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Vol.8 No. 4 FREE January 1996
Sewer
Helping hands
tunnel
project
blamed
for giant
sinkhole
by Tom Prete
A sinkhole in the Sea Cliff
area in the Outer Richmond
District gathered national atten-
tion in mid-December and con-
tinues to gather curious tourists.
A major municipal sewer project
in the area, however, has received
notice only because some blame
it for the sinkhole.
The Lincoln Park Neigh-
borhood Association points to
the Richmond Transport Tunnel,
along with city engineers and
construction contractors, as caus-
ing the collapse of a century-old
six-foot wide brick sewer line,
leading to the sinkhole that swal-
lowed one house and threatened Photo:PhilipLibonoGang)
several others. Dana Lanza (center) with some of her students at Presidio Middle School. Lanza is a volunteer with the YMCA
The tunnel was designed as Earth Service Corp., an Americorp-sponsored program placing trained college graduates to work for the environ-
pari ofa mullimillion dollar sew- ment in local schools. This year, service projects have involved setting up school recycling programs, working on
er upgrade effort designed to in- the Memorial AIDS Grove in Golden Gate Park and a smoking prevention program in middle schools.
crease the storage capacity of the YMCA recruits volunteers to teach about the environment
city's combined sewer and storm
drain system. In addition, the Richmond YMCA is recruiting well- ronmental awareness. The Earth Service Americorp fellow Dana Lanza, the stu-
tunnel project relocates theemer- trained, college-graduated volunteers to set Corp. also aims to bring communities to- dents' club leader,coordinates the service
gency overflow outlet and at- upenvironmental serviceevents and clubs gether. events and teaches them about theenviron-
tempts to reduce the number of in local schools. The Richmond YMCA has been work- ment. Richmond YMCAjust held aholiday
overflows ontocity beaches. Volunteers become part ofthe YMCA ing with volunteering students at Roosevelt clothing drive for the homelessat St.
"1 don't think there's any Earth Service Corp., an Americorp-based and Presidio middle schools and George Anthony's in the Tenderloin, Lanza said.
question that the neighbors feel program that allows them to visit middle Washington High School, according to Kari Those interested in volunteering regular-
the six-foot sewer failure was and high schools weekly to promote envi- Lee, youth program director. ly or forsingle events can call 666-9604.
Continued on page 10
District gets more police officers
$1 million allocated
Beach Chalet moves 192 cadets in field training ready for final assignments
byTom Prete "Hopefully, we're going to be The field training experience
closer to reopening able to retain that level" despite "is somewhat stressful, but your
With crime listed as a major whatever transfers and retire- partner is always looking out for
concern in national and local ments may come in the future, you," said Officer Kiyotaka
by Eric Louie mic retrofitting, upgrading the polls, it should be welcome news said Richmond Capt. Jerome "Kiyo" Kanamori, who at
electric utilities, adding handi- to Richmond District residents DeFilippo. presstime was about to start his
The opening of a brew-pub capped-accessible ramps and that 192 new police academy He said the extra officers will second week of training in the
restaurant and visitor center at installingan elevator. graduates recently started their mean that more cops can devote Richmond.
Ocean Beach came one step According to Jorge Alfaro, field training. more time to preventive, commu- "It's a whole different envi-
closer as the SF Recreation the project manager from the Police officials say the nity policing like foot patrols ronment. You're on your toes,"
and Park Commission ap- SF Department of Public
Richmond Station should expect through the Richmond's com- Kanamori said. "It's challenging
proved a $1 million building Works, construction will take a personnel increase of 10 to 20 mercial areas. "It gives us the and self-rewarding."
renovation contract bid at their eight months tocomplete. percent at the beginning of ability to increase the number of He said that while the class-
meeting Dec. 21. "Assuming the board hears spring. In hard numbers, that people we have out there on pa-
The final decision on it in January, the money will translates to 14 new officers. trol." Continued on back page
whether San Francisco-based be released and construction
contractor, M.A. Encinger and can start in February," said First female police captain takes helm
Associates will be contracted Alfaro, who added that
to renovate the Rec and Park- Encinger is only the "apparent A new police captain will take She was raised in the City and making him the highest ranking
owned Beach Chalet will be low bidder" and not necessari- over the helm at the Richmond graduated from Saint Mary's officer on duty citywide during
made by the SF Board of ly the contractortobeused. Police Station on Jan. 2. 1996. College in Moraga with a B.S. in the evening hours.
Supervisors, hopefully in the During c—onstruction, the Captain Sylvia Harper, 42, is psychology and biology. She re- Harper, who has been married
beginning of the year, accord- two lessees a visitor cent—er the first woman to command a cently completed a three-month to her "college sweetheart" for
ing to Phil Arnold, assistant and brew pub restaurant district station in San Francisco. training course at the FBI 20 years, said she favors a
general manager of Rec and will set up theirbusinesses and "I am excited and look for- National Academy in Virginia. "hands-on approach" to law en-
Park. The Chalet is located on open immediately after con- ward to the challenge," Harper Outgoing Captain Jerome forcement and an "open-door
the Great Highway between structionis finished. said. DeFilippo said Harper is a "ter- policy" forthe public.
the Murphy and Dutch wind- According to Alfaro, Harper, a 16-year veteran of rific woman and is well liked "1 hope to maintain the sup-
mills. the city's police force, was ap- throughout the department.'' port of the community and 1
Renovation includes seis- Continued on page 8 pointed to the post by SF Chief TJeFiTippo will take over the job hope to gain their trust," she
ofPolice Anthony Ribera. as Night Supervising Captain, said.
2 • The RichmondReView News • January 1996
Critics say City should have a plan
The San Francisco
to monitor emerging technologies
HomeShare
by Tom Prete
Program
The idea of a new city com-
mission or a coalition of city
agencies charged with overseeing
Are you tired of living alone?
the wireless and telecommunica-
Are you concerned about security? tions industries in San Francisco
HomeSharing enjoyed broad support from the
public at a recent meeting and
drew fire from industry represen-
is an option to consider ifyou are: tatives.
Concerned residents of the
Homeowners Homeseekers Richmond District and other ar-
eas where telecommunications
• Needextra incomeor Want lowerrent orto
companies want to erect trans-
assistanceinlieu of rent exchangeserviceforrent
• Seekcompanionship Need decentaffordable mitters were joined by represen-
• Haveextraspacein your housing tatives of various city agencies in
apartmentorhome theirsupport fora comprehensive
plan for the progress ofan infras-
NON-PROFIT
tructure ofnew technologies.
No Cost The Rev. Serge Kotar of the Photo:Mart*Jordan
Holy Virgin Cathedral at 6210 Father Serge Kotar of the Holy Virgin Cathedral stands at
For more information call: Geary Blvd.. across the street 26th Avenue and Geary Boulevard where Pacific Bell wants
from a site proposed for a trans- to place a mobile services antenna.
San Francisco HomeShare
mitter station, says he fears for
[phone] the health of the children at his human health. They only are de- also concerned that this is only
church's school. signed to prevent people from the beginning," he said.
