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t their last debate before Election Day, the candidates running for District 8 supervisor argued over who will make the hard choices when it comes to cutting the city’s budget while protecting core services. The city is facing an estimated $400 million to $450 million budget deficit next fiscal year, which could grow if the economy sours even further. Who would be the best person to help steer the city through another round of cuts while pushing through policies to improve the local economy has become a major sticking point in the race. “What San Francisco needs right now is serious leadership; someone who knows

he sixth annual Stop AIDS Project’s “Queens Are Wild” benefit October 22 included celebrity dealers Turk Mason and Michael Brandon wearing little in the way of clothing. The evening raised nearly $20,000 for the agency’s programs in HIV prevention and health education. Other celebrity dealers included Board of Supervisor candidates from Districts 6 and 8, local community notables, and of course drag queens, most prominently the hostess for the evening, Juanita More. Add in a raffle, DJ dancing, and clever Halloween costumes and it was a fun, worthwhile evening.

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AOF director resigns

Local races San Francisco Supervisors Dist. 2: Janet Reilly Dist. 4: Carmen Chu Dist. 6: Theresa Sparks Dist. 8: Scott Wiener, first choice Rebecca Prozan, second choice Dist. 10: Lynette Sweet

by Seth Hemmelgarn

Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting

he executive director of Academy of Friends has announced his resignation and has declined to guarantee the organization’s beneficiaries will receive full payment this year for the tens of thou- Mike Horak sands of dollars they are still owed. Meanwhile, most of the 2010 beneficiaries have sent AOF a letter seeking more transparency from the group on its finances.

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CA Supreme Court Retain Chief Justice Tani CantilSakauye and Justices Ming Chin and Carlos Moreno

Other races

San Francisco Board of Education Kim-Shree Maufas, Hydra Mendoza, Bill Barnes San Francisco Community College Board Anita Greer, John Rizzo, Lawrence Wong BART Board, Dist. 8 James Fang

Judges SF Superior Court Seat 15: Michael Nava

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Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Torlakson

Alameda County Superior Court Seat 9: Victoria S. Kolakowski

Oakland Mayor: Rebecca Kaplan Berkeley City Council, Dist. 7: Kriss Worthington Campbell City Council: Evan Low, Rich Waterman

State races Governor: Jerry Brown Lt. Governor: Gavin Newsom Attorney General: Kamala Harris Secretary of State: Debra Bowen Treasurer: Bill Lockyer Controller: John Chiang Insurance Commissioner: Dave Jones

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Board of Equalization (District 1): Betty Yee U.S. Senate: Barbara Boxer State Senate (San Francisco) Dist. 8: Leland Yee State Assembly (San Francisco) Dist. 12: Fiona Ma Dist. 13: Tom Ammiano State Senate (East Bay) Dist. 10: Ellen Corbett State Assembly (Regional) Dist. 6: Jared Huffman Dist. 7: Michael Allen Dist. 14: Nancy Skinner Dist. 16: Sandre Swanson Dist. 21: Rich Gordon State Assembly (Southern California) Dist. 44: Anthony Portantino Dist. 46: John A. Perez Dist. 50: Ricardo Lara Dist. 53: Betsy Butler

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he owners of Gold’s Gym in the Castro took action this week to distance themselves from a Texas billionaire whose company licenses the Gold’s Gym brand name and has given millions to conservative outside political groups. The controversy erupted last week when Federal Election Commission filings showed that

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Dist. 76: Toni Atkins

Congress (Bay Area) Dist. 1: Mike Thompson Dist. 6: Lynn Woolsey Dist. 7: George Miller Dist. 8: Nancy Pelosi Dist. 9: Barbara Lee Dist. 10: John Garamendi Dist. 12: Jackie Speier Dist. 13: Pete Stark Dist. 14: Anna Eshoo Dist. 15: Mike Honda Dist. 16: Zoe Lofgren Congress (Southern California) Dist. 45: Steve Pougnet

Ballot measures San Francisco Propositions Vote YES on AA, A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N Vote NO on B, C, J, M California Propositions Vote YES on 19, 25 Vote NO on 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27

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Oakland mayor’s race divides LGBT community by Matthew S. Bajko n out lesbian may be among the top tier candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor, but that doesn’t mean the East Bay city’s LGBT community is united behind her campaign. At-large City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan could make history next week by being the first LGBT person elected mayor of one of the Bay Area’s largest cities. Yet some LGBT voters are disinclined to see her give up her council seat. Two straight candidates in the race, Councilwoman Jean Quan and former state Senator Don Perata, have drawn significant support within the LGBT community. It is a dynamic San Francisco has seen play out in past mayoral races, where LGBT candidates could not count on a united bloc of LGBT support to give them an edge. “As we get more and more empowered, and more and more gays

and lesbians in office, it becomes more difficult. There are historic elements to Rebecca’s campaign: she would be the first gay mayor of a major California city. It is a big deal within itself but it becomes very complicated for us as a community,” said openly gay Oakland lobbyist Michael Colbruno, who has donated to all three candidates. “I like all three; they all bring different strengths and would be different mayors.” With Perata and Quan considered strong allies of the LGBT community, they have drawn LGBT supporters due to their positions on non-gay issues such as public safety and economic policies. And some LGBT residents contend the community would be better served by keeping Kaplan on the council, where she is the sole openly gay member. Since winning the citywide seat in 2008, she has helped revive a roundtable for LGBT leaders to work on specific goals. The group helped relaunch Oakland’s Pride celebration last month and is trying to establish an LGBT community center. “We just elected her two years ago to the city council. I think she belongs on the city council where she can show her leadership that she talks about and get some things done,” said Leslie Bonett, an out lesbian who lives in Oakland’s Fruitvale District. “She has been very visible helping to start an LGBT center and getting the roundtable going, which I attend and appreciate all that. She is just right where she should be.” Bonett helped form the group Queers for Quan, which has about 50 members, and has been working to elect her mayor. She pointed to Quan’s pro-gay work in the 1990s as a former Oakland school board member, where she advocated for LGBT teachers, stu-

dents and staff, to her speaking to the Chinese community about marriage equality during the unsuccessful fight against Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban voters passed in 2008. “Jean Quan will be the first woman mayor of Oakland,” said Bonett. Perata has also drawn considerable LGBT backing to be mayor. He has received support from Danny Wan, Oakland’s first openly gay councilman; Berkeley City Councilman Darryl Moore, and former San Francisco state Senator Carole Migden, who was among Perata’s leadership team in Sacramento. “I am helping the gentleman whom I know and whom I have faith in and worked very well with,” said Migden, who added that she “thinks Rebecca Kaplan has a brilliant future ahead of her.” Many LGBT leaders in San Francisco have taken an interest in Oakland’s mayoral race with Kaplan by far the preferred candidate. Both of the city’s LGBT Democratic clubs, Alice B. Toklas and Harvey Milk, have endorsed Kaplan, one of the rare times they have taken a position on an East Bay race. As she did two years ago, Kaplan has proven to be a strong campaigner. She picked up the Oakland Tribune’s endorsement as well as those of the Bay Area Reporter and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, along with the East Bay Young Democrats and the California Nurses Association. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund has also endorsed Kaplan, a sure sign she is seen by the national group as a formidable candidate. Yet she has also upset some LGBT Oaklanders by seeking support from the city’s black preachers, many of

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Candidates compete with World Series in D6 race by Matthew S. Bajko he District 6 supervisor race was already a wild card, with 14 candidates on the ballot and a number of strong progressives competing against each other, before the San Francisco Giants secured a spot in the World Series. Now the final week of campaigning for the seat that represents the Tenderloin and South of Market district, home to the Giants’ ballpark, has been upended by baseball’s ultimate show down. The seven-game series kicked off Wednesday night in San Francisco and game two will be tonight (Thursday, October 28) before heading to Texas this weekend for three games in Arlington. “I don’t know. It is hard to say,” said Jim Meko, a gay man running for the District 6 seat, when asked what impact he thought the World Series could have on the race. “Whatever will be, will be.” Out lesbian artist Debra Walker is trying to turn District 6 residents’ attention on the World Series to her advantage. On her Facebook account she posted a picture of a baseball with her initials DW and D6 on it under a banner reading “Let’s Go Giants!” Her campaign plans to hold pub crawls throughout the district the night of the ball games in order to reach voters and tap into the pride surrounding the hometown team’s success. Should the series stretch beyond five games, it could provide welcome relief to the candidates as the final outcome of the race is expected to remain unknown on Election Night next Tuesday, November 2. Due to the city’s ranked-choice voting system, it could be several days, if not longer, before a clear winner emerges. “I could not even tell you what is going to happen,” said Meko. “With 14 candidates running in this district, I don’t think anyone has a good handle of what the real outcome is going to be.” Voters in the district could make history in the race on several fronts. Walker would be the first out lesbian to be sent to City Hall since the city switched to district elections in 2000. She has the backing of the local Democratic Party, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, gay leaders Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) and Supervisor David Campos, as well as state Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). Theresa Sparks, the executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission, would be the city’s first transgender supervisor if she wins the race. Considered one of the more conservative candidates, Sparks is backed by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club; Mayor Gavin Newsom; gay leaders state Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Supervisor Bevan Dufty, as well as Supervisors Sean Elsbernd and Michela Alioto-Pier. James Keys, who chairs the city’s mental health board, would be the first openly HIV-positive person to serve on the board as well as be the city’s first gay African American supervisor should voters elect to send

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him to City Hall. He secured the endorsement of District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly, who is termed out of office, as well as Supervisor John Avalos, who has also endorsed Walker and Jane Kim, president of the city’s school board. Keys has complained about how the media has covered his campaign, and his backers accused the San Francisco Bay Guardian of being

racist for not picking him or any other person of color as its top pick in the even-numbered supervisor races on this year’s ballot. “I don’t want you writing about my campaign,” Keys told the Bay Area Reporter this week. “The media has been treating me very rude.” Kim would be the first Korean American elected to public office in the city. Her decision to enter the

race sent shockwaves through the city’s progressive political camp and has raised concerns that the seat could be won by a more moderate candidate such as Sparks. Like Avalos, many of Kim’s endorsers are also supporting Walker, such as Assemblywoman Fiona Ma; Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee; and Supervisor Eric Mar. Board President David Chiu; Supervisor

Ross Mirkarimi; and openly gay BART board member Tom Radulovich are all backing Kim in the race. Glendon Hyde, whose drag persona is Anna Conda, has also drawn quite a bit of attention to his campaign. Should he win the race he would be become the first openly HIV-positive person to serve on the board. Similar to the District 8 race, the District 6 contest has seen a flood of money being funneled into it by special interest groups. As of Monday, October 25 the Ethics Commission had raised the spending cap for five candidates – Meko, Walker, Keyes, Kim and attorney Elaine Zamora – to $243,000, while Sparks had her cap lifted to $213,000. The campaign watchdog agency said it made the decision because the total supportive funds for Sparks had surpassed the $250,700 mark while the total supportive funds for Walker, when combined with opposition spending against Sparks, had hit $213,559. “It will be interesting to see whether the huge amounts of money they are spending can buy them the district or not. I don’t think it is working,” said Meko.▼

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Stark reality anger at the Democrats in general. If there is a ith all due respect to Lieutenant Dan lame duck session and the Republicans regain Choi, the West Point grad who has becontrol of Congress, it might not matter what come the public spokesman to repeal Choi thinks about the president, and changes the military’s anti-gay “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” grow dimmer for advancing LGBT equality. Alpolicy, now is not the time for LGBT voters to though the Senate is expected to take up the abandon the Democratic Party. The crucial DADT repeal amendment once again in the midterm elections are a mere five days lame duck session, it’s quite possible that it away, and the Democrats are in real won’t pass – White House spokesman danger of losing the House and posRobert Gibbs hinted as much this week sibly the Senate as well. And while we when he acknowledged that there is no are frustrated and disappointed in contingency plan if the Senate vote fails both Congress and the Obama adagain. Let’s remember, the first vote did ministration for their failure to move not succeed because the Senate could not LGBT equality bills forward, we know that break a Republican filibuster. Nothing the situation would be far worse if there were has changed since that vote, but if a Speaker John Boehner instead of Republicans make significant gains Speaker Nancy Pelosi. E DITORIAL in congressional seats as just about After the latest legal twists in a fedeveryone expects, it’s doubtful they eral lawsuit that seeks to strike down would have any incentive to take any action on DADT – a federal judge ruled the policy is unDADT. constitutional but the Department of Justice But the midterms are about more than refiled for and was granted a temporary stay – impealing DADT. With Boehner as speaker of the mediately Choi took to the airwaves to state that House, LGBTs can forget about advancing the he will not vote for Obama again. While the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Repeal president is not on the ballot next week, Choi’s of the hideous Defense of Marriage Act would comments served to stir up last minute LGBT

be a non-starter. Instead, we can look forward to a hostile climate in Congress and the threat of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Part of the blame for the shift among voters rests with the president, and aides have acknowledged shortcomings like a lack of communication, coordination, planning, and timing. After eight years of the George W. Bush administration, LGBTs, environmentalists, and other groups were anxious for the new president to take quick action on items such as repealing DADT, climate change, and robust health care reform with a public option. None of those things have happened yet and they certainly won’t happen if Republicans take charge of Congress; instead, we will have legislative gridlock. We fully understand LGBTs’ frustration and anger with the slow pace of change that candidate Obama promised – we’re angry too. But the solution is not to abandon the one major political party that works with us. There simply is no comparison between Democrat and Republicans’ potential to support LGBT issues. And while the Democrats aren’t – and may never be – perfect, the alternative is far worse.▼

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Closing arguments in D8 supe race [Editor’s note: The Bay Area Reporter offered the four candidates for District 8 supervisor 200-250 words to address voters. The candidates were given the option of submitting something themselves or having it written by supporters. Their responses are below.]

It’s all about the budget

A connection to progressive politics

Throughout this race, I have been the only candidate Nearly four decades ago, in Harvey Milk’s camera shop with a clear, consistent message: City government must on Castro Street, LGBT politics as we know it was born. make the budget its highest priority, particularly in Milk was of course a relentless champion of LGBT rights, times of financial crisis. It is not sexy. It is not glambut he also understood the connection between our orous. It is not emotionally charged. But everything that rights and the broader movement for social and ecowe depend on from our city government – potholes to nomic justice. police, health care to programs for the homeless – relies Since Milk’s time, LGBT politics in San Francisco on our financial solvency. has been intimately intertwined with progressive efforts to protect our San Francisco should not find itself in this position. For all that this neighborhoods from excessive development and commercialization, excity has to offer – its talented and diverse population and its abundance pand access to health care, guarantee decent wages and benefits for workof natural resources – we should be bustling with innovation and entreers, protect our environment, and secure decent housing for San Franpreneurship and overflowing with opportunities for our residents and ciscans of all incomes. those who want to make this their home. This would mean abunThis year District 8 voters will select a new supervisor to represent dant tax revenue to pay for the services that we as San Franciscans the neighborhoods most closely associated with Milk’s legacy. consider necessary. Rafael Mandelman has the right experience, temperament and But our elected officials have mismanaged and misgoverned our values for the job. city. Burdens placed on businesses large and small make operating As a lawyer for cities and affordable housing developers in San Francisco more trouble than it is worth. It will be my around the Bay Area, Mandelman has helped build thougoal as supervisor to change that. No city can survive without sands of units of affordable housing and revitalize declina thriving commercial sector. Commerce means jobs for resG UEST O PINION ing commercial areas. As a commissioner on the Board of idents, money in their pockets to support local businesses, and Appeals, he stood up for neighbors, historic preservation less reliance on strained city services. and tenants. And as president of the Noe Valley and Harvey Milk DeUnlike my competition, I am a political outsider. But I am not a stranger mocratic clubs and elected member of the Democratic County Central to life here as a resident and a property and business owner. My indepenCommittee, he has provided leadership on issues that matter to San dence and my real world, private sector experience is unmatched among my Franciscans: public financing and ethics reforms, health care, and pubcompetitors. I ask for your vote and your support. Visit billfordistrict8.com/. lic transportation, to name a few. Please join the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Bicycle – Bill Hemenger Coalition, California Nurses Association, SF Labor Council, Tenants Union, Bay Guardian, Green Party and Democratic Party in supporting Mandelman for supervisor. Visit rafael2010.com/.

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We are supporting Rebecca Prozan, the common sense independent, first and foremost because she has the most extensive experience and the best record of producing results for San Franciscans. We have both known Rebecca for over 15 years and have seen her work first hand, initially as the LGBT and District 8 liaison to Mayor Willie Brown, then as Park and Rec commissioner followed by a stint as legislative aide to Supervisor Bevan Dufty and now as an assistant district attorney. With her hands-on experience solving problems for district residents under Mayor Brown and Supervisor Dufty, Prozan is ready to fill his shoes as the next “Supervisor Pothole,” the accolade bestowed upon Dufty for his unparalleled attention to constituent problem-solving. In addition, working every day as a prosecutor, she is doing one of the toughest and most important jobs in the city. Taking on cases that range from simple misdemeanors to attempted murder, Prozan is working alongside SFPD to make San Francisco’s streets the safest of any big city in the country. A longtime community leader, Prozan has been on the boards of the Alice B. Toklas and Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic clubs, the Northern California chair of the LGBT caucus of the California Democratic Party along with being a founder of the LGBT Community Center and co-chair of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. From the grassroots to Obama’s LGBT Leadership Committee in 2008 to the DNC’s Change Commission, Prozan’s visionary leadership complements her knowledge and experience in city government. Taking pragmatic, evidence based, non-ideological positions on housing, health care and Muni, and supported by Dufty, Kamala Harris, and numerous District 8 residents, Prozan is the best choice to fill Harvey Milk’s seat as the next District 8 supervisor. Visit www.rebeccaprozan .com.

– Jeff Sheehy and Steve Adams

– Tom Ammiano and Cleve Jones Understands how government works I’m running for supervisor to focus on the basics of running our city government: making Muni more reliable, prioritizing funding for our roads and other infrastructure, ensuring access to health care, making our police department as effective as possible, and bringing more jobs into San Francisco. I will not focus on international affairs or banning toys from Happy Meals. For the past 13 years, I have worked to make our community a better place. I was part of the core group of people who built the LGBT Community Center and served as the center’s board co-chair. As chairman of the San Francisco Democratic Party, I oversaw the registration of 15,000 voters. I co-founded Castro Community on Patrol to make our neighborhoods safer. I served as co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club and on the national board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign, to advance our civil rights. I am a deputy city attorney and understand how our government works. My work and vision have earned me the support of many community leaders and organizations, including state Senator Mark Leno, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisors Sean Elsbernd and Carmen Chu, the Reverend Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani of Glide Church, Ambassador Jim Hormel, Rescue Muni, the police, firefighters, janitors, and health care workers, the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, the Bay Area Reporter, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I would be honored to earn your support. For more information, please go to www. scott2010.com.

