14-Story Buildings on Ocean?
In this week’s newsletter, a look at the upzoning plans for the neighborhood and more.

In this week’s newsletter, a look at the upzoning plans for the neighborhood, and then:
- Bikeway battle continues
- SFPD's SF SAFE replacement
- Purtea serves vibes and boba
- Events Around the Neighborhood
- Worth Reading
Anne Marie Kristoff
Upzoning Ingleside: Proposal To Meet Housing Goal Still Shifting

The neighborhood could see building heights raised between six and 14 stories to meet the state’s demand for more housing.
By Anne Marie Kristoff
Bikeway Proposal Still Drawing Concerns From City College

Purtea Serves Boba With Vibes On Ingleside's Ocean Avenue
SFPD To Launch New Safety Program After San Francisco SAFE Collapses
In Case You Missed It
- Update: Man Stabbed At Ingleside's Whole Foods Market
- Q&A: Climate Action Now California's Markos Major On A Greener Tomorrow
Events Around the Neighborhood
- Spring Art Fair at Lakeside Landing
WHAT: Peruse the work of 20 local artists and makers at Lakeside Landing. $5 donation suggested.
WHERE: Lakeside Landing, 2504 Ocean Ave
WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - El Guiajiro at Ocean Ale House
WHAT: Latin classics and original compositions performed by Johnny Escobedo (vocals/guitar), Mario Vega (sax/flute), Sylvia Sherman (bass) and Roberto Medina (percussion).
WHERE: Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave.
WHEN: Sunday, April 13, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. - Ridge Lane Clean-Up
WHAT: Join neighbors in keeping the lane clean. If you can, please bring your own tools — gloves, brooms and compost bags will be provided.
WHERE: The intersection of Ridge Lane and Majestic Avenue.
WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon. - Monday Night Jam
WHAT: Join music lovers for IT Bookman Community Center's Monday Night Jam series with Akwasi Abrefah Socalpso Band. $10.00 entry fee. Refreshments are available for purchase.
WHERE: IT Bookman Community Center, 446 Randolph St.
WHEN: Monday, April 22, 2024, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Disclaimer: Always double-check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change and errors occur.
Worth Reading
- Mission Local: Alberto Vargas Quero, Mission shooting victim, arrived in SF last Wednesday. By Friday he was dead
- San Francisco Standard: Breed to lead a 30-person delegation to China. Will she meet with Xi Jinping?
- Calmatters: Meth, death and abuse: Inside the private security forces patrolling California’s homeless
- San Francisco Standard: 6 gang members get lengthy prison time for murders that ‘terrorized’ Mission District
- Mission Local: Aaron Peskin, running for mayor, sells himself as a man in recovery for a city in need of recovery. Will voters buy that?
- San Francisco Chronicle: UC Berkeley’s new chancellor faces budget crisis, campus protests, housing shortage
- Hoodline: Letter from the Publisher: Hoodline's Transition to Hybrid Content
- San Francisco Examiner: Here's what's on London Breed's agenda when she visits China
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