NY – The Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Develop invites community members
and stakeholders to a Public Presentation and Open House to review and provide input on the Complete Streets Conceptual Design Project for Vineyard Drive and Millard Fillmore Drive
Community participation is key to shaping a transportation network that is safe
and welcoming for everyone—whether walking
The Complete Streets initiative aims to redesign Vineyard and Millard Fillmore Drive with a focus on safety
The conceptual design includes improvements such as enhanced pedestrian crossings
The goal is to create a street environment that supports all users and modes of transportation
“This project has been a priority that our Chautauqua County Complete Streets Work Group has been developing over the past year
We are excited to unveil the preliminary concepts and hear from residents
and commuters who use this corridor every day,” said Rebecca Wurster
Planning Coordinator of the County’s Department of Planning & Development
“Community input helps ensure the final design reflects local needs and priorities.”
May 13th 🕔 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM📍 Location: Quality Inn Hotel
NY💬 Drop in anytime — Formal presentation at 6:00 PM; staff will be available throughout
For more information, contact Rebecca Wurster at 716-363-3620 or wursterr@chqgov.com
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passed away peacefully in her home in Alpine
and three great-grandchildren (with two more on the way)
Dale was smitten the moment he saw her and once winked at her while walking to class before they had even met
Their first date was a blind date on September 26
knowing she was the perfect woman for him and determined not to let her get away
They married in the Manti Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 3
they were her entire world-her purpose and joy
Kathy was a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ
She was a diligent student of His word and loved scripture of every kind
she carried her scriptures with her everywhere
considering them her most cherished earthly possession
She tirelessly served God's children in word and deed
she willingly "mothered" anyone in need-even adults
never afraid to step into others' struggles and find ways to lift and serve
and meals she made for her family and others is immeasurable
she greeted friends and neighbors with warmth and compliments
she often noticed young mothers with children
offering kind words to the children and encouragement to the mothers
She especially loved serving young people and spent 20 years in the Young Women program at church
as well as serving multiple times as Relief Society President
She loved serving alongside Dale in the BYU young single adult stake and cherished feeding and serving missionaries during their time in Peoria
She was bold yet loving in her discipleship
frequently welcoming missionaries into their home for teaching lessons and fellowship
Serving as a missionary with Dale in the Sydney
Australia North Mission was a highlight of Kathy's life
she found a way with a very tiny oven in a very small flat to regularly feed hungry missionaries and neighbors alike
She also served in the small branch there as the Primary President
she and Dale served as ordinance workers in the Mount Timpanogos Temple
Among Kathy's greatest accomplishments was being a mother
She loved her pregnancies and babies deeply
always volunteering as a supportive parent
Holidays were celebrated with decorations and meaningful traditions that continue in her family today
never asking her children to do anything she wasn't already doing herself
Her legacy continues as her grown children strive to create the same environment she cultivated
She served her grandchildren with enthusiasm
Sunday dinners at "Grandma's house" were a cherished tradition
She lovingly made soft tricot blankets for each grandchild
referred to as "silky blankets," so they would always feel wrapped in her love
creating everything from doll clothes to wedding gowns
She completed countless alterations for family
Her pantry was always stocked with candy jars and little paper cups for her grandchildren to enjoy
She never missed an opportunity to testify of Jesus Christ's love
making her camping trailer feel like a cozy home
She prepared delicious meals even while camping and kept a craft drawer in the trailer for rainy days with the kids
she and Dale upgraded their camping trailer and enjoyed trips to their favorite spot
Shady Dell Campground on the Mirror Lake Highway
where they enjoyed peaceful walks and reading under the trees
continuing to mother and assist from the other side of the veil
We are certain she will be with her children and grandchildren
We are eternally grateful for the knowledge that we will be reunited with her again
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Body found near Ventura identifiedAuthorities have identified the man whose body was found in the Santa Clara River bottom near Ventura on the night of April 11
according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office
The cause and manner of death were pending as of April 15
said to be in an advanced state of decomposition
in the river bottom area near Victoria Avenue
the Ventura County Sheriff's Office previously said
Deputies and major crimes detectives investigating the death found no immediate signs of foul play
Stabbing in Fillmore under investigationA fight in Fillmore injured two men on the afternoon of April 15
including one taken with a stab wound to Ventura County Medical Center
Authorities later asked for the public's help with the investigation
The incident was reported shortly before 2:25 p.m
The sheriff's office is contracted to provide police services in Fillmore
The agency's initial investigation found the two men were engaged in some type of mutual fight
but it wasn't immediately clear whether anyone else was involved
One of the men was stabbed in the back and taken by ambulance to the county medical center
The injuries didn't appear to be life-threatening
It wasn't immediately clear what the weapon was
The agency later described him as a Fillmore resident but did not provide an age
was taken to the emergency room at Santa Paula Hospital
The relationship between the two wasn't immediately known
no arrests had been made and the sheriff's office requested the public's assistance
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call Detective Axel Morales at 805-477-7011 or Detective Dustin Heersche at 805-477-7012. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Ventura County Crime Stoppers
In addition, video can be submitted through the sheriff's online evidence portal
The portal can also be accessed using a QR code on the sheriff's Nixle announcement
THE NEW FILLMORE
News from the Heart & Soul of San Francisco
the neighborhood billionaire investor who has been buying up storefronts on Fillmore Street for more than a year now
is the featured guest on the latest episode of the “Invest Like the Best” podcast
At the end of an hour-and-a-half discussion of his firm
he talks about his investments on Fillmore
Here are excerpts from that brief discussion in the final minutes of the podcast
I’m born and raised in San Francisco
so I dedicated a reasonable amount of money to trying to fix just my street in San Francisco
Just to walk through the financial math: I’m buying buildings on one street called Fillmore Street
And I’m buying stuff at a five and a quarter cap
Treasuries were five and a quarter when I was buying this stuff
rundown commercial real estate that usually has no tenant or if the tenant’s leaving
which is why the person’s selling me the building
And then I’m putting in a mom and pop restaurant at a 3 cap
and I have to do all the TI [tenant improvements]
you’re so good for doing this.” No
it makes no sense to do it any way other than a nonprofit
So I started a nonprofit with a good friend of mine named Cody Allen
I think San Francisco is a really important city
I think it’s important because it’s ground zero for a lot of the most interesting people all over the world to come and build their version of the future
A lot of things are going in the wrong direction
My view was these were imminently fixable and
it can make San Francisco great for a long time
And I don’t think you could take these things for granted
I think losing San Francisco to some of the progressive causes that have plagued the city would be pretty bad
And so this was one part of my little corner of the world
But it came from a place of wanting to make that street beautiful
And if we can make that one street beautiful
then you could maybe do that across other parts of the city
and you could make the city livable for families and have people still there
I started down that process about a year ago
I was doing it quietly because what was there to share
San Francisco has this funny progressive bent
which is we’d rather have empty buildings than have someone own them that they seem to be too wealthy to own.
