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Reminder: Election Day!
Cast your ballot or submit your absentee to an elections official by Tuesday, November 6. Everyone will be voting on races for President + Vice President, the House of Representatives, and state/local initiatives. Read your ballot information guides, and research a bit online.
Proposition 30: Temporary Budget Remedy
FOR: Green Party; Democratic Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
AGAINST: Republican Party; Libertarian Party; OC Register
Proposition 31: Two-Year State Budgets
FOR: Republican Party; SF Chronicle
AGAINST: Green Party; Democratic Party; Libertarian Party; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times; OC Register
Proposition 32: Political Fundraising Limits
FOR: Republican Party; Libertarian Party; OC Register
AGAINST: Green Party; Democratic Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
Proposition 33: Car Insurance Policy
FOR: Republican Party; Libertarian Party; OC Register
AGAINST: Democratic Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
Proposition 34: Death Penalty Repeal
FOR: Democratic Party; Libertarian Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
AGAINST: Republican Party; OC Register
Proposition 35: Human Trafficking Penalties
FOR: Republican Party; Democratic Party; SF Chronicle; OC Register
AGAINST: Libertarian Party; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
Proposition 36: Three Strikes Law Revision
FOR: Green Party; Democratic Party; Libertarian Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times; OC Register
AGAINST: Republican Party
Proposition 37: GMO Food Labeling
FOR: Green Party; Democratic Party; SF Bay Guardian
AGAINST: Republican Party; Libertarian Party; SF Chronicle; LA Times; OC Register
Proposition 38: State Income Tax Increase
FOR: SF Bay Guardian
AGAINST: Green Party, Republican Party; Democratic Party; Libertarian Party; SF Chronicle; LA Times; OC Register
Proposition 39: State Income Tax Increase
FOR: Green Party; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times
AGAINST: Republican Party; Libertarian Party; SF Chronicle; OC Register
Proposition 40: State Senate Redistricting
FOR: Green Party, Republican Party; Democratic Party; SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; LA Times; OC Register
AGAINST: -none-
Bay Area Food Pick
1512 Shattuck Ave. (at Vine St.)
Berkeley, CA 94709
To help make the minutes spent waiting in line, the Collective offers music during lunch and dinner hours. It's been in existence as a cheese store since 1971, and added thin-crust pizza in 1985. Each day, a single vegetarian option is offered using specialty cheeses from its shop and seasonal vegetables from nearby farmers' markets. Just plain good. 4-1/2 stars - 2511 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Katana-Ya; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Frances; Saigon Sandwich; Brenda's French Soul Food; Park Tavern; Broken Record; Rosamunde Sausage Grill; Curry Up Now; Yasukochi's Sweet Stop; Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen; Firefly; Red Door Cafe; L'Ardoise Bistro; Pluto's; My Tofu House; Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous; Walzwerk; Good Luck Dim Sum; Amber India; Sotto Mare; Sweet Maple; Shanghai Dumpling King; Super Duper; Kokkari Estiatorio; Olea; Bodega Bistro; The Chairman Truck; Molinari Delicatessen; Wayfare Tavern; Wexler's; Thorough Bread & Pastry; Lers Ros Thai; Helmand Palace; HRD Coffee Shop; Fat Angel.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Curry Up Now (San Mateo); Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli (Burlingame/South SF); Falafel's Drive In (San Jose); Sunny Bowl (Mountain View); Back A Yard Caribbean Grill (Menlo Park); Pluto's (Palo Alto/San Jose); Ramen Dojo/Ramen Parlor (San Mateo); Amber India (Mountain View/San Jose/Palo Alto); Nini's Coffee Shop (San Mateo); Kabab and Curry's (Santa Clara); Fiddler's Green (Millbrae); Alana's Cafe (Burlingame); Sushi Sam's Edomata (San Mateo).
Previous East Bay picks: Little Star Pizza (Albany); Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen (Berkeley); Asmara (Oakland); Keanu's Island Kine Food (Vacaville); Tara's Organic Ice Cream (Berkeley/Oakland); Pluto's (Chico/Davis/Sacramento/
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma); Sol Food (San Rafael); Stumptown Brewery (Guerneville); Moustache Baked Goods (Healdsburg); Super Duper (Mill Valley); The Pelican Inn (Muir Beach); Garden Grill (Guerneville).
Previous Other picks: Shoki Ramen House (Sacramento); Built to Grill (Portland).
