Announcements for the Richmond and Sunset districts in December, 2022.
Announcements, December 2022
Letter to the Editor: The People Have Spoken on JFK/UGH
There can be no doubt about the result: People want car free areas in San Francisco.
Photos: Lincoln High School Football Team Wins 2022 City Championship
The Lincoln Mustangs dominated in the 44-7 victory over the Balboa Buccaneers in the 48th Turkey Day Game on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.
Press Release: Court Rules SI’s Stadium Lights Need CEQA Study
Saint Ignatius College Preparatory and SF Planning will now be required to implement an environmental review on the impacts of these stadium lights and the attendant noise, aesthetics, and public safety aspects under CEQA regulations.
Letter to the Editor: The Plague of Increasing Trash Dumping on Our Streets
I’ve lived in the area since 1972 and it has, in the last 10 years or so, become something of a pig sty as far as garbage on the sidewalk and street and, of course, left for someone else to deal with “free” junk piled up on the corners.
Press Release: ‘Take Time for Taraval Bingo’ to Support Small Businesses
Take Time for Taraval Bingo, a brand-new game played along Taraval Street, is a new way for residents and neighbors to shop local along Taraval Street. Shoppers can collect game boards from participating businesses and receive unique stickers for their boards by making purchases.
‘Cooking Together’: Vegetarian Empanadas
Thanksgiving celebrations in the U.S. started with Native Americans and Europeans sharing food after the harvest. However, many people today do not realize the vital role the Natives played in cultivating crops such as corn, squash, beans, tomatoes, and berries and sharing this knowledge with the pilgrims.
Letter to the Editor: Please Help Keep Our Community Clean
Our campaign has never asked for individual donations, because keeping SF clean doesn’t require more money – what we need is more people to be the change and act.
Planning Commission Approves Mar’s ‘Sunset Forward’ Vision
A long-term vision for the Sunset District is developing, as the San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously endorsed Sunset Forward, a project designed by District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar and various local community groups.
Photos: ‘Curse of the Mummy’ Haunted House
Photos from a halloween haunted house in the Outer Sunset. Oct. 31, 2022.
New Residential Housing and Commercial Space Under Construction on Judah at 45th Avenue
Construction has begun on a five-story mixed use building that will include 20 residential units and ground floor commercial space in the Outer Sunset District at the southeast corner of 45th Avenue and Judah Street.
City Hall: Gordon Mar
November is Veterans Month, and to honor those who make incredible sacrifices in service to our country, I’m proud to introduce the Military Leave Pay Protection Act.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
‘Then and Now’: San Francisco Ice Rink/Ice Arena
This 1990 photo of the San Francisco Ice Rink/San Francisco Ice Arena on 48th Avenue was taken about a year before the building was demolished. It was located at 1557 48th Ave., between Kirkham and Lawton streets.
Sunset Library Book Club Celebrates 28 Years of Sharing Literature, Friendship
Oct. 12 was one of those cold, damp, autumn evenings familiar to residents of the Sunset District. But spirits were high among the 12 members of the Sunset Library Book Club who gathered to celebrate the Club’s 28th anniversary and its first in-person gathering since the pandemic.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 