“billionaire taking over city.” And I wasn’t doing any of that
I think they thought I was trying to develop the city
They never reached out or called or talked about it
but I was just trying to preserve that street and make them restaurants
And I think what I take a lot of joy from is it has a very similar feel to Greenoaks
I’m backing other people that are building great restaurants
There’s a bunch of cool stuff happening on the street
It’s really remarkable what we’ve done on that street
I’m enabling other entrepreneurs to go build something that will delight people
This is at a little smaller scale than what we do at Greenoaks
I don’t spend all that much time with it
I have a great team that runs it on a day-to-day basis
But I was just on the street yesterday and it was so fun to walk down and be like
this is where this coffee shop’s going in and we’re doing an all-day diner and rebuilding the theater with a great partner
Listen to the entire episode of the podcast here
UPDATE: “Peskin seeks retraction“
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THIS DOCUMENTARY — filmed entirely on Fillmore Street — tells the story of longtime Fillmore resident Kelly Johnson
who used a new California law to end his life on his own terms
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THIS LAVISH oversized limited edition book brings together a collection of favorite photographs and stories from the pages of the New Fillmore
It tells the story of an ever-changing small town in the big city with a rich history and a strong sense of community
Available exclusively at Browser Books on Fillmore, or order online
REVIEW: “A love letter“
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Robyn R FillmoreBirth date: Jun 29
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raising two children and nurturing a deep bond
Robyn attended Oklahoma State University and worked as an Accounting Analyst at Capital Assets
She also co-owned The Pigs of Tulsa Airbnbs
where she poured her heart into providing memorable experiences for visitors.\n\nA dedicated sports fan
Robyn was especially passionate about the OSU Cowboys
Robyn's love for community was evident in her role as a Board Member for Young Life
where she passionately served the youth in her area
Robyn lived with a fierce and joyful spirit
and show love in everything she did.\n\nRobyn is survived by her loving husband
Rachelle Muckey and Greg Wright; her in-laws
and Nancy Fillmore; and many other family members and friends who will cherish her memory.\n\nA service to celebrate Robyn’s life will be held at Evergreen Baptist Church on Monday
at 11:00 AM.\n\nPlease send flowers to Flower Haven funeral home on Saturday April 5th or to Evergreen Baptist on Monday April 7th before 10 AM\n\nAs Robyn lived her life with faith and perseverance
we take comfort in this verse: “We glory in our sufferings
because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance
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where she poured her heart into providing memorable experiences for visitors
Robyn's love for community was evident in her role as a Board Member for Young Life
and Nancy Fillmore; and many other family members and friends who will cherish her memory
A service to celebrate Robyn’s life will be held at Evergreen Baptist Church on Monday
Please send flowers to Flower Haven funeral home on Saturday April 5th or to Evergreen Baptist on Monday April 7th before 10 AM
As Robyn lived her life with faith and perseverance
Share a story where Robyn's kindness touched your heart
Describe a day with Robyn you’ll never forget
2025Ron Pikuzinski was more than a genial presence behind the bar at the R&L Lounge
a landmark in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood for more than 50 years
Dubbed “everybody’s favorite Polish uncle” by Airborne Eddy Dobosiewicz
whose Forgotten Buffalo tours made regular stops there
he was the all-around handyman and indispensable helper for his wife
Buffalo News reporter Mary Kunz Goldman noted
“The R&L Lounge gets so busy on Fridays that Lottie ..
‘Take this platter over to Ronnie,’ she might say.”
After the tavern turned into a highlight of the Forgotten Buffalo tours and Dyngus Day festivities
Pikuzinski and his wife became celebrities
He also was behind the wheel for their long Sunday drives around Western New York
Just before he died unexpectedly on April 24 at the age of 91
they had taken a 130-mile round trip to St
Pikuzinski was born in Zamość in southeastern Poland and attended high school there
He worked at first on a vegetable farm in Brant
He became an American citizen after he was drafted into the Army
They had met in her family’s bar and restaurant on Paderewski Drive and for several years they lived in the house next door
He took a job in production at Western Electric
where his wife and a brother-in-law also worked
He was a lead foreman when the plant closed in 1977 and turned down an offer to work for the company in Austin
he and his wife had acquired an old tavern at 23 Mills St.
When they bought an adjacent house to live in
“We had a wonderful life,” his daughter Camille Maciag said
The R&L Lounge developed a devoted following with Lottie’s homemade pierogi and golombki
brought back deer from hunting in Panama in Chautauqua County with his brothers-in-law and co-workers from Western Electric
the regulars were invited to a free venison dinner with mashed potatoes and red cabbage
“They called it their Thanksgiving,” his daughter said
Pikuzinski decided to build a new home on property he and his wife acquired in West Seneca
his daughter said he visited numerous model homes to pick up ideas for the design he created and then did the carpentry and electrical work
“The man was so intelligent,” his daughter said
Pikuzinski had secondary jobs as a driver bringing mail from Niagara Falls to the main post office on William Street
He also made deliveries and did repairs for a dry-cleaning shop
he and his wife took their vacations by highway
They closed the R&L Lounge during the pandemic
Martyna Pytlak and Mary Velez; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered April 29 in Corpus Christi Church
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Home » Publications » Food and Beverage Workers at The Fillmore Philadelphia Unionize with IATSE Local B-29
PA — Food and beverage employees at The Fillmore Philadelphia have made history by voting overwhelmingly to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local B-29
90% of workers supported the union in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election
they will become the first foodservice crew to join the Philadelphia-based local
The group joins their stagehand colleagues of Local 8 at the Live Nation-owned and operated venue
employed by Wolfgang Puck Catering — a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Compass Group — include bartenders
Their organizing efforts began in March 2024 after much worker discontent
and preparing your food have been treated as replaceable and unskilled,” said Adam Burton
we are making it clear that we deserve respect and fair treatment
We look forward to continuing to make each night special while being treated fairly.”
