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Senior Spotlight – March, 2020
St. Ignatius Wildcats Win CCS Section 3 Basketball Championship
San Francisco’s St. Ignatius Wildcats won the Division 3championship in the Central Coast Section basketball tournament. The team defeated the Sacred Heart Academy Fighting Irish 70-66 at Sequoia High School in Redwood City on Feb 29, 2020.
School District Ignored Plans to Save GWHS Murals
New information has emerged that the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Board of Education broke a deal decades ago, setting the stage for the present controversy about the George Washington High School murals. A 1968 agreement indicates that a deal was reached to keep the murals in place but include plaques beneath each one explaining the history left out of the murals, which was not done.
GGP150 Celebration to Include SF’s Largest AIDS Quilt Display
The Golden Gate Park 150th Anniversary quilt display will take place in Robin Williams Meadow, along Bowling Green Drive, and in the National AIDS Memorial Grove.
Letter to the Editor: Do Not Destroy Mature Trees at 3333 California St.
Kudos to the Laurel Heights Improvement Association (LHIA) of San Francisco on their lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco to stop their proposed plan to destroy 226 mature trees in the process of developing the site at 3333 California Street.
Press Release: $2 Million Donated to SF Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden is preparing to step into a new role of guarding the world’s plants from extinction with a $2 million gift to help fund a modern nursery, replacing a 50-year-old facility.
Assembly – Phil Ting
You see tent encampments growing all over the Bay Area, and there are more and more people living in their cars or RVs. Homelessness persists in California because we have not built enough housing to keep pace with job growth. That has resulted in a shortage that drives up the cost of existing housing.
SFMTA Eyes Solutions to Fulton Street Safety Issues
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is in the planning phase of a project to improve safety for bicycle riders and pedestrians on Fulton Street. Segments of Fulton are located on San Francisco’s High Injury Network, according to the SFMTA website.
Local Group Files Lawsuit to Thwart Laurel Heights Development
A lawsuit has been filed against a proposed redevelopment plan for 3333 California St. by the proponents of an alternative plan, after they lost an appeal of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ approval.
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Press Release: Sunset Resident Publishes Eating Plan Book
The author and photographer, Siovonne Smith, is a San Francisco native
who grew up in the West Portal neighborhood. She has also been a resident of the Marina and Richmond districts and is now a resident of the Sunset District.
Press Release: Laurel School Inclusive Schools Group Resource Fair
The Laurel School, a leading K-8 school for children with mild to moderate learning differences, is pleased to announce they are hosting the first annual Inclusive Schools Group Resource Fair on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Letter to the Editor – Dog Park Plan Extravagant
So the State and the City are going to spend $2.7 million on a dog run in Golden Gate Park and Sandra Fewer and Phil Ting think this is a great use of the taxpayer’s money. I disagree.
Inner Richmond Food Pantry Is Now Open
The Richmond Neighborhood Center’s newest food pantry is now open at George Peabody Elementary School.
Richmond District Real Estate Snapshot
Column by Alexander Clark Happy new year to everyone in the Richmond/Sunset (or those that aspire to live here). It’s been a typically quiet holiday season in the world of real estate, […]
