former sf supervisor sentenced to five years vi`s corner: "pupper"

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SANFRANCISCONEWSAPRIL12,2009
VI'S CORNER: "PUPPER"
Remember "Kushi", the Lab mix that
you saw here a few weeks ago? She told
you that she had nine pups shortly after
she was brought into this shelter. Well,
I'm "Pupper", one of those pups. You say
that I don't look like a Lab? Well, I guess
By Vi Logan
I'm the only one that takes after my
father in looks and color. I'm really not
sure who he was, but he could have
been an Australian Shepherd mix. What
do you think? In any case, everyone
thinks that I'm a pretty cute little boy,
and I'm ready to be adopted into a loving home.
Remember, I'm just a baby, only two
months old, so there's a lot of training
to do. I won't know right from wrong
unless you teach me. But, please do it in
a loving way— no yelling or hitting,
ever! That will only make me afraid of
you.
I have to be housetrained, and taught,
oh, so many things. I'll need a lot of
doggie chew toys, as I'm teething, and
you don't want me chewing your shoes
or other things not meant for me. It's
best to keep things that aren't meant for
me out of my reach, as I don't know the
difference at this point. Anything that
you wouldn't want a baby to put in its
mouth, is not meant for me, either.
To show you how smart I am at this
young age, I overheard talk that there's
a lot of information on the internet
about puppy proofing your home, foods
and plants that are dangerous to pets,
tips on training, and so much more.
I think it would be a good idea to read
all those things before you adopt a
puppy, so that you know what is ahead
for you. I want you to be sure that you
have the time and patience and most of
all, the love to give. I want to be part of
your family forever, and not brought
back because I was too much trouble or
outgrew my cute puppiness! I'm going
to grow up to be a big boy!
So, won't you please call to see me? I
can't go for a walk, yet, because I
haven't had all of my shots, but I'm still
small enough to sit on your lap. There
are other dogs that would love to go for
a walk and lots of kitties that would love
some company, too.
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JAIL FOR SUPERVISOR
APRIL12,2009
VOLUMEIVISSUE15
FORMER S.F. SUPERVISOR SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
SAN FRANCISCO—On April 3,
United States Attorney Joseph P.
Russoniello announced that former San
Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew was sentenced to 64 months in prison for
bribery, extortion and mail fraud by
deprivation of honest services.
“The sentence handed down today
demonstrates that elected officials are
not above the law,” said Russoniello,
according to a United States
Department of Justice press release.
“Anyone who abuses his or her office
for personal financial benefit will be
held accountable.”
Ed Jew, 49, represented the Sunset
District in San Francisco and pleaded
guilty to the charges in an indictment
released on October 10, 2008, after
going before a federal grand jury in
November 2007. Along with the
charges, he admitted to extracting
$80,000 from Cantonese-speaking
small business owners in his district as
a payment to himself for offering services in dealing with violations issued by
the City Planning Department.
By Stacey Zynen
“Mr. Jew selfishly pursued personal
gain at the expense of some of the most
vulnerable of his constituents,” said
FBI Special Agent Charlene B.
Thornton.
According to his indictment, Ed Jew
broke several codes under California
political reform that he was bonded to
through his position as supervisor,
including one that stated he “was prohibited from using his official position
to influence a governmental decision in
which he knew…he had financial interest” (CA. Govt. Code 87100).
U.S. District Court Judge Susan
Illston was the one who sentenced Ed
Jew with the charges as well as a threeyear period of supervised release with a
fine of $10,000 and $5,000 in restitution. Ed Jew will begin to serve his sentence on July 1.
“The sentence he received today
reminds us no one—regardless of
power or position—is above the law,”
Agent Thornton said. “There is a heavy
price to pay for the abuse of power and
betrayal of public trust.”
S.F. ZOO WELCOMES BABY GIRAFFE
By Stacey Zynen
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS
NEWSROOM:
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HOMEDELIVERY$50
Baby Niklas with mother Photo courtesy of SF Zoo
SAN FRANCISCO—The San
Francisco Zoo has recently welcomed a new—and extremely tall—
member of its family into the world.
Standing at 6 feet tall and weighing 168 pounds, Niklas was born to
mother Kristen on April 2, and has
passed all of his health exams and
check-ups with flying colors. The
San Francisco Zoo’s veterinary team
has completed a successful visual
exam, and has reported that his
sucking reflexes and nursing schedule is normal.
“The first 24 hours after any birth
is vital,” said chief of veterinary
services Jacqueline Jenceck in a
press release. “We want to see the
calf nursing, walking, sitting down
and standing up. It’s part of early
development and ensures us that the
calf is progressing well.”
Niklas comes from a herd of retic-
ulated giraffes which are found in
Central and South African regions,
and stand taller than any living land
species. Their particular breed is
near-threatened and the San
Francisco Zoo is actively partnering
with other organizations to breed
and strengthen the reticulated giraffe
population.
Female giraffes give birth standing
up, which results in a steep 6-foot
drop for the newborn calf. Life
spans for giraffes are 20-25 years in
the wild and up to 28 years in captivity.
Staff and visitors alike are looking
forward to Niklas’ showcase at the
zoo’s upcoming four-month “Baby
Bonanza,” beginning in May. For
more information, check the San
Francisco Zoo’s Web site, at
sfzoo.org.