is a dynamic entertainment complex consisting of two venues: a 2,500-capacity main room
The Foundry — a 450-capacity “club within the club” featuring local artists and smaller touring bands
“The IATSE is the union behind entertainment and everyone who works deserves a livable wage
or behind the bar,” said Richard Montgomery B-29 President
Following the successful unionization election
workers will begin the process of collectively bargaining a contract with management
Key priorities in negotiations will include scheduling
Front of House and Live Event workers in general are coming together across the country to win essential access to healthcare, retirement benefits, training, robust safety measures, mental health resources, and avenues for professional growth. If you are interested in joining the movement, head to iatse.net/join to contact an organizer.
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The Taj Mahal of Ventura County ballparks has been built on the campus of Fillmore High School
Booty Sanchez Varsity Baseball Field’s towering support beams
Manicured grass stretches out 365 feet from home plate to the center-field fence
while the carefully raked infield dirt looks almost like carpet
Fillmore Unified School District Superintendent Christine Schieferle recognizes that visiting teams — and even locals — might be surprised when they park their car at Fillmore High and lay eyes on the new stadium
“These are facilities that some may not expect to see in a small district
Notable details include a 30-foot-tall section of foul-ball netting around the backstop
enclosed dugouts with covered roofs for both home and visiting teams
A towering batter’s eye dominates the center-field fence line
six-foot-tall home-run fence and 15-foot warning track — all designed by consultant Bert Vigil and his company
It is the dream ballpark for a storied Fillmore baseball program
Hall of Fame pitcher Rick Stewart and the great Flashes teams of the mid-1970s won three-straight CIF-Southern Section titles from 1975-77
the Flashes advanced to the Division 7 title game
Fillmore baseball head coach JR Sandoval said he and his players were blown away when they first stepped foot on the field and have continued to be astonished watching the excitement it has generated around the program
More: The Ventura Orthopedics Athletes of the Week
It’s cool seeing the scoreboard and upgrades to everything
and they have something to look at — not only the baseball game
but this field is just so much better,” said junior pitcher Thomas Alamillo
Construction of the new facilities was funded entirely by a pair of general obligation bonds
then an additional $7 million the following year
with a goal of constructing a new varsity baseball stadium at Fillmore High
Measure G added $41.6 million more to fund
the construction of a massive new athletic complex on the site of the old varsity baseball stadium
Both bond measures passed with overwhelming support from the voters of Fillmore and Piru
“It just shows that the community recognizes the potential
and they want to see that potential in our kids
from kindergarten all the way through,” Fillmore Assistant Principal D.R
The funds raised have gone towards countless renovation and development projects across the district
“Fillmore and Piru — they are generational
grandparents went through our schools,” Schieferle said
“There is a genuine interest in wanting to see our kids succeed
wanting to see kids in our community go out and do great things.”
“We have such a tight-knit community here,” Sandoval said
“When something goes into building facilities for Fillmore
Gene Evans has lived in Fillmore since 1961 and in the same home on Central Avenue since 1971
He was a close friend of the late Gabriel “Booty” Sanchez
at neighboring Santa Paula High and Ventura College
Evans has seen his fair share of local ballparks
When Fillmore’s new stadium began to take shape
Evans could tell it was going to be unique
from the first breaking ground and moving the dirt around
and wondering how they were ever going to make a field out of that,” Evans said while watching his grandson
“Cut to this — I just wish I would have played on a field like this when I was a kid.”
The baseball field is just the first of many changes coming to Fillmore High’s athletic facilities
Construction of a 43,000-square-foot athletic complex
with an estimated price tag of $27 million
The bidding process for the construction of the facility is complete
and Fillmore High plans to award the contract at its school board meeting on May 6
Construction is set to begin this summer and administrators project a completion date in approximately 18 months
A central gymnasium will house three basketball courts
the gym will be able to expand or shrink based on need
The facility will also include a new weight training room
training rooms and an athletic treatment room
which will accommodate Fillmore High Director of Sports Medicine Breanna McLain
The Fillmore High Hall of Fame will be relocated to the lobby of the new building and trophy cases will proudly celebrate the great Flashes of old
“and all of the athletes that came before us.”
Dominic Massimino is a staff writer for the Star
He can be reached at dominic.massimino@vcstar.com
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Shaboozey “The Great American Roadshow Tour” to play The Fillmore Detroit on September 23 /Image courtesy of Vivid Seats
and rock artist Shaboozey just announced “The Great American Roadshow Tour.” Opening Monday
September 22 at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre in Indianapolis
the route also includes stops at The Fillmore Detroit
War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale
and more by the closing performance at the House of Blues Orlando on October 16
Related: The biggest concert tours coming to Michigan in 2025
The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer — who just dropped the expanded version of his 2024 album
Isn’t Where I’m Going,” on April 25 — was last seen performing at Coachella’s opening weekend as well as Stagecoach Festival
Sep 22 — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre; Indianapolis
Sep 25 — The Fillmore Philadelphia; Philadelphia
Oct 1 — Avondale Brewing Company; Birmingham
Oct 14 — War Memorial Auditorium; Fort Lauderdale
Oct 16 — House of Blues Orlando; Lake Buena Vista
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the venture capitalist who we learned last year was the mystery buyer of the former Clay Theater and multiple retail properties on Upper Fillmore Street
says in a new podcast interview that he only wants the best for the neighborhood
Mehta said little through these news cycles
but he did tell the Chronicle last summer that he intended to " elevate the quality of upper Fillmore’s retail offerings" through his investments
and that the Clay Theater would become "a high-end theater and hospitality concept," but did not offer further details
In a wide-ranging interview on the podcast "Invest Like the Best With Patrick O'Shaughnessy" about his investments and his successes in the venture capital space, Mehta talks about his real estate investments on Fillmore Street, as was noted today by The New Fillmore
so I dedicated a reasonable amount of money to trying to fix just my street in San Francisco," Mehta says
which is already likely going to rile some of his neighbors who may disagree that Upper Fillmore needs "fixing."
