If you spend time on the Great Walkway, you may have seen me out there on a weekend, handing out flyers and stickers and asking if you’d like to help preserve the space’s future as a park.
Commentary: The Benefits of the ‘Great Walkway’
Slain Taraval Police Officer Honored
celebration of life was held in the community meeting room at the Taraval Police Station on Dec. 22 to honor Officer Bryan Dennis Tuvera, who was killed in the line of duty in the Sunset District 15 years ago.
Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Open the Upper Great Highway
On Dec. 17, six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Rec. and Park general manager Philip A. Ginsburg and the Recreation and Parks Commission for violating state and local laws in shutting down the Great Highway, John F. Kennedy Drive, and Martin Luther King Drive to their disfavored members of the public.
Letter to the Editor: Closure of the Upper Great Highway is Idiotic
with half a brain realizes that the status of this roadway, as well as that of JFK Drive, should be up to the voters of San Francisco, who reside here and pay taxes here and try to get around here as best they can.
‘Cooking Together’: Matar Tofu
A festive red, white and green entrée for holidays
Report: Market Pressures Displaced Thousands of Working-Class Households
San Francisco is one of the most expensive and rapidly gentrifying cities in the world, as waves of real estate housing speculation roll through its working-class neighborhoods, according to a recent housing report.
Thousands Gather on ‘Great Hauntway’ to Celebrate Halloween
For a few hours on Sunday, Oct. 31, the Upper Great Highway between Taraval Street and Sloat Boulevard was transformed into a Halloween festival for trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving and dancing.
Sunset Author Publishes New Book About the Mexican-American War
While traveling in Mexico City, Sunset resident and author William Vlach became fascinated by statues of military students fighting the United States Army during the Mexican-American War. He did a little research and learned that these students were called San Patricios. They were Irish expatriates who joined the Mexican Army.
Historical Photos: Ahead of the Curve
Today, the curve along Sloat Boulevard near 39th Avenue is lined with quintessential Sunset stucco homes.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
We need to support our veterans, and protect, preserve and expand our middle class.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Police Activity in the Sunset District, November 2021.
Fill Up the Barrels: SF Firefighters’ Toy Program Shares Holiday Joy
Every year, as the holiday season comes back around, barrels appear at fire stations across the City ready to overflow with stuffed animals, dolls and toys of every shape and size. This year, the San Francisco Firefighters’ Toy Program kicked off its Holiday Toy Drive on Nov. 29. All 44 fire stations have barrels to collect donations from community members.
Designer, Builder Creates Comfortable Works of Public Art
In the last nine years, Inner Sunset resident Chris Duderstadt has designed, constructed and often artistically painted 144 public benches placed all over San Francisco, with a prominent presence in the Sunset and Richmond districts.
SF Board of Supervisors’ Audit Committee to Subpoena Financial Transaction Records Between SF Park Alliance, Rec. and Park
Financial transaction records between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the non-profit San Francisco Parks Alliance are now the focus of a subpoena, after a unanimous vote by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
In 1874, House of Commons member Benjamin Disraeli declared: “Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.” In the Nov. 9, 2021 Wall Street Journal, columnist Gerard Baker contemplated “sanity re-asserting itself” in the United States. He identified “lunacy” in our country as: “The capture of the public discourse by the lunacy of righteous wokery, in which math is racist, logic is a tool of white supremacy, merit is privilege and mothers are ‘birthing people.’”
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