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Eagle bar becomes San Francisco’s 1st leather-related city landmark by Matthew S. Bajko
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The Gay Latino Alliance marched in the June 1979 San Francisco Pride parade.
Snapshots showcase life in queer, 1970s San Francisco
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he California Historical Society is in the process of digitizing two collections of photographs and negatives from the wild and heady early days of LGBTQ liberation in San Francisco. The snapshots were discovered in boxes in the society’s archives, according to Al Bersch, a trans man who is a digital archivist with the society, which is based in the city’s South of Market neighborhood. “Over the years, people at CHS in different departments would collect things on their own and bring them to the vaults,” Bersch said. “For some of those older collections there wasn’t adequate staff to process them at the time, so there’s this backlog. These two collections have been identified more recently as high priority.” Bersch said that if the society has more donations it will be able to get the photos online more quickly. The society is currently focusing on digitizing a large project about the California Flower Market, also in San Francisco, in the early 20th century. “My ethics don’t say ‘we won’t process this without funding,’ but we are looking for support,” Bersch said, adding that the Flower Market project has to be done first.
Steven S. Norris collection
The society knows the origin of the first collection because it was discovered with a typewritten letter to then-historical society library director Bruce Johnson from Douglas Haller, curator of photographs, dated March 11, 1986. Haller wrote that he “squired a group of materials from a garage sale on Masonic [Street] in the Haight neighborhood which appear to have belonged to one Steven S. Norris.” Norris worked for Walter Jebe’s camera shop in the Excelsior neighborhood, according to the letter, before opening up his own store. “The materials range in date from Nov. 1978 to 1983 but they bulk in 1979,” the letter states. “They are mainly important for their documentation See page 9 >>
efitting for October being LGBTQ History Month San Francisco supervisors have granted city landmark status to the first local site related to leather history. At its meeting October 19, the Board of Supervisors finalized granting the designation to the gay-owned Eagle bar. It is the second leather bar in the U.S. of the same name to become a local landmark. The unanimous vote by the supervisors during their meeting had been expected, as they had granted preliminary approval for landmarking the South of Market establishment two weeks ago, as the Bay Area Reporter previously reported. Because city landmarks are granted via an ordinance, the supervisors needed to vote a second time to make the Eagle landmark official. It is now the city’s third gay bar location to be landmarked and the eighth property in San Francisco with ties to LGBTQ history to be designated a city landmark. Atlanta officials christened their Eagle bar, which opened in 1987, a city landmark in December 2020. San Francisco’s Eagle bar, under different ownership than that of its East Coast counterpart, first opened in
A bartender pours a drink during a beer bust at the Eagle bar in 2015.
February 1981 at 396-398 12th Street at Harrison in the SOMA neighborhood. The area had earned the nickname of the “Miracle Mile” due to the numerous businesses catering to the LGBTQ community on Folsom and Harrison streets in the 1970s and 1980s. While that part of western SOMA is now part of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District, the Eagle is one of the few leather bars remaining and is the first LG-
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BTQ landmark to be located in the district. The bar was shuttered for two years between April 2011 and March 2013 when Lex Montiel and his late business partner Mike Leon took over the ownership and management of the bar. Montiel supported landmarking the Eagle, which is best known for its Sunday beer bust fundraisers on its outdoor patio. See page 4 >>
SF AIDS grove memorializes Brown, 1st person cured of AIDS
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he National AIDS Memorial Grove has memorialized Timothy Ray Brown, who was the first person cured of AIDS, with a boulder at the contemplative space in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Brown, also known as the Berlin Patient, was remembered at a short gathering Saturday, October 16. He died September 29, 2020 after battling a recurrence of leukemia. Around 40 people showed up to honor Brown, who was the first person cured of AIDS through a stem cell transplantation. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, in 2006, Brown was living in Berlin and had well-controlled HIV when he was diagnosed with leukemia, which would ultimately require two bone marrow transplants. His German physician, Dr. Gero Huetter, had the idea to use stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that blocks HIV from entering cells. He underwent intensive chemotherapy and radiation – nearly dying in the process – and the donor stem cells rebuilt a new immune system that was resistant to the virus. He had never tested positive for HIV again. During the gathering, a memorial boulder was dedicated to Brown. The stone reads: “In loving memory of Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV.” Attendees were invited to plant flowers in front of the boulder.
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Tim Ray Brown’s longtime partner Tim Hoeffgen, left, and Brown’s friend Raymond Bordeaux, center, placed his ashes on the memorial boulder dedicated to Brown at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park Saturday, October 16.
Additionally, Brown will be honored with a memorial bench and plaque in the Wellness Park adjacent to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where he had lived at the time of his passing. Those who attended the ceremony spoke of its importance. “Anytime a community comes together to lift a member up it’s a good thing,” Vince Crisosto-
mo, 60, a gay man who has lived with HIV for 34 years, told the B.A.R. “Today we honor a person whose history should not be lost.” Attendees sat in the grove’s Circle of Friends for the informal gathering where anyone who wished to speak could do so. The first to make remarks was Tim Hoeffgen, Brown’s surviving partner. See page 9 >>
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SF supervisors OK Grubstake project by John Ferrannini
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he San Francisco Board of Supervisors October 19 unanimously voted to reject an appeal for the Grubstake Diner project, which will allow for restoring the late night eatery and constructing 21 units of housing – to a height of 79 feet – above it. Grubstake owners Jimmy Consos and Nick Pigott claim that they want to build up because preserving the historically LGBTQ-accepting late night eatery wouldn’t be financially feasible without developing housing. For years they’ve experienced opposition from residents of The Austin at neighboring 1545 Pine Street, who highlighted the negative impacts of shadow on that property and on its residents. The issue had to go before the full board because the planning commission’s July 22 approval of the project was appealed to the supervisors, where it was to be
heard October 5 before it had to be pushed back two weeks because a planning department staff member couldn’t make it to the initially-scheduled meeting, and there was no meeting October 12 due to Italian American Heritage Day. The appellants, Patricia Rose and Claire Rose, among other residents of neighboring Austin, alleged that demolishing the existing building would necessarily mean the diner couldn’t be preserved as a historic resource, and bemoaned impacts to vehicular traffic and public transportation, as well as the shadow, which the Grubstake owners pledged to mitigate with artificial light. After the vote, gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman stated to the B.A.R. that he was glad to support the project. “Grubstake is one of the only longtime queer spaces left in Polk Gulch, and the strong advocacy of Juanita MORE!, Donna Sachet, Sister Roma, Gary Virginia and
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other LGBTQ leaders show just how important the diner is to the community,” Mandelman said. “I am glad to join Supervisor [Aaron] Peskin and support a project that creates new housing while preserving a beloved business in his district.”
LGBTQ activists rallied for project to go forward
Longtime gay activist Virginia, a former board president of both PRC and San Francisco Pride, joined forces with drag queens MORE! and Sachet to express the LGBTQ community’s support for the construction project, pointing out that Consos, a straight ally, is passionate about the history of the place. Sachet told the B.A.R. at a September 27 rally supporting the Grubstake that Consos is “quite a historian, and his love of this place reignited mine.” The menu is a marriage of Portuguese cuisine
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Drag artist Juanita MORE! spoke in support of Grubstake Diner at a September 27 rally.
and breakfast fare, popular with the clubbing crowd after the bars close at 2 a.m. In July, Cal Callahan, a gay man who is the manager of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District, shared his memories of the diner with the B.A.R. “There was the night when my roommate at the time and I were coming home from a club,” Callahan wrote. “Our cab driver decided Grubstake – and I assume the two of us looked so good that he went off-duty and joined us. “Grubstake has always filled a niche to support late-night entertainment in San Francisco,” Callahan continued. “As those options have diminished, each remaining business becomes more and more important.” MORE!, a Polk Gulch neighborhood resident, told the B.A.R. at that time that the LGBTQ community still needs spaces like Grubstake just as the city needs more affordable housing. “I’ve stayed in this place many nights – way after they closed – hanging out, talking, and having a good time,” MORE! recalled. “Unlike the building next to us, we want to build a space people can afford to live in.” Virginia, MORE!, and Sachet promoted both the October 6 and 19 meetings, encouraging callers to make their feelings known to the supervisors. After the vote, when asked about the supervisors’ decision, MORE! revealed another personal anecdote about the place. “I have spent many early mornings at the Grubstake Diner, eating and laughing while enjoying the burgers and shakes after a long night at the clubs,” MORE! stated. “My go-to is The Nugget, a burger with cheese, bacon, and topped with a fried egg; there is nothing more satisfying at 3 a.m.; except for some great sex – which I once had in the bathroom there”. Virginia told the B.A.R. to “Stay tuned for a safe celebration at Grubstake prior to demolition and a ribbon-cutting ceremony when the first shovel breaks ground.”
Appellants’ claims
David Cincotta, an attorney speaking on behalf of the appellants, said when the issue came before the supervisors in the early evening Tuesday that the “project sponsors have rallied the LGBTQ community to those opposed to saving Grubstake.” He claimed to have proposed landmarking the space last week, considering the Eagle bar landmarking, which was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier the same meeting. “The response from the project sponsor was that the Grubstake should not be landmarked because it was really just a contributory restaurant to the Polk Gulch neighborhood,” Cincotta said. Theresa Calderon, a resident of The Austin, conducted a light study
and spoke about the results to the supervisors. Calderon claimed that the light loss will lead to “depression, sleep disruption, and bone density loss” among residents. Calderon claimed that the light study conducted by the Grubstake project sponsors was inadequate. “We have to assume interior light conditions would be half as much as what the project sponsors claimed in the study,” Calderon said, asserting that six of nine hours of wintertime light would be blocked by the new construction. “The proposed artificial mitigation is unregulated,” Calderon said, adding that it couldn’t be enforced. Added Cincotta: “This should be sent back to the [planning department] for the review so the department can do a better shadow and impact analysis and to determine what measures would be appropriate.” Samantha, who also lives at the Austin and did not give her last name, also called in. “There are severe light issues that need to be studied,” Samantha said. “Another issue that needs to be studied is the cumulative traffic impact of the construction.” Samantha said that the sponsor’s traffic study is inadequate because it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we all know, people are not using public transportation nearly as much any more,” Samantha said, adding that there are fewer parking spaces available now, and people can no longer opt to take ride-shares with strangers. “Outdoor use of space, traffic, has changed significantly.”
Planning and project sponsors push back
For their part, the planning department officials followed the appellants’ supporters by explaining the background context to the controversy. Rachel Schuett, an environmental planner with the department, pushed back against the appellants’ claims, saying that there is no government standard for shadow that the department can use to judge the sponsors’ light study as inadequate. Schuett also said that the Grubstake is not an “individually eligible historic resource” in itself, and so therefore, “the demolition of this one resource did not have a significant impact on this [the Polk Gulch] historic district.” Therefore, Schuett said that the planning department “requests the board reject the appeal” and uphold the commission’s July decision allowing the project to go forward. Then, project sponsor Consos and land use attorney Alexis Pelosi got the chance to respond to the appeal. Pelosi said that the appeal See page 4 >>
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SF District 8 gets new DA liaison by John Ferrannini
led her to the City by the Bay. “Working for the San Francisco DA’s office is my dream job,” Adhikari said. “I ultimately wanted to end up here to come work for Chesa. I think the San Francisco District Attorney’s office is on the map nationally. We are one of the most progressive DA offices in the country, and as ADAs we have a lot of discretion and that hasn’t
been used in the most progressive of ways in the past, so I wanted to do some good, and we especially aspire to that under Chesa, who is the model of the progressive prosecutor.” Boudin praised Adhikari in a statement to the B.A.R. “Samantha brings a love for San Francisco and District 8 along with a wealth of prosecutorial and civil litigation experience to her new liaison assignment. She served in the Philippines through the Peace Corps and is a graduate of San Francisco’s own Hastings College of the Law,” Boudin stated, referring to the UC law school. “She knows that San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods; each with its own unique challenges,” Boudin continued. “Samantha looks forward to being the direct connection for District 8 to the district attorney’s office and to working with Supervisor [Rafael] Mandelman, and all of our partners, to address the concerns that arise in District 8.” Adhikari told the B.A.R. that she was assigned to the role of District 8 liaison after Donahue’s departure. “I was asked,” she said. “I had shown interest in being involved in that way.
