Cannabis club owners and employees are on edge about the increase in thefts and robberies during the last few months, including one in the Richmond District that was burglarized recently. Some are demanding more support from authorities.
Assembly: Phil Ting
While serving as your assemblymember in Sacramento, I have been a strong advocate for students from early childhood education through college. Whether it’s digging California up from the bottom in per-pupil spending, creating Universal Transitional Kindergarten or providing free school lunches, my goal is to ensure our youth are provided opportunities and resources to succeed.
City Hall: Connie Chan
As COVID emergency declarations end, state assistance programs to help residents weather the pandemic are beginning to sunset. The COVID pandemic widened income inequality across California, with the gap between high- and low-income families being one of the largest in the nation.
‘Looking Back’: Rose Garden
If it was once a well-known fact that roses could not be grown in San Francisco, how is there a flourishing rose garden in Golden Gate Park?
Musical Helps Lafayette Bounce Back After COVID
The lights dimmed. A hush fell over the auditorium. Every person in the room knew this was a special night for Lafayette Elementary School. For the first time since the pandemic, the Lafayette Parent Teachers Association (PTA) hosted its annual spring musical.
‘The Golden Gate Before the Bridge’
The majestic nature photography of San Francisco native Ansel Adams can be seen on postcards, wall calendars, prints and posters.
Financing Plan for Firefighting Infrastructure Released
A study on financing the expansion of the Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) – a separate heavy-duty pipeline system designed to fight a devastating conflagration following a major earthquake – was recently released by city agencies.
Letter to the Editor: Proposed Tower at 2700 Sloat Blvd.
2700 Sloat Blvd.: Place your bets; will it sink or topple over?
‘Overtures and Undertows’: Stand-Up Comedian/Documentary Director W. Kamau Bell Goes His Own Way
W. Kamau Bell, 50, may have started out as a stand-up comedian in the 1990s, but he realized early on that he had to widen his vision of a career in show business. While living in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset District for 11 years, Palo Alto-born Bell honed his craft.
Press Release: Expanding Housing Choice
The Housing Element was unanimously approved by Mayor Breed and the Board of Supervisors and certified by the state in January 2023, and is San Francisco’s plan for meeting our state-mandated housing needs for the next 8 years (2023-2031).
‘West Side’s Youth Scoop’: Bridging Bay Area Youth Writers
Calling all teenage writers! Are you a part of the Bay Area youth generation? Do you have a strong passion for arts or literature? Consider submitting your written or artistic pieces to the San Francisco Youth Anthology.
Press Release: The 4-1-1 on 4/20 2023
San Francisco’s legendary 420 celebration will return to Golden Gate Park Thursday, drawing an estimated 20,000 cannabis fans and sparking a citywide effort to ensure the high spirits bring minimal hassles.
Letter to the Editor: Questioning Engardio’s Column’s Assertions
Joel Engardio’s latest column contains numerous distortions and unsupportable assertions. First of all, it is necessary to realize that economic and social inequality have much to do with the crimes against property that constitute the vast majority of arrests in San Francisco.
‘Cooking Together’: Zucchini Boats
Zucchini is available all year in most parts of the United States. It is an easy vegetable to grow in the summer, even in the foggy parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. Once these summer squashes get growing, you will have so many that you will have to find new recipes. Good recipes can turn this vegetable into a centerpiece.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
March brought us news that two of our local banks are in crisis mode. The feds came in and shut down Silicon Valley Bank. Its competitor, First Republic Bank, is still under tremendous pressure at the time of this writing.
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