In this week’s newsletter, we report on the latest plan to improve traffic and safety at the I-280 Ocean Avenue off-ramp. Plus:
• Charlene Henderson talks Lions Club
• Ocean View fire displaces 14
• City College leaders pick a new chancellor
• The Listing, Things To Do and Worth Reading
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Onto the news.
I-280 Ocean Avenue Off-Ramp Design Nearly Complete, Planners Taking Feedback
Transportation planners unveiled a $14 to $17 million redesign proposal for the off-ramp at a town hall meeting on Thursday. Read more »
Charlene Henderson Champions Community Service Through Ocean-Ingleside Lions Club
By Anne Marie Kristoff
The incoming president is hosting a party to celebrate the club’s 40th anniversary, Juneteenth and her sister’s memory. Read more »
Ocean View Fire That Displaced Family Of 14 Under Investigation
By Anne Marie Kristoff
The blaze destroyed the front bedroom and left smoke damage throughout the home. Read more »
After Drama-Filled Process, City College Leaders Appoint Kimberlee Messina Chancellor
By Alex Mullaney and John R. Adkins
The college will formally vote on making Kimberlee Messina its new leader on June 26. Read more »
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sly Stone, Whose Epic Band Was Born In Ingleside, Dies At 82
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
San Francisco Budget May Force Open Door Legal To Close Ocean Avenue Branch
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
Mode To Code’s Jacob Shaul Teaches Coding To All Ages
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
‘We Have a Big Problem Here’: Tirade At City College Board Meeting Exposes Divisions
By John R. Adkins • Read more »
THE LISTING
353 Monticello St.
Located on Monticello Street, this two-bedroom, two-bathroom home offers a recently redone roof and is accompanied by a large backyard with two storage sheds and grass. The 1906-built cottage-style home is also fully detached with street parking and features hardwood flooring. Read The Listing »
THINGS TO DO
🎤 Sundra Manning Performance at Yerba Buena Gardens Great Lawn | Thursday, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Free | Yerba Buena
🍷 Tala Wine 2nd Anniversary Party with Mission Terroir String Quartet at Tala Wine | Friday, 5 – 10 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🕺 Cayuga Dance Party with DJ Sandia, “La Positiva” at Addis Kidan Church (Bethel Lutheran Church) | Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m. | $3 suggested cover fee | Cayuga Terrace
🏳️🌈 D11 2025 Pride Block Party near The Check-In Lounge | Sunday, 2 – 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Cayuga Terrace
🎙️ Willie G & Willie G Blues Band Performance for Monday Night Jam at I.T. Bookman | Monday, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. | $10 entrance fee | Ocean View
WORTH READING
- S.F. union members arrested at City Hall protesting planned layoffs Mission Local
- Protesters return to SF ICE office amid fears of surprise detentions KTVU
- Man arrested on suspicion of defacing S.F.’s iconic Pink Triangle installation San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
- SF School District Unveils Balanced Budget After Cutting Over $110 Million in Spending KQED
- Leaked doc shows parks nonprofit exec accused of ‘financial malfeasance’ San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
- SF Mayor Lurie announces $500K fund for firefighter cancer screenings KRON4
- S.F. raises fees for Alemany Farmers Market stalls Mission Local
- 'Drag Me Downtown' pop-up performances every Friday in SF during Pride month ABC7
- Muni is cutting service on five S.F. bus lines. Here’s when the changes go live San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
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