Neighbors have legitimate concerns regarding the need to use this highway. Detours create more stress and more pollution. There is nothing particularly ecological about Diablo Canyon-powered electric bikes and motorbikes taking over the stretch. Nor are yoga classes, skateboarding or parades activities which can not be staged elsewhere. Given the inhospitable fog and winds that beset the coast, these do not appear to be a great use of public space, profit making or not.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 2518 46th Ave. is listed on various rental websites for $6,300 a month, at the time of publication. It was originally listed at higher prices. Bigone paid $3,200 a month in cash, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his son that was previously reported by The Sunset Beacon.

An ensemble of ukulele players filed into St. John’s Presbyterian Church in the Inner Richmond on Sept. 26, and began to set up in anticipation of their annual performance raising money for immigrants.

Recent police activity in the Sunset District.

Apartments in San Francisco can move extremely quickly. Often, when a good listing goes up, you see that several people have already inquired within the first hour, and suddenly it feels like you need to act immediately. The sense of urgency makes you feel like there is no time to stop and think.

A little over a year ago, we started Slavic Voice 4 Ukraine with a simple goal: we wanted young people to have a space to connect with Ukrainian culture and with each other. This idea is behind one of our newest projects, “Blooms from the Ashes: In Honor of Maria Prymachenko,” an international youth art competition celebrating Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko.

Throughout the past few years, media coverage has endlessly fixated on traffic volume metrics, safety statistics and granular debates about commute times. Yet, amid the noise of endless technical debates, something fundamental and crucial is missing from the conversation: the immense, transformational and long-term benefit of building a lasting community within Sunset Dunes Park compared to the fleeting, short-term convenience of turning it back into a coastal highway for car traffic.

Food plays a significant role in Diwali celebration. Freshly made foods such as chutney, savory dishes and sweets are shared with friends and relatives. At last year’s Sunset Diwali celebration, many neighbors tried food like chutneys for the first time. Many children enjoyed participating in Rangoli art.

The following propositions are stated to be on this fall’s ballot. Click on each link to learn about the specifics of each proposition.

I’ve worked with fellow community activists to create the inaugural Westside Forward Voter Guide. Our grassroots group evaluated selected ballot measures by asking four questions: Will they help working families and seniors afford to stay? Will they protect community participation and accountable government? Will they sustain essential public services? And will they ask the wealthiest people and largest interests to contribute their fair share?

Award-winning actress and singer Bea Arthur, best known for culture-shifting characters in sitcoms, “The Golden Girls” and “Maude,” rarely gave interviews. She preferred to keep her life private. She never went into show business seeking fame. She spent decades in live theater before landing “Maude” at age 49.

On her first trip to San Francisco from Latvia, Agnese Dzenide walked into the San Francisco Botanical Garden expecting quiet paths and plants. While wandering she heard music playing. Dzenide had stumbled onto the final day of Flower Piano.

Josephine, a sporty eight-year-old girl, without a care in the world, is jogging in Golden Gate Park with her father at dawn. She races ahead to show her athletic dad what she can do and abruptly, comes upon a man following a female jogger into a public restroom.

In the documentary, “Harvest,” co-directors Natalie Baszile and her daughter, Hyacinth Parker, let the four brothers tell and show the story of family farm life in rural Louisiana, revealing complexities, struggles, tragedy, resilience and togetherness.

Due to state law and the efforts of California State Sen. Scott Wiener, the proposed housing development to replace the Safeway on La Playa Street with a new store and 562 units of housing has been “streamlined,” restricting the input to city officials from the residents of that neighborhood.

The Outer Sunset was still asleep on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 19 – except for the vendors setting up their tents along the Great Highway. Within the hour, the aroma of street food wafted through the air, the first band took the stage and the street crowded with Sunset locals perusing the strip of the Great Highway and Taraval Street filled with art, music, food and their neighbors.

Speaking with both long-time readers and folks who are just discovering the papers is always a joy of mine, and of our team. It is so valuable to hear your insight into the community and your thoughts on the publications. We appreciate everyone who comes to say “hi,” and are especially grateful for those who buy a tote bag or coffee mug to support the work we’re doing to help ensure this community resource will stay free for years to come.

As the candidates enter the final stretch, with mail-in ballots being sent out in early October, our team followed Wiener around to see what a day on the campaign trail looks like at this pivotal moment.

As the candidates enter the final stretch, with mail-in ballots being sent out in early October, our team followed Chan around to see what a day on the campaign trail looks like at this pivotal moment.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, representing San Francisco, has worked overtime to weaken and limit the CEQA, a state law that requires state and local government agencies to analyze the potential environmental effects of proposed projects and to inform decision-makers and the public about those effects. CEQA also mandates the identification of ways to avoid or lessen environmental damage and the consideration of alternatives to projects. CEQA provides environmental safeguards for the protection of our communities.

Poetry by Campbell Simmons, Richmond District native.

