The linchpin of this happy ending is the city’s Small Sites Program (SSP). Launched in 2014 by the late SF Mayor Ed Lee, the program is aimed at helping low- and middle-income renters avoid displacement and eviction.
Taking place at the Fort Mason campus art gallery, students, faculty, and activists convened in an exhibition displaying student art in protest of the classes getting cut for the 2019-2020 academic year.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department will throw local canines a special treat: $2.7 million from state coffers to renovate the dog exercise area in Golden Gate Park.
As an artist, Galante notices the neighborhood’s nuances – architectural designs, brightly colored homes, the blanket of fog and the sunsets.
Like the phoenix on San Francisco’s city flag, a controversial bill from a former city supervisor, which had died before in the state capitol, is once again rising from the ashes of legislative defeat, but not without pushback.
By designing our city government to facilitate participation rather than political pandering, more residents will have a chance to add their unique and diverse perspectives to how our City governs, acts and plans.
The observation wheel will launch on April 4, 2020 and operate through March 1, 2021. It is planned for Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse, the outdoor plaza near the de Young Museum, the California Academy of Sciences and the Japanese Tea Garden.
Ride Muni, BART, Caltrain and SanTrans for free on New Year’s Eve.
As of now, serving pre-packaged lunches is a necessary evil that SFUSD is being forced to accept. The process of eliminating packaging and waste will take time, effort and a significant initial investment.
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.