AProgramofServiceForSeniors "My big concern is (that)we being cooked by (radio frequen- "This is where the research
AsubsidiaryofNorthernCaliforniaPresbyterianHomes have a full-time school on site. cy) fields," Carpenterwrote. needs to be," agreed Richmond
We have kids here from early in Consultants hired by the District resident and City Hall
the morning to late in the day," telecommunication industry said watchdog, Edith McMillan.
Kotar said in a Dec. 26 telephone federal safety standards require "Even though it's not on the
interview. transmitters to operate at levels school, it impacts it directly."
He said there are 34 daily stu- well below the level at which ex- McMillan headed a drive to
dents at the school, and another posure is considered unsafe. In defeat a proposal to install cellu-
120 secondary-school students in addition, they pointed out that lar transmitters on George
a religion and Russian-language actual operation of the transmit- Washington High School a few
program. Kotar also expressed ters occurs at levels about 1,000 years ago.
concern for those who attend ser- times lower than would be per- Improved cellular telephone
vices in thechurch. mitted under federal safety stan- service will fill a growing de-
Dan McFarland, generaJ man- dards. mand from the public, provide a
ager of the SF Department of "Standards are always set well backup for conventional commu-
388 2ND AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 [phone] Electricity and Telecommuni- below the levels of potential nications networks in case ofnat-
RENO BUS - RENO & LAKE TAHOE - 2 DAYS/1 NIGHT cations said, "We need the tech- harm," said Larry Bushberg. a ural disasters or emergencies,
nology, but common sense Pac Bell consultant who works at and improve personal safety by
WEEKDAYS: Depart everyThursday and return Friday should dictate here." McFarland the University of California. allowing people to call for help
$35 (Refund cash $35, plus at least 1 free buffet) spoke at a hearing at the Dec. 19 Davis in the field of health from any location, supporters
WEEKENDS: Depart everySaturdayand return Sunday meeting of the SF Board of physics. said.
$55 (Except holidays-prices may be higher; refund cash $35 & t free buffet) Supervisors' Government While consultants contended Others who testified in sup-
NEWYEAR: DEC. 31 & JAN. 1 - TWO DAYS/ONE NIGHT- $80 Efficiency and Labor Committee that the safety level of emissions port of wireless communications
Stay atthe Reno Hotel (refund $40 & free buffet) The hearing was held at the re- is known, there was also much said San Francisco and the Bay
quest ofSupervisor Sue Bierman, testimony and evidence present- Area now hold a competitive
SPECIAL DAY: JAN. 22 & 23- $30 (Refund $35) who has spearheaded the board's ed, including a November deci- business advantage over other re-
CHINESE NEW YEAR: FEB. 17 & 18, FEB. 24 & 25- $65 efforts to enact comprehensive sion paper from the California gions in the telecommunications
(Refund $35; free buffet & Chinese Lucky Money) local regulation of wireless com- Public Utilities Commission, that and multimedia industries. They
LAKETAHOE & RENO,2days/1 night, bus departs at munication utilities, including said little is known and little re- said keeping San Francisco's
7:15a.m. & return next dayat4:00to4:30p.m. the cellular telephone industry. search has been conducted on the lead in this area depends on
One dayturn around, Reno only-$27. (Refund cash $10&$3food coupon.) She noted that industry repre- subject. keeping up with advances in
Busleavesat7:45a.m., return same dayat6:30p.m. Stay2days/1 nightatthe sentatives have been working The CPUC has also recom- communications technology.
Silver Legacy Casino Hotel for $83. (Refund $10&$3food coupon.) hard to block the sort of over- mended that antennas not be lo- In December, the City
SPECIAL CRUISE RATES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: sight she wants, even pushing for cated at schools orhospitals. Planning Commission put off a
Baja, Mexico: $199 & up- 3to 4 nights federal regulations that would Kotar added his voice to calls decision on whether to allow
Southern Caribbean: 7 days- $869 & up prohibit local governments from for a temporary moratorium on Pacific Bell Mobile Services to
Alaska: 7days (Travel between May21 to September) $799 & up enacting rulesoftheirown. new transmission sites until more put up seven sets of antennas at
"The lobbying that goes on study on human health risks can various locations across the City
against it is severe," Bierman be completed. "I'm most con-
said. cerned about this site but I'm Continued on page 4
Industry representatives testi-
hardware fied at the hearing that the tech- Holiday safety tips
nology involved in new-genera-
tion digital cellular telephone
service is safe and there is no
unlimited need for local regulation because
their operations will comply with
all federal and state regulations.
"There is absolutely nothing
that indicates to me that these
things are harmless," Kotar said.
Much of the committee hear-
HARDWARE HAND TOOLS ing was spent in a tug-of-war
• •
ELECTRICAL PLUMBING over whether cellula—r telephone
• • transmitters are safe a pattern
• GARDEN SUPPLIES • KEYS CUT • WEBER shown at other meetings on the
BARBEQUES WINDOW SHADES CUT TO SIZE topic.
HOUSEWA•RES COOKWARE KITCHEN Mary Irene Zemanek, a Cow
• • • Hollow resident, quoted from a
GADGETS SMALL APPLIANCES EUREKA
• • letter written to her by the Dr.
VACUUMS STORAGE & CLOSET SUPPLIES David Carpenter, dean of the
•
School of Public Health at the
University at Albany, ofthe State
OPEN 7 DAYS University of New York. The let-
ter stated in part that studies on
the safety of PCS emissions did
931-9133 not look at cancer risks, but only
on whether the microwave-range
Photo:PhilipUbonoOangl
emissions would cause damage At the monthly meeting of the Richmond District
MON- SAT 9-6 -SUN 11-5 due to heat. Community/Police Forum in December, firefighter
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January 1996 • News The RichmondReView • 3
Storms wreak havoc Golden Gate Park
in District,
Trees toppled in DPW lowing Sunset. "We pulled out all
"There are lots of rumors out the stops." he said. The staff
100 mph winds there about what caused it: tour helped sweep up glass and the
buses, the Richmond sewer tun- clean-up crew replaced floor
by Heather World nel, the old sewer system ... " boards and kitchen equipment,
The sinkhole swallowed half and put in double laminated safe-
The rainstorm that flooded of a neighboring home's founda- ty glass much like that which is
San Francisco's streets and tion but DPW shored up the slated for the Conservatory
knocked over decades-old trees property with cement blocks. Hountalas had no cost estimates
with 100 mph winds on Dec. 11 Mamak said engineers would not for the work which is still being
wreaked so much havoc that offi- know until after the new year completed.
cials were still totaling the dam- when that family could move
ages two weeks later. back in.
The city's west end suffered "Everybody else moved back
more than any other area. Golden in," he said, adding that Sea Cliff
Gate Park remained closed to residents put signs in their win-
traffic Christmas weekend as dows thanking the crew and engi-
workers cleared the remains of neers for responding so quickly.
300 trees blown over by the Photo.PhilipUbonoGang) Mamak said the storm opened
storm. On Dec. 12, a jogger runs between felled trees on Middle "about a half dozen" smaller
"The garden staff alone Drive in Golden Gate Park. Middle Drive and many other sinkholes around the City, in-
worked 800-person hours the first roads were closed after the week's storm due to damage to cluding one on 43rd Avenue be-
week after the storm." said John trees and many buildings in the park. tween Anza and Balboa streets.
