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
San Francisco author and historian Henry Michalski will be presenting his acclaimed book, “Torn Lilacs,” at the West Portal branch library on Oct. 7. Recently, Michalski presented his work at the Anza and Richmond branch libraries.
The patriarch of a remarkable Chinese American family, James Wing Chow of San Francisco and its Richmond District, passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2023 at the fine old age of 102.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Comparison photos of Eighth Avenue Near Geary Boulevard 75 years apart.
A dozen new bike-share stations were rolled out throughout Golden Gate Park last month to fill gaps in the overall network of Lyft’s Bay Wheels, according to city officials at the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 7.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side.
As part of the adopted Housing Element, the City of San Francisco is required to plan for 36,000 new housing units in the state-designated “Housing Opportunity Areas” in the western and northern portions of the city. Please join SF Planning to learn about the Housing Element zoning program, Expanding Housing Choice.
We built things to make it safer, reliable and improved. If we needed to do that now, what would we face? Complaints about the noise created by the foghorns. Upsetting the natural views with a giant International Orange-colored suspension bridge. This is an opportunity for innovation and growth. We shouldn’t hold hostage any new changes to the need to prevent any possible harm. Community inputs and insights should be helping improve changes and understanding how to best mitigate the transition.
It’s about 10:30 a.m. on a recent Sunday and pastry chef Philippe Delarue is putting the finishing touches on a tray of Napoleons in his kitchen. They don’t resemble typical Napoleons. Like any artist, he puts his own spin on the flaky, puff pastry confection by displaying them on their sides, before methodically topping them with tall, sculpted swirls of whipped cream.
In August, schools across the City welcomed students back. While public education builds our future generations, and we all want to be optimistic about their future, the reality is the ways that both the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and City College of San Francisco (CCSF) have been operating is greatly disappointing. These districts’ administrations have not been doing right by our teachers, students and our families.
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan will introduce a package of legislation that aims to improve fire safety and disaster preparedness in San Francisco.
A perk of serving as one of Mayor London Breed’s appointees to the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center’s board of trustees is the availability of complimentary tickets to performances by the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Ballet companies. One trustee, former jurist and growling, frequently scolding, public purse watchdog, the proud curmudgeon Quentin Kopp, has taken advantage of this perk since joining the board in October 2021, and the California Form 802 monthly disclosures listing the number of free seats he’s received needs sunshining.
Words of wisdom include the observation that a criminal doesn’t care who makes the laws of this country so long as they are not enforced.
Recent police activity in the Richmond District in September, 2023.
Richmond Review crossword puzzle #15 and solution, September 2023
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