Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023
The top 10 most-read stories of 2023 and then event listings and more.
As we wrap 2023, The Ingleside Light is looking back at all the stories published that drew the most attention from readers. Each original piece of reporting about our singular community has one thing in common: None could have been produced without reader support.
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Anne Marie Kristoff
1. Italian Restaurant Ofena Wants To Be the Community's Second Home
Restaurateur Tan Truong and chef Tim Humphrey are using Italian cuisine to create a community-forward dining experience.
2. 71 Parking Spots Eliminated in Latest M Ocean View Proposal
The project’s goal is to install accessible passenger boarding areas while also making pedestrian safety improvements.
3. El Rey Theatre Project Architect Presents Plan To Neighbors
The three-pronged project includes restoring the theater, adding a dive school and building 42 units of new housing.
4. With Scaffolding Up, Former El Rey Theatre to Be Repaired
After sustaining damage during winter storms, repair work has begun to the Art Deco movie palace's facade.
5. A Brief History of the Excelsior and Outer Mission Districts
A look back at this history of the neighborhoods through the life and times of the late Valente Marini Perata Mortuary.
6. See Drawings of City College of San Francisco's New Gateway Building
The $133 million facility will be a one-stop shop for student services and open up the campus to the community.
7. Q&A: Matthew Boschetto on Running for District 7 Supervisor
If elected, the businessman would focus on financial accountability and safety.
8. Activists Take Credit for Ingleside Walgreens Window Smashing
The store’s five large windows were smashed overnight on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
9. Ingleside’s Celebrated Dessert Shop Sold To New Owners
The San Francisco foodie favorite isn't going away.
10. New Cafe Far From Paradise Delivers Frozen Treats, Malasadas
The island-themed cafe is the result of Pineapples Cafe and Ocean Malasadas Co. joining forces.
In Case You Missed It
- How We Listen To You: 2023 Reader Survey Results
- Ingleside Heights Landlords Ordered To Fix Unsafe Apartments
- Police Make Arrest in Ocean View Homicide
- Construction of City College's New Gateway Building Reaches Milestone
Events Around the Neighborhood
- Lakeview/OMI Kwanzaa Celebration
WHAT: The annual celebration of culture returns to the neighborhood.
WHERE: Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center, 650 Capitol Ave.
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
COST: Free to the public - Ingleside Cleanup
WHAT: A neighborhood clean-up that’s sponsored by the Civic Joy Fund and organized by RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On and TogetherSF.
WHERE: Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave,
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - The Ferrara-Melamed Guitar Duet at Lakeside Landing
WHAT: Larry Ferrara and David Melamed playing music from the past and present like J S Bach and The Beatles.
WHERE: Lakeside Landing, 2500 Ocean Ave.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 5, 2023, starting at 12 p.m. - 2nd Annual "Step Into the Light" Youth Arts Competition
WHAT: A free artistic competition for high school students to submit art on important issues to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday.
WHERE: Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave.
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Worth Reading
- KRON4: Recology gives SF residents’ Christmas tree a second act
- San Francisco Standard: Downtown San Francisco See’s Candies Shop Closes for Good on Christmas Eve
- Mission Local: DA drops case vs. SF police shooting victim mid-trial — officer pleads the Fifth
- San Francisco Examiner: San Francisco's next major housing fight? Zoning
- San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. public schools facing a $420 million deficit. Here's how it got so bad
- San Francisco Standard: San Francisco Spent Hundreds of Millions to End Traffic Deaths. People Are Still Dying
- ABC 7: San Francisco travel chief Joe D'Alessandro retiring, says tourism rebound not likely until 2026-2027
- CBS Bay Area: Donations help SF-Marin Food Bank meet critical needs
- SFist: Muni Redesigns Their Train Seat Layout Yet Again, With Double-Seats and ‘Butt Dimples’