Huttinger, head of the park's gar- San Francisco's old sewer and
dening crew. "And that doesn't Philodendron remain in the Lucey estimated the cost of water pipes cannot accommodate
include heavy equipment opera- dome, said Jim Lucey, an assis- fixing the Conservatory to be be- the larger population, making
tors," he added. tant superintendent in charge of tween $8 million and $10 mil- sinkholes a common problem,
The weekend after the storm, structural maintenance for the lion. The building would have to said Mamak. DPW has a priority
roller bladers and bicyclists navi- park. Employees moved the rest be closed for two years, unless list of sewers in need of repair, Finally.Somethingfun
gated their way through a slalom ofthe plants into the wings. workers would cover the green- one third of which, he estimated, thatisn'tbadforyou. jaZZfTCise
course of the crew's handiwork: Lucey made suggestions for house in transparent Mylar while lie in the Richmond.
cut tree trunks up to 5 feet in di- reconstruction at a meeting with they do their work. At the water's edge, the Cliff jazzereise
ameter. 6-foot branches and saw- the SF Superintendent of Parks a Closer to the ocean, the SF House took its share of damage
dust; no cars were allowed in week and a half after the storm. Department of Public Works during the storm, too. "A great
much ofthe park since the storm, "1 recommend that the dome be tilled in the sinkholes, including portion ofthe roof peeled offand 5 CLASSES
and only the Eighth Avenue to demolished," he said. "The entire one that sucked up a $1 million we lost a lot of heavy equipment
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Ninth Avenue corridors and the dome structure is 1 10 to 1 15 home in Sea Cliff. Owners re- that was on top of the building, $15
band concourse by the museums years old." He suggested hiring trieved whatever was not lost to like blowers for the kitchen and
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Several people stopped to placement dome for Seattle's the hole that now held their Michael Hountalas, general man-
look at the damage done to the Conservatory which looks much home. DPW workers then filled ager and co-owner of the famous FIRST UNITED
white-domed Conservatory. The like the one in Golden Gate Park. the sinkhole with sand, gravel old tourist attraction and restau- LUTHERAN
storm's strong winds blew out "The dome would look basi- and building materials from the rant. CHURCH
windows in each of the green- cally the same," said Lucey. An Embarcadero Freeway, destroyed Nine windows, including sev-
house's two wings. One broken exact duplicate would be rebuilt in the 1989 Loma Prieta earth- en in the main dining room, blew GearyBlvd.at30th Ave.
window near the top of the dome using dyed aJuminum and safety quake. out. "It was like a wind tunnel," Mon,Tues&Thurs:5:30&6:45p.m.
gave curious onlookers a glimpse glass. The aluminum would "The City has retained a said Hountalas. Wed:6:15p.m.; Sat9:15a.m.
of a Philodendron's giant leaves, make the structure stronger and group called Failure Analysis to Newspapers reported that the
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Riordan Crusaders' Jonathan Turner tries to get the ball during a game with the
George Washington Eagles at the Riordan Basketball Tournament held over the
Service Christmas holidays. The Crusaders went on to win the game by a score of 78 to 55.
/pay attention to details. Two pedestrians recovering after
Wsehlleinngitachoommees,tloeabvueyithnegdoertails being hit by suspected drunk driver
to me I believe yourpurchase
orsale shouldbe worry-free, A Richmond District man speech, uncoordinated physical robbery and sex crimes' investi-
and I willdomy besttokeep it who hit two pedestrians with his movements and detected the gators.
that way. vehicle during a heavy rain was strong odor of alcohol coming The suspect allegedly forced
arrested for driving under the in- from the suspect. He was booked his way into the woman's apart-
Through constanteducation and fluence ofalcohol. on a felony drunkdriving charge. ment and robbed her at gunpoint
ongoingexperience, 1 recognize William Onesko. 47, was driv- Kyungand Lee were treated at just as an elevator arrived. The
situations requiring attention ing on California Street at 23rd San Francisco General Hospital suspect told the woman to get in-
and actonihem, leavingnoth- Avenue at 6.15 p.m. on Monday. for multiple injuries, including side the elevator which he
ing tochance. I deliver the kind Dec. 11 when his car collided contusions, lacerations and bro- stopped between floors and then
ofserviceyouexpect, and take John M. Lee with Paul Kyung. 37. and Mija ken bones. forced the woman to orally copu-
pride in my ability to follow Lee. 40. In other news, police arrested late him.
through. I will also keep you Onesko was reportedly driv- a suspect they say robbed and Thompson was on parole for
informed, each stepofthe way. Real Estate Broker ing his 1969 Volkswagen about sexually assaulted a woman in robbery at the time of his arrest
— 30 to 35 mph, in a 25 mph-zone, the 2800 block of California and police say he is also a sus-
Attention todetails justone 1390 Noriega St. at the time ofthe accident. Police Street in November. pect in several other armed rob-
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[phone] Wireless technologies prompt caution
—
Continued from page 2 work of "PCS" Per—sonal tical of the merits of the program
The Prudential California Realty Communications System ser- Pac Bell proposes, saying she
because commissioners wanted vice. PCS will eventually be able would not vote for it until she
to observe the results ofthe com- to combine voice, data and pag- was sure the SF Department of
mittee hearing. The applications ing services in a digital transmis- Public Health had received ade-
for those locations have been un- sion, according to Pac Bell repre- quate answers to its questions
derconsideration by the commis- sentatives. about the system's safety.
KITARO sion since mid-September. At its Despite the delays, Pac Bell Speakers from DPH urged
Dec. 14 meeting, the commission still hopes to have the system up caution but did not advise against
put off a decision until at least and running by spring, 1997, said approving the installation of
Jan. II, 1996. spokesman Lou Saviano. wireless transmitters.
JAPANESE BESTAUGANT In late December, Barry Pearl The planning commission Most of Boomer's reserva-
of the SF Planning Department meeting is scheduled after tions have been allayed, she said,
said the state Permit Mayor-elect Willie Brown takes but she still wants an extensive
Streamlining Act requires that a office Jan. 8, when he may name list of conditions to be met by
decision be made on all permit newcommissioners. companies who install digital
applications within six months of Planning Commissioner transmitters.
($10 MIN., DINNER ONLY) their completion. If an applica- Roberta Boomer was once skep-
tion is not acted on, it is automat- massage
Infant instructor
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Bell applications would gain au- nets international acclaim
tomatic approval in —early
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1 ENTREE,
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Hours: Tues-Sat 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5 pm-9:30 pm The government efficiency massage to parents since 1988. selected for this prestigious
Sunday-DinnerOnly and labor committee hearing will Presently, she teaches classes award by her peers. For informa-
continue at the committee's regu- monthly at the SF Education and tion on infant massage, contact:
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January 1996 • News The RichmondReView • 5
Muni proposes changes to 29-Sunset bus line
by Valerie May
Two possible changes to the
29-Sunset bus route will be con-
sidered at an upcoming meeting
between the SF Municipal
Railway and residents of affected
neighborhoods in the Richmond
District.
