Through all the challenges, tragedies and opportunities that 2020 brought us, it brought out the best in our community in many ways.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
Press Release: Missing Person
Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Lester Greene who was reported missing from his home in the Parkmerced Area of San Francisco on Jan. 5, 2021
Succulents Star in Outer Sunset Landscaping Work of Art
About five years ago, longtime Sunset District resident Wayne Chan found a note in his mailbox that would have a significant impact on his life. It was during a drought, when his lawn was brown and lifeless, that someone dropped off a flyer reading: “We Buy Ugly Houses.”
Fire at Underdogs Too Restaurant Compounds a Year of Misery
For the owner and employees of Underdogs Too restaurant on Taraval near Ocean Beach, 2020 kept getting worse. On the morning of Dec. 15 at around 7:15 a.m., Doug Marschke, the owner of the bar and Mexican food restaurant at 3600 Taraval St., woke up to find neighbors texting him that his business was on fire.
SFUSD Reopening Delayed After Talks Break Down
San Francisco public schools will not be reopening as planned on Jan. 25 after negotiations between the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and the teachers union broke down.
Announcements – January, 2021
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Commentary: Quentin Kopp
City officials have treated taxpayers’ dollars as their own slush funds, distributing public works contracts to cronies and other corrupt persons, disregarding solemn ethical duties to use public resources for San Francisco residents and taxpayer needs pursuant to a clear and creditable public process.
Assembly: Phil Ting
As a parent of two children in public schools, I worry students are falling behind in their studies as we continue relying solely on remote learning. Additionally, the longer they don’t see their friends and teachers in person, the more social isolation will impact development and emotional intelligence.
Majestic Magnolias
Every year from mid-January through March, the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park puts on a show. Or rather, its magnolia trees do. From eye level to 80 feet in the air, blossoms ranging from white to deep fuchsia can be found in every corner of the Garden.
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Press Release: SFPD Arrests Three Suspects in Taraval and Ingleside Burglary Series
Officers arrested three serial burglars, seized several high-capacity firearms and several stolen items taken in San Francisco burglaries.
Press Release: Affordable Housing Project Planned for 2550 Irving St.
Under the leadership of Mayor London Breed, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) has selected Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) to build and develop 100% affordable housing at 2550 Irving St. for families.
Letter to the Editor (cc’d): SFUSD’s Misguided Policies
How many people go into private schools due to SFUSD school lottery? How many more will now opt out of SFUSD with the proposed demolition of one of this nation’s best academic high schools (Lowell)? How many taxpayers and voters feel alienated by the reductionist thinking of the “school names change commission?”
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Letter to the Editor: Memories of the Upper Great Highway and Suggestions for its Future
Many years gone and many memories gained from San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway throughout my 85 years living in The City.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 