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Naming the Richmond District by Woody LaBounty George Turner Marsh, Asian Art importer whose estate provided inspiration for naming the Richmond District. - In early 2009, thanks to the efforts of local historian (and WNP member) John Freeman and District One Supervisor Eric Mar, San Francisco's Richmond District officially reclaimed its name. The Board of Supervisors passed ordinance 36-09 on March 3, 2009 to designate the neighborhood bounded by Arguello Boulevard, Ocean Beach, Lake Street, and Fulton Street, the Richmond District. 1 Unlike controversial renamings of years past—example...

Here's the fiery, doomed history of San Francisco's Cliff House FacebookTwitterEmail The Cliff House, circa 1900OpenSFHistory From a dynamite-laden exploding schooner to earthquakes and numerous fires, here's a closer look at the institution's often doomed history, and its repeated rebirths. In 1858, Samuel Brannan — the man who shouted "Gold! Gold on the American River!" on the streets of San Francisco and became the first Gold Rush millionaire — paid $1,500 for lumber salvaged from a shipwreck off the coast at Ocean Beach. It's said that he used the wood to build the first Cliff House o...

Million-dollar views, cheap rent and allegations of favoritism at California state parks Melody Gutierrez © Provided by The LA Times Cottage 21, foreground, and Cottage 17, two doors down, at Crystal Cove State Park are rented to California parks department employees at below-market rates under a program created to allow essential workers to live close to the natural treasures they protect or maintain. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It's a coveted perk for state parks employees: For just a few hundred dollars a month, they can live in government-owned homes in some ...

Print It’s a coveted perk for state parks employees: For just a few hundred dollars a month, they can live in government-owned homes in some of California’s most scenic and sought-after locations — beachfront cottages, historic houses in pricey neighborhoods and cabins surrounded by stretches of pristine wilderness. The benefit was created so California Department of Parks and Recreation staff could live close to the natural treasures they protect or maintain. But the well-intentioned program has been poorly managed, with current and former employees alleging that state property is be...

At Crystal Cove State Park a state parks employee lives in a shorefront cottage for $232 a month. Next door, cottages are advertised as vacation rentals for up to $269 a night.