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The Irony of "Giving Up" for Lent
President's Blog
March 5, 2014
"So, what are you giving up for Lent?"
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten Season preceding Easter. Many of us engage various forms of self-denial, penitence, abstinence, and/or fasting as a way to become more aware of God's presence and as a way to prepare for the remembrance of the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
There is sometimes an irony in our decision about what it is we will be "giving up" each Lenten season. The thing we choose, while it may be a real sacrifice of something we normally enjoy, is often given up in relation to a vain self-interest. The sacrifice is not necessarily conceived of as that which will enhance our relationship with God or help us to be more conscious of God's presence, or lead us to real repentance for our shortcomings. We give up things like certain foods, smoking, or the avoidance of exercise. These sacrifices are positive steps toward better health and better stewardship of our bodies. But, I sometimes wonder if we take a ride on Lent to get something done we have not been able to accomplish otherwise. As well intentioned and important as these efforts are, do these sacrifices connect consciously enough to a spirit of repentance or to more sensitivity for God's presence in our lives? Or, are these efforts at self-denial only ennobled ways of accomplishing, under religious censure, something we would not otherwise have undertaken?
I know I have drawn too clean a distinction here, for there is always ambiguity in our human motivations: " . . . all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23, NRSV). Along with St. Paul, we need all the help we can get to do the things that we know we ought to do. And, we can always appeal to an ethic of at least doing the right thing, if for not exactly the right reasons – oh, so human of us! The lectionary texts for today speak to this complexity. From Isaiah 58, I note verses 5-7:
"Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin?
God challenges us about parading our humility and self-righteousness, when what God really desires is that we would respond to the needs of our neighbors. And in Matthew, from the "Sermon on the Mount," we find a similar concern, with a focus on our prayer lives:
"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you" (MT 6:5-6).
I am troubled by public prayers before a meal in which we/I regularly, in the midst of our/my own gratitude for the gift of food before me remember those who will not be eating today. And, then I proceed to actually do little or nothing about it, except for the occasional money given to a stranger begging on the streets, or the occasional donation to a food pantry, or the occasional service in a soup kitchen. It is all pretty comfortable for me. I do not worry about whether or not I will be able to eat today. I know I will have a warm bed to sleep in and a roof over my head tonight. I also know that what I have done is not enough, even as I feel overwhelmed by the enormity of an economic system that does not support equitable distribution of our resources.
There is certainly no one right way to go about observing Lent. My Lenten discipline will include times of self-assessment, reflection and prayer. I will repent for how I have failed to live more fully into my Christian vocation and into the commandments to love God with all my mind, heart, and soul, and to love my neighbor as myself. But, I am not yet clear about what it is I will give up for Lent. Perhaps, I will give up the easy prayers that do not result in significant action. At the very least, I encourage all of us to spend time in our prayer closets, honestly considering how we have fallen short, listening to what God may be saying to us, and seeking discernment for the meaningful expression of real change in our lives that moves us closer to the prophet's admonition to "loose the bonds of injustice." May this Lenten season be a period of deep reflection and renewal for our seminary community and friends, and a time of blessing as we seek to more fully know God's presence in our lives.
The Table
President's Blog
February 24, 2014
Yesterday, I attended First United Methodist at the Chicago Temple, my home congregation. It was the last Sunday in Black History month and one of our current Ph.D. students, Rev. Michele Watkins-Branch, was the guest preacher. She delivered a prophetic word, based on Psalm 94 - erudite and compelling. At one point, she pointed to the Table and observed that Jesus had invited a zealot and a tax collector to come and sit at the same Table. It was "a dangerous alliance" with the power to pave a path toward freedom. I was proud to call her ours.
Shortly after the sermon as the communion ritual began, I was confronted, as I am every Sunday there, with the experience of racial/ethnic/gender/sexuality diversity. It is not something simply talked about and hoped for, but it is something that is embodied before my eyes as our pastoral staff, interns, choirs, and members gather around the Table.
There were eight persons: 4 Caucasians (one older male, the pastor; one young adult male; one middle-aged woman, an associate pastor; and one young adult woman); 1 young Asian woman; one young African American female, our preacher; one African American 3rd grade boy who had earlier read the gospel lesson from John ("and a little child shall lead them"); and one middle aged Chilean man, an associate pastor at the church. As each one shared leadership in the ritual, I marveled yet again at the power of God's call to a banquet table and the eschatological vision of a time when, despite our differences, we can all gather together in true love of neighbor.
I think of the final scene in the movie, "Places in the Heart" where the congregation in a small church in Texas is engaged in a communion service. As the bread and the cup are passed up and down the pews, people begin to almost inaudibly, say, "God's peace" to the next person. It begins to become clear that persons are present who had died or who had been murdered earlier in the film – some of these black victims sitting next to the Ku Klux Klan members who had taken their lives. "God's peace" as the young boy passes the bread to his murderer.
I have struggled to understand the psychology of being able to speak a word of God's peace to someone who has committed a heinous crime against your body and soul. I have to conclude this capacity goes much beyond the call to celebrate difference and to live joyfully in the midst of the Creator's human rainbow – difficult as even that seems to be for us. Such forgiveness seems impossible without the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us. I think of the genocide in Rwanda and the justice and truth processes there trying to establish peaceful living. And I think of the earlier South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. While fraught with difficulties, transformation still at work.
