In this week’s newsletter, we catch up with Ingleside Station Capt. Amy Hurwitz. Plus:

• Corey Weinstein's joy in music
• District 11 leaders meet with the mayor
• I-280 freeway ramp study details
• The Listing, Things To Do and Worth Reading

Tell us! Hit reply and let us know what you think of the latest happenings in the community. We'll include your comments at the bottom of the next newsletter.

Onto the news.

SFPD Capt. Amy Hurwitz Serves Ingleside With Pride

The 22-year veteran focuses on developing community solidarity and increasing the number of women on the force.

Exclusive: San Francisco's 'The Whales' Statue Returns After 20 Years

I-280 Freeway Ramp Safety Improvement Study Underway

Ingleside Retiree Corey Weinstein Finds Joy In Music

Chen Gathers District 11 Leaders With Mayor Ahead Of Budget

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

• Julie Kirschbaum, New SFMTA Boss And Inglesider, Talks Transit
• Ocean Avenue Association’s Existence Up For Vote
• City College's Biannual Plant And Flower Sale A Landscaper's Dream
• Outside Lands 2025 Music Lineup, Food Vendors Announced
• From Tech to Tails: Fernando Gomez's Pet Store Passion

THE LISTING

500 Shields St.

Located steps from Brooks Park, this 1944-built home has three bedrooms and one full bathroom. This modernized home features a multi-material exterior and bright white interiors with light brown wood flooring. Read more.

THINGS TO DO

📖 “Five on the Western Edge” Reunion Poetry Reading at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | Thursday, 7:30 – 10 p.m. | Free | Glen Park

🎺 Friday Night Social with Sidewinder at Ocean Ale House | Friday, 7 – 10 p.m. | Free | Ingleside

🍴 Dark House Pop-up at Tala Wine | Saturday, 5 – 9 p.m. | Free | Excelsior

🎉 2025 Carnaval SF Grand Parade at 24th Street and Harrison Street | Sunday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Free | Mission

🎵 Boomer Music Talk with Richie Unterberger: Sly Stone Online Event | Monday, 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Free | Virtual

WORTH READING

• Cameras are already catching more than 1,000 S.F. speeders a day. Here’s which location has the most San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall) 
• In wake of nonprofit’s implosion, Fielder calls for audit of S.F. parks department Mission Local
• San Francisco donors, families outraged as money meant for playgrounds allegedly misused CBS Bay Area
• Mayor moves to gut law requiring homeless shelters in every district San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
• Rookie San Francisco cop no longer with department after alleged DUI crash KTVU
• Trouble at San Francisco Zoo Could Soon Lead to CEO’s Removal KQED
• Advocates push to revive "Vision Zero" amid rising pedestrian fatalities Axios San Francisco
• SF Giants owner Buster Posey boots kids camp from $10.4M NorCal ranch SF Gate
• Mayor champions suite of permit-reform ordinances San Francisco Examiner
• Donor to Lurie’s nonprofit scores soccer deal at Kezar Stadium San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
• Brooke Jenkins accused of 'Trump-esque' intimidation in lawsuit San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
• Joe Louis Walker, Free-Ranging Blues Explorer, Is Dead at 75 New York Times (Metered Paywall)
• Why San Francisco Is Divided Over Coyotes New York Times (Metered Paywall)
• Immigrants learn English for free at California colleges. Under Trump, some are skipping class CalMatters
• Uber targets commuters with cheaper pooled rides, price-lock pass Los Angeles Times (Metered Paywall)

READER COMMENT

Martha Pahnke on "The Whales" statue: "The whale fountain is such an integral part of my memory and experience when visiting the Steinhart Aquarium as a child. I am glad it will be making a return, even if it is in another location."

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