The Shadow Offers California Endorsements

With the General Election now 10 days away, The Shadow is now ready to give California voters his recommendations for the upcoming election.

Many of you may or may not agree with The Shadow's recommendations. In fact, The Shadow know that at least one faithful reader will make it a point to send me a nasty message -- The Shadow has already received on from this person in advance of this posting. The Shadow will allow all reasonable comments to be posted.

These recommendations are The Shadow's personal recommendations -- no campaign or candidate has approached The Shadow nor paid The Shadow to be listed here.

For the State of California, The Shadow endorses the following people (party affiliations are not listed):

• Governor - Phil Angelides
• Lieutenant Governor - John Garamendi
• Treasurer - Bill Lockyer
• Secretary of State - Debra Bowen
• Controller - John Chiang
• Attorney General - Jerry Brown
• Insurance Commissioner - Cruz Bustamante

The Shadow recommends the following for California Propositions:

• 1A (Transportation Funding Protection -- Constitutional Amendment) - Yes
• 1B (Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006) - Yes
• 1C (Houseing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006) - Yes
• 1D (Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006) - Yes
• 1E (Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006) - Yes
• 83 (Jessica's Law -- Monitoring of Sex Offenders and Increasing Punishment) - Yes
• 84 (Water Quality, Safety and Supply) - Yes
• 85 (Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before a Minor's Abortion) - No
• 86 (Tax on Tobacco) - No
• 87 (Tax on California Oil Producers) - No
• 88 (Education Funding Through Real Property Parcel Tax) - No
• 89 (Political Campaign Financing Statute) - Yes
• 90 (Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property) - No

The Shadow also endorses U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein for re-election to another term.

In San Francisco, The Shadow will make no endorsements for city/county offices (with the exception of the one that has already been made) but will offer recommendations for the following propositions:

• A (Bond issue for school repair) - Yes
• B (Parental Leave for Board of Supervisors and City Boards/meeting by teleconference) - No
• C (Setting the Salary of County officials to Bay Area Average) - Yes
• D (Private information disclosure prohibition by the City) - Yes
• E (Parking Tax increase) - Yes
• F (Paid Sick Leave for San Francisco Employees) - Yes
• G (Conditional Use Permit for Formula Retail Use Stores) - Yes
• H (Relocation funds to evicted tenants) - Yes
• I (Requires the Mayor to appear at Board of Supervisor Meetings once a month) - No
• J (Advisory Measure -- Impeachment of President and Vice President) - Yes
• K (Housing options for Seniors and Disabled Persons) - Yes

The Shadow also endorses Representative Nancy Pelosi for re-election to the House of Representatives from San Francisco.

As The Shadow mentioned, these are personal recommendations -- you are welcome to agree or disagree. The Shadow will post all meaningful comments with this entry.

The Shadow Visits Another Art Opening

The past Friday, The Shadow was one of many people in the office of San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi as he hosted his monthly art reception.

The featured artists at this exhibit were Amy Auerbach and Ethel Mays.

The Shadow with artists Amy Auerbach and Ethel Mays

Amy is showing photography from the series Vanishing Waterfront and Other Destinations, a collection of dream-like toned gelatin silver prints. Ethel will exhibit Waterwork, a series of photographic images which addresses the idea of public water compositions as abstract art.

Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi addreses the crowd at the reception

The Shadow with curator Gabrielle Selden at the reception

This exhibit will run through November 15, 2006 in the offices of Supervisor Mirkarimi, located in Room 282 in San Francisco City Hall.

Reception attendees

To see more pictures from the reception, click here.

The Shadow Endorses Kimberly Knox for San Francisco Board of Education

San Francisco voters will be asked to select three members of its Board of Education. There are currently 15 people on the ballot. The Shadow would like to highlight one of the candidates.

The Shadow has come to know Kimberly "Kim" Knox for the past several months. It is his belief that Kim will be a welcome addition to the San Francisco Board of Education.

The Shadow with Candidate Kim Knox

The following is from Kim's Candidate statement:

An education activist for 20 years, I mentored 82 SFUSD high school students and was chosen "Mentor of the Year." I created SF's High School Environmental Summit and co-founded "Sun, Wind and Water Day." My books on teaching students about science have been distributed through North America.

Kim has impressed The Shadow that she will work hard on the board. It is our belief that Kim Knox should be elected to the San Francisco Board of Education.

Disclaimer: Neither Kim Knox nor her campaign have paid or otherwise influenced this blog posting. These are the personal opinions of The Shadow only.

