This Week's Top Stories

public safety

Two Men Killed in Bayview Within Days of Each Other; Victims Identified

The San Francisco Medical Examiner has named the two men fatally shot in separate Bayview-Hunters Point incidents on October 1 and October 4, rattling a neighborhood that had seen gun violence drop to historic lows.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office has identified the two men killed in back-to-back shootings in Bayview-Hunters Point at the start of October. The victims are 44-year-old Jose Juan Ramirez-Sanchez, who was shot and killed on October 1 near the Yosemite Slough waterfront on Thomas Avenue, and 20-year-old Phillip Leo Jones IV, who was shot and killed on October 4 at Reuel Court in the Ridgeview Terrace housing complex. No arrests have been made in either case.

utilities

PG&E Outage Knocks Out Power to Nearly 2,700 Customers in Bayview and Visitacion Valley

An unplanned blackout struck Bayview and Visitacion Valley on October 6, the latest in a year of recurring outages testing southeastern San Francisco's aging electrical grid.

A large, unplanned PG&E power outage hit Bayview and Visitacion Valley on Tuesday morning, October 6, leaving roughly 2,694 customers in the dark across San Francisco's southeastern neighborhoods. The disruption was first flagged in an alert from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, which was reposted by SFMTA. The October 6 outage is the latest in what residents and officials have described as a persistent pattern of blackouts in 2026.

community events

Excelsior Gears Up for Its Biggest Weekend of the Year: Block Party, Lucha Libre, and Salvadoran Heritage Week

Sunday Streets returns to the Excelsior on October 18 with a car-free block party packed with cultural events, while a week of Salvadoran heritage programming on Mission Street begins October 14.

The Excelsior's most festive stretch of the year is underway. The Excelsior Community Block Party — the final Sunday Streets event of the 2026 season — takes place Sunday, October 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mission Street between Geneva Avenue and Theresa Street. The free, all-ages event features a Lucha Libre showcase and Salvi Soul Sunday, a celebration of music, dancing, and art hosted by Salvadoran Soul Encuentro, along with the full Sunday Streets lineup of active-play games, health resources, and live music.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, October 11

7th Annual Butchertown Jazz Festival

📍 Gratta Wines, 2022 Lane St. (between Underwood & Van Dyke), Bayview · 12:00 PM–6:00 PM · Verify · Eventbrite / Mission Local

Wednesday, October 14 – Sunday, October 18

Salvadoran Soul Encuentro: Heritage Week on Mission Street

📍 Casa De Apoyo, 4834 Mission St., Excelsior, and Sunday Streets · Various times · Verify · Mission Local

Saturday, October 17

We Run Bayview 5K

📍 Starts at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, 500 Hunters Point Expressway; finishes at Southeast Community Center · 11:00 AM · Verify · Race Roster / Young Community Developers

Sunday, October 18

Excelsior Community Block Party (Sunday Streets)

📍 Mission Street between Geneva Avenue and Theresa Street, Excelsior · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Verify · Sunday Streets SF / Mission Local

Friday, October 23

From the E: Fall Festival Night Market

📍 Ocean Ave & Mission St., Excelsior · 4:30 PM–8:30 PM · Verify · Funcheap SF

More from the Community

SF Agency Picks Oakdale Avenue for Long-Awaited Bayview Caltrain Station

After nearly four decades of planning, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority has settled on Oakdale Avenue and Third Street as the preferred location for a new Caltrain station in Bayview.

Small Change Arcade Set to Open on Mission Street

Small Change Arcade, a nonprofit community arcade at 4740 Mission Street in the Excelsior, is set to open this month.

Green Space Coming to Vacant Third Street Lot in Bayview

A temporary green space is coming to the vacant corner lot at Jerrold Avenue and Third Street in Bayview-Hunters Point.

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