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Wit h S a n F r a n ci s c o’ s S o ut h si d e e m e r gi n g a s a si g ni fi c a nt e m pl o y m e nt h u b, m a n y l o c al w o r k e r s t r a v el a c r o s s b ri d g e s, t h r o u g h mil e s of g ri dl o c k o r o n p a c k e d C alt r ai n a n d B a y A r e a R a pi d T r a n sit ( B A R T) t r ai n s t o g et t o t h ei r j o b s. Wit h s t a r t - u p s, bi o t e c h n ol o g y c o m p a ni e s, s e r vi c e p r o vi d e r s, r et ail e r s, a n d t h e o c c a si o n al c h ai n st o r e l o c at e d t h r o u g h o ut D o g p at c h, P ot r e r o Hill a n d S o ut h - of - M a r k e t, a l a r g e n u m b e r of t h e s e t r a v el e r s h ail f r o m o ut si d e t h e Cit y’s 4 9 s q u a r e mil e s, r el yi n g o n m o r e t h a n j u st a M u ni ri d e, mil e -l o n g w al k, o r 2 0 - mi n ut e c a r ri d e t o g et t o w o r k.

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A f at h e r of t w o ki d s, a g e s s e v e n a n d 1 0, Zl at c hi n u s e d t o li v e i n S a n F r a n ci s c o’s Ri c h m o n d Di s t ri c t, b ut i n t h e l at e 1 9 9 0 s m o v e d t o B e r k el e y. Hi s f a mil y s ettl e d i nt o a N o r t h B e r k el e y n ei g h b o r h o o d, w h e r e h e b o u g ht a h o m e a n d hi s c hil d r e n att e n d p u bli c s c h o ol.

T o d a y Zl at c hi n a n d hi s wif e, Ti a n a, a s e ni o r p oli c y a n al y st f o r t h e Cit y a n d C o u nt y of S a n F r a n ci s c o, b ot h c o m m ut e t o S a n F r a n ci s c o. H e d ri v e s, si n c e h e n e e d s hi s c a r f o r e v e nt s m o st d a y s a n d h a s a n i r r e g ul a r s c h e d ul e, w hil e hi s wi f e t a k e s B A R T f r o m t h e N o r t h B e r k el e y s t ati o n t o t h e Mi d - M a r k e t a r e a. Zl at c hi n d e s c ri b e d hi s c o m m ut e a s f r u st r ati n g a n d ti ri n g, “ Y o u f e el li k e y o u l o s e t w o h o u r s of w o r k, of li f e. ” Zl at c hi n s e e s hi s s p ell s o n t h e r o a d a s t a ki n g a w a y f r o m ti m e wit h hi s c hil d r e n, w h o m h e s q u e e z e s i nt o hi s w o r k- w e e k s c h e d ul e b y d r o p pi n g t h e m of f at s c h o ol b ef o r e h e a di n g a c r o s s t h e B a y B ri d g e. H e of t e n d o e s n’t r e t u r n h o m e u ntil 7 p. m., m a ki n g it di f fi c ult f o r hi m t o h el p wit h di n n e r a n d p utti n g t h e ki d s t o b e d. T h e c o n st a nt c o m m ut e p ut s st r e s s o n hi s r el ati o n s hi p wit h hi s wif e. Zl at c hi n m a k e s a c o n c e r t e d eff o r t t o h a v e a w e e kl y d at e ni g ht, o r t o h a v e l u n c h i n S a n F r a n ci s c o wit h h e r d u ri n g t h e w o r k w e e k.

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It s t a r t e d wit h a t e x t m e s s a g e f r o m t h e m a y o r. I n 2 0 0 9, 2 0 t h St r e et r e si d e nt J o y c e B o o k s e c u r e d a m e eti n g wit h t h e n M a y o r G a vi n N e w s o m. B o o k s h o w e d N e w s o m M c Ki nl e y S q u a r e a n d t h e a dj a c e n t V e r m o n t S t r e e t e n cl a v e, a bl i g h t e d p a t c h o f o p e n s p a c e c o - o w n e d b y t h e S a n F r a n ci s c o D e p a r t m e nt of P u bli c W o r k s ( D P W), R e c r e ati o n a n d P a r k s D e p a r t m e n t, a n d C ali f o r ni a D e p a r t m e nt of T r a n s p o r t ati o n. S h e e x p r e s s e d h e r f r u s t r a ti o n at t r yi n g t o g et a n y o n e i n t h e Cit y t o r e s p o n d t o c o m m u nit y c o n c e r n s

n ei g h b o r s k n o w w h e r e t o di r e c t t h o s e a b o ut t h e a r e a. “ H e g o e s, ‘ w ell, l et’ s j u st d o t hi s,’ ” B o o k r e c all e d. “ H e t o o k q u e s ti o n s a n d c o n c e r n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r. T h e e v e n t h a s b e c o m e a a m o m e nt a n d t e x t e d all t h e h e a d s of e a c h of t h e a g e n ci e s a n d s ai d, c o m e t r a diti o n. L a s t m o nt h, m o r e t h a n 6 0 p e o pl e g at h e r e d i n m e e t w i t h M s.

D o w nt o w n Hi g h B o o k. ” “ Y o u’ r e d oi n g e x a c tl y w h at y o u’ r e S c h o ol’ s a u d i t o A fe w we e ks s u p p o s e d t o b e d oi n g. Y o u’ r e g e t ti n g ri u m f o r t h e f o u r t h l a t e r, t h e f i r s t t h e w o r d o ut. Y o u’ r e o r g a ni zi n g. ” a n n u al T o w n H all a n n u al P o t r e r o M A LI A C O H E N m e eti n g. T h e m e et Hill C o m m u nit y i n g w as s u p p ose d T o w n H all w a s t o f o c u s m o s tl y o n h el d. R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m v i r t u a l l y e v e r y C i t y p u bli c s a f et y, b ut wit h t h e o p p o r t u nit y t o t al k t o r e al li f e Cit y of fi ci al s, Hill d e p a r t m e nt s h o w e d u p t o r e s p o n d t o r e si d e nt s’ q u e sti o n s a n d c o n c e r n s, a n d r e si d e nt s c a m e a r m e d wit h all s o r t s t o e x pl ai n w h at e x a ctl y t h e y d o s o t h at of q u e s ti o n s.

Di st ri ct 1 0 S u p e r vi s o r M ali a C o h e n ki c k e d - of f t h e m e eti n g b y p r o vi di n g a n u p d at e o n “ r e c e nt s u c c e s s e s; ” a c ti o n s b y t h e B o a r d of S u p e r vi s o r s t h at a f f e c t t h e di s t ri c t. C o h e n m e nti o n e d a n o r di n a n c e a d o pt e d i n S e pt e m b e r t o p r o hi bit o v e r si z e d v e hi cl e s f r o m l o s s of t h e e at e r y, cl o s u r e w a s p u s h e d p a r ki n g i n c e r t ai n n ei g h b o r h o o d s, t o D e c e m b e r t o a l l o w f o r a f i n a l i n cl u di n g Di s t ri c t 1 0, a n d t o ut e d a n h oli d a y c el e b r ati o n. u n a ni m o u s B o a r d d e ci si o n t o t ri pl e R e d e v el o p m e nt at t h e A xi s sit e fi n e s f o r p r o p e r t y o w n e r s wit h m o r e will i n cl u d e r a zi n g t h e e xi s ti n g t h a n 1 0 p r o p e r ti e s t o t h ei r n a m e t h at si n gl e - s t o r y b uil di n g a n d c o n s t r u c t - h a v e vi ol at e d bli g ht c o d e s. i n g t w o 5 8 - a n d 6 8 -f o ot t all b uil di n g s, F o r s o m e r e si d e n t s, t h e m e e t wit h a 2 2 p a r ki n g s p ot g a r a g e f o r i n g w a s a c h a n c e t o m e et R o b e rt r e si d e nt s a n d c o m m e r ci al u s e. S o m e O’ S ulli v a n, w h o w a s a p p oi nt e d S a n of t h e u p s t ai r s u nit s will b e s e t a si d e F r a n ci s c o P oli c e D e p a r t m e nt ( S F P D) f o r p r o d u c ti o n, d e si g n, o r r e p a i r - B a y vi e w s t ati o n c a pt ai n t w o m o nt h s r el at e d e nt e r p ri s e s. a g o, a f t e r P a u l C h i g n e l l r e t i r e d.

E d s o n pl a n s t o o p e n a n o f f O’ S ulli v a n n ot e d t h at c a r b u r gl a ri e s s h o ot of t h e c a f é o n T r e a s u r e I sl a n d, a n d s t r e et r o b b e ri e s w e r e s o m e of t h e d o u bli n g t h e n u m b e r of r e s t a u r a nt s S F P D’ s t o p p ri o riti e s i n t h e n ei g h b o r o n t h e f o r m e r S a n F r a n ci s c o n a v al h o o d. H e t ri e d t o a c c o u nt f o r w h at s p a c e. T h e c o - o w n e r s o f t h e 1 7 5 - s o m e s a w a s i n a d e q u at e p oli c e p r e s s e a t r e s t a u r a n t a n d g al l e r y s p a c e, e n c e a n d t o o -l o n g r e s p o n s e ti m e s. “ W e M a r k a n d G a i l S m a l l c o m b e, b o t h w o r k i n a v e r y b u s y p oli c e di s t ri c t, ” A u s t r ali a n p a s t o r s, a r e p r e p a r e d t o O’ S ulli v a n s ai d. “ S o m e ni g ht s it’ s j u st b ri n g A xi s b a c k t o t h e r e d e v el o p e d g oi n g f r o m o n e 9 1 1 c all t o t h e n e x t. ” s p a c e i n o n e t o t w o y e a r s. B ut i n t h e C ali f o r ni a Hi g h w a y P at r ol of fi c e r m e a nti m e E d s o n d e ci d e d t o s t a r t h e r L a u r a C l a r e a l s o e m p h a si z e d t h e

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A x i s C a f é a n d G a l l e r y, w h i c h o c c u pi e s a n i n d u s t ri al s p a c e o n 1 2 0 1 Ei g h t h S t r e e t, a t 1 6 t h S t r e e t, w ill cl o s e t hi s m o nt h. T h e b uil di n g t h at h o u s e s t h e e at e r y i s t o b e d e m oli s h e d, r e pl a c e d b y t w o m ulti - s t o r y mi x e d u s e b uil di n g s, f e at u ri n g r e t ail a n d of fi c e s o n l o w e r fl o o r s a n d li vi n g s p a c e a b o v e. A n ol d w a r e h o u s e t h at u s e d t o b e a m e c h a ni c s h o p w a s c o n v e r t e d i nt o t h e c u r r e nt di ni n g s p a c e i n 2 0 0 4.

M a n y P ot r e r o Hill r e si d e nt s a r e s a d t o s e e a n e n d t o t h e r e s t a u r a nt’ s r o u g h l y s e v e n y e a r r u n, w hi c h i n c l u d e d h o s t i n g m o m m y’ s g r o u p s, H all o w e e n p a r ti e s, a n d E a s t e r e g g h u nt s. A c c o r di n g t o g e n e r al m a n a g e r a n d e x e c uti v e c h e f Li n d a E d s o n, t h e c a f é w a s o ri gi n all y sl at e d t o s h ut t e r i n O c t o b e r, b u t a f t e r h e a ri n g f r o m n ei g h b o r h o o d p at r o n s m o u r ni n g t h e

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T h e y w e r e r e pl a c e d wit h t h e c h e a p e r c oi n s a n d wi c h w e k n o w t o d a y: c u p r o ni c k el o n t h e o ut si d e, c o p p e r o n t h e i n si d e. F o r s e v e r al y e a r s a f t e r t h e y w e r e of fi ci all y wit h d r a w n, sil v e r di m e s c o nti n u e d t o ci r c ul at e, st r a y bit s of hi st o r y t h at h a d n’t y et b e e n s ei z e d b y t h e b a n k s, a n d r et u r n e d t o t h e T r e a s u r y. O v e r ni g ht t h e p r e - 1 9 6 5 t e n c e nt e r s j u m p e d i n v al u e t o 1 5 o r 2 0 c e nt s; t h e y’ r e n o w w o r t h $ 5 o r $ 6 a pi e c e.

D u ri n g t h e p e ri o d b e f o r e t h e y di s a p p e a r e d, m y D a d r el e ntl e s sl y h u nt e d f o r e s c a p e d sil v e r. D a d i s a s e ri o u s st a m p c oll e ct o r, o c c a si o n al c oi n c oll e ct o r, a n d, m o st s ali e ntl y, h a s a D e p r e s si o n e r a - b r e d o b s e s si o n wit h a c q ui ri n g a n y t hi n g t h at c a n b e g ott e n f o r f r e e. H e’ d e x c h a n g e p a p e r m o n e y f o r r oll s of di m e s at b a n k s, a n d, m o stl y w hil e w aiti n g at st o pli g ht s i n hi s F o r d C o m et st ati o n w a g o n, si f t t h r o u g h t h e m i n s e a r c h of a gli m p s e of sil v e r. At fi r st h e’ d fi n d a f e w, t h e n a c o u pl e, t h e n o n e, a n d, fi n all y, n o n e. H e’ d d e pl o y t h e n e wl y sil v e r -l e s s r oll s of di m e s t o m a k e r o uti n e p u r c h a s e s at st o r e s. I n t h o s e p o st - K e n n e d y, p r e - Ni x o n y e a r s t h e c a s hi e r s n e v e r b ot h e r e d t o b a n g o p e n t h e r oll s t o c o u nt w h at w a s i n si d e. B ut s o m eti m e s t h e y’ d a s k D a d t o w rit e hi s t el e p h o n e, o r e v e n s o ci al s e c u rit y, n u m b e r o n t h e c oi n s’ p a p e r t u b e, i n c a s e t h e r e w a s a p r o bl e m.

“I’ m n ot gi vi n g t h e m a n y of t h at i nf o r m ati o n, ” m y f at h e r w o ul d m utt e r, u n d e r hi s b r e at h, w riti n g d o w n a s e ri e s of f a u x di git s. It w a s n’t a s c a m; t h e di m e s w e r e all t h e r e. B ut D a d f elt t h at s u c h p ri v at e i n f o r m ati o n a s a t el e p h o n e n u m b e r – a n d c e r t ai nl y hi s s o ci al s e c u rit y i d e nti fi e r – w a s n o b o d y’s b u si n e s s b ut hi s.

Al m o st a h al f - c e nt u r y a f t e r sil v e r di s a p p e a r e d f r o m di m e s, m o n e y h a s c o nti n u e d t o e v ol v e f r o m t h e t a n gi bl e – p r o g r e s si n g f r o m s e a s h ell s, c ol o r f ul b e a d s t o p r e ci o u s m et al s – t o t h e c o n c e pt u al: n u m b e r s o n a c o m p ut e r s c r e e n o r e m b e d d e d i n a pi e c e of pl a s ti c o r c o m p ut e r c hi p.

O u r f ait h i n o u r m o n et a r y s y st e m h a s b e c o m e al m o st r eli gi o u s, s e p a r at e a n d a p a r t f r o m t h e u n d e rl yi n g t hi n g s b ei n g a c q ui r e d b y m o n e y. St o c k e x c h a n g e m o v e m e nt s a r e t r a c k e d a n d e x a mi n e d i n a si mil a r f a s hi o n a s t h e e nt r ail s of r u mi n a nt s w e r e i n s p e ct e d f o r gli m p s e s i nt o t h e f ut u r e a mill e n ni u m a g o. T h e s e a r c h f o r e r r a nt sil v e r h a s b e e n r e pl a c e d b y a c o n st a nt h u nt t o fi n d n e w fi n a n ci al i n st r u m e nt s: j u n k b o n d s a n d t r a d a bl e h o m e m o r t g a g e s. W h e n w e di s c o v e r t h at o u r fi n a n ci al g o d s a r e n ot hi n g m o r e t h a n g r e e d - d ri v e n s uit s – i n 1 9 2 9, 2 0 0 8, a n d p e ri o di c ti m e s i n b et w e e n – it s h a k e s s o ci et y’s f o u n d ati o n s. A n d t h e n w e will f ull y r et u r n t o o u r b eli ef s, sil e ntl y p r a yi n g t h at e v e r y t hi n g will b e all ri g ht.

