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Hunters Point

Tetra Tech Pays $97 Million to Close Federal Hunters Point Case — But Neighborhood Residents See Almost Nothing

A federal judge approved the long-contested settlement this month, closing the government's case against the contractor that falsified radioactive soil samples — even as more than 300 neighborhood homeowners were separately denied any compensation.

More than a decade after a contractor hired to clean up the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was caught faking radiological testing results, the federal government's case formally closed this week. Tetra Tech EC Inc. will pay a total of $97 million — $57 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, and another $40 million tied to ongoing Superfund cleanup costs — to settle claims that its workers substituted clean soil for contaminated samples and falsified data between 2003 and 2014. U.S.

Visitacion Valley

Visitacion Valley Launches Its First-Ever Night Market Tonight on Leland Avenue

The inaugural Visitacion Valley Night Market fills Leland Avenue with food vendors, live music, and dancing this evening — the first in a two-month series backed by the Civic Joy Fund.

Visitacion Valley hosts its first-ever night market tonight, Friday August 28, along Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Peabody Street, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. The free, all-ages event features food vendors, local shopping, live music, street dancing, family activities, and community organization booths, organized with support from the Civic Joy Fund and the Southside Community Development Corporation. The market is the first of two planned for 2026. The series continues on Friday, September 25, also from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on the same stretch of Leland Avenue.

Bayview

SCRAP Reopens in Bayview With a Permanent Home Five Times Its Former Size

The beloved 50-year-old creative reuse nonprofit opened its doors at 141 Industrial Street this month, landing in a building it now owns outright after losing its longtime school-district warehouse lease.

SCRAP — the Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts — celebrated its grand reopening on August 15 at 141 Industrial Street in the Bayview, completing a move that for years felt uncertain. The nonprofit, which collects donated materials that might otherwise be discarded and sells them at low cost to artists, teachers, and makers, had operated out of a San Francisco Unified School District warehouse at 2150 Newcomb Avenue for 25 years.

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 28

Visitacion Valley Night Market

📍 Leland Avenue between Bayshore Blvd & Peabody St, Visitacion Valley · 4:00 PM–8:30 PM

Sunday, August 30

Stoop Sessions: Live at the Ruth Williams Opera House

📍 Ruth Williams Opera House, 4705 Third St, Bayview–Hunters Point · 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

Friday, September 25

Visitacion Valley Night Market — September Edition

📍 Leland Avenue between Bayshore Blvd & Peabody St, Visitacion Valley · 4:00 PM–8:30 PM

Saturday, October 3

5th Annual Afro Latinx Concert

📍 Ruth Williams Opera House, 4705 Third St, Bayview–Hunters Point · 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

More from the Neighborhood

Bayview Oyster Bar on Track to Open on Third Street in September

Bayview Oyster Bar, the modern seafood restaurant from chef and Bayview native April Spears, is on track to open at 5114 Third Street in September.

Gumbo Social Reopens After Six-Week Retooling

Gumbo Social, the popular soul food restaurant at 5176 Third Street in the Bayview, reopened August 17 after a planned six-week closure for equipment upgrades and operational improvements.

Crocker Amazon Park Renovation Moves Through Design Phase as Community Debate Continues

The proposed $50 million renovation of Crocker Amazon Park's baseball and softball fields — backed by a $28 million grant from the San Francisco Giants and a $5 million gift from Willie…

Hunters Point Homeowners Denied Damages as Federal Shipyard Settlement Closes

As the federal government's fraud case against Tetra Tech EC closed this month with a $97 million settlement, more than 300 homeowners on Parcel A of the Hunters Point Shipyard development received…