Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in December 2024.
Announcements: December 2024
San Francisco Richmond ReView
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
‘Then and Now’: Lurline Pier and Cliff House
Comparison photos of Lurline Pier and Cliff House 125 years apart.
‘Pet Pix’: Boba
Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com by the 15th of the month for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Mark Twain once explained to readers in the 19th century: “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
A Celebration of Life Ceremony Held at Simple Pleasures for Virgil Jackson
A large crowd gathered at Simple Pleasures Cafe in the Outer Richmond on Nov. 14, for a celebration of life ceremony to pay tribute to Virgil Jackson, a central figure at the coffee shop who recently passed away.
City Hall: Connie Chan
As we wrap up 2024, I would like to take a moment to look back on all the work we accomplished together.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Local Artists Featured at ‘tiny/HUGE’ Art Gallery Presentations
Ceramicist Terrie Raphael, 77, who lives in the Outer Richmond District, does not like marketing herself.
Richmond Is Home to a Treasure Trove of Digital Information
The print edition of this newspaper was once the only edition available, before the internet came along. The banner was orange and black, stylized “the Richmond ReView,” and the paper featured monthly opinion columns from then-Mayor Art Agnos and Frank Jordan after him.
‘From a Reader’: How Should Progressive Cities Face Their Urban Crises?
If the current lack of housing has been decades in the making, it will require an extraordinary re-allocation of resources to catch up. A good place to start would be tax reform.
Letter to the Editor: ‘Danke’
There is a box with the The Richmond Review displayed,
(this time the November edition). It is so much fun to reading what’s
going on … in the
Richmond District.
‘Overtures and Undertows’: Podcast Sisters Are ‘Supernatural’ Storytellers
As hosts of their latest podcast series, “So Supernatural,” sisters Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro are finally getting to transition out of the darkness of the true-crime genre and into phenomenon, conspiracies, mysteries and the unexplained.
Commentary: How Now, Ocean Beach Park?
So, Proposition K won. I didn’t vote for it, nor did most westside residents apparently, but it passed. The ballot measure promised to replace the stretch of the Upper Great Highway from Fulton Street to Lincoln Way with a park. But it didn’t say what kind of park. So, let’s think about this!
Press Release: CA Coastal Conservancy Awards $1 Million for Upper Great Highway Project
The California State Coastal Conservancy Board today approved a $1 million grant to address sea level rise along the Great Highway from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard – funding the City of San Francisco will use to support its broader plan to transform the oceanside stretch into a permanent park.
Press Release: Fourth Annual Inner Sunset Holiday Lights Stroll Dec. 7
The Inner Sunset Merchants Association, in partnership with the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors and Sunset Mercantile, invites everyone to experience the magic of the holidays at the fourth annual Inner Sunset Holiday Lights Stroll on Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m.
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