“I love the Castro,” she continued. “I come every Tuesday because I religiously go to Barry’s [Bootcamp]. I’ve been to Lookout, Hot Cookie, so I’ve done all the Castro fun things, and I’m excited to know it a little better.” As part of her outreach, Adhikari recently joined Mandelman, a gay man who is the D8 supervisor; Dave Burke, a straight ally who is the San Francisco Police Department’s District 8 community liaison; and Masood Samereie, a straight ally who is the president of the Castro Merchants Association, on their regular walk through the neighborhood. “I have met her and look forward to working with her,” Mandelman told the B.A.R. “The Castro has real challenges related to property crime, vandalism, and burglary. Matt Donahue was very helpful to my office and to neighbors and merchants, and I am hopeful Samantha will be as well.” Nik Blanchet, a spokesman for the merchants, gave a statement on behalf of Samereie. “Masood had a great relationship with Samantha Adhikari’s predecessor, and he looks forward to maintaining this open, positive relationship with Samantha,” Blanchet stated.
Burke also left with a positive impression. “I like what I see so far,” he said. “Just like the TV show [“Law & Order”] – the police and the district attorney – we have two different roles but we had good communication and I have no reason to think that won’t continue under Sam.” Adhikari said that she and Burke are trying to help people who have mental health crises and end up committing petty crimes on the street have access to resources to help them improve their lives. “It’s challenging, but it’s a way to try to solve the problem from the bottom-up instead of from the top down,” Adhikari said. “My biggest concern and focus for these people is that if people are in jail, or they have a stay-away order, they end up back on the street and there’s no follow-up. We need to address their needs, primarily through treatment.” Said Burke: “We are trying to see how do we get folks the help they need? What’s the best way to get these guys the help they need – long term?” t
“The SF Eagle is one of the few remaining Leather bars in this area and holds great significance for the LGBT community, LGBT history, and, indeed, the history of San Francisco,” Haney said earlier this month in requesting his colleague’s support for the landmark ordinance. The two other LGBTQ bar sites listed as city landmarks are the Twin Peaks Tavern in the Castro LGBTQ district at 401 Castro Street and the former Paper Doll restaurant and bar site at 524 Union Street in North Beach. The former home to the AIDS Memorial Quilt on upper Market Street in the Castro and the late gay
supervisor Harvey Milk’s residence and former Castro Camera shop at 573 Castro Street are also city landmarks. In June, the Noe Valley home of the late lesbian pioneering couple Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin became an official city landmark. The Lyon-Martin House at 651 Duncan Street is the first LGBTQ historic site in the city in a purely residential area. The Japanese YWCA/Issei Women’s Building at 1830 Sutter Street in Japantown was also added to the list of city landmarks during Pride Month. The Japantown Y site was where the pioneering gay rights
group the Mattachine Society hosted its first convention in May 1954, and the late gay African American civil rights leader Bayard Rustin taught at one time. The other city landmark with ties to LGBTQ history is the Women’s Building at 3543 18th Street in the Mission. A group of women that included a number of lesbian leaders founded it in 1971 and moved into the current location in 1979, where numerous meetings of LGBT groups and conferences have taken place over the years. When the building was deemed a city landmark in 1985, its LGBTQ
history went unmentioned. It was added later when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It and the Japantown Y building are both listed on the federal register partly due to their LGBTQ historical ties as is the Federal Building at 50 UN Plaza, where the longest known AIDS protest took place in the mid-1980s into the 1990s. For more information about San Francisco’s city landmarks, visit https://sfplanning.org/project/designated-landmarks-and-landmarkdistricts#designated-landmarks t
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an Francisco’s District 8, which includes the LGBTQ Castro, Noe Valley, and other neighborhoods, has a new liaison in the district attorney’s office after the former one left. Samantha Adhikari, a 34-year-old straight ally, has been selected to replace Matt Donahue, a 32-year-old bisexual man, who as the B.A.R. reported last year became the first District 8 liaison shortly after DA Chesa Boudin’s office announced the neighborhood program. Donahue left the DA’s office to enter private practice, a spokesperson told the B.A.R. He did not respond to a request for comment. Adhikari started at the DA’s office in mid-August, after two years as an assistant district attorney in Contra Costa County. “I ended in [Contra Costa County] doing similar work as here,” Adhikari told the B.A.R. “That’s general felonies – anything from burglaries, DUIs, robberies; anything but rapes, homicides, and sexual assaults – trials and preliminary hearings.” Adhikari currently lives in Oakland. She said “it was a couple of things” that
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The bar also provides the name for the newly built Eagle Plaza on the block of 12th Street fronting the bar. It honors the city’s leather, kink, and LGBTQ communities and was also supported by the bar owners. District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, who represents the area, instigated the landmark process for the bar last year shortly after the roughly 5,153 square foot, irregularly-shaped rectangular lot where it is situated was put up for sale. The property has yet to sell.
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failed to meet what she conceded was a low legal standard. “[To appeal successfully] requires substantial evidence,” Pelosi said. “A light study was conducted by the appellants, who are not experts. ... It used techniques such as cardboard boxes, which have been found in academic papers to be unreliable.” Pelosi refuted the comparison to the Eagle. “[The Eagle] has a long and singularly-focused history to the LGBTQ+ community,” Pelosi said. Consos then took a few min-
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Assistant District Attorney Samantha Adhikari is the office’s new liaison to District 8.
utes to discuss his “commitment for the Grubstake.” “It’s always been my intent to have the Grubstake in the same location and with the same menu, just with a sustainable building and state-of-the-art cooking facilities,” Consos said. “Sadly, despite our tireless efforts, [the appellants] have tried to do everything possible to stop this project. ... The project is strongly supported by the community and will ensure this treasure is maintained.” At that point in the meeting, people were free to call in support of the project and against the appeal. “The project should be ap-
proved so that grubstake can continue to live on for more generations for people in the community, and so it can provide affordable housing for people in the community as well,” said Jessica, who did not give a last name. Mike Chen, a board member of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, called in to talk about the history of activism at the diner. “It’d be great to get this project going to give the diner a new lease on life and to continue making history, connecting the past and the present,” Chen said. Sachet called in to say business See page 8 >>
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elections in 2000, Ammiano ran for the District 9 seat, representing the Mission and Bernal Heights, winning easily. After he was termed out, the Democrat won a state Assembly seat, where he sparred with Republicans and passed legislation benefiting the LGBTQ community. Last year, he published a memoir about his decades in politics, “Kiss My Gay Ass: My trip down the Yellow Brick Road through activism, stand-up, and politics.” Since being termed out of the state Legislature, Ammiano has continued to be involved in progressive politics. To read the issue, go to https://archive. org/details/BAR_19991104.
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ransgender people across the country, especially kids, find themselves in a dire, existential situation in 2021. Much like 17 years ago, when gays and lesbians were targeted by 11 states that passed same-sex marriage bans in 2004, trans people are under increasing attack by lawmakers in red states who think they can tell their constituents how to identify – and by that we mean they are forcing trans people to identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. The latest salvo occurred in Texas, where legislators passed House Bill 25. Like similar laws already passed, HB 25 bars trans student athletes from competing on the team that aligns with their gender identity. Instead, they are only allowed to participate on sports teams that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. The Texas Senate hurriedly passed the bill, suspending its own rules – which is reminiscent of the action Lone Star State lawmakers took on a restrictive voting rights bill earlier this year that was signed by Governor Greg Abbott (R). Look for Abbott to sign HR 25 too. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, at least 35 bills have been introduced in 31 states this year to exclude transgender youth from participating in sports. That’s up from 29 bills in 2020 and just two in 2019, according to the conference. The Biden administration weighed in this week. “This hateful bill in Texas is just the latest example of Republican state lawmakers using legislation to target transgender kids – whom the president believes are some of the bravest Americans – in order to score political points,” White House spokesman Ike Hajinazarian told the Dallas Morning News, according to a release from the Human Rights Campaign. “These antitransgender bills are nothing more than bullying disguised as legislation and undermine our nation’s core values.” Equality Texas blasted the Legislature’s action. “This cruel and grotesque ban puts a target on
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the backs of transgender children and adults, erases intersex people, and sends a clear message that transgender and intersex people aren’t welcome or safe in Texas,” the organization stated. It went on to point out that the “debate” over HB 25 “is already exacerbating intolerance, fueling discrimination, and solidifying Texas’ reputation as the leading state for violence against transgender people.” Supporters of these anti-trans laws contend they are needed because trans women and girls have a physical advantage over cisgender women and girls. There’s a lawsuit out of Connecticut right now that’s being heard by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal where cisgender student athletes argue that a policy adopted by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference violates their constitutional rights. The policy at issue allows transgender student athletes to play gender-segregated sports in line with their gender identity, and are not forced to play based on their sex assigned at birth. A lower court judge dismissed the lawsuit, but the plaintiffs have appealed. Last week, California Attor-
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hile often diminished and constantly overlooked, our LGBTQ history is rich with significant events, especially throughout the 20th century. The pickets of the 1950s in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia; Marsha P. Johnson at Stonewall; anti-gay Anita Bryant drenched in orange juice; thousands marching the streets of San Francisco with candles; Pride flags flying outside the U.S. Supreme Court building for the Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage decision. These events are often top-ofmind for those who know anything about our collective history. One does not typically think of my home, Kansas City, Missouri, when discussing LGBTQ history. However, Kansas City played a significant role in the LGBTQ civil rights movement – one that should not be overlooked. Kansas City was host to the first national planning conference for homophile organizations in 1966. This conference was crucial for organizing the 15 separate organizations into a focused nationwide movement to fight against widespread discrimination. Our own organization founded in Kansas City, the Phoenix Society, was instrumental in printing material from their own printing press and distributing information from one group to the next, laying the groundwork for an organized national movement. Six months after the Kansas City planning conference, delegates from the 15 different organizations gathered in San Francisco and held the first North American Conference on Homophile Organizations. Our two cities became forever linked in our collective history. By the 1980s, like so many cities, Kansas City’s LGBTQ citizens and our allies banded together to form AIDS service organizations, all of which still exist today. Kansas City elected Missouri’s first openly LGBTQ member of our state legislature. We elected Missouri’s first openly LGBTQ state senator. And today, I proudly represent my city in the Missouri Senate, as an openly gay man. Thanks to history students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, this part of our history will not be forgotten. Beginning in 2017, the awardwinning history exhibit, “Making History: Kansas City and the Rise of Gay Rights,” began traveling through the region with stops at libraries, community centers, and museums. The exhibit was not just an important narrative of LGBTQ history, it purposely highlighted ordinary people
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Missouri state Senator Greg Razer explains the history of the “Making History: Kansas City and the Rise of Gay Rights” exhibit to reporters after it was relocated to an annex across the street from the state Capitol.
