We have had a very good stock market with the major indexes rising 12-15% for the year. But what about the real estate market? Let us look at some data …
Real Estate: John M. Lee
Update from Supervisor Connie Chan: Transit Lanes on Geary
Segments of Geary Boulevard, between 33rd Avenue and Stanyan Street, are proposed to be converted from temporary transit lanes to permanent transit lanes.
Letter to the Editor: Sinkhole Threatens Environmental Efforts at 15th and Quintara
The richest habitat site in the Corridor is a large stairway garden at 15th Avenue and Quintara Street, which neighbors and NTC have cared for since 2008.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
As we emerge from the pandemic, we’re stepping into a neighborhood, City and world that look different. The pandemic has revealed and exacerbated long-standing inequities, forced us all to adapt to survive, and perhaps forever shifted our understanding of what’s essential, what’s possible, and how deeply our health and wellness are connected to our neighbors.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Crime seems to be the only San Francisco big business that escapes city government meddling, which is why District Attorney Chesa Boudin must be recalled. Like his predecessor, George Gascon, currently the subject of a recall campaign in Los Angeles County, Boudin acts as if it’s not among his responsibilities to prosecute criminals as he protects lawbreakers rather than criminal victims.
Assembly: Phil Ting
As we move on from the pandemic, it is clear that back-to-normalcy won’t happen quickly, especially with our kids. Not only did they lose more than a year of in-person learning, but they also lost emotional and social development that comes with human interaction. Isolation, anxiety, stress and depression are among the impacts of distance learning, and they will last long after schools reopen.
Author Gives Bird’s-Eye View of SF in New Parallel Universe Fantasy Novel
Bruce McKay is a San Francisco native with deep roots. His family has lived here since coming from Scotland in 1829.
A New Design Envisioned With Housing for Stonestown Mall
Trading in automobile parking lots for green space and pedestrian pathways is the core idea driving the renovation of the Stonestown Galleria because the traditional model for the shopping mall will either evolve or die.
Press Release: Results of Sunset Forward Community Needs Assessment Released
Housing affordability, access to neighborhood services, and local businesses remain top concerns.
City Hall: Connie Chan
I am so grateful to be able to continue the legacy left by my predecessor, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, working with our Richmond neighbors on this shared vision of what true community looks like.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District, May/June, 2021.
Letter to the Editor: Unfortunate Changes in GG Park’s Botanical Garden
Anyone who believes in the mythology of the social equity, efficiency and verisimilitude of our “public private partnerships” needs to poke their head through the brand new taxpayer-funded fence at 14th Avenue and Lincoln Way and see the substantial acreage denuded at the behest of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society without any public process whatsoever.
Cartoon: ‘Tag Teaming’ by Ralph Lane
Cartoon by Ralph Lane.
Richmond Native Creates Facebook Group Dedicated to Nostalgia
The group, “I Grew Up in San Francisco’s Richmond District, ca. 1950-1975,” focuses on the Richmond of his youth, not on what is happening in the community today.
Press Release: More Muni Service to be Restored in August
The SFMTA is updating and expanding our next big service change targeted for August 14.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 