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Events Around the Neighborhood

• Learning About Aging and Dementia
  WHAT: Join Melanie Carroll, a gerontologist from Arosa, for a question-and-answer session on aging and dementia.
  WHERE: Lakeside Landing, 2504 Ocean Ave.
  WHEN: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
• Ingleside Cleanup
  WHAT: A neighborhood clean-up that’s sponsored by the Civic Joy Fund and organized by RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On and TogetherSF.
  WHERE: Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave.
  WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to noon
• Plant Swap
  WHAT: Join fellow plant lovers to trade cuttings, seedlings, surplus harvests or plants at the San Francisco Public Library’s Ingleside Branch.
  WHERE: Ingleside Patio, 1298 Ocean Ave.
  WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• 111th Sundial Park Barbecue and Oktoberfest Picnic
  WHAT: Join the Ingleside Terraces Home Association for an afternoon of chariot races, barbecuing and potluck.
  WHERE: Ingleside Sundial, Entrada Court
  WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m.

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

Worth Reading

• SFGate: San Francisco's Mission District is now under 24/7 musical surveillance
• KQED: New Surveillance Units Are Going Up in San Francisco. Neighbors Have Mixed Reviews
• San Francisco Examiner: SFMTA approves new RV parking restrictions
• San Francisco Standard: Homeless arrests skyrocket as Tenderloin tent count tumbles
• San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. school officials grilled at City Hall over district’s turmoil
• CBS News: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty in connection with San Francisco pedestrian accident, NHTSA says
• San Francisco Standard: Glass falls from Transamerica Pyramid 'like meteor strikes'
• San Francisco Examiner: SF Presidio celebrates 30th anniversary as national park
• ABC 7: SF Giants announce that Buster Posey will replace Farhan Zaidi as president of baseball operations

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