Western Neighborhoods Project is dedicated to the history of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts.   read more ...

The Neighborhoods Include:

Richmond District

(North of Golden Gate Park, south of the Presidio, bounded by the ocean and Arguello Boulevard.)
Includes: Sea Cliff, Presidio Terrace, and we occasionally go east as far as Masonic Avenue.)
 Recent Richmond District Additions

Sunset District

(South of Golden Gate Park, north of Sloat Boulevard, bounded by the ocean on the west and Stanyan Street/Golden Gate Heights on the east.)
Includes: Parkside, Golden Gate Heights, Parkway Terrace.
 Recent Sunset District Additions
  • Streetwise: SF Police Department On Duty

    Frank Dunnigan shares photos of the SFPD in the western neighborhoods. ( May 11, 2023)
  • Podcast # 502: 834 Irving

    Nicole & Arnold visit 834 Irving Street to look back at the fascinating people and their businesses there from its early days as a grocery store to today's Blackthorn Tavern. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast May 6, 2023)
  • Streetwise: Signs of the Times

    Frank Dunnigan checks out some of the iconic signage of the western neighborhoods. ( Apr 14, 2023)
  • Podcast # 499: Kevin Brady

    Did you know there was a cartoonist collective in the Sunset? Nicole talks with Kevin Brady about growing up in San Francisco and how he got started in art. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Apr 8, 2023)
  • Podcast # 498: Craig of Craigslist

    Did you know that Craigslist, the classified ad website, got its start on the West side? Nicole talks with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark about how it all happened. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Apr 1, 2023)
  • Podcast # 496: Legendary Animals of San Francisco

    Judi Leff & Joseph Amster join Nicole & Arnold to explore the fascinating histories of some San Francisco animals. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Mar 18, 2023)
 Recent West of Twin Peaks Additions
 Recent OMI Additions
  • Streetwise: Signs of the Times

    Frank Dunnigan checks out some of the iconic signage of the western neighborhoods. ( Apr 14, 2023)
  • Podcast # 480: New(ish) West Side Landmarks

    Arnold Woods chats with Woody LaBounty about the process of creating a historical landmark; then they go over some recently-designated west side landmarks: City Cemetery, Trocadero Clubhouse, and the Ingleside Terraces Sundial. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Nov 5, 2022)
  • Streetwise: Changing Westside Businesses

    Frank Dunnigan looks at the evolving west side business landscape over the years. ( Oct 14, 2022)
  • Merced Heights

    The OMI ridgeline neighborhood that started as San Miguel City, Columbia Heights, and Poppy Hill. ( Mar 8, 2019)
  • Podcast # 313: Worcester Avenue

    The history and significance of a one-block San Francisco street. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 9, 2019)
  • Podcast # 311: Columbia Heights

    The mini-neighborhood laid out along San Jose Avenue in 1893 with dairies and a one-man water company. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Jan 26, 2019)
 Recent Lake Merced Additions
  • Streetwise: Signs of the Times

    Frank Dunnigan checks out some of the iconic signage of the western neighborhoods. ( Apr 14, 2023)
  • Podcast # 491: Third World Liberation Strike Part 3

    Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in the final part of their recounting of the 1968-1969 Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 11, 2023)
  • Podcast # 490: Third World Liberation Strike Part 2

    Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in part 2 of their recounting of the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 4, 2023)
  • Podcast # 487: Third World Liberation Strike

    Guest David Friedlander joins Nicole and Arnold to recount the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Dec 31, 2022)
  • Streetwise: Changing Westside Businesses

    Frank Dunnigan looks at the evolving west side business landscape over the years. ( Oct 14, 2022)
  • Podcast # 88: Broderick-Terry Duel (Repodcast)

    Since we just had the anniversary of the Broderick-Terry Duel on September 13, we're repodcasting this classic episode. In 1859, a California State Supreme Court Judge and a United States Senator fought a duel beside Lake Merced. Here's the story, and its importance to local and national politics. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Sep 23, 2022)