. $5. 10:30pm show.

DJ Philip Grasso. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Thu 20

Buffy Live! @ Oasis D’Arcy Drollinger’s new drag parody of the popular scifi vampire TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Michael Phillis, Kim Burly, Melanie Marshall, Flynn DeMarco, Adam Roy, and many other talents. $25-$35.

8pm. Fri & Sat 7pm. Also Oct. 26 & 31 8pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Bulge @ Powerhouse Grace Towers hosts the fun sexy night. $100 cash prize for best bulge. $5-$10 benefits various local nonprofits. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Circle Jerk @ Nob Hill Theatre Porn stud Wesley Woods leads the very interactive night in the strip club’s downstairs play room. $15.

9pm. 729 Bush St. at Powell. 3976758. www.thenobhilltheatre.com

Comedy Returns @ El Rio

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

Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences

Green Day @ U.C. Theatre, Berkeley

Karaoke Night @ The Stud Sing along and sing out, Louise, with hostess Sister Flora Goodthyme. 8pm2am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Maria Konner @ Martuni’s The pianist extraordinaire performs a cabaret concert, including Pink Floyd classics, jamming, and open mic, with her band. No cover. 6:30-8:30pm. 4 Valencia St.

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

1369 Folsom St. 431-4695. www.hitws.com

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

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

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle Music night with local and touring bands. $8. 9:30pm. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

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

Latin Explosion @ Club 21, Oakland Enjoy Latin, hip hop and electro, plus hot gogos galore, and a big dance floor. $10-$20. 9pm-3am. 2111 Franklin St., Oakland. www.club21oakland.com

Manimal @ Beaux Gogo-tastic dance night starts off your weekend. $5. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

The monthly queer hip hop night features DJs DavO and Jamila Afrika and guest performer Bbymutha (www.bbymutha.bandcamp.com). $10-$12. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Vibe Fridays @ Club BnB, Oakland House music and cocktails, with DJs Shareef Raheim-Jihad and Ellis Lindsey. 9pm-2am. 2120 Broadway.

(510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Wesley Woods, Brian Bonds @ Nob Hill Theatre The porn newbie does solo shows (8pm) and sex shows with Bonds (10pm). $25. Also Oct. 22. 729 Bush St. at Powell. 397-6758. www.thenobhilltheatre.com

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La Bota Loca @ Club 21, Oakland Latin, hip hop and Electro music night. Oct. 22, Diana Reyes performs live. $5-$25.

9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St., Oakland. www.club21oakland.com

Bootie SF @ DNA Lounge DJs Mysterious D and guests spin at the mash-up DJ dance party, with four rooms of different sounds and eight DJs. $10-$15 and up.

9:30pm-3am. 375 11th St. www.bootiesf.com www.dnalounge.com

Fri 21 Betty Buckley @ Feinstein’s

Dancing Ghosts @ the Cat Club The Goth Industrial and dark wave music-dance night gets an early jump on Halloween, with a ghostly good time. Dress as your fave classic horror film & lit. characters, with movie scenes on 3 screens, DJs Xander and Omar, vampire makeovers, Tarot readings and more. $5-$8. 9:30pm-2:30am. 1190 Folsom St. www.sfcatclub.com

DTF Fridays @ Port Bar, Oakland Various DJs play house music at the new gay bar’s weekly event. 9pm2am. 2023 Broadway. (510) 823-2099. www.portbaroakland.com

Freeball @ Powerhouse The popular sports shorts, mesh loose shorts and floppin’ man parts night, cohosted by Element Eclipse and Daniel DeLage. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Gogo Fridays @ Toad Hall Hot dancers grind it at the Castro bar with a dance floor and patio. 4146 18th St. www.toadhallbar.com

Weekly drag shows at the last transgender-friendly bar in the Polk; with hosts Victoria Secret, Alexis Miranda and several performers. Also Saturdays. $10. 11pm. 1081 Polk St. www.divassf.com

Rachael Yamagata @ The Independent The folk-indie singercomposer performs with her band. $22. 9pm. 628 Divisadero St. www.rachaelyamagata.com www.apeconcerts.com

Red Hots Burlesque @ The Stud

Club Rimshot @ Club BNB, Oakland

The weekly hip hop and R&B night celebrates Oakland Pride, with a live performance

by Netta B. $5-$15. 9pm to 4am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Midnight Show @ Divas

Gus Presents’ weekly dance night, with DJ Kid Sysko, cute gogos and $2 beer (before 10pm). 2369 Market St. www.cafesf.com

The East Bay band that shot to pop-punk stardom returns home for a show along their world tour, with songs from their new CD Revolution Radio. Dog Party opens. $35. 8pm.

2036 University Ave., Berkeley. www.greenday.com www.theuctheatre.org

Hard Fridays @ Qbar

Swagger Like Us @ Oasis

The iconic Broadway, film and TV actor-singer performs her new cabaret show, Story Songs, at the elegant nightclub. $75-$95 ($20 food/drink min.). 8pm; Oct. 22 at 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

Boy Bar @ The Cafe

Cruzin D’Loo at After Hours @ GLBT History Museum & Ain’t Mama’s Drag @ Balançiore

The popular video bar ends each work week with gogo guys (starting at 9pm) and drink specials. 4067 18th St. 861-4186. www.midnightsunsf.com

Mica Sigourney and pals’ weekly offbeat themed drag performance night. $7. 10pm-3am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Betty Buckley @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko

Buffy Live! @ Oasis

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Happy Friday @ Midnight Sun

Some Thing @ The Stud

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

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Escape: Hell in the Armory @ SF Armory

DJ Russ Rich spins grooves for the cubs & chubs night. $5. 9pm-2am.