–Scott Wiener

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District 8 needs a progressive

evictor lobby by allowing them to completely bypass the protections of the condo lottery. This is not only rewarding bad Although all the candidates are qualified to be supervisor behavior and continuing to undermine rent-controlled of District 8, only one stands out as a natural leader of the housing, it’s a bad deal. Speculators get hundreds of millions progressive movement and follows in the footsteps of Harin increased value while society gets nothing. That’s just bad vey Milk. That candidate is Rafael Mandelman. I moved here leadership. from New Jersey in 2008 with my partner to get married, an act which at its core should not require progressive politics Brian Basinger to accomplish. October 26 is our second anniversary. Upon San Francisco arriving in San Francisco, I volunteered on the No on Prop 8 campaign and was exposed to California politics for the Nava is the superior judicial candidate first time. I taught many political science courses in Jersey I write on behalf of Michael Nava, candidate for San City at Saint Peter’s College, but theory doesn’t always match Francisco Superior Court judge. I have known Michael Nava up with practice. for several years and think very highly of him. He is an exIn theory, every candidate in this district election would tremely intelligent man, talented, hardworking, dedicated, function as a good supervisor. In practice, District 8 needs a kind, generous, ethical, and honest. He is a living example of progressive to meet the needs of its citizens and the only cana perfectly decent human being. He is also very courageous didate to fit that description is Rafael Mandelman. I have in running for this office as an openly gay, Latino man. been asked what made me back Mr. Mandelman as opposed I am a staff attorney at the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, to Scott Wiener, Bill Hemenger or Rebecca Prozan, for each where we provide pro bono services for people living with and every one of these people are very nice in person and I HIV/AIDS. As a staff attorney, I attend many nonprofit have no real beef with any of them. The fact of the matter is community-based events to promote our services that with personalities factored out of the equaand to recruit volunteer attorneys who will astion, leadership on issues like keeping our neighsist our low-income clients. borhoods safe, enacting true Muni reform by Over the years, Michael Nava has volunfollowing up with an analysis of the instituteered at many such community events as a tional structure of Muni (not just the union guest speaker, as a panelist, presenter, mentor, workers’ side of the equation), making sure our etc. It’s been my observation that he has always schools are well-funded, and having our disbeen very generous with his time and his trict retain its progressive voice from the days M AILSTROM knowledge of the law, and he has shared his inof Harvey Milk – all this and more makes sight into the working of the legal services Rafael Mandelman the only choice I could logworld. I have seen him with other attorneys, law ically make in this race. students, professors, community organizers and he is always Words are easy to speak and rhetoric is certainly an art, willing to assist and advise others when they seek him out. but true leadership comes from action and I have never seen He treats everyone with dignity, respect and equanimity. a more passionate, more active candidate for local office in It is for these reasons that I wholeheartedly support and my life. Visit his website or go see him at his campaign headendorse Michael Nava for Superior Court judge of San Franquarter on Market Street and I’m sure you’ll walk away with cisco. We are truly fortunate to have such an individual willthe same impression. ing to assume the responsibilities of this office. I urge all San Franciscans to vote for Michael Nava. Edward Mathews San Francisco Ana Montano San Francisco

Housing is crucial for PWAs As a disabled person with AIDS and as a San Francisco resident, I feel compelled to counter the assertion from Project Inform’s Dana Van Gorder that Scott Wiener will generate the highest possible response to the HIV epidemic [Mailstrom, October 21]. Actual low-income disabled people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco can no longer afford to have the reality of our lives misstated. We have to tell the truth. One very important truth was omitted. Housing is the number 1 unmet need of people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco. Fifty percent of homeless people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco had the first episode of homelessness in their lives as the result of a TIC eviction. On average, these people remained homeless for two years after eviction. Importantly, 25 percent of all Ellis Act evictions were targeting gay men with AIDS in the Castro. According to the Housing and Urban Development Department, only 9.1 percent of people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco have permanent, stable housing. Dana, Scott Wiener and Rebecca Prozan are well-compensated homeowners. They cannot relate to what it feels like to be substantially sick, disabled, living on $845 per month and kicked out of the only place you have ever called home. No one who has ever loved their home, had it ripped away from them and made homeless by some get-richquick-scheme could possibly consider making their political beds with the TIC evictor lobby. I have a long history and a lot of affection for candidates Scott Wiener and Rebecca Prozan. However, on this issue they are dead wrong. Both strongly support TIC evictions and are proposing to give away hundreds of millions of dollars in increased value in a special windfall to the speculative

GetEqual and transparency Reading “GetEqual again zaps Obama,” [October 14] was a troubling experience for this reader. What starts off as a news story about a newsworthy bird-dogging campaign of the U.S. president devolves into a budgetary critique of GetEqual. Furthermore, the article takes a turn from news to opinion when author Seth Hemmelgarn asserts “with solicitations to LGBT community members comes a need for transparency” (emphasis added). Although the article painstakingly delves into GetEqual’s budget, funding sources, and spending, the article never explains what the “need for transparency” is and what the criteria, (legal, ethical, or otherwise) for that “need” may be. I was interested in learning more about GetEqual’s protest in Miami and its context in the fight for equal rights. Instead I read an article that was largely an implied but vague criticism of the organization’s budgetary practices. As a result, the reader is given the impression that there may be something fishy about how GetEqual is raising funds or spending money, although the author never explains what standard GetEqual should be meeting, much less whether such an impression is deserved. Transparency is a vehicle through which government and non-governmental organizations can be measured. Transparency – in itself – is not a measure of an organization. I would hope that future B.A.R. articles will provide readers with criteria against which they are making their critiques, and keep their assertions on the editorial page. Ian Hart San Francisco

Halloween safety event Sat. S

nity to enjoy the festive weekend by perhaps having a home party or going to a planned event at a club,” Limbert said, adding that people should drink responsibly and should not leave their drink unattended. Also, he cautioned people not to mix drugs and alcohol. Sister Flatulina Grande said that recent hate-motivated assaults in the Castro prompted the charitable drag nun group to “return to our street ministry and resurrect our successful Stop the Violence campaign.” SFPD, the San Francisco Patrol Special Police, and the San Francisco Safety Awareness for Everyone organization will also be on hand at Saturday’s event.

CBD seeks Castro ‘ambassadors’ In an effort to make the Castro more accessible and welcoming to visitors and tourists, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District is starting a new program

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Association. “The safety whistles were made famous by Harvey Milk and immortalized in the movie, Milk everal Castro groups are joining ... but a lot of people don’t have one forces Saturday, October 30 to yet, and many who do have one don’t promote public safety in advance know how to use them effectively.” of Halloween. While there is no CasIt’s not just about blowing your tro Halloween street party this year, own whistle if you are in trouble, bars and restaurants will be open in Craig said, but people also need to the gayborhood. know what to do when they see or With that in mind, Castro hear someone else in trouble. Community on PaThe Saturday afternoon event trol, Triangle Martial will inform people of the “whisArts, and the Sisters tle 1-2-3” safety information. of Perpetual Indul“It’s a simple three-step process gence will hold their that anyone can follow,” Craig pre-Halloween safety said. event Saturday at 4 Greg Carey, chair of p.m. at the 17th CCOP, added, “It’s not N EWS B RIEFS Street pedestrian possible to have a policeplaza, at Castro and man or Castro patrol volunteer on Market streets. every corner, so we need to return to One of the things safety representhe notion that as a community we tatives will do at the event is distribtake care of each other.” ute whistles. San Francisco Police Sergeant “We want to get a whistle into the Chuck Limbert, who works out of hands of everyone in the Castro,” Mission Station, reiterated the city’s said Ken Craig, a grand master and “Home for Halloween” program. founder of the Triangle Martial Arts “I want to encourage the commu-

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Election could have Leno, Ammiano on the move by Matthew S. Bajko epending on how the political winds blow Tuesday, November 2, openly gay state lawmakers Senator Mark Leno and Assemblyman Tom Ammiano could find themselves positioned to leave Sacramento for public office in San Francisco or Washington, D.C. Should Mayor Gavin Newsom win his bid to be California’s next lieutenant governor then Ammiano could find himself being elected the city’s interim mayor. It is a position Ammiano twice ran for but lost at the ballot box. A number of supervisors say they want Ammiano to move into Room 200 should the job become available. They contend Ammiano has the six votes needed among the current board to be elected to the post. “We may have a ‘Run, Tom, Run’ situation à la 1999,” Supervisor Chris Daly told the Bay Area Reporter, referring to the write-in campaign that propelled Ammiano into that year’s mayoral race in which he forced then-

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presidency then going to Campos. Campos declined to comment on such speculation, and Chiu did not respond to an interview request. Herrera would only say he is focused on his mayoral campaign. “I obviously am an announced candidate for mayor and I am focused on winning the election of 2011. And I really haven’t given any thought beyond that,” said Herrera. Another scenario involves Leno, who has made no secret that he is interested in becoming mayor. He has told associates he believes he has Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, left, enough support to be elected interim and state Senator Mark Leno mayor, most likely if the candidates he has endorsed for supervisor this year win their races and are given the job of Mayor Willie Brown into a surprise deciding how to fill the vacancy. runoff. But another office could be in his Ammiano, who is expected to easfuture, as Leno may instead find himily win a second term in the Assembly self prepping a run for Congress. Tuesday, left the door open to being If Republicans win back the House named mayor during a brief phone infrom Democrats, then current Speakterview with the B.A.R. this week. er Nancy Pelosi could opt to retire “You never say never in politics, from the San Francisco seat she has that is the rule, but I am extremely satheld since 1987. Leno, who did not reisfied in Sacramento. That is my priturn calls for comment, would then ority,” said Ammiano. have a chance to be the first out person Termed out openly gay Suelected to Congress from the Bay Area. pervisor Bevan Dufty, It is a seat the LGBT community who is running to be has coveted since Pelosi defeated mayor next year and former gay Supervisor Harry would be barred from Britt in a special election folvoting for himself to be inlowing the death of Congressterim mayor, said his former woman Sala Burton. Her reboard colleague would be a tirement would likely draw shoo-in if the cura wide field of rent board votes people wanting on Newsom’s reP OLITICAL N OTEBOOK to be her succesplacement. sor, with Leno at “Ammiano the top of the list of likely contenders. could count to six with the current Ammiano, though, would not be board,” said Dufty, who has stated he one of them, as he told the B.A.R. this does not want the job on an interim week he has no desire to head east. basis. “I think this is one Italian-American Openly gay Supervisor David who will stay in California,” he said. Campos agreed with Dufty that Ammiano would be a clear favorite District attorney among the current board. could also be up for grabs “I do believe, looking at where Along with mayor the city’s district things are at City Hall, if anyone could attorney position could also be up for get six votes, it would be Tom Ammigrabs should the current officeholder, ano in my view,” said Campos. Kamala Harris, be elected the state’s The one wild card is just who attorney general next week. She would would vote for the interim mayor. then also step down, leaving it to the Statewide officeholders will be sworn mayor to fill the vacancy ahead of next in January 3, but Newsom has indicatfall’s general election race. ed he might try to delay his ceremony Harris’s openly gay chief of adminuntil after the winners of the evenistration, Paul Henderson, told the numbered supervisor seats on this B.A.R. this week he would run for the year’s ballot are sworn in January 8. seat if his boss steps down. Newsom spokesman Tony Winnicker “Absolutely,” said Henderson, a nasaid any talk of what could happen is tive San Franciscan who grew up in pure speculation until after the outthe city’s Bayview Hunter’s Point come of next week’s election. neighborhood. “It is something I am “Hopefully, San Francisco political excited about.” intrigue can wait a couple more weeks Another gay candidate expected to when it comes to all those hypothetical seek the DA post is current Police situations,” said Winnicker. “What is Commissioner Jim Hammer, a forclearly true is that Mayor Newsom will mer deputy district attorney. He told do everything he can to ensure there is the B.A.R. his current focus is seeing not a radical mayor installed through that all the Democrats seeking a back room deal in Room 200.” statewide office are elected. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd told the “I definitely am interested in the B.A.R. he thinks the new board should job but I have been focused on this be given the task of finding a tempoelection next Tuesday,” said Hammer. rary mayoral appointee until voters can “I also am focused on my work on the elect someone to the job for a full term Police Commission. That has been my next November. He also said he would focus. After the election I will start to not vote for anyone who plans to run take a more serious look at” running for the job to be the interim mayor. for district attorney. As for whom that person would be, The seat will be up for grabs no Elsbernd said, “I can’t predict anything matter what happens next week. Harabout what will happen.” ris is locked in a tough fight against If no one can win enough votes to Los Angeles District Attorney Steve be mayor, then whoever is the board Cooley. If she loses, as some polls are president is the acting mayor. predicting, she would have a year reCity Attorney Dennis Herrera has maining on her term and could decide already pulled papers to run for mayor not to seek re-election locally. and has recused himself from offering Or she could be tapped for an apadvice on when the board should pick pointment to the administration of an interim mayor. The board has President Barack Obama, whom she asked Santa Clara County Counsel helped to elect and has endorsed her Miguel Marquez to provide it with AG bid. Either scenario would result legal guidance on the matter. in a wide field of candidates looking to Some have speculated that Herrera replace her as DA. could win backing from the current Former Police Commissioner board to be the interim mayor. He in David Onek has already pulled papers turn would then appoint the next city to seek the office.▼ attorney, potentially current Board President David Chiu, with the board

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Gays are mad about Madrid by Ed Walsh t was after 1 a.m. on a Wednesday night in Madrid’s gay Chueca district but it didn’t look like a weeknight. Despite cool weather and an intermittent light rain, the streets, bars, and cafes were jammed with people. Locals tell me that that is not unusual. Spain’s economy may be on the skids, but the Spanish are showing no signs of giving up their cherished nightlife any time soon. Although Spain has long enjoyed a robust nightlife, not that long ago, that nightlife did not have much to offer gays. Madrid resident Mili Hernandez, 50, recalled how far ahead the U.S. was on gay rights when she first visited New York City 25 years ago. “When I arrived in the states in 1985, I thought it was a paradise for gays and lesbians. Now I think that

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Mili Hernandez, owner of the Berkana gay bookstore in Madrid’s Chueca district, thinks Spain is “a paradise” for gays and lesbians.

Spain is a paradise for gays and lesbians,” Hernandez told the Bay Area Reporter. In 1993, she opened Berkana, the first gay bookstore in the Chueca neighborhood. In a 10-year span after opening, she saw an explosion of gay bars, nightclubs, and cafes. Chueca (pronounced Choo-ayeka) was named for Federico Chueca, a 19th century heterosexual Spanish composer. By the late 20th century, the area had deteriorated into a dangerous drug-infested slum. But Madrid’s gays turned it around. Elderly residents who couldn’t afford to move out of Chueca were appreciative of the change because they saw the drug addicts move out and the streets became cleaner and safer. The first three gay bars opened in Chueca in 1981. Just three years earlier, Spain had repealed its laws that had made homosexuality illegal. That followed Franco’s dictatorship, which ended with his death in 1975. Spain has had same-sex marriage since 2005. Chueca, within easy walking distance of downtown, is now one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Madrid. Rents and home prices have skyrocketed. Hernandez saw the value of her modest apartment increase from $130,000 when she purchased it in 1996 to nearly $800,000 today. She was forced to move her bookstore from one building in Chueca to another after a huge rent hike. Chueca’s resurgence has helped surrounding businesses thrive. Just last year, Madrid opened a more than 300yard stretch of Fuencarral Street as a pedestrian-only street. It has already become one of the most expensive streets in the city with rents on some high-end shops running at as much as $5,000 a month. Fuencarral intersects with Gran Via, Madrid’s famous wide boulevard lined with that distinctive and often copied Spanish architecture.

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Visitors to Chueca are the beneficiaries of the boom. There are a wide variety of gay places in Chueca, from heterosexual mixed cafes to men’s saunas and cruising bars with dark rooms. The bars and nightclubs have different themes on different nights. You won’t have much trouble figuring out what is going on once you get in town. Chueca’s sidewalks are filled with barkers handing out fliers and trying to convince passersby to come in to sample their club. Once you get in town, you can pick up a copy of the free gay glossy magazine, Shanguide. It is in Spanish but it has handy maps listing gay businesses. The population of Madrid is 3.2 million, or nearly twice that if you count the suburbs. That’s more than enough to support a lively gay scene. And it’s not uncommon for visitors from other European countries to visit Madrid to take in the weekend nightlife. Like most major cities, there are many more nightlife venues for gay

men than lesbians. But the options for gay women include the Fulanita de Tal and the Planet bars in Chueca. South of Chueca, the Medea nightclub is one of the best-known lesbian nightclubs in the city. La Bohemia is on Chueca Plaza and is mostly women. Also in Chueca, the Truco bar is lesbian owned and gay and lesbian mixed. The nightlife options for gay men in Madrid are seemingly endless. The Angel Sierra is right on Chueca Plaza and is often an after-work meeting place where the night starts out before moving on to other more late-night venues. By the way, during the week, bars and saunas are usually busiest early in the evening. Nightclubs and some bars don’t get going until late in the evening. Nightclubs usually don’t open until 11 p.m. and don’t get busy until after 1 a.m. The Diurno Cafe and DVD shop is an example of Madrid’s relatively newfound openness. The gay cafe has glass walls and caters to a younger clientele who have no memory of the bad old days when gay bars were hidden behind covered-up windows and you had to ring a bell to get in. The popular Mito disco in Chueca is gay and lesbian mixed. The LL club in Chueca hosts drag and stripper shows and packs ‘em in even during the week. The Leather Club is a huge venue for the leather community of Madrid. The space also includes a dark room. And when the leather men want to bar hop, they don’t have far to go, the popular Eagle is just a block away. Three bear bars are clustered near each other in Chueca: Hot, Bears bar, and El Paso. Enfrente is a gay bar and cafe in Chueca just across the street from the Hot bar. Liquid, Studio 54, and Pricilla cater to a younger crowd. There are several small gay saunas in Chueca. The Men sauna is among the more popular. The expansive Paraiso sauna, outside Chueca near the Noviciado Metro station, features an indoor pool and two hot tubs. The modern Octopus sauna is closer to Chueca, near the Tribunal Metro station. Its centerpiece is a bar with a glass floor that looks down on its pool.

Sights The Madrid Vision bus is a good way to get around to the major sights of Madrid without getting lost. The buses run about every 10 or 15 minutes and you can hop on or off at stops at the major attractions. The cost is $23 for one day or $28 for two days. (Conversions into dollars are based on the current exchange rate of 1.33 euros per dollar.) The Madrid Card is well worth getting. It allows you free entrance to most museums and many attractions for 24, 48, or 72 hours, priced at $65, $82, and $101, respectively. Free rides on the Madrid Vision bus and the Teleferico gondola ride are included. A bicycle tour is a fun way to see

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Over the years, Academy of Friends, which is popular for its annual Academy Awards gala, has distributed over $8 million to more than 60 Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations and other groups. Mike Horak, who has been executive director since October 2007, has taken a job involving marketing and event coordination and planning for a large winery. He and his partner live in the Napa Valley. Horak had previously told the Bay Area Reporter in an e-mail, “All agencies who have partnered with Academy of Friends will receive their pledge according to the terms of their contract” by December 31, 2010. He had also noted that like most nonprofits AOF, which has a 31-year history, has experienced a decline in corporate contributions, among other fundraising problems. But asked in a phone interview this week if there’s a chance beneficiaries won’t receive their remaining payments until 2011, Horak said, “I don’t believe that is necessarily the case. We are working to make sure that doesn’t happen.” However, he added, “I am not making any guarantees at this point.” Both Horak and AOF board President Alan Keith said Horak’s resignation is unrelated to the group’s financial troubles. They refused to share many specifics on AOF’s finances, saying they’ll talk to the beneficiaries. Keith said he was “sad” to see Horak leave but the job “will be an exciting opportunity for someone.” The group said in a statement that an executive search for a new director would commence this month, and that Horak would work with the board in the coming weeks to help backfill his executive director responsibilities, and would continue on a transitional basis with his administrative and fundraising functions until a replacement is found.

Beneficiaries’ questions Funds for AOF’s beneficiaries come from individual gifts, corporate grants, gala ticket sales, and other sources. Through sales of raffle tickets, gala tickets, or other underwriting, beneficiaries have been required to raise 25 percent of their pledged grant. Beneficiaries also have provided volunteers who set up for the gala, distribute posters, and perform other tasks. As of mid-June, AOF had only distributed $31,380 of the $220,000 it had pledged to this year’s 11 partner organizations.

