A security surge for Ocean Avenue? Plus:
• The tao of David Hooper
• A look inside Bên Tre
On to the news.
Alex Mullaney
The Light's founder and editor
Ocean Avenue Corridor May Get A Safety Boost
By The Ocean Avenue Association is preparing to apply for safety and security ambassadors. Read more »
From Street Safety To Senior Rights: David Hooper Elevates Mission Terrace Needs
The New Mission Terrace Improvement Association president has spent decades advocating for a variety of pressing community concerns. Read more »
Sneak Peek: Bên Tre’s Lakeside Village Location Gears Up For Opening
By Anne Marie Kristoff and Anthony Myers
The new restaurant will be the chain’s third and takes inspiration from owner Viet Linh Nguyen’s neighborhood and family roots. 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.
Meet The Friendly Face Who Keeps Ocean Avenue Tidy
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
City College Of San Francisco's Bond Rating Holds, Outlook Improves
By The Ingleside Light Staff • Read more »
Go Chicken Brings Unique Asian Cuisine To Ocean Avenue
By Anne Marie Kristoff • Read more »
Lacy's Barbershop Launches GoFundMe Campaign
By Anthony Myers • Read more »
THE LISTING
This 1923-built home could be yours for $1,295,000.
EVENT PICKS
Selected events from this week's Things To Do.
📖 Featured Poets and Open Mic Night at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | Thursday, 7 – 9 p.m. | Cover TBD | Glen Park
🪘 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
🌳 Natural Presidio Presentation at Excelsior Branch Library | Saturday, 11 a.m. – noon | Free | Excelsior
🖼️ Georgia O’ Keeffe Painting Workshop at Merced Branch Library | Sunday, 3 – 4 p.m. | Free | Lakeside
🎲Game Night at Ocean Ale House | Monday, 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
WORTH READING
- Exclusive: S.F. police director asked tech vendors to sponsor puff piece on his work San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
- An SF neighborhood goes to war over a dead theater with a housing future San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
- Environmentalists, Navy grilled over radioactive waste cleanup at Hunters Point shipyard Courthouse News Service
- Mayor Lurie turned the anti-Jewish rantings of a random street loon into a global indictment of San Francisco Mission Local
- SF cop investigated for using Flock license plate reader data to track wife’s stolen car San Francisco Standard (Metered Paywall)
- Dynasty defined: Riordan dominates St. Ignatius for CCS Open three-peat The Mercury News
- ‘Fundamental betrayal’: Former S.F. plan checker sentenced for taking $40,000 in bribes San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
- The new 'Star Wars' store in San Francisco is already a tourist destination SFGATE
- Proposed waterfront tower could test California’s power to override S.F. height restrictions San Francisco Chronicle (Metered Paywall)
- Mayor’s Recommended Budget Sparks Debate Over SF Climate Priorities San Francisco Public Press
- SF Mayor Lurie calls for hundreds of city job cuts in effort to close budget deficit KRON
- SF supervisors grill Waymo over December blackout that caused hundreds of AVs to stall Local News Matters
- The Eccentric Personalities Behind Sunnyside Conservatory, a 120-Year-Old Garden in San Francisco KQED
- The SF corner store cooking up stellar burritos instead of sandwiches SFGATE
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