Four years into a war the world has learned to ignore, choosing to write is choosing to remember and insisting that these stories remain part of our shared history.
Press Release: Sunset Night Market Returns Feb. 27
Sunset Mercantile is proud to partner with Wah Mei, Into the Streets, and ASIAN, Inc. as the Sunset Night Market Collaborative, relaunching quarterly night markets across five blocks of the Outer Sunset.
Press Release: SFPD Arrests Suspects in Richmond District Sideshow
On Jan. 18, at approximately 9:20 p.m., San Francisco Police officers assigned to the Stunt Driving Response Unit (SDRU) responded to the area of Clement Street and 32nd Avenue regarding vehicles engaged in illegal sideshow activities.
Press Release: The Richmond Neighborhood Center Lunar New Year Celebration Returns Feb. 7
The Richmond Neighborhood Center today announced that its Lunar New Year Celebration will return on Saturday, Feb. 7, transforming Balboa Street into a vibrant cultural showcase featuring a full-scale parade, night market, and special guest Zhou Bao Bao (known as the “Hanfu Lady” to her 4.9 million followers on Douyin, China’s leading
short-form video platform) as grand marshal.
‘Photos of the Month’: January 2026
To submit photos for consideration in the Photos of the Month online gallery, send three jpegs to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com by the 15th of the month. (If possible, send pictures resized to 150 dpi, 6″ wide.)
Cartoonist Paul Kilduff Wins Award From SF Press Club
Congratulations to Paul Kilduff who came in second in the small press room cartoonist category at the SF Press Club awards event in December 2025 for his contributions to the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon newspapers.
Sponsored: Caterer for Small Birthday Party Wanted
I am having family over on Jan. 31 to celebrate my birthday and I don’t feel like preparing a meal. Hoping for a simple primarily vegetarian, gluten-free lunch, but not sandwiches, for eight adults. Please text me if you’re interested: 415-688-9452. Thank you. Judy.
Meet and Adopt Feline Friends at Whiskerwood Haven Cat Lounge
Cats have a civilizing influence, from ancient Egypt down to modern times, so humans honor them as special partners in our own social development. An Inner Richmond/Laurel Heights cat lounge and adoption center called Whiskerwood Haven connects these species to help them evolve together.
‘Then and Now’: 22nd Avenue and Santiago Street
Comparison photos of 22nd Avenue and Santiago Street 73 years apart.
‘The Strength of Water’ Details Immigrant Life in the Sunset
A Bay Area author spent more than two decades chronicling her mother’s life journey from war-torn China to working as a domestic servant in San Francisco’s Sunset District, resulting in a book that sheds light on a rarely documented slice of immigrant history.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
The median price for single-family homes in the Sunset District increased by 6.1% in 2025, while the number of sales rose by 2.3%. Despite three quarter-point reductions in the Federal Funds rate by the Federal Reserve, prices remained stable throughout the year.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
The median price for single-family homes in the Richmond District increased by 8.1% in 2025, while the number of sales dropped by 8.9%. Despite three quarter-point reductions in the Federal Funds rate by the Federal Reserve, prices remained relatively stable throughout the year. The accompanying Richmond Home Sales Comparison table provides a quarterly breakdown of results in 2025 relative to prior years.
‘Pet Pix’: Aurora, Bella, Bruzzy, Caleb, Clyde, Coco, Donny, Fry, Ivy, Juno, Kaya, Kirby, Koda, Max, Opal, Phoebe, Reina, Sweet Pea, and Theodore
Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.
Letter to the Editor: Benefits of Reopening the Great Highway
From my home facing Ocean Beach I’ve been daily observing and photographing trucks, emergency vehicles, sand removal equipment, and the occasional car driving on the closed Great Highway/Sunset Dunes Park. Clearly, this 4-lane highway that was driven on by nearly 20,000 vehicles every day when it was open, had not lost its utility at the time of its closure, nor has it lost its utility yet. My photographic proof indicates at least one or more vehicles drive on it nearly every day.
Letter to the Editor: Appreciating the Sunset Dunes
I’m a senior and go there frequently to walk, and I see so many people there. I always see a lot of other walkers of all ages, families with young children, couples, friends walking together, as well as runners and bicyclists.
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