While so much attention is being devoted to Proposition H, the Boudin recall, another important proposition with long-lasting impact is tucked away as Proposition C.
Letter to the Editor: Against Proposition C
Photos: New Chinese Cultural District Celebration
Photos from the Outer Sunset Farmers Market celebration of the new Chinese Cultural District in the Sunset. May 22, 2022.
Letter to the Editor: From Open the Great Highway Alliance
Thank you for shining a light on so many of our neighborhood issues, especially those pertaining to the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard. Open the Great Highway Alliance, a nonprofit benefit corporation, hopes you will publish the following statement concerning upcoming legislation that will affect the future of the Great Highway.
Press Release: Stern Grove Concert Series to Return June 12
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department along with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) announced recently that repairs at Sigmund Stern Grove’s Concert Meadow are nearing completion and will be ready just in time for the 85th annual Stern Grove Festival. Additional repair work in other areas of Stern Grove will continue through summer of 2023, but will not affect the concert series.
Press Release: UC Regents Approve Plan for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
UC San Francisco has received approval for its plans to build a state-of-the-art hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights to meet the region’s growing demand for specialty care and California’s rigorous hospital seismic requirements.
Letter to the Editor: Lies and Distortions
We do however know of Republicans who “harvested” votes and ballots in Florida and Texas that got prosecuted. Also of Republicans who voted more than once in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.
Letter to the Editor: Closing JFK Drive on Weekdays Does Not Serve the Greater Good
I attended the Board of Supervisors meeting that decided the fate of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. Prior to the vote, there were presentations of studies that had no focus on the Monday-to-Friday closings.
Commentary: Julie Pitta
Kasie Lee remembers the first time she encountered Chesa Boudin. It was 2019, and Boudin, a recently announced candidate for district attorney, attended a meeting of the “Chinese Six Companies,” the more than century-old alliance of Chinatown community groups officially known as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.
Public Service Announcement: Sunset Forward Report Town Hall May 26
We are excited to announce the release of the Sunset Forward report and final strategies. Join us for a virtual town hall on Thursday, May 26th at 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Letter to the Editor: Impressed by Kopp’s Ballot Recommendations
As always, I am impressed by the commentary by the Honorable Quentin L. Kopp, this time advice on ballot measures in the May issue of the Sunset Beacon, where he begins with the prose by Walt Whitman where he says “I know nothing grander than a well contested American national election”.
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘No’ on Boudin Recall
Chesa Boudin is just doing what he pledged to do; thus, a recall is uncalled for, or at least premature.
Cartoon: ‘Settled Law’ by Ralph Lane
Cartoon by Ralph Lane.
Letter to the Editor: Kopp Says What We Believe
We just wanted to thank you on behalf of this household – as well as our neighbors here in the Outer Sunset on The Edge of The Known World, who have come here from all over the world – for publishing what we think the esteemed Judge Kopp offers every issue of the Sunset Beacon.
‘Then and Now’: Irving Between 46th and 47th Avenues
Comparison photos of 46th and 47th Avenues from 1917 to 2022.
Artist Raises Funds for Ukraine Relief
When Susan Bell was a little girl, her mother received a Ukranian Easter egg, called a pysanky, from a friend, an immigrant from Eastern Europe. Bell remembers admiring its bright colors and designs and would look forward to each spring when the egg was put on display.
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