SFist: Some Castro Businesses Bash Milk Production

FriscoGuy

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:55:53 -0800

Ummmm... Not every Castro merchant (I'm not one) got paid.. only if you agreed to have your signage altered for the shoot. I've found it very difficult to get into the ara to park since the shooting began, and am forced to spend my dollars elsewhere for the duration so I understand the frustration of the store owners.

MacDad

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:44:27 -0800

Hey, a good ole' SF "Fog Tan" beats one of those fake UV and "Maaco-ish" spray tans any day!

OrangeDrink

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:49:10 -0800

haha... Milk production.

Greg

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:37:04 -0800

Ya know, as fun as it is to see Our City on TV or in the movies, location shooting is never all puppies and rainbows and unicorns. Inevitably someone is going to spaz and rightfully so, but at the same time need to not spaz and see some of the longterm benefits. When I lived in Venice Beach they were ALWAYS filming a commercial on the boardwalk, or a TV show, and of course the "Lords of Dogtown" movie. It was such a regular thing, you basically learned to live with it. Plus, all that hassle was creating income for a lot of people, in the end. BTW, all the tax credits or beating down of nabe spazzes won't really increase the amount of film production in SF. Without permanent soundstages in the Bay Area, we will never become a regular destination for film crews who do more than a week's worth of exteriors and then go back to LA: http://www.gregdewar.com/2007/06/la_is_in_like_with_sf_on_tv_we.html http://www.njudahchronicles.com/2008/02/a_few_random_eli_stone_screens.html

icbalaam

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:52:44 -0800

This production is spoiled. I'll be glad to see it end.

aj

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:41:45 -0800

Fewer fake tans is only good for SF.

RinconHillSF

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:40:26 -0800

Well, I've been prompting folks to visit the Castro specifically to see the storefronts circa 1978. Also, this Harvey Milk film will likely be an international release, helping to promote these merchants' neighborhood for tourism for years to come - hello!?! Then there's that economic downturn, tax season, higher gas prices, home foreclosures .... Getting to and from the Castro by public transit and foot is just as easy today as it was a year ago. I say bullocks to the complainers .... we need more movie productions here. Here's some related info. one of my blog's readers sent me: ========================== PLEASE ATTEND! IF YOU WANT TO GET MORE FILM PRODUCTION TO THE CITY YOU MUST SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!! The San Francisco will meet at 10 AM on February 28 to discuss adopting an amendment to Supervisor Alioto-Pier's film production rebate legislation. The amendment would remove the cap of taxes paid to the City for individual rebates (Ordinance file No. 071659), amending the "Scene in San Francisco" Rebate Program, Administrative Code Sec. 57.8(c)2. This makes the program significantly better actually giving rebates on City costs (as originally intended), not just taxes. The Rules Committee will hold a special meeting of the Board in the Chamber of the Board, Room 250 in City Hall at 10AM on February 28th. Support for this amendment is critical to the survival of production in the City. The "Scene in San Francisco" film production rebate program needs your help to make it a more effective program. If you want the only incentive program in the state of California to be something producers believe can make a difference in their bottom line, you must attend this hearing and any hearings that follow, until it is passed by the full Board of Supervisors. In addition to attending the meeting, send a letter to the Supervisors on the Rules Committee asking them to pass the Ordinance with recommendation to the full Board. Here is a link to the Board website, Rules Committee to view the Agenda: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=35875 Rules Committee Supervisor Tom Ammiano 415-554-6255, FAX Tom.Ammiano@sfgov.org Supervisor Sean Elsbernd 415-554-6546, FAX Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org Supervisor Aaron Peskin 415-554-7454, FAX Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org

julianish

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:57:12 -0800

Plus, San Francisco isn't traditionally known for it's clear-cut seasons. When the weather permits, you can certainly get a tan in the winter. After all, doesn't the catch phrase go something like, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco?"

The Angry Young Man

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:52:37 -0800

Meh. Bitch over charges for facials anyway.

skyliner

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:41:18 -0800

"navigate through the film set" ??!! oh please. There is no set. maybe a couple of barricades and changes in facades. Maybe the UV rays have decimated their brains.

rroseselavy

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:32:58 -0800

Sorry if I double posted. A winter tan suggests that you just got back from, say, Martinique. Wait, is that one of the gay islands? I forget.

fizzandpop

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:32:50 -0800

This is a no news item. When you shoot on location the owners, businesses, neighbors always, without exception, get pissed. They take their hand out, are happy with it for a day, then demand more as the shooting progresses. They always think they'll get it too. That's when they get a visit from the biggest grip on set who politely reminds them that they are getting paid, that they agreed to the amount and that a set is a dangerous place and "accidents" can easily happen.

rroseselavy

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:31:32 -0800

A winter tan suggests that you just came back from, say, Martinique.