Tenderloin Times (January/February 1993)

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January/February. 1993. Vol. 17. No. 1 A Voice ofthe Central City since 1977—15,000 readers strong A publication of Hospitality House
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by Julie Scheff with Reuben Fading Black Race
Andersonand Michael (tuyton ?
Many
Tenderloin African Ameri-
cansseecrackcocainemuchlike
themeasles-infectedblanketsand
alcohol that white colonists and settlers
introducedtoNativeAmericans,which led
totheirneargenocide as a people.
"Adissappearingrace" ishowmostof
the African Americans interviewed on the
streetsandinthestorefrontsoftheTender-
loin characterized themselves. Crack co-
caine is the main culprit, but so too is a
shifting job market where the first sacri-
ficedare African Americans withnow-ob-
soleteskills.
Thirty-eight-year-old James Jackson
knows firsthand what this can mean. He
worked for the Ford Motor Company in
Detroitasayoungmanforfiveyearsbefore
hewaslaidoff. Hethen servedhiscountry
inVietnam,onlytocomehomeaddictedto V
heroin and unable toget a job.
Vernon Robinson. 45. a former mer-
chant seaman, believes he knows why
Jackson"s experience is a typical one. He i
said."Ibelievetheyhaveaprograminhow
they deal with blacks. Ifthey couldelimi- MaleinAmerica:AnEndangeredSpecies." National Association forthe Advancement way.
natetheblacks,theywould."Robinsonsaid, statesthat"theperceptionofgenocidearises ofColoredPeople joinedalmost lOOothers A Fatal (feneration (iap
noting that African Americans have not fromsystematicdiscriminationagainstthe to storm San Francisco Mayor Frank Robinsonsaidheseessomeoftheroots
only been the backbone of the American blackcommunity." Jordan's office. They demanded that repa- of the problem in the lack ol positive role
models torthe next veneration
American wars. Now that American jobs abunchofevil white people"planningthe neighborhoodsintheFillmoreandWestern who"doNeoswn'twecarheavaeboautlodstyignegn.erTahteioyn,doonn'et
have been exported overseas while the demiseofblacks,saidPatterson."Butwe've Additioninthe 195()s.Atpresstime.Jordan care aboutgoingtojail."said Robinson.
economy has become more high-tech, the been written off." she said, noting how had made no response to theirdemands. Recentstatisticsshowthatoneinevery
African-American laborforce has become many blacks live in poverty without real San Francisco's Redevelopment four young black men is in the criminal
dispensable,saidRobinson."Themanpower hopes foradvancement. Agency helped fund the ra/ing of low- justicesystemandthetopcauseofdeathfor
justisn't neededanymore." JobsortheStreets income housing and the creation of high- young black men is homicide. Observers
Thefeelingthatgenocide isoccurring "A man does what he has to do to cost condominiums, which tore apart the notethatthesefiguresarestrongl) relatedto
is pervasive and deep-seated. Those inter- survive.** said Jackson, the former Ford blackcommunity living there inthe 1950s, poverty.
viewed said they see crack and the police Motoremployee."There'snotajobmarket according tothe Redevelopment Agency's "Wcdon'tgivethemhope,becausewe
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maMdoedraeendw,bhliAalcmkees,roiuchtae. Tenderloin's Black Community Feels Under Sei°ze cmimtyhw«i,dasel INSIDE:
10years,ac-
seems to wel- cording to
comewithopenarmsothergroups,suchas crackonthestreetsoftheTenderloin. Now census figures, it has grown by nearly 30
the boat of Chinese youth that recently herattlesoffthenamesofthepenitentiaries percent in theTenderloin.
flaotedintoSanFranciscoBay.They were wherehehasservedtime,thewaysomeone DavidRobinson,whositsontheNorth
evenput upatthe Hilton,henoted. else might list the names of Ivy League of Market Planning Coalition's board of
Many others said that white people schoolsthey have attended: "San Quentin. directors,anonprofitwhichfightsforbetter
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targets the small-time black drug dealers maters than would a college graduate. Tenderloin has become aconvenient place
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"I don't know a black chemist or a fucked up. Butthey'vegot nothingforme would be stopped immediately, said on January 18. See page 16for story.
black man who owns a plane orship who where I can better myself. If only they Robinson. • Black Vets Revisit Vietnam War
would be allowed to bring in crack co- would open more schools instead ofpris- Presidentofthe Board ofSupervisors See page 8
caine,"saidDavidRobinson,thedirectorof ons. I want ajob so badly. I'm not doing Angela Alioto, while running forelection • Black History Calendar
theNWorhtyhotfhaMtafrekeeltinSgeenxiiosrtsSoabmroinetgyaCegnrtoewr-. anythingbDuetsktirlolyinigngmyCoomwmnupneiotpilee.s" tlahsetsNaomveemtbheirng,.tSolhdeanToetneddertlhaotinthaeudpioelniccee • SCietey pSaiggena9ls Shift in Homeless
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lor-Gibbs. author of "Young. Black and BaptistChurchandLuanna McGriffofthe because 'it waseasiertocontrol them that
SPECIAL BLACK HISTORY EDITION
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VOICES
City Heartache
bj Pal Swendsen
yourterrible need?
Ask the People Walking up Polk Street is another lora dollar. What would you do with ten Don't give tothe street people. You
world. The people stationed by every orahundred? Would you buy yourway areiTl doing them a favor. They have to
restaurant, bus stopand intersection are out forthe night? Forever? change forthemselves.
by Michael Ciuyton waiting. Holding papercups. They And you walk ahead,determined not Oh. yes. streetpeople. Change for
Photos h\ Eli Bishop mumble forchange, count pennies. Ifthey to look. But you know they are there. You yourselves! Walk intothe Fairmont and
havea sax toplay, there's a dollarbill in hearthem. Slaveschained in the hold ofa get aroom on the weekend special (the
What African-American leader had thecupto set the tone. Otherwise, it's ship. Youdare not see them. Penninsulacrowdcoming up forthe
the greatest influence on your life? onlychange. How many peoplepassby Youcan look intotheeyesofthe theatre). Have anice soak in the tub with
before there isenough in thecup fora man in front ofBurger King because you Yardley's. Put on yourfinest Egyptian
(. Scott burger, a slice of pi/za. a bottleofwine? put in adollar. And fora second you are cotton. Clean yourteeth with tartar
Everyone is wrapped in layersofold two loverson theedgeofa planet that is control Colgate. Now all better? See,
Malcolm X. He si nvesand blankets tokeep warm. empty and bare. You share the intimacy you'veclone foryourself. You are ready
was real. Martin Rveryoneexcept the young men with ofacup with adollarbill in it—youronly toenterthecorporate workforce. You will
LutherKingwasnon- theirbulging pants, hovering in window offspring. Whoare you? Where were you be paid salary and commissionsand (if
violent, but Malcolm wellsorcornerdoorways, waiting toran yesterday? Did you everhave a yester- you cut yourhair)apaid vacation.
