Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in March 2025.
Announcements: March 2026
‘Cooking Together’: Spring Salad with Romaine Lettuce Hearts, Red Radicchio and Tofu
Raw, leafy salads are a good addition to our everyday diet as they are packed with important nutrients.
Letter to the Editor: Concerns with the EFWSS
The west side of SF requires attention to fire risk. Another bond will accomplish nothing, or worse. There are better approaches.
From the Editor: Getting Better All the Time
Congratulations to the organizers of this year’s Lunar New Year Night Market and Parade held on Saturday, Feb. 7 on Outer Balboa Street. It was a fabulous event that drew more than 5,000 neighbors and friends to the gathering. The weather cooperated, which made the afternoon and evening truly lovely.
Press Release: Celebration on March 8 for New Book About Golden Gate Park
Celebration outside iconic Conservatory of Flowers this Sunday brings together experts & fans of Golden Gate Park
Letter to the Editor: SFCTA to Host Town Hall to Discuss Geary/19th Ave. Subway
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is hosting a virtual town hall to discuss the Geary/19th Avenue Subway project planning which includes the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
“Some citizens are so good that nothing a leader can do will make them better. Others are so incorrigible that nothing can be done to improve them. But the great bulk of the people go with the moral tide of the moment. The leader must help create that tide.”
Exhibition at de Young Features Claude Monet’s Work Inspired by Venice
France’s Claude Monet (1840-1926), the founder of Impressionism and the movement’s most prolific painter, reluctantly visited Venice, Italy, in October of 1908. At the time, he had grown disenchanted with the way his “Water Lilies” paintings were progressing. His dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, rejected the work, leading Monet to cancel the show at the Paris gallery and to destroy many of the paintings in the series.
State Senate: Scott Wiener
San Francisco is stuck in a broken relationship. We’re being gaslit, shortchanged and repeatedly let down – and we’ve had enough.
Letter to the Editor: Time to Get Rid of Polling Stations
San Francisco has over 500 polling stations, for primary and general elections. Therefore, each election year, we can save about $5 million from the City’s budget by making it all mail-in ballots and having one well-run polling station in each District.
Disruptive Effects Linger After SF’s Teachers’ Strike
After a week of closed campuses, picket lines and hurried schedule changes, San Francisco public schools have reopened following a tentative agreement between the district and teachers, but the effects of the strike are still being felt across the City and on the west side.
Westside Businesses Respond to ICE’s Killings
Since the Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon’s October 2025 article about community readiness in the face of potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, much has changed regarding ICE sentiment globally and on on San Francisco’s west side.
Letter to the Editor: Mayor Lurie Needs to Apologize for Slurs
Lurie’s father may be a rabbi, but his values do not reflect those of the Ashkenazic American Judaism with which so many of us were raised. A sincere apology is required.
Press Release: Sunset Night Market Takes to the Streets on Friday, Feb. 27
The award-winning Sunset Night Market returns Friday, February 27th to kick off the Year of the Horse! Join Sunset Mercantile, Wah Mei, Asian Inc., and Into The Streets for the first in a series of four night markets happening in 2026.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 