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  • 15 Jan 2024 12:15 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    It is with a heavy heart that DTNA extends its condolences to the family of Jake (Yacoub) Shatara, the proprietor of Noe Valley Market at 15th and Noe. Jake passed away last week. To remember him in happier times, the "Neighborhood Gem" article that featured Jake in the August September 2018 issue of the Duboce Triangle News is posted here.

    Neighborhood Gem - Jake’s Noe Valley Market

    Some neighborhood businesses are an anchor, so much part of the fabric of the community, that it seems like they must have always been there. Noe Valley Market at the corner of 15th Street and Noe Street has not actually been around forever, but it comes close. Jake Shatara has owned the market since 1974, but the market was already called Noe Valley Market when he moved to the neighborhood in 1968. Jake’s family and other Palestinian Christians were able to come to America as the result of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, which allowed for family reunification – Jake’s uncle and two of his sisters had already left Ramallah and were awaiting him when he arrived. They first lived in an apartment at Noe Street and Henry Street, above what is now Amasia Sushi, but was then an ice-cream parlor.

    Jake’s father, Jalil Shatara, owned J & L Liquors at Noe Street and Henry Street (now a LabCorp medical testing center), and Jake’s first jobs were working there and at Church Street Groceteria, still operating at 15th Street and Church Street. Jake’s longtime employee and the second anchor of Jake’s market, Leslie (Les) Justice, worked at J & L too. Les moved to the Duboce Triangle in 1971 when he was eleven years old, and has lived here ever since. He first lived on the East side of Noe Street in the middle of the block, and now lives above the store.

    Both Jake and Les remember the neighborhood being much more ethnically mixed when they moved here than it is now. Les, who is Filipino and Welsh, said his friend group growing up represented the neighborhood, including black, Latino, Asian and ethnic white (Irish and Scandinavian and Arab) kids.

    Jake’s original name is Yacoub Shatara. There were a lot of Yacoub Shataras in his family, because all of his many uncles named their oldest son after their grandfather. When Jake was taking a Heald College class with his cousin with the same name, the professor decided to call Jake Jake and the cousin Jacob, and it stuck. Jake also attended James Lick Middle School and Mission High. Les attended Dudley Stone Elementary school in the Haight neighborhood (which later became De Avila School), Everett Middle School, and McAteer High School.

    Jake started steadily working at the Noe Valley Market when he was 21. In the past 43 years, he has taken only two 1-week vacations; one for his honeymoon (Hawaii) and one cruise (Jamaica and the Caribbean). Les has worked at J & L and Rosenberg’s, as well as Noe Valley Market, but he has been at Jake’s for over 30 years. He has been living upstairs from the market since Jake moved down the Peninsula in 1987. Jake married his wife Ghada in 1984, and they have 3 kids – Jalil (after his dad, family tradition), Leila, and Ramy. They all live in the Bay Area, although the oldest is out in Concord now.

    Both Jake and Les feel a kind of familial affection for people from the neighborhood, especially the kids they have seen grow up here. Both have seen the neighborhood change a lot, both for good and ill, and they see more change coming in the future. Les is worried that it may become a place only, as he put it, for the “rich and richer”. He has seen some of his long-term customers, people he has known for a long time, move to the far reaches of the East Bay or even farther. Jake has a more positive spin; he sees lots of babies in the neighborhood and hopes they’ll grow up here and hopes maybe the Duboce Triangle can again become a family neighborhood like it was when he arrived.

    Most of us first came to know and love Jake’s for the fact that it has everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, to staples, sundries, and indulgences (ginger beer!) as well. But in the end, it is the feel- ing of family that sticks with you, and the adoptive family of Jake and Les is the Triangle as a whole. We love you guys.

  • 19 Dec 2023 12:34 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)
    All candidates running for the 2024 DTNA Board were elected. Eric Munsing, a 16th Street neighbor, is welcomed as the new 6th Director. Of 165 eligible voters, 73 voted on line and two paper ballots were not returned. Online voting results available here:


  • 1 Dec 2023 7:15 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    DTNA Holiday Meeting, Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

    06:30PM to 08:00PM in-person at the Harvey Milk Recreation Center, 50 Scott Street.

    Holiday celebration,

    2024 Board Election Results,

    Presentation of draft City’s Active Communities Plan by Christopher Kidd, DTNA Initiative Updates.

     Andrea Aiello, CBD Executive Director: Castro Station Elevator Update


    2023 Initiatives

    Noe Infrastructure repair of bulb-outs are underway with DPW telling DTNA that work will include maintaining brick design. Some trees have been planted. For updates contact environment@dtna.org.

    Vision 2023 updates available here

    Recent Website Postings

    DTNA Mission Statement, Values of Inclusion, Privacy Statement, and Amended Bylaws (October 2023) are also available by mail on request.

    Website/Membership Tips (November 16, 2023)

    DTNA Board Report (November)

    December Event Cancellations

    The FDP Volunteer Day will not be held in December as Rec and Park are taking a break from volunteer days in Duboce Park until March.

    The SFPD Park Station Community Meeting will not be held in December but will resume in January.

    DTNA Land Use Committee will not meet in December. Contact landuse@dtna.org for next meeting date.

    Help Needed

    Membership Management (recruitment and retention),

    Advertising in the Duboce Triangle News (to showcase local businesses and provide funding for printing the newsletter), and

    Mailing the newsletter to elected officials, City Departments & Services, and others who impact life in the Triangle.

