It’s 7:01 a.m., 52° and headed to 67°. The Fourth was lovely and all, but it’s nice to feel like I live in San Francisco again. Details are here.
Had you been wondering where they were? Uptown Almanac reports that Dolores Park Movie Nights are taking a year off. There will still, however, be Film Night in the Park, which will bring you “Jaws” (8/13) and “Top Gun” (9/24) before the summer is gone. (You know and I know and we all know that September is technically summer here.)
And in your mayoral race news, the Examiner reports that of the nine candidates typically invited to public forums, only five made the cut in the Mission. Deena Davenport, who started the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association, said the event organizers (it is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) decided to invite only those they see as the frontrunners in the race.
Just an editorial here: If you’ve never been involved in a local political race, this is a good one to start with. And working on a local campaign is WAY more exciting than working on a presidential one, as anyone who has read the love letter to small-town political maneuvering that is the very excellent and juicy “The Times of Harvey Milk,” by Randy Shilts.
So you could think of this mayoral debate as “American Idol” for candidates. It’s this coming Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Public Works, 161 Erie Street. Bevan Dufty, David Chiu, Dennis Herrera, Leland Yee and John Avalos will all be there. Note: You must RSVP to attend, which you can do here.