We have given ourselves to a faith that asks the humanly impossible of us, but that calls us, nonetheless, to love our enemies, to love our neighbors, to treat all persons with respect and dignity and to work for the well being of all. The vision at the Table each week inspires me, in the face of our human frailty, to keep struggling for this justice. And, I must also trust in the ultimate establishment of God's righteousness.
"For the Lord will not forsake his people; God will not abandon God's heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence." Psalm 94:14-17
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Public Theologians and the City Gate
President's Blog
February 18, 2014
"Hate evil, love good, and establish justice at the city gate." Amos 5:15 (CEB)
On Monday, the "President's Assessment Task Force" (PATF) had its final meeting. The Task Force is a representative group I called together last November for the purpose of doing an environmental scan of the seminary. The members have interviewed internal and external constituencies (faculty, students, trustees, friends, alumni, and religious leaders), including business and corporate leaders who have had no relationship with the seminary. The PATF has worked hard and has produced much valuable information for our consideration.
Yesterday, we discussed the findings and began to identity initial themes and recommendations for the school as we move forward. More to come on that in a few weeks, but for now, let me share with you one of the major themes that was reported over and over: Garrett-Evangelical and its graduates need to have more visibility in the outside world. We need to have more of a voice in the public square speaking to concerns for the common good. Essentially, we need to be explicitly functioning as public theologians for the well being of the community of which we are a part, and we need to be educating and forming bold spiritual leaders who are public theologians.
What do I mean by "public theologian"? I mean persons who can think theologically and ethically about the broader contexts in which they find themselves, who can not only ask the questions, but who can also offer some discerning response to them: "Where is God in this place? Where is God not in this place? What is God doing here? How can we partner with God's purpose?" More and more graduates are going into ministries that are not located within the church proper, but within the wider community, e.g., ministries in social service agencies, in journalism and the media, in work on environmental sustainability, in efforts to assist the homeless, to mention only a few.
The seminary has three historic emphases: Evangelical Commitment; Creative and Critical Reasoning; and Prophetic Interaction in Society. With so many new faculty members joining us in the last 10 years, clarity about these emphases and the centrality of their place in our identity has eroded a bit. I hope to revisit each of these with the faculty and the PATF findings actually support the continuation of these emphases newly appropriated and clearly defined.
The front page of the New York times yesterday reported news about bombings in Syria; about a retired hedge fund manager dedicating $100 million dollars to support climate change measures through pressuring politicians; and about the dilemma of thousands and thousands of abandoned, dilapidated buildings in Detroit. There is no end to the need for Christians to participate with others who are concerned about the common good. The challenges of gun violence, discrimination against all kinds of minorities (racial/ethnic, sexual orientation, religious, etc.), access to health care, the challenges of poverty, immigration injustice – it goes on and on.
We have a strong history of already being public theologians who engage prophetic interaction in society. In the latter part of the 19th c., Lucy Rider Meyer founded the Chicago Training School (1885) and with the work of the teacher/nurse/social worker deaconesses, the school served the urban poor of Chicago. Our alums and faculty marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. to demand basic Civil Rights for the oppressed Black population to protest violent racism.
And, most recently on President's Day just passed, Bishop Julius Trimble (Iowa Conference), one of our alums and a member of the Board of Trustees protested at the White House on the occasion of the 2 millionth deportation under current Obama immigration policy. He was joined by other United Methodists and by Bishop Minerva Carcaño (California-Pacific Conference) with whom he co-chairs the UM Interagency Task Force on Immigration. Both were arrested at the White House.
This act of civil disobedience was a witness against injustice and an act of solidarity with all those who suffer the devastating effects of deportation. We are proud of the Garrett-Evangelical family who join with others in the world to make not only a difference, but to make an impact. Thank you, Bishop Trimble and thank you, Bishop Carcaño.
I believe one of the challenges of the PATF findings is a clarion call to Garrett-Evangelical to be a servant seminary to the church and to the world and to do this, at least in part by preparing bold, spiritual leaders who are public theologians dedicated to accomplishing the common good. It is the very claim God puts upon us through the proclamation of the prophets and through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Let's do it together!
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Capacity for Empathy
February 10, 2014
Lallene Rector
A few weeks ago, I began the process of meeting individually with each employee of the seminary. I still have many meetings yet to go, but it is my conviction that at this time of transition in leadership it is important to understand how persons who work at the school are experiencing their jobs and to understand their concerns. I have also invited discussion about the ideas and hopes our employees have for the school as we move forward into the future. I began these meetings with the staff, those whom I have known in the comings and goings of our work together over so many years, but with whom I have never really sat and discussed their experience of being here. My own knowledge is more limited to the experience of faculty members and administrators.
I can see more clearly how Garrett-Evangelical is a slightly different school from each of these various vantage points. This is obvious, but the difference now is that I am experiencing these slightly different schools as a result of the initial meetings with the staff. Of course, the school means different things to different people. I have not yet encountered anyone for whom this is "just a job." Job it is, to be sure, but there are larger and more personal meanings than that for most of us working here.