who accomplished extraordinary things through hard work and perseverance. In late August of this year, the LGBTQ history exhibit arrived at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, where it was scheduled to be on display for four months. However, shortly after the exhibit was installed in the Statehouse, several homophobic lawmakers complained the display was part of some far-left agenda and too controversial for the public to view. It’s unclear if the lawmakers read any of the history exhibit or if the mere mention of LGBTQ history inside the Capitol triggered an overwhelming urge to cancel it. Within hours of receiving complaints, Governor Mike Parson’s (R) administration hastily caved to the bigots, pulling the exhibit from the Capitol building after only four short days on display. It goes without saying, there was nothing controversial about an exhibit that explained how members of the LGBTQ community fought to end persecution and demand rights as citizens. Today, the exhibit is housed in a small annex building typically used for storage across the street from the Capitol. Our history was put in the metaphorical closet. I’ve been to New York City many times. I’ve given a speech at Stonewall, ordered a drink at Julius’s, and sang along at Marie’s Crisis Cafe. So much of our history is there. That history is
amazing, it’s tangible, and still feels recent. Yet there’s something about San Francisco, something intangible that makes me think of it as our home – as our “somewhere over the rainbow.” I suspect many of you know what I mean, because many of you probably came from places like Missouri. You were drawn to San Francisco because of its energy. It’s a feeling of freedom, openness, and liberation. It drew you from places like Missouri, Mississippi, and Montana, where being openly gay can present daily challenges. In San Francisco, you can leave the baggage of your youth behind and start anew. A place where the battle was won. However, we all know the fight continues. Today, there are still too many young people who are grappling with the decision I felt I faced many years ago in my childhood home of 450 people: come out or commit suicide. Too many working aged adults still worry about losing their job if their employer finds out who they love. Too many of our seniors remain silent for fear of not finding a retirement community that will accept them. And too many conservative elected officials who, at best, turn a blind eye to these problems and, at worst, perpetuate the hatred toward our community. This month we are celebrating LGBTQ history. We must celebrate our history because without those who fought before us, we wouldn’t be who we are today. Without those who came before me, I would certainly not be a gay kid from Cooter, Missouri who is now the senator from Kansas City. While our two cities are forever linked in the historical gay rights movement, we must never forget that tomorrow’s history has yet to be written. We must never forget that there are those who still need our support. There are those who aren’t in a position to fight for themselves; so, we must fight for them until they can stand alongside us. As the Phoenix Society proclaimed, “rising from the fiery hell of social injustice, the wings of freedom will never be stilled.”t Missouri state Senator Greg Razer (D) is a gay man who was first elected to the state Senate in 2020. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives. For more on the removal of the exhibit from the Capitol, check out https://bit.ly/3lUzx8q
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Milk club endorses Campos for Assembly
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he Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club is backing gay former supervisor David Campos in the race for San Francisco’s open 17th District Assembly seat. The progressive political group’s decision October 19 to endorse Campos is a bit of déjà vu, as it had supported him when he first ran for the seat in 2014. Back then Campos lost to his fellow board colleague David Chiu, who will step down November 1 from his Assembly seat to become San Francisco’s first Asian American city attorney. Mayor London Breed tapped him for the position after she named City Attorney Dennis Herrera as the new general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Herrera will also start in his new position November 1, and Governor Gavin Newsom will then need to call a special election to fill Chiu’s Eastside Assembly seat. It will need to be held before March 21, and the winner will serve the rest of Chiu’s term through early December 2022. They will need to run in next June’s primary and then the November general election for a full two-year term in the state Assembly. Chiu will also have to run next year to serve out the remainder of Herrera’s term through 2023. In addition to Campos, fellow progressive District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, a straight ally, is also seeking to succeed Chiu. Two other straight candidates are also running: City College of San Francisco trustee Thea Selby and former Obama administration staffer Bilal Mahmood, who returned to the Bay Area to launch a tech startup and last year co-founded the 13 Fund foundation to invest in local nonprofits in San Francisco and New York City. Campos is a top sponsor of the Milk club’s upcoming gala fundraiser Thursday, October 28, serving as a co-chair along with the Golden State Warriors and the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Haney is sponsoring the event at the activist level, while Selby came on board at the advocate level of sponsorship as did Chiu. Ahead of the Milk club’s endorsement process its membership list swelled with supporters of both Campos and Haney. Earlier this month its political action committee had recommended endorsing Campos, the immediate past chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party who is chief of staff to the city’s district attorney, Chesa Boudin. A reported 51 valid endorsement votes were cast at the club’s October 19 membership meeting. Under its score voting process, with members able to score (or rank) the candidates from 0 to 5, Campos ended up with 231 votes, Selby with 38, Haney with 22, and Mahmood 9. At least 129 votes were needed for a candidate to receive a majority and secure Milk’s endorsement. Following the endorsement vote, Milk co-president Edward Wright told the Bay Area Reporter, “Whether you judge the candidates by their track record, their platform, their depth of experience, or the communities they represent, David Campos is the clear choice for AD 17. David Campos is someone who doesn’t just follow public opinion, he leads it, and has for decades. We deserve a proven progressive in Sacramento,
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David Campos was endorsed by the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club for his Assembly bid.
and the LGBTQ community, immigrants, and the Latinx community deserve to be seen, heard, and represented.” Should he win the seat, Campos will return LGBTQ leadership to the Assembly from San Francisco since Chiu’s election seven years ago. A straight ally, Chiu succeeded gay former Assemblyman Tom Ammiano. “I’m incredibly honored to receive the endorsement of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, a club that I have been a proud member of for over 20 years,” Campos told the B.A.R. “In many ways my campaign for Assembly is about continuing to fight for what Harvey fought for: LGBTQ+ equality, women’s rights, racial justice, and above all, giving a voice to the people who have been left out and unheard.” In a texted reply, Haney told the B.A.R. he understands and respects the Milk club’s decision to make an early endorsement of Campos. “I have had a long track record with the club and its members, including receiving the Harvey Milk Club Community Ally Award for my work supporting LGBTQ students in SF schools and introducing LGBT studies,” wrote Haney. “I am committed to being a strong ally and champion for the LGBTQ community as an Assembly member, and I have a track record of doing that in every role I’ve served in. I will continue to work hard to make my case to every voter in San Francisco, including every LGBTQ voter, based on my track record and what I can deliver for San Francisco.”
SF school board recall set
With the backers of recalling three San Francisco school board members gathering enough valid signatures to qualify it for the ballot, the city’s elections officials announced Monday that the recall vote will be held Tuesday, February 15. Board President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and Commissioner Alison Collins, who was ousted from the vice president position earlier this year by her board colleagues, are all fighting to remain on the oversight body for the city’s public schools. Critics of the trio argue they deserve to be removed due to their poor handling of the district’s finances, COVID-19 response, and handling of various other issues, such as rejecting a gay white father for a parental advisory body,
since being elected in 2019. Their supporters contend the recall is a right-wing attempt to oust the three progressive Democrats from office. Also on the same ballot will be the special election for the city’s assessor-recorder. Following a city hall corruption scandal, Breed tapped former assessor-recorder Carmen Chu to be city administrator and named Joaquin Torres as her successor. He now needs to seek election to serve out the remainder of Chu’s term through early January 2023 and will need to run for a full four-year term next November. The city’s charter requires local offices to appear at the next scheduled election occurring at least 120 days after the date of the vacancy. It is possible that Newsom will also time the special election for Chiu’s Assembly seat with the special municipal election and recall in February.
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n February 2006, Dave Chappelle was interviewed by Oprah Whitney about walking off his eponymous Comedy Central sketch show. The moment for him was when – while doing a sketch in blackface as a “visual personification of the N-word” – someone on the set laughed in a way that Chappelle read as laughing at him, rather than with him. That made Chappelle reevaluate what he was do-
ing, and if his comedy was sending the wrong message. Yet there was one other comment Chappelle made during that interview that really caught my ear. In speaking about the way the entertainment industry disrespects Black entertainers, he said, “When I see that they put every Black man in the movies in a dress at some point in their career, I start connecting the dots.” Fifteen years later, and I don’t think Chappelle is in any danger of don-
ning a dress. His more recent comedy special, “The Closer,” is on Netflix and Chappelle makes anti-trans animus a signature of his routine. In the show, Chappelle wears his transphobia like a badge, as if being transphobic exempts him from general kindness. He declined a hug from a trans comedian after a comedy set where he claimed “this bitch bombed for 45 minutes, straight,” and just after he promised to mentor her. “She grabbed me real tight, hugged
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me, squeezed me. And I pushed her off violently, ‘cause I’m transphobic. I said, ‘Boundaries, bitch!’” he said. I’m not going to spend many more words specifically on what Chappelle said this time about transgender people in “The Closer,” any more than I want to rehash what he said in his previous special, “Sticks & Stones.” I’ll spoil nothing by noting that he spent a fair amount of time talking about cancel culture, and JK Rowling, and even proclaimed that he is a trans-exclusionary radical feminist, or TERF. It’s all ugly and, at the same time, dreadfully boring. Chappelle wants to say that transgender people are outraged by his words. I suppose that makes him feel somehow like the fresh-faced rule breaker he once was all those years ago. I’m not outraged. I’m disappointed. I assumed he was better than this. It seems remarkably easy, in a time when the conservative movement is busy trying to destroy trans rights in the same breath that they attack critical race theory, to make transgender jokes. It clearly pays very well to spend large chunks of a comedy monologue attacking some imaginary notion of a powerful transgender force canceling their enemies. No, Chappelle will, surely, continue to be a brave storyteller fighting back against those terrible transgender cancel warriors who are trying to silence him. He’s welcome to believe that all he wants. I know that plenty will speak out but, unlike his beliefs, we have precious little power in this discussion. In the wake of the release of “The Closer,” Terra Field – a trans Netflix employee – took to her Twitter account to speak out. She directly spoke to the problem with Chappelle’s comments in his show. I am going to let her speak for a moment: “Promoting TERF ideology (which is what we did by giving it a platform yesterday) directly harms trans people, it is not some neutral act. This is not an argument with two sides. It is an argument with trans people who want to be alive and people who don’t want us to be. “This all gets brushed off as offense though – because if we’re just ‘too sensitive’ then it is easy to ignore us.” Field and two other Netflix employees were suspended, supposedly for listening in on a meeting they weren’t allowed to attend, even after having been given the link from a manager. They were later reinstated. A day later another Netflix employee, a Black, trans employee who also
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owners’ projects often “end up in the dust bin” due to “a handful of disgruntled neighbors.” “Every day in this city we read about another person caught in red tape,” Sachet said. “In the case of this proposal, the owner has followed every legal and ethical guideline. Where is our commitment to reducing red tape.” Sachet invited the supervisors to come to the new Grubstake. Virginia called in to say that he resented negative characterizations of his rallying of the queer community in favor of Consos’ vision. “I submitted copies of 220 letters and two petitions in support of the Grubstake project,” Virginia said. “Sadly, the very few minority Austin condo owners who have deep pockets have characterized us as a sideshow because we are members of the LGBTQ community. We are
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happens to be pregnant, was fired. The official reason was that they released “commercially sensitive” information about “The Closer.” It seems notable that the same employee was organizing a walkout over the Chappelle special and the way Netflix has handled fallout over it. The sensitive information? That Netflix spent $24.1 million for Chappelle’s show. Meanwhile, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, apparently not having any concerns about his own employment status, had his own spin on the controversy, saying in an internal email on October 8 that, “we don’t allow titles on Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe ‘The Closer’ crosses that line.” A second memo from Sarandos elaborated, saying that “content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” In the transgender community, death is an all-too-common occurrence. We have seen a record number of anti-transgender violent killings, and the vast majority of those victims – like every year – are Black trans women. Unlike Sarandos, I know that that violence doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is the culture that amplifies the hatred, and that hatred leads to the violence we see. “The Closer” is, indeed, part of that culture. Meanwhile, Chappelle still has nothing to worry about when it comes to him having to wear a dress, but I suggest he think strongly about why he quit “Chappelle’s Show” and consider what that Chappelle might think of today’s Chappelle. It is as if Chappelle sold his soul to Netflix’s Sarandos, and now it is the transphobes who are actually the ones laughing at him – not with him. t Gwen Smith has said all she hopes to say on this. You can find her at www.gwensmith.com
not a circus. ... Grubstake is a safe haven and will be rebuilt as one.”
