Richmond Neighborhood Center Celebrates Immigrant Cultures
On Sunday, march 3, the Richmond Neighborhood Center will host a celebration of immigrant cultures in the Richmond District.
Monthly Presidio Greenbelt Clean-Up
Information on the monthly Presidio Greenbelt Clean-Up Workday.
West Portal Library Hosts 3-D Model Events
The two pieces of a 3-D model of the West Portal neighborhood is on display at the West Portal Branch Library at 190 Lenox Way at Ulloa Street and West Portal Avenue.
Letters to the Editor
San Francisco has a ”good” problem, and it’s trying to figure out how to spend $185 million of the $415 million surplus from a fund originally designated for education.
New Book on Coast Defense
“Harbor Defenses of San Francisco” is a concise, full-color edition that covers all batteries, fire control observation/spotting stations, power houses and automatic weapon positions.
Students and Kronos in Harmony
Dozens of students from the orchestras of Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, Lowell High School and George Washington High School performed with the Sunset District’s Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet.
Free Dental Services for Youth
The University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) dental students, faculty and staff will be hosting the university’s annual Give Kids A Smile Day on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Local Musician Turns Electrons into Music
San Francisco native and acclaimed musician John Bischoff performed at the
Richmond Branch Library.
Outer Sunset Actor Stars in Two Traditional Japanese Plays
Valls acts, directs and writes for the theater. A graduate of San Francisco State University, Valls has been a disciple of founder Yuriko Doi since 1993 and served as Theatre of Yugen’s joint artistic director from 2002-2008.
City Hall – Gordon Mar
My highest priority in office is to promote transparency, engage communities in the decisions that impact them and improve the public input process across all areas of our work as a City.
Sailor at the End of the Line
Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
It’s time to record genuine history rather than historical debasement books like “Season of the Witch.” San Francisco’s first experiment with district election of supervisors was voter-enacted in November 1976, resulting in election of Harvey Milk in the so-called Castro Street area (he had run unsuccessfully citywide) and Dan White in the Portola in 1977.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
We see cycles occurring in all of life. Some cycles are long and others are short. Cycles also tend to repeat themselves.