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

Ain’t Mama’s Drag @ Balancoire

Themed event nights at the fascinating nature museum, with DJed dancing, cocktails, fish, frogs, food and fun. Oct. 20: Yoga nightlife, with yoga classes (brings your own mats) and dancing after. $10-$12.

6pm-10pm, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Dan St Paul, Zahra Noorbakhsh, Natasha Muse, Sid Singh, and Lisa Geduldig perform queer and LGBT-frinedly comedy at the fun Mission pub. $7-$20. 8pm. 3158 Mission St. elriosf.com

The Kink.com folks present their 2nd annual –but totally new– weird, strange, creepy and kinky tour of performers in multiple sets freaking you out. $45-$55. 6:30pm11pm. Various nights thru Oct. 31. 1800 Mission St. www.sfarmory.com

The monthly party with drinks and nibblies at the Castro museum this time includes a Black Cat Drag Makeover with host Cruzin d’Loo, drag acts Olivia Hart, Donna Personna, Mary Wannah, Sable Jones, and DJ Bearzbub; vintage drag welcome! $10. 7pm-9pm.

4127 18th st. www.glbthistory.org

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Code @ The Edge The monthly ‘leather in the castro’ night includes the returns of the Basket Contest, with DJ Sean McMahon, kinky gogos and drink specials; strict leather-fetish dress code! Coat/clothes check. $5. 9pm1:30am. 4149 18th St. www.edgesf.com

Dance Party @ Port Bar, Oakland Enjoy relaxed happy hour cocktails early (open at 5pm) and later dancing in the cozy back room at the newest LGBT bar. Daily 5pm-2am. 2023 Broadway, Oakland. www.portbaroakland.com

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The saucy women’s burlesque show hosted by Dottie Lux has moved, with new acts. $10. 8pm9:30pm. 399 9th St. Also Sunday brunch shows at PianoFight Theatre, 4pm. redhotsburlesque.com

Red Prom @ ODC Theater Gala party celebrating the 40th anniversary of the historic dance space; proceeds benefit dance programs, with DJ Ball D, cochairs D’Arcy Drollinger (Oasis) and Carlos Venturo (King of Carnaval), with cocktails, food, group dance fun; wear upscale red attire! $40-$250 (VIP includes a table and champagne). 8pm12am. 3153 17th St. www.odcdance.org

Fri 21 Rachel Yamagata @ The Independent

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Left: The LGBT Asylum Project founder Okan Sengun crowns Mr. Saudi Arabia (Mahdi Alshuyukh) as Mr. International Freedom.

Right: Mr. International Freedom contestants (L to R): Mr. Saudi Arabia (Mahdi Alshuyukh), Mr. Brazil (Icarus Ferreira), Mr. USA (Trebion Prince), Mr. Philippines (Jethro Patalinghug), Mr. Colombia (Juliano Wade), and Mr. France (Nicolas Bettinger).

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he first ever Mr. International Freedom Contest, organized by Adam Sandel to support the new LGBT Asylum Project, drew six popular contestants at Beaux last Tuesday night. We coemceed the proceedings as Nicolas Bettinger, Icarus Ferreira, Jethro Patalinghug, TreBion Prince, Juliano Wade, and Mahdi Aishuyuyh competed in jeans and tank top and later Speedos, answering topical and funny questions in front of hundreds of admirers.

Founders Okan Senguin and Brooke Ashley were on hand to explain the importance of this new organization, especially in today’s political climate for the LGBT community. After great consideration, including hundreds of dollars gathered from the audience by the contestants, the winner emerged: Mr. Saudi Arabia, Mahdi Aishuyukh, who immediately donned the laurel leaves, sash, and wide smile of Mr. International Freedom. Adam promises that this will become an annual event, so watch out for the next competition. We also expect to see great work from the LGBT Asylum Project, protecting lives and families from persecution, separation, and discrimination.

Wednesday night, Positive Resource Center hosted their annual gala Windows of Opportunity at City Club, a gorgeous Art Deco

ballroom with soaring ceilings and great views. Guests enjoyed light food and cocktails before a brief address by Executive Director Brett Andrews, followed by the presentation of Community Legacy Awards to AIDS Emergency Fund and Baker Place, the agencies with whom PRC is merging.

Attendees included Reigning Empress Emma Peel, Gary Virginia, James Holloway, Deana Dawn, China Silk, Lu Conrad, Bill Hirsch, Skye Paterson, Ken Henderson, Joanie Juster, Mike Smith, and many Board members and staff from all three groups. DJ Lamont kept the mood upbeat and the silent auction offered a variety of temptations.

This was truly a historic evening, particularly poignant to so many in the room who have worked tirelessly for all three agencies and the many clients they have assisted. We have all recognized the growing need for consolidation and mergers of our many non-profit groups, but this represents one of the largest and most significant. Having personally raised money and otherwise supported both AIDS Emergency Fund and Positive Resource Center for over 20 years, we will keep a careful eye on this merger with great expectations of increased and improved client services and continued volunteer opportunities and recognition.

The following night was Shanti’s Compassion is Universal, chaired by the indefatigable and always lovely Bahya Oumlil-Murad, at the elegant Palace Hotel. On the steady arm of Richard Sablatura, we were greeted for cocktails by Founder Charles Garfield, Executive Director Kaushik Roy, Doug Waggener, John Rosin, Kevin Shanahan & Michael Montoya, John Lipp & Peter Lunny, and many others.