Supervisors unanimously approve project
The hearing moved to its conclusion with straight ally Peskin, who represents District 3 (where the Grubstake is located) breaking his silence on the issue. He said that the planning department is right on the issue of light and shadow, and that “the only colorable argument” is the fact that “tearing down part of the existing facility” may damage the historicity of the space as part of the Polk Gulch district. “We should expect no deviation,” he said, when Grubstake is rebuilt. Peskin moved to go forward on the project, and was seconded by Mandelman – the only LGBTQ member of the board. The project then passed unanimously.t
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SF set to collect LGBTQ city employment data
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an Francisco is set to track how many LGBTQ people are employed by, and are applying for, city and county jobs. At its meeting October 19, the Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval for collecting the sexual orientation and gender identity data of the city’s workforce. It will be up to the city’s Department of Human Resources to implement it after conducting
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of San Francisco’s gay community and for recent shots of San Francisco which the library collections lack. Major topics include: San Francisco’s gay community: home life, leather community South of Market and Castro Street, gay parades, Leonard Matlovich race for supervisor and portraits, Closet Ball 1979, The Balcony Restaurant and Bar on Market Street near Castro, Milk-Moscone assassination by Dan White, Women’s Building before renovation. Sacramento gay community: ‘Gay Day’ 1979.” As the Bay Area Reporter noted in a recent article, Matlovich became an overnight media sensation when a photo of him in uniform appeared on the cover of Time magazine in September 1975 underneath the headline “I Am A Homosexual” at a time when most LGBT people feared to come out of the closet. A technical sergeant, Matlovich served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. The onetime resident of San Francisco’s LGBTQ Castro neighborhood – a plaque is affixed to the building at Castro and 18th Streets where he resided in the late 1970s and early 1980s – ran unsuccessfully for San Francisco supervisor in 1979. He died due to AIDS in 1988 one month shy of his 45th birthday and is buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. The Closet Ball was a charity event that ran for about a dozen years beginning in the early 1970s and featured men wearing incredible drag. Norris’ fate is unknown. “We believe Steven Norris himself took these,” Frances Kaplan, the society’s director of library and collections told the B.A.R. “We don’t know how they made it to the garage sale. It’s like ‘Antiques Roadshow.’” The collection comprises about 50 black and white prints, 25 envelopes of negatives, an envelope of color transparencies, and a smattering of color prints and Polaroids. Norris also took a photo for the B.A.R. in its Au-
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“Timothy Brown was my partner for about eight years,” Hoeffgen said. “Tim was known as the Berlin Patient. He was the first person cured of HIV. He had acute myeloid leukemia and HIV and a scientist in Berlin, Germany came up with the idea of using a donor who had the Delta 32 deletion where he could do the stem cell transplant and cure both his leukemia and HIV. He actually had to have two of those stem cell transplants.” Hoeffgen recalled that it took Brown several years to come out as the Berlin Patient. “Once he did, the scientific and HIV community really took notice,” Hoeffgen continued. “He went out and spoke all around the country and internationally at the International AIDS Conference. He really inspired a lot of scientists to continue doing cure research and Tim really loved interacting with medical students, scientists, HIV activists, he really wanted everyone to have a cure for HIV on a mass scale.”
meetings with LGBTQ advocates and city leaders about how best to ask the SOGI questions of new applicants for city and county jobs as well as those already employed. It is believed San Francisco will be the first such municipality to gather such information about its employees and those looking to be hired. “This important policy change will give the city invaluable data on our LGBTQ+ workforce, and help identify potential barriers to
city employment and advancement,” stated Carol Isen, the city’s human resources director who is herself a member of the LGBTQ community. “We look forward to implementing this change and expanding additional equity efforts that support pathways to city employment for the LGBTQ community.” As the Bay Area Reporter first reported in June, city leaders are striking a restriction in the city’s municipal code that forbids it
gust 2, 1979 issue that can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3zCFkTmAlso discovered with the photos, some of which show leathermen in full regalia giving each other “the look” inside longgone bars, presumably South of Market, were “ephemeral items related to the gay community.” These items, along with others, have already made their way into the society’s digital collections, and can be viewed online at https://digitallibrary. californiahistoricalsociety.org/object/ soc-mov-eph-gay. Among the ephemera available to view online are an envelope for contributing to the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, campaign materials against the 1978 Briggs initiative (which would have banned LGBTQ people and their supporters from teaching in public schools in California), a flyer for an all-ages lesbian picnic potluck at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, June 25, 1977, and a flyer from Lesbians and Gay Men Against the Death Penalty proclaiming “Dan White Gets Special Treatment” and advertising an 8 p.m. protest at City Hall. Of course, that protest on the night of May 21, 1979 became known as the White Night riots, following the lenient sentencing of White, who was convicted of the 1978 killings of gay supervisor Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.
The Bill Pope collection consists of three black and white prints, two films, and six rolls of negatives. Pope is also a mystery to the society, Bersch said. “There was an event he did – a screening of an autobiographical film called ‘Portrait of a Native Son’ – in 1985,” Bersch said. “I was not able to find an obituary.” Pope died May 15, 1986, according to an obituary in the B.A.R. It noted that his film provided “a rare and needed reflection upon the awakening gay movement in San Francisco
since the early 1970s” and that numerous PBS stations aired it in response to the LGBTQ community’s outrage at a controversial 1986 “Frontline” episode about AIDS. Pope’s video became part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the California Historical Society, among others, noted the obit. The society doesn’t know how the Pope materials came into its possession. Thus, it is concerned about potential copyright issues because of the lack of documentation, like there was for the Norris collection. The two rolls of film show LGBTQ businesses, activists, and artists participating in the Christopher Street West parade on June 25, 1972 – a predecessor to today’s San Francisco Pride parade – which was held on the third anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City that kicked off the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States. Pope’s negatives and prints also show Halloween festivities, the early Polk Gulch and Castro neighborhood queer scenes, and anti-Vietnam War protests. The society is touting the Joe Altman collection, available online at https://digitallibrary.californiahistoricalsociety.org/object/altman, as an example of what the Norris and Pope collections will look like when their digitalization is complete. The Altman collection contains 77 black and white prints of the Pride parades (called the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1979 and 1980, and subsequently the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade) from 1979 to 1985. In the pictures, one can see contingents from what was then called the Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club (now the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club); the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching and Twirling Corps (the city’s official band now known as the San Francisco Lesbian/ Gay Freedom Band); the Golden Gate Business Association; Dykes on Bikes; Congregation Sha’ar Zahav syna-
Hoeffgen remembered Brown as a kind, sweet person. His voice quivered as he recalled the return of Brown’s leukemia in the last year before his death and the organizing of the two memorials by a consortium of agencies. “It was really a difficult time, but I’m thankful that all this came to fruition,” he said. “I thank all the donors and volunteers that are here today. It’s just a beautiful place where the boulder’s at, and I’m glad that everyone’s out here today. Thank you very much.” John Cunningham, AIDS grove CEO, thanked Hoeffgen as he stood up to say a few words. “Forty years into the AIDS crisis none of us thought we’d be standing here today without a cure or a vaccine or anything,” Cunningham said, referring to 2021 being the 40th anniversary of the first reports of a rare cancer seen in gay men. “But the reality of it is that’s where we are.” Cunningham, a gay man living with AIDS, recalled the courage, strength, and selflessness of Brown and others who had stepped forward for the advancement of humanity. “Taking risks for the betterment
of those that are around us,” he said. “Timothy coming out of being the Berlin Patient to being Timothy Ray Brown was yet another one of those examples. God knows we could continue to use those examples today with the struggle that we have in our society, so I believe that it is moments like this, the power of what we’re doing here and the stories that will live on in perpetuity. Because a memorial is about so much more than the engraved names that are at my feet. A memorial is about the stories behind those names, behind those letters. The rich stories of humanity and love and life and courage and strength and struggle and death.” Cunningham added that it was the responsibility of a memorial to ensure that the lives lost were not in vain. “It’s the story of Timothy Ray Brown that will continue to inspire those in the future,” he said. Around a half dozen people stood up to speak. “What Timothy did transcended languages,” said Jesus Guillen, who spoke in both English and Spanish. B.A.R. AIDS reporter Liz Highley-
Bill Pope & Joe Altman collections
from inquiring into the “sexual orientation, practices, or habits” of city employees. Known as Chapter 12E, the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance of the Administrative Code, it was enacted in 1985 during the height of the AIDS epidemic as a way to protect LGBTQ applicants and city employees from being discriminated against. With those fears no longer a
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Bill Pope collection; California Historical Society.
Halloween on Castro Street, San Francisco, 1970s
Joe Altman collection; California Historical Society.
Leonard Matlovich was seated on a Lambda American flag in the June 1979 San Francisco Pride parade.
gogue; and manifold shuttered – yet storied – bathhouses and bars such as the Boot Rack, The Watergarden in San Jose, Bulldog Baths, Club Baths, the I-Beam, and the Trocadero Transfer south of Market. Altman was born in 1945 in New York and moved to San Francisco in the late 1960s. He died April 4, 1991 in Santa Rosa.
man said that she had interviewed Brown several times over the years and that they had become friends. “I just want to speak to his generosity to the science,” Highleyman said. “Once he came out, Timothy worked with doctors at UCSF and around the world. I don’t know how many liters of blood he donated, how many lymph node biopsies he had, but any time he was called on he put his body on the line to try and make a cure happen for everybody. We’ve had so many disappointments in cure research and vaccine research over the years. But it all builds on each other. The COVID vaccines that we have now were developed on the basis of HIV vaccine research. Now we’re hoping that will feed back and get us closer to an HIV vaccine. His generosity with his body as well as his time, I think, can’t be underestimated.” Hoeffgen was the first to place a plant by the boulder as the others stood and quietly watched. “Timothy brought hope to the scientific and HIV community for HIV cure research,” Hoeffgen told the B.A.R. “Today we’re just honoring his memory here at the National
Joe Altman collection; California Historical Society
Bay Area Reporter publisher Bob Ross, left, was San Francisco emperor in 1978 and rode in the San Francisco Pride parade with Empress Ginger.