X said do it by any invitat—ion tosell anotherpieceofthem- day? Is therea tomorrow? Have a good Problem here is thatpay daycomesat the
means necessary. selves theirbody, then mind, their day. end ofthe month. Can you holdon till
Withthesituationgo- spirit. Andhope that along with the hot "God bless you." then? Can you get adoorway on Polk
ingontoday,that'sthe meal comessome—excitement. And then Why did you say "God bless you" to Street that doesn't smell ofurine?Can
philosophyweneedto another HIV test and the agonizing wait me? WillGod bless me and not you? you get through anothernight on your
goby. until discovery. Shouldn't I ask God's blessing foryou? own?
Thecalls along the street areachorus Oram I tooembarrassed toexpecta See yaatnine tomorrow forcoffee
Abu Bakr of"loosechange?"and then a follow-up traditional phrase to fill in thegapsof anddanish.
Wallace D.
Mahamad. He taught Letters Today, we are all scattered in different Editors' Notes
whatMuslimswerere- continents, accomplished and happy.
aalbloyuatllabbloauctk. IitswaGsond'.t Reminiscence tHhoiwnekveofr,thitesies vweormyedniffioctulhterforthmaneatso In the Tenderloin, the memories of
God isGod. lisabout Editors: exceptional heroine mothers of yester- Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and
theCreator. Hetaught To my mother in Vietnam: dayandtomorrow, gifted byapowerful other courageous African Americans
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lim. gfarremenprpoedpupcetrssoanntdheapoppleesn,mtarrykinegttdooswene ccoonmtprlibiusthieodn.person I am without her thhaevseencoivtilyertigbhtesengiannetasrloynlayttiadienaelds. that
RodolfoSkeets atthe FarmersMarketintheCivicCen- Thanks, mom. WhenAfricanAmericansintheTen-
ter. -Lan Khanh derloin were asked to talk about their
MarvinGaye. His I used to walkthrough the Tender- Nob Hillresident ownhistoryandwheretheirpeoplestand
music hit a chord in loin neighborhood on my way to U.C. today, many, as the cover story indi-
me. He sang against Extension, where I attended some cates, feltthatblack history in America
thewar.I'madisabled evening classes. I strolled along Not a Child Enough hasbeenoneofexploitationanddeadly
Vietnam Veteran and Leavenworth Street to Market Street, Editors: neglect. The Times hopestoreflectthe
they sent us to war, among the vibrant children playing on Imagineyouselfattheageofseven wordsofTenderloin AfricanAmericans
but when we came thesidewalks, sharing their space with crammed inan 18'x 20'roomwith your andtoawakenCityHallsacrossAmerica
back we becamenon- theprostitutesanddrugdealersplaying grandparents, mother, aunt, and two to the level of pain and promise that
persons. Hespokeout their own rules of the game. othersiblings It is very uncomfortable. exists within this and similar commu-
with soul and pain. Oneday. I stoppedbythewoman's Imagine yourself in the middle of nities
stand and bought from herfor one dol- the night awakened by sounds of gun- Many of those interviewed men-
Irma Foe lar. 12 huge green peppers as a pack- shots, a police car chase, or smashing tioned the lack of black-owned busi-
age deal. After a brief conversation. I liquor bottles You get nervous. nessesintheTenderloinasoneindica-
MyfatherGeorge learned that she had just moved out of Imagineyourselfachingtodosome- tion of where black America is today.
Poe.AsanadultInow theTenderloinandboughtherfirsthouse thing onweekendsbutthere's noplace According to the Tenderloin Youth Ad-
understand how hard in the Sunset District, where she could togoorplay.Youcan'tevenwalkaround vocates report, there are onlysix outof
itwasforhim tosup- raise her children in a safer, healthier without being harassed by drug users, a total of 948 businesses. (See story
port a family of five environment.Shebarelyspoke English drug dealers, alcoholics, orprostitutes page 3).
children while work- because she felt so exhausted every You're scared to go out. Thisissuealsodevotesitspagesto
ingfourorfivejobsin timeshegotbackhome from workand Imagineallsevenmembersofyour rememberingthehugecontributionthat
order to do so. Also could not attend the English classes familytrying toenjoywhatyou haveon African American young men made
for him to live until offered to Southeast Asian refugees special holdiays and make the most of during the Vietnam War. (Seepage 8).
the age of65 was re- She also mentioned that she devoted what's available You learn to hope. ManyVietnamWarvetsnowlivein
markable as an Afri- her struggling days and energy to her These are only a handful of un- the Tenderloin and inner cities across
can-American male. children who attended university and imaginablethingsforachildoftheTen- America and are a living history to the
her life in America was for nothing but derloin. devastation ofthat war, particularly for
Rodney Brannon theirfutures and accomplishments. Every child in the Tenderloin de- African Americans, who payed in dis-
Today,mythoughtgoestomyolder sires and deserves a better environ- proportionate numbers with their lives
Martin Luther mother, living in Vietnam, who sacri- mentwhilegrowing up in this politically and their futures.
