Music
"Are you going to the party on Saturday?" she asked as if I didn't know
See ever since I saw you on the back of some guy's bicycle
Well, I've been feeling kinda so-so.
Well, I've been feeling kinda so-so.
-- "High School Lover," by Cayuca (0.3 million views, Jan '13 upload)
Cayuca's
surf rock, all the way from Santa Monica, Calif., breezed through South
by Southwest earlier this year. Next stop: Treasure Island Music
Festival on October 20.
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 (STRFKR); 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); It's a War (Blackbird, Blackbird); Man on Fire (Edward
Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros); Big Girl (Mika); Step (Vampire
Weekend); All of Me (Tanlines); King and Lionheart (Of Monsters and
Men); Celestica (Crystal Castles); Angels (The xx); Out of My League
(Fitz & the Tantrums); If I Know You (The Presets); Dumb Disco Ideas
(Holy Ghost!); Even If I Could (Rachael Yamagata); Tired Eyes (The
Trophy Fire); Knock Knock (Band of Horses); Around the Block (Pretty
Lights); Brave (Sara Bareilles); Same Love (Macklemore + Ryan Lewis,
feat. Mary Lambert); Safe and Sound (Capital Cities); All-American Boy
(Steve Grand); Entertainment (Phoenix); Your Drums, Your Love
(AlunaGeorge); Garden (Lost in the Trees); Royals (Lorde); The Mother We
Share (Chvrches).
Current Event
The
California Assembly (68 - 0) and Senate (26 - 7) both overwhelmingly
voted in favor of a non-binding resolution that officially renames the
western span of the Bay Bridge after former mayor Willie Brown, Jr.
"The iconic Bay Bridge should keep the name that it has had for 77 years."
-- Jerry Brown, California Governor
"I'm hoping that by Black History Month, he might have a change of heart."
-- Alice Huffman, President of the California NAACP
"I know the governor has expressed opposition, but I don't think it's that big of a deal."
-- Ed Lee, San Francisco Mayor
"The
resolution... failed to meet two criteria established by the Legislature
to avoid controversial naming of public structures: It was neither
proposed by a politician representing the Bay Area, nor did it have the
support of the Bay Area community."
-- Chip Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle columnist
Food
842 Valencia St. (at 19th St.)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-8283
Yelp
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-8283
Yelp
It's appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 list for seven years running. It graced the Bay Area edition of the Michelin Guide for
four years. And while prices, which used to be quite fair at $15-20
upon opening, have increased by about 50%, Range remains a great
special-occasion destination. I had happy dreams about the coffee-rubbed
pork shoulder (not currently on the menu), but you really can't go
wrong here. 4 stars - 1460 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; Aperto; Pho
Huynh Hiep 2; Ted's Deli; Zero Zero; Zazie; Shalimar; Swan Oyster Depot;
Dottie's True Blue Cafe; La Taqueria; Chez Maman; Radio Habana Social
Club; Tony's Pizza Napoletana; Hard Knox Cafe; Shabusen; Ragazza;
Morty's Delicatessen; Hawaiian Drive Inn #28; Just For You Cafe;
Woodhouse Fish Co; Mission Pie; El Metate; V-105; Kitchen Story; Frisco Fried.
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); Shanghai Dumpling Shop (Millbrae).
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);
Mon Ami Gabi (Las Vegas); Fox & Goose Public House (Sacramento); La
Bonne Soup Cafe (Sacramento); Snow City Cafe (Anchorage); Starling Diner (Long Beach).
Nightlife
The Phoenix Bar & Irish Gathering House
811 Valencia St. (at 19th St.)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 695-1811
Yelp
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 695-1811
Yelp
If in
that off-chance you forgot to make a reservation at Range - or want to
park early while you have the chance - step in here for a lively pint
and awesome complimentary soda bread. I would estimate about 10
televisions playing various sporting events, so you can catch the
Niners, A's, or World Cup qualifying while you're at it. 4 stars - 566
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; Two Sisters
Bar and Books; Doc's Clock; 15 Romolo; Thee Parkside; The Social Study;
The Page; Rye; Bloodhound; Azucar Lounge; The Residence; Tommy's
Mexican; The Revolution Cafe; Trick Dog; The Hot Spot; Hi Tops; The Homestead.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Antonio's Nut
House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park); Rose and Crown
(Palo Alto); Fiddler's Green (Millbrae).
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); Altamont Beer Works (Livermore); Prizefighter (Emeryville).
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); The Garage (Las Vegas); The Shady
Lady Saloon (Sacramento); Mercantile Saloon (Sacramento); 49th State
Brewing Co (Healy AK); Goat Hill Tavern (Costa Mesa).
History
Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861)
This
is partly exciting because I pass by the Lyon St. sign post every day!
Mr. Lyon, born in Connecticut, fought in both the Mexican-American and
Civil Wars. He staunchly opposed slavery. In 1861, he commanded an army
infantry in St. Louis, and at the Battle of Springfield, he became the
first Union general to be killed in action. Lyon St., which runs between
Haight St. and Marina Blvd., is named after him.
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; Thomas Starr King; Minnie
Ward; Rosalie Stern; Carlton Goodlett; Phillip Burton; Jose de Jesus
Noe; Frederick Funston; Shotwell's; Castro Theatre; Kezar Stadium.
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; Anson
Burlingame; William Ralston; Paul Trousdale; San Gregorio General Store.
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; Joaquin Miller; Robert
Livermore; Gay Nineties Pizza Co; Joseph Emery.
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); Betty Willis (Las Vegas); Esteban Munras (Monterey); John
Sutter, Jr. (Sacramento); James Marshall (Placerville); William Seward
(Alaska); Seal Beach Pier.
Charity
Charity: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Later this year, reader Justin D. is participating in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk up in Portland, Ore. He'll be fundraising for the third consecutive year in memory of his cousin. Similar walks will be held in San Francisco, Oakland, Cupertino, Santa Monica, and Irvine.
Charity: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Later this year, reader Justin D. is participating in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk up in Portland, Ore. He'll be fundraising for the third consecutive year in memory of his cousin. Similar walks will be held in San Francisco, Oakland, Cupertino, Santa Monica, and Irvine.
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; The Coming Home Project;
Urban Tilth; Queer Lifespace; and Re-volv.
Weekend Weather
Hope you enjoyed the summertime weekend because we're back to the basics.Coast: mid-60s
SF: low-70s
Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: upper-70s
North Bay: low-80s
Inland East Bay: low-80s
Inland East Bay: low-80s
Free Activities
1. San Francisco Int'l Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday-Sunday, 8am-5pm
Last
year, the sun shined on my first time there. Will I make a repeat
appearance? Over 100 dragon boat teams will be compete off Treasure
Island. A free shuttle will run between three stops: 4th and Mission; Sacramento and Kearny; and Treasure Island.
Sunday, noon-5pm
Forty comedians on one stage over five hours. Sit back and laugh in Golden Gate Park's Sharon Meadow.
Friday, 7-11pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm
The 20th
annual event showcases San Francisco's largest art collective. Over 100
artists will be situated between 744 Alabama St (at 19th) and 2425 17th
St (at Hampshire).
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