The debate over where to put new housing — and how tall it can be — fuels much of San Francisco’s raging NIMBY/YIMBY culture war. But most residents are not warriors in the political fights over zoning maps and building heights. They’re just trying to solve real-life housing problems. That’s why we should let homeowners build a small home in their backyard — an Accessory Dwelling Unit — that can be sold separately as a condominium.
Read MoreMeet Aimee Rozen. You can find her at the Outer Sunset farmer’s market offering something other than vegetables, honey, and bread: her ear. Aimee is a therapist who volunteers her time listening to whatever you want to share. She is a chapter leader for Sidewalk Talk, a community listening project that lets people experience what it’s like to be heard and the benefit it can provide.
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Sunset Night Market returned this year at more than double the size. We created a lot of joy with 20,000 people in attendance.
Read MoreJoin 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.
Read MoreIntern Voice features student interns in Supervisor Joel Engardio’s office who researched issues and wrote OpEds for their final project.
Read MoreIntern Voice features student interns in Supervisor Joel Engardio’s office who researched issues and wrote OpEds for their final project.
Read MoreWe started a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade.
Read MoreMore than 10,000 people showed up to the first-ever Sunset Night Market. We’re bringing it back double the size.
Read MoreWe’re starting a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade brought to you by the Friends of Great Highway Park.
Read MoreThis 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!
Read MoreMeet 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.”
Read MoreSan Francisco spends $646 million a year trying to address homelessness with less than desirable results. Yet a small nonprofit that gives free legal services to poor people claims it can reduce homelessness by 40 percent in four years — for only $4 million. Sound too good to be true?
Read MoreMeet 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.
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 MoreFire Chief Jeanine Nicholson introduces the hose tender. It’s a portable water system that can pull water from Lake Merced and send it at high pressure to multiple locations anywhere in the Sunset.
Read MoreJoin the all-ages Sunset Community Band. Our newly formed band will perform at special holiday events, Sunset Night Market, Great Highway Park on weekends, and march in San Francisco’s LGBTQ Pride and Lunar New Year parades to bring joy and display Sunset pride.
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.
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