Meet Aimee Rozen. You can find her at the Outer Sunset farmer’s market offering something other than vegetables, honey, and bread: her ear. Aimee is a therapist who volunteers her time listening to whatever you want to share. She is a chapter leader for Sidewalk Talk, a community listening project that lets people experience what it’s like to be heard and the benefit it can provide.
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Meet Alex Pyi Phyo. At 29, he is one of the newest police officers at the Sunset’s Taraval station. From escaping a civil war in Myanmar to serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, it was a 20-year journey to get here.
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Westside residents lost more than $7 million last year in 463 reported scams. It’s a staggering number because most scams are never reported due to embarrassment and shame. My office is working to prevent these scams by teaching potential victims what to look out for. Now we’re seeing some success. Residents who were targeted and approached are reporting they could see the signs and were able to run away.
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Everyone can agree that we must improve street and pedestrian safety while helping drivers get where they need to go on the westside. Here are the latest traffic flow improvements.
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Many Sunset residents are telling me they do not support a recall. They say the entirety of my work — not just one issue — is what matters.
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As vice-chair of the public safety committee at City Hall, I’ve led two hearings to understand the capabilities and constraints around law enforcement and courts publishing its data online. The first hearing focused on the district attorney and police department. The second hearing asked the Superior Court and the Sheriff’s Department to report on their public dashboards and other data access capabilities.
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Meet Ray Vuillemainroy, a newly hired police officer at Taraval station — at age 58. He has nearly 30 years of community policing experience in South San Francisco and Santa Barbara. But retirement didn’t suit him.
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Meet Olga Camacho, the new athletic director at Lincoln High School. Responsible for 600 student athletes and 32 teams, she is a trail blazer and survivor well-suited for the herculean task.
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Meet Gail Secchia, who became a horticulturist after decades at the phone company. While the sound of lions roaring can be thrilling for visitors to the San Francisco Zoo, many seek the tranquil garden paradise that Gail created in her post-retirement career.
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These two couples run two Fiery Hot Pot locations on opposite sides of the Sunset. One on Taraval and the other on Irving. Despite the same name, they offer different approaches to yummy hot pot — the Chinese presentation of food cooked in a steaming broth.
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Meet Raymond Wong. At 22, he fell in love with the Navy trying to avoid the Army. At 79, the Outer Sunset resident and Vietnam War veteran has devoted half a century to trying to make life better for local veterans in every branch of service. But he still lives for Fleet Week.
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Meet the group of Outer Sunset moms who started the Ocean Beach Plunge Club. They bond over early morning walks and a dip in the Pacific.
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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.
Read MoreProposition K asked voters if San Francisco should transition a section of the Great Highway into an oceanside park. Here’s what happens next.
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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.
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The Sunset Night Market returned this year at more than double the size. We created a lot of joy with 20,000 people in attendance.
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Join the Sunset Community Band. Our newly formed band will perform at special holiday events, night markets, and parades to display Sunset pride — and bring joy to everyone.
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Meet police officer Matthew Hewitson, assigned to walk Irving Street. He’s a welcome sight for merchants and shoppers. Shoplifters beware.
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Discarded horse-drawn streetcars became affordable housing in the early 1900s, attracting bohemian residents to San Francisco’s undeveloped Outside Lands near the ocean. What happened to this eccentric community?
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Meet the seniors who live for lunch. An innovative program doesn’t just feed seniors a low cost meal. It gets people out of home isolation to experience the special treat of a restaurant meal — and the social nourishment that food alone can’t provide.
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