KthiengS.ouJrt.hIagnrdewexpueprii-n fdiucreidnghetrheyowuatrh adnadysbetaoutrya,isestrhuegrglfiinvge incorHraecvtedaisthreiactrtofthSiasnVaFlreanntciinsecoDay ReaderTshewilClahlasnogsienegsoTmiemecshanges
enced the racism that childrenbydailyselling 100-poundcon- share what you have, give what you in the paper this issue. The paper is
he talked about. He tainers of pesticides to the peasants can, and cherish a smile in return. carryingmoreEnglishontheSoutheast
taught that people of near Thu-Duc town Herdream was to TothebusinessownersintheTen- AsianpagestogiveEnglishspeakersa
all races should walk see agriculture production increased, derloin, please supoprt all non-profit windowintotheirworldsand toprovide
hand in hand towards enhancing the self-sufficiency in the agenicesintheneighborhoodthattruly materials for people learning English
freedom. country during thewar, while providing look after the—best intersts of our area. In response to changing demo-
her children a good level of education. Tess Manalo-Ventresca graphics and budget cuts, the Times
has had to stop publishing in Lao. The
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News Briefs Anewcommunity-basedgroupcalledtheTenderloinActionProject.Inc.(TAP-IN)has
formedtohelpTenderloin residents, hotel managers, small businessownersandnonprofit
organizationsachieve a unified voice in pursuitofcommunity improvement.
Theplancallsfor48streetcaptainstoactasliaisonsbetweenresidentsandbusinesses
Tenderloin Vacancy Rates up, on their block. The street captains, to be trained in CPR. disaster relief, and community
Porno Shops Down, Says New Report action, will usea"telephonetree"systemeventuallycomprisedofover7(K)contactsasan
organizingtool.
TAP-INpresidentJohnRootsaidtheblockcaptainideawas—triedinthepast,butfailed
The Tenderloin is home to a huge diversity ofsmall businesses but plagued by an to involve people with a vested interest in the community business owners, hotel
increasingnumberofvacantstorefronts,accordingtoanannualsurveyjustreleasedbythe managers,and long term residents.
Tenderloin Youth Advocates(TYA),anon-profitorganization serving inner-city youth. Root'sexamplesofwhat the streetcaptain/phone treenetworkcould doranged from
"WewantedtogiveabetterpictureofwhattheTenderloinislike."saidSherineTa. who respondingtothespecificneedsofresidents,suchascontactingbuildingownersforgraffiti
helped survey the Tenderloin's 948 businesses. Ta hopes that business people and removal, to larger organizational projects, like crime prevention programs ororganizing
politicianswillreadthereportandpushformorepolicepat—rolsandeconomicdevelopment. smallbusinesses toapply forbuilding improvement loans.
ThesurveyshowsoneobviousfactoftheTenderloin it'seasytogetabitetoeat. Of Often policeandemergency services recieve non-emergencycalls forinformationor
the948streetlevelbusinessessurveyed, 179arerestaurants,cafes,ordelis. Grocerystores, servicesavailablewithinthecommunity."A lotoftimestheonly numberpeople know to
parkinglots,officesandlaundromatsarecommon. Butcustomerscanalsovisit 15massage callis911,"Rootsaid."Theycancallusinstead,andwecanlinkthemwiththeappropriate
parlors, 11 theaters,eightbookstores,fiveartgalleries, and two psychic readers. And 32 person"through the phonetree.
non-profitsservethecommunity fromoffices intheTenderloin. Richard Allman, president of the Board of North of Market Planning Coalition
Culturalandethnicbusinessownershipisalsodiverse. ChineseandSoutheastAsians (NOMPC),hopestopairupwithTAP-IN. NOMPCitselfisintheprocessofhiringafull-
arestronglyrepresented,owning207Tenderloinbusinesses. European-Americansarenext time community organizer to pursue scofflaw property owners and has hired a half-time
with85.andbusinesspeoplefromtheMiddleEastrun38. Japanese.Korean,andHispanic Laotiancommunityorganizerto focuson housingconditions.
merchants head a total of 27. 22. and 24 businesses, respectively. Greeks own nine TAP-INexpectstoreceivenon-profitstatusbythefirstoftheyear,accordingtoRoot.
storefronts,andIndiansowneight. African-AmericansownonlysixTenderloinbusinesses, TAP-IN's board includes membersoftheCadillac Hotel, the Cambridge Project, and the
accordingtothesurvey. Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement (CSEARR). The board members are
"It's a great neighborhood," Ta says of the Tenderloin. "We have really good KathyLooper.HaroldPrice,JohnRoot.JacquieHansen.B.C. Mah.JohnO'Brian.Thelma
restaurantsandcafes. Wehavemoretheatersthananyotherpartofthecity,andeverything Cavenaugh.andCharles Maxwell.
iscloser." — TAP-IN istemporarily locatedat 245 Eddy Street. —
ButtheTenderloinisaprecariousplace—todobusiness: 162vacancies representing Brian Shott
17%oftotalstreet frontcommercialspace were recordedthisyear. Vacantstorefronts Police Respond to Tenderloin Prostitution
becomeadumpinggroundforgarbage,invitecrime,andimpactotherbusinesses,according
totheVur-epDourtc. VVuaocnagn,ciDeisrhecatvoerroifsenth7e6C%enstienrcefo1r98S8o,utahcecaosrtdiAnsgitaonthReefsuugrveeey.Resettlement ArecentpolicecrackdownonprostitutionintheTenderloinwillnowfocuson"johns."
(CSEARR).citesdrugsandcrimeasimpedingeconomicdevelopmentintheTenderloin. He or customers of prostitutes, as well as the prostitutes themselves, according to Captain
alsocriticizesthecity fornotsupporting the businesses here. Vuong thinksthat the City DennisMartel.CommandingOfficeroftheCentral PoliceStation. "Operation Hook-Up"
won'ttakenoticeuntilbusinessesintheTenderloinorganizetomaketheirdemandsheard. tookplaceJan. 11 to 16andcenteredalongGearyand PostStreetsfrom Masonto Larkin,
"TheCityputalotofmoneyintoChinatownandtheMission."Vuongsaid. "Wetried whereprostitution iscommon.
togetthathereandcouldn't. Thatkindoforganization needs tohappen here." "It'sugly,andit'sblatant,andthereisarelatedcrimefactorinvolved.''Martelsaidof
CSEARRrecentlyobtainedacontractformtheSmallBusinessAdministrationtomake theprostitution. Martelsaidthatthesteppedupeffortswouldcontinueintermittently"until
tlhoeanFseodferuanldGerov$e1r5n.0m(eHn)tt.o"anVyuosmnagllsabiudsionfetshseescoinntrSaacnt.Fr"aWnceisnceoeadntdhaOtakklinadndo.fs"uTphpaotr'tsffrroomm the sPiotluaitcieonmaimdpero1v6e2s.a"rrests— 108 forprostitution and42 forbeing acustomer. Others
theCityas well." — arrested included clerks at two hotels on Sutter and Geary streets, for suspicion of
BrianShall maintainingaplacewhereprostitutionispracticed.Sixteenofficersparticipatedintheweek-
longoperation.
