Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in March 2025.
Announcements: March 2026
‘Cooking Together’: Spring Salad with Romaine Lettuce Hearts, Red Radicchio and Tofu
Raw, leafy salads are a good addition to our everyday diet as they are packed with important nutrients.
Letter to the Editor: Concerns with the EFWSS
The west side of SF requires attention to fire risk. Another bond will accomplish nothing, or worse. There are better approaches.
From the Editor: Getting Better All the Time
Congratulations to the organizers of this year’s Lunar New Year Night Market and Parade held on Saturday, Feb. 7 on Outer Balboa Street. It was a fabulous event that drew more than 5,000 neighbors and friends to the gathering. The weather cooperated, which made the afternoon and evening truly lovely.
Youth Council Created to Help D-1 Students Interact With City Hall
In the Richmond District, a group of 22 students are helping bring youth perspectives to their leaders. The District 1 Youth Council (D1YC) was founded in February and aims to help young San Francisco residents, aged 13 to 18, get involved in local politics.
New Housing Development Proposed in Vista Del Mar Neighborhood
A preview of a proposal to demolish two houses at 641 and 645 48th Avenue was presented to the San Francisco Planning Commission in February, revealing plans for constructing a new 20-unit residential development there.
Press Release: Celebration on March 8 for New Book About Golden Gate Park
Celebration outside iconic Conservatory of Flowers this Sunday brings together experts & fans of Golden Gate Park
Letter to the Editor: SFCTA to Host Town Hall to Discuss Geary/19th Ave. Subway
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is hosting a virtual town hall to discuss the Geary/19th Avenue Subway project planning which includes the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Press Release: Fulton Street Safety and Transit Project Completed
The final chapter in a decade of improvements to the 5 and 5R delivers safer streets, faster Muni service, and enhanced reliability for 15,000 daily riders along one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors.
City Hall: Connie Chan
This year we have seen more and more attacks and violence from the President Donald Trump’s administration on our rights and our communities. He is a threat to our immigrant community, to our access to health care, our education system, our most vulnerable and so much more. Locally we have been pushing back, making our voices heard and allocating additional funds to offset federal cuts, but we have so much work left to do.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
‘Then and Now’: Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue
Comparison photos of Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue 108 years apart.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
“Some citizens are so good that nothing a leader can do will make them better. Others are so incorrigible that nothing can be done to improve them. But the great bulk of the people go with the moral tide of the moment. The leader must help create that tide.”
Exhibition at de Young Features Claude Monet’s Work Inspired by Venice
France’s Claude Monet (1840-1926), the founder of Impressionism and the movement’s most prolific painter, reluctantly visited Venice, Italy, in October of 1908. At the time, he had grown disenchanted with the way his “Water Lilies” paintings were progressing. His dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, rejected the work, leading Monet to cancel the show at the Paris gallery and to destroy many of the paintings in the series.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 