“The Joe Altman collection came to us in a more straightforward way,” Bersch said. “We have a deed of gift and it’s very clear. “It’s very interesting – three gay photographers in the Bay Area in the 1970s and 1980s,” Bersch added. “I’m very excited to have them all up.”t
AIDS Memorial Grove. I think this is just a wonderful day and it’s great that everybody’s out here and spoke today and that we’re honoring his memory.” About a half dozen plants were placed in the ground in front of the boulder. After the planting, a wreath was draped in the center of the Circle of Friends. “It means a lot to me to be here today for this memorial event,” said Roger Cunha, a 62-year-old gay man. “As a longtime survivor, 1987 diagnosed, I appreciate the message of hope, faith, and courage that inspires progress through activism. It reminds me how important it is to keep hope alive and continue to work in search for a cure to AIDS/HIV.” In addition to the AIDS grove, the coordinating consortium consists of Let’s Kick A.S.S. (AIDS Survivors Syndrome) Palm Springs; amfAR – the Foundation for AIDS Research; Desert Healthcare District & Foundation; HIV + AIDS Research ProjectPalm Springs; and the Until There’s a Cure Foundation. The consortium coordinated with Hoeffgen in the memorials.t
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concern, and SOGI data routinely asked of people seeking various city services and in public health settings, Mayor London Breed and gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced legislation during Pride Month that would repeal that section of the Administrative Code. It was ini-
tially approved by the supervisors’ Rules Committee in late September but was sent back to the committee for a second vote Monday, October 18, due to substantive changes Mandelman made to his ordinance, as the B.A.R. previously reported. Mainly, it was to correct the language in it to clarify that the SOGI data would be asked and kept in a confidential manner and not
anonymously as originally stated. Due to the code update being done via an ordinance, the supervisors are expected to vote on it a second time October 26 to make it final. “LGBTQ city employees drive our buses, fight our fires, and clean our streets. This legislation will help us to identify and address the needs of these employees and ensure that we are supporting and
on 12/19/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JANE K. PENHALIGEN (SBA #132628), LAW OFFICE OF JANE K. PENHALIGEN, 3478 BUSKIRK AVE #1000, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523; Ph. (925) 746-7113.
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expanding San Francisco’s LGBTQ workforce,” stated Mandelman after the board unanimously voted to change the code without comment during its October 19 meeting. In a statement, Breed hailed the supervisors’ decision to support amending the city’s code in order to gather the SOGI data. “Since day one, I have made it a point of my administration to
elevate and support LGBTQ leadership and representation,” stated Breed. “This section of the administrative code was necessary to protect LGBTQ employees from discrimination and harassment when initially designed, but it has now outlived its purpose. With the board’s approval, we are advancing our workplace measures to ensure that San Francisco is an inclusive city for all LGBTQ workers.”t
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039501000
Legals>> ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556642
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
In the matter of the application of NELIDA SANCHEZ TAPIA, 3331 17TH ST #B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NELIDA SANCHEZ TAPIA is requesting that the name WAEL IBRAHIM MOHAMMED SANCHEZ be changed to WAEL IBRAHIM MOHAMMED. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 9th of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039498700
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039485600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as DONAJI, 3161 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CUEVAS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/20/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/08/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
The following person(s) is/are doing business as WISITAHOE REALTY, 811 BEACH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ALOIS BETSCHART. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/18/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/14/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039492400
The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE GARDEN WITCH, 1025 PORTOLA DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ASTRID EDMONDSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/04/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039497000
The following person(s) is/are doing business as POLISH NAIL AND BEAUTY SPA, 301 CORNWALL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed POLISH INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/18/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/28/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039476500
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039473600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE IH0011, 300 7TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed HENLEY PACIFIC LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/02/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039473700
The following person(s) is/are doing business as L & T NAILS, 1085 FILLMORE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LOAN K. NGUYEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/31/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/24/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE IH0004, 1799 19TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed HENLEY PACIFIC LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/02/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039483400
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039495000
The following person(s) is/are doing business as ALFARO TRUCK, 1538 PALOU AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MARCO AGUILAR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/10/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/13/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039475200
The following person(s) is/are doing business as HESTER’S DESIGNS; HESTER’S SCHOOL OF DESIGN & SEWING; 63 EDINBURGH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HESTER A. MICHAEL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/02/96. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/07/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039492500
The following person(s) is/are doing business as HILDA AND JESSE, 701 UNION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed HILDA AND JESSE RK, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039494000
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039494600
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039494800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CREATE IMPACT; CREATE IMPACT AGENCY; 3100 FULTON ST #5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed WATERS EDGE GLOBAL (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/23/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039495200
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JESUSITA A. DOMATOL IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-21-304829
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MOSADDEGH DRY EYE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, 490 POST ST #1440, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed LILLIE MOSADDEGH MD INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/24/21.
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039493700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PRACTICE SAN FRANCISCO, 2901 WEBSTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed MIGHTY MINDS PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039499100
The following person(s) is/are doing business as TAMALPAIS VALLEY SHUTTLE SERVICE, 2492 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSE CONTRERAS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/28/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039489500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as ANDROCUTS, 4147 19TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ELIZABETH ANDRONACO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/24/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039501300
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039505000
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039496600
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039489800
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
SEP 30, OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
In the matter of the application of SAN WANG, 1640 STEINER ST #4A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner SAN WANG is requesting that the name SAN WANG be changed to THE TSEING WANG. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N on the 16th of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LG HOUSE CLEANER SERVICE, 412 MADRID ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EVELIN LOPEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as BOUTIQUE FAWN, 313 IVY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed 415 NATIVE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/20/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/20/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as WEST PORTAL PRODUCE MARKET, 222 WEST PORTAL AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed KDS FRESH INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556655
The following person(s) is/are doing business as VANCE APARTMENTS, 830 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed 830 EDDY STREET, LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/10/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as REFACTOR EQ, 870 MARKET ST #1123, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed COFOUNDER AND MARRIAGE COUNSELING PC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LAUREL VILLAGE DENTAL LOFT, 3501 CALIFORNIA ST #201, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BAYSAC DENTAL HEALTH 3580 CALIFORNIA PC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/22/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 2021
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JESUSITA A. DOMATOL, C/O JANE K. PENHALIGEN (SBA #132628), LAW OFFICE OF JANE K. PENHALIGEN, 3478 BUSKIRK AVE #1000, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523. A Petition for Probate has been filed by SUNDAY P. ROSA in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that SUNDAY P. ROSA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: OCTOBER 25, 2021, 9:00 am, Rm. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
The following person(s) is/are doing business as HELLO BANH MI, 681 TOWNSEND AT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed QUANG DU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/30/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039506000
The following person(s) is/are doing business as DRIPPIN PAINT, 1311 GILMAN AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RENAE WILBORN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/30/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039494500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as RICHMOND ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES, 414 CLEMENT ST #6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LI MING CHEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039486600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TAZ AUTO MOBILE DETAILING, 355 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LAMONTE JOHNSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/13/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/15/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039505900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as LESLIE’S NAILS, 1548 FILLMORE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CAN QUANG LE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/30/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039509600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LILY NAILS SPA, 1198 HYDE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICKY PHUONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/04/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/04/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039510300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as WICKED 6 BAR AND BITES, 4092 18TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed EYLUL LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039500900
The following person(s) is/are doing business as NOTARY GURU ON WHEELZ, 1321 STEINER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed YOLANDA R. JONES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/04/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/04/21.
The following person(s) is/are doing business as DHARMA MERCHANT SERVICES, 801 38TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed DHARMA PAYMENTS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/29/21.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039511200
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039498200
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MARQUEE MEDICINE, 18 10TH ST #2233, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ANTHONY CHU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/05/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039488100
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LAMP SHADES SF, 1000 QUESADA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed RICHARD M. DONNELLY & ROBERT L. MILLS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/16/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039496800
The following person(s) is/are doing business as ORIZURU; RIGHTSART; 236 WEST PORTAL AVE #133, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed RAY FOK, NGA WING ARIANA CHAN & CHUN CHEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/21/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/24/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039475700
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MUMU HOT POT, 2 VARELA AVE #5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed H&H INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/15/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/07/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039494100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as NORTH HARBOR ESCROW A NON-INDEPENDENT BROKER ESCROW, 2282 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed EXCLUSIVE LIFESTYLES, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/23/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039503200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as BROWN THERAPY CENTER, 110 GOUGH ST #403, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BROWN FAMILY THERAPY, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039508500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as LONE STAR SALOON, 1354 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BEAR TRAP LSSF INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/19/17. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/01/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039484600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as VEO OPTICS, 1799 UNION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed RESTUA VISION, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/14/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039488000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as DOGFORK LAMP ARTS LLC, 1000 QUESADA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed DOGFORK LAMP ARTS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/07/07. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/16/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LIZ BOER SKINCARE, 3356 SACRAMENTO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed LIZ BOER SKINCARE AND WAXING STUDIO, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/10/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/28/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039504700
The following person(s) is/are doing business as OCTAVIA, 1701 OCTAVIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed KORE RESTAURANT GROUP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 07, 14, 21, 28, 2021
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OTIS R. DAMSLET IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-21-304840
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of OTIS R. DAMSLET, C/O PAUL H. MELBOSTAD (SBN#99951), GOLDSTEIN GELLMAN MELBOSTAD HARRIS & MCSPARRAN LLP, 1388 SUTTER ST #1000, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. A Petition for Probate has been filed by JAY G. COWAN & ERIC DURR, CO-EXECUTORS, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that JAY G. COWAN & ERIC DURR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: NOVEMBER 01, 2021, 9:00 am, Dept. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: PAUL H. MELBOSTAD (SBN#99951), GOLDSTEIN GELLMAN MELBOSTAD HARRIS & MCSPARRAN LLP, 1388 SUTTER ST #1000, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109; Ph. (415) 673-5600.
