On Friday, June 30, a six-month effort was launched to reduce the
number of toxic cigarette butt waste in San Francisco’s
Sunset and Richmond districts when SF supervisors Sandra Lee Fewer
and Katy Tang organized a kick-off event and beach clean-up at Ocean Beach.
Historic Presidio Theater to be Rebuilt
The Presidio Trust has announced plans to rehabilitate the Presidio Theater, located in
the heart of the national park site on the Presidio’s Main Post, as a multi-purpose
performance space.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor of the Richmond Review.
July Calendar of Events
Things to do in July, 2017.
Real Estate
I examined the single-family home markets in the Richmond and Sunset districts and compared them
against the data in San Francisco as a whole.
Teen Computer Corps helps public with hi-tech problems
Teen Computer Corps is available to answer patrons’ questions about email,
lap-top computers, tablets, cell phones, digital cameras, electronic gadgets and the
Internet.
City Hall – Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Updates from San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
Commentary – Michael Murphy
As I walked down Geary Boulevard recently, I realized as I looked at the buildings that not much has changed in the past 50 years.
Blood drive at the Y
The Park Presidio-Sunset Lions Club joined forces with the Richmond District YMCA to host a blood drive on June 17.
Surfrider fighting to remove gnarly butts
The Surfrider Foundation is offering free cigarette containers for the outside of
businesses that allow smoking in an effort to keep cigarette butts out of the
environment.
Playground’s grand re-opening
The historic Mountain Lake Park, located at 12th Avenue and Lake Street, reopened
to much fanfare on June 8.
Theater rebuild features pools; movies nixed
After more than a dozen years of slow and silent disintegration, it seems the final curtain
has fallen for cinema at the Alexandria movie theater.
Exploring the western edge
Historic photo of Ocean Beach, circa 1900.
Making a Pitch
Emil DeAndreis teaches English at the College of San Mateo during the day, coaches
baseball at Lowell High School in the afternoon, and is a published author by night.
