The Sunset Night Market has proven what’s possible for night markets on commercial corridors in San Francisco since 2023 — and now they’re all over the city. It’s a wonderful thing.
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Joel Engardio makes the case why Sunset Dunes is on the right side of history. It’s good for the environment, our local economy, and the wellbeing of every visitor. We won’t be able to imagine San Francisco without a coastal park and all the benefits it offers.
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There’s a lot of amazing food in San Francisco’s Sunset district. Supervisor Joel Engardio tours and tastes some of the best cuisines found on Irving, Noriega, Judah, and Taraval Streets.
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What makes a community? A group of neighbors in the northwest corner of the Sunset are so passionate about their community that they’ve asked the city to officially recognize it as La Playa Village.
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Meet Fake Melody. Sunset resident Simon Donovan is the keyboardist with the popular jazz/blues group.
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There’s a lot of amazing food in San Francisco’s Sunset district. Supervisor Joel Engardio tours and tastes some of the best cuisines found on Irving, Noriega, Judah, and Taraval Streets.
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Meet Paula Katz. She was inspired to turn her mostly concrete Outer Sunset backyard into a “wild garden”of native plants. She worked with her architect neighbor Joshua Eufinger to build a garden that has become a “year-round buffet for pollinators.”
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Sunset Cooks! is a column that features home cooks who live in the Sunset. We highlight the recipe — and story — of a special dish they want to share with their neighbors. Ken Reggio moved to San Francisco from New Orleans in 1978, bringing the cuisine of the Big Easy with him. He makes a mean jambalaya — and now you can, too.
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Pickleball may be the sport of the moment, but volleyball is quickly gaining ground in Golden Gate Park. More than 60 players will show up after work any given Monday to spike, serve, and socialize. As the volleyball nights become more popular, players are asking Rec and Park to support the rapid growth.
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Meet Gail Secchia, who became a horticulturist after decades at the phone company. While the sound of lions roaring can be thrilling for visitors to the San Francisco Zoo, many seek the tranquil garden paradise that Gail created in her post-retirement career.
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Meet the group of Outer Sunset moms who started the Ocean Beach Plunge Club. They bond over early morning walks and a dip in the Pacific.
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The Sunset Night Market returned this year at more than double the size. We created a lot of joy with 20,000 people in attendance.
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Join the Sunset Community Band. Our newly formed band will perform at special holiday events, night markets, and parades to display Sunset pride — and bring joy to everyone.
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The future of the Great Highway is on the ballot this November. The section between Lincoln and Sloat has served as a part-time park with the road closed to traffic on weekends the past few years. Now, voters will determine if the city should plan for this section of the Great Highway to become a permanent oceanside park.
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We started a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade.
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More than 10,000 people showed up to the first-ever Sunset Night Market. We’re bringing it back double the size.
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We’re starting a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade brought to you by the Friends of Great Highway Park.
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This is my love letter to the Sunset in video form. I worked with the producers at SFGovTV (City Hall’s cable channel) to pack as much life about the Sunset as possible into the video. It’s a whirlwind of people, places, history, food, and culture. Look closely and maybe you’ll see yourself!
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Meet Mike Kanzler, a legend in the surfing community at Ocean Beach. Mike’s surfboard repair shop on 34th Avenue is an essential business for one of the Sunset’s most popular activities. He fixes every board by hand. “My job is about getting people into the water,” Mike says. “And keeping them there.”
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Meet Joey Snip. He opened Avenues Barber Lounge to fill the “third place” between work and home where a haircut inspires conversation and builds community. Joey says there’s so much more to his craft than being named Snip: “Barbering is an art form.” Joey calls his shop a lounge “because we want people to be comfortable being here.” Both are true at the corner of Taraval and 19th Avenue.
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