These conversations have reminded me, once again, of how critically important the capacity for empathy is in our relating to each other. It requires an interest in, concern for, and/or at least a curiosity about the other. Most of us walk fairly easily through our days encased in our own perspectives, concerned with our own interests and how things affect us. I do not criticize this natural inclination for I believe it is the basic orientation we have as human beings. I don't think it's possible to entirely escape our own perspectives, nor do I think we are called to do that. How would we be able to love our neighbors as our selves if we had no awareness of our own captivating self-interest and concern?
|A Chinese depiction, Beijing, 1879
One of the most compelling phrases in the New Testament for me has been, "Jesus looked at him carefully and loved him" (Mark 10:21 CEB). It jumped off the page at me when I was 20 and engaged in a piece of research at Texas Christian University, a study of the synoptic gospels and the analysis of every instance someone approached Jesus with a request. Do you recognize it? It immediately precedes the account of Jesus talking with a young man who has asked what he must do to obtain eternal life. We know the story more commonly as "The Rich Young Ruler" or "The Rich Young Man."
I have pondered many times the meaning of this phrase. It tells us that before Jesus gave the young man the hard word to go and sell his possessions (for he had many), to give the proceeds to the poor, and, then to follow him, Jesus looked at him intentionally and loved him – first. Jesus must have known that what he was about to ask would be very, very difficult and I like to believe that Jesus considered the young man's perspective before he offered this devastating directive. I like to believe that it was this act of empathy that led Jesus to love him.
In order for us to actually engage in an empathic understanding of what others are experiencing, from their perspective, we first have to be interested in that information. We have to care about the other person. We have to be curious. We have to open ourselves to something potentially different than ourselves. And, we have to risk experiencing the direct impact of others not seeing the world as we do. We are challenged to consider that others' perspectives have as much experiential validity as our own. Surely, this must be one of the meanings of the commandment to "love your neighbor as yourself." Value your neighbor's perspective – at least enough to try and understand it – as much as you value your own understanding. I am not saying that understanding means agreement, but deep understanding has great potential to change our own perspectives and, as a result, to change the decisions we make. Perhaps we already know this intuitively and that's why we hesitate to really enter into the effort to understand another's experience.
I have learned important things in the last couple of weeks only because I sat down to listen, truly interested in what I would hear. In a similar vein, this past Thursday we had our first "all employee" meeting. It was another opportunity to get to know each other better across our various work responsibilities - to have a space in which we can come together as one G-ETS with all our gifts differing. Can we really afford as Christians to be uninterested in the experience of our neighbor and its implications for how we are to live justly?
I am committed to this work. And, I am pleased to report to you that even in the midst of emerging legitimate concerns, we are blessed to work with each other in the divisions of labor among us, committed to helping Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary be the best that it can be – together! Beyond the school, I encourage us to look around to those who are part of our ministry and life contexts, especially those who are less visible in their work and further back from the front lines. I am confident that these are often the persons without whom our work and our lives simply could not proceed well. I encourage us to cultivate our empathic interest in these neighbors and co-workers, for we are all part of the Body, together. "If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part gets the glory, all the parts celebrate with it" (1 Corinthians 12:26, CEB).
Let Your Light Shine Before Others
February 3, 2014
Lallene Rector
I've been thinking a lot about leadership and the call that God places upon our lives to be leaders. Being a "leader" was not part of an identity I could connect with for the better part of my adult life. Sometimes, however, the realization of a leadership dimension in one's life just sneaks up on you. For a long time, it was other people who were leaders. They had the power to inspire and to speak well publicly. Leading meant people expected something of you. It meant accepting responsibility and the consequences of mistakes that can become very public, never mind the possibility of outright failing. It made me anxious and worried me about whether or not I could deliver.
Many persons have had these feelings about leadership. We also know well the initial responses to God's call of some of the great leaders in our biblical narrative. I think of Moses and his objection about not speaking well enough to influence Pharaoh (Exodus 6:30). Jeremiah also protested he could not speak well because he was too young (Jeremiah 1:6-7).
It's easy to turn away from these biblical examples thinking that "leadership" is only for men or for those with big public jobs. Actually, the developmental processes of growing up mean taking increasing responsibility for one's own life and the various roles we will come to play in our communities (parent, partner, worker, volunteer, friend, and/or as baptized Christians). We will inevitably become persons to whom someone will look for guidance, example, inspiration, expertise, and/or decision- making.
The text from Jesus' "sermon on the mount" tells us not to hide our light under a bushel, but rather, "Let your light shine before others . . ." (Matthew 5:15-16). As Christians, we lead not by hiding our light, but by letting our light shine and by being a witness to the faith we hold.
I am just returning from the annual Association of Theological Schools' seminar for presidents. Each morning for three days, devotions were lead by Father Ronald Rollheiser. Many of you know of him through his numerous publications on Christian spirituality. He is a theologian and the President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. My fellow seminar participants and I received his daily homilies with great appreciation. Briefly, I share the leadership insights he presented to us:
- As Christians, we are called to a greater righteousness than the Scribes and the Pharisees. It is not enough to keep the commandments and to love those who love us. We must also love our enemies. In leadership, this means absorbing the tension in the system around us and not giving it back. We absorb, and we turn the other cheek.
- Part of our role as leaders is to bring life and light in order to keep our work together in the community from going flat – something like the way in which Jesus provided wine when it had run out at the Cana wedding lest the party go flat. It was a gathering that served the heart of the community's life (and, let's not get sidetracked by any suggestion that alcohol is the way to bring light and life).
