Results of the readers’ survey for the Best of the Richmond – Services.
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
Sponsored: Vincey Keehan’s ‘Great Highway’ Album Release Event Oct. 7
Vincey Keehan’s album release event will be held at the Balboa Theater on October 7. “Great Highway” features Vincey and fiends performing his songs.
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to Richmond District Police
On behalf of our local merchants, I would like to thank Richmond Station Capt. Gaetano Caltagirone and the officers involved for helping protect merchants and preserve the beautiful neighborhood we live and work in.
Letter to the Editor: Why Prop. D is Better Than Prop. E
While there are two similar-sounding housing measures on San Francisco’s November 8 ballot – Propositions D and E – only one of them will make it faster and easier to build more affordable homes and that’s Prop D: Affordable Homes Now.
Commentary: Julie Pitta
Interim DA Demotes City’s First Cantonese-Speaking Head of Victim Services By Julie Pitta Interim District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has made lots of headlines since being sworn in on July 8. Unfortunately, very […]
Opinion: Prop. M a Good Step Toward Easing Housing Crisis
A cynical malaise has settled over our City. We treat housing inequity as if it were an unsolvable problem, a natural disaster over which we have no control. Our housing crisis is not a natural disaster. It is a foreseeable outcome based on the decisions of voters, elected leaders and economic factors.
Letter to the Editor: No on Prop. H, Revisit Ranked-Choice Voting
Prop. H is a socialist power grab, as Mayor London Breed calls it. It’s undemocratic (actually, it’s anti-democratic), as one of its main features is to cancel elections for mayor, district attorney, sheriff, city attorney and city treasurer a year from now.
Letter to the Editor: Not-So-Slow Kirkham Street
Kirkham Street is closed to through traffic, but one would not know that simply by standing on the street. Kirkham is as active as ever; cars are simply cutting around the “slow street” barriers and driving as if it were a normal road.
Letter to the Editor: Lake Street is for Cars
… there is plenty of room on the sidewalk for walkers and wheeling strollers.
Sponsored: Birding for Kids and Their Families
San Francisco Nature Education starts the new family birding program for kids ages 7-12 and their parents or guardians on Oct. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.
‘Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharoahs’ Exhibition Relives History at de Young Museum
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents the exclusive West Coast presentation of the international touring exhibition “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs.” Touted as a “once-in-a-lifetime installation” is now on display at the de Young Museum. The exhibition will run until February, 2023.
Letter to the Editor: Polo Field Concrete Slab a Shame
Parks are places for grass, trees, bushes and plants. not massive concrete slabs.
‘Then and Now’: Alexandria Theatre
Photos of the Alexandria Theatre on Geary Boulevard from 1943 and 2022.
‘Samuel and the Magic Tree’ Inspired by Richmond District Writer’s Grandchildren
After living in Colorado to spend time with her grandchildren, Webster wrote a book entitled “Samuel and The Magic Tree.” The book tells the story of the adventures of a grandmother and her two little grandchildren during their daily walks.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District.