He discusses how all of these building purchases are "a terrible financial investment," and the rents he can charge to tenants will barely let him break even, but he's been enjoying the project and he's established a nonprofit (the Upper Fillmore Revitalization Project) to deal with the financials
may put to rest fears that Mehta is looking to profit substantially from his purchases
or turn the Clay Theater into a massive new condo complex
Talking like a techie more than a creative type
"I think San Francisco is a really important city
I think it’s important because it’s ground zero for a lot of the most interesting people all over the world to come and build their version of the future
A lot of things are going in the wrong direction."
It doesn't exactly follow how making a tony
long-ago gentrified retail street fancier is doing anything for the larger cause of "fixing" the city or making it more affordable for families
"I think losing San Francisco to some of the progressive causes that have plagued the city would be pretty bad," and "this was one part of my little corner of the world
and you could make the city livable for families and have people still there."
Aaron Peskin" who "was a politician" went out on the street with "picket signs with my face on them [saying] 'billionaire taking over city.'"
doing what he thinks is best and "beautiful" for "his street," and that understandably rubs people the wrong way in an age when other billionaires are running roughshod over entire institutions just because they can
he reveals one tidbit we hadn't heard — which might relate to the space at Fillmore and Pine formerly occupied by Noosh that has been sitting vacant for a while
or perhaps the Ten-Ichi space — which is that he's putting an "all-day diner" in the space
too??) And he says he is "enabling other entrepreneurs to go build something that will delight people," which apparently still includes a new theater with "a great partner" at the helm
Stay tuned for whenever this billionaire decides to share the full array of his plans
Previously: SF Supervisors Strengthen Legacy Business Protections, Hoping to Save La Mediterranee and Others
We may have another SF Pride controversy like the Chelsea Manning grand marshal fiasco in 2013
as some activists say they’re being denied requests to make deported makeup artist Andry Jose Hernández Romero this year’s honorary grand marshal
A car towing a small motor home caught fire on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge Tuesday afternoon
creating a traffic snarl that backed up into San Francisco
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A Fillmore woman was sentenced to jail Tuesday for stealing more than $100,000 in a felony fraud case that involved COVID-19 relief funds
had pleaded guilty in October to five felonies
including two counts of grand theft along with counts of conspiracy
presentation of a fraudulent claim and false personation
the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a news release
Prosecutors say Cornejo stole $70,000 from the county of Ventura and $25,000 from the state through a scheme involving her business
The county had launched a business assistance grant program in June 2020 to help local companies impacted by the pandemic
Cornejo submitted multiple fraudulent applications to the program
She also stole $6,800 from two individuals who paid her a fee in advance to submit applications on their behalf
The county's executive office discovered the fraud in October 2021 when they found suspicious documents in the grant applications
including forged business certificates and doctored tax forms
The Ventura County Sheriff's major crimes unit
found Cornejo turned in multiple fraudulent applications
She also charged victims to submit paperwork and took a portion of approved grants
“The defendant stole tens of thousands of dollars from taxpayers and hardworking individuals
lining her own pockets at the expense of those in real need,” said District Attorney Erik Nasarenko in a statement
The case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy DA Howard Wise
Cornejo was sentenced to 12 months in jail
An additional 28 months in jail was suspended as part of felony probation terms
She was also ordered to pay more than $92,000 in restitution to the county
$25,000 to the state and $6,800 to two individual victims
She remains housed at the county's Todd Road Jail facility outside Santa Paula
Big-chain formula retail stores might soon be welcome again on Van Ness Avenue
plus there’s now an added a carve-out to include the shuttered Fillmore Safeway too
after the SF Board of Supervisors eliminated these formula retail restrictions
Well, today the SF Board of Supervisors just unanimously approved lifting that formula retail ban from Van Ness Avenue. And they did also act to fill a high-profile vacancy in another neighborhood, amending the legislation to also include the recently shuttered Fillmore Safeway property at Webster and Ellis streets
“Planning Department surveys found a 53% ground-floor commercial vacancy rate on Van Ness
compared to the rest of the city’s 7.7% vacancy rate
or even Union Square’s shockingly high 22% vacancy rate,” Sherrill said before the vote
“The 50% vacancy rates on Van Ness are a crisis.”