A n e v e n f a st e r c h a n g e h a s o c c u r r e d r el at e d t o p ri v a c y. W h e n I w a s fi v e it w a s p o s si bl e t o b e al m o st c o m pl et el y a n o n y m o u s, wit h p e r s o n al d et ail s k n o w n o nl y t o t h o s e wit h w h o m t h e y w e r e willi n gl y s h a r e d. N o w, p r e ci s e d et ail s a b o ut a n y o n e w h o t o u c h e s a c o m p ut e r o r i s vi si bl e t o a c ell p h o n e p h ot o g r a p h e r – m e a ni n g p r ett y m u c h e v e r y o n e – a r e di s c o v e r a bl e a s f a st a s t h e s p e e d of t h e a v ail a bl e I nt e r n et c o n n e cti o n. T o d a y e v e r y t hi n g w e d o i s e v e r y b o d y’s b u si n e s s, t h o u g h w h et h e r w e’ r e n a u g ht y o r ni c e i s n’t s o m u c h u s e d t o g a u g e gi f t - w o r t hi n e s s, a s t o i d e nti f y p ot e nti al b u y e r s of p o r n o g r a p h y o r p et f o o d s u p pli e s.

T r a di n g i n t h e u nt o u c h a bl e i nt a n gi bl e, r at h e r t h a n s hi n y el e m e nt s, r e fl e c t s a m o v e m e nt f r o m a c ult u r e s t e e p e d i n p h y si c alit y – li f ti n g, p u s hi n g, h a n d - c r a f ti n g – t o o n e t h at’s d o mi n at e d b y i m a g e s c r e at e d b y t h e mi n d. S o t o o d o e s t h e s hi f t b et w e e n b ei n g a n o n y m o u sl y p r e s e nt i n t h e w o rl d – w o r ki n g, w al ki n g, s h o p pi n g, sitti n g i n pl a z a s – a n d b ei n g t r a n s p a r e ntl y o n vi e w e v e r y w h e r e, all at o n c e, o n c o m p ut e r s c r e e n s, b ut n o w h e r e i n a ct u al s p a c e.

W e s e e m t o h a v e mi x e d f e eli n g s a b o ut t hi s t r a n sf o r m ati o n. W e w a nt a ut h e nti c, p h y si c all y m a ni f e s t e d n ei g h b o r h o o d s, a n d h a n d m a d e f o o d a n d ot h e r p r o d u ct s t h at c a n b e li n k e d t o s p e ci fi c i n di vi d u al s a n d pl a c e s.

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T h e w o m a n i s 8 5 y e a r s ol d, a n d li v e d al o n e i n a S o ut h of M a r k e t h o m e. S h e h a s fi v e c hil d r e n, w h o c h e c k e d o n h e r r e g ul a rl y. A c c o r di n g t o t h e f a mil y, s h e l e f t h e r h o m e t h e m o r ni n g of O c t o b e r 1 2 t h wit h a f ri e n d; w h e n s h e di d n’t r e t u r n h e r d a u g ht e r r e p o r t e d h e r mi s si n g t h at a f t e r n o o n. T h e f a m il y c a n b e c o nt a c t e d at t w o m a k e u s @ y a h o o. c o m o r t h r o u g h t h ei r at t o r n e y, S c o t t Ri g h t h a n d, 5 4 4. 0 1 1 5; s c o t t @ ri g ht h a n dl a w. n e t.

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D u ri n g t h at ti m e, t h o u s a n d s of p e o pl e w e nt t h r o u g h t h e s t ati o n, m o s t of t h e m o n t h ei r w a y t o w o r k. T h r e e mi n ut e s a f t e r t h e m a n s t a r t e d pl a y i n g, a mi d dl e a g e d m a n n oti c e d t h e m u si c. H e sl o w e d hi s p a c e, s t o p p e d f o r a f e w s e c o n d s, a n d t h e n h u r ri e d t o m e e t hi s s c h e d ul e. A mi n ut e l at e r, t h e vi oli ni s t r e c ei v e d hi s fi r s t d oll a r ti p: a w o m a n t h r e w t h e m o n e y i n t h e till wit h o ut s t o p pi n g. A f e w mi n ut e s l a t e r, s o m e o n e l e a n e d a g a i n s t t h e w all t o li s t e n, b ut q ui c kl y l o o k e d at hi s w at c h a n d s t a r t e d t o w al k a g ai n.

T h e o n e w h o p ai d t h e m o s t a t t e n ti o n w a s a t h r e e y e a r ol d b o y. Hi s m o t h e r t ri e d t o h u r r y hi m, b u t t h e ki d s t o p p e d t o l o o k at t h e vi oli ni s t.

Fi n all y, t h e m ot h e r p u s h e d h a r d a n d t h e c hil d c o nti n u e d t o w al k, c r a ni n g hi s h e a d a s l o n g a s h e c o ul d. T hi s a c ti o n w a s r e p e at e d b y s e v e r al ot h e r c hil d r e n. All of t h e p a r e nt s, wit h o ut e x c e pti o n, f o r c e d t h e m t o m o v e o n.

I n t h e ti m e t h e m u si ci a n pl a y e d, o nl y si x p e o pl e s t o p p e d a n d s t a y e d f o r a w hil e. A b o ut 2 0 g a v e hi m m o n e y b ut c o nti n u e d t o w al k t h ei r n o r m al p a c e.

H e c oll e c t e d $ 3 2. W h e n h e fi ni s h e d pl a yi n g a n d sil e n c e t o o k o v e r, n o o n e n o ti c e d. T h e v i ol i n i s t w a s J o s h u a B el l, o n e o f t h e b e s t m u si ci a n s i n t h e w o rl d. H e pl a y e d o n e of t h e m o s t i nt ri c at e pi e c e s e v e r w rit t e n, wit h a vi oli n w o r t h $ 3. 5 milli o n. T w o d a y s b e f o r e pl a yi n g i n t h e s u b w a y, B ell s ol d o ut at a B o s t o n t h e at e r at a n a v e r a g e ti c k e t p ri c e of $ 1 0 0. B ell pl a y i n g i n c o g ni t o i n t h e M e t r o s t a ti o n w a s o r g a n i z e d b y t h e W a s hi n g t o n P o s t a s p a r t of a s o ci al e x p e ri m e nt a b o ut p e o pl e’ s p e r c e pti o n, t a s t e a n d p r i o r i ti e s, t o i n v e s ti g a t e w h e t h e r, i n a c o m m o n pl a c e e n v i r o n m e n t a t a n i n a p p r o p ri at e h o u r, w h e t h e r w e p e r c ei v e o r a p p r e ci at e b e a ut y ? D o w e r e c o g ni z e t al e n t i n a n u n e x p e c t e d c o n t e x t ? I f f w e d o n’ t h a v e a m o m e nt t o s t o p a n d li s t e n t o o n e of t h e w o rl d’ s b e s t m u si ci a n s pl a yi n g t h e b e s t m u si c e v e r w rit t e n, h o w m a n y ot h e r t hi n g s a r e w e mi s si n g ?

C orr e cti o n I n “ N e w C a f e E nli v e n s B a y vi e w ” ( N o v e m b e r i s s u e) B o b B a u m w a s i nc o r r e c tl y i d e nti fi e d a s a c o - o w n e r of B o u d r e a u x’ s C a f é. B a u m i s a c t u all y t h e c a f e o w n e r’ s, T u ni si a B o u d r e a u x, p a r t n e r.

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C O M M UT E fr o m Fr o nt P a g e c o s t, Zl at c hi n h a s b e e n pi c ki n g u p c a s u al c a r p o ol e r s i n t h e E a s t B a y f o r y e a r s, w hi c h m a k e s hi s c o m m ut e s e e m m o r e w o r t h w hil e a n d s o ci all y b e n e fi ci al. H e u s u all y d r o p s of f t h e s h a r e d ri d e r s i n t h e Fi n a n ci al Di st ri ct, c o nti n ui n g o n hi s w a y t o D o g p at c h, w hi c h h a s g o o d f r e e w a y a c c e s s a n d still f ai rl y a v ail a bl e p a r ki n g o pti o n s.

Zl at c hi n’s li f e i s m o r e st r e s sf ul a s a r e s ult of li vi n g a n d w o r ki n g i n t w o di f f e r e nt citi e s. “I f it i s a p a r ti c ul a rl y b a d c o m m ut e it c a n af f e ct y o u r m o o d, ” h e s ai d. “It d e t r a c t s f r o m w h at y o u w a nt e d t o d o. ” B ut h e s ai d t h e r e’s n o w a y h e c o ul d aff o r d t o li v e i n D o g p at c h o r o t h e r d e s i r a bl e S a n F r a n c i s c o n ei g h b o r h o o d s. Hi s f a mil y s ettl e d i nt o B e r k el e y b e c a u s e it’s w h e r e t h e y c o ul d af f o r d t o o w n a h o m e i n a n att r a cti v e c o m m u nit y, s o m e t hi n g i n c r e a si n gl y o ut - of- r e a c h f o r mi d dl e -i n c o m e f a mi li e s i n S a n F r a n ci s c o.

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T h e 2 8 - y e a r - ol d li v e s i n S a n P a bl o wit h h e r fi a n c e, R o c k y, i n a h o u s e wit h a b a c k y a r d f o r h e r d o g a n d af f o r d a bl e r e nt. S h e’ d li v e d at K a n s a s a n d 1 8t h st r e et s b ef o r e R o c k y st a r t e d l a w s c h o ol i n S a c r a m e nt o; f r o m P ot r e r o Hill s h e c o ul d w al k t o h e r of fi c e. L a s t y e a r, t h e s o o n -t o - b e - m a r ri e d - c o u pl e – t h e w e d d i n g i s n e x t m o n t h – d e ci d e d t h at t h e E a st B a y w a s a n i d e al h o u s i n g c o m p r o mi s e: c e n t r all y -l o c at e d, a f f o r d a bl e a n d d o g -f ri e n dl y. B A R T a c c e s s w a s c r u ci al, w hi c h m a d e t h e El C e r rit o - Ri c h m o n d a r e a a p p e ali n g, wit h it s w e alt h of B A R T st ati o n s a n d a c c e s s t o I nt e r st at e Hi g h w a y 8 0.

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D e c e m b er 2 01 2 h e r wit h l e s s ti m e at h o m e a n d f o r p o st w o r k j o g s. B ut s h e h o p e s t h e sit u ati o n will o nl y l a st u ntil R o c k y fi ni s h e s l a w s c h o ol at t h e e n d of n e x t y e a r. “I f I h a d t o d o t hi s f o r t h r e e t o f o u r y e a r s I w o ul d g et ti r e d, ” s h e c o n c e d e d.

H o w e v e r, t h e m e di a e n g a g e m e nt m a n a g e r at A c ti v e V oi c e s – w h o i s o ri gi n all y f r o m t h e S a n t a B a r b a r a a r e a, b u t i s f a mili a r wit h t h e E a s t B a y af t e r att e n di n g t h e U ni v e r sit y of C ali f o r ni a, B e r k el e y f o r h e r u n d e r g r a d u at e e d u c ati o n – s e e s t h e u p si d e of h e r l o n g c o m m ut e. S h e s plit s h e r c o m m ut e m et h o d s b et w e e n B A R T a n d d ri vi n g. S h e’s c al c ul at e d t h e ri d e d o w n t o t h e d oll a r, wit h t h e d ri v e c o s ti n g a b o ut $ 6, i n cl u di n g t oll a n d g a s, b ut e x cl u di n g w e a r a n d t e a r; a n d B A R T f a r e al m o s t $ 8 r o u n dt ri p, w hi c h s h e c o n si d e r s a w a s h. W h e n s h e t a k e s B A R T, s h e g et s t o r e a d, a b o o n f o r h e r b o o k cl u b a s si g n m e nt s. W hil e d ri vi n g s h e li s t e n s t o p o d c a s t s o r pl u g s i n a h e a d s et a n d c at c h e s u p o n p h o n e c all s t o f a mil y a n d f ri e n d s. S h e s ai d t h e c o m m ut e i s w o r t h it b e c a u s e s h e g et s t o li v e wit h h e r fi a n c é, a n d “ m y d o g i s r e all y h a p p y. ” Pl u s s h e h a s m a n y E a st B a y f ri e n d s, a n d “I li k e t h e w e at h e r b ett e r, ” s h e n ot e d.

B e c k y R o o s e v elt, w h o w o r k s i n t h e C at h e d r al Hill n ei g h b o r h o o d at a f a m il y f o u n d ati o n, e x e m pli fi e s t h e li f e of a w o r ki n g m ot h e r w h o s p e n d s m o st d a y s f a r f r o m h e r f a mil y. R o o s e v elt r eli e s o n B A R T t o c o m m ut e f r o m Pl e a s a nt o n, w h e r e h e r h u s b a n d a n d t w o c hil d r e n, A p oll o, t w o a n d a h al f, a n d Mil a, ei g ht m o nt h s, h a v e li v e d si n c e 2 0 0 8. “ … W e w o ul d n e v e r h a v e b e e n a bl e t o af f o r d a h o u s e wit h a y a r d i n S F, s o af t e r 1 0 y e a r s of li vi n g i n t h e Cit y w e p a c k e d u p a n d m o v e d t o t h e ‘ ‘ b u r b s,’ ” s h e s ai d. T h e m o st j a r ri n g c h a n g e w a s t h e t r a n sf o r m ati o n f r o m w h at u s e d t o b e a 1 0 - mi n ut e c o m m ut e t o w o r k t o n e a rl y t w o h o u r s of d ri vi n g a n d B A R Ti n g j u st o n e w a y. R o o s e v elt l o v e s h e r j o b e n o u g h t o s p e n d n e a rl y f o u r h o u r s d ail y g etti n g t o t h e of fi c e a n d b a c k. “I w o ul d n’t d o t h e c o m m ut e if it w a s n’t f o r t hi s w o r k, ” s h e s ai d.

h e’ s “ s o s a d it’ s cl o si n g. ” T h e c a f é h a s b e c o m e a p a r t o f t h e 5 1 - y e a r - ol d’ s w e e k e n d r o u t i n e, w h i c h i n c l u d e s bi c y cli n g i nt o t h e n ei g h b o r h o o d o n S at u r d a y m o r ni n g s. “It’ s l o n g b e e n a p a r t of m y S at u r d a y m o r ni n g rit u al: s w i m m i n g a t U C S F M i s s i o n B a y, t h e n b r e a k f a s t at A xi s. S a m m a d e t h e b e s t l at t e i n t o w n, J e n ni w a s t h e s w e e t e s t w ai t r e s s, G e o r g e w a s t h e p e r f e c t h o s t. ” A s t h e cl o s u r e a p p r o a c h e s, t h e r e s t a u r a nt h a s r e d u c e d it s h o u r s. It’ s n o l o n g e r of f e r s di n n e r, wit h w e e k d a y h o u r s l i m i t e d t o 8 a. m. t o 4 p. m.

L u n c h a n d b r u n c h a r e a v ail a bl e o n w e e k e n d s f r o m 1 0 a. m. t o 3 p. m.

T h e i m mi n e nt e n d i s h a r d f o r E d s o n a n d e v e r y o n e at A xi s t o f at h o m, s h e s ai d. “ T h a n k y o u e v e r y o n e f o r y o u r s u p p o r t, ” s h e s ai d. S h e r e mi n d e d Hill c u s t o m e r s t h at T r e a s u r e I sl a n d i s a q ui c k s e v e n mi n ut e d ri v e a w a y i n n o t r a f fi c, wit h g r e at vi e w s, p al m t r e e s a n d u n c h a r t e d r e s t a u r a nt o p p o r t u niti e s, wit h t h e e s s e n c e of A xi s t o c o nti n u e t h e r e.

