Letters to the editor of the Sunset Beacon.
Director’s New Film Features Meat Chopping Merchant

Scott, 33, a six-year San Francisco resident who recently moved to the Inner Sunset, says visually she wanted the film to have two qualities: “Vérité, having customers come in and it being very natural. I also wanted to do night shoots to play with shadows, darks and lights – moodiness.”
Police Blotter – Sunset District

Police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Beat – Sunset District
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 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.
Sunday Shoppers’ Stroll

Photos from the Clement Street farmers’ market.
Playing at Playland

Historical photo from a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Letters to the Editor – Richmond Review
Letters to the editor of the Richmond Review.
June Calendar of Events
Things to do in the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Commentary – Andrew Boghossian, Juliana Green, Lois Shaw
As students in San Francisco during its tech stardom, we have witnessed major changes in the City and we fear that skyrocketing housing prices, caused in part by the tech industry, are driving the arts and culture out.
Commentary – Barry Hermanson
Democrats limit debate by Barry Hermanson It isn’t easy being a Green Party candidate in a Democratic Party town. On the Muppet Show in the ’70s, Kermit the Frog sang “It’s not easy being green” (www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZ-IxZ46ng). It […]
Assembly – Phil Ting

Since 2013, California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared the month of May as California Small Business Month to recognize how important our state’s nearly four million small businesses are to our local economies and neighborhood character.