Starting this month, residential electricity customers in San Francisco will join CleanPowerSF, a community choice clean energy program operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
Great Blue Herons Return to Stow Lake
For the 26th year, great blue herons have returned to Stow Lake. They currently occupy six nests.
Construction Underway at Botanical Garden in GGPark
Behind the Garden Bookstore in Golden Gate Park’s Botanical Garden, crews creating a new Exhibition Garden due to open in the summer of 2019.
37th Annual SF Prep Hall of Fame Awards Banquet
The 37thAnnual SF Prep Hall of Fame awards banquet will be held on Saturday, May 18 at the Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd.
Letter to the Editor – Outside Lands Meeting
This is the meeting date and time for the FULL San Francisco Board of Supervisors, regarding the final approval for Outside Lands 10-year contract, with no conditional restraint on their level of sound, except “what they think is appropriate.”
Mar Against SB-50
San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar has authored a resolution opposing Senator Scott Wiener’s senate bill (SB-50) which would increase zoning density and heights across most of San Francisco without increasing requirements for affordable housing or community benefits unless it is amended to address broad concerns from community members and affordable housing developers.
Letter to the Editor – Outside Lands Concert Noise Concerns
On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods (CFSN) voted unanimously to support our Appeal of the Outside Lands CEQA Categorical Exemption and proposed 10 year Use Permit Extension.
Letter to the Editor – SB-50
Editor: According to the Planning Department’s analysis of State Senate Bill 50 (Sen. Scott Wiener), your neighbor’s parcel could have an 8+ story building on it with no density limits “near” transit, […]
Introducing the Sunset Business News Column
Sunset Business News features updates from our local commercial districts.
Joe’s Ice Cream Celebrates 60 Years
Editor: Joe’s Ice Cream is preparing for our 60th Anniversary and we have a fun day planned. The event is Saturday, April 13 starting at 11:30 a.m. at 5420 Geary Blvd. […]
UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus Re-envisioning Event
UCSF is formally re-envisioning the design and functionality of its Parnassus Heights Campus.
Letter to the Editor – S.F. Pickleball to Lose Court Access
Editor: Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America. Played on half a tennis court with a lightweight solid paddle, it is fast moving yet easy to learn, with several […]
St. Patrick’s Day, 2019
Photos from St. Patrick’s Day, 2019 in front of the United Irish Cultural Center on 45th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard. Photos by Michael Durand.
Letter to the Editor – Congratulations Paul Kozakiewicz
As former co-editor and publisher of the Sunset Beacon, I want to congratulate Paul Kozakiewicz on three amazing decades of service to the communities of the Richmond and Sunset Districts.
Chalos Now Open on Taraval at 32nd Avenue
A new edition to the mid-Taraval food scene had its “soft opening’ on Saturday, March 16.