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and looking to people to volunteer as ambassadors and guides. Andrea Aiello, executive director of the CBD, said that the organization hopes to have the program in place for the upcoming holiday season. Aiello said that the CBD did some recruiting at the Castro Street Fair but that they ideally would like to have between 25-30 people in the program. The guides would provide information only, there is not a patrol component like the Castro Community on Patrol or the San Francisco Patrol Special Police, which provide volunteer street patrols and private security services, respectively, in the area. These guides would help answer questions and point tourists to area attractions and places of interest, such as slain Supervisor Harvey Milk’s old camera store and Pink Triangle Park. “The volunteer ambassadors are a friendly resource to improve the experience of all Castro users, residents, and tourists,” Aiello said in a statement. Aiello said that the volunteers

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This week, Horak wouldn’t say how much is still owed. “That number is between ourselves and the beneficiaries, and we’ll discuss that with them,” he said. It appears there are a lot of things AOF needs to discuss with its beneficiaries. A September 28 meeting between AOF and representatives of the nonprofit beneficiaries left partners with many questions. In a letter obtained by the B.A.R. that was sent to Horak and the board after that meeting, beneficiaries wrote about their “collective concern about the lack of information” from AOF about fulfilling its contracts. “Some agencies raised more money for the 2010 AOF event than they have yet received in proceeds from the gala,” the letter said. “Most would have appreciated an earlier and more thorough acknowledgement of the lack of resources available for the current fiscal year, if only to plan for the loss of that expected revenue.” In their message, the beneficiaries went on to ask several specific questions. They include queries about whether AOF has plans to be transparent about its finances, including breakdowns of how much money from the gala goes to beneficiaries; and whether AOF is willing to inform sponsors and ticket buyers that their money is going toward the previous gala’s expenses and beneficiary obligations. AOF is proposing not to make specific commitments on monetary amounts for 2011, and in exchange groups wouldn’t have to perform the duties they’ve had to in the past. In their letter, the beneficiaries wrote that they would still like “some commitment as to how any proceeds from the 2011 event would be allocated to beneficiaries.” They also call for “transparent accounting and a realistic budget” for the gala and said, “We would be concerned if AOF used the same model for an event whose revenues are not exceeding its expenses.” Toward the end of their letter, the groups said, “ ... We are concerned that if some of these questions are not addressed up front with the active inclusion of the beneficiaries, then the likelihood of a successful 2011 gala will be significantly reduced. Everyone would stand to lose.” Next year’s Academy Awards ceremony will take place February 27, leaving only about four months to plan the gala, which takes place the same evening as the Oscars. Asked about AOF’s response to the beneficiaries’ questions, Horak said they’re in the process of answering them. The B.A.R. previously published a story about AOF’s troubles June 17.

would receive two to three hours of specialized training and generally work in the core Castro business district. If people are interested or want to learn more, they should visit www.castrocbd.org or e-mail Aiello at execdiretor@castrocbd.org.

Fabled ASP director honored Laura Rifkin, the founding director of Fabled ASP, a storytelling project focusing on disabled lesbians, is being honored for her contributions. Rifkin, an out lesbian, will be recognized tonight (Thursday, October 28), at the GLBT Historical Society’s 25th anniversary “Unmasked” gala. Rifkin is one of the 25 specially invited Bay Area luminaries to be honored at the event. Then, next month, Rifkin will receive a Local Heroes Award from Bank of America. Awardees are selected by a community advisory board and Rifkin will be among five people honored. Fabled ASP, which stands for Fabulous/Activist Bay Area Lesbians with Disabilities: A Storytelling Project, currently has a retrospective on exhibit at the main San Francisco Public Library in the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and on the sixth floor.▼

In a letter dated that day to donors, sponsors, and others, Keith said the group would work to make changes. But if there have been changes, they don’t appear to be widely known to the public. A board member told the B.A.R. in September that AOF officials would meet with the paper, but that meeting never happened. AOF’s October 22 announcement of Horak’s resignation came the day after a reporter visited AOF’s building to try to confirm his departure, which had been rumored.

More financial details Horak did discuss some financial matters this week. He said the agency’s budget is approximately $1 million, which is “roughly equivalent to last year.” He said his salary had stayed at about $100,000, which is approximately what it was when he started at AOF. Horak, who had already been doing some work for the winery, which he wouldn’t name, had been working fewer hours at AOF. His pay had been adjusted.

Horak said the budget for the 2011 gala hasn’t been finalized. He said the board is continuing to examine how the gala can be “most cost efficient” while maintaining it as “the premiere event that it always has been.” Dana Van Gorder, Project Inform’s executive director, said his organization is still owed $17,000 on its $20,000 contract. However, he also said that he and Horak had “a really great working relationship” and he’s confident his group will get the rest of its money this year. Project Inform has indicated it wants to be a beneficiary in 2011. Brett Andrews, executive director of Positive Resource Center, said his agency is discussing being a beneficiary again in 2011. He said the September meeting offered a “reality check” of AOF’s challenges, and he indicated other beneficiaries are also now uncertain of whether they want to partner in 2011. Positive Resource Center has received a total of $8,000 of the $50,000 it was supposed to get this year. Andrews said that AOF officials would meet with beneficiaries in No-

vember. He said it’s his “high hope and goal” the rest of his agency’s money will be paid by the end of the year, but they’ll need to hear from AOF’s board “to really have a better understanding of that.” Lance Toma, executive director of Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center, said his group’s contract was for $20,000 this year. So far, API Wellness has received almost $4,000. Rebecca Rolfe, executive director of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, said the center has received $2,425 of the $10,000 it was promised.▼

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San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris is behind in the polls in her bid to become state attorney general.

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Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet is trailing in his congressional race.

Across the country, races could impact LGBT rights analysis by Lisa Keen or hard-core political junkies in the LGBT community, there’s a lot to worry about in the November 2 voting – and not just because there’s the possibility of Republicans taking over the House and Senate. A number of races around the country could have significant impact on both the climate and the landscape for LGBT civil rights nationally. This report identifies several of the most important outcomes to keep an eye on next Tuesday and weighs their outcomes to reflect how much impact they could have on the LGBT community efforts to achieve equal rights. A cumulative score of 100 means the political landscape and climate remain relatively favorable for LGBT civil rights concerns. A zero would signal a significantly unfavorable change. The current status would rank a score of 80; but the latest poll predictions signal a drop to 60:

Dems lose the House Democrats lose the House of Representatives: Democrats currently hold 255 of the 435 House seats. It takes 218 or more to hold the majority. As of last week, Nate Silver, the New York Times’ number cruncher at www.fivethirtyeight.com, was forecasting Republicans would take the majority with 230 seats, leaving Democrats with only 205. Loss of Democratic control in the House means many things: Pro-gay measures have no chance of passage; anti-gay measures do.

Dems keep the Senate Democrats keep the Senate: Democrats currently hold 57 of 100 seats and need 50 to retain the majority (with Democratic Vice President Joe Biden as Senate president). As of last week, Silver was forecasting Democrats would retain the Senate with 51 or 52 seats, to the Republicans 48 or 49. That’s still not a large enough majority for Democrats to break filibusters, for which 60 votes are needed, but at least it cuts off the ability of Republicans to press for passage of antigay measures.

New Hampshire Democrats keep New Hampshire House and Senate: This bellwether state’s marriage equality law just went into effect this year and already three bills have been filed seeking repeal in 2011. Meanwhile, the Democratic majority in both the state House and Senate are in peril November 2, said state Representative Jim Splaine, the openly gay state legislator who authored the marriage bill in the House. Only two of seven Republicans who supported marriage equality were de-

feated in the primary, but the margins of victory on the marriage equality bill in 2009 were razor thin, and Splaine himself is retiring at the end of this year. If Republicans do take back the majority in the legislature, a repeal bill has a strong chance of succeeding. Polls indicate the results Tuesday are simply unpredictable. New Hampshire retains Democratic governor: Now, imagine the New Hampshire legislature passes a bill to repeal its one-year-old marriage equality law and sends it to the governor’s desk. If incumbent Democrat John Lynch is there, it’s very likely that he’ll veto it. But if Republican challenger John Stephen is there, he has promised to sign it. Polls give Lynch a good chance of hanging onto the job.

California California elects Democratic governor: Republican Meg Whitman unabashedly opposes same-sex marriage and voted for Proposition 8. (She favors civil unions.) Democrat Jerry Brown, the state’s attorney general, supports same-sex marriage and has refused to defend California’s samesex marriage ban – Prop 8 – in the landmark lawsuit now before the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Whitman has criticized Brown for his position, and some speculate she could – if elected – intervene to enhance the appeal against federal Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling that the measure is unconstitutional. The team challenging Prop 8 says it is not concerned about that and, truth be told, the 9th Circuit panel will have heard the appeal about a month before the next governor takes office. But the position of the next governor could have some influence if and when the full 9th Circuit and/or the U.S. Supreme Court hear the case. And, legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky noted that, if the 9th Circuit should dismiss the appeal for lack of standing by the current appellants, Whitman “could make a motion in federal court to have the judgment set aside.” Polls call this a toss-up with Brown having a slight, but widening lead. California elects Democratic attorney general: Republican Steve Cooley has also criticized Brown for refusing to defend Prop 8 in court. If elected, he, too, could ask to have a 9th Circuit decision set aside, should it rule that proponents of Prop 8 lack standing. He could also play a pivotal role in the approval of a future initiative should marriage equality advocates need to overturn the anti-gay marriage law by ballot measure. Cooley says he would go to bat for Prop 8; his Democratic opponent, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, says that, because Prop 8 has been declared un-

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EQCA to close some offices by Seth Hemmelgarn he statewide LGBT advocacy group Equality California is reducing its field operations after next week’s elections. The move comes as EQCA shifts strategy in its public education efforts around marriage equality, and as the federal Proposition 8 legal case is fasttracked through the courts. EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors said this week that the field office closings were still being finalized, but the Fresno, Orange County, and San Jose offices would close sometime in November. He said the Riverside office hasn’t been open for most of the year. He said the goal is to keep offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Inland Empire/Coachella Valley open. “We are significantly reducing the door-to-door canvass program and increasing the coalition work,” and other activities, including EQCA’s speakers bureau, he said. Kors said, among other achievements, “In the Latino community, over 30 percent of the people we talked to showed movement after a conversation” about marriage equality. In the black community, that figure was 26 percent. He said EQCA would release an analysis related to what was learned through the door-to-door work sometime in the next few weeks. “Ideally, we would be able to continue the field work at the level it had been going,” Kors said, but he explained that a combination of the weak economy and the field work’s largest 2009 funder not giving money this year made things difficult. He said the anonymous donor had provided a $500,000 grant.

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After the No on 8 campaign two years ago was criticized for virtually ignoring communities of color and voters in the Central Valley and other conservative regions, EQCA had strengthened its outreach efforts. Kors was one of the members of the No on 8 executive committee. EQCA’s total budget, including the Equality California Institute and other organizations, is roughly $6 million to $6.5 million. Another issue at play has been the Prop 8 federal court case. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in August that Prop 8 was unconstitutional. Backers of Prop 8 quickly appealed the ruling. But one issue that’s come up is whether the measure’s supporters have standing to appeal the case. Both Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown – the Democrat who’s running against Republican Meg Whitman for the governor’s post – have declined to defend Prop 8 in court.

Kors said that in August, when the issue of standing became “front and center” and the 9th Circuit appeals court fast tracked the case, it became apparent that “instead of looking at a 9th Circuit decision in 2013, we’re potentially looking at early 2011.” Kors indicated the pace also had an impact on funding. A lot of the door-to-door work had been done in anticipation of another ballot measure. There has been fieldwork supportive of attorney general candidate Kamala Harris and other candidates endorsed by EQCA’s political action committees.

Marriage director departs Kors also said Marc Solomon, EQCA’s marriage director, “is likely going to take a position with another organization” but he wouldn’t say which one, leaving that to Solomon. Solomon said that he has accepted a position with the national Freedom to Marry organization, which confirmed his hire. Kors said the hope is that Solomon will “continue spending a good chunk of his time working with us and our coalition partners.” The total cost savings from closing regional offices and Solomon’s position are approximately $1.3 million, Kors said.▼

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Giants infielder Freddy Sanchez greets fans upon returning to AT&T Park after the NLCS win over Philadelphia. Sanchez was one of the standouts of the pennant playoff, batting over .300 and playing a solid second base.

with which the Giants ended the season. So as I said a few weeks back, enjoy the improbable tortuous moment, however long it lasts and however it may end. This looks to be the beginning of a return to greatness. Barry who?

Gay papers’ publishers wager on Series That was quick. No sooner had the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers clinched spots in the World Series than publishers of the Bay Area Reporter and the Dallas Voice entered into a friendly wager. B.A.R. publisher Thomas E. Horn and his counterpart at the Voice, Robert Moore, have agreed that the publisher in the city of the losTALK ing team will wear the winning team’s gear in a photo to be published in the winner’s newspaper. The losing publisher will also give a personal contribution of $1,000 to the winner’s gay charity of choice in the winner’s city. The bet is similar to one made between Horn and Mark Segal, pub-

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an opportunity for another nickel’s worth of exposure our very own mayor, lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, has declared this to be “San Francisco Giants Pride Week.” The Giants flag is hoisted over City Hall, and buildings such as Coit Tower, City Hall, and San Francisco International Airport are illuminated in Giants’ orange. During performances at War Memorial Opera House, Giants playoff scores have been delivered to raucous applause on the supertitle screens. “The whole city is rallying in enthusiastic support of the San Francisco Giants as they take on the Texas Rangers,” Newsom said in a statement. “I encourage every fan and every local business to show support for the orange and black any way they can throughout the World Series. Let’s show the world San Francisco is a true baseball town and help boost this remarkable team to a World Championship.” Fashion aside, it was a tough, blue-collar approach to the game that landed the Giants in this World Series. In a season of epic games decided by one run, Game 6 of the National League Championship Series will go down in Giants history as one of the franchise’s finest moments. Within the span of one inning, starter Jonathan Sanchez first began the pivotal two-run “outburst” that allowed San Francisco to tie the game against Philadelphia, J OCK then imploded with a loss of control, both in his pitches and his temper, and was picked up by seven shutout innings from the bottomless pitching reserve

Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal honors a bet by wearing a Giants shirt and writing a check for an LGBT charity in San Francisco.

lisher of the Philadelphia Gay News on the outcome of the National League Championship Series. Segal, ever the man to honor a wager, sent us the above photo Tuesday. The $1,000 will go to the GLBT Historical Society, Horn said. Go Giants!▼

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nybody with a lick of fashion sense could have predicted last spring that the San Francisco Giants would be in the World Series. Let’s face it: the G-men wear black and orange, and what colors could be better suited for Halloween? And you can pretty well ex-

pect that we will see the sudden appearance of costumed trick-ortreaters wearing course black hairs on their chinny-chin-chins, inspired by San Francisco closer Brian Wilson’s postseason facial hair and chants of fear-the-beard. Of course, we are also closing in on that other scary autumnal event – Election Day – and not one to miss

Castro Gold’s Gym officials Don Dickerson, Zsolt Jackovics, and Sebastyn Jackovics plan to leave the gym brand when their contractual obligation is up in two years.

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businessman Robert Rowling donated $2.5 million to a conservative organization called American Crossroads, as well as an additional $2,341,880.38 from his company, TRT Holdings. TRT Holdings owns several companies, including Gold’s Gym and Omni Hotels. American Crossroads was created in 2009 by Karl Rove, with a fundraising goal of $50 million to promote Republican candidates in national races. It has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars just in California, according to government transparency advocate the Sunlight Foundation. The organization’s targets have included Senator Barbara Boxer (DCalifornia), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), and Ami Bera, a Democrat running for Congress against incumbent Dan Lungren (R-California), a former state at-

torney general who voted for a constitutional marriage ban and has a zero-percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign. Other candidates supported by American Crossroads include Representative Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), who opposes marriage equality and is currently running for Senate, and Sharron Angle, a Republican Senate candidate in Nevada who indicated on a survey that she favors banning gay couples from adopting. She is in a tight race with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The owners of Gold’s Gym in the Castro said that they only learned of the donation when customers began to complain. “It is very unfortunate that the CEO of TRT Holdings has chosen this course of action,” Don Dickerson, director of operations for Gold’s Gym Bay Area, said in a letter distributed to gym members Monday, October 25. Bay Area brothers Zsolt and Se-

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▼ Richard Bernier 1945 – 2010

Richard Bernier, 65, died at Coming Home Hospice on October 15 after a long bout with liver cancer. Bernier was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1969 with a degree in Russian language and literature. After graduation, he moved to San Francisco and joined the box office staff at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), where he continued to work throughout most of his professional life. For 14 years he was the A.C.T. Box Office Manager. When he retired in 2009, Bernier had worked at A.C.T. for nearly 40 years and was a beloved member of the community. His love of theater and performance went further than his employment at A.C.T. As half of Tanta Productions, Bernier presented Ken Ruta in Diversions and Delights at the Stage Door Theatre; he was also the founder and executive director of Three Wise Monkeys Theatre Company, noted for its celebrated Bay One-Acts Festival, which has continued for almost a decade. He is survived by two sisters and a brother; Elaine Bernier Dupuis of Boston, Gladys Godin of Los Angeles and Raye Godin of Ocala, Florida. Along with his invaluable contributions to the Bay Area theater scene, Bernier is remembered for his warmth and generosity, and he will be deeply missed by his friends and coworkers. A memorial gathering will be held in Fred’s Columbia Room at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street) on November 1, 7–9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to 3WM, Coming Home Hospice, or A.C.T.

Thomas Mark Fry 1936 – 2010

Tom Fry of San Francisco died October 12 of complications of diabetes and pneumonia. He was 74. Tom was ordained in 1963. He organized and ran his Catholic Gay Ministry, funded by 60 priests, the Franciscan Fathers, and Sen. John Vasconcellos. He co-founded Dignity San Francisco in 1973. Survivors include his brother Larry and several nieces and nephews. Ivan Lowney, his 21-year partner, died in 1994. Tom was active in many causes. He met Martin Luther King in Atlanta, and marched with him in Selma. He supported Cesar Chavez and was opposed to the Vietnam War. The family suggests memorial donations be made to Dignity/SF or to

Gold’s Gym bastyen Jackovics have run Gold’s Gyms for over two decades, and in the letter announced their intention to separate from the Gold’s Gym brand. Like their gyms in San Francisco’s South of Market district, San Mateo, Oakland, and Marin, the Jackovics’s Castro location is a franchise. Their current contract, which was signed before TRT acquired Gold’s, requires that they remain with Gold’s until September 2012. Until then, they pledged, “For every dollar we pay Gold’s Gym in franchise fees we will donate an equal or greater amount to LGBT charities.” Their decision comes amidst plans to expand the size of the gym and add two floors of rental housing. “We’re going to end our relationship with Gold’s Gym one way or another,” Sebastyen Jackovics said. “If we can sever those ties sooner rather than later, all the better.” The Jackovicses and Dickerson told the Bay Area Reporter that their

OBITUA RIES the donor’s favorite charity. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, November 13, 10 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., San Francisco.

Robert L. Lafalcia 1948–2010

River area attending Sonoma State and working for Charles Brown in the front office at Noel’s Automotive. Mark was well known for fixing all his neighbors’ cars to the point that one named their child after him. Mark is remembered by all who were close to him as having a big heart, a great smile and a desire to help everyone around him. He is survived by his brother Terry, sister Jennifer, brotherin-law Steven Teig, and honorary brother Virgil Parrett. We will miss him. A celebration of Mark’s life is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7 in Monte Rio. Visit www.TerryMiller.biz /MarkCelebLife for details.

