Business / Japanese Arcade Company Secures Permit For H Mart Kiddleton obtained permission for claw machines and other games. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 12 Feb 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: El Guajiro Valentine's Show From an El Guajiro Valentine’s show to a Queer Social and Karaoke night, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 10 Feb 2026
Business / Ocean Avenue Association Executive Director Christian Martin To Depart The community benefit district pro plans to spend time working on JIA Technologies, which sells an app for coordinating street ambassadors. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 5 Feb 2026
Health / Riordan High School Grapples with TB Outbreak; City College On Alert Cases of tuberculosis have been climbing across the state since 2023, experts say. But the risk to the general public is low. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 5 Feb 2026
Business / Ingleside’s Dogleg Golf Shop Closes After Founder’s Death Floyd Glenn opened the shop in 1990 after retiring from the San Francisco Unified School District. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 4 Feb 2026
News / Balboa Park Baseball Fields Improvement Project Nearly Done Two diamonds are back in use, with the two others set to be completed in March. By Alex Mullaney / 4 Feb 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: El Guajiro Valentine's Show From an El Guajiro Valentine’s show to a Queer Social and Karaoke night, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 10 Feb 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: Mini Park Cleanup From a Pony Express food pop-up to a City College swim contest, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 3 Feb 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: First Mercadito Saturday Of 2026 From a CCSF Rams baseball match to a cafecito coffee tour, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 27 Jan 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: Jan Simmala Painting Reception From a singles event to a weekend jam session, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 20 Jan 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: Ancient Aztec Ceremony From a cat rescue pop-up to a Lionel Burns winter jam performance, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 13 Jan 2026
Business / Japanese Arcade Company Secures Permit For H Mart Kiddleton obtained permission for claw machines and other games. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 12 Feb 2026
Business / Ocean Avenue Association Executive Director Christian Martin To Depart The community benefit district pro plans to spend time working on JIA Technologies, which sells an app for coordinating street ambassadors. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 5 Feb 2026
Business / Ingleside’s Dogleg Golf Shop Closes After Founder’s Death Floyd Glenn opened the shop in 1990 after retiring from the San Francisco Unified School District. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 4 Feb 2026
Business / West Portal's Squat & Gobble Announces Closure The neighborhood mainstay will close after 32 years. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 16 Jan 2026
Features / At Ingleside’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant, A ‘United Nations’ of Customers The Xu family's Wang Wah restaurant found success with a 'small profits, big sales' business model. By Zhe Wu / 22 Dec 2025
Business / Japanese Arcade Company Secures Permit For H Mart Kiddleton obtained permission for claw machines and other games. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 12 Feb 2026
News / Exclusive: City College's $180M Arts Center Wins Approval Officials said contracts are in place and the groundbreaking is set for late January. By Alex Mullaney / 15 Dec 2025
Arts & Entertainment / A Gallery Named Ingleside Finds A Home In West Portal The pop-up gallery departed Ingleside in 2022 but lives on in West Portal and other businesses around San Francisco. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 11 Dec 2025
Arts & Entertainment / The Ingleside Light Marks 17 Years With Craft Beer Icon Dave McLean Ocean Ale House put on tap two beers from Mclean's new brewery, Hidden Splendor, to ensure it was a proper celebration. By John R. Adkins / 17 Sep 2025
Arts & Entertainment / ‘Gift To The Neighborhood’: Sunnyside’s Detroit Steps Project Nearly Complete What started as an idea tossed out during a neighborhood association meeting has become a force unifying the community. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 17 Sep 2025
Everyday People / Alana Conner Cycles Around The Planet For Guinness World Records Title The Cayuga Terrace resident, who's writing a book about the experience, encourages women to break her record immediately. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 28 Jan 2026
Everyday People / Ingleside's Mayra Bustamante A Jack-of-All-Trades And A Master of Perseverance The trusty worker for Ocean Avenue businesses juggles multiple jobs while living out of her car. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 7 Jan 2026
Everyday People / Inglesider Geri Hunt Is A Dog Nanny Extraordinaire The Ocean Ale House server prioritizes good manners when taking furry clients on sniff-your-own-adventure strolls around the neighborhood. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 10 Dec 2025
Everyday People / Alan Wong Talks City College, Supervisor Appointment The City College trustee had recently joined the board of an Ocean Avenue nonprofit before Mayor Daniel Lurie tapped him to be District 4 supervisor. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 4 Dec 2025
Everyday People / Lakeside Village’s Kath Tsakalakis Has A Plan For Ocean Avenue The United Kingdom native is bringing her consulting knowledge and passion for volunteering to the Ocean View-Merced Heights-Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 26 Nov 2025
Business / West Portal's Squat & Gobble Announces Closure The neighborhood mainstay will close after 32 years. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 16 Jan 2026
Features / At Ingleside’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant, A ‘United Nations’ of Customers The Xu family's Wang Wah restaurant found success with a 'small profits, big sales' business model. By Zhe Wu / 22 Dec 2025
Business / Lakeside Village Restaurant Ofena Closes After 2 Years The Italian restaurant opened by experienced restaurateurs was no match for slow foot traffic and growing business costs. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 19 Dec 2025
