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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pure joy. Every day of the week at Sunset Dunes. (This is a Tuesday at 5pm) Don’t rip out this playground to bring cars back to a road that lost its greatest utility from coastal erosion. Save Sunset Dunes. No on Prop G.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Sunset Night Market continues to be one of San Francisco’s best events. Thank you and congratulations to the community organizers who know how to create joy: Sunset Mercantile, Sunset Chinese Cultural District, Into the Streets, Wah Mei School, and Asian Inc.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you San Francisco Chronicle for making a strong case for Sunset Dunes and debunking the disinformation. Thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds are improving their physical and mental well-being every day of the week at Sunset Dunes.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

SF Politics 101 returns September 22! I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show. RSVP: luma.com/g92nd1ys SF Politics 101 is an entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sunset Dunes and the Sunset Community Band create lots of joy together — every day of the week. Save Sunset Dunes! No on Prop G.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hello 54. Happy to have made it this far. Remembering the people I loved who aren’t here anymore to enjoy ocean views and ice cream cones. Grateful for the people I love who still are. My wish is for everyone to be kind and curious while traveling life’s journey.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Meet Karen Ver Trinidad. The florist will never forget her first customer — a mother juggling two young kids alone while her husband went drinking with friends at a nearby brewery.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What can this old building tell us about San Francisco’s future? It’s part of a walking tour that celebrates downtown’s illustrious past. But the goal is forward looking — how to spark imaginations and inspire ideas for revitalizing a doom loop-ravaged downtown. Can we make it a vital place again?

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Meet Jai Decker. Mid-life difficulty led him to create a family-run hot dog stand popular at San Francisco street fairs and markets called Disco Dogs. This is not your grandfather’s hot dog. Read the full story in my newsletter: engardio.substack.com/p/disco-dogs...

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Disco Dogs: This is not your grandfather’s hot dog

Mid-life difficulty led Jai Decker to create a family-run hot dog stand popular at San Francisco street fairs and markets. A simple hot dog might not be enough to change the world, but Disco Dogs has ...

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

September’s community newsletter is hot off the press! Get to know residents creating our best San Francisco: engardio.substack.com/p/disco-dogs... Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

SF Politics 101 returns September 22! It’s been a full house the past three months. RSVP for your free September seat: luma.com/g92nd1ys I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

SF Politics 101 returns August 25! It's an entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling. Tuesday August 25 6pm SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission (near Montgomery BART station) RSVP: luma.com/zy145c2l

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thank you Gordon Mar for your thoughtful essay supporting Sunset Dunes. Thank you for sharing how it benefits westside residents and why it deserves to remain a permanent coastal park. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hot off the press! Latest issue of the San Francisco Community newsletter: engardio.substack.com/p/san-franci... Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness. 1/3

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy birthday to my husband Lionel. And thanks to the Sarah McLachlan soundtrack for our lives :) We saw her concert in Concord, CA and her summer 2026 tour of new and classic songs was perfection!

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Another full house for SF Politics 101 last night! Join us next time: Tuesday August 25 6pm SPUR Urban Center RSVP: luma.com/zy145c2l Why are San Francisco politics so chaotic and confusing? Find out with SF Politics 101. I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Happy 4th of July — San Francisco style! The parade at Sunset Dunes is a new tradition in its third year. Here’s to the next hundred. Special thanks to the San Francisco Pride Band and the Sunset Community Band for inspiring the crowd to dance to your joyful music.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Be a part of San Francisco’s new tradition: a Fourth of July parade at Sunset Dunes. Third-annual Fourth of July Parade Saturday July 4 Noon Noriega to Judah at Sunset Dunes 1/4

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Thank you Bay Area Reporter for the story about my post-supervisor life in the Pride edition. Despite the difficulties so many people face, there is always reason to be hopeful and joyful as we work to create a better future in San Francisco. Link to story: ebar.com/story/167651/

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We had a full house for SF Politics 101 last night! There's still plenty of seats for the next public presentation: Wednesday July 22 6pm RSVP: luma.com/6sw9vkgq I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Play it again, Sunset Community Band! The concert band that brings joy to San Francisco started with five musicians in a Judah Street garage in 2024. Now there are 50 members playing big gigs like the Golden Gate Park Bandshell.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Pure joy: Scenes from the Sunset Night Market. Thank you to community organizers Sunset Mercantile, Wah Mei, Asian Inc., and Into the Streets. And all the delicious vendors.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Learn about residents creating our best San Francisco. Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness. It’s in the San Francisco Community Newsletter. Here’s the June edition: mailchi.mp/engardio/new...

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Meet the seniors who dance at Sunset Dunes. Exercise isn’t the only reason these women in their 60s to 80s gather every week to dance to traditional Chinese music. “I love the community connection,” says longtime dancer Amy. “And I want to preserve Chinese culture.”

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Dean quit a desk job to become a firefighter at 40. He had to learn how to fight fires *and* be a firehouse cook. “I knew it would be one of my greatest challenges,” Dean says. “But I didn’t know I would love it as much as I do.” Read the full story: engardio.substack.com/p/firefighte...

