Richard Brandi

Richard Brandi is a fourth generation San Franciscan. He was born in the Mission and raised in Visitacion Valley where his ancestors owned a farm from 1880 - 1929. He graduated from Lick-Wilmerding High School and earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

Richard enjoys researching and photographing San Francisco's history and architecture. He has written for the Western Office of the National Trust, San Francisco Architectural Heritage, San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, San Francisco City Guides and the Western Neighborhoods Project.

Richard Brandi is a resident of West Portal since 1986. Richard's history of West Portal, including Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood, is available from Arcadia Publishing.

Anyone who would like to share photos or memories of the neighborhoods are invited to contact him by e-mail at rbrandi@earthlink.net.