We have a lot to fix in San Francisco. Residents are concerned about public safety, homelessness, the drug overdose crisis, housing affordability and the survival of small businesses – in addition to fixing our downtown.
City Hall: Joel Engardio
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Living Beyond Labels: A Sunset Family With Disabilities’ Everyday Survival
Jinyou sprawled herself on the church’s basement floor, picking at the daycare’s fuzzy carpet distracting her little fingers. She did not hear the hushed conversation between the daycare teacher and her mother, Shan Hong, happening a few feet away from her, nor did she see her mother’s eyes widening slowly and her hand lifting to cover the concerned expression worn across her lips.
New Taraval Cafe Serves a Hearty Portion of Hospitality
The New Taraval Cafe experience, according to owner Stanley Lui, is pretty straightforward.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff
Commentary: Brian Quan
With election results in San Francisco finally certified less than three weeks after election day, the March primary was a fun amuse-bouche before the main buffet of democracy this coming November.
Assembly: Phil Ting
The California Service Corps is the largest service force in the nation, and recruiting is underway to fill 10,000 fellowship slots with teenagers and young adults willing to serve their community while earning money for college.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
The Ides of March is behind us (March 15), plus the 15th day of May, July and October, await under the ancient Roman calendar, so we can relax, think about the Giants’ opening day on April 5 at Oracle Park and Earth Day and Passover on April 22.
City Hall: Connie Chan
Last month, my office welcomed the Golden Gate Park Community Benefit Fund recipients and Another Planet Entertainment to the Richmond Recreation Center to jointly announce $110,000 in funding for community-based organizations and programs benefiting the Richmond. As part of the Outside Lands (OSL) contract with the City, the Richmond District receives annual funding from Another Planet Entertainment (APE) to help mitigate the impacts the concert series has on our neighborhood.
Great Blue Herons Return to Golden Gate Park
Four pairs of great blue herons have returned to breed at the newly renamed Blue Heron Lake (formerly Stow Lake). San Francisco Nature Education’s (SFNE) campaigned to rename the lake after the beautiful herons who have been observed by SFNE nesting there since 1993. Three of the nests are located on the island opposite the Boathouse. Another pair has occupied last year’s nest on the island near the waterfall in the healthy tree.
Looking Back: Shakespeare Garden
Golden Gate Park’s Shakespeare Garden was dedicated on July 9, 1928, according to the San Francisco Examiner. Attendees at the dedication included Emilie Melville, a Shakespearean actress, and James D. Phelan, former senator and mayor of San Francisco.
City Unveils Plans for Renovation of Kezar Pavilion
Sitting next to the original home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Pavilion has had the likes of basketball great Bill Russell and the San Francisco Bay Bombers roller derby team pass through its doors.
Giant Insects Star at New Exhibit at Academy of Sciences
The usual signs of spring are everywhere in Golden Gate Park. Golden poppies and magnolia trees are blooming and the ground is covered in green grass and nasturtium. Adding to this spring fever is the “Spring in the Garden” exhibition at the California Academy of Sciences, ongoing now through April 28.
Letter to the Editor: The Sunset Needs More Housing, Families
San Francisco has no future without families, and families need places to live. Without more housing, “SF natives” are an endangered species.
Press Release: SFPD Arrests Driver for Fatal Vehicle Collision at West Portal
Through the course of the investigation, The SFPD Traffic Collision Investigations Unit developed probable cause to book the driver, Lau, for three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter, felony reckless driving causing bodily injury and additional traffic violations.
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