The meeting, originally sched-
uled for Dec. 11, was postponed
because of the distraction of the
sinkhole in Sea Cliff but may
take place in January. The time
and place were undecided at
presstime.
The two routes being consid-
ered for change are in the areas
of Sea Cliff and 25th avenues,
and the Presidio Main Post.
The proposed Sea Cliff route
change is Muni's response to res-
idents' concerns about traffic in
the area and changes may affect
the bus line's nighttime service
along Lincoln Boulevard and
Baker Beach, and to a terminal
on 25th Avenue at California
Street. The hours in question are
from 7:30 p.m. until about 1:30
a.m., and possibly from 6 a.m. to Proposed changesto the Muni 29 Sunset lino and its traffic effects in the Soa Cliff neighborhood.
7 a.m.
Jake Murdock of the 'we don't like any buses.' It's where. A bus is too big to make a Graham Street to Montgomery which governs Muni's policies.
Neighborhood Association for NIMBY-ism. Muni's been caught U-turn; it has to go around the Street while continuing to use The PTC will eitherdeny, modify
Presidio Planning and treasurer in the flack ofthat." He concedes, block and drivers have to take a Crissy Field Avenue; and having or forward the recommendation
for the Lincoln Park however, that the drive along break." it resume its former operation on to the SF Board of Supervisors.
Neighborhood Association said Lincoln Boulevard to 25th The 29-Sunset also provides Funston Avenue. Muni will implement the propos-
the sinkhole disaster contributed Avenue is scenic enough to at- service to Stonestown. San Lowe believes continuing bus als when, and if. the board passes
to some residents wanting less tract its fairshare ofdrivers, him- Francisco State University and service will be needed through them.
traffic in the neighborhood. One selfincluded. Candlestick Park. It is one of the the Presidio because "it's going "If everything runs smoothly,
homeowners' association, he "Typically one of our biggest longest bus lines in the City, ser- to be opening up more. The it will take three to four months."
said, first wanted all tour buses controversies is the turnaround vicing the entire western edge. Tides Foundation has recently Lowe said. "What happens at
banned and now wants the loop." said Lowe. Drivers usually At the Presidio Main Post. moved in there," he said. each phase and how controversial
29-Sunset bus rerouted off 25th get a break at the end of the line. Muni is proposing three options It could be several months be- it is to each neighborhood group"
Avenue. Jim Lowe, a Muni tran- "People don't like to look at bus- to the route change: leaving the fore anyvoute changes take ef- will be the deciding factors, he
sit planner assigned to the pro- es," he said. "If you live at one line on its present, temporary fect, said Lowe. After the public said. The public meetings "kind
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6 • The RichmondReView • News January 1996
Robbery of a Bank With a grabbed the strap ofher purse.
Simulated Weapon, Dec. 18, While the suspect pulled the
2:45 to 2:50 p.m., 5500 block of routtBLgnjR" strap, the victim clung to the
Geary Boulevard purse. Amid the struggle, keys
The victim, a bank teller, saw fell out of the purse, and the sus-
the suspect standing in line for pect managed to yank the purse
service. Suspicious thai the sus- from the victim's arms.
pect's beard looked fake, the vic- The victim constantly yelled
tim took most of the large de- The witness was being served ble drugs packaged for sale. The suspects' car. for help as she ran after the sus-
nominations of bills from her top at the teller booth to the right of items were 17 balloons filled On the floor of the car was pect. She lost sight of him when
drawer and locked them in a low- the victim. The witness felt with suspected heroine, four $165.40 worth of U.S. coins in a he ran north on 23rd Avenue
er drawer. something was wrong and also plastic-wrapped bundles of sus- backpack, as well as a set of keys from Anza Street. A resident
The suspect approached the thought the suspect's beard ap- pected heroin, assorted balloons, that could open most of the who heard her yells let her use
victim and said, "Give me all peared strange. She saw the sus- a cloth sack and a beeper Police garage's meters The keys looked her phone to call police.
your money starting with the big pect walk quickly out the door booked the suspect and delivered as though they were fashioned by While the victim was chasing
bills. If you don't want anybody and head east on Geary the suspected drugs to the nar- hand. the suspect, a witness driving
to get hurt, stand still and don't Boulevard. cotics drop. The officers also found two west on An/.a saw a Toyota van
move." He had his left sleeve Officers stopped the suspect at surgical gloves and about 290 pull in front of him between 23rd
pulled over his left hand lo simu- Washington Street and Van Ness Conspiracy, Possession of coin wrappers for quarters. In the and 24th avenues.
late holding a weapon. Avenue, where the victim was Stolen Property, Possession of trunk was a pipe cutter, a tool The suspect, with an object
The victim complied with the taken for identification purposes. Burglary Tools, Burglary, used in some meter thefts to cut tucked under an arm, entered
suspect's demands, laying about The victim said she was "99 per- Unlawful Entry, Dec. 9, 4:30 off entire meters. The suspects through the passenger side door
$1,500 in large bills on the cent sure" he was the one who a.m., Geary Boulevard at 16th were later booked. ofthe van.
counter with the bait money. The robbed the bank. The witness Avenue "The van took off even before
suspect scooped up the money then identified the fake beard and Two uniformed officers in a Malicious Mischief (Graf- the (suspect) had shut the door,"
and put it in his coat, possibly coat, found in the front seat of marked car were driving east on fiti), Dec. 14, 5:17 a.m., 2400 according to the witness.
leaving fingerprints on the the suspect's car, as those worn Geary Boulevard. They saw the block ofGolden Gate Avenue Thinking the suspect robbed
counter. by the suspect. two suspects leaving the garage The reportee, a security offi- the victim, whom the witness
The teller area of the bank above a mall on foot. cer, was making his rounds saw on the north side of Anza, he
was covered with plastic to pre- The officers thought the sus- through the school when he followed the van west to 25th
The Law Office of serve the crime scene for investi- pects were stealing coins from found red graffiti on two walls. Avenue. While the van was
HUSTER & gators. parking meters because that was When the reportee and the sus- stopped at a red light on 25th
a problem in the Richmond pect saw each other at the front Avenue and Lake Street, the wit-
SCHNEIDER Possession of Heroin, District, particularly in that exit, the suspect dropped his red ness jolted down the van's li-
Vehicle Towed, Dec. 15, 1 garage, and because the suspects marker. cense plate number and stopped
a.m., 1000 block ofPoint Lobos were leaving on fool and not by The reportee asked the suspect to report the incident to police
Avenue car. if he marked the walls, and he guarding a sinkhole.
SPECIALIZING
The juvenile suspect was driv- The suspects got into their said he did. The reportee de- An officer broadcast the inci-
IN PERSONAL ing a car and got into a vehicle 1985 Toyota Supra. Bed on the tained the suspect until police ar- dent over police radio.
accident in which no one was in- west side of 16th Av£nue, just rived and sigjied for a private The van, last seen heading
INJURY CASES jured. Because she did not have a north of the garage's entrance. person's arrest. The suspect was west on Lake Street, was report-
driver's license issued to her, she The officers parked behind the later booked. ed stolen from the 1500 block of
was cited and released to her Supra and approached the sus- Silver Avenue.