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R o o s e v elt st a r t s h e r c o m m ut e 1 8 t h S t r e e t O v e r p aS S r e p a i r e d b y d ri vi n g t o t h e D u bli n / Pl e a s a nt o n B A R T st ati o n. S h e h o p s o n t h e t r ai n at t h e st a r t of t h e li n e, w h e r e s h e s e e s t h e p r o g r e s si o n of w o r k d a y ri d e r s. B y t h e ti m e s h e g e t s of f at t h e Ci vi c C e nt e r st ati o n t h e t r ai n i s m o s tl y e m pt y, di s g o r gi n g Aft er t w o s eri o u s a c ci d e nt s t h e C alif or ni a D e p art m e nt of c o m m ut e r s f r o m Tr a n s p ort ati o n r e p air e d t h e g u ar d r ail s o n t h e 1 8t h Str e et o v er p a s s C a st r o V all e y a n d l a st m o nt h.. P H O T O B Y E D R U D O L P H O a kl a n d at e a rli e r st o p s. S h e t h e n s et s off u p V a n N e s s A v e n u e f o r a 2 0 - mi n ut e w al k t o h e r c o m p o u n d e d wit h t w o t o f o u r h o u r of fi c e. d a i l y c o m m u t e s. Zl a t c h i n’ s w o r k s A c c o r di n g t o R o o s e v elt, i f s h e’ s f r o m h o m e o n M o n d a y s, w hi c h c ut s a bl e t o g r a b a s e at at t h e st a r t of h e r d o w n o n d ri vi n g ti m e, g a s oli n e a n d ri d e h e r c o m m ut e c a n b e p r o d u cti v e, t oll s, w hil e i n c r e a si n g ti m e wit h hi s e n a bli n g h e r t o r e vi e w p r o p o s al s a n d f a mil y i n t h e m o r ni n g, a f t e r s c h o ol r e p o r t s, a n d p r e p f o r m e eti n g s. “I t a k e a n d at di n n e r ti m e. D e V e e r s ai d s h e’s B A R T b e c a u s e t r af fi c m a k e s m e c r a z y c o n si d e ri n g a s ki n g t o w o r k f r o m h o m e a n d d ri vi n g c a n a ct u all y t a k e l o n g e r o n c e e v e r y t w o w e e k s, b e c a u s e s h e t o g e t i nt o t h e Cit y, ” s h e s ai d. T h e t hi n k s s h e c o ul d r e c h a r g e wit h a d a y c o m m ut e f r o m t h e e d g e s of t h e B a y t o g et st r ai g ht t o b u si n e s s, i n st e a d of A r e a t o t h e h e a r t of S a n F r a n ci s c o d e ali n g wit h a l o n g B A R T ri d e o r h o u r s c o st s h e r $ 1 1. 3 0 a d a y, w hi c h R o o s e v elt of t r a f fi c. c o n si d e r s p ri c e y, a n d c a n a d d t o t h e R o o s e v elt i s a n e nt h u si a sti c p r o n e g ati v e a s p e ct s of c o m m uti n g, w hi c h p o n e nt of a w o r k -f r o m - h o m e m o d el, i m p a ct s R o o s e v elt’s p e r s o n al li f e. “ B e- w hi c h s h e d o e s o n e t o t w o d a y s a w e e k. i n g c r a n k y a n d s e ei n g m y ki d s l e s s i s “It’s s o ci vili z e d, ” s h e s ai d of t h e a r t h e bi g g e st i s s u e I h a v e wit h t h e l o n g r a n g e m e nt. H o w e v e r, s h e a c k n o wl e d g e d c o m m ut e, ” s h e o pi n e d. t h at t h e s et - u p t a k e s t r u st o n b e h al f O t h e r s P o t r e r o Hill p r o f e s si o n - of t h e e m pl o y e r, b ut “it c a n b e d o n e al s – s u c h a s n at u r o p at hi c d o ct o r a n d ef f e cti v el y, a n d I’ m s o g r at ef ul f o r t h e a c u p u n ct u ri st A n d r e a Z e n gi o n – r el y o p p o r t u nit y t o n ot h a v e t o c r a m o nt o o n C alt r ai n t o c o m m ut e f r o m t h e p u bli c t r a n sit e v e r y d a y t h at I w o r k P e ni n s ul a a n d S o ut h B a y. Z e n gi o n, e x t r a t o s h o w m y a p p r e ci ati o n. ” w h o w o r k s at S a n F r a n ci s c o N at u r al T h e ti m e w o r ki n g f r o m h o m e gi v e s M e d i ci n e, u tili z e s t h e 2 2 n d S t r e e t h e r m o r ni n g s a n d e v e ni n g s wit h h e r C alt r ai n st ati o n t o g et h e r e t o a n d f r o m c hil d r e n t h at s h e u s u all y mi s s e s o ut 2 0t h St r e et. o n. “I d o n’t k n o w h o w s u st ai n a bl e it Alt e r n ati v e w o r k s c h e d ul e s – i n - w o ul d b e t o w o r k fi v e d a y s i n t h e Cit y. cl u di n g t el e c o m m uti n g – a r e a n o pti o n I’ d n e v e r s e e m y ki d s. K n o wi n g t h at I m a n y l o n g - di st a n c e w o r k e r s e n g a g e i n, h a v e a c o u pl e of d a y s at h o m e all o w s e s p e ci all y a s f a mil y ti m e g et s c hi p p e d m e t o p u s h t h r o u g h t h e l o n g c o m m ut e s a w a y wit h 4 0 - pl u s h o u r w o r k w e e k s t h e ot h e r d a y s, ” s h e s ai d.

WE A RE S O HAPP Y T O BEI N OU R NE W H O M E A N D B A C K I N P O T R E R O HI L L. A bi g t h a n k y o u t o o ur gr e at n ei g h b or h o o d f or its s u p p ort.

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W e w il l c o n ti n u e t o m e e t w i t h P ot r e r o Hill r e si d e nt s, h o m e o w n e r s a n d b u si n e s s o r g a n i z a ti o n s t o g e t f e e d b a c k o n t h e p r o j e c t. W e a r e g r ati fi e d b y t h e s u p p o r t w e h a v e r e c ei v e d f r o m m a n y m e m b e r s of t h e c o m m u nit y, a n d a r e li s t e ni n g t o l o c al r e si d e n t s a n d b u si n e s s e s w h o h a v e s h a r e d t h ei r c o m m e nt s.

T h e d e si g n ci r c ul ati n g i n t h e c o m m u ni t y w a s al w a y s c o n si d e r e d p r e l i m i n a r y, a n d w a s s h a r e d t o g e t c o m m u n i t y i n p u t. I n f a c t, w e al r e a d y a r e e x pl o ri n g w a y s t o r e w o r k el e m e n t s o f t h e p r oj e c t a n d i n c o r p o r at e s o m e o f t h e f e e d b a c k w e’ v e r e c ei v e d.

It i s o u r g o al t o d e v el o p a r e vi s e d p r oj e c t pl a n t h at m e e t s t h e n e e d s of o u r p a ti e n t s a n d t h e P o t r e r o H i l l c o m m u nit y, a n d a s p a r t of t hi s c o m mit m e nt w e will c o nti n u e t o p r o vi d e r e g ul a r u p d at e s r e g a r di n g t hi s p r oj e c t b ot h i n p e r s o n a n d o n w w w. k ai s e r p e r m a n e nt e p ot r e r o. c o m.

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L a st m o nt h t h e P ot r e r o B o o st e r s N ei g h b o r h o o d A s s o ci ati o n v ot e d u n a n i m o u sl y t o s p e n d $ 1, 5 0 0 t o e x a mi n e t h e p ot e nti al t o e x p a n d p ri v at el y o p e r at e d s h uttl e s y st e m s t o h el p a d d r e s s P ot r e r o Hill’s p u bli c t r a n s p o r t ati o n n e e d s. “I t hi n k t hi s i s a g r e at p r o p o s al‚ ” s ai d K eit h G ol d s t ei n, P o t r e r o D o g p at c h M e r c h a nt s A s s o ci ati o n ( P D M A) p r e si d e nt a n d t h e B o o st e r s’ c o r r e s p o n di n g s e c r e t a r y, of O a kl a n d - b a s e d Sil v a ni T r a n s p o r t a ti o n C o n s u l ti n g’ s s t u d y s u b mi s si o n. P D M A h a s pl e d g e d $ 5 0 0 t o w a r d t h e s t u d y, w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e $ 5, 5 0 0 p r oj e c t b u d g e t p ai d f o r b y S F M a d e, D o g p at c h N ei g h b o r h o o d A s s o ci a ti o n, C a l i f o r n i a C ol l e g e o f t h e A r t s, a n d B ri d g e H o u si n g. St u d y r e s ult s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e i s s u e d i n F e b r u a r y.

A s u r v e y of p a r ti ci p a nt s at l a s t y e a r’s P ot r e r o Hill F e sti v al i n di c at e d t h at t h e hi g h e s t c o m m u nit y p ri o rit y w a s t o i m p r o v e t h e Hill’s p u bli c t r a n s p o r t ati o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e. A c c o r di n g t o B o o s t e r s p r e si d e nt T o n y K ell y, a s d e v el o p e r s b uil d n e w r e si d e n c e s a n d of fi c e b uil di n g s, i n c r e a si n g d e m a n d f o r p a r ki n g, p u bli c t r a n s p o r t ati o n will b e c o m e e v e n m o r e i m p o r t a nt. “ W e’ v e s e e n m o r e t h a n a d o z e n m aj o r d e v el o p m e nt p r oj e ct s c o m e t o t h e B o o st e r s i n

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M c L e a n h a s d e si g n e d s h uttl e s y st e m s f o r a n u m b e r of t e c h c o m p a ni e s. “ W e 2 0 1 2; t h e y a r e all s e e ki n g a p p r o v al s i n b a si c all y d e si g n p r o g r a m s f o r e m pl o y 2 0 1 2 o r 2 0 1 3, a n d w o ul d b e c o m pl et e d e r s t h at e n c o u r a g e t h e u s e of alt e r n a s o m eti m e i n t h e n e x t fi v e y e a r s, ” K ell y ti v e s t o d ri vi n g al o n e, ” M c L e a n s ai d. s ai d.

At l e a st s e v e n s h uttl e li n e s o p e r at e Sil v a ni’ s p r o p o s al w o ul d “ a s si s t n e a r t h e Hill, r a n gi n g f r o m s m all e r t h e E a st e r n N ei g h b o r h o o d s i n a d v a n c - s y st e m s s p o n s o r e d b y c o m p a ni e s s u c h i n g k e y c o n c e pt s a n d g o al s f o r c o m- a s Z y n g a, t o l a r g e r n et w o r k s f u n d e d m u nit y t r a n s p o r t ati o n s e r vi c e s. T h e b y c o m p a ni e s li k e G o o gl e a n d A p pl e. A g e o g r a p hi c a r e a i n cl u d e s N o r t h e a s t Mi s si o n B a y s h uttl e t r a v e r s e s t h e Hill a Mi s si o n, P ot r e r o / S h o w pl a c e S q u a r e c o u pl e of ti m e s a n h o u r, t a ki n g p e o pl e t o t h e C e n t r a l W a t e r f r o n t, w i t h a f r o m S a n F r a n ci s c o G e n e r al H o s pit al g o al of h o w t o i m t o t h e U ni v e r sit y p r o v e c o m m ut e of C ali f o r ni a, S a n “ T h e v a st m aj o rit y of f u n di n g o p ti o n s f o r b o t h F r a n c i s c o. T h e f o r t h e... s h ut tl e i s p r o vi d e d b y e m pl o y e e s a n d s m a l l e r s h u t tl e s c o m m e r ci al p r o p e r t y o w n e r s r e si d e nt s i n t h e s e a r e r a r el y f ull. i n t h e cit y wi d e t r a n s p o r t ati o n di st ri ct s. ” Si xt e e n D e H a r o b u si n e s s i m p r o v e m e nt di st ri c t. ” y e ars a g o We n d y S t r e e t r e si d e nt W E N D Y S I LV A N I Sil v a ni, o w n e r of M a ri a C ri s ti ni h e r e p o n y m o u sl y w o n d e r e d w h et h n a m e d fi r m, d e e r t h e B o o st e r s si g n e d a n d s u b s e q u e n tl y o p e r a t e d s h o ul d g a u g e t e c h n ol o g y c o m p a ni e s’ t h e E m e r y G o - R o u n d, a f r e e s h ut tl e i n t e r e s t i n s u p p o r ti n g t h e c o n c e p t s e r vi c e t h at t r a n s p o r t s p e o pl e f r o m b ef o r e s p e n di n g f u n d s o n a st u d y, gi v e n t h e M a c A r t h u r B a y A r e a R a pi d T r a n sit t h at t h e y p a y f o r t h e s h uttl e s, a n d m a y s t a t i o n t o s h o p pi n g a r e a s i n E m - al s o n e e d t o fi n a n c e a d d e d i n s u r a n c e e r y vill e. A c c o r di n g t o t h e E m e r y G o - u n d e r a p u bli cl y a c c e s si bl e s y s t e m.

R o u n d’ s w e b sit e, “ T h e v a s t m aj o rit y K ell y s p e c ul at e d t h at t h e Cit y a n d of f u n di n g f o r t h e... s h uttl e i s p r o vi d e d C o u nt y of S a n F r a n ci s c o mi g ht b e will b y c o m m e r ci al p r o p e r t y o w n e r s i n i n g t o h el p f u n d t h e a d d e d i n s u r a n c e t h e cit y wi d e t r a n s p o r t ati o n b u si n e s s c o st s, a n d n ot e d t h at s u c h i s s u e s w o ul d i m p r o v e m e nt di s t ri c t. ” T h e B o o s t e r s b e a d d r e s s e d i n t h e st u d y. I n t h e e n d, a r e i nt e r e st e d i n r e pli c ati n g t h e E m e r y r o u g hl y 3 3 B o o st e r s m e m b e r s v ot e d i n G o - R o u n d c o n c e pt o n t h e Hill. f a v o r of s p e n di n g t h e m o ni e s.

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M a n y r e si d e n t s c a m e e a g e r t o g rill Pl a n ni n g D e p a r t m e nt of fi ci al s a b o ut pl a n s f o r a n e w K ai s e r m e di c al c o m pl e x at t h e C o r - o - v a n sit e, b u t n o r e p r e s e nt ati v e f r o m t h e d e p a r t m e n t c a m e t o t h e m e e ti n g. B o o k’ s a n n o u n c e m e nt t h at t h e d e p a r t m e nt w a s n’t p r e s e nt w a s m et wit h g r o a n s a n d r ai s e d e y e b r o w s. L at e r, a n at t e n d e e a s k e d “ c a n y o u t ell u s w h y Pl a n n i n g c o u l d n’ t b e h e r e ? ” B o o k e x pl ai n e d t h at a s c h e d uli n g c o n fli c t a r o s e a f t e r t h e m e e ti n g, o ri gi n all y pl a n n e d t o t a k e pl a c e i n O c t o b e r, w a s p o s t p o n e d d u e t o t h e W o rl d S e ri e s.

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H e a g r e e d t h at a s c h e d uli n g mi s h a p o c c u r e d. H e al s o c o n fi r m e d, h o w e v e r, t h at t h e K ai s e r p r oj e ct, e x p e ct e d t o b e a h ot t o pi c at t h e m e eti n g, p r o m pt e d Pl a n ni n g’ s d e ci si o n n ot t o s e n d a r e p r e s e nt ati v e. “ T h e r e q u e s t w a s cl e a rl y i nt e n d e d t o a f f o r d Pl a n ni n g s t a f f a n o p p o r t u nit y t o r e s p o n d t o c o n c e r n s a b o u t a p r oj e c t t h at’ s n o t y e t b e e n f o r m all y s u b mit t e d. It w o ul d h a v e b e

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p r e m at u r e f o r s u c h p u bli c c o m m e nt, gi v e n t h e c o m pl e xiti e s of r e vi e wi n g s u c h a p r oj e c t, ” J o sli n s ai d.

I n s t e a d, C o h e n fi el d e d q u e s ti o n s a b o ut K ai s e r. S h e e n c o u r a g e d e f f o r t s li k e S a v e t h e Hill, w hi c h o p p o s e s t h e d e v el o p m e nt a s c u r r e ntl y p r o p o s e d. “ Y o u’ r e d oi n g e x a c tl y w h a t y o u’ r e s u p p o s e d t o b e d oi n g, ” C o h e n s ai d. “ Y o u’ r e g et ti n g t h e w o r d o ut. Y o u’ r e o r g a ni zi n g. ” A c c o r di n g t o C o h e n t h e p r oj e ct i s at it s b e gi n ni n g st a g e s, wit h fi n al a p p r o v al s e v e r al y e a r s a w a y. “I h a v e n’ t e v e n b e e n b r i e f e d a b o u t i t b y t h e Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t y e t, ” C o h e n s ai d.

