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
The parking lot is not an off-leash area. Most of the people who bring their dogs keep them on-leash until they are inside the gate. It’s the only considerate thing to do but it seems some owners have no consideration.
School is starting up again in a few short weeks, and many parents are concerned about a teacher shortage that many states are experiencing. Here in California, we have taken another step to attract more people into the profession – thanks to recently enacted legislation.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
As the chair of the SF Board of Supervisors’ Budget Committee, I spent the month of June in meetings and hearings to review and amend the mayor’s proposed San Francisco city budget.
Joe’s Ice Cream is located in the Central Richmond on Geary Boulevard between 18th and 19th avenues. The exterior and parklet was colorfully arranged with balloons and decorations for its 65th anniversary. Known for its homemade ice cream, Joe’s celebrated this momentous occasion by serving free birthday cake flavored ice cream to the first 1,000 customers.
On Geary Boulevard, one of the Richmond District’s most bustling streets, lies a restaurant that is one of a kind, according to its owner, Phornthip Korkiatnun (Ming). The restaurant is called MuuKaTa6395, a Thai charcoal barbecue that taught me Koreans aren’t the only ones to boast an excellent hot pot.
San Francisco movie-goers lined Clement Street on July 14, waiting their turn to file into the 4 Star Theater. While CinemaSF’s newest theater often has movie festivals, the tone of this one felt a bit different. Shelley Duvall, “one of the greatest actresses of all time,” according to the 4 Star’s website, passed away on July 11.
Engardio’s initiative to close the UGH will go before a citywide electorate, where the bicycle coalition, Walk SF and other anti-vehicle regressive organizations will harp the benefits of a great oceanside park. It will be a tough for Sunset residents to get the word out with less than three months to go before votes start rolling in.
The SFCTA is exploring the extension of Muni’s subway system to run beneath Geary Boulevard in the Richmond District and then south under 19th Avenue through the Sunset District.
This is an important first step for the City to adapt to rising seas, but mother nature’s reclamation of that road gives us an amazing opportunity to transform our oceanfront for more people to enjoy by establishing a new, two-mile long oceanfront park from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard.
Members of dahlia societies from all over California, Oregon and Idaho will be coming to San Francisco’s Annual Dahlia Show Aug. 17 and 18 at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park to display their best blooms and to compete for coveted prizes, such as “best in show,” “best arrangement,” and “nature’s oddities.”
That business was Maxwell Window Shades, a local fixture in the Sunset District founded by Andy’s grandparents James and Felicity Maxwell. The elder James Maxwell, a skilled painter who had helped paint the Golden Gate Bridge, first launched the family’s entrepreneurial journey by selling paint and making window shades on the side.
UCSF Health welcomed 1,800 teammates and community physicians from two historic San Francisco hospitals today as they officially joined the nonprofit health system.
The Department of Public Health announced today that Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Laguna Honda) resumed admissions and began welcoming home former residents who were moved out of the facility during the recertification process.
More than 100 people lined the steps in front of City Hall on July 23 to protest against permanently closing the Upper Great Highway for motor vehicle traffic between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard.
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