“Minister Chucky,” a short documentary film about the unconventional Las Vegas wedding of a queer couple, officiated by a killer doll Chucky impersonator from the eight-installment “Child’s Play” horror movie franchise, is funny until you consider the full context of the celebration – including subsequent plans for the pair to flee the United States under President Donald Trump’s regime.
Inside Sunset Gym’s distinct yellow walls, the clang of weights mixes with bursts of conversations as connections are built between sets.
Every week, Jane Field, a volunteer with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP), drives from her home in the Richmond District to visit residents in Victorian Manor, an assisted living facility on McAllister Street between Scott and Pine streets. As one of 23 trained and licensed volunteers with the program, this is Field’s eighth year as an “ombudsperson.”
What began as a small grassroots effort in a Richmond District courtyard has grown into a neighborhood institution serving about 200 people a month – with one resident’s determination rippling across the community.
On a ladder on the first day of February, 27-year-old Jay Karanjia held a slightly frozen Uncrustable sandwich to the sky. He had never had one before.
Since the Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon’s October 2025 article about community readiness in the face of potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, much has changed regarding ICE sentiment globally and on on San Francisco’s west side.
Thousands of residents and businesses in the Richmond and Sunset districts were left without power for days on the weekend before Christmas.
Dawn and Ron Stueckle, the brains behind Sunset Youth Services (SYS), got the inspiration for the non-profit organization when they were youth pastors at a church, where many young people were facing arrests and ongoing family conflict.
Thousands of residents and businesses in the Richmond and Sunset districts were left without power for days on the weekend before Christmas.
Richmond neighbors and city officials celebrated a Geary Boulevard decorative tree and window lighting with a ceremony in front of Joe’s Ice Cream on Geary and 18th Avenue.
When Jenna McAnulty was raising her child in the City, she felt the African proverb, “it takes a village,” rang true to her journey. Through her experience as a preschool teacher and postpartum doula, she knew she had to create a community third-space to provide support and resources for parents.
At the One Richmond office of The Richmond Neighborhood Center (TRNC) on Clement Street near Ninth Avenue, John Fong can be found greeting neighbors, carrying groceries and trading jokes with fellow volunteers. Around Clement Street and Geary Boulevard, he’s better known as the “mayor” – a title he brushes off with a laugh.
Stephanie Speaks has lived in the Richmond District most of her life. Whether she is volunteering with the Richmond Neighborhood Center (RNC) at the local food pantry, biking through the neighborhood or helping at a school event, those around her describe a steady presence – generous, funny and quick to show up for her community.
At first glance, Pick School of Ballroom Dancing may seem like a quiet, unassuming storefront nestled on Taraval Street in the Sunset District. A closer look reveals a studio that comes alive at night as musical notes fill the air, inviting dancers to feel the rhythm and sway rhythmically to the tunes.
At the start of August, a new craft cafe that combines hands-on creative activities with a community gathering space opened its doors in the Sunset District, drawing hundreds of residents to its grand opening.
