According to Wood, the most important thing for individuals who want to make the
world a better place is to really think about where they are working and why they are
there.
Author’s new book motivates, fuels world’s ‘changemakers’
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
City Hall – Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Updates to the Richmond District from Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Police action in the Richmond District.
Police Beat
As you know, the Outside Lands Music Festival is descending upon our beautiful
Golden Gate Park this August 11-13.
Richmond Roundup
Things to do in the Richmond District
Annual butterfly count ‘shattered all records’
The 23rd annual San Francisco Butterfly Count, held on Father’s Day this year, “shattered
all records’”
City planners want more density at Geary and Masonic site
Since the Lucky Penny restaurant has cashed in for good, the SF Planning Commission
will consider an 80-foot-tall, eight-story mixed-use building for the intersection of
Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue.
Richmond District sculptor’s artworks shine at recent exhibition
The solo show, which was held at the Far Out Gallery in the Sunset District through July,
is Fox’s first ever in his many decades of being an artist.
View from above
Historic photo from above SF, 1950.
Historic Presidio Theater to be Rebuilt
The Presidio Trust has announced plans to rehabilitate the Presidio Theater, located in
the heart of the national park site on the Presidio’s Main Post, as a multi-purpose
performance space.
Arson Suspected in Playground Fire
A fire, suspected of being arson, destroyed a major portion of the playground at the Koret Childrens’ Playground in Golden Gate Park.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor of the Richmond Review.
July Calendar of Events
Things to do in July, 2017.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
A 2015 Pew Research Center poll disclosed that 40 percent of people ages 18 to 34 support censorship of statements offensive to minorities, while only 24 percent of those
who are 51 to 60 agree.
Real Estate
I examined the single-family home markets in the Richmond and Sunset districts and compared them
against the data in San Francisco as a whole.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 