New Ocean View Branch Library Stalled

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In this week’s newsletter, an update on the Ocean View Branch Library project, and then:

• The first District 11 supervisor candidate
• Participatory Budgeting voting begins
• Nonprofit audit report released
• Events Around the Neighborhood
• Kristoff's Picks

New Ocean View Branch Library Building Stalled By 2 Studies

Community members expressed displeasure over the prolonged wait for a new library.

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Q&A: EJ Jones on Running for District 11 Supervisor

Jones said he will serve as a branch between City Hall and constituents if elected.

City Audit Reveals 19 Problems at Ocean Avenue Nonprofit

Supervisor Myrna Melgar requested the review last year.

Participatory Budgeting 2023: District 7 Residents To Vote

Voting on proposals to be funded this year closes on June 26, 2023.

In Case You Missed It

• New Play Area, Ocean Avenue Cleaning Funded By City Grants
• Avenue Greenlight Funds Ocean Avenue Lights, Other Projects
• SFMTA To Remove 26 Stops on 29 Sunset Bus Route

Around the Neighborhood

• Havana Nights: A Salute To Cuba!
  WHAT: Shake a tail feather to the rhythms of Old Havana, featuring world-class musicians Los Kimberos and Carlos "Kookie Monster" Gonzalez (conguero)!
  WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 2-4 p.m.
  WHERE: Ingleside Branch Library courtyard, 1298 Ocean Ave.
  COST: Free but donations welcome
• Head & Brotherhood Mini Park Cleanup
  WHAT: Friends of the OMI Mini Parks needs volunteers needed to spruce up our mini park. Free yoga afterward starts at 10:30 a.m.
  WHEN: Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
  WHERE: Head & Brotherhood Mini Park, Head Street and Brotherhood Way
• Ocean Ingleside Lions Club Open House
  WHAT: The Ocean-Ingleside Lions Club was started by the late Mr. Will Reno in 1985. Best known for fighting blindness, the Lions Club also cares for the environment, feeds the hungry and aids seniors and the disabled.
  WHEN: Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 12-3 p.m.
  WHERE: The Ave Bar, 1507 Ocean Ave.
  COST: Free

Disclaimer: Always double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are published and errors do occur.

Kristoff's Picks

• Mission Local: Mission leaders call for peace in wake of shootings
• San Francisco Standard: Bystanders Describe ‘Total Chaos’ as Gunfire Erupted on San Francisco’s Embarcadero on Father’s Day
• San Francisco Chronicle: Dispute over S.F. laser light show: Artist says installation is ‘exact’ copy of her work
• Associated Press: In San Francisco, Biden talks with tech leaders about risks and promises of artificial intelligence
• San Francisco Examiner: Grand jury finds nearly one quarter of SFUSD teachers not credentialed
• SF Gate: SF mayor reacts to ‘Good Morning America’ segment saying downtown is ‘dangerous’
• Mission Local: Judge dismisses lawsuit against ousted DA Boudin
• SF Gate: End of an era for the Bay Bridge as old Treasure Island exit closes
• San Francisco Examiner: Downtown SF heads toward mixed-use future with new legislation