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

So proud of Sunset Dunes and the Sunset Community Band — the perfect combo for creating joy at today’s first-ever PloverFest celebration of nature, music, and life in San Francisco. Congrats to one year of Sunset Dunes! Here’s to many more at our wonderful coastal park.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

SF Politics 101: An entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling. April 30 6pm Manny’s Valencia and 16th Street RSVP: luma.com/wyrpyd0v 1/3

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I’ve always been a dog person and first played the coronet in 6th grade. It was so much fun to combine a love of dogs and music at the San Francisco SPCA block party. The Sunset Community Band represented!

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A phone for all who grieve: When two San Francisco artists both lost siblings in the same year, they created a seaside “wind phone” at Sunset Dunes to process their grief. “I just wanted to make another phone call to my brother,” Jamae says. “It’s powerful to make grief more visible, less lonely."

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Love to see Sunset Dunes had 1.7 million visitors in the first year. This makes Sunset Dunes one of the most popular parks in San Francisco. It explains why so many small businesses near the park are reporting increases in sales. 1/4

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Meet retired couple Steve and Karen Yoder. After pedaling 30,000 miles across the U.S. on a tandem bike, a two-mile stretch in San Francisco captured their hearts: “There's something magical about those strips of asphalt at Sunset Dunes.” Read full story: engardio.substack.com/p/retirement... 1/2

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Meet the crew at Firehouse 40 in San Francisco and see what they’re cooking for lunch. Check out the soft-ball-sized chocolate chip cookies that always hit a home run! Read the full story and get the recipes: engardio.substack.com/p/whats-cook... 1/3

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What’s Cooking! Lunch at Firehouse 40

What’s Cooking! is a series that features home cooks in San Francisco and the stories behind every dish. We include firehouses because firefighters are known for being good cooks.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The perfect San Francisco combo: Sunset Community Band performing at the Outer Sunset Farmer’s Market. This is how we create our best San Francisco! Thank you to all the community partners who make it happen.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It’s always a good night for the Sunset Night Market. I’m so glad it’s back! This is how we create our best San Francisco. Thank you community partners Sunset Mercantile, Wah Mei, Asian Inc, and Into the Streets.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

When my husband and I visit his family in Taipei every year, we eat our way through the night markets and ride off the calories on an incredible network of protected bike paths. Can San Francisco adopt such a wonderful biking culture?

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

This photo of reporter Han Li in Paris is San Francisco NIMBY’s worst nightmare. I think those 7 story apartment buildings with ground floor amenities next to a park would look quite nice in the Sunset :) Read more about Paris in the Sunset: engardio.com/blog/paris

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Nice to see Sunset Dunes mentioned as a reason why San Francisco’s Outer Sunset is flourishing. A year ago, we only heard a doomsday narrative of traffic “carmageddon” and plummeting property values. The boogeyman never came. Now we can enjoy the benefits of our new coastal park... 1/3

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

There’s no reason to keep fighting over a park and a road when the park is popular and traffic is fine. It’s time to focus on more pressing issues like affordability, protecting our immigrant community, and everything else that has the world on fire.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

What I love most about the Sunset Community Band is that members experience as much joy as they give. They used to play in a high school or college band. But life happened. Their instruments sat in the closet gathering dust. Now, audiences benefit from the reconnection with their musical passion.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

There’s something for everyone at Sunset Dunes in San Francisco. First part of this video on Sunday. Second part on Monday. Note: those picnic tables being used on Monday couldn’t exist in a weekend-only park.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

My comment after a judge dismissed all claims in the lawsuit against Prop K and the creation of Sunset Dunes: It’s time to consider Sunset Dunes settled. Too many people have seen how the park is good for the environment, local businesses, and the physical and mental health of every visitor.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from Taipei. Grateful for my husband and extended family, especially after losing my mom in October. Lionel’s mom is cooking our favorite dishes. May everyone be loved and have someone to love this holiday season.

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Ran the Taipei half-marathon. The universe served up the perfect song on shuffle as I approached the finish line: Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” It’s a good reminder that we’re often much stronger than we realize in the face of challenges. If 2025 was tough for you, here’s to still standing!

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Another ballot measure on Sunset Dunes will not heal, help, or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy, and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast. 1/7

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Have you seen the sunset at Sunset Dunes?

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

My mom died this week. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than three weeks ago. When she learned the aggressive tumor could not be treated, her wish was to not have a prolonged or painful death and to not die alone. 1/11

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

✨ What a night on Irving St! Sunset After Dark was a huge success, and I couldn’t be prouder of our community. 🌙 We started the Sunset Night Market — now it’s a citywide tradition! 💪 My amazing staff helped make this event possible 💛 Grateful to see neighbors come together to celebrate the Sunset

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Caltrain @caltrain.com · 26/09/2025

"This is a great milestone for a green future." Thank you Supervisor Engardio (@joelengardio.bsky.social) for your support and celebrating one year of electric Caltrain!

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Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Joel Engardio’s exit interview Wrapping up his final weeks in office, the recalled District 4 supervisor is looking forward to the future and many more years of enjoying Sunset Dunes sf.gazetteer.co/joel-engardi...

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Joel Engardio’s exit interview

Wrapping up his final weeks in office, the recalled District 4 supervisor is looking forward to the future and many more years of enjoying Sunset Dunes

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