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In this week's edition, we tour H Mart's new wing. Plus:
• Skatepark to get major makeover
• Participatory Budgeting winners
• Hawaiian spot closes
• Inglesiders launch new group
• Westside Observer's editor talks
On to the news.
Photos: See Inside San Francisco's Expanded H Mart
By The long-awaited new wing grows the supermarket's footprint by a third and adds all kinds of new shopping opportunities. Read more »
Balboa Park's Skatepark Gets Funding For Makeover
The skatepark is one of seven proposals funded this cycle. Read more »
Sidewalk Garden Refresh Among Winning Participatory Budgeting Proposals
By The results for the 2026 cycle of District 7 Participatory Budgeting are in, and many winners are in and around Ingleside. Read more »
Inglesiders Launch New Group To Host Bi-Weekly Skill-Sharing Workshops
With training and financial resources from the Civic Joy Fund, the new group 711@Ingleside aims to blend togetherness with hands-on learning. Read more »
Doug Comstock Talks Moving On From Managing The Westside Observer
The 82-year-old is passing the torch to focus on his art, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be writing for the neighborhood news outlet on occasion. Read more »
Ingleside's Ocean Avenue Loses Hawaiian Spot After 10 Years
The business left its space in the AvalonBay Communities mixed-use building beside the Ingleside Library. 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.
Free Wi-Fi Now Available At Balboa Park Station
By The Ingleside Light Staff • Read more »
Ingleside's Ocean Avenue Has A New Footbeat Officer. Meet Alex Phyo
By Anne Marie Kristoff and Alex Mullaney • Read more »
'We Need To Defend It': Advocates For Free City College Rally Against Budget Cuts
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
Merchants Group Demands SFMTA Cancel Ocean Avenue Red Lanes Before Election
By Alex Mullaney • Read more »
THE LISTING
Real estate on the market you should know about.
This two-bed, one-bath home is going for $998,000.
EVENT PICKS
Hand-picked events from this week's Things To Do.
🪘 Afro–Brazilian Drumming Circle at Youth Art Exchange | Friday, 5:30 – 7 p.m. | $5 Drop-in Fee for youth & students, $10 for adults & families | Cayuga Terrace
🛍️ Cayuga Neighborhood Garage Sale between San Jose Avenue to Mission Street and Sickles Avenue to Onondaga Avenue | Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Free | Cayuga
🎸 Dave Kesler’s Manzanita Performance at Ocean Ale House | Sunday, 1 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | Monday, 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
WORTH READING
Take some time to kick back and read these.
- Jeannette Etheredge, who made Tosca Cafe a San Francisco institution, dies at 85 San Francisco Chronicle
- Hate crime charges filed in San Francisco assault, hit-and-run, vandalism in city's Castro District CBS News
- DOJ opens civil rights probe into MLB after Giants' Pride Night hat controversy NBC Bay Area
- California Regulators Voted to Release Ride-Hailing Safety Reports. Then They Didn’t. San Francisco Public Press
- S.F. supervisor calls for probe into whether city official misused position for personal gain San Francisco Chronicle
- San Francisco Resident’s Surveillance ‘Walking Tour’ Maps Big Brother’s Expansion in the City KQED
- Hikers face fines after cliff rescue near Golden Gate Bridge, SFFD says San Francisco Chronicle
- S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder to return to City Hall after mental health leave Mission Local
- A son untangles the secrets behind the gift of his father’s 1930s painting ‘China Boy’ Mission Local
- San Francisco ABC affiliate KGO-TV at risk of losing FCC license SFGate
- Audit sparked by Standard investigation finds tax official steered $10M contract to friend San Francisco Standard
- Civil Grand Jury Finds San Francisco’s Homelessness System Puts ‘Vulnerable Residents at Risk’ KQED
- Juan Gonzales, wise owl of San Francisco journalism, is retiring. Sort of. Mission Local
- San Francisco can’t wash its hands of AI’s environmental damage San Francisco Examiner
- San Francisco wants faster Muni service on Ocean Avenue. Merchants are pushing back San Francisco Chronicle
- Dennis Herrera, a San Francisco public servant for over two decades, to retire this year San Francisco Chronicle
- S.F. lawmaker wants city-funded nonprofits to report their lobbying efforts at City Hall San Francisco Chronicle
- S.F. supervisors will hammer out the city budget tonight. Here’s what’s at stake. Mission Local
- San Francisco’s long-awaited trash cans delayed again, with rollout now expected this fall San Francisco Chronicle
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