Day and night, people flock to Ocean Beach for the vistas and the chance to get in touch with nature. What could be better than strolling along the boulevard that overlooks the sand and waves? How about taking the same stroll and having access to better trash receptacles.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

ay and night, people flock to Ocean Beach for the vistas and the chance to get in touch with nature. What could be better than strolling along the boulevard that overlooks the sand and waves? How about taking the same stroll and having access to better trash receptacles. That's what Jeff Schwartz wants.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2008.

Gryn also accused the city of San Francisco of creating a "dangerous, hazardous and defective condition" at the intersection of Ninth and Irving. The suit says the intersection does not have proper signs and does not give pedestrians enough time to cross the street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 2008.

The measure was developed by the Save SF Culture Coalition, whose members include the Entertainment Commission, Black Rock City LLC (which stages Burning Man as well as events here in town), the Late Night Coalition, and the Outdoor Events Coalition (a group formed last year to counter city policies and neighbor complaints that threatened to scuttle the North Beach Jazz Festival, How Weird Street Faire, concerts in Golden Gate Park, and other events).

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on July 2, 2008.

Gryn also accused the city of San Francisco of creating a "dangerous, hazardous and defective condition" at the intersection of Ninth and Irving. The suit says the intersection does not have proper signs and does not give pedestrians enough time to cross the street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 2008.

Location: Golden Gate Park (Spreckels Temple of Music at the Music Concourse) Time: 1:00 p.m. Details: The Golden Gate Park Band will be presenting a free, patriotic 4th of July concert.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 2, 2008.

Local artists installed two new public fire pits at Ocean Beach in San Francisco Monday afternoon.These aren't just any fire pits, they are works of art modeled after a native beach primrose and a starfish. George Durgerian, park ranger with Golden Gate National Parks, said that the Parks Department has asked people to limit open fires on Ocean Beach to these fire pits in the area west of Golden Gate Park,

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on July 1, 2008.

George Durgerian, park ranger with Golden Gate National Parks, said that the Parks Department has asked people to limit open fires on Ocean Beach to these fire pits in the area west of Golden Gate Park,

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on July 1, 2008.

1735 19th Ave

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

I then headed over to the Arizmendi Bakery Cooperative. This is a worker-owned cooperative bakery located in Inner Sunset close to the de Young and only two blocks from Golden Gate Park.

Published by SF Weekly on June 26, 2008.

Hillary Reid and Evan King of San Francisco take advantage of sunny weather with a paddle boat ride around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park on Tuesday. More sunshine is on the way today in the Bay Area. Complete forecast.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 25, 2008.

Jack and Gay Reineck, 64 and 65, also just had a garden installed behind their Cole Valley home. Although they grow vegetables and blueberries at their weekend house in Sebastopol, the busy graphic designers don't have time to do it in San Francisco, where they have lived for 30 years and normally shop at organic produce stores.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 23, 2008.

Jack and Gay Reineck, 64 and 65, also just had a garden installed behind their Cole Valley home. Although they grow vegetables and blueberries at their weekend house in Sebastopol, the busy graphic designers don't have time to do it in San Francisco, where they have lived for 30 years and normally shop at organic produce stores.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 23, 2008.

Sarah and Mike Northrop, both 32, lived in San Francisco for seven years, most recently renting an Inner Sunset apartment. She's a physical therapist and he's an engineer, and together they make between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. But they spent more than two years looking for a place to buy in the city and couldn't find anything in their price range that was big enough for them and their two daughters.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 22, 2008.

It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and they're just as likely to think of the famous Los Angeles thoroughfare that cuts through Beverly Hills. L.A.'s and S.F.'s Sunset Boulevards have two things in common: They're usually traversed by motor vehicle, and they can be rough around the edges.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and they're just as likely to think of the famous Los Angeles thoroughfare that cuts through Beverly Hills. L.A.'s and S.F.'s Sunset Boulevards have two things in common: They're usually traversed by motor vehicle, and they can be rough around the edges.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

Ironwood BBQ In this week's food column, "'Cue the Applause," our Meredith Brody digs into some delicious BBQ at a hidden restaurant at the Golden Gate Park Golf Course. If her article didn't make your mouth water, these photos surely will. Not an auspicious-looking counter, but just you wait.

Published by SF Weekly on June 20, 2008.

Saturday's volunteers will help restore the boulevard's running path (which is now overgrown with grass), weed and do other landscaping. Volunteers will meet at Noreiga Street and 37th Avenue - about the half-way point of the boulevard. From there, they'll fan out in both directions, getting a little dirty but none the worse for the wear.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

Saturday's volunteers will help restore the boulevard's running path (which is now overgrown with grass), weed and do other landscaping. Volunteers will meet at Noreiga Street and 37th Avenue - about the half-way point of the boulevard. From there, they'll fan out in both directions, getting a little dirty but none the worse for the wear.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

Scientists threw a coming-home party today for 20 African penguins in their new rock-rimmed tank at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

A flock of 20 penguins moved into their home at the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Wednesday.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 19, 2008.