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SFMOMA PLANNING FOR NEW WING
PAGETWO
SAN FRANCISCO—Celebrating its 74th
year as a museum powerhouse, the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art in downtown San Francisco is planning to develop a
new wing. The new installment is hoping to
expand education programs and double
gallery space. In a press release garnered by
San Francisco News, SFMOMA states: “The
future expansion will enable the museum to
double its gallery space to 100000 square
feet; enhance and grow its curatorial, conservation, and library programs; and consolidate its offices, 60 percent of which are currently housed off- site.” This expansion has
been in the works since 2007, but was put on
hold because of the economic downturn last
fall.
The museum is no doubt thinking about
their future with regard to this expansion,
but at the same time trying to offer museum
goers a unique experience. SFMOMA director Neal Benezra stated in the press release
that, “We are taking this important next step
in securing our future in response to the
By Naeem
increasing public demand for our programming, to be able to properly present our collections and exhibitions, and, equally important, to accommodate future growth,”
adding, “Continuing this planning is critical
since it will enable us to move forward
quickly and confidently with a fund-raising
campaign once the nation regains its economic footing.” The museum has been home
to some of the most interesting and breathtaking art for decades. It was the first museum on the west coast to house 20th century
art. The museum is such an integral part of
the city of San Francisco that even Mayor
Gavin Newsom had something to say,
“Cultural infrastructure is a vital component
of stimulating and sustaining the economic
health of San Francisco, California, and the
nation. At the same time, it also provides
equally important educational benefits to
students, families, and businesses.”
Benerza hammered home the importance
of keeping SFMOMA as a leading art museum on the West Coast, and how the Bay Area
SANFRANCISCONEWSAPRIL12,2009
Ataian
has much to offer with regard to art collections, “In looking to the future, it is important to note that the Bay Area is home to one
of the most important groups of private collections of contemporary art in the U.S.”
With more than 650,000 visitors annually as
well as 46,000 students a year there is no
doubt that this project will offer something
for everyone who studies or simply enjoys
contemporary art.
By Bridget Kwok
reverse mortgage. He then allegedly
convinced her to put the money into
annuity accounts. McTaggart instead
fraudulently deposited the money into
his personal account before fleeing to
Tennessee, according to prosecutors.
According to investigators, the elderly
woman had responded to multiple mass
mailing
advertisements
from
McTaggart. Investigators are unaware
of any other alleged victims of
McTaggart.
McTaggart was found in Memphis,
Tennessee and was arrested on
December 4. He was extradited to
California on March 13 and was
arranged on April 3, on charges of grand
theft, grand theft from an elder and residential burglary.
McTaggart faces up to eight years in
prison, plus fines and restitution to the
victim if convicted.
STANDPIPE CAPS STOLEN FROM SF BUILDINGS
SAN FRANCISCO—Some standpipe
caps have been stolen off of San
Francsico's taller buildings.
So many of these brass caps have been
stolen that the San Francisco Fire
Department worries that standpipes and
By Bridget Kwok
sprinkler charging pipes may not work
in an emergency if the caps are missing.
With the standpipe caps missing, lives
and property are at risk if firefighters
cannot get water to where it is needed.
The standpipe caps are easily stolen as
they are usually on the front of buildings, by the sidewalk.
It is suspected that metal thieves find
these caps an easy way to make $10$20.
A state law enacted late last year
requires that scrap metal sellers must
present a photo ID and must wait three
business days to get thier money. Scrap
metal dealers who illegally buy fire
hydrant parts are subject to a $3000 fine.
SEARCH CONDUCTED AROUND BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR CANTU HOME
TRACY—On April 7, Srgt. Tony Sheneman,
of the Tracy Police Department, stated in a
press conference that officers will search the
Baptist Church located near the home of
Sandra Cantu, an 8-year-old girl whose body
was discovered by farmers in an irrigation
pond inside a suitcase on April 6, after she
had been reported missing for more than a
week. The church pastor, Lane Lawless, is a
resident of the Orchard Estates mobile home
park in Tracy, where the little girl had lived.
The online press release issued by the Tracy
By Rosana
Police Department indicates that farmers discovered the suitcase while transferring water
from a collection pond to a field for irrigation. Around 5:40 p.m. the suitcase was
transported to the San Joaquin County
Morgue, where the suitcase was opened, and
the body of Sandra Cantu was identified.
Sandra was a second-grader at Jacobson
Elementary School. She disappeared from
inside Orchard Estates on March 27. A home
security video revealed the girl skipping
down the road before she was reported miss-
Clarkson
ing.
The F.B.I. arrived after 4:00 p.m. on
Tuesday to search the Baptist Church, which
was lined with yellow crime scene tape.
Lawless was interrogated by police after
Sandra's body was found. The church is not
being ruled out as a possible link to Sandra's
murder; however, no arrests have been made,
and the pastor is only one of hundreds of
people who are being interviewed, according
to police.
When questioned by The San Francisco
News if there are any new leads on the
Sandra Cantu investigation, Srgt. Sheneman
stated that he has no further updates at the
moment.
Police encourage those who want to send
letters or gifts to the Cantu family to send
them to the Tracy Police Department at 1000
Civic Center Drive, Tracy, CA, 95376, and
write ATTN: Cantu Family on the envelope
or package. The donations will be forwarded
to the family via a liaison.
LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT CITY'S SANCTUARY POLICY PLAYED ROLE IN MURDERS
SAN FRANCISCO—On April 3, relatives of
48-year-old Tony Bologna, and his sons, 20year-old Michael, and 16-year-old
Matthew—who were shot and killed in San
Francisco in 2008—stated in a lawsuit that
the killings would have been prevented had
By Rosana
the sanctuary policy of San Francisco not protected the suspected murderer from deportation. The alleged gunman, Edwin Ramos, is
reported to have a record of being extremely
violent, and is affiliated with the infamous
Mara Salvatrucha gang.
Clarkson
The attorneys representing Bologna's wife
and his two living children, affirmed that
Ramos had previous juvenile convictions, yet
he was not dutifully deported due to the city
policy. The lawsuit indicates that the policy
had prevented police from reporting Ramos'
status to immigration authorities, and claims
that the lack of action played a significant
role in the murders of Bologna and his two
young sons.
Ramos is currently facing murder charges
and an oncoming preliminary hearing.
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UNITED STATES—Pretty much everything
in the economy is down, from housing to
employment. The jobless claims have piled up
by the hundreds of thousands, so it’s hard to
believe anyone’s hiring. The only ones thriving perhaps are collection agencies, repo men,
foreclosure specialists, pawnshops and criminal-defense lawyers. Now, with summer just a
few months away, almost 42 percent of people
have canceled their vacation plans. Some will
do the “Staycation” and others who will lay
down tracks for their album, will go to
Geejam, the newest hotel in music mogul
Chris Blackwell’s Island Outpost group, in
Port Antonio on the northeast coast of
Jamaica. Besides a gym and a spa, there’s a
top-of-the-line recording studio, in fact, No
Entertainment
WHAT A SURPRISE!
By Rose Quintiliano
Doubt recorded its Grammy winner “Hey a school in Malawi, where Kabbalah is
Baby” there.
preached.
Of course, Madonna doesn’t have to worry
Traveling in the Europe together a few
about round-trip fares to Malawi. Is there any weeks ago were President Obama and First
Mercy for Madonna? The Material Mom’s Lady Michelle Obama, who made a fashion
plan to adopt her second child went a bit awry. statement as she disembarked in London
Court officials first postponed her adoption wearing a modern chartreuse dress by Jason
application, and the grandmother of the 4- Wu with a black belt and a Michael Kors
year-old girl Madonna wanted to adopt old duster coat. First ladies are always scrutinized
the Sun, the British newspaper, that she for what they wear and, what a surprise, whatopposed it. The judge said that granting the ever the First Lady wears, people are bound to
adoption would set a dangerous precedent by keep talking about it—and of course— envy
bending rules requiring that prospective par- it.
ents live for at least some time in the southern
These days the prolific celebrity users ferAfrican country. Madonna’s attorney has vently updating their Twitter pages are also
“filed notice for appeal in the Supreme Court saving lives. Demi Moore, known on Twitter
of Appeal.” No date has been set. Madonna as “mrskutcher,” and followers of her Twitter
arrived in Malawi a few weeks ago with feed, called the San Jose Police Department
daughter Lourdes, 12, and sons Rocco, 8, and when a woman known as “Sandieguy” from
David, 3. So why aren’t the three children in San Jose, Calif., used the micro-blogging
school? Um, Spring break, maybe. Madonna platform to let Moore know she planned to
stirred controversy and opposition by chil- commit suicide. “Getting a knife, a big one
dren’s advocates last year when she adopted that is sharp. Going to cut my arm down the
David, who says the singer used her celebrity whole so it doesn’t waste time,” she wrote to
status to circumvent regulations. There is no Moore around 3 a.m. Moore’s hubby, Ashton
doubt in my mind that if Madonna wants this Kutcher, later twittered that the woman was in
child, she will win the case. When she adopt- the hospital. “Wifey is pretty amazing, huh?”
ed David, you may remember that she set up The Kutchers post tweets from their cell
PAGETHREE
phones several times a day. Twitter attracts
many readers who enjoy seeing the behindthe scenes writing, photos and video from
celebrities who enjoy the social-network technology.
What’s amazing is this season’s "American
Idol," with its new concept and pre-taping.
According to published reports, the two
women judges ignore each other off-camera.
There seems to be a Great Divide between
them. We expected that, as women can be
vicious and spiteful. Meanwhile, while you’re
watching the contestants perform at home on
your flat-screen TV, the judges are talking to
each other, right in front of those poor contestants. How rude. Alright, so you’ve seen
the performers in dress rehearsal, and you’re
bored, but the Fab Four also chat it up while
superstars such as Stevie Wonder, Smokey
Robinson and Joss Stone are singing too. Now
to the contestants. It looks like Adam Lambert
and Danny Gokey are front-runners.
Rose’s Scoop: The Jonas Brothers’ pre-sale
tickets sold within minutes, like hotcakes.
They had to add another show to accommodate fans at the Izod Center in East
Rutherford, N.J.
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!
MICHAEL ST. JOHN'S CONFIDENTIAL FILE
HOLLYWOOD—HELLO AMERICA! Being a
part of the 20th Century Fox Studio Public
Relations Department was something one might
only dream about. Some follow-up stories needed to be done about Steve McQueen, who was
starring in “The Sand Pebbles,” and I was asked
to deal with it. Robert Wise was directing the
film, and the cast included Richard
Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Candice
Bergen. Before I knew it, I was in route to
Taipei, Taiwan.