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Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.

Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.

Cartoon by Ralph Lane.

Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.

The Inner Sunset offers many resources to explore art, crafts, music and more. Create a masterpiece or simply enjoy some screen-free time at these neighborhood places.

No City government should gamble our precious, essential public resources on running a risky "Public Bank." Not now, not in the future, no matter how hard elected officials campaign promoting it.

For decades, San Francisco’s west side was treated as the City’s quieter real estate bet: foggy residential blocks, family-run businesses, immigrant commercial corridors and rows of single-family homes that felt comparatively attainable by local standards. That old assumption is losing ground. In the Richmond and Sunset districts, limited housing supply, larger remodels, changing retail corridors and pressure for new housing along transit routes are altering both neighborhood identity and property values.

Tillage, a coworking space, is nearing its 11th month operating in the Inner Sunset District.

Taraval Street has always matched the energy from the people who live around it – bakeries and coffee counters open early, and this stretch of Parkside keeps a slower pace than much of the City. Among the longtime neighborhood favorites, enters the newest arrival: Welcome Coffee & Goods, which found its home at 425 Taraval St., near 14th Avenue. The shop is both a place to order a coffee and a place to dig through the racks for vintage clothing. As the sign outside states, “Come for the coffee, stay for the goods.”

Recent police activity in the Sunset District.

Proposition G on November’s ballot is for the Upper Great Highway, the scenic roadway near Ocean Beach where generations of San Franciscans have traveled to the Cliff House, V.A. Hospital, the San Francisco Zoo and numerous other points north and south.

September used to be the month I returned to school after being released in the middle of June. That’s gone with the wind. San Francisco public schools opened up for business on Monday, Aug. 17, two weeks before Labor Day. My Napa grandsons, Emmett and Brooks (16 and 12) reported for academic duty in their schools on Aug. 10. Naturally, football practice began even before that.

Shane Curnyn and Josh Lowe left the East Coast separately, chasing the same vision: a city dense enough to support an architecture practice and an ocean close enough to surf before work. Fifteen years after founding Juniper Architecture, the two principals run their firm in a former motorcycle repair shop on Balboa Street, blocks away from their favorite surf spot near the Cliff House.

Comparison photos of Clement Street and Funston Avenue 96 years apart.

As San Francisco students head back to school, families across the City are getting ready for a new year. Over the past few weeks, I’ve met families at backpack giveaways in the Sunset and Chinatown, and it’s been great to see how excited so many kids are to get back into the classroom.

Now that the 2026 legislative session has come to a close, I’m taking a moment to reflect on the work we’ve done together, and on the issues I hear about every day from neighbors across the City. When I go to Sacramento, I bring those conversations with me. Whether it’s concerns about public safety, the rising cost of living, access to healthcare or the well-being of our families and seniors, my goal is to turn those concerns into meaningful action.

On a Sunday morning last month, a crowd gathered on Irving Street in the Inner Sunset, carrying bags of clothing and dragging lamps, broken chairs, mixers and toasters.

After graduating from art school at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in Ireland (now called Atlantic Technological University Galway), Kathy Rose O’Regan wasn’t sure what she would do with her degree in fine art printmaking.

Recent police activity in the Richmond District.

Trees are an important part of what makes the Sunset District such a special place to live. They bring greenery to our residential streets, provide habitat for birds and wildlife and make our neighborhoods more beautiful.

Neighbors living around St. Ignatius College Preparatory School on 37th Avenue responded to a court-ordered Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) recently published by the San Francisco Planning Department, pointing out what they see as flaws and inconsistencies in it.

Along Judah Street in the Outer Sunset, steps away from the ocean, lies an unassuming establishment near the corner of 39th Avenue. This cozy spot has been a fan favorite to locals in the Sunset District since it first opened five years ago.

Proposition G provides a practical middle ground by restoring weekday access to the roadway for commuters, working parents and daily traffic, while preserving full weekend and holiday car-free closures for coastal recreation.

The goal should be simple: more families should be able to attend a good public school close to home, while preserving meaningful choices like language immersion and specialized program.

I aways turn to soup for the evening supper. An easy to prepare, creamy vegetable soup made without adding any cream is my go-to recipe. I have a few favorite creamy soups. However, this is one of the easiest and quickest ones to make. The fresh corn available now is another reason to prepare this soup. So, if you are hungry and want a nourishing and fast dish, this recipe is for you!

Comparison photos of Irving Street and 25th Avenue 75 years apart.

Last December, San Francisco experienced a massive blackout that impacted the majority of the City and left us in the darkness for hours, and – for parts of San Francisco – for days. This impacted our street and traffic lights, causing autonomous vehicles (AVs) to stop in place, jamming up intersections and blocking emergency response vehicles.

Chikako Kuramoto’s mother packed her a bento box every morning, kindergarten through high school, on a street of small family-run shops in Mitaka, a suburb of Tokyo, where everyone knew each other.