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h a v e a p p e a r e d o n s e v e r al bl o c k s of P ot r e r o Hill i n r e c e nt m o nt h s. S e v e r al Hill r e si d e nt s r e p o r t e d p r o bl e m s t r y i n g t o c o m pl y wit h t h e si d e w al k r e p ai r r e q ui r e m e nt s t ri g g e r e d b y t h e d ot s, a p r o c e s s t h at c a n b e c o m pl e x a n d i n v ol v e s o bt ai ni n g a Cit y p e r mit. I n r e s p o n s e, R o b e r t Q u a n, r e p r e s e nti n g D P W’ s si d e w al k r e p ai r p r o g r a m, t ol d Hill r e si d e nt s, “ Y o u n e e d t o g et o v e r y o u r s el v e s, ” a n a t t e m p t a t h u m o r t h at f ell fl at. Q u a n e x pl ai n e d t h at si d e w al k s a r e r e g ul a rl y e v al u at e d f o r r e p ai r s, a n d “ n o w it’ s P ot r e r o Hill’ s ti m e. ” A r e p r e s e nt ati v e o f t h e P o t r e r o A n n e x - T e r r a c e h o u s i n g c o m pl e x r ai s e d c o n c e r n s a b o ut t r e s p a s si n g a n d

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Last month a new mural began to take shape at the Vermont Street enclave, an otherwise mostly derelict open space at the southern base of McKinley Park. The mural project was launched by Friends of the Vermont Street Enclave. The group has initiated a series of beauti cation projects over the past three years, and secured $3,000 to execute the mural. The San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) picked-up half the cost, with the rest raised from Hill residents.

Ve r mont St re et resident a nd Friends member Erica Hilton, who is leading the mural initiative, recruited the project’s artist, Megan Spendlove. “We wanted someone who was kid-friendly but didn’t want to paint cartoons,” said Hilton. “She envisioned flowers, poppies, and other native plants. We wanted something soothing and natural.”

The new mural isn’t the on ly change happening at the enclave.

Friends of the Vermont Street Enclave has formed a committee to determine the best uses for the space. Committee leaders include Hilton, Jennifer King, and Emmanuel Weisgant, who are contemplating a number of ways to rejuvenate the enclave, including a children’s playground, outdoor gym for adults, community garden, and picnic area.

“We just want to see anything in the space,” said Hilton. “We aim for an innovative area for Potrero residents that allows people to not feel afraid

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Residents Work to Beautify Vermont Street Enclave to be in the enclave at night, and that will last for generations. A few years ago there was crazy prostitution. There were drug deals and tagging every other day.”

Three years ago, King convinced DPW to install lights on the wall on which the mural is located. Currently, one of the lights is broken and is habitat to a stray tennis ball. Although the xtures are regularly busted, neighbors believe that their presence has reduced nighttime criminal activity. Broken lights are usually xed quickly, and the police respond within minutes to criminal reports.

Initially, the lights were meant to be temporary, but after King and other neighbors stressed their desire for lighting in the area, DPW agreed to leave them up. Even after the mural is completed, the enclave lights will remain.

Although crime has been reduced at the enclave, issues remain that deter residents from spending time, or even passing through, the area. “People are always trekking past the enclave to get to McKinley Square, but they totally avoid this area,” stated King.

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fornia Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is looking for contractors to build a wall to deter people from passing through the enclave from the Highway 101 side of the hill. Friends of the Vermont Street Enclave have requested that the wall be designed to include a living garden to make it more difficult for people to cut through the space and to reduce highway noise. While the contracted company will consider the community’s recommendations, Caltrans will determine the wall’s materials and aesthetic features.

Like many public-private initiatives, bureaucracy prevents change from happening quickly. The enclave is owned by three different agencies: Caltrans, DPW, and San Francisco Recreation and Park. The jurisdictional division slows decision-making, and complicates the funding process. For example, since the enclave isn’t totally owned by Rec and Park, it isn’t eligible to apply for beauti cation efforts from many grant-funded resources.

It will take approximately three weeks for Spendlove to complete the mural, with an unveiling party to celebrate the new, colossal piece of art this month. “I want the community to know that something’s brewing and that this project is going to make a big difference in the quality of life on our historic, curvy street,” King said.

To nd out about the mural unveiling party or how to support the Vermont Street Enclave beauti cation project, check the kiosks on the 900 block of Vermont Street.

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After serving as Downtown High School’s assistant principal from 2009 to 2012, Ellen Wong was promoted to being the school’s principal, starting with the 2012 school year. The View met with Wong in her office at the high school, and asked her to explain how she ended up leading Downtown, which caters to students who’ve had difficulty at other schools.

“The reason I am here at Downtown High School is because of my son,” she said.

“If my eldest son hadn’t inspired me to pursue my passion for reaching out to the underserved youth population, I would not have found a rewarding career. I am very delighted to be Downtown’s principal.

I immigrated to San Francisco from Taiwan when I was six years old. I attended San Francisco’s Lowell High School and the University of California, Berkeley, for math and science. Instead of entering the mechanical engineering eld, I worked in the travel industr y. But after twenty years working as a manager for recruiting and organizing the USA Pavilion at foreign trade shows, I no longer found my job ful lling.

I took a year off to examine what I wanted to do with my life, besides focusing on my family. At first I

thought about pursuing a business degree because I hadn’t studied business as an undergraduate student.

After auditing some classes at San Francisco State University, I realized that I had no interest in business.

But when I audited some classes in education, I was drawn into them because I had always been involved in my sons’ school’s Parent Teacher Association and enjoyed being a school volunteer.

At the same time, my eldest son was not successful at Lowell High School. As a mother of two sons, I didn’t know anything about continuation high school, until I started looking for alternatives. I found out about Dow ntow n High School, a continuation high school that offers project-based learning. Students apply what they learned from and did in integrated projects to a product they develop and create. Downtown t my son.

In 2001, while taking graduate courses in education at San Francisco State University, I volunteered at Downtown because of my son.

Volunteering ignited my passion for outreaching to underserved, at-risk, and low-achieving students. I found my n iche i n work i ng w ith these kids. As a high-achieving person, I encouraged them to work hard and offered them guidance to accomplish their goal: nishing school. Like the Energizer Bunny, I was energetic to

help them, giving them hope to go to college. When I saw those motivated kids graduate, I danced around and around. Such a wonderful joy I found nowhere else except Downtown.

After my son graduated from Downtown in June 2002, I was ready to volunteer there again.

“I am ready to hire you, Ellen,” the new principal said, “as a parttime ‘classi ed person’ doing lots of data analysis and input for our school.

Also, as the chairperson for the school site council.” I jumped for joy at such great news.

As Downtown’s new principal, I love giving advice to students who are at-risk of dropping out. “You are the one in the driver’s seat,” I always tell them. Their decisions will determine what options are open to them. I realize that I can’t be successful with all of our students. If they are not going to be successful here, I want to give them counseling on what the next step might look like; what else is out there for them. They are leaving us, not because they are not successful, but because they haven’t found the right niche for them to be successful. I, as well as my staff, can’t serve everyone. I do my best to help students make transitions and nd the next step for them to move forward in their lives.

Everyone develops mentally at different speeds. Some young people need more time to mature to be able

to help themselves. Some learn the hard way. They have to go through that experience in order for them to learn what to do next. I don’t think in terms of failure, but of nding the inspiration to move forward.

What’s going in the family can prevent students from being successful. If students are able to deal with family problems quickly, they can be successful at comprehensive schools and on track to graduate on schedule.

But if students are low on credits, they are referred to us; we have an accelerated credit program so they can earn credits faster here. If they come to us at the beginning of their junior year, they have the potential to recover enough credits to graduate on time. In order for them to earn credits, they must come to our school. We are a continuation school based on attendance. At comprehensive schools, they could have bad attendance, but still earn all their credits. But here it is strictly by attendance, so if they come half the time, they can only earn half the credit.

In order for a high school to be successful, we have to have solid and dedicated leadership, staff, students, supportive parents, and mentors, and share a common vision of where we are going.

My goals for my first year at Downtown are not only to continue

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d a ni el w e b st er i s o n e of t h e m a n y n ei g h b or h o o d s c h o ol s t h at si g ni i c a ntl y r ai s e d t e st s c or e s i n 2 0 1 2.

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Hill S c h o ols Test S c or es I m pr ov e

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P ot r e r o Hill h a s s o m et hi n g t o b e p r o u d of. T h e n ei g h b o r h o o d’s s c h o ol s j oi n e d t h e r e st of S a n F r a n ci s c o U ni fi e d S c h o ol Di st ri ct ( S F U S D) i n i m p r o vi n g t h ei r A c a d e mi c P e rf or m a n c e I n d e x ( A PI) t e st s c o r e s f o r t h e 2 0 1 1- 2 0 1 2 a c a d e mi c y e a r. C alif o r ni a u s e s A PI s c o r e s t o m e a s u r e c h a n g e s i n st u d e nt p e rf or m a n c e a n d i d e nti f y st r u g gli n g s c h o ol s. T h e st at e w a nt s all s c h o ol s t o o bt ai n at l e a st 8 0 0 o n t h e A PI t e st. S c h o ol di st ri ct’s A PI t e st s c o r e s a r e c al c ul at e d b a s e d o n a w ei g ht e d a v e r a g e of t h e s c h o ol s i n t h e di st ri ct; t hi s y e a r m a r k e d t h e fi r st ti m e t h at S F U S D’s s c o r e s u r p a s s e d 8 0 0.

N o P ot r e r o Hill s c h o ol s m a d e it t o 8 0 0. B ut t h e n ei g h b o r h o o d’s f o u r p u bli c s c h o ol s – D a ni el W e b st e r El e m e nt a r y, St a r r Ki n g El e m e nt a r y, I nt e r n ati o n al St u di e s A c a d e m y (I S A) a n d D o w nt o w n Hi g h ( D H S) – all i m p r o v e d t h ei r A PI s c o r e s o v e r l a st y e a r’s t e st s.

B e si d e s a s si g ni n g s c o r e s t o s c h o ol di st ri c t s a n d i n di vi d u al s c h o ol s, A PI r e p o r t s o n p e rf o r m a n c e s b y s u b g r o u p s wit hi n s c h o ol s a n d di st ri ct s, i n cl u di n g ei g ht r a ci al c at e g o ri e s, s o ci o e c o n o mi c all y di s a d v a nt a g e d st u d e nt s, E n gli s h l e a r n e r s, a n d st u d e nt s wit h di s a biliti e s.

Fift y fi v e p e r c e nt of S F U S D s c h o ol s m et b ot h t h ei r s c h o ol - wi d e a n d s u b g r o u p A PI t a r g et s, i n cl u di n g P ot r e r o Hill’s t w o hi g h s c h o ol s.

C ali f o r ni a’ s A PI s c o ri n g s y s t e m w a s c r e at e d i n 1 9 9 9 wit h p a s s a g e of t h e P u bli c S c h o ol A c c o u nt a bilit y A ct.

A PI s c o r e s a r e b a s e d o n St a n d a r di z e d T e sti n g a n d R e p o r ti n g ( S T A R) e x a m s, w hi c h a r e a d mi ni st e r e d t o s e c o n d t o el e v e nt h g r a d e r s. T w elft h g r a d e r s t a k e Hi g h S c h o ol E xit E x a mi n ati o n s. I n 2 0 0 3, a n ot h e r m e a s u r e m e nt s y st e m, t h e A d e q u at e Y e a rl y P r o g r e s s ( A Y P) r e p o rt, w a s a d o pt e d i n a d diti o n t o t h e A PI t o c o m pl y wit h t h e f e d e r al El e m e nt a r y a n d S e c o n d ar y E d u c ati o n A ct, al s o k n o w n a s N o C hil d L eft B e hi n d ( N C L B).

S F U S D’s 2 0 1 2 A Y P r e s ult s w e r e n’t n e a rl y a s g o o d a s it s A PI s c o r e s. F e d e r al st a n d a r d s f or pr o fi ci e n c y, r e fl e ct e d i n t h e A Y P r e s ult s, a r e hi g h e r t h a n st at e A PI st a n d a r d s. S F U S D di d n’t m e et A Y P c ri t e ri a t hi s y e a r i n E n gli s h/ L a n g u a g e A rt s o r M at h. P ot r e r o Hill’s t w o el e m e nt a r y s c h o ol s m et A Y P p r o fi ci e n c y c rit e ri a f o r m at h, b ut n o Hill s c h o ol s m et t h e c rit e ri a

f o r E n gli s h / L a n g u a g e A r t s. D H S a n d I S A di d n’t m e et t h e pr o fi ci e n c y c rit e ri a i n eit h e r c at e g o r y.

C alif o r ni a o v e r all f a r e d p o o rl y a c c or di n g t o A Y P st a n d a r d s. L a st s u m m e r, t h e C alif o r ni a St at e B o a r d of E d u c ati o n a p pli e d f o r a w ai v e r f r o m s o m e N C L B r e q ui r e m e nt s. T h e r e q u e st i s c u r r e ntl y p e n di n g; if a c c e pt e d, it w o ul d d o a w a y wit h A Y P i n f a v o r of u si n g o nl y A PI t o m e a s u r e s c h o ol pr o g r e s s.

A PI t e st s c o r e s at S a n F r a n ci s c o s c h o ol s h a v e c o n si st e ntl y i m pr o v e d o v e r ti m e, t hi s y e a r r e a c hi n g 8 0 7. “ W e’ r e t h rill e d w e r e a c h e d t h at 8 0 7 m a r k, ” s ai d H ei di A n d e r s o n, a S F U S D s p o k e s p e r s o n.

“It’s a mil e st o n e t h at w e’r e v e r y h a p p y a b o ut. W e’ r e al s o r e all y h a p p y f o r t h e i n c r e a s e s at t h e P ot r e r o Hill s c h o ol s. ” D a ni el W e b st e r a n d St a r r Ki n g – b ot h of w hi c h of f e r c o v et e d l a n g u a g e i m m e r si o n pr o g r a m s – s a w o v e r all A PI s c o r e i m p r o v e m e nt s, alt h o u g h b o t h s c h o ol s f ail e d t o r e a c h t h ei r i m p r o v e m e nt g o al s f o r all st u d e nt d e m o g r a p hi c s.

