This is my love letter to the Sunset in video form. I worked with the producers at SFGovTV (City Hall’s cable channel) to pack as much life about the Sunset as possible into the video. It’s a whirlwind of people, places, history, food, and culture. Look closely and maybe you’ll see yourself!
Read MoreMeet Mike Kanzler, a legend in the surfing community at Ocean Beach. Mike’s surfboard repair shop on 34th Avenue is an essential business for one of the Sunset’s most popular activities. He fixes every board by hand. “My job is about getting people into the water,” Mike says. “And keeping them there.”
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreFire Chief Jeanine Nicholson introduces the hose tender. It’s a portable water system that can pull water from Lake Merced and send it at high pressure to multiple locations anywhere in the Sunset.
Read MoreMeet Darlene Bereznicki. The Sunset resident hosts a comedy night at the Riptide, a legendary bar at the end of Taraval Street known as the “best little honky-tonk by the beach.”
Read MoreVideo and transcript of Supervisor Joel Engardio’s graduation speech at Lincoln High School and Lawton Middle School June 1, 2023
Read MoreSupervisor Joel Engardio interviewed on TMZ April 6, 2023. Supervisor Engardio mentioned which crimes are actually on the rise in San Francisco and causing concern. While murder is low, we have to stay focused on the open air drug dealing, property crime, catalytic converter thefts, and assaults on elders and youth that are making residents feel unsafe.
Read MoreCNN reporter Kyung Lah interviewed Joel Engardio about his election as city supervisor for the Sunset district. She wanted to know if there was a trend in San Francisco (and perhaps in cities across America) that residents want more focus on basics like public safety.
Read MoreVideo and transcript of Supervisor Joel Engardio’s inaugural speech January 7, 2023
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