Nothing brings a community together more than a neighborhood party where everyone is invited. And, none so much as the eclectic and sometimes eccentric gatherings hosted
by Inner Sunset residents Barbara and Paul.
SYS is an organization that provides students with job training and
social work services.
The Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People (SHARP) believes strongly in
supporting the community. For the past four years, SHARP has given out grants to local
organizations serving the neighborhood and the City. This year 17 groups
received grants.
Residents who live on 32nd Avenue between Lawton and Moraga streets look
out for each other. They have a Neighborhood Watch Group, and on a recent
gorgeous day in the Sunset, they gathered for a “Neighborfest” block party.
On a rainy Thursday, a week before Thanksgiving, the SF Recreation and Park
Department held a ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the West Sunset
Playground after a $13.6 million renovation.
The CYC was established to provide youths with alternatives and access to legitimate
means of achieving their aspirations and independence as well as reaching their highest
potential as individuals with a positive self and cultural identity.
Thirteen members of the 1st Marine Division Band, in honor of
Fleet Week, performed at the Argonne Elementary School playground.
The San Francisco Village (SFV) had a grand opening of its new home, an
intergenerational community space located at 3220 Fulton St.
The CYC was established to provide youths with alternatives and access to legitimate
means of achieving their aspirations and independence as well as reaching their
highest potential as individuals with a positive self and cultural identity.
Hundreds of local San Francisco residents began crowding the already busy
commercial section of Clement Street, between Fifth to Eighth avenues, by 10 a.m.
on Sept. 23 for the Richmond District’s first annual Autumn Moon Festival.
There will be numerous events in theOuter Richmond District in October, including
a benefit show for the historic Balboa Theater.
Each fiscal year, members of the SF Board of Supervisors are given money in the city
budget to spend on items important to the supervisor and district.
Topics of interest for the Richmond District
An estimated 700 Richmond District residents gathered Tuesday, Aug. 2, to celebrate
National Night Out, a national community-building event sponsored locally by the SF
Police Department’s Richmond Station and its Community Police Advisory Board.
The Autumn Moon Festival is often considered a “Chinese Thanksgiving” because of its
celebration of gratitude and inclusion of abundant food – including the popular
moon cake.
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