While the formula retail chains can currently get authorized for an exemption from the ban
that authorization usually requires around seven to eight months of City Hall red tape
“If we want a grocery store to replace a grocery store
we should probably make it easier to open a grocery store,” Sherrill said
Mahmood’s “Fillmore Safeway” loophole would apply to the whole city
This lifting of formula retail restrictions needs a second reading (probably at next week’s board meeting)
and also needs to be signed by the mayor to become law
The Safeway situation is a little more complex. Safeway owns that property, Safeway is selling that property (in hopes of housing being built there)
and Safeway is under no obligation to sell it with some grocery store tenants strings attached
And those strings attached could complicate Safeway’s sale
Mahmood told the Chronicle his office is in negotiations with Safeway to ensure a grocery tenant is included there
Related: Supervisors Push to Lift Formula Retail Ban on Van Ness — What About Other Neighborhoods With Vacant Storefronts? [SFist]
79-year-old Orinda resident Patty Hung just finished her 39th consecutive Boston Marathon on Monday
continuing a streak and extending a record she already broke three years ago
editor / reporter who has been published in almost every San Francisco publication
agreed to pay $29,736 after a driver for the company dumped 150 gallons of petroleum-contaminated wastewater into Grimes Canyon Creek near Fillmore
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced the settlement Friday after the case was investigated by both the DA's office and California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The company was also ordered to comply with permanent injunctive terms prohibiting the unlawful disposal of petroleum products
when an employee of California Natural Resources Group discovered petroleum byproduct in a dry creek bed at the Dryden oil lease facility in Fillmore
Investigators ultimately traced the materials back to an Advanced Industrial Services-operated vacuum truck using a combination of physical evidence
tire tread analysis and witness statements
That evidence showed a temporary employee drove the truck and dumped petroleum-contaminated wastewater into a ravine leading to the creek bed
The driver then left without reporting the spill
“This case underscores the importance of thorough environmental investigations and the critical role of state
and local partnerships to protect Ventura County’s natural resources,” said DA Erik Nasarenko in a statement
Authorities urged the public to report any suspected environmental violations to ensure the protection of local waterways and ecosystems
The parallels between them were as plentiful as they were profound
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the Grateful Dead and Miles Davis Quintet opened a four-night run of shows together at Bill Graham‘s Fillmore West
Both bands were riding the momentum from the arrival of their own respective albums in recent months leading up to the four-show run, as the Dead released Live/Dead in November 1969 while Davis’ Bitches Brew had come out just over a week prior on March 30th
Related: Grateful Dead Announces ‘Shakedown Stream’ Archive Concert Webcasts
high white people … and when we first started playing
people were walking around and talking … After that concert
every time I would play out there in San Francisco
a lot of young white people showed up at the gigs.”
As the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh noted about the musical summit in his book
Searching For Sound: My Life WIth The Grateful Dead
leaning over the amps with my jaw hanging agape
trying to comprehend the forces that Miles was unleashing onstage
We should just go home and try to digest this unbelievable s–t.” This was our first encounter with Miles’ new direction
‘Bitches Brew’ had only just been released
but I know I hadn’t yet heard any of it… In some ways
it was similar to what we were trying to do in our free jamming
and seemingly controlled with an iron fist
even at its most alarmingly intense moments
only Jerry [Garcia] had the nerve to go back and meet Miles
with whom he struck up a warm conversation
Miles was surprised and delighted to know that we knew and loved his music
Although the first of four performances at the Fillmore West was likely an incredible listening experience for fans in attendance who loved the idea of musicians pushing the exploratory boundaries of their compositions
the Dead didn’t partake in that much extensive jamming on night one
Following the Miles Davis Quintet’s opening set
the Dead delivered an impressive eight-minute take on James Brown‘s “It’s A Man’s
Man’s World” led by Ron “Pigpen” McKernan on vocals in the first set
and returned to jam their way through “The Other One” and a 21-minute “Turn On Your Lovelight” in set two
Relive the Grateful Dead’s headlining performance that night below
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Three homes in northeast Fillmore were damaged by fire Monday morning
firefighters with the Fillmore and Ventura County fire departments responded to a fire on a property in the 700 block of Fourth Street fully engulfed in flames
The fire started in what he described as an accessory dwelling unit or back house
Crews set up a perimeter around the property and tried to keep the flames from reaching neighboring homes
the back house was reported as being about 70% destroyed
Two other adjacent homes were also damaged but the extent was unclear
Residents of the three structures were not allowed to return to the buildings until further inspection
It is not clear how many people will be displaced as a result of the fire
and no one was inside the homes at the time that firefighters arrived
Ventura County Fire is investigating the fire
The fire comes amid continued red flag warnings for the area due to strong Santa Ana winds that are expected to continue through Wednesday
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com
community organizer and force for good — was summed up in those words by a longtime member of one of the “trust circles” she was fond of launching when she spotted a need
Like the larger public projects she launched
the trust circles offered innovative ways to address big issues by starting with small
Glady Thacher died earlier this month at 95
Having invested almost a century in showing us how to live better lives by helping others
she wrapped up her own long life by demonstrating how to die.
Glady Thacher was one of this community’s most effective instigators of beginnings
From her big living room on Washington Street
she first launched Enterprise for High School Students
which still helps young people find jobs and opportunities
Soon after Enterprise came Alumnae Resources
to provide counseling for women (and later men
After Lifeprint came the San Francisco Ed (for Education) Fund
which is still providing critical financial and volunteer support for public schools in the city
now a community of more than 650 members and several hundred volunteers helping seniors live at home and stay connected as they age
who recently retired after 13 years as executive director of SF Village
There were other nonprofits she launched in her Washington Street living room that reach far beyond San Francisco — notably Ploughshares Fund
now a leader in the ongoing effort to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons around the globe
her legacy comes full circle back to the trust circles she created
Sometimes a circle grew into a walking group
simply a group of people who trusted each other — and
Like the bigger and more ambitious projects
the small groups Glady Thacher was fond of creating began with one friend reaching out to another.
We were lucky Glady Thacher lived in our neighborhood
EARLIER: “The Founder”
OBITUARY: Gladys S. Thacher (1929-2025)
The Safeway supermarket at 1335 Webster Street in the Western Addition is scheduled to close its doors in early February
Shoppers also contending with closure of two nearby Walgreens pharmacies
The shelves are mostly empty, and meat and produce are no longer stocked with less than a month until the Feb. 7 closure of the Safeway supermarket along the Fillmore commercial corridor
shoppers will have to pick up their prescription medications elsewhere
as a pharmacy chain closes two nearby locations
Residents from three neighborhoods surrounding the soon-to-close supermarket at 1335 Webster St
are already looking elsewhere for groceries
Japantown and Western Addition residents to rally against the closure
“The store is basically closed at this point.”
Edgerly said the Safeway’s pharmacy is still operational
Safeway employees have directed people to transfer their medications to nearby Walgreens pharmacies
But the drugstore chain announced last week that it will close a dozen stores across San Francisco from Feb
fewer than three weeks after the Safeway is set to shutter for good
Two of those soon-to-close Walgreens — one at 1363 Divisadero St.
