As I announce my candidacy for District 1 supervisor, I bring a fresh perspective as a non-traditional candidate outside of the established political system. My vision as district supervisor revolves around three core principles: bringing people together, investing in local small businesses and keeping our neighborhood clean and safe.
The summer season in San Francisco’s Sunset and Richmond districts is hardly noticeable as we don’t have hot sunny, summer months. But this should not prevent us from doing summer things, such as planning a picnic or a cookout.
A proposal to host a series of ticketed concerts in the Golden Gate Park Polo Fields will go before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in September following an initial agreement reached today between the Recreation and Park Department, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) and District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan.
I have reviewed the proposed “Neighborways” changes to the streets in the Outer Sunset and believe that the changes are unwarranted and unnecessary.
“It’s open. It’s finally open!” I said, astonished, as I pointed directly across the street at what had always looked to me like an abandoned corner liquor store at Fifth and Balboa. But there she was, doors wide open and plenty of space inside to park. I looked at my buddy, and with Saturday afternoon conviction, we simultaneously wailed, “O’KEEFFE’S!”
An architect’s rendering had tongues wagging on the City’s usually quiet west side.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
In the annals of San Francisco baseball history, rarely, if ever, have two high school varsity baseball teams from the Sunset District both won their respective division championships simultaneously but this year proved exceptional.
From across the street, The Bitter End looks like the type of dive bar you go to when you lose your job, or better yet, when you lose your marriage, and “Dear Doctor” by The Rolling Stones doesn’t quite cure the pain anymore.
Having mastered his first magic trick at the age of 5, San Francisco native Joe Pon has devoted his entire life to the art of illusion. After opening Misdirections Magic Shop in the Inner Sunset, Pon and his store have become a cornerstone of the Bay Area’s magic community.
After decades of historical film he shot sat untouched in his basement, Richmond District resident Rev. Harry Chuck, with the help of his son filmmaker Josh Chuck, who lives in the Sunset District, is finally ready to show it to the world in the new documentary “Chinatown Rising” at the 4 Star Theater.
Comparison of Abraham Lincoln High School 72 years apart.
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
As I write this column, the first half of 2023 is just about over. Each year has its own challenges and this year we have been dealing with rising inflation, higher interest rates, a volatile stock market and the seemingly never-ending battle with crime, homelessness and drugs in San Francisco. So where is the real estate market at?
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