Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Senior Housing Development to Take Applications in the Fall
Residents of the Inner Richmond are sure to have noticed the new seven-story building on Geary Boulevard at Sixth Avenue is nearing completion. Recently, scaffolding on the west side of the building was removed, revealing a massive purple mural of a Chinese dragon and spiraling onion domes, a salute to the Richmond’s diverse cultural heritage from its soon-to-be neighbor: 388 Sixth Ave.
Richmond Resident’s Inspiring Story of Resilience
Writing checks to pay the family bills does not seem out of the ordinary. For most of us, it is a monthly chore to which we do not give much thought. For Virginia Cheng, that routine task is a symbol of recovery from a crippling auto accident and a measure of her willingness to lend a hand to her family.
Press Release: Taraval Improvement Project Update
The most disruptive work is nearly complete. Work to replace sewer, water, rail lines, streetbase and repaving the entire corridor has been completed. Construction continues with installing boarding islands with accessible curb ramps, handrails and pavers and landscaping. Curve track replacement work at 46th Avenue is expected to be completed June 7, 2024. Remaining work includes testing trains along the new trackway, and installing boarding islands, landscaping, trees and artwork.
Letter to the Editor: Bay to Breakers Route All-Day Cleanup by Refuse Refuse
The past three years, we cleaned the entire length of Mission Street from the border of Daly City to the Embarcadero. This year, we’re switching it up with our Breakers to Bay All Day Cleanup where we’ll start at Ocean Beach and end at the Ferry Building, cleaning the neighborhoods along Balboa St, Turk St, and Market St.
Taraval Businesses Suffer Impacts of Yearslong Streetcar Project
Construction began on the L-Taraval streetcar line in 2019, a collaboration with the SFMTA, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Department of Public Works. The construction plan consists of replacing rail tracks, overhead power lines, water and sewer lines, repaving streets, updating landscaping and making the neighborhood safer for pedestrians.
AT&T Seeks to Cut Landline Telephone Services
By Thomas K. Pendergast AT&T is trying to get out of providing landline service throughout much of California, including San Francisco, but the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed rejecting AT&T’s […]
Letter to the Editor: Not in Agreement With Kopp’s Public Transit Opinion
I read with some dismay, Mr. Kopp’s commentary calling out the “high cost” of public transit. Now, I personally hold Mr. Kopp in high esteem, yet I found his opinion piece to be not only reactionary, but regressive.
City Hall: Joel Engardio
A plaque that says “What would Jimmy Carter Do?” hangs above my desk at City Hall. It provides inspiration for my work as a city supervisor – and advice for the political science graduates of San Francisco State University.
Letter to the Editor: Reaction to Nossokoff’s Commentary
Noam Chomsky has astutely commented that America has always been a fear-based society. Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the illogical leaps of thought evident in Jen Nossokoff’s latest “commentary.”
From a Reader: Correspondence About Taraval Tracks at 46th Ave.
As you can imagine, I was less than delighted to see the NTK crew once again on lower Taraval, this time between 45th and 46th, pulling up and replacing tracks (some of which had already been replaced). According to the MTA website, this is the result of a “Requested Action” for additional $4.7 MILLION to “(e)xpand scope of work to include special track work on 46th Avenue and Taraval” which includes “replace(ing) curve, cross-over, and straight rail.”
Two SI Students Lead the Charge for Women’s Health Advocacy
How did two ambitious young high schooler students light up San Francisco’s most prominent buildings, City Hall and Salesforce Tower, to bring awareness to the unjust treatment of women in healthcare?
The answer: It was the drive and success of Sadie O’Leary and Sophia Todd’s Women’s Health Advocacy Club.
Letter to the Editor: Sunset Video Producer Releases Short Film About Tunnel Records
I run a small video production company out of the Sunset neighborhood. I’m releasing a short film about Tunnel Records on Taraval tomorrow and I was wondering if y’all would be interested in posting about it.
USF Student Protests Halted on Day 22
As college campus protests over the war in Gaza spread both nationally and globally in April, student protesters from the University of San Francisco (USF), a private Jesuit university on the eastern edge of the Richmond District, joined with other pro-Palestinian student movements and erected their own student encampment on April 29, called “People’s University.”
‘Family Meal’: Mr. Singh’s Curry Pizza
Garry Singh is the owner of a bold new Sunset District restaurant specializing in a unique fusion of flavors – curry pizza.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 