Robert L. Lafalcia, a longtime resident of San Francisco, died peacefully on September 24, 2010. He was 62. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Bob, as he was better known by his many friends, came to San Francisco in the late 1970s and was actively involved in various Leather groups such as The Golden Bears and Mama’s Family, where he was christened Naked Bare. In his spare time, he loved to work on computer hardware and was basically the most happy-go-lucky fellow you could ever hope to meet. As his partner, Stanley, better described him, “If you ever needed help with anything, and I mean anything, Bob was always there for you, no questions asked.” After retiring from UCSF In April 2009, where he served as Data Services Supervisor for almost 10 years, he and Stanley Grant, his partner of 8 years, left San Francisco and migrated to Palm Springs, where he resided until his death. He is survived by his brother, Bill Lafalcia, and one niece, Diana Cook, both of St. Petersburg, Florida; his loving partner, Stanley Grant; his devoted pooch, Poppy, a beautiful guardian angel by the name of Michael Nagle, who turned Bob on to root beer floats; Kane Price, Kene Rosa of Los Angeles, James Connelly of Bombay Beach, and Joey Calavetta, Steve Christensen, Brent Clemons, John Villegas, Richard Neal, Michael Rupenthal, Matthew Hawkins, and Nathan Hall, all of San Francisco. Funeral services are to be held in Brooklyn, New York on October 25, 2010.

“The Countess” was how we who were lucky enough to have known him would refer to James. “Jimmy” was born in the Philippines, and as a young man came to the United States. Talented beyond mention, he performed doing spot on impersonations of Liza and La Garland at La Cage Au Follies in Los Angeles. With the love of his life, Ernest Fischer, he came to San Francisco in the seventies. Gracious to all, and with a heart of gold, Jimmy lived life to the fullest. Loved by all who knew him, generous to a fault, and with a real sense of community, he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. His kindness will be remembered by all who knew him, as well as his stylish silhouette, razor sharp sense of humor, and dinners prepared for six on the fly. Without a pretentious bone in his body, he was equally at home with those he impersonated on stage, and those he met through his volunteer work at the Asian Wellness Center and TARC. His family, Shena Blue, David, Rene, miss him already, and it’s been mere minutes since he was here. Lucky Heaven is when its doors open for him. Peace.

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June 27, 1965 – September 18, 2010

Last week’s obituary for Dennis Tyler contained incorrect memorial information. The celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 30 from noon to 5 p.m. upstairs at Kimo’s, 1351 Polk Street.

Mark grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and spent much of his life in Portland, Oregon as an entrepreneur and Assistant General Manager of the Portland Winterhawks, where he was recognized as the Western Hockey League’s Marketing Director of the Year, 1993. While in Portland, Mark was an LGBT leader, serving as president of the Portland Area Business Association, and on the Board of the Phoenix Rising Foundation. In 2003, Mark moved to San Francisco to be closer to his family, and in 2008 to the Russian

priority is supporting the local LGBT community. Over the last decade, Dickerson said, the gym has donated or provided resources to San Francisco Pride, Academy of Friends, Folsom Street Fair, Maitri Hospice, Pets Are Wonderful Support, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Meanwhile, other companies are also trying to distance themselves from TRT. Colleen Cronin, general manager of Omni Hotel San Francisco, also distanced her company from the donation. “Omni is non-political,” she wrote in an e-mail. “Omni has not and did not make a donation to any political organizations.” She added that the hotel has been a major benefactor to Academy of Friends, as well as a significant fundraiser for the San Francisco AIDS Walk. For his part, Sebastyen Jackovics is looking forward to ending his connection to TRT. “When a group of guys who buy a business – any business – really don’t understand the core values of that business ... it doesn’t make any sense to me,” he said.▼

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whom helped to pass Prop 8, and disclosing to a reporter for the New York Times’ Bay Area section that she had met with Prop 8 backer Lorenzo Hoopes, whose reappointment to the city’s Paramount Theatre board has been in limbo due to his antigay stance, and had accepted a $200 donation from him. None of the candidates appear to be a clear frontrunner in the race. Making things even more unpredictable, Oakland is using rankedchoice voting for the first time this year to pick its mayor. “I think people think this is still a horse race,” said Colbruno. No matter the mayoral candidate people are backing, Colbruno hopes all Oaklanders will turn out to the city’s first Election Day party his firm the Milo Group is organizing. It takes place Tuesday, November 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Miss Pearl’s Jam House in Jack London Square on Oakland’s waterfront.▼

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Madrid the top sights of Madrid quickly because you can drive onto the plazas and the pedestrian-only paths that are off limits to the bus tours. Bravo Bike tours are among the best. It ranks ninth of all Madrid attractions on www.TripAdvisor.com. The Prado Museum is regarded as one of the most famous art galleries in the world, exhibiting works by Rubens, Goya, Titian, and Velazquez. The Plaza Mayor was completed in 1619 and is Madrid’s most famous square. It is a pedestrian-only open space surrounded by historical buildings and is filled with cafes and street performers now. You will find the oldest restaurant in the world, Botin, just behind Plaza Mayor. It was founded in 1725 and holds the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest eatery anywhere. Retiro Park is the city’s best-known park and one of its most popular attractions. Officially called Parque del Buen Retiro, the park was opened to the public in 1868 after being off limits to everyone except royalty. Retiro Park’s centerpiece is a man-made lake. Madrid residents jam this park on the warm summer nights. The Teleferico is an aerial gondola ride that connects the Parque del Oeste (West Park) and the Casa de Campo Park. It offers great views of the city as you are whisked away from one side of the city to the other. The centerpiece of Oeste Park is an Egyptian monument. The Temple of Debod, which dates back to 2 BC, was a gift from Egypt. Casa de Campo is the city’s largest green space. Attractions in the park include a zoo, amusement park, and boating lake. Puerta del Sol is a plaza that is at the geographic center of Spain. The plaza is lined with cafes and restaurants and is filled with street performers and people who are drawn to the open space and sunshine. Visitors crowd around a plaque on the sidewalk across the street from the plaza that marks the geographic center of the country. Tourists have their photos taken touching the plaque on the sidewalk that marks the spot.

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While the royal family no longer lives at the Royal Palace in Madrid, it continues to be used for official functions.

The Royal Palace is the place where royals have governed Spain since Carlos III in 1764. The palace is open to the public now but if you go, it’s a good idea to get there early before the line gets too long. Spain’s royal family does not live in the palace but it is still used for official occasions.

Accommodations The Me by Melia Hotel, which markets itself to the gay community, is within easy walking distance to Chueca and a number of Madrid’s most famous sights. This four-star hotel is deserving of its reputation for excellence and it’s no wonder it is the favorite of George Clooney and other celebrities when they visit the city. Hostal Puerta del Sol is a good choice if you are on a budget. It is on Puerta de Sol Plaza. It bills itself as a gay hotel but it is gay and heterosexual mixed. It is in the center of the city, just steps from Chueca. Casa Chueca and the Hostal Dolce Vita are small hotels in the heart of Chueca and are also good options if you are on a tight budget. The modern chic Oscar Hotel, the heart of Chueca, has a gay bar on the ground floor. The four-star hotel is just two years old and is already drawing a loyal clientele.

Getting there and around Madrid’s subway system, Metro,

runs directly to the Madrid airport. Don’t rent a car unless you plan on doing a lot of driving outside of the city. You can buy a one-use ticket for $2.60. A one-day unlimited ride pass is $9, two days is $11.50 and a five-day pass is $23.

Safety Madrid, like most major cities of Europe, has a serious problem with pickpockets. It’s a good idea to leave most of your money, important cards, and passport locked in your hotel safe. In public, keep all valuables in front of you where you can see them. Avoid walking with cameras, handbags or fanny packs dangling from your body as they can be tempting targets for thieves who will rip them off and run.

Language It is big help to know at least some Spanish before going to Madrid. If you don’t know any, it would be a good idea to carry a phrase book with you or give yourself a crash course on the basics on the flight over. Most Spanish people know some English but they aren’t as fluent in English as most other European countries. Most hotels and tourist attractions have employees who are fluent in English. For more information on travel to Spain, the official tourist board’s website for Americans is www.okspain.org/us. ▼

D8 how to get the job done,” said Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Prozan, adding that she is “someone who is experienced, has got the right temperament to look you in the eye and tell you yes, tell you no, and make sure the job is done right.” Deputy City Attorney Scott Wiener argued he not only has the experience to be supervisor but would focus on local matters should he be elected. He criticized the board for tackling issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the midst of dealing with the city’s budget deficit this year. “I am running to focus on the basics of running a city not on international affairs,” said Wiener. Local attorney Rafael Mandelman agreed with his opponents that preserving city services should be the board’s number one priority, but he chided them for not proposing how to pay for such things as bus service or filling potholes amid declining revenues. “I don’t hear a lot of pragmatic choices being made up here,” said Mandelman. “If we want world class services; if we want to live like we are Swedes it doesn’t work to tax ourselves like Alaskans.” Business executive Bill Hemenger sent his campaign manager to fill in for him at the Thursday, October 21 forum co-sponsored by the LGBT Community Center. He told the Bay Area Reporter he was on a boat that night watching the San Francisco Giants game. Heading into the final days of the campaign, he said this week he is “feel-

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District 8 candidates Scott Wiener, Rebecca Prozan, Rafael Mandelman, and Bill Hemenger have held numerous debates and forums, including this one on October 8.

ing very good. I am feeling very energized.” His main message throughout the campaign has been that the city needs to become friendlier to businesses both small and large in order to rebuild its tax base and create good paying jobs for residents. The candidates have voiced various proposals on how to tackle the deficit and improve the local business climate. Hemenger has proposed a moratorium on the city’s payroll tax for up to five years, arguing that the way it is currently structured is a disincentive for businesses to add employees once they reach a certain financial threshold. All three of his opponents have joined him in criticizing the payroll tax but differ on what to do about it. While he agrees the city should look at restructuring its payroll tax, Wiener has expressed misgivings about a moratorium and how the city

would recoup the lost revenue. He wants to strengthen restrictions against employees inflating their salaries right before retirement in order to increase their pensions. Prozan has warned that the city will need to renegotiate its labor contracts again next year to deal with the deficit and would restrict overtime for city employees to those at the bottom of the salary schedule. She also wants to see the city change its contracting procedures so that more businesses in San Francisco and California benefit. “We need to take city dollars and invest them here,” said Prozan. Mandelman has voiced support for looking at a local income tax, despite the fact current state law forbids cities from imposing such a tax. He has also floated the idea of rent control for commercial properties as a way to deal with vacant storefronts. “We have to look at how to tap the

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constitutional, the attorney general should not appeal it. Cooley has a slight lead in the latest polls.

Iowa Iowa retains three justices: One of the smallest races in the country is getting big attention: the re-election campaigns of three Iowa Supreme Court justices. All three were on the seven-member bench that unanimously ruled in 2009 that the state constitution requires same-sex couples be treated the same as straight couples when it comes to marriage licensing. Justices in Iowa are appointed by the governor but must stand for retention at the end of their first year and the end of each eight-year term. Groups unhappy with the 2009 ruling have turned the retention election for Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit into a referendum on same-sex marriage. Those groups include the antigay American Family Association, the Family Research Council, and the National Organization for Marriage. The Des Moines Register reported last week that NOM has spent $200,000 in television ads to oppose the justices’ reelection. Meanwhile, a bipartisan coalition has been formed to support the justices’ retention. It is headed up by former Governor Robert Ray (R) and former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack (D). As of October 4, reports the Register, the contests are a toss-up, with 44 percent of 550 likely voters saying they’ll vote for retention, 40 percent against, and 16 percent saying they’ll retain “some.” The margin of error is plus or minus 4.2 percent. The Register quoted a Vanderbilt University law professor as saying, “It is virtually unheard of for a judge to lose a retention race.”

House seats David Cicilline, the openly gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, is given a 91 percent chance of winning the four-way race to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District. For the LGBT community, it would mean a fourth openly gay member of Congress. Steve Pougnet, the openly gay mayor of Palm Springs, California, is given less than a 3 percent chance of unseating incumbent Republican Representative Mary Bono Mack. But Pougnet has raised significant money and interest in his first run for Congress and Bono Mack’s popularity has been waning since 2002. This race may not put a fifth openly gay member in Congress, but it could serve as an important practice run down the road when the political pendulum swings against Republicans.

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Barney Frank is Congress’ most veteran openly gay member – in seniority, experience, and age. He’s now 70. Massachusetts politicos who hope to take over his reign in the state’s 4th Congressional District are already starting to stage their practice runs. That includes Republican Sean Bielat, whose campaign slogan – “Retire Barney” – seeks to capitalize on the notion that Frank is old enough to retire. The polls don’t give him much of a chance to “retire” Frank this year – poll cruncher Silver wrote that Frank’s prospects for re-election are at 96 percent. But he forecasts Frank will win only about 56 percent of the vote, and that’s down dramatically from previous re-election runs in the midterms, when Frank has won re-election with 99 and 98 percent. In the presidential election years, Frank won with 78 percent in 2004 and 68 percent in 2008. So, if Frank slips much below 68 percent this year, political pundits and potential challengers will almost certainly smell blood in the water, whether it’s there or not.

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Maine Maine elects Democratic governor: Equality Maine, the state’s LGBT civil rights group, said that Tea Party Republican candidate Paul LePage would not only veto a marriage equality bill if one came to his desk, but “supports gutting the Maine Human Rights Act,” which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Democratic candidate Libby Mitchell is the polar opposite: According to Maine Public Radio, she would “restore the gay marriage law that was repealed by Maine voters last fall.” Independent candidate Eliot Cutler supports same-sex marriage, too. But guess who’s at the top of the latest poll? LePage. According to the Portland Press Herald on October 22, a poll of 600 registered voters has LePage at 32 percent, Mitchell at 20 percent, and Cutler at 19. Twenty-one percent are undecided and the rest are promised to minor party candidates.

Minnesota Minnesota elects Democratic governor: LGBT interest in this race really began to escalate after the Target and Best Buy chains donated big money to a group called Minnesota Forward, and Minnesota Forward ran ads in support of Republican candidate Tom Emmer. Emmer’s website makes clear he opposes equal rights to marriage for gay couples and he led an effort in the state legislature to adopt a constitutional amendment to ban them. By contrast, Democrat Mark Dayton supports equal rights for LGBT people and his website includes a prominent and thorough discussion of that support. Polls indicate Dayton will be the likely winner.▼

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great wealth that exists in this city,” he said, later adding that, “We are not going to be able to have the services I think everybody in this room wants to have if we don’t find a way to pay for them.”

Campaign spending The amount of money being spent on the race by the candidates and various outside groups also came up. As of Monday, October 25 the spending cap for Prozan, Mandelman, and Hemenger had been set at $363,000 while it went up to $323,000 for Wiener. The city’s Ethics Commission raised the amounts because $366,227 has already been spent on supporting Wiener’s candidacy while the amount of money spent on Mandelman’s benefit when added to that spent to defeat Wiener had surpassed the $326,000 mark. All four of the candidates have qualified for public financing of their campaigns. According to the latest campaign finance reports, the quartet

combined had spent nearly $501,000 on the race as of October 16. By the time the campaign ends next week, close to $1 million likely will have been spent by the candidates and outside groups. “It shouldn’t be about buying elections. It should be about electing the best representative for this district and that is me,” said Prozan. Mandelman noted that, “private money is flooding into this race” but defended having the financial support of such groups as the California Nurses Association, the San Francisco Democratic Party and the San Francisco Labor Council. “They know me and know the work I have done,” he said. “I am weary of the many other forces spending money in this race to see I am not elected.” Despite the backing he has received from special interests, Wiener argued he has run a community-based campaign and would not be beholden to anyone at City Hall. “I am going to represent you well,” said Wiener. “I will work with every single member of that board no matter how much I disagree with that supervisor.”▼

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OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033049500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TREASURE ISLAND SOUVENIRS,1201 C Bayside Drive, San Francisco,CA 94130. This business is conducted by a general partnership, signed Chris Ziegler. 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 09/28/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033051200

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are : CHILLI CHA CHA THAI NOODLE CAFE. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 71 Stevenson Street,Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at:3166 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. Type of license applied for:

41 ON-SALE BEER AND WINE EATING PLACE OCT. 28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033053800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CYNTHIA PERCY’S WAX GARAGE, 760 Market Street, Suite 942,San Francisco,CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Cynthia Kanios. 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 09/30/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ZEN DEN WEB SERVICES, 183 Franklin Street, #8, San Francisco,CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Chad Bell. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 04/01/09.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/29/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO STATEMENT OF DAMAGES(PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH) CASE NO. CGC-09-485504 TO: DEFENDANT R.A.H. CORPORATION DBA NATIONAL RENT-A-CAR, PLAINTIFF, JOHN D. LEVENHAGEN SEEKS DAMAGES IN THE ABOVEENTITLED ACTION, AS FOLLOWS. GENERAL DAMAGES: PAIN, SUFFERING, AND INCONVENIENCE: $50,000.00 SPECIAL DAMAGES: MEDICAL EXPENSES - $6,587.28 DATE: APRIL 12, 2010. SIGNED -ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:JAY CHAFETZ, ESQ. (SBN #95778)

STATEMENT FILE A-033051900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as DNA CUSTODIAL, 1160 Turk Street,San Francisco,CA 94115. This business is conducted by a general partnership, signed Anthony Crecy. 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 09/29/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033042800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as INN ON BROADWAY, 2201 Van Ness Avenue,San Francisco,CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, signed Sangita Patel. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 08/31/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/24/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033057100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD,910 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco,CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Faisal Fadli. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/01/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/01/10.

OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033048200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as COMFORT HOME CARE,2130 Fillmore Street,#262, San Francisco,CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Vannessa Pelobello. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 09/28/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/28/10.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. 400 MCALLISTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033032300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PRECOG SPORTS 189 Parnassus Avenue, #2, San Francisco,CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Brandon Markey. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 05/01/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/17/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033061900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as HANDS OF DUANE, 4077A 24th Street, San Francisco,CA 941143715. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Curtis Duane Gammill. 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 10/04/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033061800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as HANDS OF DUANE, 2120 Market Street,Suite 201, San Francisco,CA 94114-1375.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Curtis Duane Gammill. 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 10/04/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE# CNC-10547207

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033068100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GOLDEN HANDS SALON,83 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco,CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Henadz Harbaruk. 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 10/06/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033049300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as SAN FRANCSICO CAREER COLLEGE, 1167 Mission Street, Suite 420,San Francisco,CA 94103.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Margaret K. Lee. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 09/28/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/28/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033072100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as AKI FISH & DELI, 310 Bayshore Blvd.,San Francisco,CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, signed Chieko Nagata. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/08/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/08/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033072600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as HYBRYD WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE, 221 11th Street,San Francisco,CA 94103.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Patrick J. Tierney. 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 10/08/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033046100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as LET’S GET IT OM, 714 Page Street,San Francisco,CA 94117.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Maria Gallegos. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 09/27/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/27/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033077100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CHAN LIMOUSINE,2142 42nd Avenue, San Francisco,CA 94116.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Chan Kwok Man. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/12/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/12/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033066700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as EAGLE SECURITY SERVICE/CERNY’S LOCKSMITH, 26203 Production Avenue, Suite 5, Hayward,CA 94545.This business is conducted by a corporation, signed Zackery Mueck. 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 10/06/10.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME: #A-031583500 The following persons have abandoned the use of the ficticious business name known as KOHSHI, 1737 Post Street,#335,San Francisco, CA 94115. This business was conducted by a limited liability company, signed Jay Cowan. The ficticious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/21/08.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME: #A-031583400 The following persons have abandoned the use of the ficticious business name known as 1.SCENTS OF JAPAN,2.JAPAN INCENSE , 2370 Market Street,#321, San Francisco, CA 94114.This business was conducted by a limited liability company, signed Jay Cowan. The ficticious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/21/08.