W e b st e r i m pr o v e d b y 2 9 p oi nt s, f r o m 6 7 2 t o 7 0 1, e x c e e di n g it s si x- p oi nt g r o w t h t a r g e t. T h e s c h o ol m e t it s g o al s f o r E n gli s h l e a r n e r s a n d s o ci o e c o n o mi c all y di s a d v a nt a g e d st u d e nt s. B ut it f ell o n e p oi nt s h y of m e eti n g it s s e v e n - p oi nt g r o w t h t a r g e t f o r Hi s p a ni c / L ati n o st u d e nt s. “I k n o w t h at t h e ki d s a n d t h e st aff at t h e s c h o ol w o r k e d v e r y h a r d t o pr e p a r e f o r t h e t e st s, ” s ai d L e o r a V e stl e, a W e b st e r p a r e nt. “ W hil e it’s ni c e t o s e e t h e s c or e s g o u p, t h e y d e s e r v e r e c o g niti o n eit h e r w a y. ” St a r r Ki n g al s o e x c e e d e d it s fi v e p oi nt i n c r e a s e i m p r o v e m e nt t a r g e t, wit h s c o r e s j u m pi n g b y s e v e n p oi nt s, f r o m 7 8 6 t o 7 9 3. B ut St a r r Ki n g’s A PI p e rf o r m a n c e f o r t w o t a r g et g r o u p s a ct u all y d e cli n e d, d e c r e a si n g b y 3 1 p oi nt s f o r E n gli s h l e a r n e r s a n d 4 1 p oi nt s f o r s o ci o e c o n o mi c all y di s a d v a nt a g e d st u d e nt s. A c c or di n g t o St a r r Ki n g pri n ci p al G r e g J o h n, t h e d e cli n e i n A PI p oi nt s f o r E n gli s h l e a r n e r s w a s t h e r e s ult of t h e a d o pti o n of a n e w t e a c hi n g m o d el f o r t h at g r o u p. “ W e c h a n g e d h o w w e st aff e d o u r E n gli s h L e a r n e r t e a m a n d n o w w e’ll n e e d t o m a k e s u r e t h at t h e n e w st aff a s si g n e d t o s u p p o rti n g E L i n st r u cti o n h a s all of t h e t r ai ni n g a n d t o ol s t h e y n e e d t o g et t h e j o b d o n e, ” J o h n s ai d. “ T h e g o o d n e w s i s t h at t h e w h ol e s c h o ol n o w s h a r e s t h e r e s p o n si bilit y f or s u p p orti n g E n gli s h L e a r n e r s. S o m eti m e s, w h e n w e ai m t o

D H S st a r t e d wit h t h e l o w e st t e st g o f o r w a r d, w e h a v e t o t a k e a h alf st e p s c o r e s a m o n g t h e Hill’ s s c h o ol s, b ut b a c k. T hi s y e a r w e e x p e ct t o b e b a c k o n m a d e t h e m o s t si g ni fi c a nt i m p r o v e t r a c k f o r o u r E L s. ” B ot h of P ot r e r o Hill’s hi g h s c h o ol s m e nt. It s u r p a s s e d it s t a r g et 2 0 p oi nt e x c e e d e d t h ei r i m pr o v e m e nt g o al s o v e r all o v e r all i m p r o v e m e nt g o al, j u m pi n g b y 7 0 p oi nt s. D H S i s a c o nti n u ati o n s c h o ol. a n d f o r all t a r g et st u d e nt g r o u p s. I S A’s St u d e nt s w h o h a v e n’t s u c c e e d e d at ot h e r A PI s c o r e i n c r e a s e d b y 1 7 p oi nt s, f r o m hi g h s c h o ol s c a n t a k e cl a s s e s t h r o u g h 6 2 7 t o 6 4 4, s u r p a s si n g it s ni n e - p oi nt o ut t h e y e a r, a n d i m p r o v e m e nt o bs o m e ti m e s s t a y j e cti v e. T h e s c h o ol “ W e’ r e t h rill e d w e r e a c h e d t h at f o r o nl y a f e w b e at it s i m p r o v e 8 0 7 m a r k... al s o r e all y h a p p y f o r t h e m e nt g o al s f o r it s i n c r e a s e s at t h e P ot r e r o Hill s c h o ol s. ” w e e k s, a c c o r di n g t o D H S p ri n ci p al f o u r t a r g et d e m o H EI DI A N D E R S O N Ell e n W o n g. T h e g r a p h i c g r o u p s, s c h o ol e m pl o y s a n wit h A f ri c a n i n n o v ati v e p r oj e ct - b a s e d l e a r ni n g c u rA m e ri c a n st u d e nt s p e rf or mi n g 3 2 p oi nt s ri c ul u m t h at h el p s st u d e nt s a c hi e v e t h ei r b ett e r, Hi s p a ni c/ L ati n o st u d e nt s c o r e s ri si n g b y 1 5 p oi nt s, a 2 0 p oi nt j u m p p ot e nti al. “ W e f oll o w di st ri ct p oli c y i n f o r s o ci o e c o n o mi c all y di s a d v a nt a g e d t e r m s of t e sti n g, ” s ai d W o n g. “ B ut w e’r e st u d e nt s a n d a 1 6 p oi nt i m pr o v e m e nt f o r f o c u s e d o n p r oj e ct b a s e d l e a r ni n g ” wit h a “s o ci al j u sti c e f o c u s. ” E n gli s h l e a r n e r s.

P ot r e r o Hill t e a c h e r s, st u d e nt s a n d A c c o r di n g t o I S A p ri n ci p al P a ul a d mi ni st r at o r s w o r k e d h a r d t o i m p r o v e K o h, t o i n c r e a s e s c o r e s st u d e nt s fi r st t h ei r A PI s c o r e s. B ut e d u c at o r s at all of n e e d e d t o u n d e r st a n d w h y t h e t e st s t h e s c h o ol s s ai d t h at, w hil e t e sti n g i s m att e r e d. T h e s c h o ol h el d a n a s s e m bl y n e c e s s a r y, it’s n ot t h e m o st i m p o r t a nt w h e r e st aff e x pl ai n e d t h at t e st -t a ki n g i s a p a rt of m a n y c a r e e r p at h s. “I d o n’t f a ct o r i n m e a s u ri n g a s c h o ol’s r e al s u cc e s s. D o w nt o w n Hi g h S c h o ol’s s o ci al k n o w a n y b o d y t h at r e all y l o v e s t a ki n g j u sti c e c u r ri c ul u m, l a n g u a g e i m m e r si o n m ulti pl e c h oi c e t e st s. ” K o h s ai d. “ B ut at W e b st e r a n d St a r r Ki n g, a n d I S A’s y o u c a n t a k e t h e o p p o r t u nit y t o t e a c h st u d e nt s w h y t h e y s h o ul d t r y h a r d o n e m p h a si s o n w o rl d c ult u r e a r e v al u a bl e t h e t e st s a n d t o l e a r n t e st -t a ki n g a s a a n d e n ri c hi n g, b ut d o n’t s h o w u p o n t h e t e st. s k il l. ”

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Bayview home to poet Laureate alejandro Murguia

BY KEITH BU RBANK

barricades didn’t solve the issues that plagued the area, it did set a foundation for the future plaza.

“Mendell Plaza is kind of like the heart of the Bayview,” said Davis, who is a member of Bayview Residents Improving Their Environment, BRITE, a group dedicated to combating blight in Bayview and turning the plaza into a community asset. “It’s ironic because the plaza is right in the center of everything and embodies all the problems of Bayview at the same time.”

According to longtime Bayview resident Dan Dodt, the police come when called, but the cops backed off during a 12-week free concert series offered on Saturdays by Mendell Plaza Presents last summer and fall. Dodt, who is active with both Mendell Plaza Presents and BRITE, said that the plaza is changing for the better. After a stabbing last winter under the palm trees near the plaza’s tip, at Third and Palou streets, a group of community members demanded that District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen close the space for 60 days. Dodt said that they didn’t really want to close the plaza; they wanted the City’s full attention.

Mendell Plaza Presents emerged in response.

Davis and Dodt have different ideas about how best to tackle the plaza’s problems. Davis wants to turn it into a mini civic center, with the City leasing the adjacent vacant art deco building located at 1441 Mendell, currently called the old Metro PCS building. By having municipal offices right on the plaza, the comings and goings of civil servants would dis-

Often associated with the Mission District, San Francisco poet laureate and Bayview resident, Alejandro Murguia, describes himself as an internationalist. Born in the United States, Murguia lived with his family in Mexico until he was almost seven years old, before moving back across the border as “a total stranger.” His first language was Spanish. As an adult he spent a signi cant amount of time in Latin America, including in wartime Nicaragua.

Last summer, in Kerouac Alley, Mayor Ed Lee announced that the San Francisco Public Library and F r ie nd s of t he S a n F r a nc i s c o P ubl ic Libra r y had selected Murguia as the City’s sixth poet l au r e at e . Ja c k H i r s c h m a n , a AlejandroMurguia. former San Fran- PHOTO COURTESY cisco poet laure- SAN FRANCISCO STATE ate, nom i nated UNIvERSITY Murguia for the title. Hirschman has known Murguia for roughly 35 years, and said that he has “been a really important voice for the Latino and Chicano people.”

Murguia is a professor at San Francisco State University, where he teaches creative writing in the Latina/ Latino Studies departments. Despite any connections people may claim to Murguia, “I actually belong to the whole City,” he said. “I think that is important.” Murguia is no stranger to Potrero Hill; it’s the rst place he stayed when he came to San Francisco, in a second- oor at near a 22-Filmore bus stop. “I was visiting a friend,” he said.

Murguia identi es as a Chicano, or Mexican-American. His mother is from New Mexico; his father is from Jalisco, Mexico. I have a “unique perspective,” he said. “At the same time, I’m an internationalist,” representing every neighborhood in San Francisco.

According to Latina/Latino Studies Department chair, Teresa Carrillo, Ph.D, Murguia’s involvement in the Chicano rights movement, and his experience in Latin America, are assets to the department, which has a Latino student population that’s more diverse than the overall Latino population of the United States, which is 60 percent Mexican. “We were very lucky to hire him for a tenure-track position before two of his books came out,” Carrillo said. After Murguia was hired, both his books won American

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Mendell plaza Struggles to re-invent itself

BY B RIAN R INKERS

Almost every day, around 11 a.m., Charles Milton turns on the music, breaks out the dominoes and chess boards, and gets ready for an afternoon of games at Mendell Plaza, an area many consider to be a gathering place for drunks and drug dealers, with frequent episodes of violence. “Instead of ghting, play chess. Instead of a volunteer chaperone Monday through hitting somebody, play dominoes,” said Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Milton, who volunteers for the duty, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “It’s a remarkable often wearing a black security guard development,” Ockel said. “It doesn’t uniform. “It takes a lot of anger out cost us a dime. They self regulate and of the people.” self police.”

Providing the games is part of While some people think the plaza ongoing efforts to disrupt violence and is safer and more commercially vibrant disorder by bringing positive activities than it was a few years ago, others beto Mendell Plaza. Merchants, residents, lieve that it still needs help. According and community-based organizations to Robert Davis, in the four years he’s want the plaza to be a neighborhood lived in the neighborhood the social gathering place and center for the arts, problems at Mendell Plaza haven’t which they hope will one day draw changed at all. “The public drunkenpeople from throughness, urination, defout the City to shop, “There is still drug dealing ecation is inappropristroll, and have fun. and drunkenness and in that ate and unacceptable,” Located on Third kind of atmosphere anything he said.

Street, between Davis’ primar y could happen anytime.”

Oakdale and Palou, concern is blight. The BEAT COP four bus lines and the commercial vacancy T-tra i n stop at the rate on Third Street plaza, which is considered by many between Evans and William streets to be Bayview’s town center. Since the was 28 percent in 2010 and 2011, games began last spring, the change according to the Mayor’s Office of in the plaza has been like “night and Economic Workforce Development day,” said Barbara Ockel, director of (OEWD). Public urination and defecathe Bayview Opera House, which is tion in the plaza are also big concerns located adjacent to the space. Ockel for Davis. According to Al Garmesen, said people seem to feel safer as they who owns a Victorian glass shop on the walk through the transit hub. The plaza’s edge, people pee on his building games tend to be played by the people all the time. With no public restroom who already hangout at the plaza, said nearby, people go where they can, he Ockel, giving them a positive diversion said. “There aren’t many options,” he from more hard-scramble pursuits. added. “There’s a tree, or a pole, and San Francisco Arts Everywhere, a thirdly there’s my building.” community group dedicated to bringThe City cleans the plaza every ing arts to Bayview, launched the chess morning, but Garmeson said it’s never program in the plaza. Dominoes soon clean enough. In the 1980s, when drug followed. The Opera House provides dealing in the area was particularly the games. Milton, a plaza regular, troublesome, Garmeson thought barriquickly took charge of theactivities, cading off Mendell Street would scare and won the other denizens’ trust. away dealers. “Drug dealers don’t like Milton sets up the games and serves as to be cornered,” he added. While the

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Strutures May have Been illegally torn down at Former Berkeley Farms Site The San Francisco Planning Department con rmed Dodt’s assertion.

The future of 2065 Oakdale Avenue “The project at 2065 Oakdale was is uncertain in the wake of what ap- processed as an alteration permit that pears to be an unapproved demolition was designated as a form number of most of the structures that had been eight for over the counter approval, as located on the site. Previously owned opposed to an alteration permit that is

by Berkeley Farms – which used it as a form number three, which requires f u r t h e r r e v i e w,” a dairy distribution point wrote the Planning from 1977 to 2000 – most “ The Building Department Department’s Kevin of a 1964 building has been taken down, and determines if a project is an Brusatori, in an email. the familiar oversized alteration or a demolition.” “That determination KEVIN BRUSATORI is made by the Buildmilk carton sign is noing Department at the where to be found. time of submittal. The Concerned residents believe that Jack Tseng, the property’s Building Department determines if a owner, demolished perhaps 10,000 project is an alteration or a demolition. square feet of an existing structure by In this case they determined it to be an obtaining a permit most people would alteration.” A Department of Building use to remodel their bathroom. Accord- Inspection (DBI) report on the property ing to Bayview resident Dan Dodt, the indicates that a partial demolition had form submitted to the City by Tseng is been requested, to “remove deteriorated more typically used for an alteration, vacant warehouse building, extg main not a demolition. “It doesn’t reveal the building to remain.”

Dodt is concerned that either Tseng scope of the work,” said Dodt.

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or his demolition contractor – Peninsula Hauling and Demolition, Incorporated, of San Carlos – failed to secure the required permits to address air quality, as well as the safety of people traveling on nearby sidewalks and streets, during the demolition.

Last October the Bayview Office for Community Planning, a group of residents, business owners and community advocates, filed a complaint about the demolition activity at 2065 Oakdale Avenue, claiming that the scope of the work exceeded what was allowed under the permit. The City and County of San Francisco’s Board of Appeals suspended the permit a few

days later, and scheduled a public hearing on the issue for December 5, to be held at 5 p.m., in City Hall, Room 416.

The Board of Appeals, formerly known as the Board of Permit Appeals, is a quasi-judicial body that consists of ve members: president, Chris Hwang, vice president, Frank Fung, commissioner, Arcelia Hurtado, commissioner, Ann Lazurus, and a vacant commissioner’s seat. At the hearing, the board, Tseng, and the Bayview Office of Planning, as well as the City Attorney and a DBI representative, will be present.

According to Laef Barnes, a commercial research analyst with Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Services, which was involved in the building’s sale, 2065 Oakdale Avenue is 55,695 square feet, and was purchased by Tseng last July for $3.9 million. In April, Tseng requested a “letter of determination” from the Planning Department indicating the allowed uses for the property. According to Tseng’s attorneys, Reuben & Junius, Tseng wants to use the site to house a company that will fabricate stone and manufacturer metal studs – long, slender building materials made of metal and wood that are used in constructing walls in homes and other buildings – indoor and outdoor storage of metal studs, wholesale sales and parking, and office space. Tseng may ultimately add an auto repair shop and sell other wholesale building materials from the site.

“We want to see professional oversight,” Dodt said of the development work being done in Bayview. Otherwise, Dodt said, the community will be like the Wild West.

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Book Awards. “He generates a lot of enthusiasm”...“around poetry and short stories...,” Carrillo added.

But Mu rg u ia does more than teach. “He’s not only teaching, but he is out in the world doing good,” said Gabriela Segovia-McGahan, who has taught in the Latina/Latino Studies Department for a dozen years.

Segovia-McGahan said that Murguia inspired her to begin writing. “He is good at imparting writing skills and knowledge even to people that aren’t in his classes,” Segovia-McGahan said.

According to Stacey Lewis, who is involved in publicity and marketing at City Lights Books, Murguia has been involved in San Francisco’s political and poetry scene since the 1970s. Lewis worked with Murguia on his book This War Called Love, which City Lights published in 2002.

Murguia said his poetry is personal, but also a collective expression.

Often it touches on what’s going on around town, incorporating the City’s history. “These are my techniques,” Murguia said. “So the poem is not just about me.” Segovia-McGahan said many of Murguia’s stories are cultural, describing what it’s like to be Latino. Part of him “bleeds through” many of his stories, SegoviaMcGahan said. “I am sure there is a lot of mythology around him.” One of Segovia-McGahan’s favorite Murguia stories reminds her of the struggles and challenges people face in their lives. “He’s been our poet laureate for many years,” Carrillo said.

rupt the loitering, drinking and other social problems that plag ue t he a rea, D av i s s a id . T h e City’s occupation would serve as an anchor, or Oak tree, encouraging other bu s i n e s s e s , l i ke acorns, to sprout up, he added.

“I respectfully d i s a g r e e ,” s a i d Dodt, pointing out that Third Street is a commercial corridor, making Davis’ mini civic center a poor use of space.

Crezia Tano, OEWD project manager, agreed with Dodt. “The City shares that same goals of the Oak to Acorns plan to increase foot traffic within Mendell Plaza,” said Tano. “However, activating the plaza with retail and programming will bring far more positive activity and growth.”