21 YEARS OF SUPERIOR mother. pects on foot. Robbery by Force (Strong- Inside the victim's $23 purse
RESULTS IN CASES Police interviewed the second When the officers asked the arm), Dec. 15, 9:23 a.m.. were $300 in cash, keys, a watch,
INVOLVING AUTO suspect to determine who owned suspects why they were in the Second Avenueat Anza Street checkbook, bank book and driv-
ACCIDENTS, MOTORCYCLE the car, as it had two registration garage, the suspects replied they The victim was walking north er's license. The victim was un-
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER forms. The car was to be towed had to urinate. The officers asked on the east side of 24th Avenue injured.
PERSONAL INJURY GASES. because an unlicensed driver the suspects to leave their car so when the unknown suspect
drove it. they could search them for passed her, turned around and
FREE CONSULTATION While searching the property weapons. Public comment urged on
in the car to find out what be- The first officer felt a mass of
longed to who. one ofthe officers coins in two of the first suspect's
221-5490 found a jacket. The second sus- jacket pockets. The officer asked UCSF's environmental plan
pect first said thejacket belonged what the coins were for. and the
lo a girlfriend, but then said in- suspect replied. "For Reno." The public can comment on submitted to the UC Board of
309 4TH AVENUE stead, "That's myjacket." As having so many coins was and ask about UCSF's Regents in late 1996 for ap-
Based on his training and ex- consistent with the officers' sus- Environmental Impact Report m- proval. Each UC campus pre-
(At Clement Street) perience, the officer recognized picion that coins were being tak- progress Jan. 23 at the St. John of pares an LRDP every 10 years to
items inside the jacket as possi- en from meters, they searched the God Church's auditorium, locat- guide its program and develop-
ed at 1290 Fifth Ave. in the ment plans.
Sunset District. Free parking is available at
The EIR will be prepared as UCSF's Laguna Honda building.
part of UCSF's Long Range 1350 Seventh Ave. Validated
Development Plan. At the meet- parking is available at the UCSF
ing, UCSF representatives will garage. Second Avenue and
outline areas expected to be stud- Irving Street.
ied. For more information, call
After additional public hear- 476-3206.
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H 30dm Informal Worship
The University of San Francisco broke ground for an addition to its main liCoburrtaersyyphootno tOam Worshipt, Sunday School
Dec. 8. At the groundbreaking were (right to left) USF President John Schlegel; Mary Rev John S Anderson. Pastor
Thacher, USF trustee, Louis Giraudo, chairman of the USF Board of Trustees; Tyrone
Cannon, library dean; and Luke Helms, USF trustee and vice chairman of the
BankAmerica Foundation. The addition, which includes a 4.400-square-foot glass
atrium, will be completed in 1998.
The end of by Officers
the year rit- Police Beat Thomas Moore. Join Us In The
— ual is here Robbie Corley,
the time tore- Al Melendez and Celebration
view what we ac- Eddie Chow in
complished dur- dealing with the
ing the year, set Capt. Jerome DeFilippo diversecommu- Of Life
new goals for the nity groups has
coming yearand Richmond District Police Station done more for
begin with a new theconceptof The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
resolve. police communi-
In July when I took overthe El Camino Del Mar. The cooper- ty relations than all the special 1750 29th Avenue (between Moraga & Noriega)
command ofthe Richmond ation you provided, to say the units in the department. SUNDAY SERVICES
Station from Capt. PeterOtten. least, made a very difficult task The unselfish giving oftime
my intention was tocontinue to manageable. by OfficerJill Connolly as the 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.
reducethecrime rate in the dis- Each month. 1 have been able permitofficer, community coor- Nursery & Children's Program; Adult Education;
trict andbe responsive tothe to reportto you thatthe crime dinatorand special events expert Monthly Healing Service; Young Adults Group;
needs ofthe community. Our rate in the Richmond has de- made my position all loo simple. Caregivers Support Group
monthly community meetings clined at a rale exceeding the rest My secretary. MissTania
have afforded me the privilege of ofthe City. I have also had the Savatieff. acting as a buffer, was Life is short, and we do not have much time to
meeting many ofyou on a per- opportunity to bring to your at- able to provide me with moments gladden the hearts of those who travel the way with
sonal level. tention the outstanding work ofsanity on crazed days. us. So be swift to love. Make haste to be kind. And
The counsel and support re- done by the women and men as- And perhaps the mosi impor- as we go, may the blessing, the peace, the love and
ceived from people like David signed to your station. tant ofall, each ofthe officers the joy of the Holy One who is in the midst of us be
Hellerofthe Geary Boulevard The success ofthe past year is who every day did theirvery best among us and in our hearts, this day and always.
Merchants" Association. Gene directly related to the outstanding to make the District a safe place.
Mayo ofthe Lower Pacific leadership skills, knowledge and On Jan. 2, 1996. the baton For more information about
Heights Community Association. direction provided by Lis. Dan will again be passed lo Capt.
Tom Field and the other mem- Hallisay. Joe Giacomini. Lon Sylvia Harperas the new capiain our community, call 564-2324.
bers ofthe Steering Committee Ramlan and PatriciaJackson, ofthe Richmond Station, and I All Are Welcome To Come And Be Fed
ofthe Richmond Forum. Colleen who made each watch run like a will assume the duties ofthe From The Riches Of God's Love & Joy.
Mulharry of the Laurel Village Swissclock. The willingness of Night Supervising Captain ofthe
Merchants' Association. Sgt. Gerry D'Elia as trainingco- 10district stations. She is an ex-
Josephine Lau ofthe mayor's of- ordinator and Sgt. Thomas cellent choice and I know you
fice, and many others too numer- Perdue as the gang activity coor- will be ofas much help to heras
ous to mention have afforded us dinator to make the extra person- you were to me.
the ability to achieve those goals. al effort resulted in the best Finally, I must tell you that 1
Since July, the Richmond has [rained and informed officers in am moving to the new position
experienced a series ofevents the City. with excitement and anticipation
which affected the community, That special element ofcaring ofnew challenges, but also with
beginning with the shooting ofa has made Officers Lone Brophy asense of lossofcommunity de-
police officer in Golden Gate and John Pierucci respected and veloped with you and each ofthe "Your
Park, demonstrations at the effective as the school car offi- members ofthe station. My sin-
University ofCalifornia Laurel cers dealing with the youth of cere thanks to each and every one
Village Campus, and the most re- our District. ofyou and my best wishes for
cent tragedy at 25th Avenue and The extra step always taken the new year.
