Sunset Dunes isn’t a park. It’s a monument to privilege and denial, built on the suffering of Sunset families, disabled residents, and endangered wildlife.
Letter to the Editor: Sunset Dunes a Playground for the Privileged
Press Release: Claude the Albino Alligator Passes Away at Age 30
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude was an iconic California Academy of Sciences resident who many visitors formed deep connections with during his 17 year tenure.
Poetry: Nancy Jong
Poetry by Nancy Jong, Richmond District resident.
‘Photos of the Month’: November 2025
To submit photos for consideration in the Photos of the Month online gallery, send three jpegs to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com by the 15th of the month. (If possible, send pictures resized to 150 dpi, 6″ wide.)
Press Release: New Affordable Senior Housing Opens in Inner Richmond
On Nov. 17, Mayor Daniel Lurie celebrated the grand opening of 383 Sixth Ave., the first 100% affordable housing development in the Inner Richmond neighborhood, which will provide 98 homes for low-income and formerly homeless seniors.
‘Slavic Voice’: Richmond District Youth Bring National Advocacy Lessons Back Home
Slavic Voice 4 Ukraine, a youth-run organization founded by two high schoolers from San Francisco, recently attended the Ukraine Action Summit. This summit is a national gathering in Washington, D.C. that brings together advocates, scholars, organizers and community leaders who are shaping the global conversation around Ukraine.
The Outer Richmond Celebrates Dia de Muertos
History was made early this month on the west side as Mexican culture – past and present – was proudly displayed in the Outer Richmond’s first “Dia de Muertos” (Day of the Dead) festival on Sunday, Nov. 2.
‘The Richmond Table’: A Taste of Tunisia on Clement Street
Zitouna opened its doors this May, bringing a new taste of North Africa to Clement Street and 26th Avenue. The smell of spices drift into the sidewalk, and inside, owner Mehdi Karoui moves through the kitchen the way he tells stories – fast, sensory and anchored by muscle memory.
Press Release: Planning Association for the Richmond Announces Town Hall Forum on Nov. 15 to Discuss Upzoning
Planning Association for the Richmond (PAR) is hosting a free public Town Hall Forum to educate the community about Mayor Lurie’s “Family Zoning Plan.” This plan will impact businesses, tenants, and homeowners. Speakers will include former Richmond District supervisors. Neighborhood and community groups will also table. All are welcome. Nov. 15, 5-7pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
What decides a home’s value? Why do two nearly identical homes in two close-by towns have a $300,000 difference in their selling prices? Why did the house across the street linger on the market with price reductions while the one on the next block sold in three days over the asking price?
Announcements: November 2025
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in November 2025.
Press Release: Hountalas Family Donates Cliff House Name and Other Assets to Western Neighborhoods Project
The Western Neighborhoods Project (WNP) is thrilled to announce that the Cliff House name has been formally donated to the community history nonprofit by Demosthenis (Dan) and Mary Hountalas.
‘Pet Pix’: Abby, Angel, Astro, Beatrice, Bleu, Cal, Clifford, Daisy, Diva, Elvis and Buster, Francis, Franklin, Ginger, Harley, Hazy, Karma, Little Bit and Mama Tim, Marco Polo, Marley, Melody, Mozzi and Chorizo, Parker, Pepper, Pringles, Puccini, Robbie, Rocky, Rum and Coke, Sam, Sam and Winston, Snocap, Spenser, Theo, Wallace and Ollie and Huck, Wassily, Whiskey, Zara
Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.
Seal Rock Inn Restaurant’s Second Act: Reopened and Reimagined Act: Reopened and
The Outer Richmond has always had its fog-soaked icons – the Cliff House, Ocean Beach, the bones of Sutro Baths. But ask longtime neighbors where they actually ate breakfast with their parents, or dragged visiting cousins before going to the Zoo, and one name comes up with the affection of an old drinking buddy: Seal Rock Inn Restaurant.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
In 2022, before “draft dodger” President Donald Trump, there were about 3.1 million federal employees and about 30,000 City and County of San Francisco employees in a then-municipality of approximately 874,000 residents. San Francisco’s population has now declined to about 827,000 and the number of its local government employees is approximately 30,000. Yet, some City Hall denizens spew propaganda that we need more housing. The mighty mayor, fresh from our recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, demands “upzoning” of the Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods plus the Marina and North Beach, meaning high-rise apartment and condominium buildings will be vacant in large part like Park Merced and its more than 500 empty units. Stonestown Galleria still hasn’t even broke ground on the 350 units for which it secured building permits three years ago.
