Public safety is the #1 concern for San Franciscans. That’s why I prioritized hiring a dedicated community safety liaison to help Sunset residents and merchants affected by crime.
City Hall: Joel Engardio
Golden Boy Pizza’s New Location at Old Marco Polo Taraval Site
Golden Boy Pizza, a popular North Beach neighborhood pizzeria known for its square slices of focaccia bread pizza, will be opening a new location at 1447 Taraval St. in the Sunset District.
Angled, Restricted Parking Planned for Lower Great Highway
Improving public safety is the reason given by city officials who created the plan for angled parking to replace parallel along the Lower Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Kirkham Street, yet the impact on people living in vehicles there is obvious.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Influential Photographer Irving Penn’s Works at de Young Museum
People might be aware of master photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009) having seen his austere, innovative, high-contrast black-and-white Vogue Magazine fashion spreads. Or maybe viewers have come across his bare-bones, character-revealing portraits of artists and luminaries like Truman Capote, Pablo Picasso and boxer Joe Lewis. Then there’s the pristine still life works, at times looking like representational paintings while others seem abstract.
Assembly: Phil Ting
It’s tax season. I wanted to highlight the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs, which provide tax refunds to millions of lower-wage workers and their families. Both the state and federal governments each administer one to help struggling workers with potentially sizeable tax refunds.
Kilduff’s Korner By Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Looking Back: Huntington Falls
On April 8, 1894, thousands of spectators watched as water first began to flow down the Huntington Falls in Golden Gate Park.
Renovated Golden Gate Park Golf Course Reopens
“We hit a hole in one with the new clubhouse!” said Public Works Director Carla Short.
Senate Bill Seeks to Streamline Coastal Development
California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and SF Mayor London Breed seek to streamline housing development near Ocean Beach by slicing off a piece of San Francisco from the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission (CCC).
Press Release: Repairs Begin on Historic Trocadero Clubhouse
Construction began this week to repair the iconic Trocadero Clubhouse in Sigmund Stern Grove, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today.
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘No’ on ‘Cop Tax’ Prop. B
As someone who has done a deep dive into the San Francisco Police Commission, our citywide staffing shortage and funding obstacles, I urge all San Franciscans who care about public safety to understand Prop. B and vote “No.” In it’s current form, it is a misleading and purposefully destructive measure.
Commentary: Nancy DeStefanis
A Call for Civility in 2024 SF Elections By Nancy H. DeStefanis For democracy to continue in the U.S., politics demands civil and reasonable discourse. In January, Garry Tan, billionaire tech supporter […]
Letter to the Editor: Shakespeare’s Hamlet at Sealevel Gallery
Our first production as a westside-based theater will be a 90-minute community reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The cast will combine trained, experienced local actors with other members of our neighborhood to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday.
‘Cooking Together’: Almond Cookies
I would take my 4-year-old son to the park near the Japanese Tea Garden almost every afternoon to play. After a couple of hours of play time, we would sit down by the tea house and have green tea with almond cookies.
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