Meet Justin Beede. He doesn’t just fight fires. The firefighter from Sunset Station 18 is enrolled in a study to understand why cancers caused by toxins in smoke and ash kill more active-duty firefighters than the fires themselves.
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Meet Isaiah Zazi. He owns and operates Sunset Auto Care, which has been open less than a year. But the shop has earned consistent five-star ratings and loyal customers. It has also partnered with police to cut down on catalytic converter theft.
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The Sunset is a culinary delight and Vicente Street has its share of restaurants worth exploring. This spotlight on Vicente features two legacy eateries and one newcomer.
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San Francisco’s only Peruvian sports bar is in the Sunset. Lomo Libre Cantina is an expression of love for Peruvian food and sports by its owner, Jose Calvo-Perez.
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In support of legislation to make it easier to build new housing in San Francisco. Statement by Supervisor Engardio June 30, 2023
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Video and transcript of Supervisor Joel Engardio’s graduation speech at Lincoln High School and Lawton Middle School June 1, 2023
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Meet Dorothy Lathan. She is one of first Black residents of the Outer Sunset after the westside finally allowed non-white homeowners. Now 90, Dorothy reflects on her trailblazing life from Arkansas to San Francisco. She had to fight to become the first Black teacher at an Inner Sunset elementary school and ended her career as principal.
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Meet Margaret Graf. At 84, she runs the group Senior Power that advocates for great living in the golden years. It’s her fourth career, including being a nurse, mother, and lawyer. Margaret broke many glass ceilings in the 60 years since she arrived in San Francisco in a VW bus and made a home across from the Great Highway.
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Meet Brett Chin, a Sunset firefighter flying SFFD into the future as one of its seven newly trained drone pilots. The technology was adopted last fall and has already proven to be a life saver.
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Sunset parent Lisa Nowell is on a mission to help reduce the isolation and stress that new parents often experience. She also offers their babies a creative playspace — and some recess time for the moms and dads to enjoy with each other. The mission is to create community.
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Meet Pastors Joy Yee and Jim Dant. They lead the 19th Avenue Baptist Church with a progressive and inclusive approach for all Sunset residents. Beyond offering Bible study and Sunday services, the church focuses on volunteer work the rest of the week to fulfill the needs of our community. They offer free yoga classes, too.
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Budding ecologists are taking root at Dianne Feinstein Elementary School in the Sunset. The school yard is abuzz as kids search for worms, tend to planter boxes, or work on a water catchment system. Parents helped create and fund the school’s popular outdoor education program, where a garden has replaced part of a concrete parking lot and play area.
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Dispatch from Lincoln High is a series that features the reporting of journalism students at Lincoln High School (Home of the Mustangs) and their student newspaper the Lincoln Log.
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Resolution urging the California attorney general to examine evidence in the killing of Banko Brown. Statement by Supervisor Engardio May 23, 2023
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Board of Supervisors inquiry needed to understand the impact of downtown business closures on San Francisco’s city budget. Statement by Supervisor Engardio May 16, 2023
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on legislation to help small businesses. Statement by Supervisor Engardio May 16, 2023
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Sunset native Howard Tong helps victims of wildfires and floods in California, tornadoes in the Midwest, and war in Ukraine. He is a longtime volunteer for Tzu Chi, a global charity founded by a Buddhist nun in Taiwan. Tzu Chi’s San Francisco location is in the Sunset and Howard is one of its leaders. “I wanted to do something more purposeful in my life,” he says.
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Jeff Chen became a police officer because he wants to help people and “be the change I want to see.” The San Francisco native is dedicated to his city and chosen career despite the challenges of both.
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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.
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Did you know the big terracotta-roofed building on Vicente Street in the Sunset was once home to the San Francisco Orphan Asylum? That’s what it was called a century ago. Today it's still there. Now called the Edgewood Center for Children and Families, it is the Bay Area's oldest provider of behavioral health services for youth and teens. And it’s poised to tackle some of the present day’s biggest challenges when it comes to mental health.
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