JOEL ON PARKS and ENVIRONMENT

Joel Engardio makes the case for Sunset Dunes. It’s good for the environment, our local economy, and the well-being of every visitor. We won’t be able to imagine San Francisco without a coastal park and all the benefits it offers.

San Francisco’s new Fourth of July tradition — an oceanside parade at Sunset Dunes.

San Francisco should invest in the creation of an “Emerald Necklace” — a continuous green loop for residents and visitors to revel in the natural beauty our city offers. Sunset Boulevard is the key link, with a 60-acre greenbelt connecting Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park. A coordinated city and state investment will revitalize the Sunset Boulevard green space corridor to make the Emerald Necklace possible.

Sunset Boulevard should be a gem of the Sunset. The greenbelt on both sides of the two-mile boulevard has the potential to become San Francisco's "emerald necklace" connecting Lake Merced and Golden Gate Park. This is latest update on creating a well-maintained and beautiful thoroughfare that highlights the best of the Sunset. 

Voters passed Proposition K, which will turn a section of the Great Highway into an oceanside park. This update includes my statement on a recall effort and next steps by Rec and Park to create the park.

Proposition K asked voters if San Francisco should transition a section of the Great Highway into an oceanside park. Here’s what happens next.

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. 

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.

The future of the Great Highway is on the ballot this November. The section between Lincoln and Sloat has served as a part-time park with the road closed to traffic on weekends the past few years. Now, voters will determine if the city should plan for this section of the Great Highway to become a permanent oceanside park.

Rugby is alive and well in the Sunset as today’s teens embrace a sport connected to Irish immigrants decades ago. Meet the coaches and young players who say when it comes to rugby “there’s just too much to like”

A 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.

Do you still believe in San Francisco? I do. I’m running for supervisor to create our best San Francisco.

If neighborhood politics in San Francisco were a Netflix show, it would star 77-year-old Carol Dimmick. You’d get a combo of Schitt’s Creek and Parks and Recreation that reveals the humor and pathos of residents trying to improve their patch of life.

The Neighborhood News Network interviews Joel Engardio about what City Hall must do to maintain open space in San Francisco

Triangle Park and many more forgotten mini-parks like it throughout our city have a new relevance in the pandemic era. That’s why now is the time to get the Triangle Parks of San Francisco into shape.

The uglier national politics get, some seek solace in local matters. But what happens when local concerns end up feeling as divisive as the national ones? Two women trying to beautify San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood offer some inspiration and cautionary tales.

My second-place showing against incumbent Norman Yee and three other challengers for District 7 supervisor feels like a success. Thousands of voters embraced my campaign’s forward-looking message, which will ultimately influence the direction of our city.