The San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided to begin the process of creating an Irish cultural district centered in the neighborhood. The St. Patricks’ Day vote expressing the intent of the City to create a Sunset Irish Cultural District was unanimous. District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong called it, “an important first step.”
Inside Sunset Gym’s distinct yellow walls, the clang of weights mixes with bursts of conversations as connections are built between sets.
After a COVID-19-induced hiatus, the Writopia Lab in the Bay Area has reopened its doors to new students at its Sunset District campus.
The five candidates seeking to represent District 4 at the Board of Supervisors appeared at a forum on March 4 at the United Irish Cultural Center. While they expressed similar points of view on public safety, education and the Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), there was disagreement about the Upper Great Highway’s (UGH) transformation into Sunset Dunes, as well as Mayor Daniel Lurie’s family zoning legislation.
Comparison photos of the Sunset Reservoir 88 years apart.
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
A few weeks ago, I launched what I called a “Dumb Laws” contest. I asked San Franciscans to tell me about the city rules and regulations that frustrated them most. The permits that took too long. The fees that made no sense. The codes that seemed designed to make life harder instead of easier.
Appreciated for its many tree-lined streets, the Inner Sunset is becoming even leafier thanks to our neighbor, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Comparison photos of 16th Avenue and Taraval Street 75 years apart.
On most evenings, Irving Street settles into a familiar rhythm. Parents stop into the produce markets on their walk home, students cluster outside boba shops and the N-Judah empties another round of riders onto the sidewalk.
Ben Frombgen, the owner of Birdhouse Gallery at 31st Avenue and Judah Street, is the kind of yes-man who inspires emergent magic and collaborative creation rather than maintaining the status quo.
West Portal Avenue might be getting 64 units of new housing if the San Francisco Planning Department approves a project which will demolish the old CinéArts at the Empire movie theatre and replace it with a 10-story building.
Candidates rounding out the race for District 4 supervisor, small business owner Albert Chow and local school coordinator Jeremy Greco are both longtime Sunset neighborhood residents.
As San Francisco residents are lured toward Ocean Beach to stroll along the Great Highway and enjoy the refreshing breeze, many find themselves stumbling upon a conspicuous, green building standing at the corner of Judah Street and 48th Avenue.
Last week, I convened an oversight hearing to get answers. PG&E’s CEO came to City Hall. So did representatives from our Fire Department and the Department of Emergency Management. What we learned was troubling.
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