Bless my heart
Bless my soul
I didn't think I'd make it to 22 years oldBless my soul
Bay Area Quote
"I
am concerned about it. But we'd already been pumping up security for
the event. Merchant groups have hired extra security. We will soon have
more lighting."
- Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
"It's definitely gotten bigger than we planned, and now we have to find a way to handle it."
- Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan
"The Oakland Art Murmur is deeply saddened and shocked by the
tragic shooting that occurred in the Uptown area last Friday night....
This is another example of the epidemic gun violence erupting across
America."
- Oakland Art Murmur, a nonprofit that founded the monthly event
"We
are directing concerned community members to an altar that has been set
up at the site of his passing, on Telegraph Ave. near 20th St. in
Oakland."
- Oakland First Fridays, a collective running the arts festival
Bay Area Food Pick
Dottie's True Blue Cafe
28 6th St. (at Market St.)
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 885-2767
Yelp
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 885-2767
Yelp
This
much-revered breakfast nook has moved from one rough part of town to
another, as it remains a solid anchor of the Sixth Street redevelopment
plan. I highly recommend the black bean cakes, whiskey-fennel sausage
scramble, and homemade cornbread. There was no wait today at lunch, but I
suspect the epic weekend lines remain even at this larger location. A
second branch has been opened out in Scottsdale, Ariz. 4 stars - 1965 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.
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).
Bay Area Nightlife Pick
133 Turk St. (at Taylor St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 441-2922
Yelp
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 441-2922
Yelp
Ah, the memories here. I do miss the days of Vicki Marlane and Gina La Divina
trotting the floor as part of a memorable drag show. It's still a cheap
thrill most of the time, and DJ Bus Station John throws a hip Thursday dance night. 4 stars - 152 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.
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).
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).
Bay Area History
George R. Moscone(1929-1978)
Born and raised in San Francisco, Mr. Moscone attended St. Ignatius, University of the Pacific, and UC Hastings.
After some time spent with the US Navy and a private law practice, he
began his career in politics with the SF Board of Supervisors and the
California State Senate. He joined with Assemblyman Willie Brown to pass
a bill repealing California's sodomy law, which was signed by Governor
Jerry Brown. Then, in 1975, he defeated Dianne Feinstein and John Barbagelata to become the
37th mayor of San Francisco. The Peoples Temple voted overwhelmingly for
him, and Mr. Moscone returned the favor by appointing Jim Jones as
Chairman of the SF Housing Commission. As mayor, he blocked the SF
Giants' planned move to Toronto and advocated for district elections of
the Board of Supervisors. A disgruntled former supervisor, Dan White, assassinated Mr. Moscone (along with Harvey Milk) at City Hall. Moscone Center, the main convention center, 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.
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.
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).
Bay Area 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.
Bay Area Weekend Weather
Chance of rain looms through Friday afternoon. Then, it's free and clear for the next week.
Highs: mid-to-upper 50s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. FanFest 2013Saturday, 10am-3pm
Let's go Giants! Vamos Gigantes! View the 2010 and 2012 World Series Trophies, meet a wide range of players (from Tim Lincecum to Buster Posey), and roam the field.
Jazz Parade, 5:30pm
Block Party, 5-7pm
Join the Jazz Mafia, Stanford Marching Band, and Jordan & the Ritual in a parade from Octavia + Hayes to Mission + Duboce. Or, over in the Fillmore District, celebrate in the Fillmore Center Plaza with live blues and a processional with other street performers. RSVP required!
3. Candlelit Ferry Building Food Fair
Friday, 5-7:30pm
Sounds charming. Stop into the Ferry Building's merchants for a candlelit experience. Tango dancing and classical music will add to the ambiance. Wine and hors d'ouevres samples are for a nominal fee.
Friday, 5-7:30pm
Sounds charming. Stop into the Ferry Building's merchants for a candlelit experience. Tango dancing and classical music will add to the ambiance. Wine and hors d'ouevres samples are for a nominal fee.