I was met at the airport by Doris Nei, the studio’s Asian press rep for the picture. “This will
be a different experience for you,” she claimed.
I, of course, was dazed with this exotic and
strange world. The Ambassador Hotel, where I
stayed, was beyond belief. One could barely disrobe at the end of the day when whatever you
were wearing was whisked away, cleaned and
pressed, along with shoes shined and returned.
My room overlooked the main street of Taipei
and breakfast was had by a window where I
could view the pedicab station (rickshaws with
bicycles). These cabs dashed about like water
bugs in unison with the helter-skelter traffic.
Doris Nei took me on a jaunt around Taipei
that included a snake restaurant, a Temple where
I lit incense and made a wish, to some stores and
down a few rather dark allies. Without a doubt, I
was captivated by it all.
After Steve McQueen was made aware that I
would be shadowing him for a while, we got
together and decided to do some exploring on
our own. We witnessed the strange religious
rites of an obscure pagan cult: the purification
ceremony of walking barefoot over red-hot
coals. The rain poured and we walked and stood
in ankle-deep mud in a field well off the road,
miles out of Tamsui (meaning sweet river), a
town 30 miles from Taipei.
The ceremony began with a rhythmic chant
and a warrior-type dance. It was performed with
swords around a bed of hot coals as bits of yellow paper bearing Chinese characters were
thrown to prove the heat was intense. When the
By Michael St John
dancing ceased, a drumbeat along with a new
chant commenced. Suddenly, a native jumped
into the circle as in a seizure or hypnosis, shaking and clacking his teeth. He half danced, half
shuddered in front of the altar that was set up in
the field while the monks dressed him in ceremonial garb.
After several ritual dances around the bed of
coals, he rolled his head round, started foaming
at the mouth and moved straight for the hot
coals. And they were hot! We could barely stand
eight feet from them; the heat was intense.
Other members of his sect walked through, carrying small statues of Buddha. Some there told
us that this was a Taoist ceremony, and a secret
one. The theory was that if they had remained
pure for the past 12 months, they would not be
burned.
One fellow wore a grey flannel suit, tie, with
his pant legs rolled up over bare feet – they were
not even scorched! I can understand not feeling
pain under hypnosis, but not having blackened
feet or burned in some way, is a mystery. Steve
and I were told, also, that at night, they were to
walk on razor-sharp swords, but we decided not
to stick around to watch.
Later, when Steve had another break in shooting, he and I and several Chinese people went to
the home of the famous Chinese general, who
not only was a member of Chang Kai Shek’s
general, but was a renowned painter of horses.
His name is General Yeh Tsui-Pai.
We had dinner together and afterwards, he gave
a demonstration of his paintings. He asked all
the women present to mark a piece of paper and
he painted a horse from their marks. He asked
Steve and I which paintings we would like, and
he would give them to us. It was an evening
never to be forgotten. It was also an example of
the way the Taiwanese community welcomed
the movie people there.
Hello from Hong Kong! This is what I wrote
to Chris Robinson, my closest friend and actor at
Universal Studios. I had much to tell him
because I had witnessed a riot on Nathan Road,
the main street of Kowloon, which was right in
front of my hotel room. The streets were filled
with protestors against the proposed ferryboat
fare raise. It wasn’t long before the crowd
became a mob and started breaking streetlights
and pulling rain guards down. The police came
with riot shields and guns and gas masks. They
finally had to shoot tear gas into the crowd;
some of it blew up into my room. As I gasped
for breath, I thought this might be the end of me.
Down the street from the hotel, the mob burned
and looted the Shin Hing Department Store (the
Bullocks of Kowloon). I watched the violence
from my window until 3 in the morning.
The next night, it erupted again, but further
down the street. The police, this time, fired into
the crowd killing one person and wounding
three others. Now, there was a curfew established between 1 and 6 in the morning.
Absolutely no one was allowed on the street.
Finally, the film company returned from location at Three Fathoms Cove, Tolo Harbor, in
convoy, at a speed of 20 miles an hour, so that if
anything erupted, we would all be together. We
traveled first by car for 45 minutes, then by boat.
The first day, it took two and half hours to reach
the San Pablo. She had a rough trip being towed
from Tamsin Harbor in Taiwan. The waves were
so high, sometimes the tug pulling her could not
see her when she dipped down. But here we
were, shooting in the “New Territories” as this
British-leaded land is called, a base 5 miles from
the Communist border, and we had to have special permits to be there.
While shooting again in Three Fathoms Cove,
six of us had quite an adventure. Steve
McQueen, a female reporter, Joan Vertigan of
the South China Morning Post, Tom Middleton,
Ted Fish, Barney Phillips, Joe Turkel and I were
in a motor launch headed for home across Tolo
Harbor when the motor conked out.