Scientists threw a coming-home party today for 20 African penguins in their new rock-rimmed tank at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

A flock of 20 penguins moved into their home at the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Wednesday.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 19, 2008.

It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and they're just as likely to think of the famous Los Angeles thoroughfare that cuts through Beverly Hills. L.A.'s and S.F.'s Sunset Boulevards have two things in common: They're usually traversed by motor vehicle, and they can be rough around the edges.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and they're just as likely to think of the famous Los Angeles thoroughfare that cuts through Beverly Hills. L.A.'s and S.F.'s Sunset Boulevards have two things in common: They're usually traversed by motor vehicle, and they can be rough around the edges.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

S.F. boulevard to get a working-over: It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and they're just as likely to think of the famous Los Angeles thoroughfare that cuts through Beverly Hills. L.A.'s and S.F.'s Sunset Boulevards have two things in common: They're usually traversed by motor vehicle, and they can be rough around the edges.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

Volunteers will meet at Noreiga Street and 37th Avenue - about the half-way point of the boulevard. From there, they'll fan out in both directions, getting a little dirty but none the worse for the wear.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2008.

Caltrans crews will close lanes at various times to upgrade traffic signals and to fix potholes on the busy street, which is also part of State Highway 1, between Lincoln Way just outside Golden Gate Park and Vicente Street.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 17, 2008.

1644 Great Highway

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 16, 2008.

1226 2nd Ave

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 16, 2008.

227 Noriega St

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 16, 2008.

The death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found in January buried face down at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with only his feet sticking through the sand has been ruled a homicide, authorities said today.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 14, 2008.

The death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found in January buried face down at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with only his feet sticking through the sand has been ruled a homicide, authorities said today.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 14, 2008.

The perplexing death of a naked man whose body was found under a mound of sand at San Francisco's Ocean Beach in January has been ruled a homicide, according to U.S. Park Police and the San Francisco medical examiner's office.U.S. Park Police have jurisdiction over the case, which is still an open investigation, park police spokesman Rich Weideman said Thursday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 13, 2008.

The death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found in January buried face down at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with only his feet sticking through the sand has been ruled a homicide, authorities said today.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 13, 2008.

The death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found in January buried face down at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with only his feet sticking through the sand has been ruled a homicide, authorities said today.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 13, 2008.

The perplexing death of a naked man whose body was found under a mound of sand at San Francisco's Ocean Beach in January has been ruled a homicide, according to U.S. Park Police and the San Francisco medical examiner's office.U.S. Park Police have jurisdiction over the case, which is still an open investigation, park police spokesman Rich Weideman said Thursday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 13, 2008.

The course included an 18-mile bike ride through the Presidio, into Golden Gate Park and back to the Marina, and an 8-mile run to Baker Beach and back.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 9, 2008.

The course included an 18-mile bike ride through the Presidio, into Golden Gate Park and back to the Marina, and an 8-mile run to Baker Beach and back.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 9, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Ted McIsaac's family ranch has been operating in what is now the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for four generations. But for the this first time in 160 years, cows on the McIsaac ranch may graze no more.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 7, 2008.

LOCATION: Park Chalet Garden Restaurant, "Where the Park Meets the Pacific," 1000 Great Highway (nearest cross-street is Fulton), San Francisco CA 94121. Downstairs from the Beach Chalet Restaurant, near the giant Windmill at the end of Golden Gate Park, one quarter mile south of the famous Cliff House. Enter through Golden Gate Park Visitors Center. Free parking.

Published by SFist on June 4, 2008.

Caltrans officials are saying that the speed limit along 19th Avenue has been lowered from Lincoln to Eucalyptus from 35 mph to 30 mph. The crackdown will be enforced Wednesday morning.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 4, 2008.

anna on 7th Ave Near Irving III

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 4, 2008.

Lanes will be closed where 19th Avenue intersects Lincoln Way, Irving Street and Vicente Street. Southbound closures will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., northbound closures from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 3, 2008.

Lanes will be closed where 19th Avenue intersects Lincoln Way, Irving Street and Vicente Street. Southbound closures will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., northbound closures from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 3, 2008.

Lanes will be closed where 19th Avenue intersects Lincoln Way, Irving Street and Vicente Street. Southbound closures will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., northbound closures from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 3, 2008.

Adult admission at Coit Tower would rise from $4.50 to $5, and adult tickets at Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Garden would go from $4 to $5.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 3, 2008.