OCT 14, 21, 28, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556644
In the matter of the application of NATHANIEL PAUL LYTLE, 345 6TH ST #901, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner NATHANIEL PAUL LYTLE is requesting that the name NATHANIEL PAUL LYTLE be changed to DON EIGHT. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 9th of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556663 In the matter of the application of SUI MAN CHAN, 1346A 20TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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94122, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner SUI MAN CHAN is requesting that the name SUI MAN CHAN be changed to VICTORIA CHAN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 21st of DECEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556659
In the matter of the application of BINGYI YU, 640 FRANCISCO ST #1508, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner BINGYI YU is requesting that the name CARLAM JIALIN LI be changed to ANNIE JIALIN YU. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 21st of DECEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556667
In the matter of the application of ELIANNA ROSE LASKEN, 325 OCTAVIA ST #218, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ELIANNA ROSE LASKEN is requesting that the name ELIANNA ROSE LASKEN be changed to ELIANNA BADB O’SHEA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 23rd of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556652
In the matter of the application of KAREN LYNN HOWARD, 547 27TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS – GENERAL INFORMATION BART HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ENGINEERING SERVICES RFP NO. 6M4771 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (hereinafter referred to as “BART” or “District”) is a California Rapid Transit District intends to engage the services of a Building Engineering firm (“CONTRACTOR”) to provide services hereinafter described for its Headquarters located at 2150 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612. The District presently intends to enter into a five-year Agreement with the CONTRACTOR selected. Accordingly, BART is now accepting proposals from proposers (“Proposers”) for consideration for the selection of a CONTRACTOR to implement the Scope of Services specified in Section II below of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). Sealed proposals must be received by BART by 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Proposals shall be submitted to the following address: District Secretary’s Office San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 REQUIRED REGISTRATION ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL Prospective Bidders or Interested Parties (including prospective Subcontractors of any tier) who are not currently registered on the BART Procurement Portal to do business with BART are required to register on the BART Procurement Portal online at https://suppliers.bart.gov in order to download the Contract Documents (including Contract Drawings and Contract Specifications), updates, and any Addenda issued on line and be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation. If a Prospective Bidder is a joint venture or a partnership, such entity must register on the BART Procurement Portal with the entity’s Tax Identification Number (“TIN”) and download the Contract Documents so as to be listed as an Online Planholder under the entity’s name prior to submitting its Bid, in order for the entity to be eligible for award of this Contract. Prospective Bidders or Interested Parties may also purchase printed copies of the Contract Documents from the District Secretary’s Office by downloading the Contract Documents’ Order Form from the BART Procurement Portal website and submitting the completed Contract Documents’ Order Form to the District Secretary’s Office. Prospective Bidders or Interested Parties must be registered on the BART Procurement Portal to do business with BART in order to be able to download the Contract Documents’ Order Form. Downloading the Contract Documents’ Order Form will automatically make a Prospective Bidder or Interested Party an Online Planholder. In order to be an Online Planholder and be eligible for award of this Contract, a Prospective Bidder must either: i) download the Contract Documents for this solicitation from the BART Procurement Portal or ii) download the Contract Documents’ Order Form with which to purchase the Contract Documents directly from the District Secretary’s Office. BIDDERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID AND DID NOT OBTAIN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION EITHER ON LINE OR DIRECTLY THROUGH THE DISTRICT SECRETARY’S OFFICE IN ORDER TO BE LISTED AS AN ONLINE PLANHOLDER FOR THIS SOLICITATION, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT. BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT BY CHECKING THE BART WEBSITE AT https://www.bart.gov/about/bod FOR CONTRACTS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED BY STAFF TO THE BART BOARD FOR AWARD CONSIDERATION. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING A Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session will be held on October 27, 2021. The Pre-Proposal Meeting will convene at 1:00 p.m. local time via Zoom Presentation. All interested parties must RSVP via email to: eelking@bart. gov in order to participate in this Pre-Proposal Meeting. The email subject must include “RFP 6M4771, BHQ Building Engineering Services.” Instructions on attending the Zoom Presentation will be emailed upon receipt of RSVP. At the Pre-Proposal Meeting, the District’s Small
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94121, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner KAREN LYNN HOWARD is requesting that the name KAREN LYNN HOWARD be changed to MIA ANN HOWARD. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm. 103 on the 16th of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039512100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as B & G AUTO REPAIR, 1 INDUSTRIAL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LESTER L. CHAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/06/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039508300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as EC BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT, 31 LAUSANNE AVE, DALY CITY, CA 94014. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EDWIN CANIZALES FLORES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/29/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/01/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039513800
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LARKIN ST. LAUNDROMAT, 1868 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ARTHUR C. CHAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/27/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039512200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PACIFIC MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION, 3450 GEARY BLVD #212, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This
Business Program and Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting will be explained. Prospective Proposers are requested to make every effort to participate in this only scheduled Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session. At the conclusion of the Pre-Proposal Meeting, participants will be given the opportunity to share their contact information to facilitate networking offline. All questions regarding the District’s Small Business Program and Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting should be directed to Fei Liu, Office of Civil Rights, at: email: FLiu@ bart.gov. NON-DISCRIMINATION PROGRAM FOR SUBCONTRACTING It is the policy of BART to ensure that Proposers who contract with the District do not discriminate or give a preference in the award of subcontracts on the basis of race, national origin, color, ethnicity, or gender. A Proposer is not required to subcontract any portion of the Work. This Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting shall not apply if Proposer does not subcontract a portion of the Work. If a Proposer subcontracts a portion of the Work, this Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting shall apply. Attention is directed to Exhibit 1, Attachment C, NON-DISCRIMINATION PROGRAM FOR SUBCONTRACTING, of this RFP. As described in Attachment C, the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Availability Percentage for this Agreement is 5.5% and the Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Availability Percentage for this Agreement is 2.8%. SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM It is the policy of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District to encourage the participation of Small Businesses in BART Agreements. The purpose of the Small Business (SB) Program is to encourage and facilitate full and equitable participation by Small Businesses in competitively Bid Construction, Procurement and Services Contracts and Agreements financed solely with local and state funds. The SB Program seeks to achieve these objectives on three levels: (1) BART’s award of Contracts and Agreements to SBs; (2) the award of First-Tier Subcontracts to SBs by Prime Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants; and (3) the award to Lower-Tier SB Subcontractors by First or Other Tier Subcontractors. This Agreement is subject to the District’s Small Business (SB) Program that includes a preference for Proposers who are certified Small Businesses of 5% of the total Proposal Price established for this Agreement. Proposers, who are certified SBs by the California Department of General Services, will be eligible for a Proposal preference of 5% of the Proposal Price of the lowest responsible Proposer’s total Proposal price up to a maximum of $150,000, only during evaluation for determining Award of the Agreement. However, the actual Agreement awarded will be for the amount of the original Proposal. Proposers that are not certified SBs will not be eligible for the preference. Inquiries regarding the District’s Small Business Program shall be directed to the District’s Office of Civil Rights, 2150 Webster Street, 4th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, Telephone at (510) 464-6100, or to BART’s Website at: www.bart. gov/ocr. a. Definitions: “Small Business” “SB” – a business that is listed in the State of California Department of General Services in its database for SBs at www. dgs.ca.gov prior to the submission of the Bid or Proposal, including Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs), as indicated by the DGS, or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs), certified by the National Lesbian and Gay Chamber of Commerce or the California Public Utilities Commission and certified as a SB by the State of California, Department of General Services, and found in the DGS database for SBs at www. dgs.ca.gov. b. Declaration of Eligibility for Small Business Preference: Proposers that seek to qualify for the Small Business preference shall complete the Declaration of Eligibility for Small Business Preference included in the Price Proposal Form (Exhibit 4). Small Business Proposers that fail to complete the Declaration of Eligibility for Small Business Preference may not be eligible for the Small Business preference. /s/ John Mazza, Director of Procurement 10/21/21 CNS-3521271# BAY AREA REPORTER
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business is conducted by an individual, and is signed AMY KELLY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/06/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039513600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE TALK SHOW COUNSELING SERVICES, 855 BRANNAN ST #451, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSE V. FERIA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/07/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039508400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as BRIGHTSOURCES, 5758 GEARY BLVD #106, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EUN JIN JEON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/28/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/01/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039513500
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MARIETTA’S A MOTHERS TOUCH CLEANING SERVICE, 2127 QUESADA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HARVEY SALAZAR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/16/14. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039515200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as VISION POWERED VENTURES, 268A DOLORES ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KRISTIN HAYDEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/15/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/12/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039511800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as SF ORTHODONTICS; SAN FRANCISCO ORTHODONTICS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS; 3501 CALIFORNIA ST #202, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed RODNEY STERLING LEE, SAMANTHA NICOLE LEE & ELIZABETH UBALDO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/06/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/06/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039506600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as ARCADIA HOME CARE & STAFFING, 1388 SUTTER ST #904, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109-5438. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PRAC HOLDINGS, INC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039504500
The following person(s) is/are doing business as DISPUTE, 650 CALIFORNIA ST, FLOOR 7, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PINEAPPLE TEAM INCORPORATED (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039514500
The following person(s) is/are doing business as BAY AREA REPORTER, 44 GOUGH ST #302, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BAR MEDIA INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/01/2013. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/08/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039499000
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MAREA MEDIA; ART OF MAC; IN MOTION MEDIA; IMAGE AND MOTION; IMAGE AND MOTION MEDIA; RUTH GUMNIT MEDIA; 2020 15TH ST #9, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed RUTH GUMNIT & MARGUERITE SALMON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/30/07. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/28/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039508600
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MAX’S JANITORIAL & POWERWASH, 39 SANTA YNEZ AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed MAXIMO MENDOZA & NINETTE MORRIS-MENDOZA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/12. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/01/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039509300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as OTEX USA, 364 CHESTER AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed TANYA CHIU & TONY CHIU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/28/10. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/04/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039497600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CORNERSTONE REALTY, 101 MILTON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed NANCY GERALDINE RAZNICK & ALAN MICHAEL RAZNICK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/08/16. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/30/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039513100
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT PRODUCTIONS, 715 SHRADER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/07/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/07/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039510400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as SERIOUSLY ADDICTIVE MATHEMATICS S.A.M. SINGAPORE MATH, 1489 WEBSTER ST #200, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CPP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/05/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/05/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039514400
The following person(s) is/are doing business as MOVEMINT; MOVEMINT RELOCATION CONCIERGE; 1365 10TH AVE #10, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed MOVEMINT RELOCATION CONCIERGE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/08/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039514900
The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE MADRIGAL, 100 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed 100 VAN NESS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/08/21.
OCT 14, 21, 28, NOV 04, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-21-556677
In the matter of the application of CHUI YUK CHAN, 473 30TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CHUI YUK CHAN is requesting that the name CHUI YUK CHAN AKA ALICIA CHUI YUK CHAN AKA ALICIA CHUI YUK LUI AKA ALICIA C. LUI AKA ALICIA LUI be changed to ALICIA CHUIYUK LUI. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm. 103 on the 30th of NOVEMBER 2021 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.
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was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039492900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TACO SAN BUENA, 768 SANSOME ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SANTANA ESG INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 09/12/07. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039492600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TACO SAN BUENA, 2598 HARRISON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SANTANA ESG INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/15/04. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/22/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039517300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as CP PARTNERS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, 2 EMBARCADERO CENTER #1440, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed FLORIDA PETE INCORPORATED (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/13/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039520300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as KANVAS; THE CANLAS BROTHERS; 188 KING ST PH7, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed KANVAS REAL ESTATE, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/14/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/15/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039517200
The following person(s) is/are doing business as LE PHENIX LIFESTYLE, 1538 PACIFIC AVE #116, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CMO HAIR STUDIOS LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/13/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039522200
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039513300
The following person(s) is/are doing business as HAZE VALLEY, 500 LAGUNA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed MR.C’S LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/18/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/18/21.
OCT 21, 28, NOV 04, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039522100
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The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as PACIFIC MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION, 3450 GEARY BLVD #212, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by DOLORES PEREZ HEILBRON. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/15/18.