OCT. 14,21,28,NOV. 4, 2010 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are : ANNIE SHIHCHU SUN. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 71 Stevenson Street,Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2819 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94115.Type of license applied for:

41 ON-SALE BEER AND WINE EATING PLACE OCT. 28, NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE# CNC-10547240 In the matter of the application of SEE HIN LIM for change of name. The application of SEE HIN LIM for change of name having been ﬁled in Court, and it appearing from said application that SEE HIN LIM ﬁled an application proposing that his/her name be changed to HARVEY LIM. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Room 218 on the 21st of December, 2010 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE# CNC-10547236 In the matter of the application of MINDI SU MATSON for change of name and gender. The application of MINDI SU MATSON for change of name and gender having been ﬁled in Court, and it appearing from said application that MINDI SU MATSON ﬁled an application proposing that his/her name be changed to MIN ROBERT KELLY-MATSON and his/her gender be changed from female to male. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Room 218 on the 30th of November, 2010 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE# CNC-10547238 In the matter of the application of NADEZHDA VIKTOROVNA MASHARIPOVA for change of name. The application of NADEZHDA VIKTOROVNA MASHARIPOVA for change of name having been ﬁled in Court, and it appearing from said application that NADEZHDA VIKTOROVNA MASHARIPOVA ﬁled an application proposing that his/her name be changed to NADIA MASHAR. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Room 218 on the 16th of December, 2010 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033079600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as WAROE,2843 Geary Blvd., San Francisco,CA 94118.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Daniel Asfaha. 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 10/13/10.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033073000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TAG/CMWEST, A JOINT ASSOCIATION, 930 Montgomery Street, Suite #302, San Francisco,CA 94133.This business is conducted by an unincorporated association other that a partnership, signed Lionel Recio. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 08/26/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/08/10.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as C TWO ENTERTAINMENT, 345 Taylor Street, San Francisco,CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, signed Elizabeth Rosas. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 09/29/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 09/29/10.

In the matter of the application of NFN ZERENWENGXU for change of name. The application of NFN ZERENWENGXU for change of name having been ﬁled in Court, and it appearing from said application that NFN ZERENWENGXU ﬁled an application proposing that his/her name be changed to TSERING WANGCHUK DENMA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Room 218 on the 7th of December, 2010 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

The following persons have abandoned the use of the ficticious business name known as 1.JAPAN INCENSE, 2. SCENTS OF JAPAN, 2456 Chestnut Street,San Francisco, CA 94123. This business was conducted by a limited liability company, signed Jay Cowan. The ficticious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/06/07.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ORBITECH VENTURES, 31 Romain Street, San Francisco,CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Richard Utting. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 09/14/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/13/10.

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OCT. 7,14,21,28, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033051600

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME: #A-030373200

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033081000

STATEMENT FILE A-033078600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as HEAVEN QI & EARTH, 2906 Lyon Street, San Francisco,CA 94123.This business is conducted by a corporation, signed Elizabeth McDowell. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 02/04/06.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/13/10.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033094700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TAK HUNG COMPANY,279 28th Avenue, San Francisco,CA 94121.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Lai-Lai Lau. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/20/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/20/10.

OCT. 21,28,NOV. 4,11, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033083500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as K.K.W WHOLESALE, 15 Boutwell Street, San Francisco,CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, signed Hameed Aziz. 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 10/14/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033052500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as COP N BLOW INTERNATIONAL, 2595 43rd Avenue, #7,San Francisco,CA 94116.This business is conducted by an individual, signed David Green. 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 09/29/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033094800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as YOUR BEST SKIN, 595 Buckingham Way, #301,San Francisco,CA 94132.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Susan A. Upton. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/10/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/20/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033101900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as HARKINS BUILDERS, 124 20th Avenue, San Francisco,CA 94121.This business is conducted by an individual, signed John P Harkins. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 03/01/05.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/25/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033102800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as POLENTA PUBLISHING, 110 Pacific Avenue,#268, San Francisco,CA 94111.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Maria Vezzetti Matson. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/25/10.The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/25/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033092600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GROUNDSWELL RAINSCAPES, 245 Noe Street, San Francisco,CA 94114.This business is conducted by an individual, signed Kathyrn L. Sawyer. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/18/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/18/10.

OCT. 28,NOV. 4,11,18, 2010 STATEMENT FILE A-033104600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as 1.B.E.E., 2.BETTER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, 1271 Capitol Avenue,#2, San Francisco,CA 94112.This business is conducted by a general partnership, signed Alan Wong. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed ﬁctitious business name or names on 10/26/10.The statement was ﬁled with the City and County of San Francisco ,CA on 10/26/10.

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‘Marcus’ playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney is on a roll • by Richard Dodds hen people ask him if his plays are black plays or gay plays or whatever plays, there is only one adjective that Tarell Alvin McCraney himself is willing to apply to them. “I never wanted these plays to seem like anything other than American plays,” he said. “I think what audiences are responding to is seeing different parts of themselves on stage.” McCraney is specifically talking about the three works that make up The Brother/Sister Plays, and that have quickly raised his profile as an exciting young talent. Three Bay Area theaters teamed to introduce them here, and the first two parts of the trilogy have completed their runs at Marin Theatre Company (In the Red and Brown Water) and the Magic Theatre (The Brothers Size). Beginning Oct. 29, ACT will cap off the series with Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet, directed by ACT’s new associate artistic director, Mark Rucker. page 32

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Under Japanese influence ‘Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism’ • by Sura Wood

t seems like just a couple of years ago that the Bay Area was overflowing with exhibitions of Chinese Art, but the fall of 2010 belongs to Japan. Beyond Golden Clouds: Five Centuries of Japanese Screens, a rare assemblage of 41 exquisite Japanese paintings on a grand scale, recently opened at the Asian Art Museum (several of the 20th-century works are quite sensational), and Flowers of the Four Seasons: Ten Centuries of Art from the Clark Center is currently running at the Berkeley Art Museum. Now there’s Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism, an exhibition at the Legion of Honor designed to show off a portion of the extensive holdings of the unjustly overlooked Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts (an archive with over 100,000 works), and to complement the Post-Impressionist/Musee d’Orsay show at the de Young. The good news is that Japanesque stands on its own. There are some 250 prints, drawings and artists’ books here, covering a period of 200 years, roughly from the 1720s to the 1920s. And, as with the previous Legion show, the marvelous City of Light, the scholarship is impressive; a wealth of informative labels accompany and illuminate individual prints throughout. The exhibit is about evenly divided between Japanese woodblock prints (a small fraction of the 3,000 the museum owns) and etchings and color lithographs from Western artists who were influenced by the Japanese aesthetic. Did you know that Van Gogh made a copy in oil of Utagawa Hiroshige’s “The Plum Orchard at Kameido” (1857) (from the series One Hundred Views of Edo) or that Monet owned a work by the same artist, “Precincts of the Tenjin Shrine at Kameido” (1856)? The latter’s graceful drum bridge, arcing over a Prussian blue waterway and draped with hanging foliage, is thought to have inspired the bridge Monet built for his own garden at Giverny and featured in his painting “The Water-Lily Pond.”

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Poster boy for the eternal verities tures at www.posterfair.com. Last Thursday night’s ill-fated playoff game between the now he illustrations that go with this pennant-winning SF Giants and week’s column are merely exthe now-vanquished Philadelphia hibits A and B from the veritaPhillies had its own perverse grip ble alphabet of the International Vinon us at the time. For Out There tage Poster Fair, which returns to SF was impaled on the horns of a this weekend. The fair will offer up dilemma: should we stay put in more than 10,000 posters dating our luxe room on the 11th from the 1890s through the floor of the W San Fran1980s, for display and purcisco, with its high-def, chase. It’s all happening flat-screen TV tuned to at SF’s Fort Mason Centhe game, its corner ter from Fri.-Sun., Oct. windows with their 29-31, and its featured sweeping, high-rise view exhibit is a survey of proof SF in all its glory, its paganda posters, which king-size bed (plus one), couldn’t be more timely. wine and cheese plate? Isn’t it interesting that Or should we give all these vintage posters, O UT T HERE that up to attend the the Halloween one from cocktail reception cele1938, and the Ben brating the newly renoShahn-designed exhortation to “Break vated “Extreme WOW” suites on the Reaction’s Grip,” are still very much of hotel’s 31st floor? Reader, we tell you the moment? All these years later, and that we gave up the game in favor of political and religious reactionaries the party, and were rewarded. We still threaten to drag the nation, kickgrooved on the suite’s new “Shanging and screaming, backwards with hai Glam” look, all the black lacquer, them.You can find more info and picdragon busts, and designer furniture

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inlaid with mahjong cards. We schmoozed with W-SF’s charming general manager Michael Pace and Bliss spa g.m. Tony Nicastro whilst partaking of yummy victuals and cold white wine. And lo and behold, in the suite’s swank bedroom, what animated the 52-inch HD-TV but The Game? But here’s the beauty part: from a Bay-facing window we had a clear view of the ballpark, klieg lights blazing, the focus of oh so much attention. See? You can have your small plates (by chef Paul Piscopo) and batter up, too. The hotel is having its “HalloWeen” celebration on Sat., Oct. 30, featuring DJ Solomon. The party’s slogan is, “Come see how grown-ups trick-ortreat.” We think we already know this, and it involves bottle service and a sixpack of prophylactics. Find more info at www.wsanfrancisco.com. Hey, two of the 20 finalists for this year’s National Book Awards, named last week, got our attention: poet and musician Patti Smith, for her 1970s NYC memoir Just Kids, and biographer Justin Spring, for Secret Historian, his account of the life of gay “Professor, Tattoo Artist and Sexual Renegade” Samuel Steward. We’d be

happy unto tears if either author won; these awards will be announced on Nov. 17.

Concert corner Last Sunday night found Out There chilling at a table in the stylish jazz club Yoshi’s SF during an evening with musician/performance artist Laurie Anderson. Now, we’ve been following her storied career since seeing United States I-IV at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1982, but we’ve never seen Anderson perform in such an intimate setting – just the artist, her electronic violin, keyboards, tapes and voice filters. It was like her own private Chautauqua, and it was beautiful. In a fitted white shirt and tie, Anderson began and ended the concert with songs from her latest release Homeland, but most of the evening was spent storytelling: her trip to the North Pole, hikes with her rat terrier Lolabelle, an account of a high-diving accident that left her with a broken back as a girl. Running throughout, as always, were droll observations about contemporary American life. (On running the security gauntlet at airports: “What could have been a lot of fun, taking your clothes off in public, has become so grim!”) As Anderson’s tranny alter ego Fenway Bergamot laments, “Oh another day, another dollar. Another day in America.” “What are days for? To wake us up. To put between the endless nights.” Coming right up: Stanford Lively Arts will present out and proud singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon leading her five-person band, BIGLovely, at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. Reagon is an OutMusic Heritage 2010 Award recipient, and the daughter of civil rights activist and gospel musician Bernice Johnson Reagon. Her music mixes traditional African American folk, blues, and gospel music with

vintage rock, reggae, and contemporary pop. Tickets and information are at www.livelyarts.stanford.edu. Congratulations go to SF-based dancer, choreographer and performance artist Keith Hennessy, who was awarded the prestigious Bessie, the NY Dance & Performance Award, for his solo show Crotch (all the Joseph Beuys references in the world cannot heal the pain, confusion, regret, cruelty, betrayal or trauma) presented at Dance Theater Workshop in 2009. B.A.R. readers may remember our arts cover story on Hennessy last winter, before he presented the piece here. The Bessies are the most widely recognized awards for contemporary dance and performance, but West Coast artists have rarely been recognized; the most recent was Joe Goode for Deeply There at Danspace way back in 1999. Shotgun Players and Zero Performance will co-present a onenight-only performance of Crotch at Ashby Stage in Berkeley on Sun., Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. It’s part of a weekend of queer performance at Ashby Stage also featuring Ladylike by Fauxnique aka Monique Jenkinson. Tickets: (510) 841-6500 x303 or www.shotgunplayers.org/shotguncabaret.htm. Finally, since it’s Halloween: The Rocky Horror Picture Show will play Landmark’s Clay Theatre (2261 Fillmore St., SF) on Fri. & Sat., Oct. 29 & 30, at Midnight, featuring the Bawdy Caste. It’s the longest-running Midnight film of all time (UK, 1975), starring Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycleriding rough trade, and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. Do the Time Warp again!▼

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Concerted effort Violinist Robert McDuffie brings Glass & Vivaldi to town by Michael McDonagh an Francisco Performances will present New York-based violinist Robert McDuffie and The Venice Baroque Orchestra in The Seasons Project at the Herbst Theatre on Tues., Nov. 2. The program pairs two large works, Vivaldi’s deservedly popular The Four Seasons (1723) and Philip Glass’ 2009 Violin Concerto No. 2 (The American Four Seasons), which McDuffie commissioned from the ever-busy composer. How did the violinist broach his idea to Glass? “I brought it to him in 2002,” McDuffie says in a phone interview. “I just decided to take a breath and showed up at his place, and said, ‘You’re the American Vivaldi.’” He says the two kept in touch in the intervening years. “I’ve been playing Philip’s 1st Violin Concerto (1987) since 1998, and I love it.” Glass has called McDuffie’s interpretation, which he recorded on Telarc, definitive. “His music is so romantic and unique. It’s not formulaic, even

When it comes to his fellow musicians, he’s obviously a team player. “The Venice Baroque Orchestra know Philip’s piece thoroughly – they played it opening night of my Rome Chamber Music Festival this summer – and they love it.” The 18piece band, which keyboardist Andrea Marcon founded, caused a welldeserved splash when they brought Handel’s 1728 opera Siroe to Berkeley a few years ago. They’ll surely do the same with their Vivaldi-Glass program here, with gut strings for the Italian, and modern ones for the American. And the Glass? “You just feel that something special is happening,” McDuffie observes about previous performances. The program will surely be “the Contest between Harmony and Invention” – that’s Vivaldi’s subtitle for his Seasons – which, of course, is what all music, and life, is really about.▼

though he has a formula.” But how did the performer get the composer to write the piece he wanted to play? “I asked Philip for four large movements, though at one point he thought of using poems by Allen Ginsberg.” McDuffie’s idea prevailed, and Glass added a Prologue and three solo Songs. The two disagreed on which season was which. “I thought of the second [slow] movement as icy, and Philip thought of it as summer. It’s just seductive, and achingly beautiful.” Did Glass push an interpretation on him in this movement, or the piece as a whole? “The only suggestion he made was to give it more of a reflective, lilting quality, because I was giving it more of a virtuoso one,” which doesn’t surprise. McDuffie, after all, has the fiercely virtuosic Mendelssohn under his belt, which Glass refers to – the pulsed E minor chords – in his first, because his father loved it. Yet McDuffie’s never superficial, though his tone is unfailingly beautiful.

Violinist Robert McDuffie: his tone is never superficial.

The Seasons Project, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m., Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., SF. Info at www.performances.org.

Pennant-level playing by Philip Campbell wo weeks of great baseball and two weeks of great San Francisco Symphony concerts. Maybe not an obvious correlation, but it has meant a lot to fans of superior playing, whether athletic or musical, and the Bay Area has just experienced one fabulous fortnight of both. At Davies Hall, the patrons were asking the ushers for the score as they entered the auditorium for a concert featuring guest conductor Semyon Bychkov. The musicians were high-fiving and tuning at the same time when the Giants won the opening playoff, just before the maestro made his entrance. It might have been a tough act to follow, but Bychkov had an evening of exciting music in store, and the audience was certainly primed for maximum enjoyment. Starting with a personal favorite, Maurice Ravel’s elegant Le Tombeau de Couperin, the regularly returning conductor, newly without a regular orchestra, made himself immediately at home, eliciting some especially sweet and attentive response from the orchestra. The SFS players clearly give their best for Bychkov, and the tuneful Ravel, rapidly but surely paced, proved a fine start for an evening that accelerated with genuine bravado. Pianist Kirill Gerstein blazed his way through the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, and fast dispelled any criticism of the score’s slightly over-thetop “pop music” tendencies. That heart-breakingly beautiful 18th variation was only a moment of gorgeous melody (tenderly emotional as it was) amid the surging torrent of breathtaking piano virtuosity. Between the Giants and Gerstein, patrons had a lot to talk about during intermission. The second half of the bill was given over to William Walton’s problematic but hugely impressive First Symphony. The piece is currently back in vogue, and Bychkov can be praised for his heroic control throughout, and his intelligent understanding of the big picture. Walton may have had some trouble coming up with a convincing conclusion to the work, but no one would have guessed it upon hearing

funny and frighteningly difficult take on Yankee Doodle Dandy, was simply spectacular. Conlon couldn’t quite top that for sheer excitement, but the second half of the bill was at least as ambitious, and a lot of fun as well. Taking three so-called overtures by Dvorak and playing them as a triptych of tone poems was the composer’s original idea, called Nature, Life and

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Guest conductor Semyon Bychkov.

Bychkov’s interpretation. The orchestra also seemed unfazed by the technical demands, and it proved to be a thrilling finale to a major musical accomplishment. Most recently, another regular guest conductor and a favorite guest soloist had the audience at Davies cheering like sports fans all over again. James Conlon and violinist Joshua Bell are always welcome here, and if the sold-out house was probably due to Bell’s reputation, Conlon certainly made everyone aware of his own formidable presence. He opened the program with a foursquare but glittering and exciting performance (wow, the brass section is sounding fabulous these days!) of Wagner’s Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger. Then it was Bell’s turn to pay the rent. Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor is just outside my short list of favorites, but that doesn’t make it any less appealing to the vast majority of listeners, and Bell soon had me in his thrall. At the top of his game and looking intensely focused, the American star with the international cachet made a seamless presentation of Bruch’s pleasing tunes and heavy technical demands. If Bell does not seem to be showing any signs of physical aging, he is still a mature and seasoned performer. His earnest stage presence and good looks have always been a plus, but he deserves (and gets) respect for his admirable musicianship. His encore, Vieuxtemps’ Souvenir d’Amerique, a

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Love, but it never caught on as a repertory selection. Each section can stand alone, and all are easy to listen to, characteristically melodic in the Dvorak style. The central piece, Life, is usually excerpted as the standalone and instantly recognizable Carnival Overture, but the less-familiar outer sections, In Nature’s Realm (Nature) and Othello (Love), are worth a listen in this context.

