It’s always a good night for the Sunset Night Market.
I’m so glad it’s back! This is how we create our best San Francisco.
Thank you community partners Sunset Mercantile, Wah Mei, Asian Inc, and Into the Streets.
Streetsblog SF asked me to write about it:
sf.streetsblog.org/2026/02/23/t...
When my husband and I visit his family in Taipei every year, we eat our way through the night markets and ride off the calories on an incredible network of protected bike paths. Can San Francisco adopt such a wonderful biking culture?
This photo of reporter Han Li in Paris is San Francisco NIMBY’s worst nightmare.
I think those 7 story apartment buildings with ground floor amenities next to a park would look quite nice in the Sunset :)
Read more about Paris in the Sunset: engardio.com/blog/paris
Affordability includes building more housing in the Sunset that keeps our families and workers here while welcoming new people and immigrants. Let’s start with 100% affordable senior housing proposed next to Sunset Dunes!
Sunset Dunes is on the right side of history:
engardio.com/blog/history 3/3
...and focus on the real issues we face.
It’s time to stop arguing about an eroding road and a popular park that hurts no one when we need to protect our immigrant community, address affordability, and save democracy. 2/3
Nice to see Sunset Dunes mentioned as a reason why San Francisco’s Outer Sunset is flourishing. A year ago, we only heard a doomsday narrative of traffic “carmageddon” and plummeting property values. The boogeyman never came. Now we can enjoy the benefits of our new coastal park... 1/3
Read more on my thoughts about Sunset Dunes being on the right side of history: engardio.com/blog/history 3/3
It’s time to consider Sunset Dunes settled. The feared “carmageddon” never came but the park’s benefits are real. Sunset Dunes is good for the environment, local businesses, and the well-being of everyone enjoying their coast.
This great OpEd by Lucas Lux says more: sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...
There’s no reason to keep fighting over a park and a road when the park is popular and traffic is fine.
It’s time to focus on more pressing issues like affordability, protecting our immigrant community, and everything else that has the world on fire.
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One of the most meaningful things I did as a supervisor was use my newsletter to launch the Sunset Community Band in 2024. A young couple with a baby on the way answered the call to direct the band. The first rehearsal was in their garage and 8 musicians showed up. Now there are 40+ members.
The all-volunteer band represents the Sunset at special events throughout San Francisco. They beam with joy every time they play.
I joined the band for the first rehearsal of 2026. Watch the band’s fantastic 2025 year-end concert at the Golden Gate Park bandshell: www.youtube.com/watch?si=NUP...
What I love most about the Sunset Community Band is that members experience as much joy as they give. They used to play in a high school or college band. But life happened. Their instruments sat in the closet gathering dust. Now, audiences benefit from the reconnection with their musical passion.
There’s something for everyone at Sunset Dunes in San Francisco.
First part of this video on Sunday. Second part on Monday. Note: those picnic tables being used on Monday couldn’t exist in a weekend-only park.
Future generations will see this as a silly controversy because the park’s benefits far outweigh the fears of traffic jams that never happened. The coast belongs to everyone and it won't be long before a majority everywhere will embrace the wonderful and magical Sunset Dunes.
My comment after a judge dismissed all claims in the lawsuit against Prop K and the creation of Sunset Dunes:
It’s time to consider Sunset Dunes settled. Too many people have seen how the park is good for the environment, local businesses, and the physical and mental health of every visitor.
Merry Christmas from Taipei. Grateful for my husband and extended family, especially after losing my mom in October. Lionel’s mom is cooking our favorite dishes. May everyone be loved and have someone to love this holiday season.
Ran the Taipei half-marathon. The universe served up the perfect song on shuffle as I approached the finish line: Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing”
It’s a good reminder that we’re often much stronger than we realize in the face of challenges. If 2025 was tough for you, here’s to still standing!
The coast belongs to all San Franciscans and everyone had a say about what to do with their coast in the most open and democratic process possible.
We can’t be the most progressive city that fears change. Let’s be the most progressive city that improves lives by embracing the future. 7/7
Everyone can still get where they need to go. Traffic studies show minimal impact, while the benefits of the park are proving to be immense.
The future of the Great Highway was put to citywide vote twice already in 2022 and 2024, and we should consider Sunset Dunes settled. 6/7
Sunset Dunes is the best outcome for this situation, given the middle section of the Great Highway never had access ramps for cars. And the Great Highway remains open to cars 24/7 on the most crucial northern section that connects the Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods. 5/7
The Great Highway lost its greatest utility as a direct connection to Daly City when the southern section fell into the ocean due to extreme coastal erosion. Traffic had to divert inland no matter what. 4/7
The park is popular, traffic is fine, and before long a majority everywhere will see how Sunset Dunes is good for the environment, local businesses, and the well-being of people experiencing the coast in new ways. 3/7
When everything about Sunset Dunes is positive, we should reject putting it back on the ballot as a political wedge issue.
San Francisco will only realize its full potential if we do bold and positive things like create Sunset Dunes and build the housing our kids will need to stay here. 2/7
Another ballot measure on Sunset Dunes will not heal, help, or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy, and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast. 1/7
Have you seen the sunset at Sunset Dunes?
My mom loved Shakespeare, mountains, and sunsets. She always had a dog to care for. She made a mean lasagne and a hearty crock pot beef stew with dumplings. Her oatmeal scotchie cookies were my favorite.
It’s a comfort to have her handwritten recipes. I’ll use them to keep her memory alive. 11/11
She stopped cleaning houses and became a social worker. She helped some of the most vulnerable and invisible people: seniors with mental health conditions. She would lead field trips to the zoo or Taco Bell for fun experiences. 10/11
