Sources
What it reads
Every source Knowy reads. If it isn't here, Knowy doesn't know it. Last refreshed 2026-11-07 16:53 UTC; 772 records.
Suggest something Knowy should read
A doc, a spreadsheet, a site, a calendar, a group's list. A steward looks at each one and decides how Knowy should use it. Nothing is added until then. You can also just tell Knowy in the chat.
Everything it reads now
The neighborhood's own notes
Events, places, people who agreed to be listed, proposals, and corrections that neighbors added and stewards reviewed.
CC BY 4.0
31 records · refreshed 8:45amA year of the Outer Dadas group's recommendations: plumbers, pediatricians, daycares, bike shops, and more, with how many vouched and when.
Compiled by the Outer Dadas group from their chat (June 2025 to July 2026), as of Aug 4, 2026; added by a member. No recommender names; individuals' personal numbers left out.
263 records · refreshed 8:45am
Sites neighbors built
What's happening around the neighborhood, today and the weeks ahead.
CC BY 4.0. Public events API following the Neighborhood API spec; no key needed.
70 records · refreshed 7:23am · last good copyThe daily Arizmendi pizza and local news headlines.
The Arizmendi pizza ticker and local news from outersunset.today.
Not connected yetFlyers found on poles and boards around the Sunset, turned into a calendar.
Rory Partalis's project. robots.txt welcomes search engines; public iCal feed.
87 records · refreshed 7:23amThe community guide: local groups by kind, and how to show up to one.
Community guide (Sunset People). Publishes a plain-text version meant for tools like Knowy.
23 records · refreshed 7:23am
City open data
Housing and building projects in the Sunset, from first filing to construction.
City of San Francisco open data (PDDL). Updated quarterly. Covers the whole Sunset/Parkside planning neighborhood, not only the Outer Sunset. Sponsor and contact columns are left out.
134 records · refreshed 7:23amPlanning applications filed in the Sunset ZIP codes, with status and decisions.
City of San Francisco open data (PDDL), updated daily. Projects in the Sunset ZIP codes (94122 and 94116, which also take in the Inner Sunset and Parkside), open ones filed in the last three years and any closed in the last year. Applicant names are left out.
164 records · refreshed 7:23amReports to 311 in the Outer Sunset: potholes, graffiti, trash, trees, and how they're going.
City of San Francisco open data (PDDL), updated daily. Queried live, not stored. Addresses are shown at block level; reporters aren't in the data; photos aren't linked.
Asked live each time
The ocean, air, and wildlife
High and low tides at the Golden Gate station.
US government data, public domain.
Now: tide next high 9:38am, 6.2 ftOcean temperature and waves off Ocean Beach.
CC BY 4.0, free for non-commercial use. Model estimate, not a buoy.
Now: water 63°F, 6.5 ft waves, 13s periodAir quality in the Outer Sunset.
CC BY 4.0, free for non-commercial use. CAMS model data.
Now: air AQI 57, moderateWhether the snowy plovers' protection season is on, and what it asks of dog walkers.
Dates come from Knowy's notes on the plovers, which cite the NPS Ocean Beach page.
Now: plovers protection season through May 15 2027: dogs on a six-foot leash in the protection areaPark alerts from Golden Gate National Recreation Area, like beach fire rules and closures.
US government data.
Now: park alerts 1 for the beach sideWildlife and plants neighbors have spotted and logged nearby.
Observations are licensed by their observers, mostly CC BY-NC. The agent shows common name, date, place, and the observation link. No photos cached.
Now: seen lately ocypus, western gull, brandt's cormorant, common murre, shorebirds and allies, ring-necked duck
Coming next
Wire it if the site publishes a public listing or a Neighborhood API assets feed.
A shared feed of neighborhood events, groups, and plans, once it's hosted for the Sunset.
The Sunset Social Club's gatherings, once the club has a calendar feed.
Listed as a group via outersunset.us. Knowy would need a calendar feed from the club to read its events.
Welcome packets for new neighbors.
Listed among Knowy's local resources.
Cozy Corner's site.
- Sunset Events (Benjamin Von Wong)
Every public Inner and Outer Sunset event, gathered daily.
Official air quality readings.
Historic photos of the Sunset.
Left out on purpose
Blocks automated requests (403 on its pages, feeds, and sitemap). Excluded. Some of its stories reach Knowy through outersunset.today's news feed.
No public feed found. Results are on a map and a hotline (415-242-2214). The agent links the page and the hotline.
- Instagram
No public page or feed. Excluded by rule.
Who it speaks for, and who speaks for them
- Coyotes
Advocates: San Francisco Animal Care and Control · Project Coyote
- Sunset Dunes and the beach dunes
Advocates: San Francisco Recreation and Parks (Sunset Dunes) · Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
- The Pacific at Ocean Beach
Advocates: Surfrider Foundation San Francisco · Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
- Western snowy plovers
Advocates: Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS) · Golden Gate Bird Alliance
How Knowy treats every source: it follows each site's rules for automated visitors, checks in on a schedule rather than every time someone asks, keeps a copy of what it saw so stewards can check its work, and lets neighbors' corrections win over what a source says.