Music
The sun coming clear
It's a war, it's a war, it's a war
Where do you go where nobody knows
- Blackbird, Blackbird (63 thousand views)
Current Event
"Students
are not going there. It's not a regional draw. We need to make it a
welcoming, comfortable, and fun place for everyone to visit."
- Tom Bates, Berkeley Mayor
"I
know Berkeley's big into local businesses, but the fact is they're
overpriced. I hate to say it, but I'm a chain store girl. I like Target.
That's what I'd like to see on Telegraph."
- Jael Cook, 23-year-old Berkeley resident
"Everything
around here costs too much, including tuition. Here's the best way to
reinvigorate Telegraph: We all need to be younger."
- Julia Vinograd, "Bubble Lady" and Cal alum from the '60s
Food
401 Gough St. (at Hayes St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 355-9067
or
(415) 355-9067
or
1453 18th St. (at Missouri St.)
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 824-7166
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 824-7166
I
was so discouraged by a recent unsuccessful attempt to dine at Potrero
Hill's Chez Maman. The wait exceeded an hour for the tiny French bistro
serving up quality French Onion soup, croque madames, and burgers. An
idea struck this week: its outpost in Hayes Valley, which opened last
July, is larger and less busy. The moules mariniere, baked
camembert with garlic, and creamy veal with mashed potatoes did not
disappoint. No wait either! 4 stars - 130 reviews (Hayes); 4-1/2 stars -
1122 reviews (Potrero Hill)
Two Sisters Bar and Books
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; Aperto; Pho Huynh Hiep 2; Ted's Deli; Zero
Zero; Zazie; Shalimar; Swan Oyster Depot; Dottie's True Blue Cafe; La Taqueria.
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); Buckeye Roadhouse
(Mill Valley).
Previous Other picks: Shoki Ramen House (Sacramento); Built to Grill (Portland); Freshies (South Lake Tahoe).
Nightlife
579 Hayes St. (at Octavia Blvd.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-3655
Yelp
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-3655
Yelp
Down
a block from Chez Maman West is this intimate bar tucked into the old
Frjtz space. You'll find four domestic crafts on draft, ten wines by
glass, and clever takes on classics such as a pumpkin manhattan and a
chamomile old fashioned. I haven't tried the eats yet - offerings range
from deviled eggs and housemade pickles to beer-braised short ribs and
butter bean salad. 4 stars - 130 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; Hotel Biron; Bottom of the Hill;
Blackthorn; Local Edition; Magnolia Pub & Brewery; Whiskey Thieves;
Bourbon & Branch; The Monk's Kettle; Amsterdam Cafe; Aunt Charlie's Lounge; Latin American Club.
Previous
Peninsula/South Bay picks: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis
Beer Garden (Menlo Park); Rose and Crown (Palo Alto).
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); Beer Revolution
(Oakland); Make Westing (Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg); Tourist Club (Mill Valley).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland); Stateline Brewery (South Lake Tahoe).
History
Anson Burlingame(1820-1870)
The
New Yorker grew up in Ohio and Michigan, and later graduated from
Harvard Law School. His activism in Massachusetts on behalf of the Free
Soil Party, Know Nothing Party, and Republican Party landed him in
Congress for three terms. He famously defended Massachusetts Senator
Charles Sumner on the Senate floor after a physical attack by South
Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks. Mr. Burlingame accepted an offer to
duel in Canada with Mr. Brooks, who then cancelled. He later served
under President Lincoln as a foreign minister, and helped craft the
Burlingame Treaty with China, as well as other accords with Denmark,
Sweden, the Netherlands, and Prussia. Land he purchased in San Mateo
County later became the city of Burlingame.
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; Levi Strauss; John
Sloat; Jose Sarria; William D.M. Howard; Edwin Bryant; George Davidson;
William Alvord; George Moscone; Jack Early.
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.; John Gilroy; Joseph Grant; Henry Naglee.
