Tillage, a coworking space, is nearing its 11th month operating in the Inner Sunset District.
Tillage Coworking Creates Community Among Remote Workers
Neighbors Come Together at the Fix-It Fair to Give Items New Life
On a Sunday morning last month, a crowd gathered on Irving Street in the Inner Sunset, carrying bags of clothing and dragging lamps, broken chairs, mixers and toasters.
Quality Ingredients and Childhood Joy Meet at CSK Kitchen
Chikako Kuramoto’s mother packed her a bento box every morning, kindergarten through high school, on a street of small family-run shops in Mitaka, a suburb of Tokyo, where everyone knew each other.
Sunset Happenings: Enhancement in the Sunset
The Inner Sunset is about to become even more attractive thanks to a number of beautification and improvement initiatives. The nonprofit SF New Deal launched the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Vibrancy Fund, a program that supports new and existing small businesses in the commercial corridor. Made possible with generous support from Inner Sunset neighbors, the fund will provide grants in three categories: up to $10,000 for storefront beautification, up to $5,000 for technical assistance and up to $20,000 for businesses taking over a vacant storefront. Applications will be reviewed by a central team and a community advisory group of Inner Sunset neighbors, the Inner Sunset Merchants Association and Inner Sunset Park Neighbors (ISPN). The grant is open to small businesses located between Fifth Avenue and 19th Avenue, bounded by Lincoln Way and Kirkham Street. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications submitted by Aug. 28. Learn more and apply at sfnewdeal.org/inner-sunset.
How This Documentary Filmmaker Found Home and Community in the Outer Sunset
“Being in the ocean is like breathing,” Sachi Cunningham said. “If I’m not in the ocean for a period of time, I feel like I’m not me. It basically allows me to be who I am, which is an ocean lover.”
The Nation’s Oldest Community-Owned Soccer Club Lives on the West Side
Founded in 2001, SF City FC is the oldest community-owned soccer club in the United States. The team competes in USL League Two, several rungs below Major League Soccer,
‘Blessed Every Day:’ Sunset Icon Bobby Thomas Gives Back
By Judy Goddess Bobby Thomas, entertainer, emcee, former butcher at the Inner Sunset’s Andronico’s Market and neighbor, is a fixture at Family House, where he’s known as “Bobby the Bunny.” “My overall […]
Community Gathers for ‘Rise Up – Sing Out’ Event Celebrating First Amendment
Instead of presidential cage fights, on June 14, the Sunset Commons café on Irving Street hosted a “watch party” of an event celebrating the First Amendment, joining more than 1,500 such gatherings with an estimated one million people across all 50 states.
Proposed Budget Cuts Set to Be Restored After Protest
On June 15, more than 50 seniors – with four dressed as iconic characters Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion – protested the mayor’s proposed $8.9 million in budget cuts to senior and disability programs. While singing a parody of “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz, Hene Kelly, dressed as Dorothy, led protesters to each supervisor’s office and asked them to “have a heart,” “use your brain” and “show some courage” to say no to senior cuts.
Sunset Producer Honors Queer Community at Frameline Fest
“Minister Chucky,” a short documentary film about the unconventional Las Vegas wedding of a queer couple, officiated by a killer doll Chucky impersonator from the eight-installment “Child’s Play” horror movie franchise, is funny until you consider the full context of the celebration – including subsequent plans for the pair to flee the United States under President Donald Trump’s regime.
Alamo Elementary Marks 100 Years With the Block Party of the Century
Alamo Elementary School celebrated its centennial on May 16 with a block party on 23rd Avenue, closing the block between Clement and California streets to welcome students, families, alumni, teachers and neighbors for an afternoon of food, music and community.
Sunset Community Responds to N-Judah Renovations Set to Begin Next Year
The N-Judah will likely be getting some upgrades between 2027 and 2031 and the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) is asking riders, neighbors and local businesses to share their experiences. The public input will shape the draft plan that they will share with the SFMTA board at the end of this year.
Bi-Rite Market Planning a Richmond Location, Inspires Hope and Concern
Residents of the Richmond District got their first concrete sign of the local chain’s potential arrival when construction walls appeared around the site of a former corner store right next to the #1-California line bus stop on the corner of 22nd Avenue and California Street. The old shop, which had struggled to draw shoppers in recent years, has been the site of quiet speculation since it closed, and reports of Bi-Rite filing for permits in City Hall set of a wave of discussion in the neighborhood.
Sunset Gym – Where Neighbors Become Friends
Inside Sunset Gym’s distinct yellow walls, the clang of weights mixes with bursts of conversations as connections are built between sets.
Pantry 38: From Courtyard Food Pantry to Beloved Community Lifeline
What began as a small grassroots effort in a Richmond District courtyard has grown into a neighborhood institution serving about 200 people a month – with one resident’s determination rippling across the community.
