Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Blotter: Sunset Beacon
Real Estate: John M. Lee
As I write this column, the first half of 2023 is just about over. Each year has its own challenges and this year we have been dealing with rising inflation, higher interest rates, a volatile stock market and the seemingly never-ending battle with crime, homelessness and drugs in San Francisco. So where is the real estate market at?
City Hall: Joel Engardio
If you’ve ever been to Paris, you likely walked down tree-lined streets and enjoyed the quaint sidewalk cafes. If you noticed six-story apartment buildings throughout the city, you probably didn’t leave Paris thinking it was a terrible place because of housing density. The wonderful ground-floor bistros were memorable, not the building height.
Take a Culinary Tour of the U.K. at Willow on the Green in the Inner Sunset
Alex J. Sinclair, owner of the Sunset District’s charming, old-fashioned shop, Willow on the Green, which specializes is artisanal foods from the British Isles, has packed a lot of things into his 40-year-old life, before this latest passion project.
Proposed Housing Rules May Have an Impact on West Side
Changes proposed for new housing throughout the City could have a big impact on the west side if SF Mayor London Breed’s plan for “streamlining” the process to replace single-family homes with multi-unit buildings is approved.
Announcements: July, 2023
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side. July, 2023.
19th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival Offers ‘Safe Spaces’
In the clustered streets of Singapore, a teenage Madeleine Lim runs an illegal LGBTQ+ rights organization. Her underground community organizing constantly places her in danger with the government which censors her films that depict the lives of individuals in the LGBTQ+ spectrum. So, when she begins her life in the United States, her mission becomes clear – calling for queer communities to gain full voice in the realm of film.
Commentary: Brian Quan
When taking Muni’s 38-Geary bus to downtown, it becomes increasingly clear the changes occurring around homelessness due to the recent injunction by U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu.
History Lovers Commemorate Dutch Windmill’s 120th Birthday
They look like two huge monsters with four arms each. The Dutch and Murphy windmills stand more than 100 feet tall and look like they are guarding the western end of Golden Gate Park.
New Murder Charge Filed Against Exploded Hash Oil Lab Suspect
The man whose Sunset District house blew up in February, after butane vapors from an allegedly illegal hash oil lab exploded and killed his wife, now faces a murder charge for her death.
Commentary: Quentin Kopp
It was Oscar Wilde who observed: “Hear no evil, speak no evil and you won’t be invited to cocktail parties.” That underpins Mahatma Gandhi’s judgment: “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
Advocate Nancy Wuerfel Honored by Friends and SF Supervisors
Her friends and admirers call Nancy Wuerfel a formidable advocate, master of the spreadsheets, a supernatural force, a secret weapon, the Sherlock Holmes of city bureaucracy and a fiercely independent woman dedicated to good city government.
Assembly: Phil Ting
Hate can happen while grocery shopping, commuting to work or walking around a park. Discrimination, bullying, harassment and assaults based on race, religion, sexual orientation and other acts of bias have been on the rise.
‘Kilduff’s Korner’ by Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
‘Looking Back’: Queen’s Visit
In early 1983, Queen Elizabeth II toured California for the first time. Her itinerary included a state dinner on March 3 in her and Prince Phillip’s honor at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (as it was known at the time), according to the presidential diary.
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