Changes proposed for new housing throughout the City could have a big impact on the west side if SF Mayor London Breed’s plan for “streamlining” the process to replace single-family homes with multi-unit buildings is approved.
Announcements: July, 2023
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side. July, 2023.
19th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival Offers ‘Safe Spaces’
In the clustered streets of Singapore, a teenage Madeleine Lim runs an illegal LGBTQ+ rights organization. Her underground community organizing constantly places her in danger with the government which censors her films that depict the lives of individuals in the LGBTQ+ spectrum. So, when she begins her life in the United States, her mission becomes clear – calling for queer communities to gain full voice in the realm of film.
Commentary: Brian Quan
When taking Muni’s 38-Geary bus to downtown, it becomes increasingly clear the changes occurring around homelessness due to the recent injunction by U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu.
History Lovers Commemorate Dutch Windmill’s 120th Birthday
They look like two huge monsters with four arms each. The Dutch and Murphy windmills stand more than 100 feet tall and look like they are guarding the western end of Golden Gate Park.
New Murder Charge Filed Against Exploded Hash Oil Lab Suspect
The man whose Sunset District house blew up in February, after butane vapors from an allegedly illegal hash oil lab exploded and killed his wife, now faces a murder charge for her death.
Commentary: Quentin Kopp
It was Oscar Wilde who observed: “Hear no evil, speak no evil and you won’t be invited to cocktail parties.” That underpins Mahatma Gandhi’s judgment: “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
Advocate Nancy Wuerfel Honored by Friends and SF Supervisors
Her friends and admirers call Nancy Wuerfel a formidable advocate, master of the spreadsheets, a supernatural force, a secret weapon, the Sherlock Holmes of city bureaucracy and a fiercely independent woman dedicated to good city government.
Assembly: Phil Ting
Hate can happen while grocery shopping, commuting to work or walking around a park. Discrimination, bullying, harassment and assaults based on race, religion, sexual orientation and other acts of bias have been on the rise.
‘Kilduff’s Korner’ by Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
‘Looking Back’: Queen’s Visit
In early 1983, Queen Elizabeth II toured California for the first time. Her itinerary included a state dinner on March 3 in her and Prince Phillip’s honor at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (as it was known at the time), according to the presidential diary.
Local Filmmakers Screen Documentary at 4 Star Theater
After decades of historical film he shot sat untouched in his basement, Richmond District resident Rev. Harry Chuck, with the help of his son filmmaker Josh Chuck, who lives in the Sunset District, is finally ready to show it to the world in the new documentary “Chinatown Rising” at the 4 Star Theater.
Funds to Reinforce Firefighting Infrastructure Run Dry
Money from a 2020 bond measure, sold to voters as financing for expanding an earthquake-resistant pipeline system for westside neighborhoods, may run short for water infrastructure improvements instead after a unilateral decision by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
Letter to the Editor: Questions About Engardio’s Plans for the Homeless
In his most recent essay “Why Tents Can’t Be Removed,” Supervisor Joel Engardio once more transforms fantasy into reality. Engardio brands a judge’s ruling as “nonsensical.” Why? According to Engardio this is because tents cannot be removed when no alternative shelter is available for the entire population. Let us be clear: Shelters are a temporary solution and do not suit the needs of many. What other solutions are Engardio putting into place?
Letter to the Editor: Use Olympic Club Land for Housing Development
Like many, I was initially skeptical about the claim that there was plenty of space for housing development in the Sunset. But you know what? I’ve changed my mind, on realizing that there is a perfectly splendid piece of land, indeed an acreage for development, which won’t require the sacrifice of any current housing, businesses, or public resources, and which could provide space for all of the City’s new required affordable housing units.