— are within a 15-minute walk or bus ride of the Safeway
has led to additional frustration from residents
“We’ve definitely got to get a handle on this stuff,” he said
Both former Supervisor Dean Preston and his successor
said communications with Safeway and the real-estate agency have been limited since the initial closure announcement in January 2024
with a compromise to keep the site open yet to be found
“We heard loud and clear from the community that they want transparency
and they just want answers of what’s happened and being able to happen going forward,” Mahmood said
The hearing wouldn’t delay or prevent the closure from going forward
His goal is to bring together community members and City Hall departments to discuss what the short-term
and long-term possibilities are for the site
particularly as construction is not expected to begin right away for what Align has said previously will be a mixed-use development consisting of housing and commercial space
San Francisco is hosting everything from lucha libre matches to day parties
The worth of a typical home in San Francisco has trended differently than peers in other nearby counties
with the Japantown Task Force Board of Directors
told The Examiner that local organizers have three ideas they’re aiming to bring to the hearing
One is former Supervisor Preston’s eminent-domain proposal
in which The City would purchase the property to turn it into a development featuring affordable housing and a grocery store
we’re in support of The City taking eminent domain of the property
or at least taking steps to try to negotiate regarding that,” Chan said
But as The City faces an impending nearly $1 billion budget deficit
he’s not sure how likely it is that proposal will fly
The second idea is to install an interim market or grocery store
which Chan said is possible once the sale to Align Real Estate is completed
The City could negotiate an interim lease to use the property up until development starts
Chan said San Francisco could follow its own precedent, pointing to a free Bayview-Hunters Point grocery store that opened last year in a 4,000-square-foot space
“It’s supposed to be a more dignified alternative to a food pantry,” he said
“I doubt that a private grocery store would move in for such a short term
but this type of model is something that The City could do for one year
The third possibility would be to use the parking lot of the Safeway as a space for farmers markets
cultural events and other community activities
and we don’t want it to become a blight on the community,” Chan said
Chan said the site’s short-term future is a “dire issue” for the community
and he’s hoping that some solutions will come out of the hearing
The closing Safeway serves a large number of neighborhood seniors
who are more in need of an immediate alternative
Mahmood said that he’s already thinking of interim solutions for this part of the population
such as shuttles to transport them to other stores and pharmacies
“I think we have to approach all these conversations simultaneously and involve the community and make sure that they are abreast of those potential conversations,” he said
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traditionally held over the Fourth of July weekend
president of the sponsoring Fillmore Merchants Association
announced the cancellation tonight at a neighborhood meeting
which has attracted more than 100,000 attendees annually to what was billed as the largest free jazz festival in the west
was launched in 1983 to celebrate Fillmore Street’s heritage as a jazz mecca
It celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2024
after shutting down during the pandemic and operating at a loss for the past two years
organizers say it is not financially feasible to stage the event this year
The deadline for the permit application is this Friday
This year’s festival would have been held on July 5 and 6
Merchant leaders say they are actively seeking new sources of funding to bring the festival back in future years
They reported that the annual event costs approximately $400,000 to produce each year. Instead
said: “We will try to have live jazz along Fillmore Street that weekend
FROM THE ORGANIZERS: “It breaks our hearts“
“Play all night!” An audience member yelled…
The Allman Brothers Band performed at Bill Graham‘s Fillmore East and recorded it for a live album
Advertisements for the shows read: “Bill Graham Presents in New York — Johnny Winter and
Extra Added Attraction: Allman Brothers.” While Winter was billed as the headliner
Today marks the 54th anniversary of completing the recording of one of the most legendary live albums to ever grace this Earth
At Fillmore East is one of the main treasures that come to mind
The double LP is widely considered to be the band’s definitive recording
giving them both artistic and commercial breakthroughs
and is the kind of record you can spin on a daily basis and still find something new you love about it
Related: Allman Brothers Biographer Alan Paul Reflects On One Year Since “The Last Concert” At MSG [Photos]
While a few things went almost terribly wrong—like the uninvited horns section or the bomb scare that suspended the final night’s music through sunrise—the album still turned out as one of the best ever
After dealing with the three nights of chaos
producer Tom Dowd explained of the final product
“The Fillmore album captured the band in all their glory
The Allmans have always had a perpetual swing sensation that is unique in rock
They swing like they’re playing jazz when they play things that are tangential to the blues
They’re never vertical but always going forward
but if you wanted to look at a fusion album
Here was a rock ’n’ roll band playing blues in the jazz vernacular
and we all busted out laughin’ and THAT is the picture
That is the ONLY picture from the whole day with everybody laughin’
What he had done was ran over and picked up a little eight ball of cocaine.” If there’s anything you need to know about Live At Fillmore East
In honor of this special mark in rock and roll history
[All quotes via Alan Paul]
(Editor's note: This story was updated with the final election results on Dec
In Fillmore's first City Council election by district
a sitting council member squeaked by with a two-vote lead and a challenger made a successful run for the dais
In District 5, council member Christina Villaseñor ended up with 619 votes, just two more than challenger Gary Cushing, according to final results released Tuesday
Cushing had previously led the race for a time.
John Garnica won with more than 59% of the total
compared to current Councilmember Mark Austin's tally at just under 41%
candidate Luis Alberto Rodriguez ran uncontested
Fillmore approved the switch from at-large candidates to districts in December
Members of the City Council set policy for the city of nearly 21,000 residents
approve budgets and pass or amend ordinances
was first elected to the Fillmore council in 2016 and served stints as mayor in 2020 and 2022
Challenger Garnica spent 1999 to 2015 on the Fillmore Unified School District Board
The district covers the northeast corner of the city
who owns the Marie Callender's in Camarillo
District 5 covers the southwest portion of the city
For more coverage of local races in the Nov. 5 general election, visit vcstar.com/news/elections
Galang is news director of the Ventura County Star
She can be reached at stacie.galang@vcstar.com
(This story has been updated with new information from the California Highway Patrol.)
