Three Cheers: Cartoonist Lev Yilmaz
celebrates, on the roof of his Richmond District home, the premiere
of his short film, which played at the San Francisco Independent
Film Festival.
Cartoonist tackles
alienation, sex and confusion
When Lev Yilmaz applied to the School of the Museum of Fine
Arts in Boston, he had no aspiration to become an artist. He
played guitar and sang.
Washington students
brawl after school
What started as a dispute between two George Washington high
school students turned into a big after-school brawl on Tuesday,
Feb. 7.
Geary merchants want
economic study
Concerned merchants huddled with Supervisor Fiona Ma and Ahsha
Safai, the mayor's liaison to the Richmond District, Feb. 16
to discuss the possibility of getting an environmental impact
study commissioned so merchants would know if the proposed Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) plan would help or hurt them.
Plans to Replace
Doyle Dr. Debated at Presidio Meeting
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the San Francisco County Transportation
Authority (TA) held a public meeting at 135 Fisher Loop in the
Presidio to address the upcoming plans to retrofit Doyle Drive,
the elevated on-ramp that connects the Marina District to the
Golden Gate Bridge - and San Francisco to Marin County.
Musical about Colma to
debut at Asian American Film Fest
Richard Wong, 29, and H.P. Mendoza, 29, never thought that
anyone else would be interested in watching a movie musical
about three friends who just graduated from high school in Colma.
Yet, "Colma: The Musical," Wong's directorial debut, is scheduled
to premier at the 24th annual San Francisco International Asian
American Film Festival on March 21
COLUMNISTS
John
M. Lee: Principal Residence Tax Rules
Capt. Sandra Tong:
Don't drink and drive
Supervisor Jake
McGoldrick: Close GG Park on Saturdays
Mayor Gavin Newsom:
Making City Clean, Livable
