Photos: Earthscape artist Andres Amador at work on Ocean Beach
Artist Andres Amador was at Ocean Beach on Saturday morning, working on a new piece while dozens watched from the cliffs above. We hear he was being filmed for a documentary. Sarah B.
Artist Andres Amador was at Ocean Beach on Saturday morning, working on a new piece while dozens watched from the cliffs above. We hear he was being filmed for a documentary. Sarah B.
A crumbling house at 11th Avenue and California in 1906. Courtesy Bancroft Library It was 108 years ago today at 5:12am when a massive earthquake struck San Francisco, killing an estimated 3,000 people and destroying nearly 80% of the city.… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of April 17, 2014. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SIMON SILVERMAN’S MESSAGE Pedestrian traffic safety is a priority for the SFPD, so I want to share some… Continue Reading
“When we first started, we were a couple of grease-balls, a car and a sandwich,” Jimmy O’Keefe said when he described the first ever “Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic” that he organized in Golden Gate Park in 1988. It was just… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of SF Rec & Park This Saturday is the annual Eggstravaganza in Golden Gate Park, sponsored by the SF Recreations & Parks department. The festival runs from 11am until 3pm at Sharon Meadow and features egg hunts, carnival… Continue Reading
Inside the art studio of Jay Mercado at 10th & California. Photo by Jay Mercado Lots of links to catch up on – enjoy! – Sarah B. This Wednesday night is the general membership meeting for the Planning Association for… Continue Reading
Photo by Le Video If you think bookstores have been feeling the squeeze from the digital publishing world, imagine the challenges that a video store faces in today’s culture of on-demand movies and television shows. While some boomers fondly remember… Continue Reading
Peer Pressure. It’s a common theme in high school, when adolescents are struggling to define their identities and in the process, can find themselves in situations where they feel pressured by their peers to conform to popular behaviors which sometimes… Continue Reading