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
People might be aware of master photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009) having seen his austere, innovative, high-contrast black-and-white Vogue Magazine fashion spreads. Or maybe viewers have come across his bare-bones, character-revealing portraits of artists and luminaries like Truman Capote, Pablo Picasso and boxer Joe Lewis. Then there’s the pristine still life works, at times looking like representational paintings while others seem abstract.
Hamburger Haven is the place to be on a blustery Richmond morning, and it has been for 56 years. The longtime establishment perched on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Clement Street boasts a wider history beyond just its hamburgers.
Comparison photos of Fulton Street at Great Highway 111 years apart.
It’s tax season. I wanted to highlight the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs, which provide tax refunds to millions of lower-wage workers and their families. Both the state and federal governments each administer one to help struggling workers with potentially sizeable tax refunds.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
The late great U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once observed: “The only title in our democracy superior to that of president is the title of citizen.”
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
What a wet and wild start to the year we have so far. At least it has been for me since signing up to run for the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee last year.
As your district supervisor, I am working to deliver the public safety resources the Richmond needs and deserves. With the mayor and her administration prioritizing the revitalization of downtown over our neighborhoods, we are seeing an increase in burglaries on the west side; we experienced two incidents where suspects drove vehicles through the front of businesses, and our small businesses are reporting an increase in broken windows and stolen goods.
On April 8, 1894, thousands of spectators watched as water first began to flow down the Huntington Falls in Golden Gate Park.
“We hit a hole in one with the new clubhouse!” said Public Works Director Carla Short.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed poses with Richmond District neighbors at the Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 3 at the Richmond Neighborhood Center’s “A Taste of the Richmond” event at the center’s campus at 741 30th Ave.
California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and SF Mayor London Breed seek to streamline housing development near Ocean Beach by slicing off a piece of San Francisco from the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission (CCC).
Richmond Review Crossword Puzzle and Solution, March 2024.
As a native San Franciscan, I have always loved the evocative sound of the foghorns on murky evenings. To me, the foghorns are truly the sound of San Francisco. But during recent foggy weather, my 10-year-old daughter remarked, “Dad, I never hear the foghorns anymore.” And I realized that I wasn’t hearing them anymore either!
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 