Closure of the Great Highway has INCREASED carbon emissions and hurt working people — but a compromise is possible.
Commentary: Westside Residents Push Back Against Tone-Deaf Politicians
Announcements: September 2021
Announcements for September 2021.
Volunteers Needed for Autumn Moon Festival Cleanup
Letter to the Editor: SF Ignores Climate Change Science
The science on climate change is clear, so why aren’t San Francisco’s leaders listening?
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Richmond Review newspaper.
Love Street Vintage Finds New Richmond Home on Balboa Street
“A ‘love street’ can be anywhere,” explained Graciela Ronconi, a 30-year-plus resident of the Richmond District and founder of the neighborhood newcomer, Love Street Vintage.
Richmond District Writer Publishes Her First Book: A Mystery for Kids
Cindy Tong, a Richmond District resident and native of the Sunset District, will publish her debut children’s book “The Mystery of the Missing Dump Truck” this month. The book features two Asian-American protagonists, based on her own sons.
Historical Photo: View From 13th Avenue
Most of the buildings on the north side of Clement Street and Funston Avenue (then known as 13th Avenue) in this May 1920 photograph still stand. It is also still possible to stand on this same patch of grass next to the former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist building that has been reincarnated as the Internet Archive.
Inner Richmond Couple’s Film ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’ on PBS Oct. 1, 2021
On Oct. 1, PBS will air the film about two Cuban musician brothers, separated by a restrictive political climate for years and touchingly (though temporarily) reunited to create, collaborate and simply be a family.
Letter to the Editor: ‘Refind Home’ Antique Shop Opens in the Richmond
I am an Inner Richmond resident and I just opened a new antiques shop called Refind Home at 2500 Clement St. at 26th Avenue.
Police Blotter: Richmond District
Police activity in the Richmond District, July/August 2021.
Assembly: Phil Ting
It is our civic duty to serve on a jury, but many Americans are unable to participate because they cannot afford to take unpaid time off from work. This means a smaller pool of potential jurors that often results in juries that are wealthier and less diverse – not at all reflective of the communities they serve.
SF Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approves Resolution Seeking Landmark Status for Lincoln Park Golf Course, Once a City Cemetery
The Lincoln Park Golf Course is among the oldest in the western states, but it also has a unique historical legacy, the evidence for which lies underneath it with perhaps 20,000 buried human remains.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
In a 1958 book about Sir Winston Churchill, the author described a woman who gushed to Churchill: “Doesn’t it thrill you, Mr. Churchill, to know that every time you make a speech the hall is packed to overflowing?”
City Hall: Connie Chan
As the COVID-19 Delta variant surges, we see social economic disparities continue to widen. As our economy and society are reopening, the ability to continue working remotely, being able to travel safely and getting back to “normal” is a privilege that is still not available to many working families.
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