American schools once were number one among advance countries abroad. Today they are now among the worst.
Letter to the Editor: Education is Number One Priority
Sunset Beacon
Historical Photo: Fifth and Parnassus, 1919
This photo of the corner of Fifth and Parnassus avenues was taken by United Railroads (predecessor of Market Street Railway and Muni) staff photographer John Henry Mentz on Oct. 30, 1919.
Sponsored: Far Out Gallery
Visit Far Out Gallery on the Outer Edge of San Francisco. 3004 Taraval St., at 40th Avenue.
Letter to the Editor: End the Traffic and Gridlock in the Outer Avenues
End the traffic and gridlock in the outer avenues! Closure of the Upper Great Highway has made a mess of the neighborhood. Now that construction on 19th Avenue is taking place, things are even worse!
Ralph Lane Cartoon: ‘Silence of the Hams’
Search “Ralph Lane” for more of his cartoons.
Updates from District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar
San Francisco officially entered the red tier in the state re-opening framework, allowing additional activities and businesses to resume recently …
Letter to the Editor: SFUSD’s Cozy Relationship With Google
I’d love to know if anyone is looking into the cozy relationship
between Google and the San Francisco Unified School District?.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Former Noriega Produce Now Bigger and Better as Gus’s Market
A month after the new Gus’s Market opened up at 44th Avenue and Noriega Street, customers are giving good reviews of the new store compared to the old one just a block away.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
As we ring in the Year of the Ox, we’re hopeful for health and wellness in the year to come. Last year we held the Sunset’s first neighborhood-wide Lunar New Year celebration, and while we wish we could have gathered together again this year, we’re celebrating all the same.
Stern Grove’s Trocadero in Line for Landmark Status
Efforts are underway to give landmark status to one of San Francisco’s hidden jewels in a location that has featured predominantly in the City’s history for more than a hundred years.
Press Release: Taraval Street Repaving Coming Soon
As the L Taraval Improvement Project is nearing completion, street repaving is scheduled to begin on March 15 and continue for approximately a couple of weeks.
Letter to the Editor: $500,000 for UGH Traffic Plans is Indefensible
For at least the 31 years I have lived in the Sunset District, the UGH, bordered, on either side by parallel pedestrian/biking paths, has effectively and safely served its function of providing a (quite scenic!) route of access between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way, without complaint and to everybody’s satisfaction.
New Video by Joey Yee Features the Sunset District
Filmmaker Joey Yee explores the Sunset District in his latest YouTube video.
$500,000 Alloted for Traffic Mitigation, Study of Upper Great Highway Closure
Nearly $500,000 was allocated in February by San Francisco supervisors, acting as the county’s regional transportation authority, for the Great Highway Outer Sunset Traffic Management Project.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 