We were stranded five miles from the Chinese
Communist borderline! The San Pablo was
miles away with the rest of the company. The
only boat we could see was an ocean-going tug,
hauling a huge dredging barge. It seemed to be
flying a red flag. Joe Turkel leaped to the bow
of our launch and whistled, waved and surprisingly, the tug veered toward us. When it got
about a fourth mile away, we saw it was manned
by Chinese. They spoke no English, but they
threw us a line and towed us. Fortunately, a
Hong Kong police boat appeared with a Chinese
crew and a British maritime officer aboard. We
jumped in their boat, and they took us to Tai Po
dock where our cars were waiting. If few had
continued in the other boat, we might have
ended up in Communist China.
As we got off the dock and crossed the tracks
of a nearby railroad, we had to pass through a
waiting train. As it happened, another train came
by and the guys almost got hit. What a day!
Before returning to Hollywood, the company
was invited to the wedding of a young Chinese
man, David Chin, who worked on the film in the
prop department. The ceremony was beautiful.
According to custom, everyone applauded when
the bride and groom walked in on a red carpet.
All around the altar, there were tables set for the
reception dinner. People from all walks of
David’s life were asked to give speeches; a
childhood friend, co-worker and relative. Mr.
Wise as David’s boss and Larry Gates, as an
American co-worker, expressed the company’s
good wishes.
David’s father said he was so proud that
friends from 20th Century Fox had come to the
wedding of his only son. Then, we all plunged
into a sumptuous meal, which included sweet
and sour steamed fish, ginger duck, shark’s fin
soup, and many toasts with rice wine to the bride
and groom. During the meal, the bride changed
clothes six times, and reentered to applause on
the arm of the groom. This is according to custom, whereby the bride shows her trousseau to
the guests, during the reception, which is paid
for by the groom’s father. It was a lovely, festive evening, and one that gave me a view of
another great culture.
PAGEFOUR
Features
“I WENT ON A BEACH TRIP WITH MY CLOSEST FRIENDS...”
SANFRANCISCONEWSAPRIL12,2009
By Deanna M
D ear D ean na!
I went on a beach trip with my closest friends.
As married women we agreed that whatever happened while traveling would stay in its place.
This agreement went well for two years. One of
the ladies in the group went through a divorce
and she told our husbands about our sexual
affairs and has caused so much drama. I’m concerned about them but my husband is taking
things pretty hard and feels he’ll never trust me
again. How do I repair this damage?
Embarrassed Kat ie
Wichita Falls, TX
Dear Kat ie:
You should’ve honored your vows instead of
running behind your girlfriends. The first thing
is to forgive yourself and seek forgiveness from
God. From that point, confess to your husband,
and ask him to forgive you and to work with you
to fix the marriage. You have violated your husband’s honor and his heart. You both should be
open minded to professional counseling. In the
future, if you do dirty things, do them alone so
that your secrets won’t be released.
D ear D ean na!
My fiancé and I are trying to get married but I
have interest in spending tons of money on a
honeymoon. I prefer saving for a home. My
fiance wants a big wedding, the church and a
trip to the Virgin Islands. We're on the brink of
breaking up because I won’t compromise all the
way and let her have her way. I’m willing to
make the wedding a good memory but I’m not
going broke to do it. What do I do?
Micha el
Indian apolis, IN
D ear M i chael :
In this day and age, your fiancé should feel
blessed to have someone wanting to marry and
do the right thing. Most women want big weddings so they can show off to their family and
friends and look silly three years later when they
divorce. The most you should do is set a budget
and make her get the most out of those funds. A
peaceful solution is to get married with a simple
wedding, buy your home and have a big celebration when you renew your vows.
D ear D ean na!
I’ve had it with my girlfriend and her pet
obsession. We’ve been together for two years
and all of a sudden she’s become an overnight
dog lover. Every time I turn around the little
dog is in my face. My girlfriend is rude when she
has it on her lap at the table, she brings in a box
to the movies and she lets it in the bed with us.
There are too many women out there for me to
be held hostage by a dog. Am I wrong to say she
needs to choose the dog or me?
Dear Brian:
You’re a grown man and you let an animal
control your relationship. You should’ve had
this discussion the first time the dog came to
the dinner table. Just like children, pets have a
time and place to be seen and involved and a dog
is no different. However, your girlfriend needs to
grow up and learn how to be mature and manage her man and her pooch. If there’s no commitment and she chooses to keep her habits
with the dog, suck it up and keep it moving.
MAKING FRIENDS WITH SALES STAFF
VARIOUS—Developing personal relationships with
sales associates and managers is a smart, sharp strategy.
It’s mutually beneficial, and will pay off for you — the
customer — as well as the salesperson. This column discusses ways to accomplish this.
Any relationship takes time, energy, and effort to nurture and grow. It won’t happen overnight. The starting
point is always the same: engaging someone in conversation. I suggest doing a twice monthly reconnoiter of
department stores, clothing stores, specialty shops and
discounters. Large shopping malls have many such
retailers under one roof. They’re a good place to begin.
Weekday evenings, Monday through Thursday, are the
best times. Business is slow and there’s lots of time to
By James F Brown
talk. Salespeople are often simply standing around,
bored, with time on their hands, and are usually willing
— even eager — to talk.
Fridays and weekends are the worst times to try shooting the breeze with sales associates. They’re busy, frazzled, and have to deal with an onslaught of often rude,
demanding, pushy customers. There is no time for
chitchat, and any conversations will be constantly interrupted.