Two people died in a head-on crash on Highway 126 east of Fillmore Tuesday afternoon
The accident was reported shortly after 2:20 p.m
on the eastbound highway roughly a half mile east of the Fillmore Fish Hatchery
said California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Ayers
The site was described in the CHP's log as near Haines Canyon Road or near Fine Road
The CHP's initial investigation determined a 2024 Volvo SUV heading westbound veered across the center median into oncoming traffic
The Volvo had been going about 65 mph at the time
The Volvo struck a black 2019 Lexus headed eastbound
Two people in the Lexus were found unresponsive
The 39-year-old man and 31-year-old woman died at the scene
Their names and cities of residence were not released pending family notifications
was flown by helicopter to Ventura County Medical Center with critical injuries
according to CHP and Ventura County Fire Department reports
71 — suffered moderate injuries and were taken by ground ambulance to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
A third dog that had been riding in the Volvo survived and was picked up by a family member
County fire spokesman Andrew Dowd said firefighters pulled two trapped patients from the wreckage
including the person with critical injuries airlifted to VCMC
Ventura County Sheriff's deputies assisted with traffic at the scene
The crash occurred on Christmas Eve as many travelers took to the road for holiday visits
Ayers said the CHP doesn't yet know the cause of the crash or whether drugs or alcohol were a factor
He noted the CHP is currently in a maximum enforcement period over the long holiday weekend focused on impaired driving
The agency has been urging motorists to stay vigilant over the holidays
when some are driving long distances and can become sleepy
which can be as dangerous as driving impaired
Tuesday's crash jammed the route for hours
It closed the highway for about 50 minutes for the CHP investigation
motorists were alternated along the westbound lanes
All lanes had been reopened by about 7:15 p.m
Any witnesses who haven't already provided a statement to an investigating officer are asked to call the CHP's Moorpark office at 805-553-0800
Authorities identified the two people killed in a Christmas Eve crash on Highway 126 east of Fillmore
died in the two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon
and their deaths were considered accidental
The head-on collision was reported shortly after 2:20 p.m
about a half mile east of the Fillmore Fish Hatchery
the California Highway Patrol said at the time
The Volvo had been traveling about 65 mph at the time and struck a black 2019 Lexus headed eastbound
Perez and Ceja were in the Lexus and died from injuries in the crash
Authorities ID Simi Valley man who died in unusual incidentA man who suffered a medical emergency Dec. 20 after being bitten by a dog in Simi Valley and died has been identified
died from a combination of medical conditions related to heart disease and bite wounds to his hand
Simi Valley Police were called to the incident shortly before 2 p.m
20 in the 3300 block of Big Springs Avenue
Kandell's pit bull ended up dying apparently because the leash was on tight during the struggle to separate the dogs
Firefighters were at the scene treating the man for bites to his hands when he apparently suffered a medical emergency and collapsed
Kandell died despite efforts to revive him
Three teens — one age 13 and two 14 — were taken into custody Friday evening in east Ventura after they allegedly tried to steal a vehicle
The Ventura Police Department received a call about a possible stolen vehicle in progress shortly before 4:30 p.m
The caller reported seeing the trio smashing a window and arguing over who would drive
Officers had a description of the vehicle and found them at Pajaro Avenue and Carlos Street within about 15 minutes
The vehicle the boys were in was discovered to be an unreported stolen vehicle
Police cited the teens for attempting to steal a vehicle
conspiracy and possession of stolen property
In celebration of the release of his second solo record
Frank Black and band graced the stage of the Fillmore in San Francisco on January 15th
The show was a kickoff for a tour of the US and Canada before heading to Europe for select dates
the band includes Eric Drew Feldman (bass and keys)
Rob Laufer is rounding out the live group on keys
Tonight the band opens with three songs from Black’s first solo record
“Every Time I Go Around Here” and “I Heard Ramona Sing”
(described by Black as a love song to The Ramones) and it is the perfect appetizer before the main course of Teenager
Black briefly tells the story of the bar where he and his brother hung out as teenagers
playing the newly installed Pong video game and
with one of the mightiest one-two punches to start an album
“Whatever Happened to Pong” and “Thalassocracy” leap from the speakers tonight
and Black stands sure-footed behind the mic
ably keeping up with the pace of the rapid word flow
while Workman is already bouncing up and down and throwing shapes
“Abstract Plain” is introduced as a parenthetical number while “Calistan” is the first song of the night to show off Lyle Workman’s tight yet fluid playing
“Speedy Marie” is a victim of barely perceptible keyboards which is a shame
“Headache” gets the audience’s fists pumping
singing at the top of their lungs about a science fiction story
“Sir Rockaby” is gently and lovingly handled
with Black even recreating the falsetto from the record
one gets the idea that the numbers tonight are being handled caringly and enthusiastically by the band
as if your talented neighbors are plugging in the amps for a jam in the basement
raw opening of “Freedom Rock” signals that the autumnal feelings are over
The Three Stooges get a rowdy salute on “Two Reelers”
the band has shifted into fourth gear and are locked in with each other
The languid “Fazer Eyes” finishes strong with another standout solo from Workman and then Black introduces “I Could Stay Here Forever” by saying “we still have a shitload to go”
“Suprabound” again falls victim to the low volume of the keyboards
but otherwise it’s a winner with its propulsive twang intact
and when Black sings “the weather is really getting warm/I don’t know how this all got started” it’s entirely too prophetic
Black talks about how the album was recorded during the middle of the Southern California fires of 1994 (along with an earthquake)
It brings a temporary chill to the proceedings until “White Noisemaker” blasts off and
“Pure Denizen of the Citizen’s Band” is a gleeful treat (recorded originally with the help of a citizen’s band radio) and as the last few songs of the album go by
it’s easy to see that Lyle Workman has been the unsung hero of the night
playing everything from understated lyrical lines to punchy distorted chords
the band rips into “Czar” and “Ten Percenter” from the debut solo record
rejoicing in the completion of playing an entire album all the way through
all of which is a world away from the efficiently produced and immaculately played record
but therein lies the charm of this opening night of the tour
but that’s understandable considering it’s their first night
and this lineup has not played live together for some years
Let’s hope a decade does not pass before they do it again
The Safeway supermarket at 1335 Webster St
in the Western Addition has closed its doors
Then-Supervisor Dean Preston during the Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall on May 7
What happens at the Safeway site will reverberate for generations
and our leaders should place people over profits
City leaders are pretending to be powerless when it comes to saving the Fillmore’s only grocery store
