Photojournalist Jeremy Word’s photos of two Taraval Street record stores.
‘Photos of the Sunset District’: A Tale of Two Taraval Record Stores
‘Then and Now’: Surf’s Up!
In November 1952, folks at Busy Bee Market on the northwest corner of 46th Avenue and Irving Street watched the neighborhood flood. Hard to believe as the Bay Area continues to endure an “exceptional” drought.
City Hall: Supervisor Gordon Mar
Last month, voters decisively chose a different direction for the school board, recalling all three Board of Education Commissioners on the ballot by large margins.
Huge Crowd at Outer Sunset Lunar New Year Celebration
Lunar New Year Celebration at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and Mercantile event attracts a crowd.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
2022 is here and like in any other year, people are preparing for the big push in the spring real estate market. It seems like the COVID effect is behind us, and this year will turn out to be a normal real estate market.
‘The Front Steps’: Renting In the Richmond Costs Nearly $4,000/month
San Francisco is a renter’s city–has been since 1849. The Richmond is no exception: Per Planning Department estimates, as many as 68 percent of Inner Richmond homes are renter occupied, and for […]
New Housing Proposed on Sloat Blvd. Between 45th, 46th Aves.
A proposal to replace the Sloat Garden Center at 2700 Sloat Blvd. with a 12-story, 400-condo, mixed-use residential building is now under review by the San Francisco Planning Department and starting to get public attention.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
“So, let us not be blind to our differences – let us also direct attention to our common interest and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Police Activity in the Sunset District, February 2022.
‘Then and Now’: A Busy Day on Geary Boulevard
The view north across Geary Boulevard from Arguello Boulevard, January 1947. The Larkins Building (the former Park and Ocean Railroad Co. Geary Street Carbarn), with signage for T.F. Ormand Dodge and Plymouth dealer at left, Roosevelt Junior High School at right.
Cartoon: ‘Dog Baby Talk’ by Paul Kilduff
‘Dog Baby Talk’ cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Commentary: Sandra Lee Fewer
A very important process in our democracy is taking place now, although most folks I speak to aren’t even aware that it is happening. I am talking about the process of redistricting.
Letter to the Editor: Improved Shuttle Service Along JFK Drive
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has just released a plan for improved shuttle service along JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park.
Cartoon: ‘Jack’s Raccoon’ by Hazel O’Neil
‘Jack’s Raccoon’ by Hazel O’Neil.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Police Activity in the Richmond District, February 2022.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 