Business / New Venue Proposal Sparks Fears of Stratos Nightclub 2.0 Some neighbors fear late-night noise and crime, while the business owners insist they want to host community events and dance classes at their venue. By John R. Adkins / 19 Nov 2025
Food & Drink / Old-School Cantonese Barbecue Lives On at Ingleside's Ming Kee Restaurant A loyal customer base lines up daily for affordable roast duck and char siu plates that can’t be ordered via an app. By Zhe Wu / 3 Nov 2025
Education / 'Momentous Occasion': City College Breaks Ground On $180M Arts Center The $180 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center is set to open in Fall 2028. By Jerold Chinn / 26 Jan 2026
Housing & Development / First Look: 7-Story Development Plans For Ingleside's Ocean Avenue The on-again, off-again project would require the demolition of four commercial buildings in the heart of Ingleside's Ocean Avenue. By Alex Mullaney / 5 Dec 2025
Housing & Development / 1,100-Unit Balboa Reservoir Development Breaks Ground Work crews are demolishing asphalt and concrete ahead of preparing the grounds for buildings, streets and sidewalks in December. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 26 Nov 2025
Features / Inside The Astronomical Society of the Pacific HQ Before It Leaves Ingleside The 136-year-old astronomy education nonprofit organization is downsizing after nearly 40 years in the neighborhood. By John R. Adkins / 1 Oct 2025
Business / Ingleside Small Business Evictions A Cautionary Tale For San Francisco's Bold Upzoning Plans TJ Development's messy 11-year quest to raze 13 commercial spaces to build apartments presents the downside of upzoning for neighborhoods. By John R. Adkins and Alex Mullaney / 24 Sep 2025
Transportation / Ocean Avenue Transit-Only Lanes Put On Hold To Find A Compromise The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency had been set to start painting the K-Line's lanes red as soon as Monday. By Alex Mullaney / 15 Jan 2026
News / ‘Like Being A Mayor’: Residents Outline Hopes For Rec And Park’s Next Leader The search for longtime park boss Phil Ginsburg’s replacement begins with a series of public forums. By John R. Adkins / 15 Jan 2026
Transportation / Ingleside Merchants Sound Off On Ocean Avenue Red Lanes Small business owners told transportation agency officials concerns ranging from increased congestion to decreased foot traffic. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 21 Dec 2025
Politics / Turf War! Passions Flare Over Crocker-Amazon Park's Future Dueling advocacy groups armed with petitions flooded a meeting on a plan to install artificial turf fields and more, partly funded by the San Francisco Giants. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 13 Nov 2025
News / Ocean Avenue Association Faces Board Intrigue And Cash-Squeeze Caused Service Reductions The nonprofit, charged by City Hall with maintaining Ingleside's Ocean Avenue, has reduced staff hours until it gets a cash infusion in January. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 12 Nov 2025
Transportation / Checking On Ocean Avenue's $48M Ambitious Mobility Action Plan 2.5 Years In Here's the status of five projects designed to improve public transit and pedestrian safety across the neighborhood. By Alex Mullaney / 22 Jan 2026
Transportation / Ocean Avenue Transit-Only Lanes Put On Hold To Find A Compromise The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency had been set to start painting the K-Line's lanes red as soon as Monday. By Alex Mullaney / 15 Jan 2026
News / Three People Sent To The Hospital In Junipero Serra Boulevard Crash The crash took down a light pole in the median and forced traffic to be diverted in the southbound direction. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 13 Jan 2026
Transportation / Red Lanes On Ocean Avenue: Take Our Poll Tell The Ingleside Light your position on transit-only lanes for the K-Line. By Alex Mullaney / 22 Dec 2025
Transportation / Ingleside Merchants Sound Off On Ocean Avenue Red Lanes Small business owners told transportation agency officials concerns ranging from increased congestion to decreased foot traffic. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 21 Dec 2025
Education / 'Momentous Occasion': City College Breaks Ground On $180M Arts Center The $180 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center is set to open in Fall 2028. By Jerold Chinn / 26 Jan 2026
News / Exclusive: City College's $180M Arts Center Wins Approval Officials said contracts are in place and the groundbreaking is set for late January. By Alex Mullaney / 15 Dec 2025
Education / City College Honors Journalism Chair For Distinguished Teaching Career Officials feted Juan Gonzales for winning a national educator award. He wants them to ensure journalism education continues once he retires. By John R. Adkins / 29 Oct 2025
Education / SF State To Guarantee Admission For City College, SFUSD Students Students who meet GPA and course requirements will receive a “Congratulations! You’re in!” postcard, streamlining the admissions process. By John R. Adkins / 24 Oct 2025
Features / Inside The Astronomical Society of the Pacific HQ Before It Leaves Ingleside The 136-year-old astronomy education nonprofit organization is downsizing after nearly 40 years in the neighborhood. By John R. Adkins / 1 Oct 2025
Newsletter / 🟧 Ocean Avenue CBD Boss Exits // TB Outbreak Plus: Balboa Park's ball field renovation is almost done, and Dogleg permanently closes. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 5 Feb 2026
Newsletter / ✴️ January Rewind: Ocean Avenue Traffic Changes, Holloway Avenue History Here are all of The Ingleside Light's stories from last month and more. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 1 Feb 2026
Newsletter / 🟧 Cayuga Terrace's World Record Holder // Arts Center Breaks Ground Plus: Things To Do and The Listing. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 29 Jan 2026
Everyday People / Alana Conner Cycles Around The Planet For Guinness World Records Title The Cayuga Terrace resident, who's writing a book about the experience, encourages women to break her record immediately. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 28 Jan 2026
Things To Do / 🔶 Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: First Mercadito Saturday Of 2026 From a CCSF Rams baseball match to a cafecito coffee tour, we curate these events to help you enjoy the best of the greater Ingleside. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 27 Jan 2026
Education / 'Momentous Occasion': City College Breaks Ground On $180M Arts Center The $180 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center is set to open in Fall 2028. By Jerold Chinn / 26 Jan 2026