After brisk bidding on an extensive silent auction, we were led by colorfully dressed samba dancers into the sprawling ballroom, where we sat with Nancy Pelosi Lifetime

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Above: Jonathan Vernick (Executive Director, Baker Places) and Brett Andrews (CEO, Positive Resource Center) at the PRC gala.

Below: Brett Andrews (CEO, Positive Resource Center), Donna Scahet, Joanie Juster (AIDS Emergency Volunteer), and Scott Williams (Former Board Chair of AIDS Emergency Fund) at the PRC gala.

Achievement Award honoree Sandra Hernandez, presenter State Senator Mark Leno, Bob Dockendorff, and Steven Miller & Scott Owens.

The James Hormel Community Spirit Award was presented by Christine Pelosi to Chief of Staff for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Dan Bernal. Both honorees gave heart-felt speeches to warm audience applause and standing ovations.

Also a big part of the evening’s program was a fast-paced auction led

by Lenny Broberg, gathering significant funds for Shanti. Immediately after, we had a chance to hob-nob briefly with Tom Horn, Mark Calvano, Joel Goodrich, Susan Magley, Gus Murad, and others.

We were so pleased to see that Hastings College was honoring Mark Leno last Friday that we had to attend the ceremony at the Tenderloin Museum. We joined long-time friend Michael Loftis and were amazed at this beautiful facility, showcasing the rich history of this San Francisco neighborhood. The corner entrance leads through a warm reception area into a spacious room with individual niches with historical items and descriptions from music and theatre to the sex industry and the LGBT Community.

The brief program was led by David Steward and Mary Noel Pepys, followed by personal tributes to Mark by Leo Martinez, Randy Shaw, Terrance Alan, Joe Caruba, and Theresa Sparks. We ended with a festive toast to this man who has so wonderfully changed the City, the State, and the nation. Mark then spoke with his usual humility and passion about his love of his work and the people he has represented. Whatever he future holds for this extraordinary civil servant, we are with him!

October continues to keep us on our toes with multiple events worthy of your attention and attendance.

Congressman Barney Frank is in town tonight, Thursday, October 20, and we’ll be there to hear him discuss LGBTQ candidates for public office and why that is important.

On Friday, October 21, Breast Cancer Emergency Fund hosts This Old Bag at Bently Reserve, where handbags donated by celebrities, local luminaries, and boutiques will be auctioned off to benefit the cause. Also that night, a new exhibit opens at the GLBT Museum on 18th Street called After Hours: Black Cat Makeover, celebrating Jose Sarria and the place where he became known as a performer and pioneer in the LGBT movement.

Saturday, October 22, we look forward the Human Rights Campaign Gala at the Westin St. Francis where local favorite Lea DeLaria will receive the HRC Visibility Award and Bay Times’ Betty Sullivan & Jennifer Viegas receive the Charles Holmes Service Award.

There will be events all week celebrating The Edge’s 25th Anniver-

sary, culminating in Sunday, October 23’s bash from 6-8PM, hosted

by Brian Kent and this columnist, a frequent visitor to the friendliest bar in the Castro. Expect performances

by Brian, Sue Casa, Sugah Betes, and stars from the long-running Monster Show, not to mention

shared stories of 25 years of fun.

We end with our own tribute to our friend Wayne Friday, who died last week and will receive an appropriate celebration of life event in the next few weeks. His long tenure as this paper’s political columnist brought him into the home of nearly every LGBT person in San Francisco and made many other pay attention to his astute observations and sly innuendo. We knew him as a harddrinking, but deep-hearted and generous man who loved to be on the inside of any story and often was.

When we once found ourselves in Pacific Heights with Anita Martini at a fundraiser for Susan Leal without a ride back home, Police Commissioner Wayne Friday gleefully volunteered not only to drive us, but to put his red light atop the car all the way back to the Castro. We both cherished the Police Commission business card he gave us that night, hoping that it might one day prevent an unfortunate episode with city officials. Once again, San Francisco dims with the loss of the light of this man who loved his city, his community, and his many friends.▼

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Drag Me to Brunch @ Lookout Weekly show with soul, funk and Motown grooves hosted by Carnie Asada, with DJs Becky Knox and Pumpkin Spice. The yummy brunch menu starts at 12pm, with the show at 1pm. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Haunted Hornet @ Alameda Shipyard ScareCo’s annual haunted house aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. $30. Fri & Sat 7pm-12am. Sun 7pm-11pm. thru Oct. 31 ($35). 707 West Hornet Ave., Alameda. www.hauntedhornet.com

HRC Gala @ Westin St. Francis Hotel The Human Rights Campaign’s 32nd annual gala, with awards, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, Visibility Award recipient Lea DeLaria, $150-$450.

6pm-11pm. 335 Powell St. www.sfhrcgala.org

Pretty in Ink @ Powerhouse Tattooed dudes get special treatment at the cruisy bar. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Mother @ Oasis Heklina’s weekly drag show night with different themes, always outrageously hilarious. Oct. 22 is Men in Makeup tribute night (Bowie, Adam Ant, etc.). $10. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. at Folsom. 795-3180. www.sfoasis.com

Nitty Gritty @ Beaux Weekly dance night with nearly naked gogo guys & gals; DJs Chad Bays, Ms. Jackson, Becky Know and Jorge T. $4.

9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

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Non-Stop Bhangra @ Public Works The fun and popular participatroy Indian dance nightcelebrates Diwali, the Festival of lights, with DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid and other DJs; Dholrhythms Dance Co, henna painting, cocktails (cash only); colorful clothes suggested. $15-$20.