But on weeknights, be forthright about going up to idle
sales associates. Ask them if they have time to answer a
few questions. Inquire about possible upcoming sales
and how big the discounts might be. They usually have
advance notice and can share that information with you.
Solicit their advice about clothes. What indicators of
quality fabric and workmanship should you look for?
What brands have good reputations, and which ones
should be avoided? Pay particular attention to what they
have to say about the store’s house labels. Make a point
to always thank them for their advice when you leave.
Continue to develop relationships. Be sure to seek
these associates out whenever you’re in their store.
Whenever you make a purchase, do it through them.
Commissions can be a significant part of their compensation. And even when they aren’t paid commissions,
their overall sales are still tracked and noted by management.
You’ll also find that friendly sales associates will help
resolve any problems you may have. They may go out of
their way to give you “the benefit of the doubt” and get
you better deals than the average customer. They can
also educate you by “spilling the beans” about their company’s ways of doing business that the company would
much prefer remain confidential.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I’ve learned over
the years by becoming friends with sales associates and
managers. Knowledge is power, and I’ve personally benefited enormously from what these people have taught
me. You, too, can pursue this strategy. Take time to talk
with sales people, be friendly, and you’ll gain from these
relationships.
CALENDAR: WEEK OF APRIL 12
"THE STORY":
- When: Mar 21-Apr 25, Tue at 7 pm; Wed-Fri at
8 pm; Sat at 3 & 8 pm
-Description: Inspired by real-life events, an ambitious newspaper reporter goes against her editor to
investigate a murder and finds the best story...but
at what cost? A co-production with the Lorraine
Hansberry. Theatre. -Location: SF Playhouse: 533
Sutter, San Francisco -Contact: 677-9596
-Ticket: $40
"Diva Fest 2009: an Affair of Honor":
-WHEN: Apr 4-25, Thu-Sat at 8 pm; Sat Apr 25 at
3 pm. Description: An Affair of Honor is the story
of Julie D'Aubigny, a cross-dressing sword fighting opera diva forced to fight in Parisian taverns
for francs until she is discovered by Philippe Duc
D'Orleans who takes her to Marseilles to sing in
the opera. There she meets and falls in love with
Bette, who believes Julie is a man. Ultimately she
is unmasked by Philippe's jealous lover Georges
and must fight for her honor with Georges as the
horrified Bette duel … of Honor. -Location: Exit
Theatre: 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco -Contact:
673-3847. -Tickets: $12-20
Emerson String Quartet:
-When: Apr 19, Sun at 7 pm
-Description: Program: Beethoven/Quartet in F
minor, Op. 95 "Serioso;" Mozart/Quartet in B-flat,
K. 589; Webern/Bagatelles, Op. 9; and
Ravel/Quartet. -Location: Herbst Theater: 401 Van
Ness, San Francsico. -Contact: 392-4400
-Tickets: $40-44
"JEWS ON VYNIL":
-When: Feb 6-Jun 9, Fri-Tue 11 am-5:30 pm, Thu
1 pm-8:30 pm (closed Wed). -Description: This
exhibition is based on Roger Bennett's and Josh
Kun's book: "And You Shall Know Us by the Trail
of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the
Records We Have Loved and Lost," which spans
the history of Jewish recorded music from the
1940s to the 1980s, weaving an account that
begins with sacred songs and ends with the holy
trinity of Neil, Barbra, and Barry. The exhibition
features a soundtrack of highlights from these LPs
By San Francisco News Staff
to provide opportunities for Museum visitors to
experience forgotten moments in Jewish American
pop history. -Location: The Contemporary Jewish
Museum:736 Mission, San Francisco. -Contact:
655-7800. -Tickets: $10; $8 srs & stu with valid
ID; mbrs & 18 and under, free; $5
Thu after 5 pm
5th Annual Dance Anywhere:
-When: Apr 24, Fri at noon (Pacific Time)
-Description: Thousands of professional and amateur dancers worldwide—ballet, modern, jazz,
ballroom, hop-hop and more—come together in
movement on April 24 to celebrate the universal
importance and joy of movement. For more information about participating in this event, visit the
website.
Locations:
Various.
Contact:
www.danceanywhere.org
Ticket: Free
CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music:
-When: April 17 to May 2. Call or visit the website. -Description: This year’s festival features
workshops, lectures and performances that celebrate the art and music of the Caribbean and the
impact it’s had on cultures around the world.
Details TBA. Visit the website for updates. Location: Dance Mission: 3316 24th Street, San
Francisco. -Contact: 273-4633. Ticket: $12-22
Inside/Outside: Artist Environments:
-When: Mar 6-May 24, Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 11
am-6 pm, Sat & Sun 11 am-5 pm. -Description:
From folk art environments to homes, artist environment builders blur the lines and push the
boundaries of how we define art. This exhibit
seeks the alternative cultural histories of artist
environments that are often overlooked, or undervalued, by the art world and institutions. Featuring
a new commission by Mike Shine, works by
William Scott, Watts Tower Project, and Megan
Wilson, and historic documentation of famous
California environments. -Location: Museum of
Craft and Folk Art: 51 Yuerba Buena Lane, San
Francisco. -Contact: 227-4888. -Ticket: $5, $4
seniors, free under 18 and for members; Free
every Tue in 2009
"Let Your Motto Be Resistance":
-When: Mar 21-Jun 14, Mon, Wed-Sat 10 am-6
pm; Sun noon-5 pm. -Description: Let Your Motto
Be Resistance: African American Portraits.
