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In this week's edition, we examine the $53 million plan for Ingleside Police Station. Plus:
• Retail At Balboa Park BART Station
• Ocean Avenue's Future
• Meet Deli Master Luis Ortiz
• Things To Do for Aug. 4 – 10, 2026
On to the news.
First Look: $53M Ingleside Police Station Renovation, Replacement Project
By The 1910-built station in Balboa Park will be renovated, and a new state-of-the-art station will be built beside it. Here are the details. Read more »
Retail At Balboa Park BART Station: What Exactly Is Going On?
By A corrupt scheme blocked a coffee kiosk, the flower shop went under and the roach coach rode off years ago. Read more »
From Night Markets To Pocket Parks: Project To Plan Ocean Avenue's Future Launches
The nonprofit charged with maintaining Ocean Avenue is making a plan for the corridor's future. Read more »
Luis Ortiz Is The M Stop’s Deli Master
“It's not as easy as everybody thinks it is. Sandwiches, you always want to make them with love.” Read more »
National Night Out And Other Greater Ingleside Events For Aug. 4 – 10, 2026
From XLCR Excellence community day to a car maintenance workshop, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. 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.
Tank to Table: Live-Animal Counter Keeps All Fresh Market Going
By Zhe Wu • Read more »
La Casita De Anaya School Brings Child-Led Learning to Ingleside Families
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
'You Are All Our Bosses': Lurie, Chen Bring City Hall To District 11
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
THE LISTING
Real estate on the market you should know about.
This two-bed, one-bath home is on the market for the first time in 50 years. It could be yours for $899,000.
EVENT PICKS
Hand-picked events from this week's Things To Do.
📖 Featured Poets Andrew Paul Nelson and Mukethe Kawinzi + Open Mic Night at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | Thursday, 7 p.m. | No Cover | Glen Park
📸 Youth Lens Photo Exhibit at Hummingbird Farm | Friday, 4 – 7 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎸 Bernie Bagshaw Performance at Ocean Ale House | Saturday, 1 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🧹 Lakeside Village Clean Up at Lakeside Landing | Sunday, 2 – 3 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Lakeside Village
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | Monday, 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
WORTH READING
Take some time to kick back and read these.
- Lurie has spent $1.22M on private consultants since taking office San Francisco Standard
- A former S.F. gun range could become a new park — with a private operator San Francisco Chronicle
- S.F. is arresting more drug users. Its jail recovery programs reach only a fraction San Francisco Chronicle
- El Farolito wins national title — short on rest and 2,200 miles from San Francisco Mission Local
- A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI Coyote
- S.F. mayor’s office, unions tried to strip ‘affordable housing’ wording from ballot measure. They failed. Mission Local
- Why artists leave San Francisco for Oakland EBX
- Navy contractor doesn’t have to pay Hunters Point residents in toxic cleanup suit, judge rules San Francisco Chronicle
- A mysterious landlord. A tenant revolt. Inside a bizarre, only-in-San Francisco housing battle San Francisco Chronicle
- San Francisco balanced its budget. So why does the fiscal crisis remain? San Francisco Standard
- Cheap Asian knockoffs passed off as authentic Native American jewelry by SF Woman in $92K eBay scam FOX10
- Opinion: Give it Back, San Francisco – Let’s Make Alameda Whole Alameda Post
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