Meet 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 MoreSasha Ponomareva and Will Tachau created a group called Green Outer Sunset with advice on how to get rid of the concrete in front of your home and replace it with something beautiful.
Read MoreMeet Adrian Tirtanadi. The founder of Open Door Legal has opened an office in the Sunset to help low-income residents get access to civil legal representation and the justice they deserve. Adrian envisions “a world where everyone who needs legal help gets it.” He believes that “when everyone has access to the law, poverty will be dramatically reduced.” Learn how.
Read MoreMeet MJ Watson. The massage therapist recently took the leap from selling her handmade jewelry at a farmers market booth to opening a storefront wellness and healing facility for women. Her journey had plenty of obstacles she was able to overcome to realize her dream.
Read MoreMeet Sage Kitamorn. He is a Sunset resident who started the Cozy Cubs Puzzle Club. What started as a passion project is growing in popularity with puzzle fans of all ages.
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 MoreMeet Howard Chu and Bud Clinton. They’re retired police ambassadors, each with about 30 years experience at SFPD. They patrol Irving and Noriega streets armed only with police radios to call in regular officers when needed.
Read MoreMeet Jenny Do and Christopher Gotera. They are community ambassadors serving the Sunset, on alert for ways to help our neighborhoods.
Read MoreMeet Justin Beede. He doesn’t just fight fires. The firefighter from Sunset Station 18 is enrolled in a study to understand why cancers caused by toxins in smoke and ash kill more active-duty firefighters than the fires themselves.
Read MoreMeet Isaiah Zazi. He owns and operates Sunset Auto Care, which has been open less than a year. But the shop has earned consistent five-star ratings and loyal customers. It has also partnered with police to cut down on catalytic converter theft.
Read MoreThe Sunset is a culinary delight and Vicente Street has its share of restaurants worth exploring. This spotlight on Vicente features two legacy eateries and one newcomer.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s only Peruvian sports bar is in the Sunset. Lomo Libre Cantina is an expression of love for Peruvian food and sports by its owner, Jose Calvo-Perez.
Read MoreMeet Dorothy Lathan. She is one of first Black residents of the Outer Sunset after the westside finally allowed non-white homeowners. Now 90, Dorothy reflects on her trailblazing life from Arkansas to San Francisco. She had to fight to become the first Black teacher at an Inner Sunset elementary school and ended her career as principal.
Read MoreMeet Margaret Graf. At 84, she runs the group Senior Power that advocates for great living in the golden years. It’s her fourth career, including being a nurse, mother, and lawyer. Margaret broke many glass ceilings in the 60 years since she arrived in San Francisco in a VW bus and made a home across from the Great Highway.
Read MoreMeet Brett Chin, a Sunset firefighter flying SFFD into the future as one of its seven newly trained drone pilots. The technology was adopted last fall and has already proven to be a life saver.
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 MoreMeet Pastors Joy Yee and Jim Dant. They lead the 19th Avenue Baptist Church with a progressive and inclusive approach for all Sunset residents. Beyond offering Bible study and Sunday services, the church focuses on volunteer work the rest of the week to fulfill the needs of our community. They offer free yoga classes, too.
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 MoreSunset 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.
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