Sunset native Howard Tong helps victims of wildfires and floods in California, tornadoes in the Midwest, and war in Ukraine. He is a longtime volunteer for Tzu Chi, a global charity founded by a Buddhist nun in Taiwan. Tzu Chi’s San Francisco location is in the Sunset and Howard is one of its leaders. “I wanted to do something more purposeful in my life,” he says.
Read MoreJeff Chen became a police officer because he wants to help people and “be the change I want to see.” The San Francisco native is dedicated to his city and chosen career despite the challenges of both.
Read MoreA retired construction worker puttering in his garage had a big idea to put his chainsaws to creative use. A series of benches carved from fallen Monterey Cypress trees have transformed the parkland along Sunset Boulevard by bringing neighbors and strangers together.
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 MoreOur exploration of the many restaurants on Taraval Street continues, with a focus on the mouth-watering variety of noodle offerings available.
Read MoreThe streets of the Sunset can use some cleaning. That’s why residents are organizing to clean the streets themselves. Volunteers armed with rubber-tipped grabbers and garbage bags scour the streets for trash several times a month.
Read MoreCan 5th graders write and publish a book? Sunset Elementary teacher Jason Parmele knows they can. His students have spent months creating and illustrating the 12-chapter, 12,000 word tome called Dog Land. It’s an imaginative tale where dogs rule the world.
Read MoreDouglas Gorney is an artist who captures the unique beauty of the Sunset — with a focus on the ubiquitous overhead wires that crisscross San Francisco’s western neighborhoods. Somehow, he makes the wires seem mystical as they disappear into the fog. Learn more about how his art came to be.
Read MoreNate Lim’s policing philosophy is to “never stop learning and growing.” He also works to change negative perceptions about law enforcement by helping San Franciscans understand what police officers do.
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 MoreSan Franciscan Wong Kim Ark won a landmark Supreme Court case 125 years ago establishing birthright citizenship for all. Freedom is fragile and Wong Kim Ark’s fight for justice is an inspiration today.
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 MoreWe’re exploring Taraval block by block to find favorite eateries new and old. There’s a world of cuisine between 20th and 21st Avenues.
Read MoreDrewkai Butler left a career in the technology sector to become a police officer — at age 43. For tech workers joining the Great Resignation or facing layoff, can police work in San Francisco provide the meaning and impact they’re looking for? Drewkai says emphatically yes.
Read MoreSurfer Travis Payne placed second at the giant wave Mavericks contest and turned that skill into a career saving lives in fire and water. When the firefighter-paramedic isn’t battling blazes in the Sunset, he does surf rescue at Ocean Beach.
Read MoreVisiting all 12 public schools in the Sunset was a priority in my first weeks in office.
Read MoreI spent a day visiting San Francisco firefighters in the three stations that serve Sunset neighborhoods.
Read MoreMeet the magical balloon man of the Sunset: Rob Shapiro.
Read MoreRemembering Mark Lim on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Read MoreIs it possible to create housing in San Francisco that isn’t controversial? Pierce Smith and Ed Taylor discovered a way to quietly meet their housing needs while avoiding the city’s fierce political battles over where and what to build.
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