Gitis, who leads the Support SF Schools team at SF Civic Tech (formerly Code for San Francisco), wants to install digital bulletin boards across the City. She recently set up a pop-up bulletin board in the West Portal neighborhood to use to gauge community interest in the project, which she calls the Community News Lab.
The latest plans for the massive building projects on the Parnassus campus of the University of California San Francisco were made public recently, amid neighborhood concerns about noise and pollution as construction is already well along.
Originally this started out as a pro-President Biden commentary on preparing for the November election. A meditation on how an incumbent running on a successful record of accomplishments should be more of a slam dunk than what was being portrayed in the media.
Read Statements from the Five Candidates Vying for a Seat on the SF Board of Supervisors to Represent the Richmond District.
I decided to use this extra space on the candidates’ page to remind readers that we don’t take sides on issues and don’t endorse candidates. The reason why is to try to present a balance of news and views and not use the power of the press to sway opinions one way or another.
Election Day is just weeks away – Tuesday, Nov. 5. We will be electing a president and leaders at both the state and local levels. We will also be deciding on issues that impact us, such as housing, children’s programs, climate change and more. Be sure your voice is heard and vote.
It was Adlai E. (for Ewing) Stevenson, then-governor of Illinois and the Democratic Party candidate for president of the U.S.A. for a second time who spoke via radio and television on election eve (Nov. 8, 1956) thusly: “Looking back, I am content. Win or lose, I have told you the truth as I see it. I have said what I meant and meant what I have said. I have not done as well as I should like to have done, but I have done my best, frankly and forthrightly; no man can do more, and you are entitled to no less.”
Bundled up from dealing with the fog and cold of a brisk September morning, on Sept. 14, museum goers crowded inside the galleries of the Legion of Honor to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with a “Celebration of Bay Area Latine Composers.”
Our merchant corridors are filled with vibrant and unique shops, delicious restaurants, food markets and vital service providers. Recently we have heard a lot about proposed changes to our district – upzoning that would put eight-story buildings on Richmond District streets, like Clement and Balboa, and 14-story buildings along Geary Boulevard.
Soon, San Francisco residents will get their mail-in ballots and the voting will begin. Because last year’s election was rolled into this one, the SF Department of Elections voter pamphlet will be thicker than an old phone book. Nevertheless, it is important to read it in order to make informed decisions on the many candidates and propositions on the Nov. 5 election.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in October 2024.
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 […]
Photos from the scene of an explosion in the Outer Sunset. Follow imbedded link to ABC7News coverage.
San Francisco’s streets with traffic restrictions will face key decisions in coming months, including the approaching November ballot.
San Francisco’s Parks Alliance and Recreation and Park Department are both facing scrutiny from District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan about their use of donations, after subpoenaed records were made public in an NBC Bay Area news report.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 