Everyday People features the people who make the greater Ingleside neighborhood a special part of San Francisco.
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Laura Padilla is taking her community work to the next level.
The longtime neighborhood nonprofit professional is now the Excelsior Action Group’s new executive director as of June 17.
Padilla, who’s from the Central Valley, moved to San Francisco 16 years ago and immediately got involved in community affairs, a habit she first developed at age 12 when she and her mom organized neighbors to advocate for a cluster mailbox.
