Falalala-Local Holiday Deals
In this week’s newsletter, we round up holiday deals in the neighborhood so you can shop local and more.


In this week’s newsletter, we round up holiday deals in the neighborhood so you can shop local, and then
- Ocean Avenue literally gets brighter
- Noncitizen voting proposal advances at City College
- Events Around the Neighborhood
- Worth Reading
Anne Marie Kristoff
Shop Local 2023: Best Ingleside Small Business Holiday Deals

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By Anne Marie Kristoff
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Events Around the Neighborhood
- Josh Taylor Quintet at Ocean Ale House
WHAT: Jazz classics performed by Mike Browne, Shaffer Salisbury, Rob Yung, Brady Bolton and Josh Taylor.
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave. - Scott Foster's Etc. Trio with David Boyce and Zori Marinova
WHAT: This is this month's installment in Foster's regular third-Fridays residency at Bird & Beckett.
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St. - Ingleside Turkey Drive
WHAT: The SF Turkey Drive, now in its 12th year, seeks donations of turkeys and other holiday food staples to fight hunger.
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon
WHERE: St. Emydius Church parking lot, 350 De Montfort Ave. - Lakeview/OMI Kwanzaa Celebration
WHAT: The annual celebration of culture returns to the neighborhood.
WHERE: Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Cetner, 650 Capitol Ave.
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
COST: Free to the public
Disclaimer: Always double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change and errors do occur.
Worth Reading
- SFGATE: San Francisco's century-old Castro Theatre to close for more than a year
- Mission Local: BART fares will rise by 5.5%, but low-income riders get bigger discount
- San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Retribution’: S.F. supervisor running for mayor questions whether Breed is blocking a project to punish him
- Mission Local: Supe wants to make suing landlords for substandard housing easier
- CBS Bay Area: Reparations plan in San Francisco faces uncertainty due to budget cuts
- San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. schools likely to cut 900 jobs as district faces $400 million deficit
- San Francisco Standard: San Francisco Lawmakers Crack Down on Robotaxi Deliveries
- KGO/ABC 7 News: Community relieved after CVS reverses decision to close SF Lower Haight location
- SFGATE: Test missile spotted in SF Bay Area sky early Monday
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