The horrific massacre of eight people in Atlanta last month, which targeted Asian women in their places of work, was a hate crime rooted in the dehumanization of women and AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) people.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
Sunset Beacon
Plan to Manage Coastal Erosion Takes Shape
The cliff face along the coast near the City’s southwest corner, just west of the sewage treatment plant, is slowly crumbling into the ocean.
Press Release: Update on 19th Avenue Road Work – Now April 6-9
The work which necessitated the two-lane closures on 19th Avenue is progressing faster than anticipated.
Press Release: Major Delays on 19th Avenue April 5-13
Major Traffic Delays Expected on 19th Avenue in San Francisco April 5-13 Due to Construction. Motorists Are Encouraged to Take Alternative Routes to Avoid the Works Zones
Letter to the Editor: Reply to Objection to Upper Great Highway Mobility Study
The District 4 Mobility Study was passed with funding from Proposition K by the SFCTA and Board of Supervisors for $500,000 to study a number of streets in District 4, including the Upper Great Highway closure and many other safety improvements on streets connected to the Upper Great Highway.
Commentary: Barry Hermanson
As the world emerges from the pandemic, nations should unite to get the best price for everyone on earth. This would be the first step to move beyond the proven model of national health care.
Letter to the Editor: Enough Crankiness
I was inspired to write after seeing how much crankiness was in your March 2021 newspaper.
Voices of Youth: Ethics, Poverty and Health Care
By Plyfaa Suwanamalik-Murphy In Mae Sot, a town adjacent to the Thai-Myanmar border, I hung behind my family, watching street vendors shouting to passersby of the goods they offered. Walking past a tourist […]
Letter to the Editor: Fine Arts Museums Should Not Support Observation Wheel
The Wheel is of little or no benefit to the de Young and I am disappointed to hear that staff are spending time calling in support of SkyStar, a private, for-profit vendor based in St. Louis, MO, with no transparency, and SF Parks Alliance, a private non-profit.
Press Release: D4 Mobility Study Virtual Open House
This Saturday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (Transportation Authority) is hosting a virtual open house on the District 4 Mobility Study.
Volunteers Work to Clean Sunset Streets
On Sunday, March 21, more than 20 adults and six children showed up to help clean the streets. They were able to cover a lot of ground cleaning Pacheco, Ortega, and Noriega streets from Great Highway to 38th Avenue …
Letter to the Editor: Education is Number One Priority
American schools once were number one among advance countries abroad. Today they are now among the worst.
Historical Photo: Fifth and Parnassus, 1919
This photo of the corner of Fifth and Parnassus avenues was taken by United Railroads (predecessor of Market Street Railway and Muni) staff photographer John Henry Mentz on Oct. 30, 1919.
Sponsored: Far Out Gallery
Visit Far Out Gallery on the Outer Edge of San Francisco. 3004 Taraval St., at 40th Avenue.
Letter to the Editor: End the Traffic and Gridlock in the Outer Avenues
End the traffic and gridlock in the outer avenues! Closure of the Upper Great Highway has made a mess of the neighborhood. Now that construction on 19th Avenue is taking place, things are even worse!
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