Impaired driving is more than just alcohol. It also means cannabis, prescription drugs and other drugs. So, please be smart and plan your celebrations with everyone’s safety in mind.
Police Beat – Sunset District
Calendar of Events
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in June, 2019.
Stern Grove’s 82nd Annual Free Summer Concert Series Kicks Off on June 16
The annual outdoor music festival series at Sigmond Stern Grove begins on June 16 and will continue every Sunday for 10 weeks. This year marks the 82nd season of free concerts for San Francisco residents and visitors.
City Hall – Gordon Mar
There is much that can be said about public safety and we have been having many of these conversations at City Hall and in the Sunset District over the last month.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District in May, 2019.
Supes Battle Streetcar Switchbacks; N-Judah Has Most in S.F.
The N-Judah streetcar leads all other light rail lines in switchbacks, according to a new San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) report, released after the practice was banned completely from the T-Third-line that serves the Bayview District because of “equity” issues.
COPA Takes Affect in June, 2019
A new ordinance that passed at the SF Board of Supervisors is becoming law on June 2. It will affect all sales of buildings of three units and up. The legislation is known as the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA for short.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
In 1931, San Francisco voters approved a new charter which reduced Board of Supervisors membership from 16 to 11, elected citywide, and paid $2,400 per year, without membership in the retirement system, but with membership in the publicly-funded health system.
Assembly – Phil Ting
The bill, AB-697, would require colleges that provide preferential treatment to applicants related to an alumnus or donor to disclose the practice, if they participate in the Cal Grant Program.
Artist Captures the Everyday Beauty of the Sunset District
Musgrove’s work has a way of making the viewer notice what is barely noticed. His refined paintings have realism, but he says he has evolved a more minimalist approach, with some abstraction.
Photos: Third Anniversary of Playland at 43rd Avenue
Photos from the third anniversary celebration of Playland at 43rd Avenue in the Sunset District on May 11, 2019 .
Sunset Mercantile, May 11, 2019
Photos from the Sunset Mercantile event at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Mayor Honors Three Westside Businesses During ‘Small Business Week’
San Francisco Mayor London Breed celebrated San Francisco’s Small Business Week (May 6-11) where local businesses, entrepreneurs and workers are being recognized and celebrated for their contribution to the local economy of their neighborhoods.
Inner Sunset Group Seeks Residents’ Input to Design Disaster Strategy
Community members are invited to two meetings focusing on emergency preparedness in the Inner Sunset.
City Hall – Gordon Mar
For the tens of thousands of Sunset residents who rely on the N-Judah and L-Taraval streetcars and Muni bus lines, I share your deeply-felt frustration and disappointment with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 