- Leaders are called to be compassionate just as Christians are called to be "perfect" – not without flaw (a Greek understanding), but rather with compassion (an Hebraic understanding). We are to be "non-selectively compassionate" in the way that God brings the sunshine to all. We strive to love all persons and to treat equally those for whom we function as leaders. No favorites. No "less-thans."
We learned at the end of our seminar, after Father Rollheiser had departed, that two days earlier his brother had died. He requested our leaders not reveal this information until he had taken leave of us. He was concerned we would be distracted from more fully receiving his devotions. I suspect he was correct about this. While there is no inherent right or wrong in his request, it does strike me that yet another part of leadership is the call to consider first the well-being of others, and sometimes at our own personal expense.
I close with one caveat. There are all kinds of leadership. Some forms are public in what appear to be those big important jobs. But, some of the most powerful and profound leadership we see takes place in the quiet, day-in and day-out servant leadership of devoted parents, dedicated school teachers, persevering small church pastors, faithful Christians, and all persons in the trenches of life who let their light shine in small acts of kindness.
Where is the leadership in your life and how are you letting your light shine through it?


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SF with a not-so-typical teen
- phee Mar 29, 2009 03:20 PM
Greetings, fellow hounds. I'm taking my daughter to your beautiful city the first week in April to look at schools. Now, this girl is one healthy eater for a 17 year-old - no dairy, no red meat, and shies away from heavier food places. That said, she's a very adventurous eater who loves Asian, Indian, seafood, and vegetarian fare. We're staying by Union Square, but will be all over the city via public transportation. And, being a seasoned Chowhounder, I've done a little homework. It appears we have some good bets on Belden Lane, and in the Westfield food court. Here's my short list, so I'd like some feedback:
Cafe Claude, B44, Plouf, Cafe Bastille, Turtle Tower, Dosa, Yank Sing, Greens
I would also like some recommendations for good izakaya and sushi, and any others you want to throw my way. We will do our touristy bit by heading down Embarcadero way, since she's never been there, so any decent places close by would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome in advance to San Francisco, or as I call it, Food Heaven. Definitely hit the Westfield food court. My favorite there is Out The Door. It's a more casual version of the upscale Vietnamese Slanted Door at the Ferry Building. I recommend cruising and noshing at the Ferry Building if your on the Embarcadero. I would go to Boulettes Larder and try the Lettuce Soup if you're feeling adventurous. Everything there is superb. For great vegetarian, try Herbivore in the Mission District or on Divisadero St. You might find yourself in the Sunset District if you're visiting SFSU. You can get great Indian food at Naan & Curry on Irving or Tasty Curry on 9th Ave. She might like Vegan Cafe Gratitude also. For sushi, there is Ryoko not too far from Union Square or Kabuto on Geary Blvd in the Richmond District. Have a great time! SF is a wonderful place for teenagers.
re: mlutsky
Lots of good recommendations from mlutsky... I'd add to that list: Dosa (Mission location is more hip for a teen, but the one in Japantown is much nicer), also in Japantown is O Izakaya (for izakaya) and Tanpopo (oh the service here is notoriously terrible, but their ramen is great) and I would also take your teen to get Korean BBQ (it's a bit on the meaty side, but they do have tofu soup, veggie and seafood options). The most popular places are on Geary in the Avenues, but even the ones (again in Japantown) are great fun.
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Which style of ramen do you order at Tanpopo? I've been there three times and find the ramen fair-to-middling. The ramen at Halu on Clement recommended elsewhere in this thread is better, but still far from great. Also note that most ramen stocks have some pork in them, so might not suit a non-red meat eater.
phee's coming from San Diego which is blessed with a branch of Santouka, so it would be a waste of time to eat ramen in the City of San Francisco. Unfortunately.
I forgot to mention my favorite place lately that she might like, Halu on 8th Ave at Clement. It's a Japanese yakitori place that has a Beatles theme. The grilled veggies and seafood are great.
I rarely like to recommend the Ferry Building, but in your case, it sounds like a safe bet.
I like Cafe Claude from your list, though I've had hit or miss meals there. She can order a salad, and I'd recommend the croque monsiour....or check out Gitane, their new place. Yank Sing can be on the greasy side, depending on what you pick out. There's also Bar Jules, and Canteen (check the daily menus for both and make sure they're entrees suit you on that given day), Nopa, Slow Club or Universal Cafe, Tadich Grill for seafood and sourdough (pretty close to your hotel, and very historical), Bar Crudo has a raw bar, Ti Couz for crepes and salads, Sebo for sushi, Mission Beach Cafe, Delfina, the obligatory Tartine visit, and maybe even Bar Tartine (though the menu may be challenging), someone else will mention Zuni, for Asian you might try Burmese Superstar, which is pretty fusion-ed, and for Larkin Express for lunch before 3, and the classic brunch/lunch suggestion is Mama's. Bon Bon Patisserie is near your hotel and worth a look. If you're craving Mexican and want to avoid the burrito stands, Nopalito may work. I'll also cosign Herbivore, Grattitude, and Dosa as worth looking into.
If you're considering Dosa (the one on Valencia, that is), I'd reconsider and go to a few steps away to Udupi Palace, which is completely vegetarian and has stunning food and is very affordable. One of my very favorite restaurants in the Mission (I'm not a vegetarian). I took a vegetarian visitor there a few days ago and she was blown away. We've actually eaten at Udupi twice this week. Warning: Cash only.