9pm-2am. 161 Erie St. at Mission. www.nonstopbhangra.com

Saturgay @ Qbar Stanley Frank spins house dance remixes at the intimate Castro dance bar. $3. 9pm-2am (weekly beer bust 2pm-9pm). 456 Castro St. QbarSF.com

Soul Party @ Elbo Room DJs Lucky, Paul, and Phengren Osward spin 60s soul 45s. $5-$10 ($5 off in semi-formal attire). 10pm-2am. 647 Valencia St. 552-7788. www.elbo.com

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Sugar @ The Cafe Dance, drink, cruise at the Castro club.

9pm-2am. 2369 Market St. www.cafesf.com

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BeBe Sweetbriar’s Brunch Revue, Femme @ Balancoire Weekly live music shows with various acts, along with brunch buffet, bottomless Mimosas, champagne and more, at the stylish nightclub and restaurant. BeBe hosts, with live entertainment and DJ Shawn P. $15$20. 11am-3pm. After that, Femme T-Dance drag shows at 7pm, 10pm and 11pm. 2565 Mission St. at 21st.

920-0577. www.balancoiresf.com

Beer Bust @ Lone Star Saloon Enjoy daytime partying with bears and cubs, plus fundraisers for the SF Fog Rugby team. 4pm-8pm. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

Cher –yes, the real Cher!– at a a Hillary Clinton fundraiser @ Oasis

Beer Bust @ SF Eagle The classic leather bar’s most popular Sunday daytime event in town draws the menfolk. Beer bust donations benefit local nonprofits (Check the website for a list of recipients). 3pm6pm. Now also on Saturdays. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

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Drag Mondays @ The Cafe Mahlae Balenciaga and DJ Kidd Sysko’s weekly drag and dance night.

9pm-1am. 2369 Market St. www. cafesf.com

Epic Karaoke @ White Horse, Oakland

The fun Castro nightclub, with hot local DJs and sexy gogo guys and gals. $5. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.Beauxsf.com

Mondays and Tuesdays popular weekly sing-along night. No cover. 8:30pm1am. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 6523820. www.whitehorsebar.com

Cher @ Oasis

Gaymer Meetup @ Brewcade

Cher –yes, the real Cher– makes an appearance at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s presidental campaign. $125 and up. 7pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Domingo De Escandal @ Club OMG Weekly Latin night with drag shows hosted by Vicky Jimenez and DJ Luis.

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

GlamaZone @ The Cafe Pollo del Mar’s weekly drag show takes on different themes with a comic edge. 8:30-11:30pm. 2369 Market St. www.cafesf.com

Jock @ The Lookout Enjoy the weekly jock-ular fun, with DJed dance music at sports team fundraisers. 12pm-1am. NY DJ Sharon White from 3pm-6pm. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Queen of the Calendar @ Oasis

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. www.brewcadesf.com

Karaoke Night @ SF Eagle Sing along, with guest host Nick Radford. 8pm-12am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Mahogany Mondays @ Midnight Sun

The cool hip hop singer-composer performs; fascinating vocal duo Ritual of Mine opens. $30. 9pm. Also Oct. 24. 628 Divisadero St. www.trickysite.com www.theindependentsf.com

Unicorn @ Powerhouse The art and music monthly event at the cruisy bar, hosted by Uel Renteria, with queens Pepto Dismal, Laundra Tyme, Phatima Rude and DJ Luna. $5.

6pm-11pm. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Gaymer Night @ Eagle Gay gaming fun on the bar’s big screen TVs. Have a nerdgasm and a beer with your pals. 8pm. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Hella Saucy @ Q Bar Queer dance party at the stylish intimate bar. 9pm-2am. 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

High Fantasy @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge Weekly drag and variety show, with live acts and lip-synching divas, plus DJed grooves. $5. Shows at 10:30pm & 12am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Hysteria @ Martuni’s

Meow Mix @ The Stud

Enjoy frosty Moscow Mule cocktails in a brassy mug, specials before 8pm.

2023 Broadway, Oakland. www.portbaroakland.com

No No Bingo @ Virgil’s Sea Room

Tricky @ The Independent

Weekly screenings of music videos, concert footage, interviews and more, of popular pop stars. 9pm-2am. 4067 18th St. 861-4186. midnightsunsf.com

Mule Mondays @ Port Bar, Oakland

Sunday’s a Drag @ Starlight Room

Bottomless Mimosas until 3pm at the fun rock-punk club. 1600 17th St. 2521330. www.theeparkside.com

Block Party @ Midnight Sun

Irene Tu and Jessica Sele cohost the comedy open mic night for women and queers. No cover. 6pm-8:30pm. 4 Valencia St.

Musical Mondays @ The Edge

Sunday Brunch @ Thee Parkside

New weekly queer event with resident DJ Justime; electro, soul, funk, house.

No cover. 9pm-1am. 1354 Harrison St. www.facebook.com/BanditPartySF www.lonestarsf.com

Honey Mahogany’s weekly drag and musical talent show starts around 10pm. 4067 18th St. 861-4186. www.midnightsunsf.com

The men of the 2016 Bare Chest Calendar pair up with Queens of the Castro for a first-time drag makeover contest; with MC Sister Phyliss. $10$15. 5pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Donna Sachet often hosts the weekly fabulous brunch and drag show, now celebrating its tenth anniversary. $45.

11am, show at noon; 1:30pm, show at 2:30pm. 450 Powell St. in Union Square. 395-8595. www.starlightroomsf.com

Bandit @ Lone Star Saloon

Sing along at the popular musical theatre night; also Wednesdays. 7pm2am. 2 for 1 cocktail, 5pm-closing.