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8 • The Richmond ReView Column January 1996
An outing we looked for- two shoulder The Richmond: the sand dunes car and repeat the procedure
ward to was spending straps and a skirt to launch them. Some of these guys were clever
time at Sutro Baths. As covered the pants The way was We always made at catching —the streetcar without
soon as you entered, you went part of the suit. it our own, using it stopping they just grabbed
down a number of stairs, passed When this suit the thinnest the pole, made the right step and
large stuffed animals and slopped got wet, it be- sticks we could they wereon.
at a counter to pick up a towel, came v—ery, very find or make. Another way kids earned
swimsuit and key to your as- heavy certain- The paper used money was caddying at Lincoln
signed bath house room. ly not made for Brian Fewer was newspaper Park Golf Course, $1 for one bag
The odor as one entered Sutro racing. or butcher paper, once around and $2.50 if one
was very unusual, sort of musty Our group as rarely did we packed two bags. It was a hilly
and damp, warm and steamy. The would go first to the "freezing" the next warmest, finally winding find tissue or gift-wrapping pa- course, so it was pretty rough
Kopra string runners between tank, the only freshwater one and up in the "soup." This tank was per. Flour and water made good work. All golf clubs had wood
rows of the rooms were always coldest of about seven other warm enough to sap all of your paste, and old rags torn into shafts then, they were not near as
soggy with salt water. And the tanks, each of different tempera- energy. strips made the tails. light as today's hollow-shafted
swimsuits were something! Made tures. We'd go to the coolest and, We all also enjoyed an occa- If one of us had a kite that clubs. Lincoln Park had several
of heavy wool cloth, they had after doing our thing there, enter sional visit to Whitney's nose-dived into the ground and fairways that had croppings of
Playland at the beach. It was ex- broke a stick, we would run burial vaults or tombstones along
citing walking out there in the home and make the repairs. the way, some of them bordering
evening, hearing all the sounds: Sometimes our rushing did not the cliffs of Land's End and the
screaming from the wild rides, give the pasting time to dry. On Golden Gate Straits.
NORTH BEACH PIZZA music from the merry-go-round, one of these trips to repair, 1 On foggy nights, this area
barkers letting the crowd know grabbed an apple on the way out. would be under a thick blanket.
what they were selling or what
chances you had of knocking the
dolls down by throwing a ball.
Many times, usually on
Sundays, the family walked from
'95 "Best of the Bay"
: : home along 26th Avenue to
Bay Guardian Readers Poll Golden Gate Park. On the way
: :
• • was one block without any
homes; it was just one large,
US AT OUR NEW LOCATION deep hole. At the bottom of this
VISIT
crater-like hole was some fo-
liage, with smoke curling from
the area and three or four men.
/ We were told they were "hobos"
pizza vr p and lived there, but we never got
A^t-
NORTH BEACH 433-2444 CARD up the nerve to investigate.
PIZZA EXPRESS NORTHBEACH7JL At the "Old Stadium" in the
30S5a4nTaFrraavncailscSot,.CatA419s4t1A1v6e. Nowdeliver"i"ngil24lho^Iu'rM,U,UdNjDvI nRf'fCHiMSOHnDTR&cVZl'nv\ pianrgk,twwoe-wwahtecehleeddthbeugtrgoitetesrswriatch- Brian Fewer (right) sits with members of his family oynphotao
[phone] the driver snapping his whip. river bank at Monte Rio in 1923.
SSSSsT3 ' $i:od OFF- The concrete bleachers are
still standing. The Children's In my haste, I started biting on making navigation very difficult.
Cfrdocp,^ 2/31/% ;' $1.S0M0AUOPFIZFZA Pthleayugsruoaulnds,wailnsgosinantdhesplairdke,s,haads twhheeraepplaebaese Iwarasnsahnadrinbigt adobiwtne oNfumliegrhtoufsromfolgihgohrtnhsousaensdwbaeranmesd
Call forFREE well as a very charming merry- with me. It proceeded to leave the ships and helped guide them
24-hourdeliveryat at4787 M,«,o„s,. go-round with music to match. his stinger in the back end of my through the straits.
80n0eaSrtaHnayiagnhtSt. (415)586-14n0ea0rOcean Thahlef-ydoouznegnerdoonnkeesyscooulndarifdeencoend-a tkiotnegsuea.ndI prranomhpotlmyelsocstreianmteirnegs,t oinf LimIonbeSltieewvaertitthatwawsentthaegroSu.nS.d
[phone] in track. course. I was not able to tell as it entered the straits around
We played hide and seek in Mother what the problem was, midnight. It seemed as though all
the "Bamboo Jungle" at the but she soon realized it and re- of our neighbors awakened to the
Portals of the—Past Lake. We also moved the stinger. sound of repeated horns as well
Our Faculty Make the Difference! fished there we would dig in Several newspapers had home as the ship's continuous blasting.
the soil nearby for worms, tying delivery service, and papers for It gave you a spooky feeling to
one on a length of thread and sale were available from a "news hear all this commotion in the
tossing the bait in the water. boy" at busy street corners. middle ofthe night and not know
Before long minnows would at- Remember, there were not any what was happening. Thousands
tack the worm. When one started reliable radios to bring you the of curious sightseers visited the
to swallow it, we pulled in the news, and if something special helpless ship the following day.
minnow before he was able to let happened, the newspaper compa- No attempt was made to salvage
go. We would bring our catch nies would put out an "extra" anything, and time and tide took
home in ajarofwater. having screaming headlines but care ofthe hull.
During summer vacations my not too much news. To this day at low tide, one
—
Iriend C—harles nicknamed The extras were sold mostly can see the remains of parts of
"Weez" and walked through during the night by news boys, the engine room protruding
I
the Sea Cliff area all the way who would board the rear of a above the water.
around Land's End to Dead streetcar, go through the car sell- Brian Fewer is a long-time
Man's Rock. ing their papers and get off at the Richmond District resident.
We usually tried our luck sit- front exit to catch the next street-
ting on a rock ledge above the Ocean Beach Chalet
water. We enjoyed the days, and
sometimes caught shiners or
some smelt and occasionally a Continued from page 1 tor is licensed, if the contractor
striped bass. Both of us brought a carries insurance and they were
cold can of Campbell's Pork and Encinger's $1,101,639 bid was looking for a high number of mi-
Beans for lunch. the lowest of five, which were norities within the contractor's
(Weez lived across the street, submitted on their due date of business.
and his bedroom was on the sec- Dec. 6. Rec and Park had esti- Alfaro said the murals inside
im<.Wiry."Ivi"»r.iiinui>finnil..1111/(fiuff/i/IctulrrirlmnlbyihririvIUiigiinItflIfnflil.A/1//11ymiiiWoiif.frr.n/r/11 ond floor in a front room. He was mated the cost to be $1,004,952 the Chalet, which will be part of
ofAndemitV//.//1.MkktlUHum.PitMnu,A>uxit\tttlStiultiiit.audTo/iiBlair.VkiPrnukntofAtadtmuStnut hard to wake up at 6 a.m., so he and the average bid was the visitor center, were restored
Thedriveforstudent successdefinesthedistinguished facultyat City would tie a string to his big toe $1,251,095. in 1987 and will be protected
CollegeofSan Francisco,oneofthelargestcommunitycollegesin the nation. and then hang the string out the According to Arnold, the during the renovation.
