Short Story Dispenser Deets
In this week’s newsletter, we report on Balboa Park BART Station's Short Story Dispensers and more.

In this week’s newsletter, we report on Balboa Park BART Station's Short Story Dispensers, and then:
- Man found dead near Balboa Park BART tracks
- City College passes Green New Deal policy
- Ocean View Library saga continues
- Events Around the Neighborhood
- Worth Reading
Anne Marie Kristoff
BART Station Short Story Dispensers Now Taking Submissions

Balboa Park BART Station's short story dispenser is ready to help young writers get on track.
By Anne Marie Kristoff
Man Found Dead On Track Near Balboa Park BART Station
City College of San Francisco Passes Green New Deal Plan
Lawmakers Tie Funds for New Ocean View Library To Controversial Site
In Case You Missed It
- Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Armed Robbery of Ingleside Boba Cafe
- Ofena, Ocean Avenue’s New Italian Restaurant, Adds Lunch
- Ingleside Police Station Collecting Food Donations for Shelter Animals
- Ingleside To Get Second Cannabis Dispensary Soon
Events Around the Neighborhood
- String Art Mandala Workshop
WHAT: The San Francisco Public Library Ocean View Branch is hosting a mandala string art session with withdrawn discs and threads.
WHERE: Ocean View Library, 345 Randolph St.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Artmaking Parties at Youth Art Exchange
WHAT: Youth Art Exchange’s Advisory Board hosts a free an art making workshop with Artists K-Dub and there will be a DJ, mocktails, snacks and more.
WHERE: Youth Art Exchange Studios at Kapuso, 400 Geneva Ave.
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Annual Student Speaker Contest
WHAT: The San Francisco Ocean-Ingleside Lions Club is hosting a student speaker contest for middle and high school students to speak on this year’s topic “For a better world, what would you change?”
WHERE: Ingleside Branch Library, 1298 Ocean Ave.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Lunar New Year Celebration
WHAT: The Ocean Avenue Association is celebrating the year of the Dragon with local vendors, performances, complimentary lunch and more.
WHERE: Unity Plaza, 1002 Ocean Ave.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb, 17, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Disclaimer: Always double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change and errors do occur.

Worth Reading
- ABC 7: From clean skate park to 'dangerous' drug market: The different faces of SF's UN Plaza
- Mission Local: City HR manager charged with selling tech gear — bought with quake supply money — on eBay
- San Francisco Standard: Garry Tan’s ‘Die’ Tweet Prompts Police Reports by San Francisco Supervisors
- KTVU: More SF tenants engage in 'rent strike,' to leverage demands from landlords
- NBC Bay Area: Police make arrest hours after shooting inside South San Francisco church
- CBS Bay Area: 9 suspected of drug dealing in San Francisco's Tenderloin arraigned
- San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. DA’s office declines to charge man in latest attack arrest
- San Francisco Standard: SFMOMA Removes Famed Diego Rivera Mural. It Could Be Gone for Years
- Mission Local: BART, Muni & other transit will offer $2.50 transfer discount by end of year
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