Note: For additional stories about the west side of San Francisco, see the new issue of the Richmond Review.

Sunset Spotlight/Letter to the Editor

Sunset's 'Kitten on the Keys' Tours World

Suzanne Ramsey is an accomplished San Francisco cabaret singer and musician with a growing international reputation. Known as "Kitten on the Keys," Ramsey's instruments include ukulele and accordion, but her preferred instrument is a piano, which she has been playing since childhood. Her stage name is taken from a 1922 ragtime ditty by Zez Confrey, and Ramsey describes her mind's whirling activity as feeling "like I have a dozen little furry-footed friends clawing away at my grey matter."

West Sunset Plgd. to be Rebuilt

The SF Recreation and Park Commission has approved plans to rebuild the West Sunset Playground.

N-Judah Streetcar Turnaround Cited as Danger for Pedestrians

The Muni N-Judah streetcar line ends at 48th Avenue and La Playa, at Ocean Beach. This is where the light rail transit car stops for a change of conductor-operator before slowly making its way eastbound on Judah Street towards downtown. As an end of the line spot, the atmosphere seems leisurely, but residents say there are concerns about pedestrian and bicycle safety.

Columns:

Supervisor Carmen Chu: City Hall

Capt. Denise Schmitt: Police Beat

John M. Lee: Real Estate