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ubbed A Fair For Every Bear, the inaugural Bearrison Street Fair will commence on October 23 from 12pm-6pm. Bearrison promises to be a fun afternoon not only for bears, but for their friends, admirers and loved ones. The day will feature live entertainment, DJs such as China G and CBass, wrestlers, live music, and a celebration of body positivity. Bearrison gets its name from Harrison, the street the fair takes place on, and from the bear community who will be attending. The event is being co-produced by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco. According to event co-chair Erik Greenfrost, bears generally tend to be bigger, heavier, hairier people. The bear community formed as a response to the strict beauty standards in the LGBTQ community, such as “Castro clones.” “But that definition can be way too limiting,” Greenfrost said. “There are plenty of folks within the community of various sizes, shapes, genders, races and body hair. One thing that I love about the bear community is that there’s a whole menagerie of animals that people identify with. I personally am a genderqueer raccoon. So terms like ‘bear’ or ‘cub’ become more a state of mind than anything else.” Entertainment headliner Big Dipper (real name Dan Stermer) definitely fits the description of a bear. A plus-sized hairy man, Big Dipper flaunts his body in a glorious celebration of body positivity. In songs and music videos like “LaCroix Boi” and “Vibin’,” Big Dipper invites his audience to dance, wiggle
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and show off their bodies with him. “Body positivity feels like a really trendy and buzz-worthy topic right now, but it is such an important lesson,” Big Dipper tells the Bay Area Reporter. “Why is it so easy to beat ourselves up about the way we look? I have to remind myself all the time how lucky I am to be in this strong sturdy body that carries me through life, that has the ability to perform, and that makes me unique. I’ve had to teach myself to really be grateful and loving to my body, because it is me, it is my
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existence, and I think we all need to be kinder to ourselves.” Big Dipper says that he didn’t set out to be a performer, it just kind of happened, with opportunities to perform presenting themselves. “I love all aspects of entertainment,” he said. “The conceiving of ideas, the collaboration, and the performance, and being a music artist is the perfect way to do a little bit of everything.” His music, he says, is not just for bears but
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for everyone. “We don’t think this will really play to this specific demographic,” he said. “We just work on fun ideas, catchy songs, and visuals that are exciting to the team. I love that bears connect with what I do because it’s really validating, but my music, videos and live shows are for everyone. Well, I guess they should be adults who like to hear about sex and have a queer sensibility, but truly, all are welcome.” See page 15 >>
Returning cast members include Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky, a vicious serial killer who before dying transferred his soul into a Good Guy doll, and the always overthe-top Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany Valentine, Chucky’s former lover and partner in crime.
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The Lavender Tube on dystopian dramas and scary spices by Victoria A. Brownworth
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t’s pumpkin season. Halloween looms and it’s time for some scares.
American Horror Story: Double Feature
If you haven’t been watching American Horror Story’s season 10, where horror meets dystopia, you can stream the entire 10 episodes of Double Feature now on Hulu. As we previously detailed, there are two tantalizing parts–Red Tide, at the sea in Provincetown, and Death Valley, in the Nevada desert. We loved how Death Valley revisits historical alien crashes, then pivots to the present day, where a gay couple Cal (Nico Greetham) and Troy (Isaac Cole Power), along with gal pals Kendall (Kaia Gerber) and Jamie (Rachel Hilson), get abducted by aliens. But the entire series is good and filled with queer characters and actors, like the always spectacular Sarah
Paulson as Tuberculosis Karen in Red Tide and Mamie Eisenhower in Death Valley.
Chucky
We had no idea we would love the new USA/Syfy series Chucky so much nor that its focal point is a gay teen, Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur, Transparent) who is bullied by everyone. Don Mancini adapted his longtime character Chucky for the small screen from his sevenfilm Child’s Play franchise. Mancini wrote all seven films in the Child’s Play film series, directed the last three, and is also the creator, writer and director of the Chucky series. The show is described by USA/ Syfy thus: “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begins to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins as a seemingly ordinary
The second season of See, an Apple+ dystopian thriller, just ended, but that means you can binge the entirety of the series, right? Apple+ describes the premise of See: “In the early 21st century, a virus wiped out all but two million humans. Those surviving have lost their sense of sight.” See is situated a few centuries later. Adapting to the loss of sight, the society has learned to survive without vision. The plot revolves around what it means to have an unsighted society and the issues of sight as a metaphor. There is a group of sighted people –of course– and this leads to conflict, of which there is a lot. (Like AHS and Chucky, this is pretty violent stuff.) See stars Jason Momoa as Baba Voss, a fearless warrior and the leader of the Alkenny Tribe. He’s the adopted father of Kofun and Haniwa, children born with the now-dormant sense of sight. The series hired a disability consultant to ensure that the issues of blindness were addressed appropriately. Season 2 has lesbians in the mix. Among the sighted characters, in Season 2 episode 2, Haniwa (Nesta Cooper) and Wren (Eden Epstein) have an abrupt night together before Wren helps Haniwa escape imprisonment with her father.
child who somehow became this notorious monster.” Chucky is all the things: true grisly retributive horror (there are some violent murders, starting almost immediately with Jake’s cat, Binxie, who knows that Chucky is not what he seems), as well as the very real perils of being an out gay kid in a family that hates gays and a suburban school whose pretense of enlightenment is just that–pretense. Chucky is a punisher and Jake is so deserving of an ally as he faces truly brutal homophobia at home and at school. But is Chucky really what he needs? There are many layers to this series and the issue of bullying that threads throughout. Navigating the Zackary Arthur in Chucky hellscape of high school is horror in and of itself.
Y: The Last Man
A dystopian thriller with a plot premise many women may have secretly yearned for, Y: The Last Man brings us into a world without men; except one. Developed by show-runner Eliza Clark See page 13 >>
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Bland ‘Dune’ also, Frank Herbert’s dug-up homophobia
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ttending the morning screening of Dune at the New York Film Festival, I was hoping for an LGBTQ romantic comedy about the Pines on Fire Island. What I got was Star Bores. Clearly, there is nothing overtly queer about this adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 sci-fi novel. Even a barechested Timothy Chalamet in bed sets off no sparks. As Paul Atreides, he portrays the son of Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) of House Atreides, ruler of the ocean planet Caladan, who’s assigned by the Emperor Shadda to serve as fief ruler of the planet Arrakis.” It’s times like these when you really appreciate Wikipedia. So why is everyone’s excited about controlling the planet of Arrakis and subjugating its native inhabitants? Well, it’s home to a valuable “spice” that endows its users with “a longer life span, greater vitality, and heightened awareness,” plus you need to ingest it for interstellar space travel. Paul’s dad immediately orders his ready-for-battle troops to land in Arrakis the following day. Paul,
meanwhile, is dreaming nightly of an attractive young woman (Zendaya) with an air hose up one nostril who lives on the spice planet. Against his father’s wishes, he joins up on the expedition. However, before that he has to put his hand into the box of pain, and if I try to relate any more plot, I’ll die from brain freeze. Clearly, I have not read any of the Dune books, which might make some difference in my ability to embrace this enterprise. I, however, am a member of the ilk who believes a film should not force you to turn on your Kindle for comprehension. Maybe I’m wrong about Dune’s dreary screenplay with its undeveloped characterizations and tedious wordings; the mixed acting chops; the poorly choreographed battle scenes that make you make you appreciate Game of Thrones all the more; plus the uninspired direction, and who knows, you just might have a good time. Time’s Stephanie Zacharek swore she did, even though she wrote in her review’s final paragraph: “Dune is sluggish in places –my eyes glazed over during one or
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and based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man premiered on FX last month and is streaming on Hulu. After a worldwide cataclysm that killed everyone with a Y chromosome instantaneously, only one man with a Y chromosome, Yorick Brown (Ben Schnetzer), is left alive. Which leads to many compelling and intriguing plot points. Yorick, son of President Jennifer Brown (the always superb Diane Lane), is guard-
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ed by Agent 355 (Ashley Romans). There is a lot to be said about gender, sex and power in this series, which is not always successful at accomplishing that goal, but certainly strives to do so. The issue of transgender people was not addressed in the comics, but Clark raises the issue in her series. Trans actor Elliot Fletcher plays Sam Jordan, a trans man who is bestie to Hero Brown (Olivia Thirlby), Yorick’s sister. There is also a lesbian geneticist in the series, from Harvard, no less, Dr. Allison Mann (Diana Bang). We would have liked more lesbians, more trans men, more discourse on what it means to have one surviving male on the planet. (Interestingly, the high-testosterone women the Olympics banned in Tokyo also get blitzed in this cataclysm.) But there is a lot of social intrigue. Amber Tamblyn plays Kimberly Campbell Cunningham, best-selling author of pro-male privilege titles Boy Mom: Raising Boys in a World Gone MAD and Cancel Culture and the Death of Conservative Dignity. It’s a thoughtprovoking concept and well worth a look.t
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two or maybe three of the battle scenes– but Villeneuve’s conviction counts for a lot.” IndieWire’s always astute David Ehlich, while applauding Chalamet’s performance and some of the visuals within “these interminable 155 minutes,” notes, “It’s hard to overstate how little actually happens in this Dune, which flows like an overture that’s stretched for the duration of an entire opera.”
Author’s ‘dislike’ of gay son
I was wondering whether there were any LGBTQ moments in the original texts. Googling “Dune homosexuality” supplied me with the following. In the film, the villainous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) is dastardly. Think a hefty Rudy Giuliani. But in the text, Travis Johnson of Flicks.com recalls that the Baron “is a predatory homosexual given to pederasty and incest, an unrepentant rapist and murderer. Prior adaptations have leaned into his sexuality to differing degrees, with [David] Lynch’s [1984 take] in particular embracing the archetype of the depraved
gay sadist.” On Reddit, u/trickp7 in a post titled “Struggling with anti-gay themes,” recalled numerous homophobic passages within the Dune series, including: “The homosexual, latent or otherwise, who maintains that condition for reasons which could be purely psychological, tends to indulge in pain-causing behavior, seeking it for himself and inflicting it upon others.” Utilizing both trustworthy and possibly reliable sources, it appears Frank Herbert had a gay-activist son, Bruce Calvin Herbert, who died from AIDS-related pneumonia. In a related Reddit post, maximdhiver, who labels himself a historian, quotes from Dreamer of the Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert, written by another son, Brian. The following occurred when Herbert’s wife was on her deathbed: “Bruce had wanted to come … but Dad was delaying in giving him a time that would be convenient. My brother wondered, but did not say so to Dad, if this had anything to do with his homosexuality, which our father had never
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accepted.” A few posts later, mwisconsin shares: ‘I met Bruce in 1989, while I was working for my father-in-law’s TV station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I didn’t know who he was. It was a month in when, in casual conversation, he revealed to me who is father was … Bruce told me he didn’t speak with his father because his father didn’t like that he was gay.” Roberta Johnson, in her review of the biography for Booklist, cites that when his sons misbehaved, Frank hooked the lads up to a lie detector machine and that “Bruce struggled with drugs and homosexuality.” Then last year, when the Los Angeles Review of Books published Jordan S. Carroll’s “Race Consciousness: Fascism and Frank Herbert’s Dune,” an article detailing how the alt-right is trying to coopt the book series, the paper’s readers went on a rant. Bob Arctor wrote in: “Herbert was a dick about his son being gay.” Someone writing in as “Nicol” added: “Why do you Dune cultists always minimize this man’s horrific relationship to his son due to his son’s gayness, something he hated so much he would be having his characters rant about homosexuality being linked to sadistic violence in his books? Oh wait its because you like reading the homophobic rants isn’t it. … As if [Frank] Herbert wouldn’t have thrown his whole weight behind Trump for the sake to teach these wimpy lib commies and the ‘gay agenda’ a lesson” (sic). Happily, in part one of the Dune saga that’s now being released, no homophobia is apparent, but then I went to pee twice so I might have missed it.t
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Dave Chappelle, Netflix and you by Victoria A. Brownworth
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o matter what Dave Chappelle and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos tell you, violence against LGBTQ is real and giving cover for transphobia and homophobia presents a real world threat to LGBTQ people. In 2020 nearly four dozen trans people –mostly trans women of color– were murdered. They were young, mostly poor and had been made expendable by a transphobic and discriminatory cis-het society that devalues trans lives. Those brutal killings, which terrorize and threaten all trans and nonbinary people, went largely unnoticed in the very society responsible for the ongoing violence. The virtual epidemic of violence against and murders of trans women of color went almost wholly unremarked by mainstream media. As I reported back in February for Philadelphia Gay News, at least 44 transgender or gender nonconforming people were killed in the U.S. in 2020, marking the deadliest year on record. At least 26 of the victims were Black, 23 of whom were Black trans women, and 10 were Latinx, nine of whom were Latina trans women. The global epidemic of corrective rape and murders of lesbians is an issue I’ve been writing about for more than a decade.
