On Aug. 7, National Night Out will be taking place throughout the country and each police district will have a venue. It is an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer.
Sunset Beacon
Sunset Streets Named for Pioneers, Civic Leaders
San Francisco is always in the process of naming and renaming streets, to honor new heroes or outstanding citizens or to remove the names of those deemed unworthy by today’s standards.
Sunset Spotlight
News items about the Sunset District.
University Approves Mt. Sutro Plan
According to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a recently approved plan addresses the short-term and long-term management of the Mt.Sutro Reserve.
Taraval Merchants See Red Over SFMTA’s Parking Removals
As the Sunset District struggles to fill vacant commercial buildings, some merchants along Taraval Street west of 25th Avenue wonder if the recent removal of about 70 parking spaces on the commercial corridor might also be the final factor that puts them out of business.
Sunset Branch Library Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Big Bash
There was a birthday bash April 7 for one of the Sunset District’s oldest cultural institutions, the Sunset Branch Library.
Dawn of a new era for transit
Letter to the Editor – Sunset Beacon
Letter to the editor of the Sunset Beacon.
Free Financial Advice
Financial coaches will be advising people in need of financial advice for free at the Richmond Branch Library on select Wednesdays until June.
Eighty-year-old Dynamo Still Loves Teaching, Exercising
At 80 years of age, more people are attending classes than teaching them. Tanako Hagiwara joined City College as a sports coach in 1967. And she is still at it – 51 years later – as an exercise instructor.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Beat – Sunset District
I would like to thank the SFPD’s burglary detail and the Special Investigative Team for its continued hard work. The results are dramatic.
City Looks to Improve Safety on Lower Great Highway
“For years, I’ve heard many residents complain to me about the safety conditions of theLower Great Highway,” said San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang, who represents the Sunset District.
Sunset Spotlight – A Neighborhood Journal
News items about the Sunset District.
Mayoral Candidates Stump for Votes
Five candidates for the mayor’s office lined up in the Hall of Flowers at Golden Gate Park on April 21 to talk about marginalized people, their priority policies for affordable housing, making streets safer and helping the homeless.