Presented by the Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service, this exhibition consists of 70 modern prints selected from the
National Portrait Gallery’s collections highlighting 150 years of African American resistance in
the U.S. Highlights include images of boxing legend Joe Louis (c. 1935), Josef Breitenbach’s
image of singer Sarah Vaughan (1950), Dan
Weiner’s photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.
(1956) and Irving Penn’s image of opera icon
Jessye Norman (1983). -Location: Museum of
African Diaspora: 685 Mission, San Francisco. Contact: 358-7200. -Ticket: $10; $5 students &
seniors
18th Annual Spring Celebration & Easter
Parade:
-When: Apr 12, Sun 10 am-5 pm; parade begins at
2 pm. -This annual event celebrates and showcases the diverse community of San Francisco and
features some of Union Street's best restaurants
serving attendees in an outdoor bistro setting. A
variety of children's and family activities are the
focus of the event and include; large inflatable
bounces, kids' rides and games, a climbing wall, a
hands-on children's activities area, costumed characters, a petting zoo, a pony ride and entertainment from some of the Bay Area's best musicians.
-Location: Union Street, San Francisco. -Contact:
800-310-6563. -Tickets: FREE
Exploratorium After Dark:
-When: Apr 23, Thu; open until 9:30 pm; Tours
Begin at 7:30, 8, 8:30 and 9 pm. -Description: An
open terrain of phenomena-based exhibits, the
Exploratorium is designed to be navigated freely,
according to personal inclination and imagination.
This evening, encounter the museum through the
eyes of local scientists and creative thinkers in a
series of unique, half-hour walking tours.
Highlights include a behind-the-scenes look at the
machine shop, where exhibit developers share
their inspirations and challenges in building new
exhibits. -Location: Exploratorium:3601 Lyon,
San Francisco -Contact: 561-0399. -Tickets:$14;
$11 students, seniors, youth; $9 children ; free
children under 4, members, & first Wed of the
month.
The Piety Street Band:
11.$14; $11 students, seniors, youth; $9 children ;
free children under 4, members, & first Wed of the
month. -When:Apr 11, Sat at 8 pm; pre-concert
talk at 7 pm. -Description: Guitar hero John
Scofield boasts one of them most distinctive
sounds in jazz. Delving back into Crescent City
beats, Scofield introduces his latest group, The
Piety Street Band—a rare chance to see the guitar
god with a blues-and gospel-drenched crew featuring Jon Cleary on keyboards and vocals, drummer
Ricky Fataar and legendary New Orleans bassist
George Porter Jr., who provided the irresistable
pulse for immortal R&B combo The Meters.
-Location:Palace of Fine Arts Theater:3301
Lyons, San Francisco.-Contact: 866-920-jazz
-Ticket: $25-65
International Lao New Year Festival:
-When: Apr 11, Sat 10 am-5 pm. -Description:
Activities include free screening of Nerakhoon:
The Betrayal; directed by: Thavisouk Phrasavath
and Ellen Kuras; Buddha image procession and
parade; kite making and kite flying; music; and
more.-Location: Civic Center Plaza, San
Francisco
-Contact: 680-4027. -Ticket: FREE
SF'S ZOO FOR THE PLANET:
-When: Apr 18, Sat 10 am-3 pm
-Description: Celebrate Earth Day and learn about
green, sustainable living solutions inside and outside of the Zoo. A variety of local, earth-friendly
companies and services are showcased as well as
music and puppet performances with "greenthemes" that the whole family can enjoy.
-Location: San Francisco Zoo: Sloat and 45th
Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO
-Contact: 753-7080
-Ticket: $8-$14; Free for children 3 & under
Point of View
SYMPTOM OF A CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASE
SANFRANCISCONEWSAPRIL12,2009
UNITED STATES—On special
occasions, I wear a red silk tie
printed with 56 signatures, all but
one of them in black; the featured
one in white is “Th. Jefferson.” The
names are, of course, the signers of
the Declaration of Independence.
When asked, I tell folks I practice
law for a bunch of dead guys. They
pay me nothing. But it is an honor
to represent them, especially when
it reaches into the Supreme Court.
That brings me to President
Obama’s nomination of Harold
Koh, Dean of Yale Law School, as
Legal Advisor to the State
Department. This nomination is a
symptom of a constitutional disease
that will cause great, and possibly
fatal, damage to our Constitution in
the next four years.
That is a bold and harsh charge.
Here is the proof:
Dean Koh has repeatedly written
and said that interpretation and
application of the US Constitution
should be “guided” or “influenced”
by the “laws and judicial decisions
of other nations.” There is no doubt
on this. As they say hereabouts,
he’s said this “in front of God and
everybody.”
Look at his position first from a
practical standpoint. The United
Nations has 192 member nations.
By John Armor
Of those, a majority are dictatorships of some kind. And of that
majority, a majority are barbaric
states which claim and exercise the
“right” to execute citizens on the
spot for their politics, their religions, their sex or their objections
to the current administration.
If one takes a consensus from this
motley crew, there are many conclusions that are the polar opposite
of the principles in American government. These include democratic
elections, freedom of the press,
non-discrimination between citizens based on religion, politics or
sex.
