This 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 MoreMeet lifelong Sunset resident Hanely Chan. He joined the Navy three years out of high school. The ups and downs of his military experience led him to become an advocate for San Francisco’s 24,000 veterans.
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 MoreLower Great Highway was converted from parallel to angled parking between Lincoln and Kirkham. The before and after photos show a dramatic difference.
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 MoreState and local public health officials joined Supervisor Joel Engardio for a City Hall press conference to sound the alarm about the threat of hepatitis B in San Francisco.
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 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 MoreJonathan Ng was the first of three brothers to realize a calling to become police officers. Jonathan thought he wanted to be a civil engineer in college until he took a criminal justice class. His brothers pursued jobs in engineering and computer science but switched careers after seeing how much Jonathan loved serving Sunset residents as a police officer.
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 MoreThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors needs to prioritize municipal affairs.
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.
Read MoreMeet Darlene Bereznicki. The Sunset resident hosts a comedy night at the Riptide, a legendary bar at the end of Taraval Street known as the “best little honky-tonk by the beach.”
Read MoreCity Supervisor Joel Engardio spoke to the graduating police cadet class about why we need to change the narrative about police in San Francisco. February 2024.
Read MoreI was able to secure $1 million in relief funds for small business owners on Taraval. They’ve been struggling to survive the entire street being ripped up to replace the train tracks and all underground utilities and infrastructure.
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