The City has helped complete 21 façade and tenant improvements in Bayview, with two more in the pipeline, and attracted three businesses to the Mendell Plaza area. Fresh and Easy, which opened a few blocks south of the plaza on Third Street, was provided with tax credits. Limon Rotisserie, next to the Opera House, was given façade and tenant improvement grants.

Radio Africa and Kitchen, across the street from the plaza, secured a loan

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from the now defunct Redevelopment shot nearby, Ockel began to take seriAgency. ous notice. “I was sitting in my office “Without a doubt Mendell Plaza is when I heard the shots,” Ockel said. “I better off now than saw the aftermath. it was a few years It w a s t e r r ible.”

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The Opera House right in the center of everything “The City remains offers educational and embodies all the problems committed to makactivities, especially of Bayview at the same time.” ing strategic investcatering to young ROBERT DAVIS ments to improve children. “It’s not M e n d e l l P l a z a .” all that dangerous,” OEWD is trying to said Ockel. “But evattract businesses to occupy three ery time there is a violent incident it nearby properties: the old Metro PCS disrupts us.” Some parents are afraid building, Wendy’s Cheesecake, at 4942 to let their children attend classes Third Street, and the Your Muslim at the Opera House. Last fall, when Bakery, at 5147 Third Street. Last a five-year-old girl was shot in the summer, in the wake of the Redevelop- knee walking near the plaza with her ment Agency’s dismantling, the mayor father, 90 students from one school and budgeted $1.2 million for Bayview, 60 from another canceled their visits. $763,000 for scal year (FY) 2012, and The schools and their children have $512,000 for FY 2013. Although Cohen’s since returned. legislative aide said the plaza was of The police have a large presence great concern, Cohen didn’t respond on Third Street, in and around the to requests for comments from the plaza, and work with residents and View. community groups to improve policing Mendell Plaza Presents was ini- services. Two teams of beat cops, on tially funded by OEWD. Although the foot and on bicycles, regularly patrol concerts ended in October due to lack the area. They can often be found of funding, OEWD recently awarded hanging out in front of Torrino’s liquor the organization a grant to sponsor store, across the street from Mendell more events. The free performances, Plaza. According to Ockel, the police dominoes and chess games haven’t have been very cooperative, and the drawn many paying customers to area is much better than before. Yet neighboring business, but they do help the scene is still unpredictable. “There combat the negative perspectives many is still drug dealing and drunkenpeople have towards the plaza, said ness and in that kind of atmosphere Dodt. “What we’re seeing is a real shift anything could happen anytime,” she in the plaza,” he said, as he walked added. around the space shaking hands and Bayview Captain Robert O’Sullivan making small talk with plaza regulars. said that he targets drug dealers with He knew most people by rst and last undercover units that try to make cases name. “More people feel comfortable and arrests by purchasing drugs. “The to be here.” residents are tired and don’t want to Violence in the plaza prompted see this drug dealing going on down the Opera House to get more involved. there,” said O’Sullven. “I want to make After Kenneth Harding Jr. was chased it plain and clear that Mendell Plaza is through the area by police and fatally not a place to come and sell drugs.”

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C h u c’ s c o - w o r k e r s o r g a ni z e d t h e S u n d a y e v e n t t o r a i s e t h e $ 4, 0 0 0 n e e d e d t o s e n d hi s b o d y b a c k t o hi s f a mil y. A c c o r di n g t o B r a n d y R o c h a, a c o - m a n a g e r at t h e r e s t a u r a nt, $ 7, 0 0 0 w a s c oll e c t e d, all of w hi c h will g o t o C h u c’ s wi f e a n d c hil d r e n. “ H e w a s a s u p e r g e n ui n e, a m a zi n g p e r s o n, ” R o c h a s ai d, w h o h a d t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s t e p p e d o ut si d e t h e b u s y p a r t y. “ E v e r y b o d y c all e d hi m t h e g o d f at h e r of t h e r e s t a u r a nt. Al s o, h e l o v e d t h e Gi a nt s. S o t hi s w o ul d h a v e b e e n a r e all y g o o d y e a r f o r hi m. H e di e d a f e w w e e k s b e f o r e t h e W o rl d S e ri e s. ”

W h e n E ri n R o o n e y o p e n e d S e r p e nti n e fi v e y e a r s a g o, C h u c w a s h e r fi r s t hi r e. Hi s j o b e n t ail e d “ p r e t t y m u c h h a n d l i n g e v e r y t h i n g, f r o m p a y c h e c k s, t o l a b o r, t o j a n i t o r i a l s e r vi c e s, ” a c c o r di n g t o R o c h a. M a n y o f S e r p e n ti n e’ s k i t c h e n s t a f f w e r e l o n g ti m e f ri e n d s a n d e v e n r el ati v e s of C h u c’ s, w h o h a d f a mil y i n t h e Cit y. “ At t h e h o s pit al, t h e r e w e r e a l ot of f a mil y m e m b e r s t h e r e, ” R o c h a s ai d.

S e r p e nti n e’ s c r e w, a n d t h e r e s t a u r a nt b u si n e s s a s a w h ol e, i s “li k e f a mil y, ” R o c h a s ai d. “ Y o u s p e n d a l ot of ti m e t o g e t h e r. E v e r y b o d y w o r k s d o u bl e s, e v e r y b o d y i s s u p e r c o n n e c t e d. ” “ W h e n y o u w o r k at a r e s t a u r a nt y o u t e n d t o h a v e w o r k e d at ot h e r r e s t a u r a nt s. S o, e v e r y b o d y h e r e k n o w s s o m e b o d y el s e w h o w o r k s i n a di f f e r e nt r e s t a u r a nt. W e g ot a l ot of d o n a ti o n s f r o m p e o pl e t h at w e di d n’t e v e n c o n t a c t, t h at c o n t a c t e d u s b e c a u s e t h e y h e a r d t h r o u g h t h e g r a p e vi n e t h at w e w e r e d oi n g s o m e t hi n g, ” s ai d R o c h a.

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Two years ago, Maxine Siu and Joel Bleskacek converted a former architecture studio into a restaurant that’s quickly become a Potrero Hill stalwart. Plow offers back-to-basics breakfast, brunch, and lunch menus made by locals for locals. The eatery is located around the corner from Siu’s and Bleskacek’s 19th Street home. The couple, with their 10 and 12 year old children, who attend the San Francisco Waldorf School, share a passion for food.

In March Bleskacek sold Ruby Wine, a shop he’d owned at 1419 18th Street, to focus full time on Plow, where Siu, who has worked for various Bay Area restaurants, serves as chef.

“We have our hands full,” Bleskacek said. “We are happy with it.” With 35-seats, Plow has long wait times for weekend brunch, and is packed for weekday breakfasts, serving more than 300 customers daily.

Siu and Bleskacek regularly get requests from neighbors to open for dinner, but according to Bleskacek the restaurant’s current hours – Tuesday through Friday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and

weekends 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. – keep the owners sufficiently busy. “Sometimes in life you have to realize when to stop,” he said. The couple is also constantly approached with offers to open another Plow in San Francisco or elsewhere, but Bleskacek insists that there isn’t enough time for that. “We want to watch our kids grow up.”

Bleskacek, who is from Wisconsin, and his wife Siu, a San Francisco native, are raising their children as true City kids, with re ned palates and a love of good dining, which often includes breakfast at the restaurant so they can see their mom before heading to school. The dining establishment, which aims to be family friendly, serves what Bleskacek said he feeds his family at home. He considers the restaurant an extension of his home.

“We’ve always blurred the line between home and work,” he said.

Plow’s menu changes seasonally; the kitchen sources a lot of the produce directly from California farms.

Menu favorites include lemon ricotta pancakes and a fried egg sandwich.

After a stellar review from the San Francisco Chronicle in February, Bleskacek said the bar has been

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raised, but success pushes the couple that make the restaurant stand out. instead of placating the husband and “The monthly special dinners with wine pairings are some of the best wife duo.

Dogpatch resident Kieran Lal has on the Hill. The family style brings been taking his one-year-old daughter, out terri c menus and a fantastic opKiera, to Plow since she was born, cre- portunity to meet our newer neighbors ating something of a daughter-daddy on the Hill, those who have lived here weekend tradition. Lal, who works as less than our 27 years,” he said. “It’s a technical director at a local software always well worth the occasional wait.” company, said he usuA s Lor tz i nd ially orders the “Plow” “... the tastes are delightful c at e d , Plow ho s t s special or pancakes, and very lling and the a popular monthly but sometimes dines menu changes regularly.” wine dinner, which on granola. “When we EDWARD LORTZ lls up quickly given go now we are always the limited seating the rst in line to get and rare opportunity the back left table on the bench so [Kiera] can sit on my to dine after-hours. The restaurant lap or beside me. She loves to watch also holds private events, which ramp patrons,” he said. He avoids egg dishes up between Thanksgiving and New that tend to end up on his daughter’s Year’s.

According to Bleskacek, being in shirt so that his wife won’t pick up on the location of the “secret” father- 94107 is a boon, especially since the locale is often overlooked as a gourmet daughter outing location.

According to longtime Hill resi- destination. The area is starting to get dent Edward Lortz, who lives on the the recognition it deserves, but still has same block as Siu and Bleskacek, “The a “quaint, small neighborhood” feel food is very, very fresh and season- and has “real people,” he explained. able” and “the tastes are delightful The meteorological conditions are also and very lling and the menu changes helpful, with the restaurant receiving regularly. For Maxine, soft scrambled copious amounts of indirect sunlight, means soft and poached eggs are never adding to its appeal. Plow attracts overdone.” Lortz noted that the food people from all over the Bay Area. and service aren’t the only aspects Bleskacek said some of his favorite moments are when customers make their rst stop at Plow after coming into San Francisco from the airport.

Bleskacek was quick to credit much of the restaurant’s success to its loyal staff of 15 servers and kitchen workers, who he said work hard and ThecampaigntocleanupSan whom were rewarded with a twoFrancisco’s newest neighborhoodday staff retreat in Lake Tahoe last -the south of dog patch areamonth.

-continued with a recent tree As for the name, Bleskacek said plantingonastripoflandalong thousands of monikers were considered 25thStreetbetweenIndianaand when they rst started building the Minnesotastreets.District10 space. They nally settling on “Plow” supervisor Malia cohen (third from left), and landscape planner heidi because of its urban yet pastoral feel. becker (hands in pocket) joined They liked the name’s simplicity, and theeffort,whichwasorganized hoped it invoked a feeling of simpler, by bruce huie (kneeling), with relaxed times. Like the atmosphere severalvolunteersinvestingsweat in the couple’s home, where they still equityintotheirneighborhood. cook and eat as a family despite the Thecampaignbeganwiththe hours spent at the restaurant, often conversion of a dilapidated weeddining on beans, peppers, tomatoes lotunderthe280onrampinto and other fruits and vegetables culled ProgressPark.Thenextprojectwill from their backyard garden. focusoncleaninguptheareaon Plow i s located at 1299 18th thesouthsideof23rdStreetnear Street; 821.7569 or www.eatatplow.

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COmmuNIty CaLENdar CALLFORART! Art:SteelstoWheels The Potrero branch library and Farley’s invite artists to participate in From Steel to Wheels, an exhibition dedicated to the past, present and future of the current Cor-o-van structures (1200 -1210 17th Street and 965 16th streets at Mississippi). Proposals are welcome through January 2013. The exhibition will open on Saturday, February 23rd at the Potrero Library, and March 1st at Farley’s. Information and submission guidelines: corovan.blogspot.com or e-mail hillianpotrero@gmail.com

ThroughDecember Lights:HyattRegency With the days colder and shorter, a great way to spend the afternoon is to visit the Hyatt Regency, where you’ll be dazzled by thousands of strands of lights cascading from the enormous atrium courtyard. Lounge on the sofas at Eclipse Bar, and sip a favorite beverage while taking it all in. Don’t be surprised by intermittent snowfal. Free. 5 Embarcadero Center. Information: 788.1234.

StringQuartet 4-8 Music: DelSol Celebrate the Del Sol String Quartet’s 20th anniversary with a week-long collaborative series of performances. The Quartet will present three unique concerts of new music, conduct a workshop with local university composition students, and hold an open rehearsal of commissioned works by young and emerging Bay Area composers. Tickets: Free to $100. Z Space, 450 Florida Street. Information: 374.0074, info@delsolquartet.com, or visit delquartet.com.

DIY Cookie 5 Food: Decoratingwith BatterBakery Find out how grandma made those amazing cookies that not only looked good but tasted great. Learn the best recipe for royal icing, how to mix and tint for color, and how to add detail using sprinkles and sand. Each participant will decorate six cookies: four shortbread, two gingerbread. 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets: $35. 18 Reasons, 3674 18th Street. Information: info@18reasons. org

December6through15 Theater: 9TenMinutePlaysThat PutTheFuninDysFUNctionOver theHolidaysby3G irls 3Girls Theatre presents a holiday showcase along the theme: it’s funny when it’s not your family, right? The company’s twisted take on holiday love and togetherness features nine short plays by 3GT playwrights. Gird yourself for the holidays with an evening of love and laughter. Tickets: $25. Phoenix Theater, 414 Mason Street. Information: info@3girlstheatre.org or 967.0348.

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Create a gorgeous holiday wreath with fresh greens and berries guided by hands-on instruction from experienced oral designers. Bring your own ornaments and accents to add, and choose from materials available for purchase. Base price includes a 14-inch wreath base, assorted greens, berries, cones, and ribbon. The instructors are Linton Bowie, head of College of San Mateo’s floriculture department, and Melanie Heisler, floral designer and graduate in oriculture from the college. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets: $40. San Francisco Botanical Garden/County Fair Building, 1199 9th Avenue. Information: sfbg.org.

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forActiveLivingFunding inPotreroHill Community Health Promotion and Prevention, part of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, is accepting applications to fund projects and agencies doing active living activities within, and for residents of, Potrero Hill. This Request for Applications (RFA) totals $175,000 — to be divided between projects or agencies, for a maximum of $75,000 to any single project. Funds for this RFA have been made available through a settlement associated with the Mirant Power Plant closure. Attendance at this meeting is required for applicants. 1:30 to 3 p.m. 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2300. Information and RFA available at: http://tinyurl.com/ ActiveLivingRFA.

Solo 11 Theater: Performances atStageWerx These one-person shows mix stand-up and storytelling, with a cast of thousands, bursting from a single performer.

The results are hilarious, heartbreaking, passionate, and provocative. This show features Kenny Yun, performing his Happy Hour with Kim Jong II, Kurt Bodden, and Steve Seabrook. “Solo Sundays” is produced by Ty McKenzie and Potrero Hill resident Bruce Pachtman.

7 p.m. Tickets: $12. Stage Werx, 446 Valencia. Information: stagewerx.org.

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With his abundant joy, clever wit, and keen eye for oddball detail, retro pop culture humorist Charles Phoenix supercharges this celebration into a laugh-out-loud roast and toast of midcentury New Year’s, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays. Phoenix also shares his seasonal food craft experiments.

Guaranteed to get you in the mood for the holidays. 8 p.m. Tickets: $25.

Empress of China Ballroom, 838 Grant Avenue. Information: charlesphoenix. com.

CaptainCasual 13 Music: BluesBand Captain Casual is local stringbender Andrew Goberman, with Paul Olguin on bass and Peter Tucker on drums. The band plays a mix of bluesbased favorites and obscurities, some swing tunes and some early-1960’s “brill building blues.” There’s always an interesting guitar on hand, some snappy patter and good clean musical fun. Free. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Farley’s, 131518th Street. ¬†

Film:CanyonCinema Works A cornerstone of the Bay Area experimental lm scene, Canyon Cinema has grown si nce its fou nd i ng in the early 1960s to represent 340 lmmaker members and distribute more than 3200 works on lm and DVD. This program includes a selection of 35-mm lms from the Canyon collection, including Donna Cameron’s World Trade Alphabet (2001); Tomonari Nishikawa’s 16-18-4 (2008); Pat O’Neill’s Horizontal Boundaries (2008); Peter Tscherkassky’s Dream Work (for Man Ray) (2001); Scott Stark’s Traces (2012); Louise Bourque’s Self Portrait Post Mortem (2002); and Antoni Pinent’s Kinosturm Kubelka (2009). 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 general; $7 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art members, students, and seniors. Phyllis Wattis Theater, SF MOMA, 151 Third Street. Information: 357.4000 or sfmoma. org.

