MEETINGS 2026

We hold live meetings with an option to view remotely via Zoom. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Congregation Sherith Israel is located at 2266 California Street, at Webster.

Parking: Check the signs. The surrounding streets contain several passenger white zones that are not active after 6 p.m. and can be used for parking in the evenings. 

There is 24-hour parking available a half-block further north on Webster at 2401 Clay, with entry on Clay Street. 

Muni: 1, 2, 22, 24.

Admission is free for members; there is a $10 admission for nonmembers. (More information can be found on the membership tab.)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 7 PM, live and on Zoom
GLENN LYM ON "DOGPATCH RANCH: THE HISTORY OF A CHINESE-AMERICAN FAMILY"

In 1880, a Chinese family settled and developed a half-acre ranch by the San Francisco Bay at Minnesota Street between 23rd and 24th Streets in Dogpatch, San Francisco. In the 1920s, they transformed the ranch into two townhouses. Those townhouses were replaced in the 1950s by warehouses that still stand today. The location of the old ranch is now a quarter-mile from the Bay, and sits 20 feet under the condos and warehouses that populate the area today.

Join Glenn Lym, a fourth generation Chinese-American, born and raised in Berkeley, California, near the house his grandfather built in 1912, as he talks about this historic neighborhood and his family's role in its development.

Glenn has contributed articles to journals like Places and Architecture: the AIA Journal.

In the early 2010s, Glenn began working on documentaries about interesting things he encountered living in San Francisco. These documentaries are now available on the YouTube channel @lymarchvideo.

How to watch the presentation online

Zoom streaming is available only for SFHA members. The San Francisco History Association will send out the Zoom link and password to current members on the morning of the meeting day. Check the website membership tab to renew or obtain current membership.

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