P.S. It's in a neighborhood your teenager will probably really enjoy.
Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
re: Atomica
Seconding Udupi over Dosa - less scene and better food.
To add to Atomica's note about enjoying the nabe, walk down the block and check out Paxton Gate and 826 Valencia for some truly off the wall shopping/browsing (taxedermy suplies/finished products and a pirate store, how can you go wrong)
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I second those recs. 826 Valencia and Paxton Gate are cool and unusual and completely worth a trip. Also, the excellent Aquarius Records is right by Udupi. I would have died for that store at 17. For dessert, you could go to the Bombay Ice Creamery on Valencia between 17th & 16th, and there's tons of other great stores up there too.
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or bi-rite! wait a minute - just reread the OP, the no-dairy situation would make amazing ice cream less desirable. maybe they have sorbet, but i wouldnt know.
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i'm involuntarily dairy-free. bi-rite makes soy ice cream, which is pretty good, but might be amazing depending on where the OP is from. they do also have sorbet which is very good.
the mecca of dairy-free great ice cream is maggie mudd on cortland in bernal heights. the local whole foods also carry a good selection of maggie mudd pints if cortland is too inconvenient.
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Other than being based in Union Square, you might mention the schools you will be visiting so that you get good recs for those nabes.
Please don't consider Naan N' Curry. It's only charm is cheap. I will conceede they make excellent naan, but is it worth, carelessly prepared chain food swimming in way too much sauce? What a waste of a SF eating opportunity.
If you are here Saturday morning, you should definately go to the Ferry Plaza farmers market. I lived in the San Diego area for a while and sooo missed that Saturday market. It was one of the first places I visited when I moved back.
I haven't read a good thing about Greens in a long time. If you are just going for the view ... that's all you will get that is good.
Yank Sing has a lot of detracters for being expensive, but claims of greasy food is a new one. IMO, I've never experienced that. In fact, the sesame balls are one of the least greasy in the city.
I would only select one Beldon place restaurant. I worked in the financial district where they are located for a decade and always find those restaurants expensive and the food not all that. People like that sidwalk, alley cafe thing that goes on, but to me that alley always was dirty and smelly (beer smell). The chef at B44 has just opened a new restaurant where he is focusing his attention, so take that for what you will.
If you list the schools you will be visiting, then I'll give recs in those neighborhoods. There are so many restaurants in SF. If in North Beach, she might enjoy The House. Here's the Place record with website and links to reports
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You guys are the best! I'm taking copious notes because I ALWAYS trust CH recs over most published material. As for schools, she wants to check out the Academy of Art, SFSU, and FIDM. I realize SFSU is way off our beaten path but this city has one of the best public transit systems and I haven't been out that way in several years (I used to go up alot on business).
Regarding ice cream, she can usually handle non-fat frozen yogurt but has no problem indulging mom's occasional ice cream fix, so thanks for the rec on Bombay! And the two of us head up to Amoeba records in L.A. all the time, so Aquarius Records sounds like a must-visit to me.
Thank you again - and keep 'em coming! This is going to be an adventure, one where we're doing ALOT of walking, so having a healthy list of potential dining spots is greatly appreciated.
re: phee
I agree with the Belden Place comments. I haven't liked B44 or Plouf at all in several visits to both. It's a cute street to look at in the evening, but that's about it.
We had some fantastic dim sum at City View a week ago. It is also somewhat expensive (but not Yank Sing expensive).
re: Joan Kureczka
Well, not like they have to eat in every neighborhood they visit but there is Citrus Club, Kezar, Zazie, Alembic, a good Burgermeister and they're pretty close to Nopa which is where I'd go.
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Or Nopalito which I want to try. Not walking distance, but in the area and near a bus stop.
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Berkeley is the original Amoeba, then they took over the old bowling alley in the Haight.
re: Calvinist
Calvinist is very right - berkeley had amoeba for years first, although the SF one is quite large and cool.
If you're visiting SFSU, you won't be too far from Beijing Restaurant, a wonderful new Chinese place, not too far from the 29 bus route (about 3 minutes walk from the bus stop.)
You can board a 29 bus right at the 19th Ave. entrance to SF State.
This link describes the restaurant very well -- lots of great reviews:
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re: Nancy Berry
How well is English spoken there? If it's like China Village, I'd say "good rec", if it's like Everyday Beijing or Old Mandarin Islamic, I'd say "no no no!" Someone with strong food prejudices will want to know what's in everything, and some places you get enthusiastic shrugs.
I would also step away from Korean. "A little meat heavy" is an understatement.
re: bbulkow
Actually, their English is pretty good and they're quite friendly.
re: sfbing
Might be a great spot for the OP then...
re: bbulkow
They came here from Beijing via New Zealand, where they went to college.
re: Nancy Berry
English was excellent, as was the food, the one time we've been there.
re: bbulkow
There are plenty of Korean dishes with just vegetables...
My list is growing, thanks to you all! So, three recs here for sushi are Kabuto, Ryoto, and Sebo, and two of my coworkers recommended Sakana and Blowfish. I'd love to hear your thoughts on these, as we'll probably go for sushi at least twice in the four days we're there.
