Join the crowd! Find out why they’re cheering SF Politics 101 every month. I promise the hour will be as fun and entertaining as your favorite Netflix show. SF Politics 101 Monday, October 19 5:30pm SPUR Urban Center (Near Montgomery BART station) RSVP: luma.com/wb6qohlx

Montreal gets creative with housing and urbanism architecture. Here’s what caught my eye when recently biking around Canada’s second-largest city: 1. Someone put a little pink house on top of an abandoned industrial silo. Now that’s a way to promote more housing!

Pure joy. Every day of the week at Sunset Dunes. (This is a Tuesday at 5pm) Don’t rip out this playground to bring cars back to a road that lost its greatest utility from coastal erosion. Save Sunset Dunes. No on Prop G.

The Sunset Night Market continues to be one of San Francisco’s best events. Thank you and congratulations to the community organizers who know how to create joy: Sunset Mercantile, Sunset Chinese Cultural District, Into the Streets, Wah Mei School, and Asian Inc.

Thank you San Francisco Chronicle for making a strong case for Sunset Dunes and debunking the disinformation. Thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds are improving their physical and mental well-being every day of the week at Sunset Dunes.

SF Politics 101 returns September 22! I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show. RSVP: luma.com/g92nd1ys SF Politics 101 is an entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling.

Sunset Dunes and the Sunset Community Band create lots of joy together — every day of the week. Save Sunset Dunes! No on Prop G.

Hello 54. Happy to have made it this far. Remembering the people I loved who aren’t here anymore to enjoy ocean views and ice cream cones. Grateful for the people I love who still are. My wish is for everyone to be kind and curious while traveling life’s journey.

Meet Karen Ver Trinidad. The florist will never forget her first customer — a mother juggling two young kids alone while her husband went drinking with friends at a nearby brewery.

What can this old building tell us about San Francisco’s future? It’s part of a walking tour that celebrates downtown’s illustrious past. But the goal is forward looking — how to spark imaginations and inspire ideas for revitalizing a doom loop-ravaged downtown. Can we make it a vital place again?

Meet Jai Decker. Mid-life difficulty led him to create a family-run hot dog stand popular at San Francisco street fairs and markets called Disco Dogs. This is not your grandfather’s hot dog. Read the full story in my newsletter: engardio.substack.com/p/disco-dogs...

Disco Dogs: This is not your grandfather’s hot dog

Mid-life difficulty led Jai Decker to create a family-run hot dog stand popular at San Francisco street fairs and markets. A simple hot dog might not be enough to change the world, but Disco Dogs has ...

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September’s community newsletter is hot off the press! Get to know residents creating our best San Francisco: engardio.substack.com/p/disco-dogs... Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness.

SF Politics 101 returns September 22! It’s been a full house the past three months. RSVP for your free September seat: luma.com/g92nd1ys I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

SF Politics 101 returns August 25! It's an entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling. Tuesday August 25 6pm SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission (near Montgomery BART station) RSVP: luma.com/zy145c2l

Thank you Gordon Mar for your thoughtful essay supporting Sunset Dunes. Thank you for sharing how it benefits westside residents and why it deserves to remain a permanent coastal park. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Hot off the press! Latest issue of the San Francisco Community newsletter: engardio.substack.com/p/san-franci... Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness. 1/3

Happy birthday to my husband Lionel. And thanks to the Sarah McLachlan soundtrack for our lives :) We saw her concert in Concord, CA and her summer 2026 tour of new and classic songs was perfection!

Another full house for SF Politics 101 last night! Join us next time: Tuesday August 25 6pm SPUR Urban Center RSVP: luma.com/zy145c2l Why are San Francisco politics so chaotic and confusing? Find out with SF Politics 101. I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

Happy 4th of July — San Francisco style! The parade at Sunset Dunes is a new tradition in its third year. Here’s to the next hundred. Special thanks to the San Francisco Pride Band and the Sunset Community Band for inspiring the crowd to dance to your joyful music.

Be a part of San Francisco’s new tradition: a Fourth of July parade at Sunset Dunes. Third-annual Fourth of July Parade Saturday July 4 Noon Noriega to Judah at Sunset Dunes 1/4

Thank you Bay Area Reporter for the story about my post-supervisor life in the Pride edition. Despite the difficulties so many people face, there is always reason to be hopeful and joyful as we work to create a better future in San Francisco. Link to story: ebar.com/story/167651/

We had a full house for SF Politics 101 last night! There's still plenty of seats for the next public presentation: Wednesday July 22 6pm RSVP: luma.com/6sw9vkgq I promise the hour will be as fun as your favorite Netflix show.

Play it again, Sunset Community Band! The concert band that brings joy to San Francisco started with five musicians in a Judah Street garage in 2024. Now there are 50 members playing big gigs like the Golden Gate Park Bandshell.

Pure joy: Scenes from the Sunset Night Market. Thank you to community organizers Sunset Mercantile, Wah Mei, Asian Inc., and Into the Streets. And all the delicious vendors.

Beautiful San Francisco.

Learn about residents creating our best San Francisco. Be inspired by people who navigate life with curiosity, creativity, and kindness. It’s in the San Francisco Community Newsletter. Here’s the June edition: mailchi.mp/engardio/new...

Meet the seniors who dance at Sunset Dunes. Exercise isn’t the only reason these women in their 60s to 80s gather every week to dance to traditional Chinese music. “I love the community connection,” says longtime dancer Amy. “And I want to preserve Chinese culture.”

Dean quit a desk job to become a firefighter at 40. He had to learn how to fight fires *and* be a firehouse cook. “I knew it would be one of my greatest challenges,” Dean says. “But I didn’t know I would love it as much as I do.” Read the full story: engardio.substack.com/p/firefighte...

So proud of Sunset Dunes and the Sunset Community Band — the perfect combo for creating joy at today’s first-ever PloverFest celebration of nature, music, and life in San Francisco. Congrats to one year of Sunset Dunes! Here’s to many more at our wonderful coastal park.

SF Politics 101: An entertaining look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco — brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling. April 30 6pm Manny’s Valencia and 16th Street RSVP: luma.com/wyrpyd0v 1/3