Transit safety means making our streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and motorists. Advancing transit safety is paramount to creating a safe and accessible neighborhood for everyone. Since our time in office, we have been working on a number of transit-safety projects with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) for the Richmond District.
Few people might see a connection between a building on Clement Street and the dragon boat racers on Lake Merced. However, the paddlers on the lake may have been practicing on the roof of the new Community Youth Center (CYC) at 952 Clement St., on the corner of 11th Avenue.
Many San Franciscans love shopping for organic produce and artisan foods at their local farmers markets. Many San Franciscans are also notoriously fond of their dogs and like to take them everywhere, including to their local farmers markets.
The debate over the fate of the Upper Great Highway (UGH) between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard continues, with public radio station KALW recently hosting a forum on Aug. 20 at its downtown studio about Proposition K, a November ballot measure to permanently ban private motor vehicle traffic with the expectation of eventually turning it into an oceanfront park.
Eyes turned to the Richmond District Aug. 9-11, as nearby Golden Gate Park held one of the largest and most beloved music festivals in the United States, according to TimeOut.
I am writing this letter to call attention to a very small individual who is making a very big impact on the feeling of community in the central Richmond District. This small individual happens to be an orange cat named Picasso.
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My personal preference for jam-drop cookies is twofold. We can use the abundance of winter berries to make the jam for the cookies. And the cookies make beautiful edible gifts.
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Gear up for the October 2024 launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which will uncover the mysteries of Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa, with interactive exhibits, captivating models, and guest speaker Dr. Kevin Hand.
Outside Lands 2024 photos by Ben Kozakiewicz (@benkozakphotography)
Outside Lands 2024 photos by Téa Eristavi (@teyfromdabay).
KALW hosts a discussion about the ballot measure deciding the future of the Upper Great Highway with stakeholders and representatives.
On Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m., Ocean Plant located at 800 Great Highway in San Francisco’s Outer
Richmond neighborhood will host an event in support of “The Invisible Mammal,” a new feature
documentary produced and directed by filmmaker Kristin Tièche, a Richmond District resident.
Mr. Shanks’s article makes light of what are serious matters for the future of San Francisco and may even mislead the public into thinking that this is a “done deal” when it is not. There are neighborhood and citywide renters, merchants, homeowners, taxpayers from all walks, the arts, education, construction, healthcare, and IT, organizing to bring, as it were, water to this drought of intelligent, imaginative and caring ideas.
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