In a recent story in the Richmond Review, the PAR town hall meeting on Aug. 9 start time was listed as 6 p.m. The correct start time is 6:30 p.m.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Between state legislators in Sacramento, like Senator Scott Weiner and Assemblyman Matt Haney, and our spirited supervisors in City Hall, plus their obsequious, obnoxious YIMBY (i.e., “Yes In My Backyard”) cheerleaders, the clamor for housing monopolizes airwaves, the San Francisco Comical and State Capitol minions who’ve decreed that San Francisco must produce 82,000 new housing units by 2030. Why?
Police Blotter: Richmond District, August 2023
Police activity in the Richmond District in August, 2023.
Supervisors Pass Ordinance to Increase Housing Options, Density
To increase housing density on the City’s west side, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors made it easier for single-family homeowners to add rooms or up to four housing units on their single property lots.
‘Food on the West Side’: Mixto
The sandwich board outside the front door at Mixto lists some of the foods and drinks available inside: Avocado toast, breakfast tacos, seafood stew, mimosas and sangria. There are too many items to list them all, but they are all described in both Spanish and English on the extensive menus for brunch, lunch and dinner.
Announcements: August, 2023
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side.
‘Looking Back’: Rainbow Falls
Before there were any humans around to construct artificial waterfalls, the rock next to today’s Rainbow Falls was forming on the ocean floor more than 100 million years ago.
Legacy Business Pacific Cafe Nears Half-Century Mark
From its orange pendant lights to the old-timey wall decor, the Pacific Cafe is a testament to the Outer Richmond neighborhood of the 1970s. The seafood restaurant has stayed almost unchanged throughout its 49 years of business and will be celebrating its 50th birthday in 2024. Moreover, the Pacific Cafe’s history has earned a spot on the City’s Legacy Business list.
A Plan for Concerts After Outside Lands Goes to Board of Supervisors
Starting next year, another weekend of August concerts will be held at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park following the Outside Lands Music Festival if the San Francisco Board of Supervisors green-lights the proposal in September.
Richmond’s Native Son Woody LaBounty Lives and Breathes History
Stephen “Woody” LaBounty is used to preserving the history of San Francisco, not being part of it. But he has built a legacy through his work and his own story is also one worth entering into the annals of San Francisco history, perhaps along with the brimmed hat he never seems to be without.
City Planners Focusing on Westside Zoning
Decades-old zoning laws on the west side of San Francisco are being challenged by California state housing mandates, so city planners are turning their attention to rezoning in the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Richmond Review Crossword Puzzle #14 and Solution, August 2023
Richmond Review crossword puzzle #14 and solution, August 2023
Letter to the Editor: West Side at Significant Risk Without Firefighting Pipeline
Thanks kindly to your fine paper and reporter Thomas Pendergast for the critically important article detailing the insufficient funds for building our community’s water pipeline system to properly manage westside fire risks.
Commentary: We Can Make a Difference in the Richmond District
As I ride through the Richmond District on my ebike, it has become clear to me that our neighborhood and many others in San Francisco are under attack by criminals. Property crime, such as smash and grabs, auto burglaries, catalytic converter theft, shoplifting, and physical attacks on senior citizens, appears to have escalated in recent years.
Letter to the Editor: Engardio’s Parisian Blind Spot
Editor:D4 Supervisor Engardio’s vision of bringing ‘the spirit of Paris to the Sunset’ has a blind spot. Where in his scheme is a fully functioning and reliable transit service operating along those […]
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