“Harbor Defenses of San Francisco” is a concise, full-color edition that covers all batteries, fire control observation/spotting stations, power houses and automatic weapon positions.
Sunset Beacon
Students and Kronos in Harmony
Dozens of students from the orchestras of Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, Lowell High School and George Washington High School performed with the Sunset District’s Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet.
Free Dental Services for Youth
The University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) dental students, faculty and staff will be hosting the university’s annual Give Kids A Smile Day on Saturday, Feb. 9.
New Police Capt. in Sunset District
Hello everyone. I am the new captain here at Taraval Station, Nick Rainsford. Although “new” to Taraval I have more than 25 years of experience with the SFPD.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Local Musician Turns Electrons into Music
San Francisco native and acclaimed musician John Bischoff performed at the
Richmond Branch Library.
Outer Sunset Actor Stars in Two Traditional Japanese Plays
Valls acts, directs and writes for the theater. A graduate of San Francisco State University, Valls has been a disciple of founder Yuriko Doi since 1993 and served as Theatre of Yugen’s joint artistic director from 2002-2008.
City Hall – Gordon Mar
My highest priority in office is to promote transparency, engage communities in the decisions that impact them and improve the public input process across all areas of our work as a City.
Sailor at the End of the Line
Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
It’s time to record genuine history rather than historical debasement books like “Season of the Witch.” San Francisco’s first experiment with district election of supervisors was voter-enacted in November 1976, resulting in election of Harvey Milk in the so-called Castro Street area (he had run unsuccessfully citywide) and Dan White in the Portola in 1977.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
We see cycles occurring in all of life. Some cycles are long and others are short. Cycles also tend to repeat themselves.
Calendar of Events – February 2019
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side.
Assembly – Phil Ting
Here in California, we are witness to unprecedented dysfunction in Washington, exemplified by the longest government shutdown in American history.
Neighbors offer alternate plan for 3333 California
A new plan for the UCSF Laurel Heights campus has been submitted to the San Francisco Planning Department, only it was not created by department staff or a developer, but instead by local neighbors.












