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restaurants

After 15 Years, a Rent Hike Closes the Castro's Only Dim Sum Spot

Mama Ji's, the beloved Sichuan dim sum restaurant on 18th Street, will serve its last meal on October 31 after the landlord raised the rent.

Mama Ji's, the Castro's only dim sum parlor and a neighborhood fixture for nearly 15 years, announced it will close permanently on October 31. Co-owners Lily Ji and Marv Wolpa posted a letter in the restaurant window thanking supporters, saying it was time to put their energy into their personal lives. The immediate cause was a rent increase: according to the San Francisco Standard, the landlord cited rising insurance costs and an inability to raise rents on the residential unit above the restaurant.

politics

Pelosi Joins McCoy on the Doors as D8 Endorsements Pour In After Yekutiel's Exit

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canvassed District 8 neighborhoods with Gary McCoy last week, and fourteen more elected officials announced their endorsement of the now-presumed frontrunner.

The District 8 supervisor race was dramatically reshaped last week when Manny Yekutiel withdrew following new sexual assault allegations published by the San Francisco Standard on October 1. Now the remaining contest pits Gary McCoy against drag performer and patent attorney Michael Nguyen and former DoorDash and Obama White House employee Darshini Patel — with McCoy holding commanding institutional momentum heading into the November 3 election.

Glen Park

Glen Park Is Center Stage for Walktober All Month — Here's What's Coming Up

San Francisco's first-ever Walktober festival continues through October with a slate of Glen Park-focused guided walks, including a Glen Canyon Park history tour this Sunday.

San Francisco's inaugural Walktober festival — a citywide, month-long celebration of on-foot exploration organized by the Crosstown Trail — is well underway, and Glen Park is one of its most prominent showcases. The Glen Park Association has highlighted more than half a dozen neighborhood-specific walks spread across October, with several still ahead. This Sunday, October 11, neighborhood historian Evelyn Rose leads "Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things: The Remarkable Histories of Glen Canyon Park," an exploration of the 66-acre canyon park that sits at Glen Park's edge.

Upcoming Events

Friday, October 9

Navy Band Woodwind Quintet at Glen Park Library

📍 Glen Park Branch Library, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park · 4:00 PM · Verify · Glen Park Association

Saturday, October 10

Jacob Collier – The Light for Days Tour

📍 Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, Castro · 8:00 PM · Verify · The Castro Theatre

Sunday, October 11

Walktober: Glen Canyon Park History Walk

📍 Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park · Various times · Verify · Glen Park Association

Thursday, October 15

Community Transit Forum: November Ballot Measures for Muni and Bay Area Transit

📍 Ellard Hall, Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond Street, Castro · 6:00 PM · Verify · Dolores Heights Improvement Club

Wednesday, October 21

Walktober: Glen Park Neighborhood Walk (led by Glen Park Librarians)

📍 Glen Park Branch Library, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park · Various times · Verify · Glen Park Association

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Two Transit Measures on the November 3 Ballot Seek to Avert Major Muni and BART Cuts

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