When reading and writing about housing, it’s easy to get hung up on prices; after all, that’s the bottom line. But there are other, possibly better ways to measure how strong or […]
Things to do and subjects of note on San Francisco’s west side.
On a sunny, picture-perfect day, vendors, community members and youth from throughout the Sunset and San Francisco gathered to celebrate the Sunset District.
Cartoon by Ralph Lane.
You obviously did not read my precise reasoning about why government needs to invest where private investment cannot.
Link to photos from Outstde Lands 2019. TOP
On Monday, Oct. 18, at approximately 5:40 p.m., San Francisco Police officers responded to the 2500 block of Sutter Street regarding a potential suicidal subject who was armed with a knife and would not leave the residence.
The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco (UICC) submitted plans to the San Francisco Planning Department for a new six-story building to replace its current home. Fundraising has begun for the $65 million project.
The second phase of the Taraval Street revamp is set to start next year, after a $57.2 million contract to fund it was awarded to the contractor by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) Board of Directors.
I, my brother and a friend of my wife are not allowed to visit or call my wife at Laguna Honda Hospital.
is a model of this program, which has shown that it can reduce hospitalizations and emergency department visits …
San Francisco continues to face an unprecedented housing affordability crisis. With the exception of the brief dip in the rental housing market during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s harder and harder for working families to afford to live in San Francisco.
Professor William Shughart of Utah State University described accurately the inaccuracy of “characterizing government spending as investment.” He reminded us public entities don’t “undertake projects based on expected rates of return, payback or any other sound financial criteria.”
Last month, Michael Durand, the editor of the Richmond Review, asked if I might be interested in submitting a monthly column for the newspaper. He thought my perspective on city issues – in particular, political matters – would be of interest to readers by offering a different “view” on current issues. I hesitated to respond to him for weeks. Then, something clicked. And so, here we go!
I am excited to introduce a new project we will be starting in December: “The Best of the Richmond.”
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 