🟧 1,100-Unit Development Work // Bus Stop Removals

In this week’s newsletter, we check in on the Balboa Reservoir development as construction nears. Plus:

• An Ingleside couple’s reading series
• Purtea bids adieu
• A nonprofit newsroom unionizes
• 29-Sunset bus changes
• The Listing, Things To Do and Worth Reading

On to the news.

Ingleside Couple’s Reading Series 'Just Chugged Four Beers' Tipsy Fun

Katie Tomzynski and Clayton Curtice launched the monthly event to highlight San Francisco poets and writers. Read more »

Bubble Tea Cafe Purtea Closes After 2 Years On Ocean Avenue

Tracy Zhou closed her friendly and fun boba tea cafe on Sept. 1. Read more »

Balboa Reservoir Developers Hold Meeting As Work Starts

Two affordable housing buildings plus infrastructure and roads are up first for the 1,100-unit project. Read more »

San Francisco’s Premier Nonprofit News Site Unionizes

The fast-growing publication’s staff joins a wave of unionization efforts in nonprofit news media across the country. Read more »

SFMTA Proposes Removing 29-Sunset Bus Stops To Address Overcrowding

Transit planners want to eliminate 12 stops to reduce crowding and improve reliability for San Francisco’s longest bus route. Read more »

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Ingleside's Residential Permit Parking Zone Could Extend To The Excelsior

By John R. Adkins • Read more »

BART Installs New Fare Gates At Balboa Park Station

By The Ingleside Light Staff • Read more »

Ingleside Gas Station Getting Rebranded

By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »

Meet Ingleside’s Hot Dog Man Thaddeus Laffitte

By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »

THE LISTING

224 Shields St.

Built in 1931, this three-bedroom, four-bath home has city-filled panoramic views. It features large windows, a three-tiered backyard, an updated kitchen with marble-like white countertops, dusty light blue cabinets and stainless steel appliances and has a primary bedroom with an en-suite bathroom. It’s a four-minute walk to Brooks Park, a three-minute walk to the Lakeview and Ashton Mini Park and is a four-minute walk to the 29 bus stop. View The Listing »

THINGS TO DO

👷 Increased Heights & Density Districts 4 & 7 Town Hall at The United Irish Cultural Center | Thursday, 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Sunset

👯 Back to School Party Night at the Italian American Social Club | Friday, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Free | Excelsior

🖌️ Stair Mural Painting at the Upper Detroit Steps | Saturday, 10 a.m – 4 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Sunnyside

🎭  “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” Free Shakespeare in the Park Performance at McLaren Park | Sunday, 2 p.m. | Free with RSVP | John McLaren Park

☀️ Ready for the Heat Cayuga? Stay Safe, Stay Cool! Workshop at Addis Kidan Church | Monday, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Cayuga Terrace

WORTH READING

• ‘This madness has to stop.’ SF city leaders, advocates rally to support TPS for immigrants KRON4
•  Labor Day protests held across Bay Area to support federal workers, denounce Trump, billionaires ABC7
• State bill could help SF push for more sober housing San Francisco Examiner
• San Francisco’s two largest distressed hotels finally have a buyer San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
• Lurie rolls out next phase of San Francisco's permit overhaul Axios San Francisco
• SF may raise $500 campaign donor limit to counter wealthy PACs San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)  
• Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI has already replaced 4,000 jobs San Francisco Chronicle
• Facing 20 years on fraud, arson charges — and still allegedly towing cars Mission Local
• SF Muni could see less cleanings as SFMTA warns of budget cuts KTVU

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