Meet Ocean Avenue's new ambassadors. Plus:
• Patricia Barraza on Sunday Streets
• Anne Marie Kristoff on local news
• Pinkie Nails opens
On to the news.
Alex Mullaney
The Light's founder and editor
More Cleaning And Safety Ambassadors Assigned To Ocean Avenue
By Three Urban Alchemy staff will work in Ingleside at least through July. Read more »
Reserve your spot for the first talk in SF Heritage’s Page Memorial Lecture Series, an evening celebrating the Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse (2301 San Jose Ave.) on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. This special event is in partnership with the Friends of the Geneva Office Building and Powerhouse. This is a limited-capacity free event, RSVP is required for entry. Donations are welcome and support San Francisco Heritage’s nonprofit mission.
Liveable City’s Patricia Barraza On Saving Sunday Streets
The Excelsior-native’s community work has given her passion a purpose. Read more »
The Incredible Value Of Local News To Me
Local News Days drives home the profound importance of local news to the communities that I serve. Read more »
Pinkie Nails Opens On Ocean Avenue's Lakeside Village
The salon offers basic and deluxe manicures and pedicures, massages and waxing services. Read more »
Update: Traffic Citations Fly On Ingleside's Ocean Avenue On Mayor Daniel Lurie's Orders
By Citation numbers are now included in the article. Read more »
You're invited to our 2026 SF Congressional candidates' forum!
Hear directly from candidates Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie Chan, and Scott Wiener. Hosted by the San Francisco Independent Media Coalition
The San Francisco Independent Media Coalition is proud to present its first Congressional Candidate Forum, at which local voters can learn more about the 2026 candidates for California's 11th Congressional District: Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie Chan, and Scott Wiener. Our diverse coalition of neighborhood and community publications will be asking tough questions that directly affect the people of San Francisco.
The forum will take place on April 15, 7 p.m. at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco and will be moderated by KALW Executive Producer Ben Trefny. This event is FREE: Please RSVP to guarantee a spot!
The San Francisco Independent Media Coalition is an alliance of SF-based independent media outlets that directly serve diverse communities and local neighborhoods across the city. Together, our member publications reach hundreds of thousands of San Francisco residents in multiple languages.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
If you missed any of The Light's stories last week, pour some coffee, take some time out and dive in.
Ingleside Utility Boxes Get Transportation-Themed Makeovers
By Alex Mullaney • Read more »
Youth Art Exchange’s Raffaella Falchi-Macias On Arts For All
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
Sunnyside’s Yume Sushi Reopens After 6-Month Fire Recovery
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
How To Celebrate Local News Day With The Ingleside Light
By The Ingleside Light Staff • Read more »
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EVENT PICKS
Hand-picked events from this week's Things To Do.
- 🎙️ Live Music at That’s Amore SF | Thursday, 6 – 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
- 🪘 Afro–Brazilian Drumming Circle at Youth Art Exchange | Friday, 5:30 – 7 p.m. | $5 Drop-in Fee for youth & students, $10 for adults & families | Cayuga Terrace
- 🚆 Ocean Avenue Transportation Town Hall at City College STEAM Building Room 102 | Saturday, 10 a.m. – noon | Free | Ingleside
- 🎙️ Sketchy at Best featuring OrchKeystra at Ocean Ale House | Sunday, 1 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
- 🚘 Brotherhood Way Safety and Circulation Plan Town Hall at I.T. Bookman Community Center | Monday, 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Free with Registration | Ocean View
WORTH READING
Take some time to kick back and read these.
- Controversial S.F. power broker John Elberling, who battled developers and shaped SoMa, dies at 79 San Francisco Chronicle
- Exclusive: Café and flower shop to replace shuttered 88-year-old S.F. hardware store San Francisco Chronicle
- Former S.F. official pleads not guilty to corruption. Her co-defendant enters court disguised San Francisco Chronicle
- How wealthy are Mayor Lurie and S.F. supervisors? Here’s what their finances show San Francisco Chronicle
- Person shot near SF's Parkmerced Shopping Center, police say ABC
- My Excelsior: Jay Pham knows his dive bars and his late night burritos Mission Local
- The SF civil rights group at the center of the Supreme Court birthright citizenship fight San Francisco Standard
- S.F. made this neighborhood a ‘hyper-concentration of poverty.’ Now, one group wants California to step in San Francisco Chronicle
- Michael Levine, Massachusetts Medicaid exec, to head S.F. homeless dept. Mission Local
- Blue Shield in hot seat after San Francisco firefighter's cancer care denied NBC
- Crime is down in S.F., but homicides are up. What’s going on? San Francisco Chronicle
- More Layoffs Ahead as San Francisco’s Budget Woes Persist KQED
- Bay Area institution Philz Coffee to remove Pride flags from all cafés San Francisco Chronicle
- Lowell High School Journalism Teacher Eric Gustafson on fighting for journalistic integrity at every level Colombia Journalism Review
- After a toddler’s death, S.F. rushes to fix a dangerous Mission Bay intersection San Francisco Chronicle
- SF Filmmaker Kevin Epps Is Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting KQED
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