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wildlife

Mountain Lion Roams Outer Sunset Residential Streets, City Issues Safety Alert

Animal Care and Control responded Friday morning after the big cat was spotted in front yards near 44th Avenue and Ulloa Street.

A mountain lion was spotted Friday morning wandering through the front yards of residential homes in the Outer Sunset, prompting an emergency alert from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The animal was seen near 44th Avenue and Ulloa Street, just north of the San Francisco Zoo, and video footage obtained by the SF Standard shows it moving across Vicente Street.

transportation

Inner Sunset Transportation Study Holds Community Meeting; Follow-Up Survey Now Open

Residents who missed Wednesday's public session on street-safety concepts for the commercial core can still submit feedback online.

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority held a public meeting Wednesday evening, September 17, presenting draft concepts developed as part of the Inner Sunset Transportation Study — an effort to improve safety and multimodal access in the neighborhood's commercial core along Irving Street and 9th Avenue. Inner Sunset Park Neighbors (ISPN), which co-promoted the meeting, has posted a follow-up notice on its website thanking attendees and directing residents who missed it to an online follow-up survey.

Proposition G

Prop G's Price Tag: Controller Puts $9.8M One-Time Cost on Great Highway Reopening Plan

With Election Day seven weeks away, both sides of the Sunset Dunes debate are sharpening arguments around an official cost estimate released last month.

San Francisco voters will decide November 3 whether to reverse the 2024 closure of the Upper Great Highway to cars — a question that cuts directly through the Outer Sunset and Parkside. Proposition G, which qualified for the ballot in July after supporters submitted more than 15,924 signatures certified by the Department of Elections, would reopen a two-mile stretch of the road to vehicles on weekdays while keeping it closed on weekends and holidays, effectively ending weekday use of Sunset Dunes Park.

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 25

Sunset Night Market: Autumn Moon Festival

📍 Irving Street between 20th and 25th Avenues, Inner Sunset · 5:00 PM–10:00 PM

Sunday, September 27

Bodhi Mid-Autumn Festival Community Fair

📍 San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Ave, Golden Gate Park · 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Sunday, October 11

Inner Sunset Flea Market: 'Tricks, Treats & Treasures'

📍 Irving Street between 9th and 11th Avenues, Inner Sunset · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Ongoing — every Sunday

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

📍 37th Avenue between Ortega and Quintara Streets, Outer Sunset · 9:00 AM–2:00 PM

More from the Neighborhood

Parkside Square Playground Closed Through Late November for Safety Resurfacing

The playground at Parkside Square is closed from July 27 through late November 2026 while crews replace the existing safety surfaces, according to San Francisco Recreation and Parks.