My young, super-smart wife recently was riding the N-Judah light rail streetcar. She stepped off at 31st Avenue and Judah Street … off one of those new Siemens LRV 4-class light rail vehicles, directly to her pootentially immediate death. When she came home she said “You have got to save us.”
Older people are the fastest growing age group in San Francisco. By 2030, nearly 30 percent of all San Franciscans will be 60 years of age or older. Many have likened it to a silver tsunami, and, like all tsunamis, something to be feared.
On Dec. 17, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and The San Francisco County Transportation Authority both passed resolutions opposing Senate Bill 50 unless amended.
For prints of this 12″ x 9″ watercolor and ink on paper, and for information about the Sunset Sketchers art group, contact: Douglas Gorney Art of the Outer Avenues 415.568.6665 gorney.studio
Journalism classes at City College of San Francisco start on Jan. 13, 2020.
Abraham Lincoln High School’s varsity football team defeated Gardena High School in the 2019 Division 7AA state championship game at San Francisco City College. The Lincoln Mustangs caged the Gardena Panthers by a score of 35-26 on Saturday, Dec. 14 to win their second trophy in two years.
A Western Jumbo Gym (Gymnopilus ventricosus) mushroom was found in Golden Gate Park recently.
Please support a recently formed group of neighbors called San Franciscans for Local Control, not Telecom (SFLC) on Dec. 16 as they urge the Board of Supervisors to change an ordinance recently passed that allows up to four cell phone towers on one utility pole – as close as six feet from your window.
We have some big news to share; we are bringing City College classes to the Sunset!
We campaigned on this idea last year, held a town hall to get your ideas on classes and are so proud to announce the launch of City College Sunset for the Spring 2020 semester.
Supervisor Gordon Mar directed the city attorney to draft an expansion of the Public Education Enrichment Fund to cover essential community-serving City College programs and classes.
Richmond Neighborhood Center Toy Drive Open House, Dec. 17, 2019.
Kirk’s greatest work of art is undoubtedly his home on 46th Avenue, between Santiago and Taraval streets, which he proudly refers to as “The Rebel Base.” The house is a hall of wonders with art and paraphernalia ranging from Star Trek to Star Wars, Egyptian history to AC/DC, and Batman to San Francisco history.
The Inner Sunset Flea Market ended its 2019 season on Nov. 10 with clear-blue skies, dozens of vendors, food trucks, entertainment and activities designed to bring together the Inner Sunset community.
Police activity in the Sunset District in November, 2019.
The Inner Sunset has a new flavor added to its diverse plate of eateries. And the owners are excited to share their creations with the community. That new entry into the food scene is Queens, a Korean market on Ninth Avenue, just steps from Golden Gate Park.
