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City Hall: Alan Wong

San Francisco is constantly being asked to take on new responsibilities in pursuit of worthy goals. Many of these proposals are thoughtful and respond to genuine needs. But, the work of governing requires more than identifying a problem and proposing a solution. It requires looking beyond what sounds good on paper and asking what will actually work, what government is equipped to do well, and where limited public resources can do the most good.

Riptide and ArtyHood Bring Free Music and Art Festival to the Sunset

The Outer Sunset was still asleep on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 19 – except for the vendors setting up their tents along the Great Highway. Within the hour, the aroma of street food wafted through the air, the first band took the stage and the street crowded with Sunset locals perusing the strip of the Great Highway and Taraval Street filled with art, music, food and their neighbors.

Everything Nice: A Warm Welcome on Taraval

Taraval Street has always matched the energy from the people who live around it – bakeries and coffee counters open early, and this stretch of Parkside keeps a slower pace than much of the City. Among the longtime neighborhood favorites, enters the newest arrival: Welcome Coffee & Goods, which found its home at 425 Taraval St., near 14th Avenue. The shop is both a place to order a coffee and a place to dig through the racks for vintage clothing. As the sign outside states, “Come for the coffee, stay for the goods.”