Letters to the Editor of the Sunset Beacon.
Creativity Helps Keep Seniors Healthy; Improves Lives
Negative stereotypes about older adults persist even today. But, when it comes to creativity, old age defies the myths.
Woman Dodges Sharks in Record-Setting Ocean Swim
The New Zealand native and current San Francisco resident is one of the top three female open water marathon swimmers in the world and the subject of a suspenseful new documentary, “Kim Swims,” which got its world premiere at the 40th annual Mill Valley Film Festival in October, 2017.
Sunset Woman Loves Performing, Challenging Roles
Sunset District resident Ella Ruth Francis is part of the Utopia Theatre Project. Last month, she acted in an all-original play called “Seeds,” which made its debut in San Francisco on March 9.
Assembly – Phil Ting
There are no easy answers to addressing economic inequality, but EITC programs are effective in reducing it. I commit myself to work in the legislature to continue finding ways to lift Californians out of poverty.
Commentary – Quentin L. Kopp
As always, the truth about aliens is malleable, and politicians are trimmers; they love illegal aliens as part of their politics. As the son of a legal immigrant and husband of another legal immigrant, I scratch my head in dismay.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District.
Sunset Spotlight – A Neighborhood Journal
News items from the Sunset District.
Volunteer Gardeners Help Keep City’s Parks Shining
For Wayne Hiroshima and Bill Lafferty, working as assistant gardeners in Golden Gate Park around plants, animals and birds, places them regularly in the life cycle. They discover how plants, animals, birds and humans are all interdependent on each other.
Officials Warn Public About Urban Coyotes
Coyote season is here, that time of year between April and August when coyote sightings sometimes cause problems with humans and their pets, so Project Coyote is giving seminars about what to do when encountering the wild animals.
April Calendar of Events
Things to do in April, 2018.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
Recently, housing activists starting using the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe what is going on in the San Francisco real estate market!
Plan in works to use recycled water at GG Park, golf courses
To decrease San Francisco’s dependency on the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the SF Recreation and Park Department are in the process of switching to “recycled” water for irrigating Golden Gate and Lincoln parks and the Presidio.
Richmond Roundup
Local athletes going into Prep Hall of Fame The 36th annual San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame award banquet in May will feature top athletes from local schools. From the Richmond District, Michael Gridley will be inducted. He was […]
State bill would re-zone large swaths of City
A bill now sitting in the state legislature would take the zoning power to reject taller buildings away from municipalities across California if developers want to put them near public transit stops.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 