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Visitacion Valley

Warriors Show Up for Visitacion Valley Middle School — With Benches, Picnic Tables, and a Pair of Little Libraries

About 100 Golden State Warriors franchise employees spent a day of community service at Viz Valley on September 15, where coach Steve Kerr made a surprise appearance for students who had been expecting Steph Curry.

Students at Visitacion Valley Middle School got a notable visitor last week — just not the one the rumor mill had promised. Word spread quickly that Steph Curry was on campus, but it was his coach, Steve Kerr, who walked the grounds, led by principal Maya Baker. Mission Local, which covered the visit on September 15, reported that Kerr was part of a roughly 100-person contingent from the Warriors organization — spanning the Golden State Warriors, the Golden State Valkyries, and the Santa Cruz Warriors — volunteering for the franchise's…

Bayview

Bayview's Air-Quality Blueprint Is Now Open for Public Comment After Tuesday Open House

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District held its public session on the draft Community Emissions Reduction Plan on September 22; the 238-page document is now posted for written comment from any resident.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District held a public open house on Tuesday, September 22, at the Southeast Community Center's Alex Pitcher Pavilion on Evans Street, where residents could review and respond to a draft Community Emissions Reduction Plan for Bayview–Hunters Point and surrounding Southeast San Francisco. The 238-page document was revised as recently as September 14 and is now posted for public review and comment on the Air District's website in English, Spanish, and Chinese, with an executive summary available in Tagalog, Vietnamese, Samoan, and Tongan.

Bayview

Three Nights of Free Music Come to Third Street — With a Latin Concert to Follow at the Ruth

People's Garden hosts the free 'Night Garden on Third' outdoor music series October 2–4, and the Ruth Williams Opera House presents its fifth annual Afro-Latinx Concert on October 3.

Bayview's People's Garden at 4101 Third Street will host a free three-night outdoor music series, Night Garden on Third, running Friday, October 2, through Sunday, October 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. each evening. According to Mission Local's Bayview Buzz column published September 23, Bayview native Martin Luther McCoy will host all three nights, which will feature live music from Jazz Mafia and Horns in the Hood alongside vinyl sets by DJ POS Red — moving through afrobeats, jazz, and soul across the three evenings.

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 25

Visitacion Valley Night Market

📍 Leland Avenue between Peabody Street and Bayshore Boulevard, Visitacion Valley · 4:00 PM–8:30 PM · Verify · SFMTA

Saturday, September 26

Bayview 3rd Street Happy Hour Cleanup

📍 Meet at Gratta Winery and Lounge, 5273 Third St., Bayview · 4:00 PM–5:00 PM (free food after) · Verify · Mission Local

Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4

Night Garden on Third

📍 People's Garden, 4101 Third St., Bayview · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM each night · Verify · Mission Local

Saturday, October 3

5th Annual Afro-Latinx Concert

📍 Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third St., Bayview · Doors 7:00 PM, Show 7:30 PM · Verify · Ruth Williams Opera House

Sunday, October 4

Yvonne's Southern Sweets 20th Anniversary Celebration

📍 Yvonne's Southern Sweets, 5128 Third St., Bayview · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM · Verify · Mission Local

More from the Community

Community-Backed Pharmacy Moves Closer to Opening on Third Street

More than a year after Bayview–Hunters Point's last Walgreens closed in February 2025 — leaving nearly 35,000 residents without a local pharmacy — a community-led replacement is in the pipeline.

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