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On weekday afternoons in the Outer Sunset District, the rooms in Sunset Media Wave feel unusually calm. Students drift in and out, clicking away at monitors flashing with film or reviewing large paintings for modifications. Smiles are exchanged and creative conversations flow easily. The environment is intentional.
More than 100 of Northern California’s top floral designers are donating their talents, time and materials to the 42nd annual Bouquets to Art (BTA) exhibition at the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums. Approximately 50,000 people will visit the museums to tour the enhanced galleries during the exhibition fundraiser from March 3 to 8.
The Outer Sunset Farmers Market is proud to present a full lineup of cultural performances for the Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15.
But over time, I’ve seen what this space has become, and it has changed my mind. Every day, people are out there walking, biking, gathering and connecting.
For the coffee shop owners, brothers Dennis and Dan Lee, and their family, the Pixlcat is rooted in a much longer relationship with the neighborhood. They have been a presence in the neighborhood since the opening of Namu on Balboa Street in 2006 and earlier years spent in Golden Gate Park experimenting with creative, accessible street food.
Last month, a ballot measure that would have restored weekday vehicle access to the Upper Great Highway (UGH) fell one supervisor’s signature short of making it onto the ballot.
David Lee, an educator and the 20-year executive director of the Chinese American Voters Education Committee who unsuccessfully ran against then-Supervisor Catherine Stefani for State Assembly from District 19 in 2024, is among those who have tossed their hat into the ring to represent the Outer Sunset as District 4 supervisor.
Thousands of residents and businesses in the Richmond and Sunset districts were left without power for days on the weekend before Christmas.
Imagine a quaint village in the heart of the City where everything you need – restaurants, shops, essential services, parks and lively social gathering spots – is within a short stroll or drive. Welcome to the Inner Sunset! This charming neighborhood stretches westward from Arguello Boulevard to 19th Avenue and from Lincoln Way to Lawton Street.
Comparison photos of 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street 91 years apart.
Dawn and Ron Stueckle, the brains behind Sunset Youth Services (SYS), got the inspiration for the non-profit organization when they were youth pastors at a church, where many young people were facing arrests and ongoing family conflict.
Despite losing at the ballot box and in court, those opposed to banning private motor vehicles on the Upper Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard plan to start gathering signatures for another ballot measure in November.
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
In December of last year, the Richmond District experienced six blackouts, lasting more than 40 hours for most residents and almost twice that for others.
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