The SF Model Yacht Club has opened its summer sailing season, with numerous model yacht enthusiasts taking their model boats out for a journey across Spreckels Lake.
Model Yacht Club sails into new season at Golden Gate Park
Sunset Branch Library Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Big Bash
There was a birthday bash April 7 for one of the Sunset District’s oldest cultural institutions, the Sunset Branch Library.
Letter to the Editor – Sunset Beacon
Letter to the editor of the Sunset Beacon.
Eighty-year-old Dynamo Still Loves Teaching, Exercising
At 80 years of age, more people are attending classes than teaching them. Tanako Hagiwara joined City College as a sports coach in 1967. And she is still at it – 51 years later – as an exercise instructor.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Beat – Sunset District
I would like to thank the SFPD’s burglary detail and the Special Investigative Team for its continued hard work. The results are dramatic.
City Looks to Improve Safety on Lower Great Highway
“For years, I’ve heard many residents complain to me about the safety conditions of theLower Great Highway,” said San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang, who represents the Sunset District.
Sunset Spotlight – A Neighborhood Journal
News items about the Sunset District.
Mayoral Candidates Stump for Votes
Five candidates for the mayor’s office lined up in the Hall of Flowers at Golden Gate Park on April 21 to talk about marginalized people, their priority policies for affordable housing, making streets safer and helping the homeless.
Two Traffic-Calming Measures Proposed for 20th Avenue
A north-south-avenue in the Sunset District appears to be moving from a road commonly used by bicycles to a legitimate, city-approved traffic corridor complete with a few bulb-out accessories.
May Calendar of Events
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side.
Real Estate – John M. Lee
Affects of new tax law by John M. Lee As I finished my tax returns on April 15, I spoke to my CPA about the changes that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform measure […]
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
A savant once observed: “It’s useless to try to hold some people to anything they say while they’re madly in love, drunk or running for office,” and, don’t forget: “Everybody makes mistakes. That’s why we keep having political elections.”
SF Symphony’s Adventures in Music celebrates 30 years
The Adventures in Music (AIM) program, which connects the San Francisco Symphony with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), started in 1988 with 17 schools. More than 200,000 enlightened students later, AIM is still going strong and celebrating 30 years of music education partnership.
Assembly – Phil Ting
I don’t have to tell you that homelessness is one of the largest, most pervasive and, unfortunately, most intractable problems facing San Francisco.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 