🟧 Nightclub Plan Draws Concerns // Alemany Boulevard Fatality

Some neighbors don't want music and passion always the fashion at this Ocean Avenue space. Plus:

• SF Turkey Drive returns
• M-Ocean View centennial
• Alemany Boulevard hit and run

On to the news.

Alex Mullaney
The Light's editor since 2008.

SF Turkey Drive’s Pierre Smit Is On A Mission To Feed The Hungry

The longtime resident's donation drive has given over 10,000 turkeys to the needy since it was founded in 2012. Read more »

For M-Ocean View Rail Line Centennial, SFMTA Celebrates With A Blog Post

The transportation agency celebrated the K-Ingleside centennial in, uh, West Portal and missed the train for the M-Ocean View. Read more »

Bicyclist On Alemany Boulevard Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

Police arrested a suspect, and a street safety advocacy organization has demanded that City Hall make improvements to the dangerous boulevard. Read more »

New Venue Proposal Sparks Fears of Stratos Nightclub 2.0

Some neighbors fear late-night noise and crime, while the business owners insist they want to host community events and dance classes at their venue, Copacabana. Read more »

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.

Lurie, Melgar Take Questions On Upzoning, Recall Elections

By John R. Adkins • Read more »

Turf War! Passions Flare Over Crocker-Amazon Park's Future

By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »

Ocean Avenue Association Faces Board Intrigue And Cash-Squeeze Service Reductions

By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »

Portal World Travel’s Jo Ann Giovannoni On Smart Trips

By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »

THE LISTING

This remodeled duplex offers twice the amenities with updated kitchens, bathrooms and new appliances. It could be yours for $1,175,000.

THINGS TO DO

A selection of happenings from our weekly events newsletter.

👮 Community Meeting with Capt. Harmston at Taraval Police Station | Thursday, 6 p.m. | Free | Taraval

🎉 Ocean Avenue Block Party between Ocean Avenue and Faxon Avenue | Friday, 5 – 9 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside

🎷 Tandem Sidecar Duet Performance at Ocean Ale House | Saturday, noon – 1 p.m. | No Cover Fee | Ingleside

🎸 Maurice Tani Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | Sunday, 7 – 9 p.m. | $20 to $30 Cover Fee, $10 to $15 for students | Glen Park

🩸 Community Blood Drive at Bernal Heights Branch Library | Monday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Bernal Heights

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WORTH READING

• San Francisco health officials confirm tuberculosis case linked to local high school San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
• Community meeting turns tense over delayed Navy disclosure of plutonium test at Hunters Point Shipyard KTVU
• How one lawmaker is shielding wealthy neighborhoods from mayor’s housing plan San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
• Whistles are San Francisco's latest bulwark against ICE SFGATE
• Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo CNBC
• San Francisco police investigating 4 suspended Baltimore cops KTVU
• 64-year-old San Francisco film institution in financial jeopardy SFGATE
• Big changes could be coming for this San Francisco Safeway under new proposal KRON
• San Francisco wildlife rescue nonprofit facing financial strain as it raises money for upgrades CBS News
• Sprinkler shock: Owners of S.F. high-rise condos stunned by $300K mandate San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)

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