Bay Area Bar Pick
45 Rose St. (at Market St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tucked into a quiet alley near City Hall and bustling Hayes Valley sits an intimate wine bar. You can pair a flight of wines or a bottle with a plate of cheese, Fatted Calf charcuterie, olives, or nuts. Local artwork dots the brick walls, but I'd suggest arriving on the earlier side if you want to snag one of the prized seats. 4 stars - 520 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten; Martuni's; Tosca Cafe; Toronado; The Alembic; Trad'r Sam; Sugar Lounge; Speakeasy Ales & Lagers; Lucky 13.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay picks: The Trappist (Oakland); Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland); The Turf Club (Hayward); Jupiter (Berkeley); St. George Spirits (Alameda); Drake's Barrel House (San Leandro); JC Cellars (Oakland); Dashe Cellars (Oakland); Room 389 (Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
Levi Strauss
(1829-1902)
At some point of our lives, we've adorned one of his namesake jeans. The Bavarian moved to New York City at the age of 18 to join his family's dry goods business, then arrived in San Francisco in 1853 to open a West Coast branch. It wasn't until 1873, though, that Mr. Strauss and his business partner Jacob Davis patented copper rivets and copyrighted the arcuate design on denim work pant pockets. His estate, upon his burial in Colma, was estimated to be around $158 million in 2012 dollars. At the world headquarters in San Francisco, you can check out historical artifacts in the visitors center in honor of Mr. Strauss.
Previous San Francisco history: John Geary; Samuel Brannan; Michael O'Shaughnessy; Jasper O'Farrell; Frank McCoppin; Thomas Hayes; Francisco de Haro; Jose Bernal; David Broderick; Henry Haight; John Townsend; Cyril Magnin; Jose Arguello; Keiko Fukuda; John Le Conte; Eugene Schmitz; Theodore Judah; Herb Caen; James Phelan; Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Angelo Rossi; Charles Brenham; Warren Hellman; John McLaren; Dogpatch; Thomas Larkin; Nancy Pelosi.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill; Simon Mezes; James Forbes; Henry Coe, Jr.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot; Thomas Caldecott; Laurentine Hamilton; Joel Clayton; Edson Adams.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter; George Guerne; Frank Doyle; Samuel Taylor.
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Bay Area Charity
Based in San Francisco since 2006, this organization provides emotional and psychological support to Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, service members, and their families. Estimates are that one out of six troops returning from the wars will have psychological trauma.
Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, The Bike Kitchen, First Graduate, Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Amy C), KQED (88.5 FM), FabMo Creativity Center; and now Duboce/Valencia Fire Relief.
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Slight warming trend should peak on Monday. Don't forget to set your clocks back Sunday morning!
~ Thursday-Saturday ~
Coast: low-60s
SF: mid-60s
Bay: upper-60s
Inland East Bay: upper-60s
North Bay: low-70s
South Bay: low-70s
~ Sunday ~
Coast: mid-60s
SF: low-70s
Bay: low-70s
Inland East Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: upper-70s
North Bay: low-80s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Rock the vote!
- Pierre Lacombe: Saturday, 6pm
- El Rio: Tuesday, 5pm-2am
- The Independent: Tuesday, 6pm-2am
- La Pena Cultural Center (Berkeley): Tuesday, 5pm
On Saturday, Frenchman Pierre Lacombe (a voice actor in the Harry Potter series) jokes about all things politics at Redwood City's Hotel Sofitel. You must RSVP online. Then, on election night, after you HAVE cast your ballot, watch the results en masse. El Rio offers a free drink with proof of voting, while The Independent brings in Brad Wolfe and the Moon for an acoustic concert.
Saturday, 11am-4pm
As part of the Bay Area Science Festival, AT&T Park will host over 20,000 individuals for 150+ exhibits, experiments, and games. Run the basepaths too!
3. Unleash the artist.
- Friday Nights at the De Young: Friday
- Oakland Art Murmur: Friday, 6pm-10pm
- Open Studios: Saturday-Sunday, 11am-6pm
- Asian Art Museum: Sunday, 10am-5pm
- Oakland Museum of CA: Sunday, 11am-5pm
- Legion of Honor: Tuesday, 9:30am-5pm
- Contemporary Jewish Museum: Tuesday: 11am-5pm
- Bay Area Discovery Museum (Sausalito): Wednesday, 9am-4pm
It's time to see what's going on in the art world, especially with the specter of holiday gifts approaching. The de Young's theme for the weekly Friday evening event is swing music and ballet fashion. Across the Bay, over two dozen galleries will be open late in the Uptown area. The oldest running open studios program in the county swings into the Hunters Point area for two different hosted warehouses. I went to one in SoMa in October and even bought some artwork! Free admission days are starting Sunday through Wednesday. Many more are available.
Previous songs: Down to the River to Pray (Alison Krauss); Three Rounds and a Sound (Blind Pilot); Chicken Fried (Zac Brown Band); The Story (Brandi Carlile); Lucky One (Pure Bathing Culture); Easy Way Out (Gotye); Hell or High Water (William Elliott Whitmore); Hymn #101 (Joe Pug); Midnight City (M83); So American (Portugal. The Man); Carry On (Fun.).
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