By Jonathan Farrell The squeaky wheels of city bicyclists got some grease at City Hall on April 14 when the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA, or Muni) held a hearing to propose the installation of a bicycle […]
San Francisco Richmond ReView
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION
The Richmond District is located in the northwest corner of San Francisco, nestled in between Presidio National Park and the city’s Golden Gate Park. The neighborhood, which includes Sea Cliff and Laurel and Presidio Heights, is home to about 80,000 people. About half of Richmond residents are of Asian ancestry, primarily of Chinese and Korean descent. There is also a large Irish population and many recently arrived Russian immigrants.
Several vibrant commercial areas, including California Street, Clement Street and Geary Boulevard, serve the neighborhood. The 1,400 merchants and small offices in the Richmond District offer a wide range of goods and services.
Local landmarks include the Cliff House and the Beach Chalet at Ocean Beach, the V.A. Hospital at Fort Miley, University of San Francisco and numerous holy houses, including Temple Emanuel, St. John’s Orthodox Church and St. John’s Presbyterian Church. There are numerous attractions in Golden Gate Park, including an American Bison pen, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Strybing Arboretum, the oldest children’s playground west of the Mississippi River and a 9-hole golf course.
NEWSPAPER INFORMATION
Distribution by Neighborhood: Presidio and Masonic Avenues to the Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park to the Presidio, Sea Cliff
Distribution by Zip Code: 94118 and 94121
Circulation: 25,000
Beloved Teacher Retiring
Laura Sosa, a beloved member of the Sunset District community will be retiring soon
from her position as the Sunset Co-op Nursery School’s director.
Food trucks host Presidio picnic
San Francisco’s largest community picnic is held at the Presidio through
October, featuring music, youth activities and gourmet food trucks.
Letter to the editor
Editor: In mid-March, some city residents received a “Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to the Residential Refuse Collection and Disposal Rates,” and some did not. And then there were the ones who received it and unwittingly […]
May Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events. May, 2017.
Real Estate
Rent control problems By John M. Lee Have you ever tried solving a complex problem and had unintended consequences after all is said and done? What did you do? Legislators passing complex laws […]
Artist thinks outside of the box to create unique images on canvas
Stanley Goldstein finds ordinary, even the mundane, worthy of capturing on canvas.
City Hall
City Hall, by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer.
Assembly – Phil Ting
California will initiate a lottery
later this year to issue five new, full liquor licenses in San Francisco.
Police Blotter
Police activity in San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Commentary
RAMS, Inc. is a private, non-profit mental health agency advocating for and providing community-based,
culturally-competent and consumer-guided comprehensive
services.
Richmond Roundup
Things to do in the Richmond in May, 2017.
City mulls future of federal budget cuts
“Imagine your personal budgets. If you had to cut 13 percent pretty abruptly, it would probably hurt,”
Copyright police make Outer Richmond call
“Most establishments and other businesses mistakenly assume that it is the responsibility of musicians and entertainers to obtain
licenses to perform copyrighted music.”
Groundwater from aquifer starts flowing
The City has begun testing its new system of blending groundwater
into west side water supplies
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 