The exhilarating feeling of gliding along is what makes roller skating a joy. And, for many, Golden Gate Park is one of the best places to experience it.
Planned Mural to Bring a Splash of Color to GG Park’s ‘Skatin’ Place’
CA Coastal Commission OK’s Farallon Islands’ Mice Eradication Plan
A controversial plan to exterminate the entire mouse population on the Farallon Islands this coming fall is moving forward, after the California Coastal Commission voted to green-light an invasive rodent eradication project last December despite environmental concerns.
‘Looking Back’: Poème de la Vigne
Why have a giant vase in Golden Gate Park depicting bugs attacking cherubs?
Press Release: Five New Public Safety Programs to Combat Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
With the start of the Lunar New Year and following a surge in anti-Asian hate, Supervisor Gordon Mar was joined by community leaders and the SF Police Department to announce five new public safety programs for the Sunset District, the Asian community and seniors.
Supervisors Debate City’s Recall Election Rules
Three school board members of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) face a recall election this month and now funding issues for such recall elections plus a proposal to amend the San Francisco City Charter related to recall elections in general have emerged.
Commentary: Clean Up the Toxins in the Sunset District
I know affordable housing is desperately needed in San Francisco, and I support it, even if that means the housing is almost literally in my backyard. But is it too much to ask that we take the toxics out of the soil before breaking ground?
Photos: “Light Up the Night” Bicycle Parade in GG Park, Jan. 29, 2022
Photos from the “Light Up the Night” event – a bicycle parade – in Golden Gate Park, Jan.m 29, 2022. Photos by John Oppenheimer.
Letter to the Editor: Stop These Wasteful Recalls
We have elections, people elected these three members and now we have a group of millionaires funding this recall. Just like the money the State wasted on a recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom by another group of Republican millionaires.
Press Release: Free Classical Music Concerts at SF State
Mark Lomax II/Alexander String Quartet, Junction Trio, Juilliard String Quartet, to perform admission-free at SF State University.
Letter to the Editor: Repeated Replacement of Ramps a Waste of Taxpayers’ Money
Recently my wife and I came home from a week away to find our street corner partially demolished once again. We have lived about a block away, south from the Taraval Post Office, since 1972. This is the fifth time since about 1980 that our corner has been jackhammered and handicap ramps installed and or reinstalled.
‘Cooking Together’: New Year’s Resolution – Eat Healthier Foods
During the holidays, we are surrounded by unhealthy foods, bombarded with their ads and end up indulging. Once the holidays are behind us, many people resolve to cut down on sweets and other empty calories.
Cartoon: ‘Overheard at the New Stonestown Whole Foods’ by Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Commentary: Michael Durand
Our goal is to maintain a civil and productive free exchange of ideas with a variety of points of view. Letters and commentaries help give voice to the community, and we are grateful to those who have taken the time to share their views on issues that are important to our neighborhoods and city.
Letter to the Editor: Reasons Why SFUSD Board Members Should Not Be Recalled
While I neither voted for nor supported the three individuals up for recall, and while I strongly disagree with many of their positions — such as spending a million dollars to paint over a WPA socially critical historical fresco painted by an Ashkenazic immigrant — they do not deserve recall. This is a misguided effort.
Letter to the Editor: Another Vote for Opening UGH
I totally agree with Steve Moran, whose letter to the editor in January’s Richmond Review says “Closure of the Upper Great Highway, at all, is idiotic.”
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 