MusaeinConcert 16 Music: – DivineFeminine: WomeninHolidaySong Experience this mighty and wonderful, sometimes heart-breakingly subtle, allfemale holiday music phenomenon. The combination of austere medieval carols, contemporary compositions, raw and passionate Russian polyphony, and lush Romanticism will recharge your spirit.

4 p.m. Tickets: $10 to $25. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell Street.

Information: events@musae.org.

LetItSnowatthe 22 Kids: RandallMuseum Join the Randall team for their Saturday Drop-In Science session, and make some snow for San Francisco! Learn about crystal formation, and make your own crystal-covered snow ake decoration. 10:30 a.m. $4 per child. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way. Information: 554.9600 or randallmuseum.org/Drop-InScience.

Eve:Saint 24 Christmas Gregory’sChurch Join the wonderful tradition of Christmas Eve pageant, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Christmas Eve Liturgy begins at 10 p.m. St. Gregory’s 500 DeHaro Street. Information: 255-8100

24+25ChristmasMass: St.Theresa’sChurch Tradition continues at St. Theresa’s.

Mass schedules as follows: December 24 at 4:15 p.m. with a special Children’s Liturgy. Christmas Eve Family Mass begins at 9 p.m. with caroling by the choir before the Mass. December 25 at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. 390 Missouri Street. Information: 285-5272.

ContemporaryJewish 25 Art: Museum The museum offers a great way to spend the entire day, free! Explore three traveling exhibitions: The Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the author of The Snowy Day; The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League 1936-1951; and California Dreaming, Jewish Life in the Bay Area from Gold Rush to Present. Then, make your own Keats-inspired cityscape book bags and add your artistry to the ongoing Keats Community Mural. And don’t miss the ever-popular Bay Area band Octopretzel, known to wow audiences of all ages, with performances at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Boxed lunches will be offered at the Museum’s café, American Box at the CJM, and the Museum Store is open all day. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission Street. Information: 655.7800 or info@thecjm.org.

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The ever popular Soul Delights! The Soul Delights always draw a crowd. Come on in and enjoy the tunes. Free. 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Farley’s, 1315 18th Street.

December26throughJanuary1 Kids:AnnualHolidayAnimationFest Take friends and family to the McBean Theater to enjoy a selection of playful, engaging animated lms that are great for all ages. 12, 2 and 4 p.m. Included in general admission to the Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street. Information: 561.0360; exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar

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BY ROSE MARIE OSTLER

Almost every Sunday, my mom, brother and I would go to the matinee at the New Potrero Theater at 18th and Connecticut Streets. We would have (From left) rose Marie ostler, a fullour usual lunch of pasta, quickly house packed the new (old) potrero do the dishes and be at the movie Theater,speakerTerryLindahl. house before the 1 p.m. start.

PhotoscourtesyofAlexaBush The theater was owned and run by a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, what a pair they were! She was short and pudgy, and he was very tall and thin. She always wore a white uniform with great yellow epaulets on the shoulders. The coat had large gold buttons and she

BY PETER L INENTHAL topped it off with a white captain’s hat which also had gold braiding.

The unusual red brick building Under her hat was a big, black wig. with black columns located at 312 Of course she had a black bow tie.

Connecticut Street – almost next door Mr. Holmes always wore a black to Goat Hill Pizza – was built in 1913, suit with a white shirt and he also as one of San Francisco’s early movie had a black bow tie. Neither one theaters, the Alta Nickelodeon. Silent smiled much. He was very silent films were shown there until 1929 and always hovering in the backwhen the small theater converted to ground. He ran the projector. Once sound and changed its name to The the movie started, she patrolled the New Potrero Theater, which closed in aisles with her ashlight making the 1960s. sure no one was up to any mischief.

Since 1993 the building has been When we arrived we would home to the San Francisco Gurdjieff pay our 25 cents and enter through Society, which has extensively rethe little side door. We would immediately head for the old-fashioned modeled it. There isn’t much left of the theater. Half way up an interior popcorn machine with our nickel. brick wall is evidence of where the We took one of the little brown bags joists of the theater’s raked oor were from the slot, placed it under the anchored. An interesting tiled patio hole, put in our nickel and watched with great views has been carved out; the yellow, buttered popcorn slide wooden paneling in dark and light down into our bag. Oftentimes the shades animates many spaces.

“General” or her Icabod Crane Gurdjieff Society president Terry husband would be lurking around Lindahl generously opened the buildthe machine. The popcorn was usuing for three shows of silent films ally stale and salty, but we loved last month, an experiment sponsored it and gobbled it up quite fast as by the Potrero Hill Archives Project soon as the movie started. Someto gage public interest in viewing times we would get a candy too; old movies in the neighborhood. The maybe Necco Wafers or JuJuBees. results were impressive. Crowds came The lights would go down and the movie would begin. After the rst to each show; neigborhood history was shared as popcorn popped again on movie there would be a newsreel, a cartoon, coming attractions and then Connecticut Street.

The rst lm shown, made in the the second movie. What a wonderful 1930s, begins with the announcement afternoon of make believe it was. “...shown through the courtesy of There was one drawback. The the management of the New Potrero nickname for the show house was Theater as a community service and the “ ea hole” and we often went will not be shown in any other theater home with a few bites. We would in San Francisco.” A procession from usually get home after 5 p.m. and St. Teressa’s Church in honor of Saint mom would make pizza on EngVincenza marches through familiar lish Muffins and we would have a Hill streets, accompanied by a precispecial treat.....a coke. How simple sion marching band. The nal shots those Sunday afternoons were. pan the congregation of hundreds of We saw most of the wonderful elegantly dressed parishioners on the musicals there and that began my love of tap dancing. I often imagined church steps. This lm hadn’t been presented in the theater where it myself up on the screen dancing premiered in 75 years. The other lm with Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire. shown, Sunrise by F. W. Murnau, was I’m not sure when the theater a riveting 1927 silent, shot in a striking opened but much to our dismay expressionist style. it closed in the late 1950s. It was Barbara Angeli, whose family has a great loss to our neighborhood, operated Parkside (now Thee Parkside) but of course the big screens and for generations, recognized an altar stereo sounds were becoming boy in the film: her father, August popular and the little “New Potrero Angeli. Angeli and several other audiTheater” could not compete. It ence members saw movies at the New gave many hours of wonderful Potrero before it closed, and shared entertainment to the working class memories of the Flea Hole. Frank who could not afford much more.

Rahmer said that Mrs. Holmes, one of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Holmes.

OldMoviesReturntoHill the theater’s ownfor t he Pot re ro ers, ticket sellers bra nch l ibra r y.

“The popcorn was usually stale a nd f l a s h l i g ht C h r i s t ophe r ’s and salty, but we loved it and holding guard of Books sold tickgobbled it up quite fast as soon darkened aisles, ets, St. Teressa’s as the movie started.” wa s r e l at e d t o C hu r c h lo a n e d Yu l B r y n n e r.

ROSE MARIE OSTLER chairs, and Live Once Mrs. HolOak School promes’ white captain’s hat fell off, taking vided the crucial popcorn machine. her wig with it. Underneath she was Many people asked if showing old completely bald. Rose Marie Ostler’s movies could become a regular neighmemoir accompanies this article. borhood event. While that may not be Mary Wasserman went to the last lm practical at 312 Connecticut, perhaps shown there in the 60s, The Guns of another site would work.

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O nli n e J o b S e a r c h. L e a r n h o w t o c o n d u ct ef f e cti v e s e a r c h e s, d e v el o p t h e ri g ht k e y w o r d s a n d s e a r c h st r at e g y, a n d l o c at e a n d u s e a v ail a bl e o nli n e j o b m a r k et i n f o r m ati o n, c a r e e r o utl o o k p r oj e cti o n s, v o c ati o n al t r ai ni n g r e s o u r c e s, a n d l o c al j o b f ai r a n d e m pl o y m e nt li sti n g s o n t h e w e b. D e c e m b e r 2, 3 t o 4: 3 0 p. m. e B o o k a n d e A u di o b o o k H el p S e s si o n s. B ri n g y o u r Ki n dl e, N o o k, i P o d, o r ot h e r e R e a d e r d e vi c e a n d l e a r n h o w t o d o w nl o a d b o o k s a n d ot h e r m at e ri al s f o r f r e e f r o m t h e Li b r a r y w e b sit e. F o r a d ult s, 1 8 +. D e c e m b e r 1 9, 2 6, 6: 3 0 p. m.

G e n e al o g y R e s e a r c h. L e a r n h o w t o c o n d u ct g e n e al o g y s e a r c h e s a n d fi n d p e o pl e u si n g U. S. c e n s u s d at a, vit al r e c o r d s, di r e ct o ri e s, p h ot o s, g r a p h s, a n d g e n e al o gi c al r e c o r d s. L e a r n t o a c c e s s a n d u s e t h e Li b r a r y’s A n c e st r y a n d H e rit a g e Q u e st G e n e al o g y S e a r c h. F o r st u d e nt s, a m at e u r g e n e al o gi st s, a n d n o vi c e r e s e a r c h e r s.

D e c e m b e r 3 0, 3 t o 4: 3 0 p. m.

Pr o gr a ms f or C hil dr e n St r e g a N o n a T h e at e r W o r k s h o p. E pi p h a n y P r o d u c ti o n s u s e s f ol k t al e s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o rl d t o p e r f o r m s t o ri e s w hil e g ui di n g s t u d e nt s t o p a r ti ci p at e t h r o u g h s o n g, m o v e m e nt, a n d c h a r a ct e r s. D e c e m b e r 8, 4 t o 5 p. m.

B a b y R h y m e a n d Pl a y Ti m e. F o r i n f a nt s u p t o 1 8 m o nt h s a n d t h ei r c a r e gi v e r.

D e c e m b e r 4, 1 1, 1 8, 3 1, 1: 1 5 t o 1: 4 5 p. m.

F a mil y St o r y ti m e. St o r y ti m e f e at u r e s st o ri e s, s o n g s, a n d r h y m e s. F o r c hil d r e n u p t o fi v e y e a r s a n d t h ei r c a r e gi v e r. D e c e m b e r 6, 1 3, 2 0, 2 7, 1 0: 3 0 t o 1 1 a. m. a n d 1 1: 1 5 t o 1 1: 4 5 a. m.

F u n Fli c k s. T hi s fil m p r o g r a m i s of f e r e d e v e r y s e c o n d W e d n e s d a y of t h e m o nt h a n d i n cl u d e s s h o r t fil m s b a s e d o n c hil d r e n’s b o o k s a n d st o ri e s. D e c e m b e r’s fil m s will b e T h e r e’ s N o S u c h T hi n g a s a C h a n u k a h B u s h , S a n d y G ol d st ei n , M e r r y C h ri st m a s S p a c e C a s e , a n d I L o st M y B e a r. F o r c hil d r e n a g e s t h r e e t o ei g ht y e a r s. D e c e m b e r 1 2, 6: 3 0 t o 7: 1 5 p. m.

H o m e w o r k H el p. A Li b r a r y v ol u nt e e r will b e a v ail a bl e t o h el p st u d e nt s el e m e nt a r y t o hi g h s c h o ol st u d e nt s wit h t h ei r h o m e w o r k. D e c e m b e r 4, 4 t o 6 p. m., a n d D e c e m b e r 1 1, 4 t o 5: 3 0 p. m.

Li br ary- S p o ns or e d C o m m u nity Part n ers hi ps S a n F r a n ci s c o S e e d Li b r a r y at t h e P ot r e r o B r a n c h Li b r a r y. I n p a r t n e r s hi p wit h t h e S a n F r a n ci s c o S e e d Li b r a r y, t h e P ot r e r o B r a n c h h a s s e e d s a v ail a bl e f o r “ c h e c k o ut ” o n t h e fi r st fl o o r b e n e at h t h e st ai r c a s e.

T h e P ot r e r o Hill B o o k Cl u b m e et s at t h e li b r a r y e v e r y t hi r d W e d n e s d a y e v e ni n g.

D e c e m b e r’s s el e cti o n i s B o s s y p a nt s b y Ti n a F e y. D e c e m b e r 1 9, 7 t o 8: 3 0 p. m.

C r e ati v e W riti n g W o r k s h o p. J oi n w rit e r, fil m m a k e r, j o u r n ali st S h e vi R o s e n f el d L o e wi n g e r f o r a f r e e cl a s s t o h el p y o u w rit e st o ri e s, d e v el o p c h a r a ct e r s, a n d fi n d y o u r o w n u ni q u e v oi c e, all i n a s u p p o r ti v e a n d c r e ati v e e n vi r o n m e nt.

D e c e m b e r 6, 1 3, 2 0, 2 7, 1 2: 3 0 t o 2: 3 0 p. m. I n f o r m ati o n: s h e vi r o s @ g m ail. c o m o r 4 1 5. 6 0 2. 7 9 6 1.

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A n e w t a cti c i s b ei n g u s e d b y w o ul d - b e b u r gl a r s t o d et e r mi n e w h et h e r o r n ot a h o u s e i s o c c u pi e d. It’s a si m pl e pl o y t h at m a n y t e e n a g e r s h a v e u s e d t o fi n d o ut i f t h ei r si bli n g s h a v e e nt e r e d t h ei r r o o m s. H e r e’s h o w it w o r k s: pl a c e a pi e c e of t a p e o v e r a cl o s e d d o o r, m a ki n g s u r e t o c o v e r t h e g a p t h at w o ul d b e b r o k e n i f s o m e o n e o p e n s t h e d o o r. I f t h e t a p e i s ri p p e d, s o m e o n e h a s e nt e r e d.

I n ci d e n c e s of t a p e d e x t e ri o r d o o r s – t h at w e r e n’t t h e r e s ult of si bli n g ri v al r y – w e r e r e c e ntl y di s c o v e r e d i n B e r n al H ei g ht s. A p o st o n B e r n al w o o d , a c o m m u nit y bl o g, st at e d, “I w a nt e d t o l et y o u r r e a d e r s k n o w a b o ut w h at s e e m s t o b e o r g a ni z e d p r e p a r ati o n s f o r h o m e t h ef t i n o u r n ei g h b o r h o o d.

W e li v e o n C ol e ri d g e St r e et, a n d o v e r t h e l a st w e e k o r t w o w e n oti c e d littl e pi e c e s of p ai nt e r’s t a p e att a c h e d t o o u r f r o nt d o o r, b et w e e n t h e f r a m e a n d t h e d o o r. T h e t a p e t u r n s u p d u ri n g ni g ht. It w o ul d a p p e a r t h at t h e i d e a i s t o m o nit o r w h o i s h o m e a n d w h o’s o ut o n v a c ati o n. W e h a v e n oti c e d t h e t a p e o n s e v e r al h o u s e s i n o u r st r e et. ” A c c o r di n g t o B a y vi e w C a pt ai n R o b e r t O’ S ulli v a n, t h e S a n F r a n ci s c o P oli c e D e p a r t m e nt i s a w a r e of t h e t a cti c; B a y vi e w p oli c e h a v e b e e n i n c o n t a ct wit h n ei g h b o ri n g st ati o n s, w hi c h h a v e r e c ei v e d t h e m aj o rit y of “t a p e ” r e p o r t s. Alt h o u g h O’ S ulli v a n st at e d t h at P ot r e r o Hill h a s n’t b e e n t h e s u bj e ct of a n y t a p e - r el at e d i n ci d e n c e s, r e si d e nt s s h o ul d b e c o n s ci o u s a n d a w a r e. A Ut a h St r e et r e si d e nt t ol d t h e Vi e w t h at h e’ d s e e n a t a p e d d o o r o n t h e 3 0 0 bl o c k of Ut a h St r e et, a n d t h e r e h a v e b e e n si g hti n g s i n t h e Mi s si o n.