The Upcoming Election Season

It is the intent of The Shadow to weed out evil in its many forms. One of the ways of going this is to encourage good government.

Within the coming days, The Shadow -- a resident of San Francisco -- will begin offering endorsements and recommendations for California voters for the upcoming election.

It should be noted that all endorsements and recommendations that The Shadow will make here are not paid for nor otherwise influenced by the candidates. These are The Shadow's personal recommendations.

The Shadow Returns After A Brief Absence

Many of you have wondered what has happened to this blog and The Shadow in the past month.

Well The Shadow is back -- although not at 100%.

The Shadow has been dealing with personal and health problem since this blog's last entry. But no more -- The Shadow is back and ready to inform and rid this world of the evil that lurks in the hearts of men.

For starters, The Shadow will finally post pictures from two of ARTWorkSF's biggest exhibits -- The Cafe Show and One Night Stand. The Shadow is doing this to fulfill a promise to ARTWorkSF's Marketing Director that the pictures would be posted on this site.

The Shadow will also begin promoting artists and art show receptions in San Francisco and beyond.

The Shadow would like to thank his loyal readers for staying with us. Now, on to the entries!

The Shadow Has A "One Night Stand"

Many of you may remember the push that The Shadow gave to this exciting show. As The Shadow mentioned, it was only for one night -- so if you were not there, you definitely missed out.

One Night Stand took place as a benefit for the San Francisco Sex Information Center, the Center for Sex and Culture, and the San Francisco Artists Resource.

Sponsors included SF Weekly, Good Vibrations, bettersex.com among others.

Artists showing at this exhibit included:

• Aisjah Hopkins
• Alisa Lowden
• Andrews Juris
• Big Al Lopez
• Catherine Merrill
• Christine Cianci
• Dan Cope
• Eric Stampfli
• Ericka Yanina
• Geoffrey Rosenblatt
• Harvey Weinman
• Heather Hanan
• Jamie Erfurdt
• Jeff Codori
• Jennifer Mack
• Jennifer Morris
• Maja Saphir
• Maria Bartola Bejia
• Michael Childs
• Natasha Kikareva
• Richardo Angel Norte
• Robert Gepford
• Scott Tracy
• Shawna Scarpitti
• Stephanie Cunningham
• Suzun Hughes
• Taiko Fujimura
• Teresa Moore
• Vivian Giourousis

Artist Julie Erfurdt poses with one of her works

Along with a large space with lots of erotic artwork (and spanking demonstrations), were the following:

• Poetry by Maya
• Music by DJ Kgwest
• Erotic love poems by Ms. Betsie L'Roux
• Music by The Culprits, performing Electro-Orchestral-Jazz-Classical voices and harmonies over big, fat beats.
• Poetry and songs by Paradise
• A Tantric Erotic Tea Ceramony performed by Bast, Director of Temple Yoga in San Francisco
• An invocation of the Hindu Goddess Kali by Chaotron, a Pagan electro-industrial/spoken word duo
• A dynamic shamanistic, ritualistic musical experience by VOODOO CABERET

A portion of the Tantric Tea Ceremony

There was probably more to see in one night than most people could stand. There were paint wrestling performances (yes The Shadow has a photo of it), nude models, Japanese Rope Bondage, and Romantic Astrology readings.

The Shadow with one of the members of VOODOO CABERET

VOODOO CABERET closes out the show at One Night Stand

It would be safe to say that all in attendance had a great time. You can probably tell that there are not many pictures posted to this entry -- that is due to the nature of the pictures.

Artist Suzun Hughes, The Shadow, and a can of whipped cream in a lighter moment

More photos from the show are available here.

This is one show that will definitely take place next year -- hopefully we will see you there!

The Shadow at the Cafe Show

For two weeks in August, The Shadow had the opportunity to attend ARTWorkSF's Annual Cafe Show.

This show was more than just a art exhibit. It also included live performances and a silent auction.

A sampling of the art work at the Cafe Show
The theater opened up into the gallery for live performances with special appearance byVOODOO CABARET, The Krelkins, Christina Simpson, and Svetiana Jovanovic.

The group VOODOO CABERET performs at the Cafe Show
The show is a benefit for SOMARTS -- a hugh artist showcase in the South of Market area of San Francisco. Both the opening and closing night parties were the place to be.

Patrons at the Cafe Show

Artist Christine Cianci (top photo) with one of her works at the Cafe Show

This show takes place every year and The Shadow will, of course, be there to give you more details.

More photos are found here!