Wyohuerthbearcheyloour'wsoduelgdreleikaettooulrea6r0n-yneeawr-soklidllsc,olulpegger,adteheeCxiCsStiFngfoacnuelst,yoirsbreegaidny wwiankdeowh.imIuppul—lednoonprthoeblsetrminagftteor aBeapcrhivChaatleeltyB-roewwneerdy Cboumspianneys,s ChaAlectcohrasdibnegentuoseAdlfasarao.soctihael
toserveyoureducationalneeds.
eacnhcieeovOfeudrredatolecwatcoohrrelartdsesiduneccgclerusesde.es.MnoMuosmrteerhooovulesdr,bmoausustirenroe'ussstsdpteragonrfdeeiesnssgiaocnnoadulsnssowemilteohrs1t5ha0ereheaxrpveeeardiy- twhaatsA.) ftahveoriMtienpelacDeoctoksfishinfrtohme winhco"osImeee,xrpewenictltlwitolhclecbubepryebwateshreeydtotoopnfbtlrhoieonrig.r emmdeeeeittniinn1gg92p5hla.lalcItefsoserirnvsceoedciiaatslwaaclsbuabersr.eacntId-n
tohelpyou makethe rightcoursechoice. Presidio area of Fort Point. We in $120,000 to $150,000 a year," 1987 the Chalet was seismically
Yet,even withallthisteachingexcellence,ourclassesarethebesteduca- usually took our coasters, as said Arnold. upgraded, a project known as
tionalvalue,allcreditcoursesarejustSIJperunitforallCaliforniaresidents there were a lot of downhill sec- Alfaro said Rec and Park used Phase I. According to Arnold.
includingthosewhoholdbachelor'sdegreeorhigher,non-creditcoursesarefree. tions and uphill grades. There an outside contractor to decide Phase I also included adding a
You canchoosefromthousandsofdayandeveningcoursesofferedat was more action fishing from the on what renovations were needed roofandsewerline.
morethan 100neighborhoodlocationsthroughout San Francisco. Ifyouhave dock, which was warm and sun- and estimate the cost of renova- The current project to make
thedrive,wehavethefacultyforsuccess. ny usually, with stringers to sit tion. After that, they put the pro- the building accessible to the
SonneScm iterbeginsJanuary 18, 1996.Applynowforadmission. osnh.ineWrse. mAosntulmybecaruogfhttipmeerschgoainndg jtercatctoourts ftoorqbuiodt,eaaskpirnigcefoorncotnh-e pubJliacckisIPmhmaesnedoIIr.f, president of
CITY City College ofSan Francisco home, we actually had to pull our work that needed to be done. the SF Recreation and Park
COLLEGE 30Pnelan Avenue,S.in Francisco,CA94112 coasters downhill, as the sun had Alfaro and the Human Rights Commission, was pleased with
24-hour r 415.239.3285 softened the coating of tar on the Commission reviewed the bids the approval.
road, and the wheels would not looking for the "lowest responsi- "We've been anticipating this
coast ;is they should. ble bidder." They looked at a day for years," said Immendorf
Accessclassscheduleon the Internet at http://hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us:9878/ Kite Hying was very popular combination of factors including "So farso good."
as there was plenty of room in price, whether or not the contrac-
January 1996 Feature • The Richmond ReView • 9
'White Hotel' challenges viewers to confront
reality
Richmond film- may have been to choose 90 min- of view and desire to lead their
utes out of the 50 hours of lives more responsibly.
makers explore footage. "A lot of people who saw the
world of AIDS "We didn't feel comfortable movie," Griffin says, "went to get
only exposing Eritrean cultural tested for HIV. They related to
practices and contradictions," our weaknesses and flaws, as we
by Zaza Urbanek Solvang says. "We wanted to chose to expose them; not just as
Have you any reason to be- show we didn't feel culturally su- those ofanothercountry."
tlaiivveoevi,edyb"uortueaymloilugy'hvtkentoepswrtienHfIgeVr"-rpeuodnstiit-lo pwtheeericsohraomsteoetEtiromieterxe—paonssoe.uroTuhoraswte'nlsviewnschoay-t ohuatvGereincfofoimrnpmloaeuntdsedSsoutlphvpeaornmtgovcfioreuolmdwiptnrhoi-t-
herence and irrational behaviors." vate individuals, the Eritrean
now? Have you had trouble un-
Solvang faced the reality of community-in-exile, engineers
derstanding what makes people unsafe sex on her own body. and artists (musicians and edi-
nthsekktihlelierrvliivreussdAuIrDinSg?the reign of Ewovuelndt"hnoeuvegrhesvheer"thhaovueghutnssahfee twohrisl)eeapgreorjetcotsuopnpoartdeafewrorretdh--
Ifyou answered "yes" to all or sex, she did in Eritrea. As she put salary basis.
any of these questions, "White
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movie is, above all, thought-pro- fRiilcmhemdonadndreesdiidteentd DtihaenndeocGurimfefninta(rriyg,ht)"WdihrietceteHdo,tperlo,"duwcietd,h ofrnom"hehearripnagrtntehre,rtihgehnt sauncscwuemrbs-" aFrasnpceicsicaolinp1r9o9j6ec(tdiaolen toinbeSdaen-
voking.
Richmond District resident friend Tobi Solvang. ing to the spontaneity and satis- termined).
Dianne Griffin, 38, and Tobi to every woman sometime be- to relate to us closely — to all f(Faocrttiuonnatelyo,fshethteestedmonemgeantitv.e tiveGlryifsfeianrcahnidngSoflovratnhge a"rreigahct-"
Solvang, 29, spent the last three tween birth and puberty. The cir- the issues ofthe movie." for HIV two years later.) distributors. Leads are most wel-
years filming and putting togeth- cumcision may include the re- "While we were editing the In Griffin's journey, she faced come at this juncture, and their
earboauntiAntIelDlSigeinnt E9r0i-tmrienau,tea tfiinlym mthoevalseowfintghe tcloigteortihserasowfell"alals dmeovciied,e"dStohlavtatnhgeemxpolvaiiens,vo"iwcee dweaayt.hSahned cbehtorsaeyaltoisnkaipdihfefrerefna-t mwoorvtihe,see"iWnhg.ite Hotel," is well
country east of Ethiopia, but the skins," leaving only a pinhole wouldn't be some 'voice-of-God' ther's funeral, going ahead with
movie explores many more sub- opening for the woman. No one documentary voice, but openly her long-planned three-month
jects, themes and worlds than the knows why circumcision has to our own voices." stay in Entrea. JQoM
initial inquiry. be done, but "every woman has There were too many chal- As Griffin's camera studied
The reasons are multiple: to go through it; it's cultural," is lenges to tell, but the biggest one children laughing and playing
First, Eritreans are most private the best answer you'll get in hide-and-seek in a not-even-a-
when it comes to talking about Eritrea. decade-old death camp full of
any sexual matter. According to Of course, the sanitary condi- bones and skulls collected by
officials, there's "just no homo- tions in Eritrea are hardly mod- Ethiopian soldiers for terror Regional
sexuality in Africa," meaning the ern. People die like flies because purposes during the war, she re-
subject is completely taboo and of malaria, many Eritreans have flected on her own tragic cover- Cuisine of
inviTshiebnle,inseExnutarleiat.y in Eritrea is htoos"pbirtianlg wthheeirnotwhneybeadr"etsoictkh,e lupo:nghehridindceenstforfomlonhgerag—o;aa ttrruutthh Emilia Romagna
male-centered. Very few question blood testing is rare, and AIDS she ha—d to mask for so many
the secular practice of female prevention or detection is practi- years her attempt to forget,
genital mutilation which happens cally nonexistent. forgive and love her family de-
Local teacher One out of four prostitutes spite it all ... .
wins award ainndAsonmearoau,t otfhefocuarpittruaclkcdirtiyveorsf accJeupstttahse tahbesuwrdompeainn ionf Egreintirtaela ll\l*Mltt>K
Eritrea, tested HIV-positive, ac- mutilation and seem to carry on
Open Tuesday Sunday
cording to the latest statistics. "normal lives," Griffin and
Washington High School During that country's last 30- Solvang realize that beyond the Closed Monday
teacher Ingrid Seyer received a year war ofindependence against suffering of women's mutilation 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
GSoFldEdeuncaAtpipolne FAuwnadrdDefcr.om12thaet EStihnicoepiEar,itprreoastgiatiunteiodnaflhoaurrids-hweodn. A portrait of aPhotno:oDimananedGriiffcin alinfde arnapde,latuhgehtreer.isTahlewamyosstmoirme- Call for reservations
the Fairmont Hotel. independence in 1993, its major Tigray girl. Ninety-eight per- portant thing may be to face 1801 Clement St.
