“Under the SFPark pilot program, we adjusted rates block by block and by
time of day. And what we saw is that prices fluctuated pretty significantly,”
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
Sunset district ‘Trailblazing Woman’ honored
Buffy McGuire, co-proprietor of the Java Beach coffee house, received a Certificate of Honor from District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang on March 7. McGuire, who is an entrepreneur as well as a mother, was honored as a Trailblazing […]
Historic Rousseau Homes Could Get Landmark Status
…Arthur and Oliver
Rousseau, turned their attention to building single-family homes in the Sunset District, much of which at the time was still covered with sand dunes.
Letters to the Editor – April, 2017
Blended water and affordable housing comments.
April Calendar of Events – Richmond
Listing of activities in the Richmond district for April, 2017.
Assembly – Assemblyman Phil Ting
The state budget is the most powerful tool California has in fighting poverty and improving the lives of our people.
It provides a framework for us to strengthen the middle class.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
The spring selling season is upon us. The first quarter of
2017 flew by quickly and might have given us an early indication of what the real estate market will be like for the rest of the year.
Herons return to Stow Lake
The Great Blue Herons have returned to Golden Gate Park and built five nests on an island near the Stow Lake waterfall. The first chicks hatched on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. The non-profit organization San […]
Richmond publisher loves challenge of helping writers
“The smaller the press the better, so small that the book a small press publishes might have been made by one writer for one reader,”
City Hall – Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Spring is here! With the new season comes a host of celebrations and other activities.
Police Blotter
A roundup of the month’s police activities in the Richmond district.
Police Beat – Capt. Paul Yep
San Francisco Police Capt. Paul Yep has been transferred to the Central Police Station, where he has taken over as the station’s commanding officer.
Richmond district ‘Trailblazing Woman’ honored
Shlomit Heller, co-proprietor of the Beauty Network on Geary Boulevard, received a Certificate of Honor from District 1 Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer on March 7. Heller, who has been a skin-care expert at the Beauty Network for the […]
Richmond Roundup
A new leader has assumed command at the Richmond District Police Station.
Capt. Alexa O’Brien has taken control, replacing Capt. Paul Yep, who was transferred to
command the Central Police Station.
Mt. Lake Park construction hits snag
What started with a misplaced decimal point could end up costing
San Francisco taxpayers as much as $120,000, should the SF
Board of Supervisors (BOS) pass an ordinance before them to approve
a lawsuit settlement.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 