4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Mica Sigourney and Tom Temprano cohost the wacky weekly game night at the cool Mission bar. 8pm. 3152 Mission St. www.virgilssf.com

Opulence @ Beaux Weekly dance night, with Jocques, DJs Tori, Twistmix and Andre. 9pm-2am.

2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Piano Bar 101 @ Martuni’s Sing-along night with talented locals, and charming accompanist Joe Wicht.

9pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market.

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

Tue 25

Aussie Heat @ Oasis The Las Vegas-Australian male strip show pops into town for two shows. $35-$50. 6:30pm & 9pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

The weekly themed variety cabaret showcases new and unusual talents with MC Ferosha Titties. $3-$7. Show at 11pm. 9pm-2am. 399 9th St. at Harrison. www.studsf.com

Naked Night @ Nob Hill Theatre Strip down as the strippers also take it all off. $20. 9pm. 729 Bush St. at Powell. 397-6758. www.thenobhilltheatre.com

Queer Jitterbugs @ The Verdi Club Enjoy weekly same-sex (and other) swing dancing, with lessons, social dancing, ASL interpreters and live music. $15. 9pm-11:45pm. 2424 Mariposa St. at Potrero. verdiclub.net

Retro Night @ 440 Castro Jim Hopkins plays classic pop oldies, with vintage music videos. 9pm-2am.

44 Castro St. www.the440.com

Tap That Ass @ SF Eagle Bartender Steve Dalton’s beer night happy hour. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Trivia Night @ Hi Tops Play the trivia game at the popular new sports bar. 9pm. 2247 Market St. 551-2500. www.HiTopsSF.com

Trivia Night @ Port Bar, Oakland Cranny hosts a big gay trivia night at the new East Bay bar; drinks specials and prizes. 7:30pm. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

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Oh, Snap! @ New People Theatre Costume party and ‘90s music video sing-along night. $15. 9pm. 1746 Post St. www.sfindie.com

Pre-Halloween Fiesta @ Club 21, Oakland Lulu Ramirez and Jacquelin La Gata MC the first of three Halloween parties at the Oakland club, with sexy gogos, $1000 in cash and prizes for the costume contest, set to Latin and hip hop grooves by DJ Carlitos. $10-$15. 9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St. www.club21oakland.com

Spooky Circus @ The Stud

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Wed 26 Harvest Feast Gala @ The Green Room

Castro Country Club’s 7th annual festive formal dinner fundraiser, with a “Through the Looking Glass of Recovery” theme (dressing as Alice in Wonderland characters optional), with host Heklina, early tea party and silent auction with Intensive Claire, and a performance

by Frenchie Davis. $150. 6pm. War Memorial Arts Center, 410 Van Ness ave. www.castrocountryclub.org

Thu 27

Carnival of Souls @ Century 9 Cinema The RiffTrax guys ( Mystery Science Theatre 3000 alums) take on the 1962 cult classic about a church organist haunted by ghosts. $10.50$12.50. 8pm. Also Oct. 31 7:30pm.

Also at several other theatres. 845 Market St. www.fathomevents.com

Creatures of the Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences Peaches Christ hosts the Halloween party at the science museum, with a drag horror show featuring Chaka Corn, Coco Buttah, Scarlett Letters and more. Costumes encouraged, including an Island of Dr. Moreau animal horror theme, with DJed dancing, cocktails, fish, frogs, food and fun. $10-$12. 6pm-10pm, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Literary Speakeasy @ Martuni’s The monthly reading series hosted

by James J. Siegel, ‘Martini Bar of Horrors,’ includes Carson Beker, S.G. Browne, Dana Fredsti, Sunil Patel, Loren Rhoads and Alia Volz.

No cover. Raffle tickets and prizes 7pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market.

The Rocky Horror Show @ San Jose Stage Company South Bay theatre company’s production of Richard O’Brien’s sweet transvestite rock musical; partial proceeds benefit St. Baldrick’s Foundation for children with cancer. $35-$50. 8pm. Fri & Sat 8pm & 11:30pm. Oct,31 11:30pm. 490 South 1st St., San Jose. www.rockyhorrortickets.com

Spooked @ Strand Theater American Conservatory Theatre’s spooktacular annual Halloween costume party includes a VIP cocktail party, cabaret performances by MFA students, and a general admission dance party with desserts. $50$1000. 6pm-11pm. 1127 Market St. www.act-sf.org/spooked

Fri 28

Ghost Ship @ Pier 70 The massive two-night aquaticthemed Halloween events include massive scenic areas depicting Victorian, 1930s and scifi space ships, drag acts from House of More, multiple DJ area (Gavin Hardkiss, David Harness, Sergio Fedasz, Dirtybird, Justin Martin, The New Deal) live act The Orb. $100-$325. 9pm-3am.

Also Oct. 29. Pier 70, Bldg. 12, and 420 22nd St. at Illinois. www.ghostshiphalloween.com

Halloween Weekend @ Groundswell Institute, Yorkville Unleash your arboreal creature and celebrate SamHain at the queer-owned campground’s holiday weekend, with cabin and tent camping, delicious meals, a scenic pond and creative parties. $175-$275. 18500 Highway 128, Yorkville. Thru Nov. 1. www.groundswell.institute

Haunted @ Oasis The Shenanigans crew spook it up with a costume dance party. $10$20. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

HellBound: Masquerade @ Danzhause DJs Franko and Scott Shepard spin grooves at the very sexy men’s costume party, with porn stud gogos Blue Bailey, Brian Bonds, Dylan Strokes, Leon Fox, Leo Forte and others. Leather and fetish wear encouraged, or don a mask, and not much else! $30-$60. 10pm-4am.

