The 24-seat committee which is tasked with running the city’s Democratic party is going to change, fingers crossed, for the better. If you are a registered Democrat, you can (and should) make your voice heard and vote to move your local party leadership forward.
Stirring up discontent about crime is nothing more than a cynical attempt at grabbing voter attention. GrowSF and groups like them are spending millions to influence city elections and they haven’t been shy about their intentions.
we need a new approach to public safety that balances law enforcement and accountability with rehabilitation and meaningful intervention.
We need electric light for human safety, comfort and health, but lighting up the night sky for amusement or displays should be kept to a minimum. It’s especially important that artificial light be kept to a minimum in our urban parks. At night, our city parks can be oases of dark in the otherwise unrelenting glare of electric light that engulfs most of our City.
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The Richmond District’s single-family median home prices took a dip for the second year in a row after rising for 10 years.
Crossword puzzle by Jess Goldstein
On Dec. 18, 2023, SF Supervisor Connie Chan sent an email notifying constituents that SF Mayor London Breed is preparing legislation to up-zone building height limitations in the Richmond District by early 2024.
Comparison photos of Sutro Heights 113 years apart.
When you think of San Francisco’s history of fashion post-1906 earthquake, what might come to mind is the free-spirited hippie era of bell bottoms and psychedelic print mini-dresses or picturing the serious, all-black outfits the Beat generation wore while listening to poetry or experimental jazz in 1950s North Beach nightclubs.
When we humans see a hill, we want to put something on top of it. Maybe it’s an old instinct of war to create a defensive position and a higher viewpoint to spot the invading army. Or maybe as creative animals we are unable to resist “improving” nice things. Ego and avarice play their parts, of course.
After ending last year reflecting on gratitude and thankfulness, looking forward I see a potential sea change ahead. Not only because it’s going to be an election year, but honestly things would just get a little boring if they always stayed the same. So let us examine what lies ahead in 2024.
In last month’s column, I wrote about the power of people in the history and preservation of the Richmond’s beloved eyesore, the Alexandria Theatre. Several of you referenced the piece while either initiating or renewing your memberships with Western Neighborhoods Project (WNP). As it turns out, the power of our local independent press is also very real. I’m not sure how to find the right words to describe how I felt after reading the brief notes you attached to these memberships, but this gets close: It made my heart full.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in January 2024.
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