Arial photograph, circa 1950, shows the emergence of the western neighborhoods.
Early View from Above
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Beat – Sunset District
Updates from Capt. Robert Yick, commanding officer at the Taraval Police Station.
Sunset Spotlight
News from the around the Sunset District.
Celebrating Summer
A free all-star concert, dubbed “Surrealistic Summer Solstice 2,” was held at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park on June 20.
Other Avenues Food Co-op Honored as Sunset District’s Small Business of the Year
Members of the Other Avenues Food Co-op celebrate after the Outer Judah Street business was named “small business
of the year” by District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang.
Changes Coming to 19th Avenue and Quintara
The building would have four stories, with the upper three built over a parking garage. The residential floors would encircle a central courtyard.
Tang Will Not Run Again in Sunset; Vows to Finish Term
Katy Tang, who represents the Sunset and Parkside districts on the SF Board of Supervisors, announced on June 12 that she would not be seeking re-election this November. Tang has promised that she will serve out her term, breaking a pattern that has seen several mayor-appointed supervisors replacing early departures from the District 4 office.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
Supervisors are limited to two four-year terms. The policy theory was that such a system would encourage everyday citizens, not aspiring politicians, to lead San Francisco legislatively. That’s a fallacy.
End of the Line
This photograph, circa 1950, shows the #1-California streetcar at the western terminus of the line, located on California Street and 32nd Avenue…
Calendar of Events – July, 2018
Fun and educational activities for the whole family.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
I examined the single-family home markets in the Richmond and Sunset districts because these two markets generally track very closely together and compared them against the data in San Francisco as a whole.
New film highlights history of Richmond’s lost cemeteries
Lopez, a professor in the cinema department at City College of San Francisco, spoke about this dark chapter of city history at a recent meeting of the San Francisco History Association, after a screening of her documentary on the subject – “A Second Final Resting Place: the History of San Francisco’s Lost Cemeteries.”
CleanPowerSF enrolling
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will enlist 25,000 commercial electricity customers citywide into the program starting in June.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 