1275 C onnecticut St. xxxpartysf.com www.eventbrite.com

Red Hots Burlesque, the drag, vaudeville, music and comedy show, presents a special Halloweenthemed show, with Bo Vixxen, Shelly Elle, Vyxen Monroe and others. $10-$20. 8pm. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com www.RedHotsBurlesque.com

Thriller Ball @ Bimbos’ 365 Club

Sun 30 Adore Delano @ DNA Lounge

The RuPaul’s Drag Race rocker performs a special Hallo-Kween concert with Veruca Bath Salts, Peaches Christ, Vain Hein, Saturn Rising and others. $20-$40 (VIP tables $375 and up). 9pm-2am.

375 11th St. www.dnalounge.com

Big Top @ Beaux Tyra Sanchez and Honey Mahogany host the weekend costume party and drag show; DJ Becky Knox. $5. 8pm2am. 2344 Market St. beauxsf.com

Drag Queen of the Opera @ Oasis SF Opera Lab brings operatic debauchery and drag macabre, with hostess Heklina, live singing by SF Opera performers, in-house costume booth and DJed dancing. $25. 7pm.

298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Halloween Fiesta @ Club 21, Oakland Enjoy drag shows, more costumed fun in the second of three Halloween parties at the Oakland club, with sexy gogos, $1000 in cash and prizes for the costume contest, set to Latin and hip hop grooves. $10-$15.

9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St. www.club21oakland.com

Halloween/Mother @ Oasis Heklina and Peaches Christ cohost their annual hilarious drag and costume party, with a costume contest and ghoulish drag acts galore (Sue Casa, Raya Light, Zonique, Pirahna and more). $15.

10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Halloween Weekend at Groundswell Institute

Haunted Hornet @ Alameda Shipyard ScareCo’s annual haunted house aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. $30.

Fri & Sat 7pm-12am.

Sun 7pm-11pm. thru Oct. 31 ($35). 707 West Hornet Ave., Alameda. hauntedhornet.com

Lifestyles of the Dead & Famous @ Virgil’s Sea Room The Mission bar’s Halloween party pays tribute to famous dead celebs, with DJs Siobhan Aluvalot and Matthew XO; $100 costume contest. $5. 9pm-2am. 3152 Mission St. www.virgilssf.com

Raunch: After Hours @ Oasis DJ Obra Primitiva spins at the late night sexy Halloween party for deep dark house music cruising. $25.

4am-10am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Mon 31 Aloha Halloween @ The Stud

Enjoy an outdoor tiki beer garden in the alley behind the historic bar, a celebration of outgoing 20-year owner Michael McElhaney, costumed fun MCed by House of More, and music by the Go Bang! crew. $20. 9pm-2am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

The 9th annual costume party, hosted by Lulu Ramirez, promises a packed dance floor, sexy gogos, $2,500 in cash and prizes for the costume contest, set to Latin and hip hop grooves by DJ Krazy. $10-$15. 10pm2am. 2111 Franklin St. www.club21oakland.com

Sat 29 The Kink.com folks present their 2nd annual –but totally new– weird, strange, creepy and kinky tour of performers in multiple sets freaking you out. $45-$55. 6:30pm-11pm.

Various nights thru Oct. 31. 1800 Mission St. www.sfarmory.com

The talented powerhouse crooner performs Halloween special songs with the Coker Sisters and pianist Dee Spencer. $20-$25. 7pm. 4 Valencia St. www.jasonbrockvocals.com

Halloween Bash @ Club 21, Oakland

Foreverland, the Michael Jackson tribute band, and Planet Booty perform at the (mostly straight) North Beach club’s holiday party. $22.

8pm-1am. 1025 Columbus Ave. bimbos365club.com

Escape: Hell in the Armory @ SF Armory

Jason Brock @ Martuni’s

The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ UC Theatre Berkeley

Sat 29 Peaches Christ and Heklina’s Party @ Oasis

Screening of the classic Richard O’Brien film adapatation of his hit musical about sweet transvestite aliens. $16$27. 8pm. 2036 University Ave., Berkeley. www.theuctheatre.org

Dress You Up

by Jim Provenzano

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f you’re short on time, but want to look cool this Halloween, pop-up stores are good for a quick joke celebrity outfit. But what if you want something classy?

Choose from more than 3,000 costumes for rent or sale at Costumes on Haight. Average rentals are for two night/three days, according to manager Chuck Nicklow, who mentioned the classic costumes available, from Captain America to Harry Potter-style capes. Along with thousands of skirts, togas, masks and uniforms, the shop also carries a full line of face and eye makeup. Prices vary from $15 for hats to $1000 for a complete suit of armor. Group outfits are popular as well.

Costumes on Haight, 735 Haight St. 621-1356. www.costumesonhaight.com

Fantasy Clothing in SoMa sells and rents a variety of classic costumes, from animals to vintage, political and traditional themes.

Their Venetian-style carnivale masks are tastefully ornate. You can rent costumes for the weekend for as little as $100, according to owner/manager Lisa Serdengecti.

Going out in drag? Choose from traditional or fluorescent colors.

Feeling furry or have an admiration for monsters a la Lost in Space? Just try to resist the pink gorilla outfit, a steal at a mere $250.

