✴️ December Rewind: $180M Arts Center, Ocean Avenue Red Lanes

Hello! And Happy New Year! It's Thursday, Jan. 1. Here are all of our stories from December and more.

Alex Mullaney
The Light's editor since 2008.

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MORE STORIES FROM DECEMBER

• SFMTA To Upgrade 2 More M-Ocean View Boarding Islands
• Alan Wong Talks City College, Supervisor Appointment
• Inglesider Geri Hunt Finds Joy In Dog Walking
• The Ingleside Light Wins San Francisco Press Club Awards
• Delivery Driver Dies After Being Pinned Between Truck And Gate At City College
• Bicyclist Killed On Alemany Boulevard In November ID'd
• 'There is Help': OMI Family Center A Mental Health Lifeline
• Lakeside Village Restaurant Ofena Closes After 2 Years
• Ingleside Merchants Sound Off On Ocean Avenue Red Lanes

ICYMI: STORIES FROM NOVEMBER

• 1,100-Unit Balboa Reservoir Development Breaks Ground
• For M-Ocean View Rail Line Centennial, SFMTA Celebrates With A Blog Post
• Old-School Cantonese Barbecue Lives On at Ingleside's Ming Kee Restaurant
• Turf War! Passions Flare Over Crocker-Amazon Park's Future
• Ocean Avenue Association Faces Board Intrigue And Cash-Squeeze Caused Service Reductions
• Lurie, Melgar Take Questions On Upzoning, Recall Elections
• ‘Work In Progress’: Brooks Park Gets Some Much-Needed Upgrades
• Lakeside Village’s Kath Tsakalakis Has A Plan For Ocean Avenue
• District Attorney Charges Ingleside Homicide Suspect, Visits The Neighborhood
• Jury Convicts Man Who Caused $4K In Damage To Ingleside Laundromat
• Update: SFPD Arrests Suspect In Fatal Ingleside Home Burglary
• Bicyclist On Alemany Boulevard Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
• SF Turkey Drive’s Pierre Smit Is On A Mission To Feed The Hungry
• Portal World Travel’s Jo Ann Giovannoni On Smart Trips
• Inglesiders Scratch Artistic Itch With CALIGO Arts Collective
• New Venue Proposal Sparks Fears of Stratos Nightclub 2.0

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