Police continue to call on local news organizations to publish the names of the
prostitutesand41 menarrestedorcitedforsolicitingsex. Martelsaidthat KGORadioread
the namesoverthe airwaves,"but forsome reason theChronicleand theLxanunci chose
not to." —
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City Signals Big Changes in Homeless Programs
by Josh Krnndon operated from December 24 to January 3. than competitive effectiveness, according risk ofdying in the cold and wet weather.
Likethatprogram,thenewsatelliteshelters to sources within the Mayor's staff who The city expected Salvation Army to
San Francisco'sdecade-old approach would be largely staffed by homeless and asked that their names not be used. play a majorrole in the emergency shelter
to homelessness may substantially formerly homeless people from commu- To bettermonitortheeffectivenessof program after Mayor Jordan committed
changedue toachainofevents that nity-basedgrassrootsnonprofits. Currently, homeless service providers, the city wants $50,000 to bail out Salvation Army's 56-
beganwiththeCityopeningawinteremer- most homeless programs,especially those to set up a new Advisory Committee on bed men's shelter in the Tenderloin. But
gencyshelterprograminresponsetowide- withlargecitycontracts,areusuallystaffed Contract Compliance. immediately after the conference, the Sal-
spread media coverage of the City's 138 bypeoplewithlittledirectpersonalexperi- The contracts themselves are written, vation Army told the Mayor that it would
homelessdeathsduring 1992. enceofhomelessnessotherthansocialwork staffers have also learned, so that some not play amajorrole in the helters.
The City is considering making dra- training. nonprofits are limiting their services to Caught by surprise, the Mayor's staff
maticchanges in how itawardsand moni- The sites for the proposed shelters homelesspeoplewhilecontractdollarsare scrambledtoadjusttheirplans.They man-
tors $13.6 million worth of homeless ser- wouldbescatteredinneighborhoodswhere spent on expanding theiragency adminis- agedtogettheSalvationArmytosupplyhot
vice contracts. These contracts, adminis- homelesspeople areconcentrated,as were trative budgets andotheroverheadcosts. water, soup, coffee, and condiments but,
tered through its Departments of Social The Mayor's Office is also finding accordingtotheJanuary 12Interim Report
Services and Public Health, account for on the Emergency Drop-In Centers, "the
about 70 percent of the $19.3 million of Salvation Army did not live uptoit's [sic]
General Fund monies the city spendseach A Constant commitment"andconsequent"complaints
yearon homelessness. Reminder: to the Salvation Army were met with si-
Carl Hedlesion. San Francisco s in- A continuous lence."
terim Co-HomelessCoordinator,said that 138-hourvigil MayorFrankJordanhasbeenanactive
thesechangeswillbegin"acomprehensive, forthe 138 memberof theSalvation Army'sSanFran-
hardnosed. business-like approach to homelesspeople ciscoCentral Advisory Boardforanumber
homelessnessthat hasbeen lacking in past whodied ofyears, although he has not attended anv
administrations." In the past, he notes, homeless in 1992 meetingssincehehasbeenmayor,andhas
contracts to nonprofit shelter and service ended withan been past chairman ol their Harbor Light
providers have not been checked for their ecumenical Advisory Council, according to Judv
effectiveness in getting people stabilized candlelight Vaughn. DirectorofCommunity Relations
offthestreetsandintoappropriatehousing. serviceon Dec. forthe Salvation Army.
' That isgoing tochangeunderMayorJor- 21 outsideCity Asked for comment on whether the
dan." says Hedleston. Hall. Salvation Army would still receive the
Inaddition,theMayor'sOfficeiscon- Photo JenniferCheek $50.(KK)despiteitslimitedEmergencyShel-
sideringcreatinganewsatellitesheltersys- terroleand thenegative Interim Reporton
tem with the capacity to move as many as theirperformance. MayorJordan'sDeputy
1.000homelesspeopleintosmallneighbor- the emergency shelter sites. Unlike the thatthereisnowaytodeterminethesuccess Press Secretary Staci Walters said. "Until
hood shelters set up to quickly transition three large multiservice centers, the satel- ofhomelessprogramsingettingpeopleoff thecheck forSalvationArmyhasbeencut.
them into housing. Seed money for this lite shelters would be limited to 50or 100 the streets and into housing because con- there will be nocomment."
program would come from the Mayor's people beingserved atanyone time. tractsarewrittenwithoutrequiringthatfig- TheSalvationArmyhasconfirmedthat
HomelessFundthatwouldbestrengthened WhatsurprisedtheMayor'sOfficewas ure. they have not received the $50,000. pend-
withablue-chipfundraisingcommitteethat how the shelter staffwas able to stabilize Hedleston confirmed that these con- ing a lettershowing where they wouldob-
wouldhaveafundrasinggoalof$1 million otherhomelesspeoplewhohadbeendenied tractsareunderreview,statingthat"weare tain matching funds, according to Judy
withinsixmonths,accordingtoHedleston. service atothershelters forrule violations lookingatallnonprofithomelesscontracts, Vaughn.
Still left unresolved ishow tofind the or "were otherwise unable to access the especially those whoenjoy the largesseof ButsourceswithintheMayor'sOffice
housingandsupportiveservicesneededby conventional shelterservices,"the Interim the city, to make sure they are serving the state that their experience with the Salva-
homelesspeoplewhoenterthesatelliteshel- Report stated. public needand not theirprivateagenda." tion Army hasangeredboth MayorJordan
terssothattheycouldliveindependentand What the Mayor's Office discovered Thedramaticdiscussionsonhomeless and his staff handling homeless issues.
stabilized lives. through their experience with the emer- policybeganafterCityHallhadunexpected Italsocausedthemtoreassesshowthe
Thisnewprogram,andthecity'sinter- gency shelter program is that some con- problems with some shelter and service —present homeless system works.
est in better monitoring its existing pro- tractshave beengiven tosome largeagen- providers after the Mayor announced at a Josh Brandon was a shift supervisorat
grams,arebasedonthesuccessofthePilot cies through a process flawed by political December 17pressconferencehiseffortsto one of the shelters in the Mayor's Pilot
Emergency Winter Shelter Program that influence and bureaucratic inertia rather providelife-savingshelterforthoseatmost Emergency WinterShelterProgram.