Does the United States do a perfect job of carrying out these principles? Of course not. We have
amendments in the Constitution
that are monuments to improvement of our efforts. However, we
are light years ahead of the majority of the world’s governments,
whose constitutions contain deliberate continuations of censorship,
discrimination and restriction (or
elimination) of free elections.
Harold Koh wants to use this gaggle of bad governments as a template for American judicial decisions because he seeks to avoid
American law and American legislatures that have not made the
“right decisions” in areas he personally favors, such as abolition of
the death penalty. He talks law, but
he’s really just a politician.
His legal conclusions are even
more dangerous than just that. They
are so dangerous they make me fear
for the Constitution, fear the results
of four years of President Obama,
and ashamed of my degree from
Yale. Here’s why:
The Constitution in its text says
that it is “the supreme Law.”
Madison, Hamilton and Jay, in The
Federalist, patiently explained why
the Constitution had to be superior
to all other sources of law. As
Hamilton wrote in the Federalist
No. 33, this clause only “declares a
truth, which flows immediately and
necessarily from the institution of a
federal government.”
As George Washington wrote in
his Farewell Address to the
American People, the Constitution
is “sacredly obligatory upon all”
until changed by “the authentic act
of the whole people.” By that he
meant amendment through use of
Article V, through Congress and the
state legislatures.
So, Dean Koh is attacking the
Constitution itself. He is also
attacking the Declaration of
Independence, which declares that
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governments derive “their just
powers from the consent of the
governed.” By trying to change the
Constitution without using Article
V, Koh is attacking the fundamental
principle of American government,
control of our own government.
It is appalling that such a man
would ever be appointed to lead
any American law school. Since his
politics control his legal principles,
like many other appointees in the
Obama Administration, he shows
that Administration is a continuing
danger to the Constitution itself.
Either Koh is an illiterate who has
not read the Constitution and the
Federalist, or he is a bald-faced liar
when he talks about this subject.
His resume indicates that he can
read, so I conclude that he is a liar.
The Obama Administration proposes to put him in the second-most
dangerous spot for his constitutional ignorance, at the State
Department. The worst place would
be as a new justice on the Supreme
Court. It looks like this President is
prepared to find and appoint another Koh when, inevitably, such a
vacancy occurs.
THE MAGIC OF A WEEKEND AWAY, FULL OF NOTHING
UNITED STATES—I just re-discovered a wonderful cure for what ails
you. Body aches? Depressed?
Fatigued? I’ve got something that’ll
take care of it all. You can’t get a
prescription for it, but, lucky you, Dr.
Susan here has got the secret to
obtaining this powerful elixir.
Last week, my back gave out. Not
from actually doing anything strenuous, physically, but from pure stress.
I hadn’t slept much in days. I was
coughing up a lung. My brain was
fried. And, facing the weekend
ahead, my to-do-list was a mile long.
I felt like a broken woman.
I used to spend my weekends going
places. Wake up on a Saturday, call a
friend: “Wanna go for a drive?”
“Sure.” And then we’d end up in
Mexico for two days, just the clothes
on our backs, amazed at the amount
of Spanish we seemed to know after
By Susan Michelle
a few margaritas, dancing on bars,
spending our last peso on souvenirs
like plaster columns and clay suns at
the border on our way home. I’d
spend weekends visiting cities I’d
never been to before, cramming as
much as I could into a weekend: visiting friends in Seattle, sightseeing in
Albuquerque, romancing in Santa
Barbara, skiing in Mammoth.
As time passed, there seemed to be
fewer and fewer new cities to
explore. More and more things on
my to-do-list to do at home on weekends. More responsibility. More
belongings. More work. Work
became about travel. Travel became
about work. When I went out of
town, I had to go everywhere, see
everything, record it all while I was
there, then rush home and work some
more. The economy collapsed.
Money disappeared.
The to-do-list grew. And, somewhere along the way, the idea of taking a weekend off to get away and do
ANYTHING fun, simply vanished.
So, last Thursday, when my alsoburned out better half asked, “Wanna
go to Palm Springs for the weekend?
Get massages, lay by the pool, do
NOTHING?” it was an offer I could
not refuse.
We ate. Slept. Soaked. Ate. Got
massaged. Ate. Slept. Woke. Hit
repeat. We had no agenda,
researched nada, ran nowhere; we
just were…
Seems utterly superfluous and
indulgent in today’s economy, right?
How could I justify any expense
that’s not related to mere survival
right now?
Because taking care of one’s body
and soul IS essential to surviving
tough times. Worrying, working, and
stressing 24-7 only leads to…well, in
my case, being a cripple, pleurisy
and a gnarly attitude about life. A
relaxing weekend away, however,
can heal it all— it did for me.
So, as next Friday approaches, if
you’re feeling broken, please, get out
of town. You don’t need to get a hotel
in Palm Springs. Swap houses with a
friend for a night instead. Or go
camping in the desert. Find a cheap
cabin rental on Craig’s List. Just get
in the car and drive. Leave the laptop
at home. Don’t make plans. Simply
vacate, and be. Doctor’s orders! This
medicine’s worth every penny.
About the author: A former
Hollywood producer and now second-generation travel professional,
Susan Michelle travels the planet as
the “face” of the fashion-forward
Compass travel lifestyle brand.