Police Activity in the Sunset District, February 2022.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
‘Looking Back’: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Thomas (or “Tomáš”) Garrigue Masaryk (March 7, 1850 – Sept. 14, 1937) is honored with a monument in Golden Gate Park. Masaryk was an important leader in the establishment of Czechoslovakia and became its first president in 1918. He was re-elected president of Czechoslovakia three more times consecutively.
Reshaping San Francisco’s Districts for the Next Decade
San Francisco will redraw its supervisorial district lines this spring, adjusting the face of its district map based on population data gathered and released from the federal census conducted in 2020.
GG Park’s Garden Attractions to Merge Operations
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved combining the operation of Golden Gate Park’s Botanical Garden, Conservatory of Flowers and the Japanese Tea Garden last month, then placing them under management of the Botanical Garden Society.
Press Release: Best Buddies Community Event April 23
Best Buddies Community Event Celebrating Inclusion of People with Disabilities on April 23.
Press Release: GG Park Bandshell Welcomes Back Live Performances
Diverse lineup of musicians to play more free concerts at historic landmark.
Letter to the Editor: United Irish Cultural Center has Big Plans for St. Patrick’s Day
Restrictions on cultural and arts institutional activities during the pandemic severely curtailed the gathering of people for concerts, shows, exhibitions, and eliminated all types of indoor programming like music classes, drama, theatre and dance instruction.
Letter to the Editor: Shut Out of Golden Gate Park
Regarding a proposed compromise, when has any legally protected group ever given up their civil and legal rights in the name of compromise?
Press Release: Access Improvements Launched in Golden Gate Park
Starting Saturday, Feb. 26, riders of Golden Gate Park’s free shuttle will enjoy major improvements including new weekday service, an expanded route with connection to public transit, more stops, and less waiting, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced today.
‘Photos of the Sunset District’: Brothers Papadopoulos Flower Shop, by Jeremy Word
The family-run Brothers Papadopolous Flower Shop has been on the corner of 19th Avenue and Quitara Street since 1978, the only remaining flower stand out of the three original locations.
Letter to the Editor: Recology Responds to Set Record Straight
The column Recalls and Recology, Feb. 6, 2022, includes factually incorrect and misleading information
Commentary: Julie Pitta
You might have seen him peddling through the neighborhood: A handsome, silver-haired gent on a bicycle festooned with colorful streamers and flags, pulling a handmade wooden trailer.
‘Cooking Together’: Beets and Potato Salad
This column presents a red beet and potato salad with other vegetables that is different from a more familiar potato salad that contains high-calorie mayonnaise dressing.
Commentary: Saga of International Travel During COVID
My wife and I have lived in the Sunset District for almost 30 years. During important times of the year, her family from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), would visit and stay with us.
Then and Now: Parkside Library
Above: In 1950, the Parkside Branch Library at 1200 Taraval St. was under construction. It was the first of eight Modern-style city branches constructed by the architectural firm of Appleton and Wolfard […]
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