Why I love my life in the Outer Sunset
T Von D. describes why she prefers a quiet suburban pace next to bustling parts of San Francisco.
I recently faced a decision that most San Franciscans know well. My housemates decided to move out, so would I keep our apartment or move to a more exciting neighborhood?
San Francisco neighborhoods feel a lot like their microclimates: A radically different experience awaits you just by moving a couple miles down the street. And while I love the Outer Sunset, it is also sedate; a slow pace of life alongside a beach town vibe. The big city feels very far away indeed.
Read the latest by T Von D.
Was the SF Civic Center carnival successful?
San Francisco’s oft-beleaguered downtown transformed into a brief funhouse filled with rides, funnel cake, and prizes last weekend. Hundreds of children and their families filled the block-long space. Neon lights overhead welcomed visitors to shoot basketballs and hit high strikers in order to win stuffed animal prizes. Children slid down a massive rainbow-colored slide and rode a huge ferris wheel that provided a seeming bird’s eye view of City Hall. Was the carnival worth it? We thought so.
Read the latest by Aaron Levy-Wolins
Inside San Francisco’s 105-year-old funeral home
More than a dozen funeral homes lined Valencia Street for much of the 20th Century. Back then, funeral streetcars and a local railway ferried the dead and their mourners to cemeteries in Colma. Now, just two remain: Duggan’s Funeral Service, which moved from 1234 Valencia St. to 3434 17th St. in 1932, and Driscoll’s Valencia Street Serra Mortuary.
Read the latest by Beth Winegarner
What we’re doing this week
There are a lot of free Tuesday events this week
If you’re a San Francisco resident, check out the Conservatory of Flowers, de Young, and Legion of Honor for free first Tuesdays. The Detour in Castro is also hosting its monthly first Tuesday free play.
Kings Mountain Art Fair
In 2023, the Kings Mountain Art Fair will celebrate its 60th year under the canopy of the coastal redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Every Labor Day weekend, a transformation occurs in the redwood forest just 30 miles south of San Francisco. Artist booths pop up around the Kings Mountain Fire Station and local beer and wine begin to flow. Admission is free.
WHEN: September 2, 3 & 4
10 am – 5 pm
WHERE: 13889 Skyline Blvd.
Woodside, CA 94062
What’s on our mind
We keep content mostly fun and light at The Bold Italic, but the future of the Bay Area interests us, too. Here’s what we are thinking about in local news. Brought to you by GrowSF.
Some schools may close
At the school board meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Matt Wayne detailed the monumental challenges facing the district: the loss of 10,000 students over the last 15 years (down to 48,000 now), a staffing shortage and a 20%+ teacher vacancy rate, uncompetitive teacher salaries (not to mention the ongoing payroll issues), and $6 billion in facilities needs. As Jill Tucker writes in The Chronicle, the district must “right-size” as this is a “path that will lead to bankruptcy without action.”
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