Neil Ballard - The Ingleside Light

Ingleside Eats: Fall For Flavor With Java On Ocean Cafe’s Pumpkin Spice Latte

The new “Punk’n” spice oat milk latte delivers popular pure pumpkin flavor in Ingleside.

By Neil Ballard

/ 8 Oct 2021

Java on Ocean Cafe is now offering fresh pumpkin spice latte

New Walking Tour Highlights the Street Trees of Westwood Park

A local author created a self-guided walking tour of Westwood Park's landmark street trees perfect for physical distancing.

By Neil Ballard

/ 2 Dec 2020

New Walking Tour Highlights the Street Trees of Westwood Park

Shrey Purohit: Ingleside’s Open Air Landscape Painter

Twenty-three-year-old art student Shrey Purohit has found fans on social media for his landscape paintings of Ingleside and surrounding neighborhoods.

By Neil Ballard

/ 27 Nov 2020

District 11 Supervisor Calls For Hearing On City’s Investment In Ocean View-Merced Heights-Ingleside

Citing neglect by city leadership, District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai has called for a hearing about city hall's investment in the Ocean View- Merced Heights-Ingleside neighborhood.

By Neil Ballard

/ 9 Oct 2020

Mayor, Supervisor Finalize Balboa Reservoir Housing Development Agreement

An agreement has been reached between a development group and the City and County of San Francisco for 1,100 units of housing on the 17-acre Balboa Reservoir.

By Neil Ballard

/ 1 May 2020

‘Smallwood Letter’ Offers Insight Into Past Of The Historic Geneva Office Building & Powerhouse

Most know the Geneva Office Building & Powerhouse, if they know it at all, as an empty building across from the Balboa Park BART station. But there's so much more.

By Neil Ballard

/ 20 Apr 2020

Ingleside Together: Homeowner Associations Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

Ingleside's homeowner associations are organizing mutual aid programs for residents.

By Neil Ballard

/ 1 Apr 2020

Ingleside Together: Homeowner Associations Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

Ingleside Together: Small Businesses Continue Serving The Neighborhood During COVID-19 Crisis

A stroll down Ingleside's stretch of Ocean Avenue shows that neighborhood businesses are eager to serve the public during the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency.

By Neil Ballard

/ 20 Mar 2020

Ingleside Together: Small Businesses Continue Serving The Neighborhood During COVID-19 Crisis

Neighbors To Weigh On Merced Heights Playground Improvements This Saturday

Low-scoring Merced Heights Playground renovation plans to be vetted by neighbors at a community meeting on Saturday, March 7.

By Neil Ballard

/ 4 Mar 2020

‘SF Burger Inspector’ Spreads Praise Over Ingleside Mainstay Beep’s Burgers

The SF Burger Inspector’s visit to Ocean Avenue confirms a fact known to the entire neighborhood: Beep’s Burgers makes a tasty hamburger.

By Neil Ballard

/ 20 Feb 2020

Ingleside Light Alum Will Carruthers Shines in Sonoma County

Ingleside Light cub reporter Will Carruthers is now a full-time reporter in Sonoma County.

By Neil Ballard

/ 25 Jan 2020

Ingleside's Bespoke Wallpaper Maker Revealed

Surfaces by David Bonk began in a basement in 1988.

By Neil Ballard

/ 1 Apr 2018