Conlon made a good case for the collection with an informative spoken introduction, and the orchestra followed his lead, making a strong impression with fine and atmospheric playing. This week, the SFS welcomes another guest conductor, Pablo HerasCasado, to Davies Hall, while AT&T hosts the World Series across town. Oh, yeah.▼

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h, the good old days. “Afghanistan is a nuisance,” travel writer Paul Theroux complained in The Great Railway Bazaar. “Even the hippies have begun to find it intolerable.” The time was the early 1970s, and compared to the century that preceded it and the decades that have followed, a time of hotel inconveniences and hash-seeking Westerners complaining about exchange rates sounds like Eden. Or perhaps an eye of a hurricane that obstinately refuses to budge. Category 5, forever. The Great Game: Afghanistan is an audaciously ambitious effort to explore the current state of Afghan affairs with historical context and contemporary

contemplation. Developed by London’s Tricycle Theatre, where the three-part collection of short pieces by 12 writers had its debut last year, The Great Game can be seen in single-part doses or in all-day marathons that begin at 11:30 a.m. and let out at 10:30 p.m. – with ample time for lunch and dinner between the parts. That’s how I opted to experience the production at Berkeley Rep, the third stop on a limited US tour. Before Part Two had broken for intermission, I realized that seeing any one part of The Great Game would be an unsatisfactory experience. On a basic level this is true because each segment has both choice and lesser material, but it is the cumulative effect of the immersive experience that is so enlightening. But the sum can also be dispiriting, because history has been so foolishly ignored over many

decades by the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States and its NATO allies. And in one of those eternal ironies, more information is often the source of less certainty of black-and-white answers. While the various playlets do not strictly follow a chronological order, that is the overall thrust of directors Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham’s production. The “nuisance” of Afghanistan is ominously introduced in the first short play, Stephen Jeffreys’ Bugles at the Gates of Jalalabad, as four British sentries in 1842 grow increasingly pessimistic that they will see any survivors from the army’s retreat from Kabul. The defeat cost the combined British and Indian forces 16,000 lives, but it didn’t stop the British from more tragic incursions. Western hubris, both in terms of might and righteousness, is displayed in Ron Hutchinson’s Durand Line, in which a British foreign minister tries to convince the Afghan amir to sign off on a map drawing the country’s borders – “imaginary lines,” says the bemused amir. This is 1893, and the British wanted a defined buffer between its colonial rule in India and the threat posed by Tsarist Russia. Russia’s big Afghan folly begins almost a century later with its invitational invasion that became an inglorious rout. In David Edgar’s Black Tulips, commanders address Soviet soldiers about to be deployed to Afghanistan. Edgar presents them as a series of addresses between 1987 and 1981, but presents them, subversively,

Tom McKay plays a British sentry in 1842 Afghanistan confronting a messenger in one the plays making up the three-part The Great Game: Afghanistan at Berkeley Rep.

in reverse order, so that the tragic enterprise ends on a sunny note. The United States helped arm the Afghan resistance to the Soviets, but then decided it wanted its Stinger missiles back. In Ben Ockrent’s Honey, a CIA operative is convinced he has the right stuff to confront an Afghani government already in its own pre-9/1l battle with the Taliban. After all, he grew up in East St. Louis, and his father was a union man. This play ends with the assassination of American’s main Afghan ally two days before Sept. 11, 2001, and the plays that follow enter both the world of the Taliban, those trying to find compromise with the regime, and those in the trenches after the American-led invasion bogs down into the situation we currently know all too well. Not all of the plays are incisive or

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compelling, and seen in marathon form, the final notes are unsettlingly understated. But you can’t help but walk away from the experience in awe not only of the versatility of the 14 actors playing dozens of characters of numerous nationalities, but of the gumption of the relatively tiny Bicycle Theatre for mounting a political and social epic that tells a story that should be unbelievable but isn’t. “Are we in our ninth year in Afghanistan,” one character asks sardonically, “or are we in our first year for the ninth time?”▼ The Great Game: Afghanistan runs at Berkeley Rep through Nov. 7. The three parts are being presented in rotating repertory but can seen together in marathon-fashion on Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 6-7. Go to www.berkeleyrep.org for full details.

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“Sweet,” in the vernacular of the community where all three plays are set, is a cloaked word for homosexual. The title character (played by ACT graduate student Richard Prioleau) is a daydreaming teen struggling with his sexual identity, prescient nightmares, and an impending storm that goes unnamed but is clearly inspired by Hurricane Katrina. While the sparse staging that the three plays call for can unleash them from time and space, they are set in a housing project in the fictional San Pere, near the Louisiana bayous. Like Marcus, McCraney spent much of his childhood and adolescence living in a housing project, albeit in Miami, and he was displaced by a hurricane, the infamous Andrew of 1992. Yet while the specifics of Marcus’ story are not McCraney’s, the spirit flows from the realities and emotions of his own youth – and universal experiences. “I think the thing about Marcus that we all can relate to is that, at some point in your life, you have to reconcile what your community is telling you who you are and what you’re really feeling.” McCraney was speaking from Miami, where he was hosting a fundraising event for his old high school. Most of his time is spent on the road as his playwriting career expands both in the US and in the UK, where he is playwright-in-residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “It’s interesting that people glom onto sexuality,” McCraney said. “It is an identifier, one of the ones most wrought with stereotypes in our community, but in that moment Marcus also has to deal with being a son, being a best friend, being spiritually connected to his community, and deciding whether or not he is going to be a part of this community.” When McCraney, now 30, was about 12 years old, he told his best friend that he wanted to be a ballet dancer after seeing a dance performance. “You’re a faggot,” said the friend, who never spoke to him again. He lost a friend but gained a label. “I was bullied and lived to tell about it, unlike other kids who, God bless them, did not,” McCraney said. “There were a few times I was intending to take my own life.” Telling kids

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that “it gets better,” as a current antibullying campaign implores, “is not the best that we can do.” Theater, for McCraney, can be part of the solution. While his plays have found mainstream support at such major theaters as the RSC in London, the Public in New York, and Chicago’s Steppenwolf, not to mention the three Bay Area companies on board his express train, McCraney said, “My aim has never been to be a superstar. What I’m trying to do most is to create a theater community in my own community. I know it is easier if I’m successful outside of my community.” To that end, he has encouraged the companies producing his plays to widen their audiences, either with ticket distributions or moving out of their buildings and into the streets. Marin Theatre Company, for example, did an outdoor performance of In the Red and Black Water in Marin City, which McCraney got to see. “It was incredible,” McCraney said. “You’d see kids sticking their heads out of the windows and running down stairs, and then sitting in front of the stage in the hot sun for an hour and a half, and not moving. If there’s an opportunity for them to see it, then there’s a chance they might say,‘I actually like this. I don’t want to play basketball.’” While the language of McCraney’s plays has a poetic directness, he often incorporates the mythology of distant places. In The Brother/Sister Plays, for example, the characters are named for Yoruba gods with qualities that reflect upon the characters’ traits. He was thinking about the Tudor monarchies

as well as Greek and Roman mythology as he explored drag-queen culture in the 2008 epic Wig Out! He’s working on a Civil War retelling of the Prometheus story for London’s Donmar Warehouse, and a variation on The Book of Job for Steppenwolf. Likely to be the first of his new plays to be produced is American Trade, on the RSC schedule for June. It’s the story of Pharus, a New York hustler who sets up an escort business in London that caters to every taste. According to the RSC, the play is “a funny, uncompromising, and outspoken play about survival” that “challenges assumptions about racial and sexual identity.” Fortunately for McCraney, who spends so much time in London, that is the home of the man he has been dating for several years. McCraney himself has no fixed address, though, “if the IRS asks, I live in Miami. My family’s home is where I still receive mail.” Does he look forward to finding a place to call home? “Oh God, you can’t imagine how much.” But, he said, he feels impelled to take work when it’s offered. “I write my plays while I’m on the road. I need to clear my head, but theater doesn’t afford you that. I have a very focused idea of what I want to do, and it’s a lot of work, but I think some people forget I’m just human. I can only do so much.”▼ Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet will run Oct. 29-Nov. 21 at ACT. Tickets are $10$83. There will be an OUT with ACT performance and reception on Nov. 10. Call 749-2228 or go to www.act-sf.org.

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Modern & gay, out on DVD venge against the Gleeks in a style that goes from Betty White’s “Happy Homewrecker” (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) to every variation you’ve seen on female gym-teachers. The result is an original social parody: at one point, Sue takes a conservative blogger slot on the local TV channel that is a

by David Lamble t a time when LGBT characters show up less dependably on the big screen, and then often in budget underground movies shown only in selected cities (and surprisingly, the Bay Area often gets left off these informal theatrical circuits), old-fashioned, over-the-air TV has spun out a couple of jewels. Modern Family: The Complete First Season Despite its large queer content, this rambunctious ABC-TV series (Wed., 9 p.m.) is best-suited to fans wanting to see fun at the expense of Over-attentive Parent Syndrome. Each week, the half-hour sitcom, thankfully sans laughtrack, whipsaws among three family clusters: the nuclear-style clan undergoing a slight meltdown with bratty kids, an overly sensitive dad and a slightly peevish reworking of the old Donna Reed-style supermom; an older man with his trophy bride and her precocious 10-yearold son; and a queer couple who solve their relationship’s bed death by adopting a Vietnamese baby girl and frequent trips to Costco. The gay couple, the snobby Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and the uber-queeny Cameron (Eric Stonestreet), often steal the episodes with their ongoing tug-of-war between Cameron’s desire to display his inner girl and Mitchell’s propensity for slipping anonymously into gay suburban dad-hood. Fox veteran Ed O’Neill (Married with Children) occasionally upstages the queer couple with his underplaying of a selfabsorbed small-business guy struggling to appear cooler than he really is, while devoting his time to the pleasure of his younger pepper-pot bride. I like this one, but am not yet addicted. It would be nice to see some alternative examples of gay male coupledom. The DVD’s special features include: The Making of Modern Family; deleted family interviews; and deleted, extended and alternate scenes. Glee: The Complete First Season All the advance buzz did nothing to prevent my instant addiction to this original, clever and entertaining fixture on Fox-TV’s Tuesday night schedule. If it were an animated series, it would surely surpass the longevity of The Simpsons. Originally conceived by its creator Ian Brennan as a stand-alone movie, Glee’s script languished on industry slush piles until a fortuitous series of

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events brought it to Fox, where a smart producer suggested it be a TV series. Fox was an obvious home due to their mega-hit American Idol and the network’s history as perhaps the most daring home for original comedies since NBC crashed out of the business in the wake of Seinfeld and Friends. Since the show unfolds as one continuous story over the first 20episode season, don’t be impatient that it takes until episode #8 for our gay boy, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), to tell his painful and at times funny back-story. Living with a macho, widowed dad, Kurt divides his energies between marketing his own perfume, trying to avoid his almost daily dumpster-dumping by the football jocks, indulging his secret crush on football captain Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) and finding himself part of the Lima, Ohio high school’s beleaguered Glee Club. Kurt’s dilemmas are handled with wit and sensitivity. He is probably the best young male gay role in smallscreen history since Dawson Creek’s uber-butch Jack. Glee’s sassy plots zigzag between Desperate Housewives relationship pratfalls and Seinfeld-worthy character beats. Handsome choir-teacher Will Schuester (talented Matthew Morrison) has weekly battles with his archfoe, the scheming head of the school’s cheerleader squad The Cheerios, Sue Sylvester – a devilish meangirl spin from Christopher Guest veteran Jane Lynch, for whom this role has become a professional comingout party. Lynch drolly plays her character’s bottomless lust for re-

Gleek Club underwear, shot in the halls of Hollywood High School. One photo even has a favorite gleekette sitting e love Glee. It’s more than on a locker-room bench with her legs just the gayest show on the spread wide enough to show her tube, it’s genuinely sweet white panties and make clear that she and funny, and well, we really like has a really nicely done Brazilian musicals. It also has Jane Lynch, the wax. only out lesbian on TV who doesn’t The spread has been the subject of have a talk show. And who doesn’t quite a bit of controversy – rightly so, seem to need one. in our humble opinion – as well as One of the things we like about some really stupid commentary. One Glee is it’s high school the way it reof the stupidest things we heard ally was, and also high came from Sharon Osbourne school remade, with the on the new CBS daytime favorite teacher who talk show called The Talk. really cares, and the Osbourne is fine as a geeks who get to excel judge on America’s Got because of the favorite Talent. As a music proteacher who really ducer, she really does have cares. And it has musomething to say sicals, did we menabout singers and tion that? She dressL AVENDER T UBE musicians. Last week, the es beautifully, and gayest musical ever, she’s left just enough Rocky Horror Picmovement in her face from her gazilture Show, which we have seen a few lion plastic surgeries that she can still hundred times and can sing every crack a smile if necessary. On The single lyric to in our sleep, was front Talk, however, she’s just another silly, and center on the show. We loved it. pontificating celebrity. (We would It was a super duper episode. It made add that The Talk is not made better us sing, literally. Here’s what we didor smarter by having a lesbian, Sara n’t love: the GQ magazine spread – Gilbert, on the unwieldy panel of and we do mean spread – with sevpage 44 eral of the show’s top stars in their

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terrific send-up of all the howling right-wing meanies on the other Fox. The scripts are wickedly funny, skewering high-school celibacy clubs, pill-dispensing school nurses, germphobic guidance counselors, and penny-pinching principals. The production numbers are Broadway-quality, and songs and albums released by the Glee cast have enjoyed Beatle-like chart sales. Intended as a postmodern musical modeled on Chicago, Glee is less geeky

than Fox’s earlier loser parody Undeclared, and less irritatingly queer (for a mainstream audience) than Todd Graff’s brave 2003 gay musical Camp, to which it bears more than passing resemblance. It’s also a great pit-stop for those in American Idol recovery. Features: Over two hours, including Glee Sing-Along Karaoke and Glee Music Jukebox, full-length audition pieces, dress like your favorite Gleek, and making of a showstopper. Both shows: www.foxconnect.com▼

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by Jim Provenzano

ith three days of fun events, this year could be the Hallowinningest yet. Here are some of the best LGBT and gay-friendly events. For more nightlife listings, including comprehensive Bay Area Halloween events, visit www.BARtabSF.com

Fri, Oct. 29 >> Some Thing @ The Stud Juanita More! DJs this fun weekly dance party with a Halloweenthemed drag show hosted by Glamamore. $5. 10pm-4am. 399 9th St. at Harrison. www.studsf.com

Ghetto Disco @ The Endup Halloween-themed dance night, with DJs Chad Jack, James Torres, Hawthorne Shane Stiel. 11pm-8am. 6th St. at Harrison. www.theendup.com

True Blood Party @ The Mix It’s a party with a bite, for all fangbangers, vampires, weres, shapeshifters, maenads, witches and fairies; sponsored by BARtab. Prizes includes tickets to Poltergeist, Trannyshack’s Halloween Party, and Thrillpeddlers’ Kiss of Blood, plus Tru Blood drinks. 9pm-1:30am. 4086 18th St. www.sfmixbar.com

Sat Oct. 30 >> Big Top Halloweenie @ Club Eight Queens and clowns and freaks and hunks get even freakier at this Halloween weekend night with DJs Robert Jeffrey, Kidd Sysko and Jinks, and shows with Mutha Chucka and Calisto. Upstairs will become a Haunted Crack House hosted by Tweaka Turner, and gogo ghouls will give you wet nightmares (on Elm Street?). 3 Bars, 2 Floors, 2 for 1 drinks 9pm-10pm. $5-$10. 9pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. www.eightsf.com www.joshuapresents.com

Bootie @ DNA Lounge Adrian and Mysterious D scare up the Monster Mash-up of the weekend, with Smash-Up Derby performing live, King of Pants Anna Conda, costume contest and more (Earlier Booties this month Oct. 9, 16, 23). $6-$12. 9pm-late. 21+. 375 11th St. at Harrison. http://bootiemashup.com/sf/

Feast of All Fetishes @ SoMa Bars Halloween in South of Market takes on a fab pub crawl theme, as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence cohost events at six gay SoMa bars (Chaps Bar, Eagle, Hole in the Wall, Lonestar, Powerhouse, and Truck). $10 gets you into any and all bars for drink specials, contests, spooky theme parties and cruisy costumed fun. 8pm-1:30am. www.thesisters.org www.trucksf.com www.chapssanfrancisco.com

Go Boo! @ Deco Lounge Haul out the Qiana shirts and Chess King bell-bottoms. The Go Bang! crew celebrates Halloween with a ‘70s & ‘80s retro disco mix spun by guest DJs Andre Lucero, veteran Glenn Rivera and residents Steve Fabus, Sergio Fedasz and Tres Lingerie. Wear your retro disco costumes and enjoy the campy creepy décor at Deco. $5. 9pm-3am. 510 Larkin St. at Turk. www.gobangsf.com

Lesbo Blood Bath @ The Lexington Club Annual Halloween Costume Party, with horrific hosts and un-Dead DJs Jenna Riot and Dee Dee Crocodile; spooky costume contest with amazing prizes, scary sexy bartenders. 9pm-2am. No cover. 3464 19th St. 863-2052. www.lexingtonclub.com

Sun Oct. 31 >> Cocktailgate @ Truck SF Suppositori Spelling hosts the wild drag show, with a special horror theme. 9:30pm1:30am. 1900 Folsom St. www.trucksf.com

HnyQween All Hallows Eve @ Holy Cow Honey Soundsystem gets seriously hallowed, with rotationla audio from Ken Vulsion, Derek Bobus and Jason Kendig. Performance by Dulce De Leche. 10pm-2am. 1535 Folsom St. at 11th. www.honeysoundsystem.com

Jocks & Cheerleaders @ Lookout Halloween party with a jocks and cheerleaders theme. Zombie sports teams, vampire rahrah costumes encouraged. DJs Stefanie Phillips and Steve Sherwood; Jagermeister shots and gogo dudes. $5. 8pm-2am. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Massive Masquerade @ 1015 Industry presents a Halloween party with special sounds by Freemasons, Jamie J. Sanchez, Russ Rich, and Lee Decker and Kevin Lee. $20-$40. 5pm-12am. 1015 Folsom St. Then, enjoy Thick, the after-party at Club Eight, $10. 11pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. at 7th. www.industrysf.com

Trannyshack Halloween @ DNA Lounge Heklina and Peaches Christ cohost a spooktacular drag show, with special guest Julie Brown, and dragsters Cousin Wonderlette, Kim Burly, Elijak Minnelli, Sandra O’Noshidint, Raya Light, hot male dance troupe Exhibit Q and more. DJs Pinky Ring and MC2. $20. 21+. 9:30pm-3am. Show at 11pm. 375 11th St. www.trannyshack.com www.dnalounge.com

Chinoiserie-themed large-scale show of dozens of exhibitors’ fine arts objects, jewelry, rugs, and collectibles. Special lectures and events through the weekend. $15. ThuSat 10:30am-7pm. Sun 12pm-5pm. Festival Pavilion, Buchanan St. at Bay. www.fortmason.org www.sffas.org

Diane Schuur @ the Rrazz Room Veteran cabaret/jazz singer performs. $47.50. 8pm thru Oct. 29. Oct. 30 at 7pm & 9:30pm. Oct. 31 at 7pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 4683399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Habibi @ Intersection for the Arts Sharif Abu-Hamdeh’s drama about three generations of Palestinian immigrants. $15$25. Thu-Sun 8pm. Thru Nov. 7. 446 Valencia St. at 16th. 626-2787. www.theintersection.org

Cultural Encounters @ de Young Museum

disconnect in a politically polarized country. $15-$50. Thu-Fri 8pm. Sat 5pm. Extended thru Nov. 6. 1062 Valencia St. at 21st. (800) 838-3006. www.themarsh.org

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Clay Theatre “Dammit, Janet!” Bawdy Caste performs in the aisles at a special Halloween weekend screenings of the transsexual alien cult comic musical film. Costume contest as well. $10. 12am. Also Oct. 30. 2261 Fillmore St. www.bawdycaste.org

SF Gay Men’s Chorus @ First Unitarian Center Pardon Me, Boys includes sailors singing songs of love from the 1930-40s, with special guest Carly Ozard, swing dancing, private tables, beverages, and a ‘40s costume contest. $15-up. 8pm. Also Oct. 30, 8pm, plus a 5pm matinee (benefit for Larkin st. Youth Services). 1187 Franklin St. www.sfgmc.org

West Side Story @ Orpheum Theatre Touring production of the classic Robbins/Bernstein/Sondheim musical update of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950s New York. $30-$180. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Sun 7:30pm. Thru Nov. 28. 1192 Market St. at 8th. (888) SHN-1799. www.shnsf.com/shows/westsidestory

Weekly parties that mix live and DJed music, hands-on art projects for all ages, and drinks and a fun scene. Free-$12. 5pm8:45pm. Golden Gate Park. www.famsf.org

SF Gay Men’s Chorus, Fri.