Thanks again!
re: phee
Sebo is likely to be featured in an upcoming episode of No Reservations, so that might be fun to check out for that reason alone. It's pricey, and hype doesn't always mean the best fish, but this place has a die hard following. If you go, make sure you pick a night they're open. There's also Domo around the corner, with a large sake list.
re: phee
Sebo does mostly no frills classic nigiri. Very fresh fish, perfectly seasoned rice. Expensive. Nice space, pretty quiet when I've been. Note that on Sundays, there is no sushi-just izakaya dishes. Currently my favorite sushi place in the city with Hama-Ko.
Kabuto used to be my favorite place, but it is not the same since Sachio-san sold the business. Although if you are looking for fancy rolls with funny names, it might still be a good choice.
Koo in the inner sunset is pretty good, and they also have a nice selection of other plates.
re: phee
Blowfish is off my list - haven't eaten there in a long time. It's got a lot of scene, some unusual appetizers (I remember the tempura grapes), good bartenders, but the fish itself is only slightly above average.
Kabuto was the place about 10 years ago. I had a below-average meal there around 8 years ago and never went back.
Also remember the friday night rule. Sushi's always best on friday nights. Most of the meh sushi I've had has been monday and tuesday. Of course some high end places break this rule, and some low end places use nothing but frozen anyway.
re: mels88
Genki's ramen is quite mediocre. What do you order there?
re: Melanie Wong
We eat at Genki Ramen perhaps once every couple of months and like it just fine. What do we order? All sorts of different things. Ramens, apps, cold ramen salad.
re: Atomica
The broth at Genki doesn't strike you as lacking character or the noodles too soft? Is there a particular appetizer that you recommend? Maybe those are executed better.
re: Melanie Wong
I think I had the Eel Bowl. I like Genki Ramen. =) It's adventurous enough for the shy eater.
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- After criticism of heavy-handed Ankeny, Iowa police raid on persons suspected of credit card fraud, not actually reassuring to be told militarized methods needed because one house occupant had firearms carry permit [Radley Balko, more, more]
- Advocates strain mightily to fit unpopular Dunn verdict into Stand Your Ground theme [David Kopel, Jacob Sullum] More: sorry, pundits, but Rasmussen poll shows public's plurality SYG support unshaken [Althouse]
- "'Drop the Cabbage, Bullwinkle!': Alaskan Man Faces Prison for the Crime of Moose-Feeding" [Evan Bernick, Heritage] "Criminalizing America: How Big Government Makes A Criminal of Every American" [ALEC "State Factor"]
- "We've also bred into dogs … an eagerness to please us." Bad news for K-9 forensics [Balko]
- "Has overcharging killed the criminal trial?" [Legal Ethics Forum] Is the "trial penalty" a myth? [David Abrams via Dan Markel, Scott Greenfield]
- What if cops, as opposed to, say, gun owners, were obliged by law to purchase liability insurance? [Popehat]
- That's productivity: North Carolina grand jury managed to crank out roughly one indictment every 52 seconds [Tim Cushing, TechDirt]
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- "When do awful thoughts, shared with complete strangers, become criminal actions?" [Robert Kolker, New York mag]
- Why grants to local police departments are among the federal government's most pernicious spending [Radley Balko, whose new Washington Post blog/column is thriving]
- How bad did you think Florida prosecutor Angela Corey was? She might be worse [Balko, earlier]
- "The unintended consequences of compensating the exonerated" [Will Baude]
- Thousands of Americans are behind bars following shaken-baby convictions. How many are innocent? [Jerry Mitchell, Jackson Clarion-Ledger/USA Today, earlier here, here]
- Private probation as "judicially sanctioned extortion racket" [The Economist]
- "DOJ to Prohibit Profiling Based on Religion, National Origin, and Gender in Federal Investigations" [FedSoc Blog]
An official with the Department of Justice has signaled that the administration may be willing to consider much more extensive use of presidential clemency for inmates serving long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses under the former sentencing regime, a development I welcome in a new Cato post. Further observations from Mark Osler and Doug Berman ("there are currently over 3,500 pending pardon and commutation applications at the White House right now" which makes it a little odd to suggest that the missing ingredient is more applications) and more [excerpts from speech by Deputy Attorney General James Cole].
- Under new Illinois law, third offense of tossing cigarette to ground will be a felony [Andrew Stuttaford]
- "The New York Times calls for prosecutors to establish an 'open file' policy to combat prosecutorial misconduct." [Nicole Hyland, LEF; New York Times; Radley Balko, whose column at the Washington Post has now launched]
- "Three Arrests Illustrate the Impact of New York's Silly Seven-Round Ammunition Limit" [Jacob Sullum]
- Forfeiture reform on the agenda in Michigan? [John Ross/Reason, Institute for Justice, earlier]
- Speaking of law enforcement for profit, more on the proliferation of fees and third-party collectors that can land minor miscreants in "debtors' prison" [Fox News; related, Balko]
- "Want to stop repeats of Columbine and Newtown? Deprive mass killers of the spotlight. Can the media do that?" [Ari Schulman, WSJ via @garyrosenwsj]
- "She's regretted the lie that sent him to prison ever since." [NY Mag]
A reform proposal floated in a 2010 Cato Institute policy analysis is now becoming a pilot project in one Texas county. More: Greenfield.