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492EllisStreet.AtopVote-getter Resturant Flavor beet.
in the 1989 Tenderloin Times Which at $9.95 a
resrurant contest. Items include person was more
catfish hot & sour soup, seafood costly but every
friicree.poPtr,icaenrdabngaer:be$c3-ue$d4.p7o5r.kOopveenr Pagolac Owner DieuTran Photo:JenniferCheek bit worth it for its
7days,9am-9pm.928-5188.
sprouts and lime to add crunch and exotic flairand festiveness.
picy food flavortotheminiature"burrito"wecreated The Pagolac Vietnamese restaurant is
intheprovidedtransluscent.riteflourpan- certainly WOIth a special visit. Most times
Fancy Island - 434 Larkin St. Open 7 Days A week cakes. its lunch crowds testify to its popularity,
Cafeteria-Style restaurant 434 Larkin St [phone] Theotheritemsonthe menu wechose although our party of six was seated right
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FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS Special Events Calendar
Thefollowing events were compiledby ResourceCenter. At the Pleasuredome,
Budget Axe May Fall on Ozzie Santiago, a Community Health [email protected]
OuireachWorkerattheTenderloinAIDS sale for $5. For more information, call
Tenderloin's Health Outreach Team RyoeusrouervceentCsenltisetre.dIifnyyoouurwocuallednldiakre,tocosne-c Ozzieat431-7476.
tact Ozzie at 431-7476 at least three Feb. 27 , <)um-lpm
by Barbara Ferry to outreach in the Tenderloin." Calvanese weeks he/ore the monthoftheevent "Outreach workers training for volun-
said. Theydon't sit in theirofficeswaiting teers" Sponsored by B.A.H.S.E.S. and
torpeople tocome tothem. HIV-AIDS Calendar E.A.C.H. At 631 OTarrell St.. 2nd fir.
ThetodCiistcyo'nstiAnIuDeSitsofcfoincterahcatswdietchidtehde couldThbeejheeoaplatrhdciazreedoifftthheeTheotaeml'issrfeosricdeednttso Feb. 3rd , 2pm-4pm 6F7o1r4m.oreinformation,callDakotaat749-
social sIelrevailctehsOuatgreenaccyhTwehaimc,hasheeravletshatnhde d"Iits'csoenatsiynuiefyiotus'rseeravibcuerse.auCcarlavtatnoessaey.s'aitdh.e "ATdrdarnessgseensdertHheIVissesruveicsesocfoalsiteirovni"ng Feb. 28 , 10pm-???
Tenderloin and south ofMarket areas, ac- clientscangettheserviceselsewhere.' But transgenderpeople inourcommunity. "The RubberClub, starringTita Ida"
cording to the team s director. Geoffre\ (the Team) has followed people for years. 187GoldenGateAve.Formoreinforma- LiveShow,contest,safesexdemonstra-
Froener. It s not easy toestablish that kind of trust tion,call Dominiqueat 431-7476. tions. Presented by the Asian AIDS
drop-Thinecltionuircapter2s5oTnaytleoarm,Strweheit,chrecreuinsveda withTthhee pTeeoapmleawppeeadelaeldwtihtehA."IDSoffice's Feb. 14 , 8pm-lam $P2r.ojAelcltaptrothceeeIdnsTobeuncehfiBtatrh.e1A5s4i8anPoAlIkDStS.
$122,000 from the city last yeartoservea decisiontotheHIVPlanningCouncil,which "In the name oflove" Project. For more information, call
target population ofIV drug users at high hasreopenedthecase,accordingtoFroener. A Fundraiser for the Tenderloin AIDS Dominic at 227-0946.
riskofAIDSandtubercuIosis. Thecontract The Team collected letters from the Ten-
isduetoexpire in May. Froenersaid. derloin residents in supportofitsappeal.
Tom Calvanese. manager ofthe Am- "I'mCarlSimmonsandIamsickwith curedand immune. treatment.
bassador Hotel, a SRO at 55 Mason St.. AIDS. Idon'tgetaroundverywell... Don't It means that our city public health ButIwouldsuggestthatCityHalllook
swAeIhrDevSre-edr7em5laaontfeytdhreedsi1is5de0eansrteesss,ifdoseranitydesahrtash.evetAeIamDShaosr hhuerltpmTIhegeeatnCdfitroyot'mhsetrAhsiIslDitkSeeamomyf.fs"ieclseafiwwdahosoneun.neaevdaitlh-e ogpfaefttiiicecinaatllsls.yhTkaheveeeypbihenaegvnesbepytsettreesrmuaattdrieaccdaklmlooysfatnotduoresntTeircB-k caaitntdtiehNseehswuacvYceeosrcsokfnubvleefrpotirleeodjtafipelridoneggrratalhmelsys-iiconkw.nDeTedhnovvseaer-
"Theyhavethemosteffectiveapproach able forcomment. totheirprescribed treatment until they are cantbuildingsintoshelters,wherefoodand
A TB Now curedand can no longerinfectothers. treatmentforhomelesspeopleareprovided
Once Killer, 100 Even though our infection rate may forsixmonths. Theshelters,inpoorneigh-
now be high, the promise forthe future is borhoods with high rates ofTB. have also
that in theTenderloin andotherpocketsof become community information and test-
Percent Curable the city TB may be becoming a reduced ingcenters forthose whoare housed.
public health risk. Morefederaldollarsforsuch facililies
b> Gordon Keefer roomand boardatSt. Anthony's. "There are over 100 counties in the United States where TB has
Ihadaroommateat Seton Hall whose become an increasingpublic health risk. San Francisco, especially the
Don'tbefooledorscaredbythestatis- positiveskintest indicatedaTB infection, Tenderloin anddowntown areas, is one ofthem."
ticsand stories surroundingthediseas—etu- thefirststageofwhichhasfewconclusive
berculosis. I can tell you right now the symptoms. Hewaslaterconfirmedbychest However,some healthofficials in San wouldprovidemorehomelesssheltersand
goodnews,thebottomlineheartofthestory x-ray tohaveenteredTB's second andac- Francisco express concern over reports of relieve the unhealthy, overcrowded ones
abouttuberculosisinSanFrancisco,isthat tivestage,butmyskintestsremainednega- multiple-drug-resistantstrainsofTBfound we havetoday.
