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
A ribbon-cutting marked the completion of the project’s first phase, which added improvements such as a National Fitness Campaign fitness court with exercise equipment; two new picnic tables and benches; new ADA parking at the John Muir Drive lot; new signage along the asphalt trails; and landscaping upgrades including tree maintenance and new tree plantings.
Best Buddies in San Francisco is proud to have 140 (and counting) participants lacing up their shoes to walk for inclusion, all working to surpass 2024’s fundraising goal of $135,000.
Photos from the Lunar New Year celebration at the Richmond District Neighborhood Center, Feb. 3, 2024.
If no creative solutions will be enacted soon to curtail this growing trend of bold, open shoplifting in our essential stores, more owners will be forced to close their businesses, realizing that, paradoxically, the shoplifters have gotten the upper hand, as if they own their stores.
UCSF Health has signed a definitive agreement with Dignity Health to acquire Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (Saint Francis) and St. Mary’s Medical Center (St. Mary’s), along with associated outpatient clinics in San Francisco. The organization hopes to close the transaction in spring 2024.
Joe Ramos’ personal reflections of identity and kinship echo across generations, tying in the shared bonds of community within the vast landscapes of the Salinas Valley.
What should you consider before buying your first home? This is an extremely important question. For most people, this is the largest financial investment they will ever make in their lives. Buying a home can be extremely exciting and owning a home is still considered to be achieving the American Dream by many.
Prop. F’s mandatory treatment approach starkly contrasts with San Francisco’s 2022 Drug Overdose Prevention Plan, which emphasizes a more inclusive and voluntary strategy for managing addiction. Given the City’s limited treatment facilities and housing resources, Prop. F could inadvertently heighten the overdose and homelessness crises, moving us in the opposite direction from the plan’s goals of accessible and varied substance use services.
If you didn’t know any better, walking up Geary from 17th toward 18th Avenue, under the shade of large, bustling sidewalk trees, you’d think you were somewhere like downtown Sacramento or Chico. Then you see “The Nags Head,” a sign with a beautiful horse (nag), and the unique Dutch-Door entrance, and suddenly, you’re in a divey pub in England or Scotland.
Sami Freeman, a composer based in San Francisco’s Sunset District, is set to release “Space Bath” on Friday, Feb. 16. This immersive 22-minute experience defies genre, providing a constantly shiing sonic landscape designed to invoke memories and stimulate the imagination.
She was a breath of fresh air for those who read the RR – a progressive voice who wrote informed columns on affordable housing, how things work in the City, etc. I will miss her.
Beyond the “SF Democrats for Change” and “Labor and Working Families” slates, there are independent candidates, including myself, who are also vying for positions within the DCCC. Specifically, there are two independent candidates in AD-17 and one in AD-19 – the district I am proud to be running in.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in February 2024.
Crossword puzzle and solution, February 2024.
The details are all over social media, including Pitta admitting she removed the sign. Even though she said she received permission from a store employee, the act was not acceptable, and Pitta said she regrets her action.
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