By John M Lee The spring selling season is upon us. The first quarter of 2014 flew by quickly and gives us an early indication of what the real estate market will […]
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION
The Richmond District is located in the northwest corner of San Francisco, nestled in between Presidio National Park and the city’s Golden Gate Park. The neighborhood, which includes Sea Cliff and Laurel and Presidio Heights, is home to about 80,000 people. About half of Richmond residents are of Asian ancestry, primarily of Chinese and Korean descent. There is also a large Irish population and many recently arrived Russian immigrants.
Several vibrant commercial areas, including California Street, Clement Street and Geary Boulevard, serve the neighborhood. The 1,400 merchants and small offices in the Richmond District offer a wide range of goods and services.
Local landmarks include the Cliff House and the Beach Chalet at Ocean Beach, the V.A. Hospital at Fort Miley, University of San Francisco and numerous holy houses, including Temple Emanuel, St. John’s Orthodox Church and St. John’s Presbyterian Church. There are numerous attractions in Golden Gate Park, including an American Bison pen, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Strybing Arboretum, the oldest children’s playground west of the Mississippi River and a 9-hole golf course.
NEWSPAPER INFORMATION
Distribution by Neighborhood: Presidio and Masonic Avenues to the Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park to the Presidio, Sea Cliff
Distribution by Zip Code: 94118 and 94121
Circulation: 25,000
By John M Lee The spring selling season is upon us. The first quarter of 2014 flew by quickly and gives us an early indication of what the real estate market will […]
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By Capt. Curtis Lum The San Francisco Police Department has a 73 percent approval rating. Chief Greg Suhr recently reported in the San Francisco Police Officers’ Association Journal that, according to a […]
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) recently conducted neighborhood meetings to get feedback on its Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), which aims to improve the streetscape environment to accommodate increased numbers of pedestrians […]
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By Thomas K. Pendergast A San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) proposal to rearrange N-Judah tran- sit stops and make other changes along the Irving Street commercial corridor in the Inner […]
By Liz Fedak Route changes totaling between $15 million to $20 mil- lion are in the future for the Muni light rail route that runs along the Taraval corridor. Proposals for the […]
by Thomas K. Pendergast The lunar new year, the Year of the Green Wooden Horse, is supposed to bring speedy success. It already has, as it brings the Richmond District a new […]
Pedestrian Safety on Sunset Boulevard The intersection at Sunset Boulevard and Yorba Street has been known to be a particularly dangerous crosswalk for pedestrians. The recent tragic pedestrian fatality and injuries that […]
After accepting a bid for a contractor, the plan is to start construction in April 2015, with projections to open the facility to
the public a year later in April 2016.
Cheese and pizza-inspired lyrics were heard at the Richmond District’s Neck of the Woods bar on March 5 during a performance by the Pizza Underground, an anti-folk band from New York City.
The fate of the University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) Laurel Heights campus, located at 3333 California St., appears to be in limbo – for the moment – as U.C. regents focus on what to do with the university’s Mission Bay projects.
The George Washington High School Alumni Association will host an induction dinner at the Cliff House Restaurant, 1090 Point Lobos, on Thursday, May 1, to induct two alumni into its Hall of […]
by Ryder W. Miller Scientists have been busy studying earthquakes, meteors and searching for life in the solar system, significantly altering our understanding of the universe in the last decade. “Dark Universe,” […]
by Ryder W. Miller The annual Audubon Society bird count had a record turnout for participation and the number of bird species counted in the history of the local chapter count. Throughout […]