Bringing the retired police officer program to the Sunset was a priority for Supervisor Joel Engardio. It’s finally here. These officers are a welcome sight! They will help fill the gap as we recruit and hire enough new officers to address San Francisco’s severe police shortage.
Read MoreSupervisor Joel Engardio interviewed on TMZ April 6, 2023. Supervisor Engardio mentioned which crimes are actually on the rise in San Francisco and causing concern. While murder is low, we have to stay focused on the open air drug dealing, property crime, catalytic converter thefts, and assaults on elders and youth that are making residents feel unsafe.
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 MoreCNN reporter Kyung Lah interviewed Joel Engardio about his election as city supervisor for the Sunset district. She wanted to know if there was a trend in San Francisco (and perhaps in cities across America) that residents want more focus on basics like public safety.
Read MoreThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on a police funding supplemental. Statement by Supervisor Engardio March 21, 2023
Read MoreThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors held a hearing on police overtime funding. Statement by Supervisor Engardio March 15, 2023
Read MoreThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors held a hearing on the draft reparations plan. Statement by Supervisor Engardio March 14, 2023
Read MoreThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution upholding San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy. Statement by Supervisor Engardio February 28, 2023
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.
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