By Thomas K. Pendergast Three popular attractions in Golden Gate Park now have “flexible pricing” rates for entrance fees charged to visitors from outside of San Francisco, which city officials hope will […]
Looking back at 2019, my office won some huge victories for the Richmond District and San Francisco as a whole. Here are the top 12 highlights from 2019.
There’s a new community-building tactic underway in Oklahoma City – conversations with strangers. It’s remarkably cheap, easily implementable and has anecdotal support for its effectiveness.
The Laurel Heights Improvement Association of San Francisco, Inc., filed suit against the City and County of San Francisco today in the San Francisco County Superior Court.
Things do on San Francisco’s west side in January, 2020.
The Richmond District single-family home prices rose for the eighth year in a row with median prices appreciating by 5 percent in 2019 and a 122 percent increase from the low of 2011.
Although she has ended her fanciful campaign for president of the United States, the heuristic Kamala Harris remains a United States senator. As Savannah Blackwell, SFProgressive editor, wrote 15 years ago: “… by law, Harris should not even be the city’s district attorney.
Christine Raher poses with a new friend at the Richmond Neighborhood Center’s toy drive event on Dec. 17. Raher was recently named Woman Lawn Bowler of the Year by the 130-member San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club based in Golden Gate Park.
California is in the midst of a housing crisis. For decades, we have not been building enough homes to meet demand. In fact, by some estimates, we’ve produced only 40 percent of what is needed since 2007.
Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, Feb. 2, 2020, Golden Gate Park, starts at 8 a.m.
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, presented by Pamakid Runners. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, Golden Gate Park, 8 a.m. start.
Police activity in the Richmond District in December, 2019.
Where to find copies of the Richmond Review newspaper.
Richmond District resident Katherine Howard has been collecting Christmas ornaments since 1983. She now has so many ornaments – numbering in the “many thousands” – that she starts decorating her apartment in September and continues through the Christmas season.
The photo, circa 1905, above shows a three-story home made from old horsecars on La Playa, between Irving and Judah streets, in a bohemian enclave known as Carville at Ocean Beach.
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