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I've got a new op-ed for Bloomberg View (first time I've appeared there) calling last week's venture in presidential clemency "mingy and belated" and, if aimed at prison overcrowding, "like trying to bail out Lake Michigan with a paint can." On Thursday President Obama commuted the sentences of eight inmates caught up in the crack cocaine sentencing fury, all of whom had already served at least 15 years for what were often relatively peripheral involvement in the drug trade. Clarence Aaron, for example, was serving three life sentences without possibility of parole for a first-time nonviolent offense. Many advocates from all political viewpoints pushed for Aaron's release, among them Debra Saunders who wrote dozens of columns on his case in the San Francisco Chronicle over the past 12 years (Also in Minneapolis Star-Tribune and other papers, and AP roundup of opinion columns; & Scott Greenfield, Pardon Power).
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Someone must have deactivated the Dallas Morning News's B.S. detectors [Amy Alkon] The paper's editors uncritically cheer new proposals from Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Ted Poe for legal changes including wider use of forfeiture and more draconian sentences for johns. More: "There have been two compelling-prostitution cases filed in Harris County this year. Not 300,000. Two." [Mark Bennett] Yet more: the paper corrected 11/24.
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- Is there mens rea in the tainted-cantaloupe prosecution? [Politico, Marler-backed Food Safety News]
- "Some unanswered questions about private prison quotas" [Paul Gowder, Concurring Opinions]
- "Smoke A Joint, Lose Your Kids" [Radley Balko]
- Senate "Stand Your Ground" hearing postponed [earlier, and check out our new stand your ground tag];
- "From Streaking to Possible Sex Offender to Tragedy" [Free-Range Kids, Reason; related on sex offender registries, Jacob Sullum, ABA Journal]
- Also related: New app for anonymous denunciation, courtesy of the feds: sure, what could go wrong? [Free-Range Kids, FireDogLake]
- Florida prosecutors consider seeking death penalty for pain doctor whose customers overdosed [Sentencing Law, Broward Palm Beach New Times]
Over Labor Day weekend, hundreds of teenagers held an illegal party in the upstate New York home of former NFL star Brian Holloway. They left a wide swath of photos on social media, and Holloway put up a website identifying more than 100 of the 300 partiers. "But rather than apologize to Holloway for their children's behavior, some parents have contacted their lawyers to see what legal action they can take" against him. [New York Daily News; response from radio personalities Chuck and Kelly, WGY]
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Mark Hansen in the ABA Journal with an overview of how crime labs have finally come under scrutiny following a "string of shoddy, suspect and fraudulent results" in Boston, New York, North Carolina, Nassau County, N.Y. and elsewhere.
In St. Paul, Minn., assistant public defender Lori Traub stumbled into her local lab's problems and
says she was horrified by what she found: The lab, an old-fashioned "cop shop," was run by a police sergeant with no scientific background, had no written operating procedures, didn't clean instruments between testing, allowed technicians unlimited access to the drug vault, and didn't have anyone checking anyone else's work. Analysts didn't know what a validity study was, used Wikipedia as a technical reference, and in their lab reports referred to "white junk" clogging an instrument.
It gets much worse. A West Virginia state serologist, following the DNA clearance of a man he had previously identified as a rapist, "was eventually found to have falsified test results in as many as 134 cases during a 10-year period." Oklahoma City Police Department crime lab chemist Joyce Gilchrist
who testified as a prosecution expert in 23 death penalty cases, including those of 12 inmates who were later executed, was fired in 2001 for doing sloppy work and giving false or misleading testimony. Nicknamed "Black Magic" by detectives for her seeming ability to get lab results no other chemist could, Gilchrist was never prosecuted for her alleged misdeeds, though she reportedly was named a defendant in at least one lawsuit against the city by a convicted rapist who was later exonerated.
More: And according to a new paper, it turns out that many state police labs are actually paid per conviction, a practice that tends to incentive false-positive error.
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Some reactions, and cautious praise for the changes, from Tim Lynch at Cato, Ken at Popehat, and J.D. Tuccille at Reason (and more on lawmakers' reaction).
In my new CNN.com piece I argue that we shouldn't let anger over the Zimmerman acquittal shred the rights of criminal defendants: "awarding new powers to prosecutors will likely mean that more black people will end up behind bars." [CNN](& Steele; thanks for Instalanche to Glenn Reynolds)
P.S. Some may wonder whether a toughening of hate crime laws might be an exception to the general rule that minorities have much to fear from a broadening of grounds for prosecution. Leaving aside whether the hate crime issue has any relation to the Martin/Zimmerman case (few lawyers believe Zimmerman could be found guilty of a hate crime, and when the FBI investigated him last summer it found no evidence of racial motivation; more on this from Michelle Meyer), per FBI statistics for 2011, blacks are actually overrepresented among persons charged with hate crimes, at 21 percent compared with 14 percent of general U.S. population.
