4/20/13: Help Create the Mosiac Mural at South Sunset Playground
Saturday, April 20, 2013 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. South Sunset Playground Clubhouse on Vicente St. (at 40th Ave.) Art in Every Classroom, Inc. and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is hosting a community “Buy a Tile/Paint a Tile Party” to support the South Sunset Playground Mosaic and Mural Project. Community members of […]
Taraval Street Improvement Project Moves Forward
By Tom Prete, Ocean Beach Bulletin Outer Judah and Noriega streets have steady foot traffic, bustling businesses and growing recognition outside the Sunset District, and now some of that vitality may be coming to the end of Taraval Street. Thursday evening, Congregation B’nai Emunah will host the third community meeting for the Taraval Streetscape Improvement […]
Katy Tang New District 4 Supervisor
By Laird Harrison, KQED Mayor Ed Lee’s choice of Katy Tang looks like a safe bet. On Tuesday Lee appointed the 29-year-old aide to Supervisor Carmen Chu as the new supervisor for District 4. Tang takes over from Chu, who was appointed by Lee earlier this month to be the city’s assessor-recorder. Phil Ting vacated […]
2/13/13 Community Meeting: MUNI Changes on 19th Avenue
The San Francisco Transportation Authority is working on design concepts for shifting the M-Ocean View light rail transit line to the west side of 19th Avenue. Working with city agencies and private sector/institutional partners (Parkmerced, SF State, and General Growth Properties – owners of Stonestown Galleria), the study team has developed several conceptual design alternatives. […]
Chu Leaves District 4 Supervsior Role
District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu is leaving her post to assume the position of City Assessor-Recorder. She has written this letter to the neighborhood: “It has been my honor and my privilege to serve as Supervisor for the Sunset and Parkside over the last five and a half years. As I prepare to assume the […]
Sunday Parking Meter Enforcement Starts
As of January 6, 2013, all SFMTA parking meters in San Francisco will be enforced on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. with four hour time limits. Parking has traditionally been free on Sundays since parking meters were first installed in the 1940s. At that time, most businesses were closed on Sundays, so there was […]
History of Larsen Park
Currently The Friends of Larsen Playground are aggressively fundraising to bring a jet plane back to the park. The goal is to raise $130,000 by June 1st. Visit their Facebook page to find out how to help. Thanks! ————————————————– By Woody LaBounty Western Neighborhoods Project Larsen Park, two blocks between 19th and 20th Avenues between […]
Jan. 8, 2013: Stories in the Sunset
Witness the rise of the Sunset District! Jan 8, 2013 (Tuesday) 7:00pm-9:00pm Abraham Lincoln High School Auditorium download to your calendar: Outlook/iCal – Google Calendar Western Neighborhoods Project Board member Lorri Ungaretti will share stories of the Sunset District in a visual presentation on the area’s evolution from “cold desert” sand dunes to a thriving […]
Friday, Dec. 14: Happy Hour Fundraiser
Friday, Dec. 14 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Riptide 3639 Taraval St. (between 46th & 47th Ave.) Raffles * T-Shirts * Drink Specials * Food
Community Meetings: New Projects Proposed for Taraval Street
Thursday, December 13, 6:00 p.m. Rolling Out Bakery Parklet Community Meeting 1722 Taraval St. (between 27th and 28th Ave.) Come see proposed ideas for a parklet outside Rolling Out Bakery and also celebrate the bakery’s one year anniversary! Wednesday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. Taraval Beautification Project Meeting Brother’s Pizza, 3627 Taraval St.(between 46th and 47th […]