Richmond Roundup
Planning Dept. Faces Opposition
Over Housing Proposal
City planners are facing strong opposition from neighbors, who fear
new proposals to promote affordable housing by increasing housing densities
along transit corridors will diminish the quality of life in their neighborhoods.
Rossi Playground Work Grinds
to a Halt After Dispute
Plans to renovate Rossi Playground are on hold for the third consecutive
month because of a dispute between the SF Recreation and Park Department
and Peterson Architects, the landscape architect on the project.
Quail, Songbirds Lacking in
Study of Presidio Birds
Efforts continue at the Presidio to better understand the diversity
of birds found there and to enhance their habitats. Concerned scientists
are proceeding with monitoring studies to lay the groundwork for restoration
plans.
Little to Show After 20-year
Battle
Parcel 4 Needs More Time to Flourish, Proponents Say
From the sand path leading downhill from 48th Avenue, the boardwalk
below looks like a curvy "Y" scribbled by a preschooler. It forges a
path over a sandy plain enclosed by a chain-link fence and the steep
ridges of Sutro Heights Park. Looking at the peerless views of Ocean
Beach to the south, it is no wonder that this piece of land has been
as disputed over as any in San Francisco.
Resource Center for Youth
Opens in Richmond District
The Asian Women's Resource Center (AWRC) and Kai Ming Head Start have
teamed up to expand services for Chinatown and Richmond District residents
via a new Asian Family Support Center. The Richmond center opened in
May.
Fatal Fire Ended Mysterious
Life of Tait's-at-the-Beach
The block of the Great Highway between Ulloa and Vicente streets does
not look like a locale of legend and mystery. Humble homes erected here
in a row face the Pacific Ocean, and many of the owners have built vertical
extensions to better capture the surf and sunset view.
COLUMNS:
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick:
Childcare, Clean Streets Proposals
Capt. Sandra
Tong: Police Beat
John M. Lee: Is It Time
to Move?