Dynasty: Night of 1000 Cliffhangers @ The Bellevue Club, Oakland

Acclaimed musical group performs the world premiere of Sahba Aminikia’s Black Angel, and works by Ingram Marshall, Bob Ostertag and Aleksandra Vrebalov. $25$30. 8pm. Also Oct. 29. Novellus Theater, 700 Howard St. 978-ARTS. www.ybca.org

Nightclub of the Living Dead @ MCC Metropolitan Community Church’s Halloween comedy musical review, with a singalong; costumes encouraged. $15-$20. 18+. 150 Eureka St. 8pm. www.mccsf.org

Opening Party @ YBCA Opening night party for two exhibits, Audience as Subject, an interactive installation, and works by Yoshua Okon. Instrumental rock duo Mental 99 perform. (Exhibit thru Feb 6, 2011). 8pm-11pm. 700 Mission St. www.ybca.org

Palomino @ Aurora Theatre, Berkeley David Cale’s multi-character solo show about a Central Park carriage driver. $10$55. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm, Tue & Sun 7pm. Thru Dec. 5. 2081 Addison St. (510) 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org

The Real Americans @ The Marsh Dan Hoyle’s (Tings Dey Happen) multiplecharacter solo show based on his road trip to Middle America to explore the profound

Japanesque @ Legion of Honor Exhibit of Japanese prints from 1700-1900, and its relationship to Impressionism. Thru Jan. 9. Also, Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine, an exhibit of the scientific exploration of Egyptian mummies and artifacts. Thru Oct. 31. $6-$10. Tue-Sun 9:30am-5:15pm. 100 34th Av. at Clement, Lincoln Park. www.legionofhonor.org

Comic actress-singer (who’ll also be onstage at Trannyshack Halloween, Oct. 31) signs copies of her new CD, Smell the Glamour. 3pm. 2275 Market St. at Noe. 864-6777. www.booksinc.net

Mary Stuart @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley

Hamlet @ Alcatraz Island

Kronos Quartet @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Enjoy a beer as you watch glass artists sculpt mugs and works of art. $25 gets you your own glass. Featured artist is Helen Lee. 6pm-10pm. 1750 Armstrong Ave. 6714916. www.PublicGlass.org

Julie Brown @ Books Inc

Broadway singer (Phantom of the Opera) showcases his expressionist paintings. Reception and a few songs by D’Ambrosio, Oct. 29, 6pm-8pm. Tue-Fri 11am-6pm. Sat 12pm-5pm. Thru Dec. 23. 411 Brannan St. www.arthaus-sf.com

Thrillpeddlers presents three “Shocktoberfest” one-act plays with macabre comic themes; Aragny/Neilson’s 1929 Kiss of Blood, and Lips of the Damned and The Empress of Colma, new plays by Rob Keefe. Also, The Forsaken Laboratory, a one-act performed by Brazilian theatre ensemble Vigor Mortis (Oct. 21-31). $25-$35. Thu & Fri Thru Nov. 19. 575 10th St. at Bryant. (800) 838-3006. www.thrillpeddlers.com

Hot Glass, Cold Beer @ Public Glass

SF Zero returns with its fourth annual street game. Join 500-1,000 costumed players in a walking and running downtown hunt, chase and adventure, with themed stops along the way, and a big closing party. Free/donations $5-$20. 7pm-12am. www.totheendofthenight.com

Frank D’Ambrosio @ ArtHaus

Kiss of Blood @ Hypnodrome Theatre

Ambitious acclaimed three-part trilogy of works by 12 playwrights, each focusing on a dramatic period in the history of Afghanistan. Limited two-week run. Many dates, each of the three plays are staged through one day. Check online schedule. $34-$73 each. Discounts on all three. Thru Nov. 7. Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St. at Shattuck. (510) 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org

Journey to the End of Night @ Justin Herman Plaza

Miss Coco Lopez (gay comic Will Ferrer) hosts a drag dinner “grand finale” parody of the popular 80s TV show in a Beaux Arts mansion, with a Carrington costume contest, prizes, no-host bar (credit cards only; no cash). $10. 5:30 cocktails, dinner 6pm, show 7:30pm. 525 Bellevie Ave. at Grand. (510) 451-1000. www.bellevueclub.org

We Players’ innovative site-specific staging of the classic Shakespeare play on the former prison-turned state park. $40-$80. Sat & Sun 11:30am & 5pm. Thru Nov. 21. www.weplayers.org

The Great Game: Afghanistan @ Berkeley Repertory

Shotgun Players presents an adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s play about the royal intrugue between Mary, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I, with strikingly modern perspectives on terrorism and politics. $15$28. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 5pm. Thru Nov. 14. 1901 Ashby Ave. (510) 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org

Sat 30 >>

Pastor Tom Show @ KUSF

Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi Musical comedy revue, now in its 35th year, with an ever-changing lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. $25$80. Wed, Thu 8pm. Fri, Sat 6:30, 9:30pm. Sun 2pm, 5pm. (Beer/wine served; cash only). 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd. 421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Compulsion @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin stars in the world premiere of Rinne Groff’s fascinating play about a man’s discovery and struggles to adapt The Diary of Anne Frank into a theatrical production. $14.50-$73. Tue, Fri, Sat 8pm. Wed, Sun 7pm. Thu Sat Sun 2pm (no show on some nights; check schedule online). Thru Oct. 31. 2025 Addison St. (510) 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org

Contance Taylor @ Nirvana Restaurant

Dr. Tom Polcari’s LGBT music and talk show. 4pm. Weekly on 90.3 FM.

Pearls Over Shanghai @ The Hypnodrome Thrillpeddlers’ revival of the comic mock operetta by Link Martin and Richard Koldewyn, performed by the gender-bending Cockettes decades ago, and loosely based on the 1926 play The Shanghai Gesture; with an all-star cast. $30-$69. 18 and over only! Extended, Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm, thru Dec 19. 575 10th St. at Division. (800) 838-3006. www.thrillpeddlers.com

Poltergeist @ Castro Theatre JoBeth Williams appears at the screening of the classic 80s horror flick, with The Sick and Twisted Players’ fashion show, MC Connie Champagne and a Carol Ann look-alike contest. Partial proceeds benefit AIDS Housing Alliance. $25-$30. 7:30pm. Also 12pm matinee without stage show ($7-$10). 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com

Songwriter performs music written for A Streetcar Named Desire. $10. 8pm. 544 Castro St. Patio Room. 861-2226. www.nirvana restaurant.net

Dias de los Muertos @ Oakland Museum of California 17th annual exhibit of locallymade Day of the Dead altars and installations. Other exhibits include Pixar: 25 Years of Animation, with more than 500 drawings, paintings and sculptures. (Thru Jan 8, 2011. $6-$12. 1000 Oak St. Oakland. (510) 238-2200. www.museumca.org

Julie Brown, Sat.

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Ten Percent @ Comcast 104 David Perry’s new talk show about LGBT local issues. This week: Scott Tsui of www.sfgam.com and DJ Page Hodel. MonFri 11:30am & 10:30pm, Sat & Sun 10:30pm. www.davidperry.com

Tue 2 >>

Day of the Dead @ Mission Cultural Center

Gary Numan, Tue.

Reluctant @ Brava Theater West Coast premiere of Joel Israel’s noir radio thriller play, with multilayered soundscapes and intrigue. $15-$35. 8pm. Wed-Mon, with Fri & Sat 10pm. Thru Nov. 13. 2781 24th St. at York. 647-2822. www.brava.org

Squart! @The Lab’s OffCenter Spontaneous Queer Art, Laura Arrington’s innovative one-day art/performance workshop and show, takes on a Halloween theme. $5$10. Procees 6pm. Show 8pm. 2948 16th St. www.theoffcenter.org www.thelab.org

Teatro Zinzanni @ Pier 29 Hail Caesar! is the current show at the theatre-tent-dinner extravaganza with comic Frank Ferrante, twin acrobats Ming and Rui, Vertical Tango rope dance, plus magic, comedy, a five-course dinner, and a lot of fun. $117-$145. Saturday 11:30am “Breve” show $63—$78. Wed-Sat 6pm (Sun 5pm). Pier 29 at Embarcadero Ave. 438-2668. www.teatrozinzanni.com

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond @ de Young Museum Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, the second of two exhibitions from the Paris museum’s permanent collection, thru Jan. 18. Also, Developed and Undeveloped: Photographic Landscapes, thru March 6. $10-$25. Tue-Sun 9:30am5:15pm. Thru Jan. 18, 2011. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, www.famsf.org

The Winter’s Tale @ Live Oak Theatre, Berkeley Actors Ensemble of Berkeley’s production of Shakespeare’s tragicomic romance. $12$15. Fri & Sat 8pm, some Sun 2pm, thru Nov. 20. 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. (510) 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org

Sun 31 >> Happy Hour @ Energy Talk Radio

Interview show with gay writer Adam Sandel as host. 8pm. www.EnergyTalkRadio.com

SF Hiking Club @ Colma Cemeteries Join GLBT hikers on a Halloween-themed 12-mile hike through Colma’s paved-road

cemeteries, then up San Bruno Mountain. Carpools 8:30am at Safeway sign, Market St. at Dolores; or, South SF BART at 9:15am. (650) 763-8537. www.sfhiking.com

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

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550 Country-western dancing for the LGBT community and friends two night a week, every Sunday and Thursday. $5. 21+. Sundays 5pm-10:30pm, lessons 5:30–7:15pm. Thursdays 6:30–10:30pm, lessons 7pm8pm. 550 Barneveld Ave., near Bayshore and Industrial. www.sundancesaloon.org

Swing-out Sundays @ Rock-it Room Slim Jenkins and other bands play weekly for your same- and opposite-sex swing dancing pleasure. $5 includes a lesson. 8pm11pm. 406 Clement St. www.SwingChampionships.com

Mon 1 >>

Celebrating Fabled Asp @ SF Public Library Fabulous Activist Bay Area Lesbians with Disabilities: a 40 Year Retrospective, an exhibit of photographs, ephemera, and related events. Exhibit thru Nov. 23, 6th floor Skylight Gallery. 100 Larkin St. www.fabledasp.com www.sfpl.org

Funny Monday @ Harvey’s Ronn Vigh hosts a special pre-election LGBT and gay-friendly comedy night, with Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Janine Brito and headlined by Aundre the Wonderwoman. One drink or menu item minimum. 9pm. 500 Castro St. at 18th. 431-HARV. www.harveyssf.com

Q Comedy @ Martuni’s Comedians Candy Churilla, Natasha Muse, Erin Shannon, Kenny Altman and Nick Leonard and Liz Green. Cookie Dough and Sandra O. Noshi-Di’n’t host. $5-$16. 8pm. 4 Valencia St. www.Qcomedy.com

Her Broadway

Chita Rivera lights up the Venetian Room by Jim Provenzano

hita Rivera, the star of legendary Broadway hits, returns to San Francisco to perform at the Venetian Room, next Friday. “I’m pretty lucky to have come along at a great time for musicals in the theatre,” said Rivera, who will sing classic songs from her Broadway career. “Fortunately, I was in a lot of those shows. I’m having a good Chita Rivera time sharing my life.” The star of Broadway successes like West Side Story, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Chicago said she is happy to return to San Francisco. “What I wanna do is have fun, and share, and have a good time. You have to respect your audience. They’re good enough to show up, care or be curious.” Chita Rivera performs My Broadway at The Venetian Room, Friday, November 5, at 8pm. Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St. $60. Three-course dinners available for $40 plus tax and tips. 772-5260. www.bayareacabaret.org▼

For more with Chita Rivera, read the interview on www.ebar.com

Exhibit, procession and outdoor altar installations at the annual traditional, beautiful, yet financially imperiled ritualistic night. Themes include the death of loved ones, and ecological destruction in the Gulf of Mexico. Gallery reception at SOMArts Gallery, 934 Brannan St, 12pm-7pm; then, at Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St., 6pm-10:30pm $5. Procession begins at 7pm, 22nd St. at Bryant. www.missionculturalcenter.org www.somarts.org www.dayofthedeadsf.org

Gary Numan @ The Fillmore Classic synth pop musician (“Cars”) performs his entire Pleasure Principle album to honor its 30th anniversary, plus new music. Motor opens. $27.50. 8pm. 1805 Geary Blvd. www.numan.co.uk www.thefillmore.com

Straight Up Vote @ Various Bars Vote and get cheap drinks! Enjoy 50 cents off a drink when you show your valid voting receipt at Truck, Martuni’s The Lookout, The Mix and many other taverns. www.straightupvote.org

Wed 3 >> A-List Martini Nights @ Various Bars

Antoine Delaitre’s roving weekly cocktail events for gay men and their pals, held at different stylish venues. Sign up for email updates. www.sfalist.com

Galeria 4.0 @ Galeria de la Raza 40th anniversary exhibit, with Latino/Chicano works spanning four decades. Wed-Sat 12pm-6pm (Tue 1pm-7pm) thru Jan. 29, 2011. 2857 24th St. www.galeriadelaraza.org

Thu 4 >> Courtney Act @ The Rrazz Room

Australian drag queen with a snazzy style performs. $20. 10:30pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 4683399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

David Crowe @ Holly’s Comedy Club Straight comic performs at the first show for the new comedy club, bar and restaurant. $18-$20. 8pm. Also Fri & Sat 8pm & 10:30pm. Mezzanine, Don Lee Bldg., 1000 Van Ness Ave. 346-5597. www.hollyscomedyclub.com

Mark Twain Ball @ Herbst Theatre Green Room Litquake honors the publication of the Autobiography of Mark Twain with a huge party. Don a real or fake mustache, Twain-era garb, or simply enjoy ragtime music, theatrical performances by A.C.T. actors reading as Twain, a Tweet like Twain contest, specialty period cocktails, food and more. $20. 7pm. 401 Van Ness Ave. www.litquake.org

Sheryl Lee Ralph @ The Rrazz Room Original Dreamgirl on Broadway returns with her fab cabaret act. $40-$45. 8pm. Nov. 5, 8pm. Nov 9, 9pm. Nov 7, 7:30pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 468-3399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Tom Mendicino @ Books Inc. Author of Probation, a novel about a gay man recovering from a men’s room sex arrest, discusses and signs copies of his book. 7:30pm. 2275 Market St. at Noe. 8646777. www.booksinc.net

Tranny Fest @ CounterPulse Transgender film festival, featuring live performances by local talents ThiswayThatway, Psychobabble, Butch Tap, StormMiguel Florez, Natasha Muse, Landa Lakes, Amir Rabiyah, and Shawna Virago. $12-$15. 8pm. Live acts Nov. 4; films Nov. 5 & 6. Thru Nov. 6. 1310 Mission St. at 9th. www.freshmeatproductions.org www.counterpulse.org

To submit event listings, email jim@ebar.com. Deadline is each Thursday, a week before publication. For more bar and nightlife events, go to www.bartabsf.com

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SOCIETY

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Giants fever hits! other industry professionals to add tantalizing eye-candy to the event. Among the costumes and gamblers ctober has been a month were Terry Gauchat, Dennis Richards, packed with annual fundraisMike Smith, Stephen Taylor, Jason ing events for many SF LGBT Riggs, Tom Taylor, Kelly Hart, and Excommunity groups, challenging even ecutive Director Kyriell Noon. the most organized partygoers, and The Human Rights Campaign and proving that generosity is not dead, co-chairs Melissa Morgan and Densil even in these difficult economic R. R. Porteous II pulled out all the times. Last Friday, we started at the stops for their 26th Annual Dinner & Transgender Law Center’s 8th AnGala at the Fairmont Hotel on Sat. niversary Celebration at The End Up. night. Few arrivals compare to pulling Executive Director Masen Davis and into the porte-cochere of the elegant Legal Director Kristina Wertz foFairmont Hotel and sweeping into the cused on the countless challenges richly appointed, cavernous lobby. We faced by transgender individuals each caught up with HRC President Joe day, presenting awards to Senator Solmonese, City Treasurer Mark Leno, Supervisor Jose Cisneros, Juan BaraBevan Dufty, Minami jas, John Marez, Mark Tamaki and El/La ProRhoades, Joy Bianchi, gram Para Translatinas Richard Morehead, Andrea and the SF LGBT CommuShorter, and Eric Hanson at nity Center. Shannon Minter the VIP reception and silent and Tita Aida, nationally recauction. We settled at our table ognized transgenin the Grand Ballder leaders, reroom for the dinceived vanguard O N T HE T OWN ner and awards in awards, followed the company of by performances by Frank Woo, Pat Martel, Richard SabVeronica Klaus and Josh Klipp. The latura, Janine Shiota, Linda Scaparotlively crowd included Allison Laureti, Bob Michitarian, Julius Turman, ano, Rebecca Goldfader, Ruby CymSean Livingston, John Williams, and rot-Wu, Joseph Peralta, Martin Craig Crawford. There were moving Rawlings-Fein, Cecilia Chung, speeches from guests Meredith Baxter Michael Daniels, Rebecca Rolfe, of NBC’s Family Ties and Mike ManEmpress Tiffany of Alameda Co.’s ning of MTV’s The Real World, and Imperial Court, and a host of electawards given to Scott Wiener, Ted ed officials and those hoping to be Allen of Bravo’s Queer Eye for the elected in November. Straight Guy, and Kimpton Hotels. Next stop was Mezzanine for Auctioneer Lenny Broberg used Queens Are Wild, Stop AIDS Prohumor and panache to raise thouject’s casino and costume-party sands in the live auction, and Cheer SF fundraiser, hosted by glamorous brought the evening to a rousing conJuanita More! In a welcome demonclusion. stration of team spirit, all four major Sunday night, a lively crowd surcandidates for District 8 Supervisor prised Richmond/Ermet AIDS FounBill Hemenger, Rafael Mandelman, dation’s Ken Henderson on his birthRebecca Prozan, and Scott Wiener, day at Martuni’s. Joining in a birthday and District 6 Supervisor candidate refrain were Nick Mills, Stephen Anna Conda volunteered as blackjack Valentino, Adam Sandel, Lawrence dealers. We were assured that winning Helman, David Gallagher, Al Treuter, pay-offs were completely unaffected Gary Thackeray, Beth Schnitzer, and by political affiliation. Adult-film star Ken’s partner Joe Seiler. Michael Brandon gathered a bevy of Tonight, Thurs., Oct. 28, is the

by Donna Sachet

Steven Underhill

440 Castro bar patrons erupted in applause last Saturday night when the SF Giants secured their place in the 2010 World Series.

GLBT Historical Society’s Silver Anniversary Gala at the Green Room of the War Memorial Building, honoring 25 historic pioneers, including Jose Sarria, Cleve Jones, Audrey Joseph, Harry Britt, Willie Brown, Roberta Achtenberg, Tom Ammiano, and Ruth Brinker. Expect an extensive silent auction and complete details about the soon-to-open museum space on 18th St. in the Castro, showcasing a revolving exhibits from the society’s archives. We proudly salute this organization’s commitment to the preservation and elevation of our ongoing historic journey. Even this sporting-event neophyte has been caught up in Giants fever and will be attending Game Two of the World Series at AT&T Park, thanks to the incredible generosity of a cherished friend. If you are concerned for our safety and comfort, never fear, since we’ll be warmly ensconced in a celebrity box. On Fri., join the SF Gay Men’s Chorus for Pardon Me, Boys, a cabaret show with solo voices from the chorus singing timeless songs from the 1930s and 40s at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St. Local singer Carly Ozard hosts. This concert repeats on Sat. at 5 and 8 p.m., with the matinee benefiting Larkin Street Youth Services. Then Halloween is upon us! ▼

Coming up in leather & kink >> Thu., Oct. 28: Underwear Night at The Powerhouse (1347 Folsom), 10 p.m. Wet undie contest and drink specials. Go to: www.powerhouse-sf.com.

Sat., Oct. 30: 2nd annual Feast of all Fetishes: Heroes & Villains Halloween event at Truck. Costume contest, $100 prize. Go to: www.trucksf.com.

Thu., Oct. 28: Edges Wet Munch at Renegades Bar (501 W. Taylor St., San Jose), 7 p.m. Happy hour for the sex-positive and alternative communities from 4-7 p.m. Go to: www.edges.biz or www.renegadesbar.com.

Sat., Oct 30: Pirate Booty Halloween party & costume contest at Chaps Bar. The fun starts at 9 p.m. Go to: www.chapsbarsanfrancisco.com.

