Comparison photos of 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street 91 years apart.
‘Then and Now’: 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street
Sunset Youth Services Offers a Pathway to Stability and Growth
Dawn and Ron Stueckle, the brains behind Sunset Youth Services (SYS), got the inspiration for the non-profit organization when they were youth pastors at a church, where many young people were facing arrests and ongoing family conflict.
Effort Underway to Send UGH Compromise Back to Voters
Despite losing at the ballot box and in court, those opposed to banning private motor vehicles on the Upper Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard plan to start gathering signatures for another ballot measure in November.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
State Senate: Scott Wiener
With Lunar New Year approaching, many San Franciscans are reflecting on the importance of family and the lasting lessons they pass down. My office recently hosted a Lunar New Year art show featuring nearly 30 local artists and focusing on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) themed art. The creativity and beauty on display got me thinking about the values I’m carrying with me into the new year.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Then President-elect Abraham Lincoln in his farewell address in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 11, 1861, proclaimed, “My friends … I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.”
Assembly: Catherine Stefani
California is facing a behavioral health crisis that affects communities across the state. Too many families watch loved ones with serious mental illness cycle through emergency rooms, psychiatric holds, jails and homelessness while the system intervenes only after a crisis has escalated.
Announcements: February 2026
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in February 2025.
See You Later, Alligator: Fans Bid Farewell to the Beloved Claude
Two of the handmade signs that bobbed above the crowd outside the California Academy of Sciences on a Sunday morning read: “Claude the Great” and “SF loves you, Claude.”
Letter to the Editor: EFWSS Bond Measure Will Accomplish Nothing
The June $535 million Bond would allocate only $130 million for the EFWSS. Three prior Bonds dating to 2010 have allocated $308 million. Thus far, no significant EFWSS components exist.
The Art of ‘Earthscaping’ Showcased at Ocean Beach
Dark clouds looming over the City threatened to dampen the spirits of eager participants and spectators hoping to gather at Ocean Beach to create sand art on New Year’s Day.
Emergency Firefighting Bond Measure Goes to Voters
San Francisco voters will decide on a $535 million bond measure in June, part of which will fund the expansion of the Emergency Firefighting Water Supply System (EFWSS), although two neighborhood groups oppose the current plan.
PG&E Blamed for Power Outage Damages
Thousands of residents and businesses in the Richmond and Sunset districts were left without power for days on the weekend before Christmas.
‘Overtures and Undertows’: Preview of The Mostly British Film Festival
The Mostly British Film Festival returns for its 18th year, Feb. 5-12, with 26 films, some new, some nearly new, along with a sprinkling of classics. Curated selections come from the UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, India and New Zealand and will all be screened at San Francisco’s Vogue Theater.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 