munity meetings I’ve attended with city leaders, I’ve discovered that compromising with the neighbors is actually not on the agenda.
Commentary: In Search of Compromise for 2550 Irving St. Project
Press Release: Golden Gate Park Band Returns to the Music Concourse
The band will present 11 free concerts between August 1 and October 3 in addition to Labor Day, September 6, 2021.
Letter to the Editor: ‘Last Saturday Live,’ New Music Fest in Sunset
We are pleased to invite your readers to Last Saturday Live, a monthly open-air family-friendly mini music fest featuring local musicians, merchants, makers, artists, causes and fantastic eats …
Press Release: UCSF Task Force to Identify New Location for Zakheim Murals
A UC San Francisco task force has been formed to recommend a publicly accessible, permanent site for New Deal-era murals that will be carefully removed from a seismically vulnerable building on its Parnassus Heights campus.
Press Release: Renovated Golden Gate Heights Playground Re-Opens
With a design inspired by its wooded surroundings, a nature play area to spark creativity, and a dramatic spiral tower soaring above it all, the newly-renovated playground at Golden Gate Heights Park has opened to the public, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Photos by Michael Durand.
Letter to the Editor: Are You Hearing a ‘Hum?’
I’ve been investigating reports of a “hum,” a quiet but persistent noise pollution which folks in our part of the city have been experiencing.
Press Release: Coyote Removed from GG Park After Charging Toddlers
Coyote Removed from Golden Gate Park After Charging Toddlers :From San Francisco Animal Care & Control Federal officials from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) / U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife […]
Press Release: Board’s Budget and Finance Committee Approves Loan for 2550 Irving St.
Mar: Today is a historic moment as I and the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee voted to approve the loan for site acquisition and pre-development for the Sunset’s first 100% affordable housing development for low and moderate income families at 2550 Irving St.
Historical Photo: ‘Fancy Fruits and Choice Meats’
In 1951, 4055 Irving St. at the corner of 42nd Avenue was the Portola Market advertising fancy fruits and choice meats. It was run for many years as A-1 Liquor & Groceries, until Palm City Wines recently took over …
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Sunset Beacon Turns 30
Paul Kozakiewicz, former editor and publisher of the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon newspapers, created the first issue of the Sunset Beacon with co-founder Christopher B. Rivers 30 years ago this month.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
We have had a very good stock market with the major indexes rising 12-15% for the year. But what about the real estate market? Let us look at some data …
Letter to the Editor: Sinkhole Threatens Environmental Efforts at 15th and Quintara
The richest habitat site in the Corridor is a large stairway garden at 15th Avenue and Quintara Street, which neighbors and NTC have cared for since 2008.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
As we emerge from the pandemic, we’re stepping into a neighborhood, City and world that look different. The pandemic has revealed and exacerbated long-standing inequities, forced us all to adapt to survive, and perhaps forever shifted our understanding of what’s essential, what’s possible, and how deeply our health and wellness are connected to our neighbors.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Crime seems to be the only San Francisco big business that escapes city government meddling, which is why District Attorney Chesa Boudin must be recalled. Like his predecessor, George Gascon, currently the subject of a recall campaign in Los Angeles County, Boudin acts as if it’s not among his responsibilities to prosecute criminals as he protects lawbreakers rather than criminal victims.
