Italian Restaurant Ofena Debuts 🤌

In this week’s newsletter, Ofena debuts its Italian cuisine, and then:

• Sisterhood Gardens grows up
• City College chancellor announcement
• Events Around the Neighborhood
• Worth Reading

And, as always, feel free to press reply and share your thoughts on our coverage or send a news tip.

New Italian Restaurant on Ocean Avenue Already a Second Home

Restaurateur Tan Truong and chef Tim Humphrey are using Italian cuisine to create a community-forward dining experience.
By Anne Marie Kristoff

Sisterhood Gardens Thrives as a Year-Round Educational Space

By Anne Marie Kristoff

City College of San Francisco Chancellor To Step Down in 2024

By Anne Marie Kristoff

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In Case You Missed It

• Q&A: Supervisor Myrna Melgar on Running for Reelection
• Ingleside School Named a National Blue Ribbon School
• Supervisor Seeks To Curb Parking Meter, Muni Fare Hikes
• Neighborhood Night Club Gets Entertainment Permit Revoked

Around the Neighborhood

• Kapuso Community Center Open House
  WHAT: The Southwest Community Corporation will hold an open house at its new community center in the Kapuso housing development by Balboa Park BART. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
  WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  WHERE: Kapuso at the Upper Yard, 2230 San Jose Ave.
• Kapuso at the Upper Yard Grand Opening
  WHAT: Related California and Mission Housing are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest affordable, mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
  WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
  WHERE: Balboa Park BART Plaza, 402 Geneva Ave.
• Sunnyside Neighborhood Garage Sale
  WHAT: The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is hosting its annual garage sale.
  WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  DETAILS: Visit Website
• OMI Mid-Autumn Festival
  WHAT: Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with performances from the Guzheng Music Society along with tea, mooncake and crafting.
  WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m.
  WHERE: Ocean View Playground at Minnie and Lovie Recreation Center, 650 Capitol St.

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

Worth Reading

• KQED: Breed Proposes Mandatory Drug Screening, Treatment to Receive Cash Assistance From City 
• San Francisco Chronicle: Remote public comment at S.F. City Hall could end after racist remarks 
• Associated Press: California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety 
• ABC7: Target closing 3 Bay Area stores due to retail theft, company announces 
• San Francisco Standard: San Francisco Officials To Probe $700-a-Month Downtown Pods 
• KRON4: President Biden continues campaign events in the Bay Area Wednesday
• San Francisco Examiner: SF soccer stadium idea in works weeks before publicly touted 
• San Francisco Standard: San Francisco Lawmaker Demands More Police Foot, Bike Patrols
• San Francisco Examiner: Takashi Murakami SF show observes consumerism, social media