Dan is a sort-of Renaissance Man. Consider that he’s not only deeply passionate about decision analysis and statistics, but he also stirs up a mean bagna caôda (an Italian form of
Movie stars have them. Politicians have one of their own. Why shouldn’t we have one? For a reasonable hourly fee, Nancy Spivey can put some backbone into that New Year’s resolution of yours to start exercising. For, you see, Nancy Spivey is a personal trainer.
You’ve probably seen Nancy Spivey out and about the neighborhood. When she’s not playing tennis, she’s helping
GETTING TO KNOW: Lee Radner
By Diana Taylor-Folberg
You’ve seen him. Swimming. Attending meetings. Shopping at Safeway. He’s one of us—a resident of Golden Gateway Center, an active member of the Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association, and President of FOGG (Friends of Golden Gateway). Lee Radner is just one of the many LOCAL MAN MAKES VERY GOOD!
Writing is pretty straightforward. You just sit there
staring at a blank sheet until the little drops of blood
pop out of your forehead.
— Author unknown
R.C. Staab, resident of Barbary Coast and president of Golden Gateway Commons’ Building I Homeowners’ Board, is, among other things, ANATOMY OF A VOLUNTEER
To paraphrase Edmund Burke’s well-worn line: All that is necessary for the triumph of bad developments over neighborhood interests is that good men do nothing *
What is it about a person who raises his hand when someone says, “Who’ll take charge of this?” Why does the volunteer give up his dinner hour, sit in uncomfortable chairs for long hours, and drink some unidentifiable liquid
ABOUT CENTRAL POLICE STATION
Maria Matson, Chair
Safety Committee
The current man in charge at the Central Police Station is Capt. Jim Dudley. For 26 years he’s been on the force—starting as a patrol officer; then an investigator; head of Park Station, the Tactical Company and Homeland Security; president of SAFE’s board of directors. And now Captain of the Third District Police Station—one of the largest "MOTHER OF WAG" HONORED!
March 7,San Francisco — Calling her "The Mother of WAG" (Waterfront Action Group), Supervisor Aaron Peskin drew attention to the many accomplishments of Diana Taylor, our own Barbary Coast activist and guiding light. For not only did she co-found WAG but also she is most certainly the Mother of the Barbary Coast having guided the delicate beginnings of our neighborhood organization. Acknowledging Supervisor Peskin's tribute to her work in the Barbary Coast, Taylor said, "...Healthy communities make for better futures for our children."
BC RESIDENT, DIANA TAYLOR,
HONORED BY SUPERVISORS
San Francisco, March 2, 2006 — Diana Taylor, co-chairman of WAG and Chairman of the Barbary Coast’s safety committee, will be honored March 7 as part of Women’s History Month.
GETTING TO KNOW: Kate Van Ness, Queen of Bling-Bling
Gliding in from a day’s work at Moxie, Kate Van Ness looks elegant. (She always does.) She’s dressed in a pale grey sweater, skirt and jacket with stunning coral beads at her neck. You notice things like this when you talk to Kate because her business is bling-bling.
GETTING TO KNOW: Fred Allardyce
He's analytical. And a dreamer as well. He sees potential in interesting ideas and finds comradeship in other analytical dreamers. Who else do you know who has a Parking Guide?
VOICES FROM THE BARBARY COAST
Q: WHAT'S YOUR OPINION OF THE 733 FRONT STREET CONDO CONVERSION?
At the March 23, 2005 Zoning Administrator's public meeting, Administrator L. B. Badiner approved an off-street parking variance, (allowing only 34 parking spaces for the 71 residential units) at the 733 Front Street. That building, in the process of conversion from office space to combined first-floor retail and second-to-seventh-floor residences, has no parking provision for the retail spaces. (Current zoning requires one parking place per residential unit.)
GETTING TO KNOW: Diana Taylor
Many GGC residents know Diana Taylor as the tireless tour de force behind WAG. But Diana, who always seems to radiate a calm confidence, is a woman of many layers and even more surprises.
GETTING TO KNOW: Tom Flynn
The first time I met Tom Flynn he was seated in a wheelchair at a table in the dining room pouring over the latest issue of The New Yorker—a favorite pastime he says.
VOICES FROM THE BARBARY COAST
Q: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE EMBARCADERO-BROADWAY HOTEL PROJECT?
KATRINKA McCALLUM (GGC-III): Now as I walk to work along the Embarcadero to Levi Plaza, I pass the low-slung, red brick buildings… what are they [Stanford Hotel people] thinking by putting a seven-story, YELLOW building here?
A LOCAL RESIDENT: A high-rise along the waterfront will only give the city a walled-in feeling. We don’t want a jungle of high rises punctuated by windy,
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