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Sit e Offi c e M a n a g e m e nt, O ut r e a c h, a n d, A d mi ni st r ati v e S u p p o rt t o t h e H u nt e r s P oi nt S hi p y a r d Citi z e n s A d vi s o r y C o m mitt e e

T h e S u c c e s s o r A g e n c y t o t h e R e d e v el o pm e nt A g e n c y of t h e Cit y a n d C o u nt y of S a n Fr a n ci s c o i s s e e ki n g q u ali fi e d r e s p o n d e nt s t o s u b mit p r o p o s al s f o r Sit e Offi c e M a n a g e m e nt, O ut r e a c h, a n d, A d mi ni st r ati v e S u p p o rt t o t h e H u nt e r s P oi nt S hi p y a r d Citi z e n s A d vi s o r y C o m mitt e e . P r o p o s al s will b e a c c e pt e d u ntil D e c e m b e r 1 7, 2 0 1 2 , 4: 0 0 p. m. T o o bt ai n a c o p y of t h e R F P, o r if y o u h a v e q u e sti o n s, c o nt a ct A m a b el A k w a - A s a r e at ( 4 1 5) 7 4 9 - 2 5 9 2 o r b y e m ail at A m a b el. A k w a - A s a r e @ sf g o v. o r g. T h e R F P i s al s o a v ail a bl e o n t h e A g e n c y’s w e b sit e: w w w. sf r e d e v el o p m e nt. o r g, i n t h e J o b s & C o n t r a cti n g O p p o rt u niti e s s e cti o n.

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N oti c e of A v ail a bilit y of R e q u e st f o r P r o p o s al s ( R F P)

T h e M a y o r’s Offi c e of H o u si n g ( M O H) i s pl e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e a v ail a bilit y of t h e R F P f o r 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 p r o g r a m s u n d e r t h e f oll o w i n g f u n di n g s o u r c e s a n d p r o g r a m a r e a s: • C o m m u nit y D e v el o p m e nt Bl o c k G r a nt ( C D B G): C a pit al P r oj e ct s, H O P E S F C o mm u nit y B uil di n g S e r vi c e s, H o u si n g D e v el o p m e nt, Pl a n ni n g a n d C a p a cit y B uil di n g a n d P u bli c S p a c e I m p r o v e m e nt s; a n d • H o u si n g O p p o rt u niti e s f o r P e r s o n s Wit h AI D S: C a pit al P r oj e ct s a n d S u p p o rti v e S e r vi c e s a n d O p e r ati n g S u b si di e s.

T h e R F P will b e a v ail a bl e el e ct r o ni c all y o n M O H’s w e b sit e at w w w. sf g o v. o r g/ m o h o n M o n d a y, N o v e m b e r 1 9, 2 0 1 2. P r o p o s al s m u st b e s u b mitt e d el e ct r o ni c all y b y 5: 0 0 p m o n T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8, 2 0 1 2 . Pl e a s e vi sit w w w. sf g o v. o r g/ m o h f o r m o r e i nf o r m ati o n.

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S u p p o rt S a n Fr a n ci s c o’s vi b r a nt a rt s c o m m u nit y b y d o n ati n g t o t h e V ol u nt a r y A rt s C o nt ri b uti o n F u n d ( V A C F). Si n c e it s i n c e pti o n i n 1 9 8 4, t h e V A C F h a s p r o vi d e d $ 1. 2 milli o n i n vit al s u p p o rt t o h u n d r e d s of t h e cit y’s m o st b el o v e d a rt s o r g a ni z ati o n s, s e r vi n g e v e r y S a n Fr a n ci s c o n ei g h b o r h o o d. Y o u r gift will m a k e p o s si bl e i m p o rt a nt a rti sti c p r o g r a m s a n d s e r vi c e s, i n cl u di n g s af et y i m p r o v e m e nt s a n d f a cilit y u p g r a d e s.

B e p a rt of w h y S a n Fr a n ci s c o i s k n o w n a r o u n d t h e w o rl d a s a n e xt r a o r di n a r y a rt s d e sti n ati o n — s u p p o rt t h e V A C F. F o r m o r e i nf o r m ati o n, a n d t o m a k e a d o n ati o n, vi sit w w w. sf gft a. o r g o r c all 4 1 5. 5 5 4. 6 7 1 0. T h e V A C F i s a p r o g r a m of G r a nt s f o r t h e A rt s/ S a n Fr a n ci s c o H ot el T a x F u n d.

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T h e S F D e p a rt m e nt of t h e E n vi r o n m e nt i n t r o d u c e s R e c y cl e W h e r e ( w w w. sf e n vi r o n m e nt. o r g/ r e c y cl e w h e r e): W h et h e r y o u’ r e w o r ki n g o r li vi n g i n S a n Fr a n ci s c o, P al o Alt o, S a n J o s e, C o nt r a C o st a, o r Al a m e d a, t h e o nli n e t o ol R e c y cl e W h e r e p r o vi d e s t h e l at e st a n d m o st c o n v e ni e nt r e c y cli n g, r e u s e, a n d di s p o s al o p ti o n s f o r e v e r yt hi n g f r o m pl a sti c s t o c o u c h e s, a n d m u c h m o r e! R e c y cl e W h e r e i s a c oll a b o r ati o n a m o n g l o c al g o v e r n m e nt a g e n ci e s t o h el p e a c h a n d e v e r y p e r s o n r e d u c e w a st e.

Ti m e f o r a n oil c h a n g e? T h e 3, 0 0 0 mil e r ul e n o l o n g e r a p pli e s t o m o st v e hi cl e s. Y o u c a n C h e c k Y o u r N u m b e r b y r e vi e wi n g y o u r o w n e r’s m a n u al o r g o t o w w w. c h e c k y o u r n u m b e r. o r g

T h e Cit y a n d C o u nt y of S a n Fr a n ci s c o e n c o u r a g e p u bli c o ut r e a c h. A rti cl e s a r e t r a n sl at e d i nt o s e v e r al l a n g u a g e s t o p r o vi d e b ett e r p u bli c a c c e s s. T h e n e w sp a p e r m a k e s e v e r y eff o rt t o t r a n sl at e t h e a rti cl e s of g e n e r al i nt e r e st c o r r e ctl y. N o li a bilit y i s a s s u m e d b y t h e Cit y a n d C o u nt y of S a n Fr a n ci s c o o r t h e n e w s p a p e r s f o r e r r o r s a n d o mi s si o n s.

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T h e Vi e w a s k e d Hill r e si d e nt a n d c a r e e r e x p e r t M a u ri S c h w a r t z t o a n s w e r q u e s ti o n s f r o m j o b s e e k e r s. S u b mit y o u r q u e sti o n s t o e dit o r @ p ot r e r o vi e w. n et.

Q: D u ri n g t h e h oli d a y s s h o ul d I gi v e m y j o b s e a r c h a b r e a k a n d w ait u ntil af t e r t h e N e w Y e a r ? I’ v e h e a r d t h at D e c e m b e r i s a b a d ti m e t o b e t r yi n g t o fi n d a j o b.

A: G r e at q u e sti o n! W hil e it’s t r u e t h at t h e r e’s l e s s hi ri n g a cti v it y b et w e e n T h a n k s gi vi n g a n d N e w Y e a r’s b e c a u s e m a n y p e o pl e t a k e v a c ati o n s, it’s w r o n g t o a s s u m e t h at n ot hi n g g et s d o n e.

W hil e m a n y j o b s e e k e r s t a k e t hi s ti m e of f, w h y d o n’t y o u u s e t hi s o p p o r t u nit y t o t a k e a d v a nt a g e of a bit l e s s c o m p etiti o n?

T h e h oli d a y p e ri o d i s a t e r ri fi c ti m e f o r n et w o r ki n g … p a r ti e s, p a r ti e s, p a r ti e s. It’s a g r e at e x c u s e t o c o nt a ct p e o pl e y o u h a v e n’t s e e n all y e a r. S e n d o ut h oli d a y g r e eti n g s, i n vit e p e o pl e o ut o r o v e r. I f y o u’ r e i n vit e d t o p a r ti e s, G O! H o st a p a r t y y o u r s el f. B e i n g a m o n g y o u r f ri e n d s will li f t y o u r s pi rit s a n d s el f - c o n fi d e n c e.

W h e n c o nt a cti n g f ri e n d s, b e s u r e t o a s k a b o ut t h e m, h o w t h e y’ r e a n d w h at t h e y’ r e d oi n g. A n d l et t h e m k n o w a b o ut y o u, h o w y o u a r e, a n d t h at y o u’ r e l o o ki n g f o r a n e w j o b … a n d b e s p e ci fi c a b o ut t h e j o b y o u’ r e s e e ki n g. Y o u c a n li g ht e n t hi n g s u p b y a d di n g, “I t h o u g ht I’ d l et y o u k n o w j u st i n c a s e y o u h e a r of s o m et hi n g. ” S e n d h oli d a y g r e eti n g s b y e m ail t o c o m p a ni e s y o u h a v e n’t h e a r d f r o m i n a w hil e. U s e t hi s a s a n e x c u s e t o m a k e a n a d diti o n al f oll o w - u p c o n n e cti o n.

W h e n y o u att e n d e v e nt s, pl a n a h e a d. T hi n k a b o ut t h e p e o pl e y o u k n o w w h o will p r o b a bl y b e t h e r e. P r e p a r e y o u r “ el e v at o r s p e e c h, ” b ut i n a li g ht e r m o r e s o ci al t o n e. A g ai n, a s k t h e m a b o ut t h e m s el v e s, w h at t h e y’ v e b e e n d oi n g, a n d l et t h e m k n o w a b o ut y o u r j o b s e a r c h. A s k t h e m i f y o u c a n d o a n y t hi n g f o r t h e m. It’s w ell k n o w n t h at s u p p o r ti n g s o m e o n e i n a n e n d e a v o r a ut o m ati c all y m a k e s t h at p e r s o n w a nt t o r et u r n t h e f a v o r. C o n si d e r t h at t h e r e m a y b e p e o pl e w h o m y o u d o n’t k n o w a s w ell, a n d m a k e it a p oi nt t o m e et a s m a n y of t h e m a s p o s si bl e. O n e of m y f a v o r it e s a yi n g s a b o ut n et w o r ki n g i s t h at w h e n e v e r t h e r e a r e t w o o r m o r e p e o pl e, it’s a n et w o r ki n g o p p o r t u nit y! B e s u r e t o c oll e ct b u si n e s s c a r d s s o t h at y o u c a n f oll o w u p a s s o o n a s p o s si bl e.

O n e l a st w o r d of a d vi c e …i f y o u’ r e p a r t yi n g a n d n et w o r ki n g, pl e a s e b e o n y o u r b e st b e h a vi o r a n d d o n’t o v e r u s e al c o h ol; at l e a st I di d n’t s a y n ot t o u s e a n y al c o h ol!

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u s u all y m e e t s t h e s e c o n d T u e s d a y o f e a c h o d d - n u m b e r e d m o nt h. N e x t m e e ti n g: D e c e m b e r 1 1t h. V o ti n g m e m b e r s hi p i s o p e n t o a n y o n e li vi n g i n o r o w ni n g p r o p e r t y o r a b u si n e s s i n D o g p a t c h. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a ti o n o r t o j oi n / p a y o n li n e: m y d o g p at c h. o r g

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M S C A b o a r d m e e t s a p p r o xi m at el y q u a r t e rl y o n t h e s e c o n d W e d n e s d a y o f t h e m o n t h. L o o k t o t h e o n l i n e d i s c u s si o n g r o u p f o r p o s ti n g s o f u p c o mi n g m e e ti n g s. ht t p: // g r o u p s. y a h o o. c o m / g r o u p / M c K i nl e y S q u a r e C o m m u nit y. L o c ati o n s v a r y b e t w e e n t h e P o t r e r o Hill N ei g h b o r h o o d H o u s e a n d D o w nt o w n Hi g h S c h o ol. F o r u p d at e s, i n cl u di n g s u s t ai n a bl e g a r d e ni n g a n d p a r k w o r k d a y s, a n d o u r g r a nt p r o g r e s s, c h e c k o u t t h e M S C A bl o g at: m c ki nl e y s q u a r e bl o g. bl o g s p o t. c o m.

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m e e t s t h e l a s t T u e s d a y of e a c h m o n t h at 7 p. m. ( s o ci al ti m e b e gi n s at 6: 4 5 p. m.) i n t h e w h e el c h ai r a c c e s si bl e P o t r e r o H i l l N ei g h b o r h o o d H o u s e, 9 5 3 D e H a r o S t r e e t.

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P otr er o D o g p at c h M er c h a nt’s A s s o ci ati o n m e e t s t h e s e c o n d T u e s d a y o f e a c h m o n t h at 1 0 a. m. at G o at Hill Pi z z a, c o r n e r o f C o n n e c ti c u t a n d 1 8 t h s t r e e t s. Vi sit w w w. p o t r e r o hill. bi z o r c all 3 4 1. 8 9 4 9. N e x t m e e ti n g: D e c e m b e r 1 1t h, 1 0 a. m.

H o m e S ervi c es T O M’ S P L U M BI N G T o m h a s b e e n s at i sf yi n g P ot r e r o Hill c u st o m e r s f o r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s. All pl u m bi n g n e e d s h a n dl e d p r o m ptl y a n d effi ci e ntl y at a v e r y l o w c o st.

K e e p it l o c al a n d c all T o m K e at s: 4 1 5 - 8 2 4 3 5 3 8.

I N T E RI O R D E SI G N E R A N A S T A SI A F A I E L L A v e r y e x p e ri e n c e d i n i nt e ri o r d e si g n a n d c ol o r c o n s ult ati o n. E x c ell e nt at w o r ki n g wit h cli e nt’s b u d g et s. S p e ci al i z e i n c ol o r & d e si g n c o n s ult ati o n, s p a c e pl a n ni n g, wi n d o w t r e at m e nt s a n d c r e at i n g b e a utif ul s p a c e s t h at e n ri c h y o u r lif e.

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SI D E W A L K R E P AI R, N O T R E P L A C E O n T h e Hill si n c e ‘ 8 8. W o r ki n g st o n e si n c e ‘ 8 3.

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Re nt als C H A R MI N G G A R D E N A P A R T M E N T O n e B R, 2 - ni g ht mi ni m u m. Fi r e pl a c e, p ati o, d e c k, Fr e n c h d o o r s. 4 1 5. 6 4 1. 4 4 8 8.

R E N T A L S S P A CI O U S A N D B E A U TI F U L F u r ni s h e d g u e st g a r d e n a p a rt m e nt. P ri v at e. 1/ 2 bl k. t o r e st a u r a nt s. N o n - s m o ki n g.

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The 13th Annual Potrero Hill History Night took place last month at International Studies Academy. The balmy evening began with a convivial barbeque on the school’s patio, enlivened by the Apollo Jazz Group, the proceeds of which benefitted ISA’s student travel program. The large crowd then moved inside the school’s handsome auditorium where they were welcomed by Potrero Dogpatch Merchant’s Association president Keith Goldstein, followed by an Afro-dance performance by ISA students.

Next on the program was San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte, who talked with Goat Hill Pizza’s Philip DeAn-

• • drade about growing up on the Hill more than 60 years ago. After heavy rains, according to Nolte, there was a pond on Army Street – now Cesar Chavez – where kids could launch a raft. A plant kids called the “Pee Plant” was sure to CarlNolte,PhilipDeAndrade. make you wet your bed if you ate it.

Serpentine outcroppings became pirate caves in a child’s imagination; the Hill was a wideopen place where kids roamed freely. When public housing began to be built on empty lots, kids pulled up the surveying stakes. They

didn’t want anything built on their playgrounds.

G e o l o gist Christopher Richard gave a slide talk entitled “The Mystery of Mission Creek.”

The myster y is the source of that creek. Based on one map, it was PHOTO BY PETER LINENTHAL commonly held that the creek draws from a lake. Richard, however, convincingly argues against this idea, with support from a wealth of historic and geologic data.

He set the scene by describing Juan Bautista de Anza’s search for land by a body of water

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where he could found a mission. Sites by Mountain Lake, Washerwoman’s Lagoon, and the tidal slough that was the source of Mission Creek were possibilities. The tidal slough was chosen. It’s source is a stream whose source is near Duboce Park.

History Night’s audience also were presented with a video taken on a tour of the old armory, now home of Kink.com, at 14th and Mission streets. In addition to learning about the production of BDSM videos for online viewing, tour participants get a rare glimpse inside a historic building, used as a set in Star Wars, whose huge roofed parade ground will soon become a space for public events. And in the basement you’ll see something even more amazing: underground water constantly flowing, a subterranean tributary of Mission Creek.

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