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; Robert Crown; Samuel Merritt
Previous
North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William
Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter; George Guerne; Frank Doyle; Samuel
Taylor; Harrison Standley; Helen Putnam
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Charity
401 1st Street
Suite 215
Richmond, CA 94801
Such a cool
idea. For seven years, Urban Tilth has worked to bring agriculture to
urban areas of Richmond and San Pablo. The program has partnered with
schools, nonprofits, corporations, and government and now coordinates 12
small farms and three churches. The Greenway Community Garden, in the
heart of the Iron Triangle, and the Kennedy High Farm and Garden are two
great examples. Earlier this month, Richmond High hosted a student-run
salad bar for lunch by using harvested lettuce and lemons, and
student-made salad dressings.
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;
Duboce/Valencia Fire Relief; and The Coming Home Project.
Weekend Weather
A
bit cloudy on Saturday, but otherwise we're looking at continued
sunshine. Friday will be the warmest day; Tuesday is our next chance of
rain.
~ Thursday ~
SF: low-60s
Bay: mid-60s
South Bay: upper-60s
Inland East Bay: upper-60s
North Bay: mid-70s
~ Friday ~
SF: upper-60s
Bay: low-70s
South Bay: low-70s
Inland East Bay: low-70s
North Bay: upper-70s
~ Saturday ~
SF: mid-60s
SF: mid-60s
Bay: upper-60s
Inland East Bay: low-70s
North Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: upper-70s
~ Sunday ~
SF: low-60s
SF: low-60s
Bay: mid-60s
South Bay: mid-60s
Inland East Bay: upper-60s
North Bay: low-70s
No Facebook. No iPhone. No TV. No tablet. No e-mail. Can you do it for 24 hours? Broadway Studios in North Beach is offering a party from 7pm-midnight with live music, typewriters, board games, bracelet making, hand-drawn portraits, and a device check-in station.
- Thursday A: Bender's Bar, 5-8pm - Francisco the Man, Kitten, Beach Party
- Thursday B: Tiny Telephone, 7pm - studio tour + celebration
- Friday A: Bender's Bar, 5-8pm - Golden Void, Wild Moth, DSTVV
- Friday B: Public Works, 6-9pm - Iranian Art Show opening
- Friday C:
1015 Folsom, 10pm-4am - Washed Out, Toro Y Moi, Young Magic, Sweatson
Klank, Yalls, Push the Feeling, Star Eyes, MPHD, DJ Dials, Hard French
vs. Motown on Mondays, Joaquin Bartra, GoldenChyld, DJ Balance, VNDMG,
DJ Theory, Co-Yah Ladeez, Green B, Daneekah
- Saturday: Bender's Bar, 5-8pm - White Barons, Pins of Light, Wild Eyes, Owl
- Tuesday: Brick & Mortar House, 9pm - PAPA, Carousel, Rin Tin Tiger, DJ The Bay Bridged
- Tuesday: Brick & Mortar House, 9pm - PAPA, Carousel, Rin Tin Tiger, DJ The Bay Bridged
3. Art & History Museums
- Friday: Oakland Art Murmur
- Saturday-Sunday: Old Mint History Expo
- Tuesday: De Young, Legion of Honor, Conservatory of Flowers, Cartoon Art, SFMOMA, Contemporary Jewish, YBCA
- Wednesday: Bay Area Discovery, SF Zoo, GLBT
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.); Remembrance (Balmorhea); Miss
Atomic Bomb (The Killers); Take a Walk (Passion Pit); Closer (Tegan and
Sara); It's Time (Imagine Dragons); Higher (Matt Nathanson); Rawnald
Gregory Erickson the Second (Starfucker); So Many Details (Toro Y Moi);
Ho Hey (Lumineers); Winter Winds (Mumford & Sons); Wanted (Hunter
Hayes); Levels (Avicii); The A Team (Ed Sheeran); Hold On (Alabama Shakes); Don't You Worry Child (Swedish House Mafia); Lonely Boy (The Black Keys).
