Lately I have read several articles regarding the financials of buying versus renting a home.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
A View From the Sea: Surf Photo Show at Mollusk Surf Shop
The aspects of the City and the greater Bay Area that keep people enamored include storied history and movements, the ever-changing landscape of innovation and the natural wonders we are so lucky to have surrounding us.
Merchant News: Recent Business Openings
With the recent openings of Luke’s Local Grocery and MIXT, Ninth Avenue between Irving Street and Lincoln Way is more vibrant than ever.
City Hall: Joel Engardio
San Francisco has a famously large budget, which is approaching $16 billion. We also face a historic deficit of more than $800 million. June is budget season at City Hall, where the mayor and the Board of Supervisors finalize what to cut and spend.
Jesse Schlesinger’s Minimalist Sculptures Converge Man-Made and Nature
The workday is over and a painting crew is dismantling scaffolding in front of a multi-unit stucco building at 43rd Avenue and Judah Street. They might not notice a collection of seven modern, miminalist sculptures sprinkled along the sidewalk across the street. The public art project by Jesse Schlesinger titled, “Pacific Transit,” includes three more pieces six blocks closer to the ocean, at the N-Judah streetcar turnaround.
‘Then and Now’: 41st Avenue and Lincoln Way
Comparison photos of 41st Avenue and Lincoln Way 113 years apart.
Latest Estimate of Cost to Redesign Trail Above Ocean Beach Swells Fourfold
The cost of redesigning a multi-use trail next to the sewage treatment plant near Ocean Beach has increased almost four-fold from a 2018 estimate, now that the California Coastal Commission (CCC) has weighed in, forcing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to revise its plans.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Great Wall Hardware Begins to Rise From the Ashes After Arson Fire
Nine months after arson and burglaries devastated the Outer Sunset’s Great Wall Hardware store, owner Albert Chow said, thanks to community support, he is recovering, although he still has a long way to go.
Neighbors Near 2550 Irving Project Fear Toxic Plume
Some Sunset neighbors worry that a dangerous toxic plume lurks beneath the surface of the 2500 block of Irving Street that has spread through the sandy soil into nearby homes on 26th and 27th avenues.
Art of Independence: ‘Big and Vast and Full of Wonders’
“Big and Vast and Full of Wonders,” an art installation by students from the Inner Sunset’s Independence High School, now on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), introduces museum visitors to the world of some creative young people whose work has traditionally not been displayed in an art museum.
Announcements: June 2025
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in June 2025.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
James Madison expressed it best, meaning governmental power, in a Dec. 2, 1829, speech, to wit, “The essence of government is power, and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” (Incidentally, such words are inscribed in the Madison Memorial Hall, Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building, Washington, D.C. )
Award-Winning Independent Film Producer Has Ties to West Side
Prolific, award-winning independent film producer Marc Smolowitz has more than 60 credits in his three-decade career. He has raised at least $30 million for projects in every genre. At any given time, he is the driving force behind 10 films in various stages of production, including at this very moment.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
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