Police activity reports from the Richmond District.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
City Hall – Sandra Lee Fewer
Richmond District updates from SF Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer.
Model Yacht Club sails into new season at Golden Gate Park
The SF Model Yacht Club has opened its summer sailing season, with numerous model yacht enthusiasts taking their model boats out for a journey across Spreckels Lake.
Richmond Roundup
News shorts from the Richmond District.
Merchants celebrate!
The Greater Geary Boulevard Merchants’ Association held its 25th annual luncheon at the Hotel Kabuki on May 23 to honor local merchants and first responders who have contributed to the welfare of the community.
Mayoral candidates stump for west side votes
Five candidates for the mayor’s office lined up in the Hall of Flowers at Golden Gate Park in late April to talk about marginalized people, their priority policies for affordable housing, making streets safer and helping the homeless.
A sense of community can be built with small items
After announcing the creation of a community fairy garden on the “Next Door” app, donations appeared immediately. Especially welcome were items made with repurposed materials, like marbles, popsicle sticks, and seashells.
Lawsuit claims transit agencies misled public
Opponents of the Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project planned for Geary Boulevard released in May the opening arguments in a lawsuit filed against two San Francisco transportation agencies to derail the BRT.
Eighty-year-old Dynamo Still Loves Teaching, Exercising
At 80 years of age, more people are attending classes than teaching them. Tanako Hagiwara joined City College as a sports coach in 1967. And she is still at it – 51 years later – as an exercise instructor.
May Calendar of Events
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side.
Richmond woman stars in ‘May Mayhem: Power Plays’
by Jonathan Farrell Argentina-born Virginia Blanco, who resides in the Richmond District, recognizes the present situation where there is a lot of frustration concerning the political landscape so she will be performing in a series of satirical […]
Real Estate – John M. Lee
Affects of new tax law by John M. Lee As I finished my tax returns on April 15, I spoke to my CPA about the changes that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform measure […]
Woman earns prestigious award
Richmond District resident Hannah Jones has earned a prestigious George Award from her alma mater, Pepperdine University.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
A savant once observed: “It’s useless to try to hold some people to anything they say while they’re madly in love, drunk or running for office,” and, don’t forget: “Everybody makes mistakes. That’s why we keep having political elections.”
Presidio Heights native strikes out to clean water, improve women’s lives
by Michael Durand Among the 200,000 protesters who marched down Market Street in 2003 to denounce the Iraq war was 13-year-old Presidio Heights native Talia Fried. Seven years after graduating from college, Fried’s full-time job is to help change […]
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