it is 100percentcurable. tive. A year later, however, prudent re- in New Yorkandothercities,as well as in The successful treatment of my TB
That isnot to say that the waragainst testing led to my own diagnosis ofactive the home countries ofsome of our recent showsthatthisdiseasecanbeeasilystopped,
this disease is over and that the enemy is TB. immigrants. one case at a time. I hope Tenderloin
conquered. Ihavebeenpronouncedclearandfree Some hospitals in such large cities as residents and leaders start to talk withcity
There are over 100 counties in the ofthisdiseasebecause,asanoutpatientfor Boston. New York and Los Angeles have public health officials to persuade them to
United States where TB has become an the past six months, I undertook as treat- dusted off old turn-of-the-century laws, follow the examples of Denver and New
increasing public health risk. San Fran- mentarelativelyeasyregimenofdailypill whenTBwasrampantanddeadly,toforc- Yorktohelphundreds ofpatientswhoneed
cisco,especially theTenderloinanddown- taking. Free! Nocharge! Gratis! ibly detain contagious people who refuse helpnow and will beatrisk inthe future.
townarea.*, isoneofthem. Not only do I no longerhave thedis-
TheTenderloinshareswiththesecoun- ease.Iamnowvirtuallyimmunizedagainst
ties a number of common problems that catching iteveragain.
allowTBtopersistdespiteitsneareradica- How are wedoing in San Francisco?
tioninthe'50s: limitedheathcare,poverty, For the last year or so, San Francisco has
substandard housing, homelessness. sub- successfullytreated90percentofits"new"
stance abuse,and HIV infection. casesofTB.
Butmyexperiencealsoshowsthatitis But what makes a treatment success-
easilycuredhere,eventhoughtheTender- fur.' Aftera patient completes asix-month
loinhashadoneofthehighestratesofTB regimen of daily pill taking, he or she is
infection inthecountry. virtually cured. Yet ten percent of new
I became another San Francisco TB cases simply split or grow overconfident
statistic when I was diagnosed this past and quit their pill-taking regimens prema-
May. Minewasa"newcase"becauseIhad turely,andsoarenotconsideredmedically
neverhadthisdiseasebefore,andsoIfilled
out formscollecting data for race.age. in-
come, and address,amongotherfactors.
Howwasmycasediscovered? Itbegan
for me five years ago when city public
health officials cooperated with my em-
ployer,theSaintAnthonyFoundation,after
a case of active TB was found in their
women'sshelterat45Jones. St.Anthony's
Medical Clinic then conducted systematic-
skintestingforTBofallthosemenwhorun
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l>\ Michael Guyton with Julie Scheff ofcoloronto the staffofthe VA. powerless."said May."Well,blackpeople started using drugs to medicate their pain
I he Human I<»u oi Cultural havefeltpowerlessalloftheirlives,sowhat from the intensity of their experience in
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Of whom were killed in suicide missions atalarmingrates.Forthisreasonandothers, into housing and jobs. ated in the Long Vinh jail were minority.
they were sent on by their commanding manyVeteransofcolorweremisdiagnosed Thai sense of powerlessness and the Afterariotburnedthejailtotheground,the
Officers. He also threw away his National and became alienated from the VA. blatant racismofthewarresulted in blacks militarystartedtodoleoutahugenumberof
Defense Medal, his combat fatigues and "Alotofveteranswillcomeoutandtell and Latinos having the highest rates of discharges, which would release a soldier
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the routine killing ot women and children minority counselorswhohavebeenableto syndrome(23 percent),and black veterans understand that this person was a misfit,
andotherciviliansthateveryotherVietnam help them work through some of that and were second (20percent). that he had been classified as such." said
veteranshad to face, but alsothe Catch-22 helpthem seethatthereal pathology wasa PTSD: One Indicationofthe May.Blackveteransrecei—vedabout37per-
ot being black and lighting that war. result oftheir Vietnam experience." Racismofthe War centof thebaddischarges 300.000outof
"Black soldiers felt that they were in Torecruit more black therapists. May The disproportionate numberof Afri- a total of 800.000. which was three times
the war fighting for freedom and democ- advises the VA to set can-American theirrepresentation in the war.
racyfortheVietnamesepeoplewhenitwas up a recruitment pro- and Latino sol- There were also three times as man)
beingdeniedtoblacksathome.*-saidMaceo gram similar toone al- diers with PTSD fighting and dying on the frontlmes. The\
May.whoflew bombingmissionsoverViet- ready instituted for reflects the par- comprised 30to35 percent ot thefrontline
namand now. through his work at the vet- nursesandnot to msisi ticulardifficulties combat soldiers.
erans' rightsorganizationSwordstoPlow- that practitioners have they faced both Coming back to the U.S.. African-
shares, helps Vietnam veterans cope with a doctorate. "Because during the war American veterans experienced an unem-
theirown Vietnam Warexperiences. of the lack of educa- and upon return- ploymentrateaboutdoublethatofthepopu-
AtSwordstoPlowshares.Mayseesthe tional opportunities, ing home to the lationasawhole.Evenwhenveteranswere
veterans the war chewed up and spit out. youarenotgoingtosee U.S. able to find employment or go back to
many of whom once lived on inner city a lot of black Ph.D.s "A lot oftimes school, the trauma they faced during the
streetsjustblocksawayfromtheresidential outthere.WhentheVA your enemy was warfollowedthemhome.Theywereplagued
treatment program May runsout ofa hotel consistently requires your so-called by nightmares and flashbacks oftheir war
on McAllisterStreet. that you be a Ph.D. to comrade in experience. Many veterans experienced
Swords to Plowshares, a veteran-run provide therapy, then arms." remem- hallucinations.
advocacy organization, was established in you are not going to bers 46-year-old It was those flashbacksandhallucina-
1974 to help returning soldiers cope with seea lotofblackclini- Frank Newsome. tions that got Newsome into some trouble
the transition to civilian life. They have cians." who served one after coming home to South Central Los
long challenged t—he Department of Veter- Newsome credits an year in the South Angeles.
