California parents are eager to get their children back into the classroom – and thanks to Assembly Bill (AB) 86, more students will return for in-person learning this month.
Assembly: Phil Ting
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Such capriciousness by the School Board invites recapitulation of events leading to the 1971 San Francisco Charter amendment changing mayoral appointment of seven members to electing citywide all members. I plead guilty.
Letter to the Editor: Enough Crankiness
I was inspired to write after seeing how much crankiness was in your March 2021 newspaper.
Historical Photo: Fifth and Parnassus, 1919
This photo of the corner of Fifth and Parnassus avenues was taken by United Railroads (predecessor of Market Street Railway and Muni) staff photographer John Henry Mentz on Oct. 30, 1919.
Letter to the Editor: End the Traffic and Gridlock in the Outer Avenues
End the traffic and gridlock in the outer avenues! Closure of the Upper Great Highway has made a mess of the neighborhood. Now that construction on 19th Avenue is taking place, things are even worse!
Announcements: March 2021
Community announcements.
Photos: Dog Training Area in Golden Gate Park
Photos at Golden Gate Park’s newly renovated Dog Training Area.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Former Noriega Produce Now Bigger and Better as Gus’s Market
A month after the new Gus’s Market opened up at 44th Avenue and Noriega Street, customers are giving good reviews of the new store compared to the old one just a block away.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
As we ring in the Year of the Ox, we’re hopeful for health and wellness in the year to come. Last year we held the Sunset’s first neighborhood-wide Lunar New Year celebration, and while we wish we could have gathered together again this year, we’re celebrating all the same.
Stern Grove’s Trocadero in Line for Landmark Status
Efforts are underway to give landmark status to one of San Francisco’s hidden jewels in a location that has featured predominantly in the City’s history for more than a hundred years.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
Activity in the first two months has been decent, with good buyer demand and still very little inventory.
Commentary: Quentin Kopp
Since San Francisco’s public schools have been closed for one year already, why doesn’t the San Francisco Unified School District refund taxpayers their money?
Press Release: Taraval Street Repaving Coming Soon
As the L Taraval Improvement Project is nearing completion, street repaving is scheduled to begin on March 15 and continue for approximately a couple of weeks.
City Debates Plan to Extend Stay of GG Park’s Observation Wheel
The SkyStar observation wheel in Golden Gate Park was about to get a four-year extension when an email from several San Francisco Supervisors sent the plan spinning into uncertainty.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 