Thousands of residents and businesses in the Richmond and Sunset districts were left without power for days on the weekend before Christmas.
Merchant News: Inner Sunset: A Livable Village
Imagine a quaint village in the heart of the City where everything you need – restaurants, shops, essential services, parks and lively social gathering spots – is within a short stroll or drive. Welcome to the Inner Sunset! This charming neighborhood stretches westward from Arguello Boulevard to 19th Avenue and from Lincoln Way to Lawton Street.
‘Then and Now’: 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street
Comparison photos of 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street 91 years apart.
Sunset Youth Services Offers a Pathway to Stability and Growth
Dawn and Ron Stueckle, the brains behind Sunset Youth Services (SYS), got the inspiration for the non-profit organization when they were youth pastors at a church, where many young people were facing arrests and ongoing family conflict.
Effort Underway to Send UGH Compromise Back to Voters
Despite losing at the ballot box and in court, those opposed to banning private motor vehicles on the Upper Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard plan to start gathering signatures for another ballot measure in November.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
City Hall: Connie Chan
In December of last year, the Richmond District experienced six blackouts, lasting more than 40 hours for most residents and almost twice that for others.
State Senate: Scott Wiener
With Lunar New Year approaching, many San Franciscans are reflecting on the importance of family and the lasting lessons they pass down. My office recently hosted a Lunar New Year art show featuring nearly 30 local artists and focusing on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) themed art. The creativity and beauty on display got me thinking about the values I’m carrying with me into the new year.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
‘Then and Now’: Ocean Beach Esplanade
Comparison photos of Ocean Beach Esplanade 109 year apart.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Then President-elect Abraham Lincoln in his farewell address in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 11, 1861, proclaimed, “My friends … I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.”
Internet Sensation ‘Tiny Chef’ Takes Over the Cal. Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences is featuring internet character Tiny Chef in a new collaboration running through May 3.
Assembly: Catherine Stefani
California is facing a behavioral health crisis that affects communities across the state. Too many families watch loved ones with serious mental illness cycle through emergency rooms, psychiatric holds, jails and homelessness while the system intervenes only after a crisis has escalated.
Announcements: February 2026
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in February 2026.
