Come Eat, Drink, Shop, Play, Connect and Be Local December 4th-5th, 11 am-5 pm at the SF County Fair Building (9th Ave/Lincoln) in Golden Gate Park at our 6th Annual Sunset Holiday Mercantile.
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Sunset’s ‘Starship House’ Imperiled
The Starship House, an eccentric creation of artist James T. Kirk that spills out onto 46th Avenue, features a house full of various types of arts and crafts. The front yard features a “rebel base,” à la Star Wars, and inside the house is a music studio, Bat Cave and a life-size replica of the bridge of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek.
Balboa Silences Lincoln in City Football Championship Game
The Balboa Buccaneers tamed the Lincoln Mustangs 21-0 in the high school City Championship football game at Kezar Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021.
Letter to the Editor: Accommodate Needs of Elderly and Disabled – Open JFK Drive
It is unfathomable that the needs of the elderly and the disabled and those multi-generational families from outlying neighborhoods are being dismissed.
Press Release: Pilot Program – Food Trucks on the Upper Great Highway
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department today announced the launch of a three-month pilot program for food trucks on the Upper Great Highway during days the roadway is closed to vehicle traffic.
Letter to the Editor: Share the Upper Great Highway
The Great Highway has always been a safe, shared space among drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians and others.
Letter to the Editor: UGH Cyclists Violating Vehicle Codes
I’ve done a little research into the many violations of vehicle codes and the SF Transportation Code by the Thursday evening “Slow Ride” participants.
Press Release: Local Journalists Win Awards at City College of San Francisco
t first-place winners. Two of the first-place winners, Emily Trinh and Chiara Di Martino, reside in the Sunset District.
Press Release: New Boat Dock at Lake Merced
City officials gathered with community members and dragon boat racers at Lake Merced Nov. 13 to say ahoy to a new boat dock and gangway that allows safer recreation for seniors and people with disabilities and ensures future access for the public, including youth and cultural groups, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced.
Letter to the Editor: UGH ‘Slow Rides’ Don’t Help the Environment
Climate change is real and change MUST happen, and fast. However, closing a highway does not make the vehicles disappear.
Cartoon: ‘What a Fool Believes’ by Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
At the de Young: Fashion Designer Patrick Kelly’s Brief but Influential Career
For fashion designer Patrick Kelly, it was all about the buttons – the mismatched ones adorning his signature body-conscious knit dresses and the metaphorical buttons he pushed addressing race, class and sexuality.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District in October 2021.
Sunset Community Festival’s Return Inspires Optimism
On a sunny, picture-perfect day, vendors, community members and youth from throughout the Sunset and San Francisco gathered to celebrate the Sunset District.
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