Thanks to the closure, though, I have discovered a new route, one that I never would have taken before.
Letter to the Editor: New Supporter of “Great Walkway.”
Washington High School Murals the Subject of ‘Town Destroyer’ Film
By Noma Faingold Longtime partners in life and in documentary filmmaking, Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow sat cozily close together, sipping frothy coffee drinks and sharing a pastry in a covered café […]
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
The California legislature adjourned Sept. 30, but the condescending SF Board of Supervisors reconvened after Labor Day, ready to repudiate good government at taxpayer expense and act imperialistically with its six-figure annual salary plus pension and medical benefits.
Announcements: October, 2022
Things to do in the Richmond and Sunset districts in October, 2022.
Dragon Boat Racing
Photos and captions by Alyson Wong The CDBA College Cup race will take place Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 at Lake Merced, San Francisco. Links:● https://cdba.org/ ● https://www.sfdragonboat.com/ ● https://www.hketosf.gov.hk/ ● https://www.usdbf.org/home/ ● https://www.dragonboat.sport/
Murals Painted on JFK Drive Ahead of Ballot Vote
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department started converting JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park into the “JFK Promenade” by stripping away some of the road paint for guiding cars, bicycles and ADA parking spots last month.
Letter to the Editor: No Sympathy for Drivers’ Complaints
Emptying JFK Promenade of cars has made the park feel truly like a park the past couple of years. MLK remains open for those who want to see the park from inside a car, and buses provide a low-cost way for anyone to visit.
Sponsored: Vincey Keehan’s ‘Great Highway’ Album Release Event Oct. 7
Vincey Keehan’s album release event will be held at the Balboa Theater on October 7. “Great Highway” features Vincey and fiends performing his songs.
Letter to the Editor: Road Closures Do Not Combat Climate Change
It is one thing to create new open spaces on dilapidated properties or, for example, on a tunnel top in the Presidio. It is entirely another thing to close streets used by tens of thousands of automobile drivers every day in commuting to their various destinations, which inevitably and unnecessarily causes the release of massive amounts of additional greenhouse gasses.
Sponsored: Outer Sunset Art Walk Oct. 8
Leaders from the arts and business communities have partnered together to create Art Walk SF.
Celebrating the art, music, food, and small businesses of the City with Saturday Art Walks in a different SF neighborhood each month.
Letter to the Editor: Prop. I is Climate Change Denial
Prop. I would reverse this effort, forcing car traffic back on JFK Drive and destroying the weekend compromise for the Upper Great Highway that District 4 residents support.
Letter to the Editor: Not-So-Slow Kirkham Street
Kirkham Street is closed to through traffic, but one would not know that simply by standing on the street. Kirkham is as active as ever; cars are simply cutting around the “slow street” barriers and driving as if it were a normal road.
Sponsored: Car Show Sept. 24 at Abraham Lincoln High School
View classic automobiles at the sixth annual car show at Abraham Lincoln High School on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
Sponsored: Birding for Kids and Their Families
San Francisco Nature Education starts the new family birding program for kids ages 7-12 and their parents or guardians on Oct. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.
‘Then and Now’: Sunset Boulevard at Kirkham Street
Photos of Sunset Boulevard from 1931 (before it was paved) and recently in 2022.
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