Announcements is a community bulletin board for the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Announcements: February, 2022
City Hall: Connie Chan
We need to ensure our public parks are affordable and accessible to everyone, and Golden Gate Park is no exception.
Assembly: Phil Ting
Qualified households could receive up to $80,000 in one-time payments made directly to their mortgage company. More importantly, these grants do not need to be paid back.
Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
In January, the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force determined that Rec. and Park’s, and its General Manager Phil Ginsburg’s, actions were in violation of numerous laws concerning governmental transparency and the release of public documents.
Sponsored: Lunar New Year Celebration This Sunday at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and Mercantile
Celebrate the Lunar New Year – The Year of the Tiger – with your Sunset District neighbors and friends at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and Mercantile.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District in January 2022
Planned Mural to Bring a Splash of Color to GG Park’s ‘Skatin’ Place’
The exhilarating feeling of gliding along is what makes roller skating a joy. And, for many, Golden Gate Park is one of the best places to experience it.
CA Coastal Commission OK’s Farallon Islands’ Mice Eradication Plan
A controversial plan to exterminate the entire mouse population on the Farallon Islands this coming fall is moving forward, after the California Coastal Commission voted to green-light an invasive rodent eradication project last December despite environmental concerns.
‘Looking Back’: Poème de la Vigne
Why have a giant vase in Golden Gate Park depicting bugs attacking cherubs?
‘The Front Steps’: Only 0.7 Percent of New SF Housing Is In the Richmond
Few things get housing watchers hotter under the collar than the question of whether and how we should be building more homes on San Francisco’s west side. Be you for the proposal […]
Letter to the Editor: Reasons to Recall School Board Members
Here is an article by Heather Knight in the SF Chronicle and another OpEd piece by Matt Gonzalez in which he articulates his reasons for supporting the Feb. 15 recall of three Board of Education commissioners.
‘Cliff Moving Picture Gallery’ Illuminates Cliff House History
When the 157-year-old Cliff House restaurant closed its doors in December 2020, it was “another blow to lose an iconic restaurant in San Francisco,” said Nicole Meldahl, executive director of the Western Neighborhoods Project. Nevertheless, as one door closes, a window opens.
Press Release: Five New Public Safety Programs to Combat Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
With the start of the Lunar New Year and following a surge in anti-Asian hate, Supervisor Gordon Mar was joined by community leaders and the SF Police Department to announce five new public safety programs for the Sunset District, the Asian community and seniors.
Supervisors Debate City’s Recall Election Rules
Three school board members of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) face a recall election this month and now funding issues for such recall elections plus a proposal to amend the San Francisco City Charter related to recall elections in general have emerged.
Letter to the Editor: SFUSD Board of Ed. Up to More Shenanigans
The SF Board of Education is up to more shenanigans, now creating a new zone-based school assignment policy that focuses more on neighborhoods but assesses the block-by-block racial/income/English proficiency make-up of zones.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 