The defeatism reminds me of what the Democrats have been doing in Washington
— capitulating to billionaires without a fight
powerful people with selfish interests are trying to deal a death knell to the Fillmore by converting land — previously taken for pennies on the dollar from Black families during redevelopment
and which has since the 1980s housed the neighborhood’s only full-service grocery store — into luxury housing that will be completely unaffordable to neighborhood residents
The loss of this store is a devastating blow to the health of residents — especially the high concentration of seniors — who relied on the grocery store
Without even attending a community meeting
Safeway has yanked these critical services from the community to sell the land to a developer
The City should take control of the land so it remains in service to the Black community — as well as the neighboring Japantown community and the many low-income senior residents — as a grocery store and housing that working-class San Franciscans in the neighborhood can afford
The Board of Supervisors held a hearing last week — inexplicably without Safeway or its proposed buyer
which recently shared its interest in operating a grocery store at the Safeway location
former Mayor London Breed and her departments simply accepted that the grocery store would close and that Align Real Estate would be allowed to develop market-rate housing on this former redevelopment site
When Safeway initially announced the closure
Breed said that people — such as the seniors in Japantown and Fillmore — could just shop at the new Trader Joe’s a half-mile away in Hayes Valley
City departments then held meetings not on how to change the course of these plans
When community leaders made clear they were opposed to the plans
they were sidelined and silenced by departments
A jewelry store left the ailing mall recently and two more stores will soon as the mall’s roster of retailers dwindles
The City aims to encourage owners of certain vulnerable structures to carry out retrofits
With neighborhood leaders, our office urged Safeway and Align to offer the community an opportunity to purchase the site for affordable housing and a grocery store, in accordance with a local law called the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act. They rejected the request
they revealed that Breed’s office had advised them that they didn’t need to offer the community the right to purchase
For over a year, Safeway and Align steadfastly refused repeated requests that they meet with the community. Even after passage of our Neighborhood Grocery Protection Act — which requires six-month notice of grocery store closure
a community meeting and explorations of replacement grocery stores — Safeway has refused to meet with the community or work toward finding a new grocery store to take over the site
In November 2024, our office, along with community leaders, issued a letter of inquiry to Mayor Breed urging The City to acquire the Safeway lot for a grocery store and housing affordable to Fillmore residents and displaced residents
The letter urged the administration to commence negotiations and to consider using eminent domain if no deal could be reached
the current mayor nor the district’s new supervisor has commented on this or commenced negotiations to acquire the site
For an administration that wanted to shake things up and think outside the box
allowing this plan to move forward is the opposite
It is history repeating itself and doing immeasurable harm to the Fillmore
Community groups are demanding The City step in and acquire the site for a grocery store and affordable housing
using the power of eminent domain if necessary
This would be a historic use of eminent domain: a tool that was once used to devastate the community being redeployed to protect it and reverse past harm
Particularly given the history of this former redevelopment site and the financing available for this kind of project
a major affordable and workforce-housing development with a ground-floor grocery would be a boon for the neighborhood
The idea that The City is powerless in this situation is ridiculous
Here are three of the many things the City could do:
San Francisco recently took a symbolic stand in support of reparations
but this is where the rubber hits the road
Instead of rolling over and accepting defeat
handing the fate of a precious Black neighborhood over to greedy private interests
our leaders should take bold action to place people over profits
What happens at the Fillmore Safeway site will reverberate for generations
attorney and former District 5 representative on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
the mysterious evil investor buying property up and down Fillmore Street
These reports haven’t been very clear on the details of my sinister plan
but it sure does sound nefarious
Read more: “Why I’m funding a $100 million project to revive Fillmore Street“
A former Fillmore planning commissioner who did not file necessary financial disclosure paperwork with California's Fair Political Practices Commission was fined $12,000 last year
The commission’s case involving Miguel Magallanes remains open
an FPPC spokesperson said in an email Tuesday
Magallanes was appointed to a four-year term on the city's planning commission in May 2020
The fines pertain to required statements of economic interest from 2020 through 2022, according to commission documents
The Form 700 paperwork filed annually by many elected and appointed public officials is meant to provide transparency and prevent conflicts of interest for those making decisions on public projects and spending
Magallanes' last day as a commissioner was Jan
New planning commissioners will be sworn in on Feb
Magallanes did not respond to a voicemail or text message seeking comment
He was appointed to the commission after a recommendation from former council member and mayor Tim Holmgren
The city’s policy requires that the mayor recommend appointments following endorsement from the City Council ad hoc interview committee
Fillmore follows FPCC guidelines and the state commission informed the city Magallanes had not turned in the required information
The city reminded Magallanes about the paperwork and made phone calls to him
“The city can provide reminders but has no control over whether a person will file the form or not,” she said
“This ongoing obligation is explained to every person who is elected or appointed to a board during their onboarding process.”
Herrera-Terriquez said she was not aware of another similar case in her six years of working for the city
The city has not spoken to Magallanes about the commission’s findings and Herrera-Terriquez declined to speak about the findings directly
“We cannot provide any comments at this time as this is an ongoing investigation with FPCC enforcement,” she said
Wes Woods II covers West County for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at wesley.woodsii@vcstar.com, 805-437-0262 or @JournoWes
A false bomb threat at Fillmore High School sent students out of classrooms for a time Tuesday
the school received an anonymous call from a female who claimed that a bomb was in her locker and would go off in 25 minutes
Nick Odenath of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office
The agency is contracted to provide police services in Fillmore
A school resource officer was on campus at the time
Students were escorted to the baseball field as law enforcement officers investigated
The response included Fillmore deputies and a bomb-trained K-9 police dog from the Simi Valley Police Department
School Principal Keith Derrick posted updates on Facebook during the incident
The incident remains under active investigation