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- "I'm looking at Sarge, like, 'What am I writing him for?' The sergeant said, 'Blocking pedestrian traffic.'" [Brian Doherty]
- "No one is innocent: I broke the law yesterday and again today and I will probably break the law tomorrow" [Alex Tabarrok, BLT]
- Alabama officials reviewing NTSB-funded weekend roadblocks where motorists were asked for breath, blood and saliva samples [Montgomery Advertiser] "Maybe the NTSB should become a Common Rule agency" [i.e., subject to Human Subjects Research rules; @MichelleNMeyer]
- New Jersey bill would require driver in some traffic mishaps to hand over cellphone to cop [S. 2783 (Holzapfel, Sen.) via @MeckReal]
- "In Dubai airport, three poppy seeds from a bread roll fell in a Swiss man's clothes and got him four years in prison" [@SanhoTree on BBC 2008 report]
- "Hookup Shocker: The Sex Is Legal, but Talking About It Is a Felony!" [Jacob Sullum] "The Man Who Abused Me is Not on the Sex Offender List (The One who Saved Me Is)" [Free-Range Kids; related on registries, Michele Goodwin, Bill of Health]
- "Senator Ervin, 'No-Knock' Warrants, and the Fight to Stop Cops from Smashing into Homes the Way Burglars Do" [Radley Balko guestblogging at ACLU; yesterday's post on Balko's new book, and more ("7 Ways The Obama Administration Has Accelerated Police Militarization")]
- Tony Jalali case: "Anaheim, feds try to seize office building under forfeiture laws because owner rented to medical marijuana dispensaries" [@radleybalko, Institute for Justice]
- Judge Ciavarella, of cash-for-kids Pa. scandal, sentenced to 28 years [Citizens Voice, background]
- Explosion in US prison population isn't just from War on Drugs [Pfaff via Greenfield] Reform of (and reduction in) incarceration too important to be left to liberals [Eli Lehrer, Weekly Standard]
- "Report details lives ruined for children put on sex-offender registries" [Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity via Lenore Skenazy]
- Criminal justice reform, per the NAACP's Ben Jealous, is "one area where GOP can connect with black voters" [Jeremy Kolassa]
- "It's actually a really good book, making me despise Geragos all the more." [Scott Greenfield reviews Mistrial] And an oldie but goodie: Greenfield reviews "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Criminal Justice System";
- Alleged "duty injury king" of Cook County jail dethroned after one comp claim too many [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Tip from Georgia cops: avoid situations where you might have to cling to hood of moving car [Lowering the Bar]
- ABA's evidently already made up its mind to oppose Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws, but is holding public "hearings" on the topic anyway [ABA Journal]
- Don't forget to check out Cato's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, which you can also follow on Twitter and like on Facebook
- Tsarnaev case: Orin Kerr on how the public often miscontrues Miranda rights, and on how courts decide when house-to-house police searches are proper.
- Two-month-old falls on patio and hurts head; then begins Minneapolis family's encounter with Child Protective Services [Free-Range Kids]
- Dilatory criminal lawyer in Bronx: "Courts in Slow Motion, Aided by the Defense" [NYT via Legal Ethics Forum]
- Former Monster exec imprisoned on backdating charge: if you're making it in the business world, inform yourself about criminal law [Alex Cohen, Atlas; related Fox Business video] "Ira Stoll on the Compliance Boom" [Reason]
- The Senator from Doonesbury disappoints again: Liz Warren blasts GOPer as soft on legal pot [Jesse Walker, @radleybalko] "A Heartbreaking Drug Sentence of Staggering Idiocy" [Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic]
- Why does Arizona keep trying to put Debra Milke to death on the word of a multiply perjurious cop? [Popehat]
- Top cop's $400K disability deal was part of the sleaze-scape in Bell, Calif. [Tim Cavanaugh, City Journal, earlier]
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As part of the wrangling over remedies imposed by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler, the federal government is demanding that tobacco companies be made to run ads declaring that the government was right and they wrong on various controversial issues, and in particular that they confess to having lied on purpose. A demand for judicially imposed self-denunciation, and in particular a demand that private actors be ordered to assert ideologically charged propositions that do not reflect their actual inward beliefs, should disturb civil libertarians, it seems to me, even if it does not disturb the U.S. Department of Justice. I'm quoted at 4:47 in this report by the BBC's Ben Wright.
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- "Once your life is inside a federal investigation, there is no space outside of it." [Quinn Norton, The Atlantic]
- "Cops Detain 6-year-old for Walking Around Neighborhood (And It Gets Worse)" [Free-Range Kids] "Stop Criminalizing Parents who Let Their Kids Wait in the Car" [same]
- Time to rethink the continued erosion of statutes of limitations [Joel Cohen, Law.com; our post the other day on Gabelli v. SEC]
- "Are big-bank prosecutions following in the troubled footsteps of FCPA enforcement?" [Isaac Gorodetski, PoL]
- The "'professional' press approach to the criminal justice system serves police and prosecutors very well. They favor reporters who hew to it." [Ken at Popehat]
- Scott Greenfield dissents from some common prescriptions on overcriminalization [Simple Justice]
- Anti-catnip educational video might be a parody [YouTube via Radley Balko]
- "Too Many Restrictions on Sex Offenders, or Too Few?" [NYT "Room for Debate"]
- Kyle Graham on overcharging [Non Curat Lex] "The Policeman's Legal Digest / A Walk Through the Penal Laws of New York (1934)" [Graham, ConcurOp]
- "D.C. Council Proposes Pretty Decent Asset Forfeiture Reform" [John Ross, Reason] And the Institute for Justice reports on forfeiture controversies in Minnesota and Georgia.
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