After walking in the cold San Francisco rain yesterday, seeing the
ever-growing dehumanized number of homeless, I couldn’t help but feel
an accomplice. Once access to shelter and sanitation are lost,
Letter to the Editor: ‘We Hold These Truths’
Sunset Beacon
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Press Release: SFPD Arrests Three Suspects in Taraval and Ingleside Burglary Series
Officers arrested three serial burglars, seized several high-capacity firearms and several stolen items taken in San Francisco burglaries.
COVID Updates from UCSF (Diana Lau, PhD, RN, CNS)
Updates on the vaccines, virus mutations and more from Diana Lau, PhD, RN, CNS at UCSF.
Letter to the Editor: The Devastation of Income Inequality
Why are certain industries along with those invested in them, such as
high-tech and biotech, etc., permitted to benefit while we and our
businesses are literally dying off in droves?
Press Release: Affordable Housing Project Planned for 2550 Irving St.
Under the leadership of Mayor London Breed, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) has selected Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) to build and develop 100% affordable housing at 2550 Irving St. for families.
Letter to the Editor (cc’d): SFUSD’s Misguided Policies
How many people go into private schools due to SFUSD school lottery? How many more will now opt out of SFUSD with the proposed demolition of one of this nation’s best academic high schools (Lowell)? How many taxpayers and voters feel alienated by the reductionist thinking of the “school names change commission?”
Cooking Together: Healthy Cocktails for Special Occasions
In this column, you will see how to make two festive drinks that are free of alcohol and caffeine. The green drink is made with cucumber and the red drink is made with a fresh pomegranate.
Letter to the Editor: New Dementia Study at UCSF
The need for better tools to provide earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other dementias is critical. One of the most important breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis is the brain amyloid PET scan to detect one of the hallmark brain changes related to Alzheimer’s – amyloid accumulation – in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia of uncertain cause.
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Letter to the Editor: Memories of the Upper Great Highway and Suggestions for its Future
Many years gone and many memories gained from San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway throughout my 85 years living in The City.
Historical Photo: ‘Class Dismissed’
The Laguna Honda School on Seventh Avenue near Irving Street was under construction when a devastating earthquake hit San Francisco on April 18, 1906. In this photo, taken shortly after the quake, you can see the building suffered some damage. The original school buildings are visible to the right, behind the new one. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.
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Letter to the Editor: Do Not Rename Lincoln High School
Herein anticipated actions by the elected School Board members would constitute a clear violation of the Brown Act by committing $10 million of public funds without an adequate public hearing on the basis for such expenditures.