Seyer and two other city ports, open for business, may see cent of all Eritrean women one's own destiny with honesty
school teachers were honored a drastic increase in the AIDS are circumcised sometime and hope that many viewers will 386 6266
with the award for their outstand- virus as people travel more freely between birth and puberty. admire the "just one of us" point
ing grant projects, paid by the Ed to and from the country.
Fund. During the course of Griffin
Awarding more than $300,000 and Solvang's three-month inves-
in grants to SF Unified School tigation about AIDS in Eritrea,
District teachers in 1995, The Ed both film makers decided to let Introducing Bay View's
Fund seeks to improve the aca- go of the sacrosanct journalistic
demic performance of students objectivity and tie their own sto-
through financial support. The ries and destinies with the movie.
New
fund has helped support technol- Challenging the traditional dis- Tiered Savings Account
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provided students peer training. Griffin says, "We wanted viewers
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Thank you for all your busi- dously and our stock market also The real estate cycle turned
ness, referrals and support real estate cycle A tough year went up by up- down in 1989 and has been down
in 1995! It was a good but has been in the wards of 30 per- ever since. I believe that we have
tough year in real estate. The "trough period" cent, creating bottomed out the last two years
market started slow because of for six years. On for real estate wealth for em- and the market should be on its
the rain, but picked up mid-year the negative ployees of high- way back up. Historically, the
because of lower interest rates side, we still do technology com- real estate market operates in
and pent-up buyerdemands. not have a feder- panies. Well, four-year cycles, so the upturn is,
However, transactions were al budget. Fed- some of them and has been, long overdue.
much tougher due to lack ofcon- eral Reserve is John Lee cashed in on their However, to counter these
fidence in the economy and se- still afraid of in- AT. stock options and positive signs, the president and
vere cases of buyers' remorse. flation, unem- stocks, using Congress are nowhere near any
Many transactions fell apart for ployment is still high and con- has not responded to the degree those funds as down payment on type ol agreement on a new fed-
no real reason at all. I ended up sumerconfidence is still low. it should have. new homes. This helped fuel the eral budget. You might say it
selling many properties two to Interest rates have been low During the second half of real estate market in the South does not matter if you do not de-
three times before they closed es- in 1995 and will probably dip a 1995, the high-technology com- Bay. Hopefully, some of that pend on any governmental ser-
crow, which meant much more little more in the beginning of panies in the South Bay started money will turn northward in
time and hard work. But overall, 1996 The Federal Reserve de- to hire again. The high-tech 1996. Continued on page 12
it was a good year forme. creased the discount rate by a sewer
I hold much optimism and en- quarter of a point in the week of Failed
thusiasm for the upcoming year. Dec. 18 and we will see the ben-
1996. There are conflicting signs efits of that decrease trickle Continued from page 1
of what will happen in the San down to the mortgage market in
Francisco Bay Area real estate the next few weeks. However, caused by the tunnel," said Jake
market. throughout 1995. the mortgage Murdock, treasurer for the
On the positive side, interest rates have fluctuated between 7.5 LPNA.
rates are low, the Silicon Valley and 8.5 percent; not a bad rate The City, meanwhile, has
economy has improved tremen- for mortgages and the market hired Failure Analysis
Associates, a Menlo Park engi-
HARRY'S Since 1976 neering firm, to conduct an inde-
(Under sameownership) pendent investigation to deter-
AUTO mine the cause of the sinkhole.
3928 Geary Blvd. Failure Analysis referred in-
quiries to The Benjamin Group, a
REPAIR Between 3rd & 4th Avenues San Jose public relations firm,
San Francisco, CA 941 18 whose spokeswoman said she
Al Abrahamian 221-0960 could not comment on the inves- Photo:PhilipUbonoGang)
tiga"tTiohne.re is no word now on A giant sinkhole formed in the Sea Cliff during recent rains.
General Auto Repairing • Complete Electrical Brakes when they're going to finish," SF the cause of the sinkhole, includ- The tunnel stretches from the
Department of Public Works ing speculation on the role Presidio near Lincoln Boulevard
Tune-ups • General Maintenance spokesman Alex Mamak said of played by the $30 million trans- and 25th Avenue, out to the
the Failure Analysis study. port tunnel. Great Highway.
However, he estimated that the He did say the 14-foot wide 'There was an average of 30
investigation will take at least tunnel "was built underneath the to 60 days a year when China
FIVE REASONS TO LISTEN TO KUSF two months. sewer, but it didn't touch it." and Baker beaches were closed
The target date for completing Unlike most cities. San because of sewer overflows,"
construction and starting tunnel Francisco has a wastewater sys- Murdock said "There wasn't
operations has been bumped back tem in which both rainwater and anybody who was opposed to fix-
( 21.. HWeianrtimcukseitsctnootshpolwaysedyoaunycawnh'etraeffeolrsde.intheworld. Jbnuyenweabdooaftuet19o9tf6h,esoMsmaaemmetaikmaemsaoiinudn.Mtaytooar satheatwtraeiganetmpaeerrneitocdfosamcibolfiitnhye.edaTvahynidsrasimnee,nattnhtseo ilnigmTitthheoadtseptoroonbvloeermmf.ol"roewsthsahnoueilgdhtbea
3. Interviewswithfuturebignametalent. As for neighbors' assertions treatment plant sometimes can year. Mamak said, which is the
4. Yourgrandchildrenwillthinkyou'recool. that the tunnel construction, not handle the increased volume most that would be allowed with-
5. Itwillmakeyourcarrunbetter. dwihriecchtlsytarctaedusiendNotvheemsbienrkh1o9l9e3., odfumwpaetdewritahonudt btehiengetxrecaetseds. is ooultatiinngcurwraisntgewfeadteerralreflineeassefosrtavni--
Mamak said. "Who knows?" Overflows onto China and dards.
KUSF 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Mamak would not otherwise Baker beaches used to result in The Richmond's sewage used
comment on the investigation or those beaches being closed occa- to go to the Richmond-Sunset
sionally, but the Richmond Treatment Plant in Golden Gate
Transport Tunnel will increase Park, but now it is sent to the
the amount of water that can be Oceanside plant near the SF
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