ans Affairs (VA formerly the Veterans African-Americanpsy- Vietnamese vil- Newsome remembers. "Prior to me
Administration)todevelopamorecompre- chiatrist at the VA for lageofTavNinh. goingintotheserviceIneverhadanassault
hensive treatment program. In 1988. as a helping him finally to "You hada lotof case brought against me before, but by
result of a 10-year battle with the VA. get a handle on the people involved 1969. a yearafter I had been released from
SwordstoPlowsharesputtogetheratransi- war'simpactonhislife withtheKKKand the service. I had at least three assault and
tional residency program tor veterans that that for 10 years kept the Aryan Broth- batterychargesagainstme.Ibegantohallu-
combined job training, housing, and drug him drug addicted and erhood, and a lot cinate. 1begantohibernateandmymemory
treatment. living on and off the of these people wasshot. It scaredthe livingdaylightsout
Because the war and its aftermath streets. were in leader- ofme. Theonly thing I knew at thetime is
treatedblackveteransinparticularlyunjust "Iamverypleased ship positions." that ithad somethingtodowith Vietnam."
ways, black veterans now are dispropor- with the substance said Newsome. Newsometriedmanytimestogethelp
tionately represented on inner city streets abuse PTSD program "Theyopenlydis- forhisconditionfromtheVA.butitwasn't
across America. Fortunately. Swords to run by a very brilliant Photo JenniferCheek played racist in- until 1980 that it officially recognized his
Plowshareshasbeenabletomakeasignifi- African American." Frank Newsome in fromoftheCivic Center signia which in- wartrauma as Post Traumatic Stress Syn-
cantstepinsuccessfullytreatingvetsthrough said Newsome. Dr. Residence, wherehe lives. cluded the rebel drome.
May's90-dayresidentialtreatmentprogram. Wesley Clark of the flagandtheswas- Between 1967 and 1980, Frank
Buttherearen'tenoughoftheseprograms. Fort Miley VA Hospi- tika." Newsome bounced from job to job and
InSanFrancisco,therearenow20slotsfor tal was one ofthe first people who recog- Newsome'sexperienceparallelsMay's school toschool. Each timehetriedtoput
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Swords to Plowshares will also soon be flashbacks, work together with the sub- incredibly confusing situation, when you out ofcontrol.
openinghousingforanadditional 16home- stance abuse that plagued him and many thinkaboutyourbuttbeingoutthereinthe "In 1976. 1 went to the VA hospital
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arecruitmentdrivetobringmoretherapists session, you have to admit that you are Many African-American soldiers continuedonnextpage
**Geoffrey Houston will read his historical poems on Feb.
1-7:15 p.m. at The Luggage Store, 1007 Market St.**
An Ode toToussaint L Ouverture
'
An Ode toToussaint L'Ouverture 'But Thermador's reaction, The Haitian slave revolt, 'Partisanguerrillas,
Whofought the 'European, AndBrumaire's coup d'etat, Against9{apoleon the first, AndregularBattalions,
Andthefreedom that he didsecure, (Deposed1(pBBespierre sfaction, Was like a thunderBolt, Attacked$renchforts andvUlas,
Which shook^the CarriBean. AnddispatchedanArmada. forthfrom whichflames didBurst. While chargingon theirstallions
OfL'Ouverture's wise Brilliance, ThirtyThousandtroops, Across the Haitian island 9{apoleon 'sforce dufrappe,
Andofothers, like 0(igaud, Comprisedthe expedition, Was 9{apoleon Blown apart. (Hadat last Been Bested,
OftheirdaringandresUience, ButToussaints armygroups, In the valley andthe highland, Like rats caught in a trap.
Is the reasonfor this ode. 'Destroyedthem through attrition. Toussaint trouncedBonaparte. fromHaiti theydivested.
'Ruggedandhard-Bitten With rifles on theirshoulders, (Muskets BarkedandBlazed, Diplomacy's abuse,
triumphant everywhere, Toussaint's troops kept marching The (French army was mauled. Is howToussaint was caught.
He batteredSpain and'Britain, Like an avalanche ofBoulders TheirBarracks Burnedandrazed, Codedto(France tosign a truce,
When hefoughtfor0(pBBespierre. Under tropicsunlight parching. TheirBodiesstrewn andsprawled! Toprison he was Brought.
QeoffreyHouston
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BLACK HISTORY CALENDAR
February 5
Portrero Neighborhood Theatre presents "Street Sounds" and "The Burial of Preju-
dice" directed by Ed Bullinsand JonalWoodwardsin honorof Black HistoryMonth at
8 p.m.. 953 DeHaro St. (Runs Feb. 6 & 7) Call [phone] for more info
February 10
"Lift Every Voice Series" presented by the Lorraine Hansburry Theatre celebrating
African American History. The production has expanded to feature New Voices— a
showcaseofthreenewplays(TheShoebox, Heaven'sHoldandIndigoLady) Lorraine
HansberryTheatre,620SutterSt.(Feb 10th-28th)Call(415)474-8800formoreinfo
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February 13
African American doll making at Glide Church, 330 Ellis St.. 11 a m -4 p.m. If
interested, call Joyce Hayes by Feb 10 at 771-3724.
February 18
FilmprograminhonorofBlackHistoryMonthforages6&older. "ArethaFranklin,Soul tos she
Singer" and "Malcom X: Struggle for Freedom" in the Children's Department of the didofthesetwomen intheWesternAddition.Jonessaidthathersequence
Main Library 3 30pm Call [phone] for more info. wasabouttheshameblack peoplehavebeentaughttofeelabout theirhair
that leads some black men to wear hats. After making her acquaintance,
February 21 the two men took their hats off.
YolandaRhodeswillsharehertalentsasastoryteller, dancerandsingerthatreflecther
African-American culture at the Morrisson Auditorium of the California Academy of
Sciences in Golden Gate Park Freewith museum admission. Call [phone] for
more info
Howtofrnd
Commemorate the Assassination of Malcom X with an original one-woman perfor-
mance tackling the issues of racism, rape & revolution with homeless activist Salima
Rashida at the "Y" Theatre, Central YMCA, 220 Golden Gate Ave A documentary
videoof Malcom X, will also bescreened, followed bya discussion and refreshments.
