Thank you Supervisor Mar for your remarks regarding the green required to build our urban canopy and the green required to provide critical city services for working families and small businesses here in D4.
Letter to the Editor – We Need Trees
Letter to the Editor – New Children’s Book
A few years back, I decided to make a huge change in my life. After a decade in the travel industry, I found the role to be unfulfilling and decided to embrace my lifetime passion, fine art, and illustration.
Parkside Preschool to Close on June 28
On May 3, parents and caretakers of children who attend the Parkside Preschool and Kindergarten on 19th Avenue at Taraval Street were informed by letter that the school will be closing after decades of serving the needs of preschoolers. The school will cease to operate on June 28.
Police Beat – Sunset District
Impaired driving is more than just alcohol. It also means cannabis, prescription drugs and other drugs. So, please be smart and plan your celebrations with everyone’s safety in mind.
Calendar of Events
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in June, 2019.
Stern Grove’s 82nd Annual Free Summer Concert Series Kicks Off on June 16
The annual outdoor music festival series at Sigmond Stern Grove begins on June 16 and will continue every Sunday for 10 weeks. This year marks the 82nd season of free concerts for San Francisco residents and visitors.
City Hall – Gordon Mar
There is much that can be said about public safety and we have been having many of these conversations at City Hall and in the Sunset District over the last month.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District in May, 2019.
Supes Battle Streetcar Switchbacks; N-Judah Has Most in S.F.
The N-Judah streetcar leads all other light rail lines in switchbacks, according to a new San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) report, released after the practice was banned completely from the T-Third-line that serves the Bayview District because of “equity” issues.
COPA Takes Affect in June, 2019
A new ordinance that passed at the SF Board of Supervisors is becoming law on June 2. It will affect all sales of buildings of three units and up. The legislation is known as the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA for short.
Historical Photo – GG Park’s Early Aquifer
To tap a subterranean aquifer and provide water for Golden Gate Park, a pump works was first built in the late 1880s in what is today the Botanical Garden.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
In 1931, San Francisco voters approved a new charter which reduced Board of Supervisors membership from 16 to 11, elected citywide, and paid $2,400 per year, without membership in the retirement system, but with membership in the publicly-funded health system.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Richmond Review newspaper.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District in May, 2019.
Assembly – Phil Ting
The bill, AB-697, would require colleges that provide preferential treatment to applicants related to an alumnus or donor to disclose the practice, if they participate in the Cal Grant Program.