Thu., Oct. 28: Cheap Ass edition of Locker Room at Chaps Bar (1225 Folsom). Featuring DJ Hotwire. Pumping music at 9 p.m. Comp clothes check provided by the SoMa Guardians. 9 p.m.-close. Cheap Ass Contest: $100 winner chosen at Midnight. Go to: www.chapsbarsanfrancisco.com. Thu., Oct. 28: Drew’s Underwear Birthday Party at The Powerhouse. $1 well drinks from 9-10 p.m. Admission free until 9 p.m. $5 after 9 p.m., benefits PAWS. Go to: www.powerhouse-sf.com. Fri., Oct. 29: Truck Wash at Truck (1900 Folsom). Featuring live shower boys. The fun starts at 10 p.m. No cover, lots of drink specials. Go to: www.trucksf.com. Fri., Oct. 29: Shirts off at Chaps Bar. Take your shirt off and get one of many bar specials. Go-go studs at 10:30 p.m. Go to: www.chapsbarsanfrancisco.com. Fri., Oct. 29: Open Play Party at the SF Citadel (1277 Mission). 8 p.m.-1 a.m. $25. Go to: www.sfcitadel.org. Sat., Oct. 30: Back Bar Action at The Eagle Tavern (398 12th St.). Back patio and bar open to all gear/fetish/leather. 10 p.m. to close. Go to: www.sfeagle.com. Sat., Oct. 30: A Hitch-Cock Halloween Party at The Edge (4149 18th St.). 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Midnight costume contest hosted by Donna Sachet, plus spooktacular entertainment. Go to the Edge Facebook page at Edge Bar for details. Sat., Oct. 30: Castrobear presents 100% SoMa Beef & Co. All Beef Saturday Nights at The Lone Star Saloon (1354 Harrison St.). Go to: www.castrobear.com. Sat., Oct. 30: Boot Lickin’ at The Powerhouse, 10 p.m. Go to: www.powerhouse-sf.com. Sat., Oct. 30: Wonderland: appetizers, cabaret-style performances, auction benefits the SF Citadel, 3-6 p.m. $10. Go to: www.sfcitadel.org.

Sat., Oct. 30: SoMa Halloween Bar Crawl sponsored by SoMa Bar & Business Guild and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Most bars are having costume contests. Check with your favorite bar for details. Sun., Oct. 31: Beer Bust Sundays at Chaps Bar. All you can drink Bud Light draft or sodas, 5-9 p.m., for $8. Bar opens at 4 p.m. Go to: www.chapsbarsanfrancisco.com. Sun., Oct. 31: PoHo Sundays at The Powerhouse. DJ Keith, Dollar Drafts all day. Go to: www.powerhousesf.com. Mon., Nov. 1: Peer Rope Workshop at the SF Citadel. Madame Butterfly & Mr. Madame Butterfly host. $10 donation. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Go to: www.sfcitadel.org. Tue., Nov. 2: Election Day. Participating SoMa bar and restaurants, in conjunction with Straight Up: Vote!, provide 50-cent drinks to anyone who provides a voting stub (Truck, Eagle, Elite Cafe, Bullitt, Trademark, more). Go to: www.straightupvote.org. Tue., Nov. 2: Lock and Load: Extreme Tease and Denial through Milking, Forced & Ruined Orgasms and Chastity Training at the SF Citadel. Presented by Minax. 8-10 p.m. $20. Go to: www.sfcitadel.org. Tue., Nov. 2: Ink & Metal followed by Nasty at The Powerhouse, 9 p.m. Celebrate your tats and piercings, then have some nasty fun! Go to: www.powerhousesf.com. Wed., Nov. 3: Naked Buddies at Blow Buddies. Doors open 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Play til late. Go to: www.blowbuddies.com. Wed., Nov. 3: Busted! at Chaps Bar , 9 p.m. Fisting hosted by HellHole. Go to: www.chapsbarsanfrancisco.com. Wed., Nov. 3: Nipple Play at The Powerhouse, 10 p.m. Drink specials if you’re shirtless. Go to www.powerhousesf.com.

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JoBeth Williams with skeletons, in Poltergeist.

JoBeth Williams with producer Marc Huestis in SF.

It’s baaaa-aack! ‘Poltergeist’ will haunt the Castro Theatre by David Alex Nahmod alloween comes a day early to the beautiful Castro Theatre this year. On Sat., Oct. 30, the Steven Spielberg-produced horror classic Poltergeist will terrify viewers anew when event producer Marc Huestis unleashes the film from the burial ground of the DVD bin. Poltergeist will screen in a pristine, 35mm print on the theatre’s largerthan-life screen. Since this is a Huestis offering, the audience can expect a lot more than just the movie. The evening’s highlight will be an onstage appearance by JoBeth Williams, the fearless Mom who helped save Carol Ann from “the other side.” The film’s 1982 release came at quite an exciting time in the actress’ career. Before this “monstrous” hit, she had enjoyed high-profile roles in the Oscar-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and the Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor comedy Stir Crazy (1980), and she was soon to appear in the highly regarded ensemble drama The Big Chill. Prior to her big-screen stardom, the actress paid her dues at the Trinity Rep in Providence, Rhode Island, and on daytime TV. She admits that her memories of her role on the 1970s soap opera Somerset are a bit hazy. “I remember that someone was out to get me,” Williams recalled. “Someone put a dead bird in my desk!” But she recalls the filming of Kramer vs. Kramer clearly, and speaks highly of star Dustin Hoffman. “He has a reputation for being difficult,” she said, “but he was so nice to me. He knew it was my first film, and he worked off-camera for me. He went out of his way to im-

provise for me. We got along very well.” She learned an important lesson from Hoffman: no matter how big you get, there’s always uncertainty. “‘Do you think this movie’s going to be a hit?’ he asked me.” Williams’ most memorable scene in Kramer was when, as Hoffman’s girlfriend, she was caught walking around the apartment nude by his young son (Justin Henry). “The nude scene was the first scene we shot. I was terrified, I had not done nudity before. And I thought I would warp him, and end up paying his shrink bills! But he turned to his Mom and said, ‘I don’t know, Mom, she’s so skinny!’” Kramer opened doors for the upand-coming film star. She began getting calls to fly out to “the Coast” for readings – but she says that she never read for Poltergeist. A number of her co-stars from the classic chiller are no longer with us, and Williams spoke of all of them with great fondness. Beloved Zelda Rubinstein, who played Tangina, the little spirit medium, was, according to Williams, “mighty, intense, and an outspoken voice. At first she was not taken seriously because of her size. She was strong because she had to be. She didn’t take crap! “She always had tall boyfriends. As in 6’3”. They were drawn to her because she was a lot of fun.” There was a tinge of sadness in Williams’ voice when she spoke of Dominique Dunne and Heather O’Rourke, the actresses who played her daughters in Poltergeist. Dunne was murdered by an abusive boyfriend at 22. O’Rourke died at age 12, from a misdiagnosed intestinal blockage. “Dominique was a lovely young actress with a strong background in

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the arts. She had an amazing family, and we had a lovely relationship. We used to laugh during filming, because she was 21 and I was around 31, but I was her Mom! She gave me a present when we finished filming.” Williams remembered O’Rourke as a trouper who never complained during the difficult shoot. “When we first met, she said, ‘You’re gonna be my mommy in the movie.’” Williams also spoke very highly of O’Rourke’s mom. “Kathy was an incredibly loving mom. All I ever saw between them was love.” She reported that 1983’s The Big Chill was the most fun she ever had on a film shoot. “We were in a small town, and knew no one but each other. We all lived near each other, and when we weren’t working, we played Trivial Pursuit and Charades. We became a family.” When asked which of her films was her favorite, she replied without hesitation. “American Dreamer. A little underground cult movie that we shot in Paris. In one scene, I fell into a fountain in December, when it was freezing! Why couldn’t we have shot that scene in September?” The 1984 film was seen by few people due to a disagreement between co-financiers CBS Films and 20th Century Fox. “CBS pulled its ad money,” she said. “You couldn’t find an ad for it. But the people who saw it liked it.” American Dreamer is now available on DVD, and Williams hopes that Poltergeist attendees will seek it out. She also urges us to keep an eye out for The Big Year, her new film with Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black. She says that the often-outrageous Black is surprisingly low-key as himself. The actress is looking forward to her Castro appearance. She and

ing of the film that same day, at which Williams will appear for a brief Q&A and signing. The matinee will not include the stage show attractions.▼ Poltergeist with JoBeth Williams, Sat., Oct. 30, Castro Theatre. Gala and film: $30 (VIP, orchestra); $25 general (side orchestra, balcony). Tickets at www.TicketFly.com or (415) 863-0611. Partial proceeds to benefit the AIDS Housing Alliance.

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Japanesque traces the evolution of the Japanese print, and, in many instances, establishes a direct connection between specific Japanese artworks and those produced by Westerners. Curator Karin Breuer makes a persuasive case for this one-to-one relationship at the entry, where several East/West pairings are displayed; numerous examples, offering points of a comparison, follow in the galleries. What’s remarkable is the amount of detail and subtlety Japanese artists achieved using simple, relatively primitive tools: cherry woodblocks and watercolors. In works that are distinguished by masterful control, artists anticipated the exact vision they wanted to produce, and sought to direct the eye of the viewer. Strong visual components such as a tree branch or a bridge railing often define the foreground, and we’re

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“moms just like you.”) We also remember Osbourne from her family’s reality show, and a great mother she is not. So of course she wouldn’t get why the Glee cover shoot was totally inappropriate the way, say, Katie Couric, a Glee fan who watches the show with her kids, did. Osbourne declared that the actors are not actually teenagers, so it doesn’t matter if they are doing hypersexual things in their underwear outside some lockers in a real high school. So very stupid. Here’s why it matters. It matters because the actors portray teenagers on the show. It matters because Glee is a show that is not about sexy teenagers showing their underwear (okay, there is some of that, but not too much) for adults to drool over, but about the complexities of high school life as lived by kids. It’s not a show on the CW. It’s a show for everyone. Dare we say it: Glee is a family show. In real life as well as on the tube, there is way too much hypersexualizing of teenagers – girls mostly, but boys, too. Recently, every other show has made cougarism the new black.

and film noir B-movie, and were also determined to dethrone the thenreigning French film establishment in their upstart journal Cahiers de Cinema. Two in the Wave demonstrates how quickly Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and Godard’s Breathless had audiences agog, Cannes in an uproar and producers lining up to bankroll their new projects. The doc also reveals how soon two old buddies became mortal enemies during the wave of strikes and protests that engulfed France in Spring 1968. Among the most poignant mo-

forced to look around and over them to the landscape beyond. Powerful visual elements are key in Katsushika Hokusai’s otherworldly “The Amida Waterfall in the Depths of the Kiso Mountains” (1834-35), a dramatic abstract work where water flows from a huge orb that looks like a full moon, at the top of a steep cliff. The deep chasm behind the waterfall suggests the infinite blackness of the cosmos. One can see the origins of anime in prints like Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s “The Taira Ghosts Preparing to Attack Yoshitsune” (1851-52), in which an order of ghosts congregates at the bottom of the sea beneath their sunken vessel and plots revenge, or Hokusai’s “The Great Wave” (ca. 1831-32), perhaps the most famous print from his series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Its imagery, of an angry, giant wave rearing, spraying fingers of seafoam and dwarfing small ships and Mt. Fuji in the distance, could have sprung from the imagination of manga master/animator Hiyao Miyazaki. Hokusai’s project, revolutionary at the time, And it’s always been accepted that the older man/younger woman dynamic is a staple of the tube when it is just a few years short of statutory rape or pedophilia. We don’t like it, we’ve never liked it, we’re never going to like it. One in four girls will be sexually assaulted before she reaches the age of 18, and one in 10 boys will suffer the same fate. Tyler Perry was on Oprah on Oct. 20 talking about his own experiences of being sexually abused as a child because it’s something black men don’t talk about. He was moving, gutsy and very angry. We’re pretty sure he wouldn’t like the GQ spread. Because the sexualizing of teenagers on the tube has real-life repercussions. Why then would the Glee cast agree to a pornographic photographic shoot that basically targets the closet pedophile lurking in a disturbing number of (mostly heterosexual) men, many of whom will be related to the girl or boy they abuse? It would have been bad if these were cast members from any TV show. It’s that much worse that it’s our Glee, and not one of these actors said, “Wait, this is not what our show is about, and it’s not what we want kids to be doing, showing their panties for adults to jerk off to.” Back to Tyler Perry. We have to

ments is Leaud’s audition interview for Truffaut, in which he relates his actress mom’s decision to send him for the screen test, and demonstrates the anarchic zest for life and comic chops that would make him far more than a one-trick pony. (10/31) A Real Life For those glimpsing the rakish charm and volatile talents of Guillaume Depardieu for the first time in Sarah Leonor’s lyrical tale of a small-time thief ’s last hurrah, it’s sad to think that this thoroughly engrossing romantic caper was also the actor’s last finished film. Depardieu,

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Jean-Pierre Leaud as Francois Truffaut’s alter ego in Two in the Wave.

“Woman Blowing a Pinwheel for Her Son” (1792-93) by Kitagawa Utamaro, color woodcut from the series Physiognomies of Ten Women.

was so successful that he made 46 Fujis. In some, the fabled peak is so small it becomes a game of “Where’s Waldo?” to try and spot it. Not to be

him in what amounts to a low-tech but extremely secure S/M dungeon, demand a king’s ransom and engage in a nasty bit of mutilation just to prove you can’t be toyed with, then writer/director Lucas Belvaux’s technically engrossing if chilly melodrama is must viewing. As the opening credits roll, Stanislas Graff (Yvan Attal) is at the top of his game: in tight with the Elysee Palace, an attractive, affectionate mistress stashed away in a private hideaway, wife, daughters and mom all playing their assigned roles at home, and then wham! Kidnapped by masked brutes and forced to discover who loves you, baby. That the answer is the family pooch isn’t the only disappointment awaiting us in a technically brilliant if emotionally barren two hours. Attal is a suitable hero/victim in a scenario that requires him to go from Al Pacino in Serpico to Pacino in Godfather 3, but there’s little relish for the dark humor implicit in such a meticulously organized undressing. We either need to delve more deeply inside a character who undergoes truly stressful changes in an impossible bid for survival (like last year’s sensational The Prophet) or savor a character who comes to relish his own absurdity, as Cary Grant did so entertainingly in Hitch’s caper masterwork North by Northwest. (10/28, 11/1)▼

outdone, French artist Henri Riviere responded with Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower (1902). The Parisian landmark, while not exactly a natural phenomenon, is a colossal structure nonetheless. Those who have seen the Post-Impressionist show will experience deja vu in the Western half of the exhibit. Bonnard, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Vuillard, Vallotton and Gauguin are among those whose rebellion against the Paris Academy included the adoption of some Japanese compositional elements, motifs and the use of blocks of color. In Edouard Vuillard’s mysterious “Scene from a Play by Ibsen” (1893), for example, the canvas is defined by a triangle of bright red, a green backdrop and the silhouette of a theatergoer wearing a plumed hat who’s seated in the foreground. The artist modeled “The Cook” (1899), a homey kitchen scene with complicated perspectives and contrasting patterns, on Suzuki Harunobu’s series Eight Parlor Views. And while Degas, long preoccupied with women in private settings and in various states of

undress, is represented by “Woman Dressing” (ca. 1885), an intimate scene done in charcoal and pastel, he also borrowed his composition for “Mary Cassatt at the Louvre” (1879-80) from Harunobu. In 1890, after visiting an impressive exhibition of Japanese prints in Paris, Mary Cassatt began incorporating Japanese methods into her color aquatint etchings. Part of a series of prints she made later that year, “Woman Bathing” (1890-91), with its striped and flowered patterning, muted color palette and half-clothed woman engaged in daily ritual, is a confluence of Japanese devices and a modern sensibility. If there’s a criticism of the exhibition, it’s that it has too much in it, certainly too much to cover in this short space. A section on American and British artists didn’t seem compelling, but it simply may have suffered from being at the end of a long show.▼ Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism shows at the Legion of Honor through Jan. 9, 2011.

ented men with real emotions – are out there living with the disease and not talking about it because AIDS is, you know, over. Except it’s not. So thank you, Project Runway, for bringing us more than a snippet of reality in a show we already loved. Check it out on Lifetime.com.

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say we were impressed by his confessional hour on Oprah. Oprah was pretty impressed also, but then Perry is impressive. We have a great deal of respect for men who are willing to break the silence on what is and is not “manly.” It’s obvious Perry has been tortured by the physical abuse his father leveled at him and the sexual abuse from a variety of sources in his early childhood. He said a lot of things that men are often afraid to say. And he’s going to do it again. On Nov. 5, Oprah is filling her audience with over 200 men who have been sexually abused. It’s going to be Oprah, Perry and these men. It’s

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he San Francisco Film Society presents French Cinema Now, 10 reasons for a cinema night out, at Embarcadero Center (Oct. 28Nov. 3), with the work of new directors along with the return of a seasoned old pro, Bertrand Tavernier (The Princess of Montpensier, 10/30, 31). Info & tickets: www.sffsorg. Two in the Wave 51 years ago, a boy my age then (14) had one of the most exhilarating coming out parties (not in the queer sense of that loaded expression) and began a lifelong adventure in which he would be the cinema child of two very different and demanding filmmaker daddies. The biggest treat in Emmanuel Laurent’s ambitious doc Two in the Wave is to experience again the remarkable debut of Jean-Pierre Leaud as Francois Truffaut’s movie alter ego Antoine Doinel, a boy who resorts to petty theft to escape a most unsuitable life with two neglectful parents. Laurent’s goal is to let us taste anew the scary freedom that Antoine experiences in the movie, while showing how quickly that freedom was uncorked by two egghead critics, both aspiring directors. Truffaut and his close friend/ferocious rival Jean-Luc Godard were both in love with American movies, especially the gangster

son of the legendary French film star whom he denounced as a bad dad in a sensational 2004 tell-all memoir, completely disappears into the role of Bruno, a small-town boy who spends practically every waking moment scamming the town folks of everything that’s not nailed down. Bruno’s perspective abruptly changes when he meets up with Isabelle (the emotive and ravishing Florence Loiret Caille) in an especially awkward moment. She’s just been hit by a car, and while coming to her assistance Bruno also manages to swipe her bracelet. Through a delightful series of plot jump-cuts, the couple is soon paddling out of town on a stolen skiff, with a runway watchdog as their companion. This is really two movies in one: the minutely detailed portrait of a larcenous, dead-end provincial town, coupled with a delicious tale of love on the lam. In his memoir, young Depardieu also revealed his youthful misadventures as a teen prostitute. See A Real Life for its robust glimpse of a life cut way too short. The film also features a smooth supporting performance by Jacques Nolot, who is better known to us for his frank tales of Parisian queer life, Porn Theatre and Before I Forget. (10/30, 11/2) Rapt If you’ve ever had a hankering to abduct a top-rank French playboy/captain of industry, hold

something that has never been done before on TV, men breaking the silence on the sexual abuse they’ve experienced. Set your DVR, because there is bound to be a man in your life who is a survivor of sexual abuse. We like TV and Oprah best when they are helping people lead their best lives. Which is why we loved the episode of Project Runway last week when Mondo Guerra explained that he’s been living with HIV for 10 years. HIV/AIDS is a topic rarely discussed on the tube anymore, as if people with HIV/AIDS no longer exist. But men like Guerra – fun, tal-

Finally, with the midterm elections right around the corner and Obama and Palin crisscrossing the country with their various messages, it seems to us that if SNL can find someone who looks so very like Palin, the inimitable Tina Fey, to play her on the show, then they might want to actually get a black guy to play Obama. We know, Obama is half white, and Fred Armisen at least has the mannerisms of the Ivory Tower White House Professor down pat. But history wasn’t made by the white half of Obama winning the presidency. In 2010, having Armisen essentially playing blackface is just, well, embarrassing. Get a black guy to play the prez, please. You don’t want Ginnie Thomas calling you and demanding an apology, do you? What a season! Which makes it more important than ever to stay tuned.▼

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