‘Alphabet people’
These irrefutable realities of brutality against LGBTQ people slam harshly against the current controversy over comedian Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, The Closer, which has significant homophobic and transphobic content. Such content isn’t new to Chap-
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pelle. He has been openly homophobic and transphobic (and misogynistic) before and gotten a pass outside the LGBTQ community. In his 2020 Netflix special, Sticks and Stones, Chappelle attacked queer and trans activists and the #MeToo movement. He was supportive of rapist R. Kelly, sexual abuser Louis C.K. (accused of multiple assaults on female comedians, including lesbian comedian Tig Notaro) and homophobe Kevin Hart. Chappelle also attacked the men who accused Michael Jackson of child sex abuse in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland. “I know more than half the people in this room have been molested in their lives, but it wasn’t no goddamn Michael Jackson, was it?” Chappelle jokes. “This kid got his dick sucked by the king of pop. All we get is awkward Thanksgivings for the rest of our lives.” In that special Chappelle commented on each letter of what he calls “the alphabet people,” noting that bisexuals are “gross” and trans people “confusing.” He also uses the F word in a bit about former
Empire star Jussie Smollett. Chappelle has also made vile jokes about gender reassignment surgery and complained about “missing Bruce Jenner.” And he repeatedly minces in his approximations of gay men, all of whom are preening queens in his repertoire. With regard to same sex marriage he says that among gay men, “whichever one of you is gayer, is the wife.” Chappelle got another special after all of this, so how upset was anyone, really? This isn’t new material. In the real world, the LGBTQ community is divergent and diverse and is not the dominant threat to society that Chappelle’s commentary suggests. Some of Chappelle’s jokes sound like Fox News bits straight out of Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity. A lot has been written already about Chappelle’s latest foray; his “edgy” comedy, his discomfiting commentary and his latest blatant homophobia and transphobia. Black gay poet and essayist Saeed Jones wrote a gutting piece for GQ titled simply “Dave Chappelle’s Be-
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trayal.” It will make you weep. It will also obviate the need for you to watch The Closer if you don’t want to, as Jones details some of the egregious homophobia and transphobia in the special. His seeming support for Black-on-Asian violence has gotten zero media attention, although anti-Asian themes have appeared in other Chappelle specials.
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Whether you are a Chappelle aficianado or not, the misrepresentation and dismissal of real world violence against queer and trans people by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos is as grotesque and dangerous as any of the “jokes” in The Closer. Also at issue is the seeming campaign against LGBTQ employees at Netflix who voiced objections to The Closer, with several having been suspended. In an email to all Netflix staff, Sarandos addressed upset among LGBTQ staff and others in the company over Chappelle and said, “With ‘The Closer,’ we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real world harm (such as further marginalizing already marginalized groups, hate, violence etc.)” Then Sarandos made the inexplicable and unsupportable assertion that “While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” Sarandos said, “The strongest evidence to support this is that violence on screens has grown hugely over the last thirty years, especially with first-party shooter games, and yet violent crime has fallen significantly in many countries. Adults can watch violence, assault and abuse –or enjoy shocking stand-up
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comedy– without it causing them to harm others.” GLAAD told Variety that the organization was “founded 36 years ago because media representation has consequences for LGBTQ people. Film and TV have been filled with stereotypes and misinformation about us for decades, leading to real world harm, especially for trans people and LGBTQ people of color. Ironically, the documentary Disclosure on Netflix demonstrates this quite clearly.” Netflix is a highly diverse platform that gives access to a wide range of films and series that LGBTQ people want to see, like out lesbian Hannah Gadsby’s extraordinary stand-up specials. But Gadsby called out Sarandos in the New York Times and on Twitter. And Dear White People showrunner and out trans woman Jaclyn Moore, currently working on the reboot of Queer as Folk, has cut ties with Netflix. In a series of tweets, Moore said that she had been “thrown against walls” for being trans and that she was “done” with Netflix because of their association with Chappelle’s “blatant transphobia.” Some have chosen to call this debate censorship, and because Chappelle is at the locus, racist. But those statistics on anti-LGBTQ violence are the res ipsa loquitur response to that argument. The bottom line is, do trans and queer lives take precedence over painfully abusive and assaultive comedy? If you can’t make jokes without punching down at the most vulnerable in society, how are you funny rather than just another purveyor of hate speech in an increasingly divisive and threatening world?t
Queen O’Ween at the Warfield W
hen Ross McCorkle was growing up in Scotland, he was “obsessed with witches. I was a stunning little witch.” And while the present-day New Yorker (He moved to the U.S. at age 10) largely traded witchery for bitchery in developing his drag persona Rosé, featured in the 13th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, he still finds himself caught up in the spell of the spooky season.
The wien may be tucked, but the ‘ween is still worshipped. “Halloween costumes are absolutely a form of drag,” McCorkle/ Rosé wrote in response to questions from the Bay Area Reporter about their upcoming appearance –along with seven other RPDR vets– in Night of the Living Drag, a pumpkin month performance tour that makes its San Francisco stop at the Warfield Theater next Monday night at 8 p.m. “I loved dressing up for Hallow-
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een as a kid for the same reasons I love dressing up today,” they explained. “To make lots and lots of money. Just kidding. There is an invincibility that comes with dressing up, either fantastically or just as something completely different than what you normally are.” And there’s no doubt about Rosé’s most memorable Halloween costume. “It was my sophomore year of college, and it was the first time I ever did full drag. One of my theater professors saw a picture the following week and said, ‘You know, you could really consider making this a part of your career.’ I scoffed and laughed because, well, that would be ridiculous!” Despite the fact that wearing make-up and costumes is now an essential part of making a living, Rosé would never skip getting specially dolled up for All Hallow’s Eve. “It’s actually a duty to go even harder on Halloween. If everyone is dressed up, the queens need to be looking absolutely wild.” “I absolutely love Halloween for the costumes,” agrees Rosé’s costar Aquaria. But while famous for her Season 10 zinger “Any hole is a goal,” Aquaria has sewn shut the orifice of the goody bag she carried as young Giovanni Palandrani, who grew up trick-or-treating in the Philadelphia suburbs. “I really don’t have much of a sweet tooth anymore,” notes the rail thin sometime-model, “but my favorite candies growing up were Skittles, Reese’s and Butterfingers. I still do have a sneaky midnight snack every once in a while.” Butterfingers, one imagines. While another touring queen, San
Rosé and Aquaria in Night of the Living Drag
Francisco favorite Kim Chi, notes that her only real phobia is “fascism,” the show’s overall conceit focuses on typically ooky, spooky holiday scares, with cobwebs, skeletons and zombies figuring into the onstage décor and couture. The loose thematic plot features host Violet Chachki recounting fantasies of her colleagues’ premature demises, which are then enacted on stage with plenty of wardrobe, music and dance.
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Meeting their bitter ends along with Rosé, Aquaria and Kim Chi will be Alyssa Edwards, Jaida Essence Hall, GottMilk, Kandy Muse and Plastique. Death drop, anyone?t Night of the Living Drag, Monday, Oct. 25, 8pm at The Warfield Theatre, 982 Market St. $45 - $185. (888) 929-7849 thewarfieldtheatre.com
Going Out
Whether it’s a full on Halloween party or a regular old human drag show, nightlife and arts events are ripening like a big pumpkin, including Sundance Saloon (photo). Mask up, get on out and enjoy. See our listings on www.ebar.com.
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ay film critic Michael Koresky’s innovative and captivating book, Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the ‘80s Films That Defined Us is a hybrid memoir, with film criticism and cultural history of what was occurring cinematically in the 1980s, skillfully intertwined into the events in his and his mother Leslie’s lives. “Watching a film can pull you back to an experience from youth, but it can also beckon you into some- thing inherent or inexplicable inside yourself,” he writes. “What are the hidden parts of the self that a movie can lay bare?” As Koresky notes, movies also allow us to connect with the lives of others. Cinema acts as a bridge between mother and son, and allowed them to reveal secret aspects of themselves. Movies are more than entertainment, instilling in us a humane curiosity of the world, “encouraging
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shared values and mutual trust… challenging us to think past our presumptions about what is right and wrong, good and bad. They give us the chance to talk about things we may not be as open or willing to talk about as they apply to ‘real life.’” Films of Endearment is a delightful meditation on how films
connect us as well as give us the opportunity to ruminate why certain films are so central to our lives, helping us appreciate the power of movies to express what often cannot be expressed in words.t
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n late October 1999, film writer Gary Morris focused on the San Francisco Film Society’s Dark Wave series, a three-night mini-festival of unusual independent films screened at The Victoria Theatre, including Dario Argento’s 1998 remake of The Phantom of the Opera, Jake West’s Razor Blade Smile, and Sam Raimi’s classic 1982 flick, The Evil Dead, which unleashed the comic hunk Bruce Campbell and an army of devoted fans. For more retro fun, visit https://archive. org/details/bayareareportert
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Big Dipper’s shows are full of fun costumes and raunchy lyrics. “I just want to spread joy and positivity and a little bit of horniness,” he said. “I want people to leave my show energized and with a smile on their face. The world is so stressful and fucked up and complicated at every turn. My hope is to relieve those feelings, even for a moment, and bring my audience into the magical world of Big Dipper and all of it’s big boy bliss.”
Wrestlers and DJs and bears, oh my
Bearrison promises to offer all kinds of fun for attendees. According to Greenfrost, there will be a sound stage outside Eagle Plaza, where people can dance to the beat of the DJs. Big Dipper will perform on the main stage, along with bands like Probe 7. Also look forward to
an Oasis Does Bearrison drag hour. And to top it all off, look for the wrestling stage with a live tournament to fight for the Loan Star Saloon’s Championship Wrestling Belt, hosted by A. J. Kirsch, who is best known as Broseph Joe Brody on WWE’s Tough Enough. There will also be local vendor booths and beer booths. “While Bearrison doesn’t have the same kink focus as Folsom, we do hope that people of all shapes and sizes will feel sexy and show off their bodies in whatever way feels comfortable,” Greenfrost said. “Since this is the week before Halloween, we may even see some fun costumes. Come as you are or in nothing at all. Everyone is welcome to celebrate who you are or who you want to be as we promote body positivity and community.” Greenfrost wants people to know that non-bears are welcome. “We hope to really build on the tenant of non-judgement that
started the bear community, and welcome everyone to enjoy the entertainment, the drinks, the local businesses, and what will hopefully be a beautiful autumn day,” he said. Entrance to the Bearrison Street Fair will be at 11th Street and Harrison.t www.bearrison.org
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