Historical photo.
Spinning Sails
IOA sponsors clothes drive for seniors
The Institute on Aging (IOA) will be holding its first Keep a Senior Warm for the Holidays
Drive!, collecting new and unused clothes and personal grooming goods through January
to help seniors stay warm this winter.
Artists create stained glass at Geary studio
For the last 30 years, Lenox has worked on various projects, including restoring windows
in private homes and larger projects, such as renovating windows at St. John’s
Presbyterian Church and the library windows at the University of San Francisco.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District
City Hall – Sandra Lee Fewer
Goodbye 2017, and hello 2018! Here are some of the highlights of what’s to come.
GG Park dog field getting $2 million overhaul
An off-leash dog walking area in Golden Gate Park, west of Spreckels Lake and near the
intersection of Fulton Street and 40th Avenue, is slated for a $2 million makeover
sometime this year.
Mandarin Lessons for Youth
The Ortega Branch Library will host a 10-week-long introductory session for students in
the first through third grades who want to learn Mandarin.
Letter to the Editor
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee was an inspiration, not only for the Chinese-American
community but for the community at large.
Magnolias Bloom at Garden
The Botanical Garden, which has free admission for San Francisco residents, is home to the most important magnolia collection for conservation purposes outside of China.
Sunset Spotlight
A Neighborhood Journal
Law Passed to Bring Recycling Centers Back
After community groups, certain city supervisors and the mayor’s office almost drove San Francisco’s recycling centers to extinction, California state Sen. Scott Wiener took
action to restore residents’ ability to get their deposit money back.
Water for firefighting could be problematic after earthquake
More than 15 San Francisco neighborhoods could burn to the ground due to a lack of water at the SF Fire Department’s disposal after a major earthquake.
Observing the Observatory
Historical photo from San Francisco’s past.
8-story housing project slated for Geary, Masonic
This is the third time that the developers, SoMa Development Partners, LLC, have submitted plans to the department but the first time they got the commission’s approval.
Small cottage poses larger development questions
A small cottage built more than a century ago might fall to the latest wave of gentrification
and land speculation, which has already swept through places like the Mission District and
Noe Valley, and now seems to be washing over the Richmond District.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 