Sunset Spotlight/Police Blotter

Liberation Radio Set to Move after 9-year Run
After running Liberation Radio out of the Richmond District for the past nine years, founder Richard Edmondson is ready to move on. During its first year, the station did mobile broadcasting from outside locations. For the past eight years, however, it has operated from Edmondson's Outer Richmond District home.

City Looks at Taking Some GGNRA Land
The level of rancor in the fierce debate over whether dog owners should be required to leash their pets on federal park land reached new heights in March when SF Supervisor Leland Yee accused park Superintendent Brian O'Neill of going back on his word by ordering park rangers at Fort Funston to ticket unleashed dogs.

Sunset Residents Give Court System Failing Grade
In a rare turnabout, Sunset residents pronounced the San Francisco Superior Court guilty of a variety of offenses ranging from inflating photocopying fees to failing to provide adequate sensitivity training for its staff.

Brazen Burglars Bedeviled, Busted by Bad Break
A trio of brazen burglars that police believe are responsible for ransacking dozens of homes in the Sunset District during the past three months was arrested last month as they fled the scene after committing a daring daytime caper.

War of Words at Stonestown Galleria Poetry Slam
More than 50 people gathered on the main floor of Borders' multi-level retail outlet at the Stonestown Galleria March 22 to witness a battle of poets. The San Francisco Arts Commission's WritersCorps and Borders Books teamed up to produce the competition, part of the 2002 SF WritersCorps Youth Poetry Slam League.

Park Service to Close 12-acre Fort Funston Site to Dogs
The National Park Service and environmentalists have finally won a drawn-out federal court battle with the Fort Funston Dog Walkers and SF Dog, which had kept the national park service from permanently closing off areas of Fort Funston to dog walkers.

Environmental Artist Wants to Clean Up Mother Earth
Award-winning neighborhood artist and ocean conservationist, Aleks Petrovitch, has "Tiki fever." Tikis are carved images of Polynesian gods which can, among other things, be "environmental guardians." They chide and question decisions made in life.

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John M. Lee: Profitable Remodeling Projects

Jake McGoldrick: Spotlight on Immigration Law Changes

Peter O'Donnell: Helping Small Businesses with Big Electric Bills

Leland Yee: Cycling in the City