6 30 p.m. $5 donation. Call [phone] for more info an affordable
Youth debate and discussion about the life and times of Malcolm X Youth who
participatewill receivea free ticket to see the movie Malcolm X. GlideChurch, Room
209 at 11 30 a m home
loan
February 27
CelebrateBlackHistoryMonthwiththeWajumbeChildren'sCultural Ensemblein the
Children's Department ofthe Main Library 2pm Call [phone] for more info.
can open
that
February 28
"TheBlack GirlinSearchofGod: InEastOakland" work done underdevelopment by
Oakland teenagers in a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's witty 1932
LnoyvoenllSat, "CaTlhle(A4d1v5e)n5t6u3re-s73o3f7thfeorBlmaockreGirilnfinoSearchofGod" attheExplontorium, 360 a lot of doors.
Art and Music Festival atGlide Church's Freedom Hall, 330 Ellis St, 10 a m -3 p m A
presentation of art done by African.American children five to 16 years old. Submit
artwork by February 21 toJoyce Hayes. Glide Church.
At Citibank, we knowthathomeownership
Feeling Under Seige is a vitalpartoftheAmerican dream. We also
knowthatfinding the righthome loan isas
continuedfrompage I with the rest of America that will soon be importantas finding the righthouse.
very publicand very painful.
"Butweknowtheywipedthemoffthe "America Knows," said David
mapTlhikAeerQeituweisasstainkoointnhdoifnogFf.i"rqeuioert Hraogpeeamong Rirteo,abbliuitnzsetohnweh.yak"tnT'shoewgyoitji'unssggtodoionnn.g'townew.'alWnlthhetanovleboloarkcakcaest wTihatth'msowrheyowpetioofnfse,rtmhoarnemkoisntdsotohfemrorletngdaegress.,
mthaentyypoefotfhaonsegeirnftueerlveidewbeyd.frIutsstreaetmisontoovbeer riotsliketheU.S.hasneverseen.Itwilltake We specialize in opening the door to afford-
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"We are angry, but what can we do Clinton.Althoughhehasalreadyappointed
several African Americans to high-profile
aaubtoouwtorkite,r". sVaiiedtnJaamckssoolndi,er,theandfocrrmaecrk positionsinhisadministration,thathopeis The way we look atit, one ofourprimary
dealer. He added that there was little he temp"eCrleidntboynahwaasitta-laknedd-saebeouatttirtaucdiea.l heal- responsibilities—toyou endthe communities
coulddobecause"I'mnotgoingtogoback
tonobody'spenitentiary." ing," said civil rights attorney Patterson. I we serve—is to create an opportunity, where
hope he can rememberthatelementofhis
AmerBiuctanotchoemrmsunbeiltiyevsehatrheastanthoepeAnfrsieccarne-t —caRmaptatiagnny."Honcontributedtothisreport. perhaps there was none before.
Black Vietnam Vets So call a Citibank Mortgage Office soon
continuedfrompage8 wwiatshpaunsgheerdiannmdyramgienda.bIowutoualudthboeriftlyu.sheIdt to letusknowhow we can help. Remember,
wouldbeaflashbackfrom Vietnam. we'd like you to think of Citibank as
Finally in 1981, a judge sentenced "I had a physical confrontation with
NewsometooneyearintheVAhospitalfor oneoftheworkersatSwordsandwassub- opportunity knocking.
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legitimate, they hadn't as yet developed a cernedaboutme."
program todeal withthe specific needsof Eventuallyin 1991,Newsomeentered
veteranssufferingfrom PTSD. thetransitionalhousingprogram wherehe
NewsomemovedtoSanFranciscoin kickedhisdrugandalcoholhabit.Healsoat CITIBANKS
1987tolivewithhisunclewhohappenedto this time began to attend therapy session
liverightacrossthestreetfromtheSwords with Dr.Clark,theAfricanAmericanpsy-
toPlowshares' office. Newsomebeganto chiatristatFt. MileyVA Hospital.
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for parent/ kid/ February 4 Dance Theatre at
"Concert with Conversation" the Oakland
February 21 join the Community Music Musuem Sunday.
Yolanda Rhodes shares her Center with an hour long Februaruy 21, at 2
p.m. Through music
talents as a storyteller, dancer, performance featuring Max and dance, Dimen-
and singer. Rhodes' selections Roach acclaimed percussionist sions traces the
reflect her African-American and composer. This concert % roots of African
culture in a variety of musical will be informal with a ques- Aprmeesreinctainngcutlrtaduir-e,
styles, including spirituals, tion and answer period fol- tional African
blues, jazz, and rock & roll at lowed by a reception. 544 dances aswell as
tSchieenCcaelisf,orMnoirariAscoandAeumdyitoof- fCoarpmpoSrte. Cianlflo.(4(F1ir5s)t6c4o7m-e60fi1r5st cchoonrteeomgproarpahry to
rium at 1 p.m. Free with served!) FREE
musuem admission.
February 10
February 26 Hospitality House Gallery Reception for
/ocidLiziN
All Star Basketball Game 7-9 the Art Department on the first floor of
p.m. at Kezar Pavilion. $1 .50 the Crocker Galleria, 50 Post St. 5- /eNior/
for students with a student 7pm.
February 5
body card and $2 general
admission. For more info., call February 11 Bingo for Seniors at the Golden
From Kampuchea to Eddy Street—A reception for the Gate Park Senior Center, 6101
292-2008.
eight Cambodian American artists involved with the Fulton St. Call [phone]
Cambodian Contemporary Art Project from 4 p.m.-7 for more info
February 16
"Self-Esteem: Remem- p.m. at the Luggage Store, 1007 Market St. Call 255- February 23
bering to Love Yourself" t5o97M1arfcohr m6.ore info. Exhibit will run from February 1 "Special Services For Grandpar-
join other single parents ents Raising Children" come give
in a support group at February 13 and receive the support of other
Everett Middle School, Sixth Annual San Francisco Tribal and Folk Art Grandparents at Everett Middle
room 115. Refreshments Show at the Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Cen- School, room 1 1 5. 6:30 p.m. Call
and childcare are pro- ter. Show features pre-1940 museum quality (41 5) 469-4795 for more info.
vided. 6:30pm Call (415) art and artifacts from around the world
469-4795 for more info 1 1am-8pm. (Also open Feb. 14) Call (41 5)
775-0991 for more info. $6 general admission —Calendar compiled byMoki Eitz
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