    If you have the time and are interested in assisting with these endeavors, please let DTNA know at info@dtna.org.

    Contact DTNA by:

    email (info@dtna.org);

    website contact form;

    phone (628-246-2256);

    Instagram (dubocetriangleneighborhood)


  • 23 Nov 2023 2:00 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    The election of the 2024 DTNA Board will be held online using Election Runner in December 2023. Members who have been a member for 30 days prior to the election (joined on or before November 13, 2023) are eligible to vote. Members will receive an email invitation to vote starting Wednesday, December 6th and closing on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. during the December DTNA Public Meeting.

     

    After serving seven years on the Board, Nick Sklaroff is withdrawing to pursue other interests. The other current members of the Board, including two new members elected in 2023, are seeking reelection. Eric Munsing, a 16th Street neighbor, is running for the 6th Director seat. The December ballot will include space for write-in candidates. 2024 candidate statements and pictures can be found on the website candidate webpage.

     

    If you have any questions, please contact DTNA at info@dtna.org or by using the contact form on our website www.dtna.org.


  • 16 Nov 2023 10:54 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    The election of the 2024 DTNA Board will be held online using Election Runner in December 2023. Members who have been a member for 30 days prior to the election (joined on or before November 13, 2023) are eligible to vote.

    Members will receive an email invitation to vote starting Wednesday, December 6th and closing on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. during the December DTNA Public Meeting.

    At the time of writing this article, current Boards members, including two new members elected in 2023, have indicated that they will be seeking reelection and an additional member has been nominated for a Director seat. 2024 candidate statements and pictures can be found after November 20thon the website candidate webpage. The December ballot will include space for write-in candidates.

    If you have any questions, please contact DTNA at info@dtna.org or by using the contact form on our website www.dtna.org.

  • 16 Nov 2023 10:51 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    Membership Renewals

    Thank you to everyone who has renewed their membership via the dtna.org website.  Members can still renew by check mailed to: DTNA, Attn. Treasurer, 2261 Market St., PMB 301, San Francisco, CA 94114.

    Changing Membership Level Online

    When changing membership payment level after a renewal notice invoice has been sent, please contact membership manager before making any payment so that the initial renewal invoice can be voided. Otherwise, the system with charge the renewing credit card for the total amount of both invoices. This is not an issue if the change is made prior to receiving a renewal notice.

    DTNA Website Search

    The search engine at the bottom of each webpage has been enhanced by embedding Google Search that searches all public content, including pdf’s. Newsletters are now searchable.

    Member Messaging              

    The online Membership Directory allows member names to be viewable – only names (no other identifying information) and only viewable by other active members when logged in.  Members can increase the information viewable to other members (phone, email, address), as well as make all of their information private (no name or other listing) by changing their privacy settings (see FAQs on dtna.org).  This allows active members to message other members and build community.  Please note that while you can email another member through the dtna.org website Directory, the recipient’s email address remains private and is not seen by the sender. 

    Membership Bundles

    Household, patron, angel and superstar membership levels are bundle memberships that allow a second household member 13 years or older to be added as a voting member with all membership perks at no additional cost. 

    DTNA Mission Statement, Values of Inclusion, Privacy Statement, latest Amended Bylaws

    Posted online and available by mail on request.

    Please reach out to membership@dtna.org with any questions or concerns.


  • 30 Sep 2023 3:03 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    La Mediterranee on Noe Street has been awarded Legacy Business status by the Board of Supervisors. The plaque was s installed  on Friday, September 29th..

    Sunday October 1, Alicia is hosting a celebration of the award at 12 noon. There will be refreshments to celebrate the recognition of our long-term neighborhood restaurant.

    All neighbors are welcome to attend.


  • 30 Sep 2023 3:00 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    By Robert Bush, DTNA Vice President

    Election of the 2024 DTNA Board will be held in December 2023. All DTNA members who have been a member for 90 days (joined on or before September 14, 2023) are eligible to run for a Board position, and members who have been a member for 30 days prior to the election (on or before November 13, 2023) are eligible to vote.

    The election of Board members will be conducted online using Election Runner, starting Wednesday, December 6th and closing on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. during the December DTNA Public Meeting.

    Paper ballots will be mailed to members without an email address on file. Mail-in ballots need to be postmarked by December 12th and received by Tuesday, December 19th to be counted.

    All Officer positions, Editor and Director seats are up for election for one-year terms. Nominations need to be submitted between November 1st and November 15th to be on the ballot. After the close of nomination submissions, a candidate webpage on www.dtna.org will include candidate statements and pictures. The December ballot will provide space for write-in candidates.

    If you have an interest in joining the Board or want to learn more about how the Board and DTNA function, please contact DTNA at info@dtna.org or by using the website contact form on our website www.dtna.org.


  • 16 Jun 2023 10:06 PM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    eNewsletter #53 covers: Resilient Cities Network; Juneteenth on the Waterfront; Port Pride Celebration; San Francisco Waterfront Coastal Flood Study; Embarcadero Wharf J9 Replacement and Resilient Project; How to stay connected with Waterfront Resilience Program.

    Read more: https://t.e2ma.net/message/zme7de/7wfl08j

  • 12 Jun 2023 9:14 AM | Robert Bush (Administrator)

    Read Comments by Dennis Richards, Land Use Chair

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