Meet Jan Bautista and Sharimar Balisi. The trailblazing high school principals of Lowell and Lincoln are friends with a shared Filipina culture and life experience. Learn how they are shaping student outcomes by reshaping what leadership looks like in San Francisco's public schools.
Read MoreMeet the Shield and Scroll society, a fixture at Lowell High School since 1907. Today’s teens still compete to wear a red and white beanie that says achievement with honor — and lots of physical work.
Read MoreToday’s kids are the next Greatest Generation. They give me hope. My generation needs to support them and pass the baton when they’re ready. This was my message to high school and middle school graduates in San Francisco.
Read MoreA plaque that says “What would Jimmy Carter Do?" hangs above my desk at City Hall. It provides inspiration for my work as a city supervisor — and advice for the political science graduates of San Francisco State University. Watch and read my commencement speech.
Read MoreOn every Mother’s Day, I’m grateful for the three strong women and extraordinary mothers who influenced my life. They didn’t have it easy.
Read MoreA former Lutheran church on the corner of Ulloa Street and 33rd Avenue in the Sunset is filled with people again as a Buddhist temple. Three magnificent Buddhist statues from Asia were recently installed to complete the transformation of the Lutheran church that was built in 1960. The original stained glass and some pews were preserved. Meet the Sunset residents creating community and improving their lives at the vibrant new temple.
Read MoreThe impact of the pandemic lockdown of four years ago still reverberates for the children who experienced it. That’s why Taylour Ganster, a Sunset-based behavior therapist, is helping kids overcome developmental delays caused by COVID isolation.
Read MoreMeet Evan Rivera-Owings. The Sunset resident loved his own free-range childhood exploring San Francisco. Now today’s city kids can experience some of that thrill with the summer day camp he founded.
Read MoreThere’s a rare group of kids ages 11 to 17 who voluntarily — even eagerly — give up their phones and screen time every week for IRL adventures: the members of the Sunset’s three Boy Scout troops. By choosing wilderness hikes and camping over video games, these kids are discovering how much fun real life can be.
Read MoreRugby is alive and well in the Sunset as today’s teens embrace a sport connected to Irish immigrants decades ago. Meet the coaches and young players who say when it comes to rugby “there’s just too much to like”
Read MoreMeet Alex Peng. He retreated to the online world of video games until a high school counselor told him about Mission Bit, a nonprofit that teaches tech skills to underprivileged youth. Now he’s a computer science major at Stanford. It was quite a journey from San Francisco’s Sunset district.
Read MoreMeet Saw Nwe. The Sunset resident and Lowell High School graduate is benefiting from the ultimate stocking stuffer this holiday season — a $50 deposit in a savings account the city gives to every child entering the public school system. Learn more about the Kindergarten to College program and the status of your child’s $50.
Read MoreI introduced a ballot measure urging San Francisco’s public schools to let kids take algebra in the 8th grade. We make everyone wait until 9th grade because some kids aren’t ready for algebra sooner. Let’s better prepare all students instead of holding back kids who love math.
Read MoreMeet Melissa Chow, a media student raised in the Sunset who is leading an effort to save Cantonese in San Francisco. She wants to ensure young generations will be able to speak the language of their grandparents.
Read MoreSunset parent Lisa Nowell is on a mission to help reduce the isolation and stress that new parents often experience. She also offers their babies a creative playspace — and some recess time for the moms and dads to enjoy with each other. The mission is to create community.
Read MoreBudding ecologists are taking root at Dianne Feinstein Elementary School in the Sunset. The school yard is abuzz as kids search for worms, tend to planter boxes, or work on a water catchment system. Parents helped create and fund the school’s popular outdoor education program, where a garden has replaced part of a concrete parking lot and play area.
Read MoreDispatch from Lincoln High is a series that features the reporting of journalism students at Lincoln High School (Home of the Mustangs) and their student newspaper the Lincoln Log.
Read MoreDid you know the big terracotta-roofed building on Vicente Street in the Sunset was once home to the San Francisco Orphan Asylum? That’s what it was called a century ago. Today it's still there. Now called the Edgewood Center for Children and Families, it is the Bay Area's oldest provider of behavioral health services for youth and teens. And it’s poised to tackle some of the present day’s biggest challenges when it comes to mental health.
Read MoreDispatch from Lincoln High is a series that features the reporting of journalism students at Lincoln High School and their student newspaper the Lincoln Log.
Read MoreLowell High School’s student choir traveled to New York City during spring break to compete in a music festival called WorldStrides. They were named “Outstanding Choir” after receiving the highest overall score.
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