"I Heard That" -- The Battle to Save Powell's PlaceRochelle Metcalfebyline‚ Oct. 31‚ 2007(EDITOR'S NOTE: Rochelle Metcalfe was a beloved columnist for the Sun-Reporter newspaper for 31 years, covering San Francisco's African-American community. She is now bringing her "I Heard That" column weekly to Beyond Chron.) “STOP THE EVICTION!!!” Known for his passionate sermons preached from the pulpit of Third Baptist Church, dynamic San Francisco religious leader Rev. Amos Brown passionately pleaded the case to save the popular established soul food restaurant "Powell's Place" from eviction. Overwhelmed, owner Emmit Powell -- a longtime parishioner of the Third -- got behind in his rent three months ago. Negotiations with his landlord broke down this past summer that resulted in a lawsuit levied against Mr. Powell. The good Rev. Brown soulfully preached that if Powell’s Place (located in the Fillmore District at 1521 Eddy St.) goes under, it's another statement that the black community in San Francisco is going deeper and deeper away! The statement made in reference to black exodus from the City. |