Outer Balboa Street was alive with the sights and sounds of the holiday season at the Richmond District Lunar New Year Good Luck Parade on Saturday, Jan. 18. Thousands of participants and spectators filled Balboa Street between 35th and 39th avenues from 3:30 to 8 p.m. The parade and night market was organized by the Richmond Neighborhood Center. Courtesy photo.
It’s been said that many politicians should beg for pardons instead of granting them.
Outer Richmond residents Charlie O’Leary and Jack Pain opened the wine bar last September on Balboa Street near 36th Avenue, and in the months since they have curated an extensive and eclectic schedule of offerings for westside residents.
“Picture this,” said Leah Kalish, California Academy of Sciences’ manager of youth engagement. “You’re at Ocean Beach, digging for crabs. It’s cold, it’s 10 a.m. and your pants are wet.”
The SF Department of Elections approved a petition on Jan. 21 to recall Engardio, submitted by a group called Our Neighborhood, Our Future. That started a 120-day period to get just less than 10,000 signatures to qualify for a special election later this year.
Comparison photos of the Great Highway at Point Lobos Avenue 105 years apart.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
A thick fog blanketed the outer avenues along Balboa Street. The Balboa Theater’s marquee glowed red in the moonlight. Across the street, a pair of raccoons fiddled with candy wrappers and potato chip bags, finding no luck inside of them. It was a rather Lynchian scene.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul McCartney was spending time in his archives, preparing a photo exhibition of the late Linda McCartney (Eastman), his first wife. The task happened to remind him that he had taken photos during a momentous three-month period (December 1963 through February 1964), when the Beatles were on the cusp of superstardom, often referred to as Beatlemania.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has installed surveillance cameras at certain points along JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park.
Richmond Review Crossword Puzzle, February 2025.
San Francisco Police Department Releases Video to Raise Awareness About Blessing Scams
I would really like to see Connie Chan host a “Coffee with Connie” monthly meet-up with Richmond District neighbors. I remember when former Supervisor Eric Mar did it. I attended a couple of meetings and found them to be productive, and Eric took the time to listen to neighbors.
Photos of the Month, January 2025. Interested photographers are invited to send three jpegs to editor@richmondsunsetnews.com by the 15th of the month. Images resized to 150 dpi and 6 inches wide preferred.
Pea shoots contain many important nutrients, such as protein, vitamins A, B1, B5, B9, C, folate and E, as well as potassium and phosphorous – some in remarkable quantities. A serving of 100 grams of pea shoots can provide 4 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, 280 micrograms of vitamin K, 79 milligrams of vitamin C and 340 micrograms of vitamin A.
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