Sunset Profile: New Barber Lounge Creates “Third Place”

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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An old Lutheran church brought back to life — as a Buddhist temple

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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Police Officer Profile: Jonathan Ng Was First of Three Brothers to Become a Cop

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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Leading With Joy

I believe we must always lead with joy. My focus is to build solid foundations of public safety, housing, education, and the local economy — for the purpose of supporting joyful lives. We can celebrate the joy in San Francisco as we work to create more.

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Innovation, JoyJoel Engardio