Fantasy Clothing Company, 1275 Folsom St. at 9th. Suite 100. 556-9900. www.fantasyclothingco.com

For more prêt-a-porter drag, Piedmont specializes in feather boas, lingerie, hosiery and other fabulous drag items.

Piedmont, 1452 Haight St. 864-8075. www.piedmontboutique.com Foxy Lady has discounted Halloween costumes on its website, and you know they’ll be swamped as October ends, so check out their inventory soon. Whether you’re custom-selecting your own drag dream, or want a quickie readyto-wear frock, this local Mission boutique is extra gay-friendly for cross-dressing newbies. They also have a selection of larger high heels, if you’re going all the drag way.

Foxy Lady, 2644 Mission St. 285-4890. www.foxyladyboutique.com Of course, many people appreciate an enthusiastic homemade self-couturier.

If you want your costume to fit just right, get some fabric and accessories at the following shops: Discount Fabrics, 201 11th St., 2315 Irving St. and 3006 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. www. discountfabrics-sf.com Fabric Outlet, 2109 Mission St. www.fabricoutletsf.com Mendel’s Art Supply, 1556 Haight St. 621-1287 www.mendels.com Who knows? You and your group of pals might even win a costume contest and make some cash.▼

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Una Noche @ Club BnB, Oakland Vicky Jimenez’ drag show and contest; Latin music all night. 9pm-2am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Underwear Night @ Club OMG Weekly underwear night includes free clothes check, and drink specials. $4.

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

Wed 26 Bedlam @ Beaux

Weekly event with DJ Haute Toddy, hosts Mercedez Munro and Abominatrix. Wet T-shirt/jock contest at 11pm. $5-$10. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Bondage-a-Gogo @ The Cat Club The weekly gay/straight/whatever fetish-themed kinky dance night. $7$10. 9:30pm-2:30am. 1190 Folsom St. www.bondage-a-go-go.com www.catclubsf.com

Bone @ Powerhouse Weekly punk-alternative music night hosted by Uel Renteria and Johnny Rockitt. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

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

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

B.P.M. @ Club BnB, Oakland Olga T and Shugga Shay’s weekly queer women and men’s R&B hip hop and soul night, at the club’s new location.

No cover. 8pm-2am. 2120 Broadway, Oakland. www.bench-and-bar.com

Girl Scout @ Port Bar, Oakland The new weekly women’s happy hour and dance night with DJ Becky Knox.

6pm-10pm. 2023 Broadway. www.portbaroakland.com

Harvest Feast Gala @ The Green Room Castro Country Club’s 7th annual festive formal dinner fundraiser, with a “Through the Looking Glass of Recovery” theme (dressing as Alice in Wonderland characters optional), with host Heklina, early tea party and silent auction with Intensive Claire, and a performance by Frenchie Davis. $150. 6pm. War Memorial Arts Center, 410 Van Ness ave. www. castrocountryclub.org

Julia Fordham @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The British singer performs her new cabaret show, Live & Untouched, including songs from her 12-album career. $35-$55. 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

Latin Drag Night @ Club OMG Weekly Latin night with drag shows hosted by Vicky Jimenez. 9pm-2am.

43 6th St. clubomgsf.com

LGBT Pub Crawl @ Castro Weekly guided tour of bars. $10-$18.

Meet at Harvey Milk Plaza, 7:45pm.

Also morning historic tours on Mon, Wed, & Sat. www.wildsftours.com

Creatures of the Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences

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

Peaches Christ hosts the Halloween party at the science museum, with a drag horror show featuring Chaka Corn, Coco Buttah, Scarlett etters and more.

Costimes encouraged, including a Island of Dr. Moreau animal horror theme, with DJed dancing, cocktails, fish, frogs, food and fun. $10-$12. 6pm-10pm, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Open Mic/Comedy @ SF Eagle

K. Flay @ Great American Music Hall

Miss Kitty’s Trivia Night @ Wild Side West

Kollin Holtz hosts the weekly comedy and open mic talent night. 6pm-8pm.

398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Pussy Party @ Beaux Ladies night at the Castro dance club.

9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

So You Think You Can Gogo? @ Toad Hall The weekly dancing competition for gogo wannabes. 9pm. cash prizes, $2 well drinks (2 for 1 happy hour til 9pm). Show at 9pm. 4146 18th St. www.toadhallbar.com

Trick Whore Treat @ Oasis Veruca Bathsalts hosts a screening of the horror flick Scream. 8pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Wooden Nickel Wednesday @ 440 Buy a drink and get a wooden nickle good for another. 12pm-2am. 440 Castro St. 621-8732. www.the440.com

Thu 27

Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The two stars of the hit musical Rent perform their new show, Acoustically Speaking: a 20-Year Friendship, which include Broadway favorites and original songs. $55-$75. 8pm. Also Oct. 28, 8pm & Oct. 29, 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com

Thu 27 Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp @ Feinstein’s

Angsty alt-hip hop pop singer-composer performs. $15. $40 with dinner. 8pm.

859 O’Farrel St. www.kflay.com www.slimspresents.com

Kick It @ DNA Lounge Kandi Love, Northcore Collective and Plus Alliance’s weekly EDM, flow arts dance night, with DJs; glow drag encouraged. $5-$10. 9pm-2am. 375 11th St. www.dnalounge.com

M83 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium The popular synth-pop band, led

by Anthony Gonzalez, plays. $45.

