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Events Around the Neighborhood

• Entrepreneur, Investor and Small Business Networking Event
  WHAT: The Ocean Avenue Association is hosting a mixer for people to make new friends, meet like-minded individuals, exchange ideas and expand their networks.
  WHERE: Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave.
  WHEN: Friday, July 26, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. 
• St. Charles Bike Path Cleanup and Block Party
  WHAT: Join We Are OMI, Refuse Refuse, Shine On, SF Public Works and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup and for food, fun and friends after.
  WHERE: St. Charles Bike Path, 65 St Charles Ave.
  WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Artful Stitches Workshop
  WHAT: Join Asé Arts’ Nichole Talbott at the San Francisco Public Library Ocean View Branch for a class on how to draw with thread using hand embroidery techniques.
  WHERE: Ocean View Library, 345 Randolph St.
  WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• D11 Biking and Rolling Plan Open House
  WHAT: In partnership with We Are OMI, SFMTA is hosting an open house to discuss its two-year-long planning process to develop a new plan for active mobility in San Francisco.
  WHERE: Minnie and Lovie Ward, 650 Capitol Ave.
  WHEN: Saturday, August 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon

Disclaimer: Always double-check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change and errors occur.

Worth Reading

• NBC Bay Area: SF leaders approve $390M infrastructure bond measure for November ballot
• San Francisco Standard: SF pledged $120M to help Black residents. The money's gone in some strange directions
• SFGate: 'Betrayal': Thousands of SF hotel workers threaten strike
• San Francisco Chronicle: Owner of SF’s Transamerica Pyramid seeks to dismiss fraud claims
• Mission Local: SF city attorney bars ‘predatory’ Auto Towing from getting city contracts
• San Francisco Standard: Waymo sues robotaxi vandals for thousands
• KRON4: DA: San Francisco man used Muni bus for deadly drive-by shooting
• San Francisco Examiner: California gender-identity law has state in line with SFUSD
• San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. Zoo has hired several friends and relatives of CEO

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