Meet police officer Simon Wong. He’s glad he quit a retail job to become a police cadet. The 16-year veteran embraces new technology to fight crime and hopes a younger generation will join him in what has been a fulfilling career.
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Sunset Boulevard has been neglected for years when it should be a gem of the Sunset. We should aspire to make it San Francisco's "emerald necklace" connecting Lake Merced and Golden Gate Park. We deserve a well-maintained and beautiful thoroughfare that highlights the best of the Sunset.
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San Franciscans should be able to decide whether the Great Highway becomes an oceanside park or remains a road for cars. I will not remove a ballot measure under threat of recall.
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We started a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade.
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More than 10,000 people showed up to the first-ever Sunset Night Market. We’re bringing it back double the size.
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Meet police officers Dennis Lo and Philip Yang. As partners on the overnight shift at Taraval station, they’ve forged a bond as they tackle crime and help Sunset residents through vulnerable moments.
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Meet Bob Vicari. At 92, he is one of the remaining Korean War veterans in the United States. Bob has lived on Irving Street for 41 years and has forged dear friendships with his neighbors. Now, he relies on those neighbors for the care he needs as a veteran. In return, he shares poignant life memories.
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Today’s kids are the next Greatest Generation. They give me hope. My generation needs to support them and pass the baton when they’re ready. This was my message to high school and middle school graduates in San Francisco.
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We’re starting a new Fourth of July tradition in San Francisco — an oceanside parade brought to you by the Friends of Great Highway Park.
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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!
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Meet 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.”
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Meet 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.
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A 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.
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Lower Great Highway was converted from parallel to angled parking between Lincoln and Kirkham. The before and after photos show a dramatic difference.
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On 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.
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State 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.
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San 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?
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Meet 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.
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A 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.
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Jonathan 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.
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