7:30pm. 99 Grove St., Civic Center. www.ilovem83.com

Nap’s Karaoke @ Virgil’s Sea Room Sing out loud at the weekly least judgmental karaoke in town, hosted by the former owner of the bar. No cover. 9pm. 3152 Mission St. 8292233. www.virgilssf.com

Pet Shop Boys @ Fox Theatre, Oakland The British synth-pop kings return with another visually amazing concert, their Super world tour. $50-$65. 9pm. 1807 Telegraph Ave. www.apeconcerts.com www.petshopboys.co.uk

Queer Karaoke @ Club OMG Dana hosts the weekly singing night; unleash your inner American Idol.

8pm. 43 6th St. www.clubomgsf.com Want your nightlife event listed?

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Floored Starlight Room cancels Juanita More’s weekly event

by Jim Provenzano

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loor 21, the Wednesday happy hour hosted by Juanita More, was abruptly cancelled by new management at The Starlight Room, the penthouse club in the downtown Sir Francis Drake Hotel.

The event, set in the Union Square hotel’s 21st-floor nightclub with scenic views, started several months ago and drew many LGBT patrons.

More’s September 28 Starlight Room event Dial It Up drew numerous lesbian and political candidates, and supporters.

But after six months, More’s event, which included DJ Sergio Fedasz and event photographer Gareth Gooch, was canceled this week.

“The new manager at The Starlight Room has made the decision to end Floor 21,” said More in a statement on Facebook. “It was such a fun and successful event that livened up their Wednesday happy hour. We can’t stay where we are not wanted, so I encourage you to spend your gay dollars elsewhere.”

Linh Thanh Pham, Director of Food and Beverage for the past five months at the nightclub, is, according to More, responsible for cancelling the weekly event.

Phone and email inquiries to The Starlight Room’s management were not returned.

Pham was quoted with a reply in a forwarded email from Margo Helgen, the Seattle-based Regional Public Relations Director for Kimpton Hotels.

“With the enduring success of our Sunday’s a Drag promotion, our goal for other days is to regular-

ly rotate our programming to keep things fresh and inspiring,” said Pham. “We enjoyed working with Juanita for the past six months and welcome the opportunity to work with her on future promotions.”

In numerous online comments to More’s announcement, patrons of Floor 21 and fans of More’s events implied that the cancellation was ‘homophobic’ and that the management didn’t appreciate a gay event.

Others compared the Sunday’s a Drag event, which has been held at The Starlight Room for more than ten years, as more for straight tourists.

“I’m not upset about the new management’s decision to end Floor 21,” said More to the Bay Area Reporter after the online announcement. “The event was definitely a success. When I was approached to do something at The Starlight Room, I was told it was the slowest night of the week. I suggested a happy hour idea with special drinks, music and a photographer.

“The concept worked,” More continued, who said that Pham told her that the event’s “numbers weren’t enough,” meaning drink sales.

“We were averaging about $7,000 weekly once the party got into its groove,” More said. “This past month, with the political event Dial It Up and a pair of birthday celebrations, we had to have reached over $22,000.

“Of course there were some slow nights,” More added. “But they claim that the party wasn’t creating enough revenue for them to warrant paying me, Sergio and Gooch. I don’t think any other bar in the city would consider those numbers to be a lousy happy hour. It was definitely

Gareth Gooch

Juanita More! (center) at a recent Floor 21 event at The Starlight Room.

clear that they were not interested in supporting me, what I do, or what I brought to their venue.”

More, whose other events include the popular Beatpig and Powerblouse at The Powerhouse –and the always-sold-out Pride parties, dining events and fundraisers– said she is moving on.

“With 25 years of drag under my bra in San Francisco, I have learned one thing – not to stay where I am not wanted.”

The Sir Francis Drake Hotel is owned by the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. Founded in San Francisco, the chain has been known for years as being gay-friendly, and for

supporting and sponsoring LGBT events around the country at their hotels. In 2014, the chain was bought by the larger UK-based Intercontinental Hotels Group. So the decision seems abrupt and insensitive, at least.

“The one thing that I’m going to miss,” said More, “is that I was seeing queer elders come out, who do not go out. They were there right when we opened. They thanked me, they loved the music, they loved me in drag. It’s those kind of things that I’ll miss about that venue.”

More mentioned meeting tourist families who happened upon the event and enjoyed it. “These people would have never met or been

around queer people,” said More. “I met a kid in fifth grade who wanted to be a clothing designer.”

DJ Sergio Fedasz said he will also miss the event. “The staff was great, the venue was beautiful, the event was profitable and progressive,” he said. “It made unforgetable memories. I grew close to people I respect.”

More said she has plenty of new events, including the November 11 Puttin’ On the Titz at A.C.T.’s Strand Theatre, which promises plenty of drag talents at the wonderfully renovated mid-Market theatre.

For updates, visit www.juanitamore.com

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iving History, the 2016 GLBT Historical Society gala, drew patrons, historians and festive fans to The Green Room at the War Memorial Performing Arts Center in Civic Center on Oct. 15. The formal dinner included a silent auction of rare LGBT historical items, hostess Honey Mahogany, performance artist Dia Deer, and a lovely view of City Hall.

Notable attendees included Executive Director Terry Beswick, board member Marke Beischke, Bay Area Reporter Publisher Michael Yamashita, historians Joey Cain and Gerard Koskovich, exhibit coordinator emeritus Paul Gabriel, broadcast journalist Michelle Meow, SF Pride Executive Director George Ridgley, and many others.

Honorees included museum conservator Elisabeth Cornu, filmmaker David Weissman, and activist Tamara Ching. Visit the Museum at 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org More photo albums are on BARtab’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/lgbtsf.nightlife. See more of Steven Underhill’s photos at www.StevenUnderhill.com.

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