Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
Police Blotter: Sunset District
Stern Grove’s Trocadero Clubhouse Smashed by Falling Tree
For 131 years, the building now known as the Trocadero Clubhouse in Sigmund Stern Grove hosted generations of San Franciscans. On March 11, it became the final resting place of an 85-foot-tall eucalyptus tree.
Press Release: Refuse Refuse Earth Day Cleanup
Earth Day, April 22, is soon approaching and we’re collaborating with Earth Day San Francisco and SF Rec and Park for an Earth Day San Francisco Cleanup in Golden Gate Park. Volunteers will help clean in GGP and the surrounding Inner Sunset neighborhood, and help gardeners with tree/plant maintenance in the park. Stay afterwards for the Earth Day SF festival and expo.
From the Editor: I Am Very Excited to Introduce Our New Patreon Account
Patreon is like GoFundMe, but instead of donating one lump sum, patrons contribute a small amount every month to a creative cause.
Announcements: April, 2023
Things to do and important information for neighbors in the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Commentary: Sandra Fewer
There has been a lot of news lately about the city budget, even though budget season has not officially started yet.
‘Kilduff’s Korner’ by Paul Kilduff
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Commentary: Brian Quan
Last month, I started a conversation about how we can work toward a better and more vibrant neighborhood. This time I want to consider what will need to be done to put us on a path toward that vision. Have you considered what a vibrant neighborhood looks like to you?
Commentary: Quentin Kopp
In a Dec. 6, 1962, speech in New York City, then-assistant secretary of defense stated: “I think the inherent right of the government to lie to save itself when faced with nuclear disaster is basic.” The California High Speed Rail Authority’s Northern California Regional Director Boris Lipkin in the San Mateo Daily Journal’s Nov. 17, 2022, edition applied such falsity doctrine to that failed project. (I have publicly pleaded guilty of creating such state body with 1996 legislation as a then-state senator.)
Muni’s Financial Woes Put Plans for Rapid 29-Bus Line on Hold
Muni’s plan for adding “rapid” service to the 29-Sunset bus route is now in financial limbo, as the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) struggles with revenue shortfalls plus requests to bring back other lines eliminated during the pandemic.
‘Looking Back’: Sue Bierman Grove
Despite America’s love affair with the automobile after World War II, no freeway directly connected the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge between Hayes Valley and the Presidio, so traffic relied on city streets.
Kehinde Wiley Debuts Ambitious Exhibit at the de Young
“Art should show you something you’ve never seen before.” – Kehinde Wiley
Assembly: Phil Ting
The state of California recently aligned its state tax filing deadline with the Internal Revenue Service. That means for residents living in the 51 of 58 counties declared a disaster zone due to recent storms, including San Francisco, they have until Oct. 16 to turn in their returns.
Board of Supes Approves $26.8 Million Boost for SFPD
After some verbal sparring between the mayor and some supervisors, the Board of Supervisors approved a $26.8 million bailout to the SFPD to pay more overtime for police officers.
Photos: Cal. Academy of Sciences Rock Fund Program
Elementary students from Sunset and Richmond district schools, including Francis Scott Key Elementary, Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary, and Claire Lilienthal Elementary and their family members were among the 8,000 visitors treated to a free family night at the California Academy of Sciences, thanks to the museum’s Rock Fund Program which underwrites access for all San Francisco’s school kids through field trips and other activities.
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