Will Harvey Milk be recognized locally? (1306) Oct 17, 2009
Harvey Milk is seen pictured in his camera store on Castro Street on June 28, 1977 in San Francisco ... Aimee wrote on Oct 16, 2009 5:59 PM:" voter asked for proof of Milk's character. Well, here you are:Randy Shilts, a homosexual San Francisco Chronicle reporter, wrote a favorable and sordid biography of Milk in "The Mayor of Castro Street. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Gay rights groups in NY suburbs honor Harvey Milk Apr 18, 2009
"Like most men of his generation," biographer Randy Shilts wrote in "The Mayor of Castro Street," "Milk assiduously stuck to the double life he had carefully followed since his high school days.". More than half a century later, the Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Services Network will honor the slain gay-rights activist posthumously to draw attention to gays and lesbians with small-town roots. (FOX 11, AZ)
Life without a car Apr 18, 2009
If she feels like meeting her parents, who live in San Jose, for dinner, she connects at the Caltrain Castro Street station to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail, which takes her directly to her dad's office at Cisco Systems, Inc., in San Jose. The two then drive to the Nosek home. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Life and death with the Spanglers Apr 8, 2009
The Castro Street mortuary is a historic building, right down to the sign on the front door with its six-digit phone number from 1934: "If no answer, call Y.O. 7-5846." It has a chapel, a reception area, offices and embalming rooms. Above the daily operations is the two-bedroom living quarters where Jim's parents once lived. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Milk does James Francos body good Mar 7, 2009
Smith, who died in 1994, is only briefly mentioned in Epsteins documentary or in the book The Mayor of Castro Street. Franco was told by some of Smith and Milks mutual friends that Smith was very important in Milks life (they were together for four years) but it was the discovery of some old footage that the actor found most useful. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Palo Alto may sue state high-speed rail authority Mar 4, 2009
Why not think constructively, and press for a tunnel from Castro Street to, say, the north end of Redwood City ... At $700 million per mile, the earlier suggestion of tunneling from Castro Street to north of Redwood City would cost more than bond issue Proposition 1A provides for the entire state. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A better tomorrow Mar 4, 2009
The following is an excerpt from The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts: Harvey Milk would strain, sweat, and wrestle to keep the difference a secret only a few could know ... When they first moved to San Francisco, they opened a camera store on Castro Street, a predominantly gay neighborhood. (Burlington Union, MA)
Remembering the murders Feb 27, 2009
Two who benefited from the district elections were ultra-conservative ex-cop and fireman Dan White, who won election in his neighborhood, and camera store owner Harvey Milk, the unofficial "Mayor of Castro Street," the increasingly gay district. Milk, an articulate leader of the gay community who had twice lost races for office, became the first openly gay candidate ever to be elected to a major city office in the nation when he won the supervisorial race. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Joy in the Castro as Penn wins Oscar for 'Milk' Feb 23, 2009
At the Castro, the assistant art director for "Milk," Susie Alegria, said, "It's pretty exciting to be here tonight watching everyone who feels so strongly about his message." Alegria was in charge of the film's Castro Street location and spent months researching at the GLBT Historical Society to ensure the accuracy of the storefronts in the film. "This evening means a lot to me," said Bill Longen, the theater's events coordinator who organized the Oscar-viewing party and who, as a customer of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Storm causes damage to home, bridge in Palo Alto Feb 18, 2009
I am trying to get from the Park Blvd. in Palo Alto (near Frys) to Castro Street in Mountain View. I normally take Park Blvd. through Palo Alto, then over Wilkie bridge to California Street in Mountain View. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Mary, Max and Kate prepare to enter the bear pit Feb 8, 2009
For example, Gus Van Sant, whose first film was screened in Panorama in 1985, will show his Oscar contender Milk alongside The Times of Harvey Milk, a 1984 documentary by Robert Epstein, and Jenni Olson's 575 Castro Street, which features Milk's voice. Richard Laxton's film about the last days of Quentin Crisp, An Englishman In New York, will be presented with Jonathan Nossiter's Resident Alien (1990) and The Naked Civil Servant by Jack Gold (1975). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mission residents reject American Apparel Feb 7, 2009
In contrast, take the case of Levi's, which wanted to open an outlet on Castro Street. Working through Dufty, the company met with merchants, explained their plans and even pointed out that they wouldn't undercut competitors - products sold in the Levi's store cost as much as $10 more than in mom-and-pop stores. (San Francisco Chronicle)
