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
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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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