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🌱 Patch AM: How North Beach’s Italian Heritage Parade packed streets and boosted businesses
You won't want to miss Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness on the San Francisco Patch calendar

Hello San Francisco! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How North Beach's Italian Heritage Parade packed streets and boosted businesses
- What this surprise District 8 endorsement switch means for San Francisco voters
Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Best day of the year': S.F. Italian Heritage Parade attracts record participation (sfchronicle.com) — North Beach streets filled with thousands of neighbors Sunday for the 158th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade, bringing record participation, packed restaurants, and a big boost to local businesses. From marching bands and the Coast Guard to Grand Marshal Joe Mantegna and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the celebration highlighted Italian American history, community pride, and the neighborhood's tight-knit, family-style spirit.
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• SF Dems handily endorse Gary McCoy in fraught meeting after Manny Yekutiel's exit (missionlocal.org) — San Francisco Democrats have shifted their District 8 supervisor endorsement from Manny Yekutiel to Gary McCoy after Yekutiel exited the race following new sexual assault allegations. In a tense three-hour emergency meeting, party leaders also debated Chair Nancy Tung's handling of misconduct complaints, with some members demanding her resignation while others backed her continued leadership.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Francisco
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★ Featured events ★
- Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
Macy's, 170 O'Farrell St, SF
10:00 am - Grin & Bear It Featuring Daniel Franzese →
SF Eagle, 398 12th St, SF
7:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- JTBX's Bluegrass Monday San Francisco Residency at Blondie's Bar →
Blondie's Bar, 540 Valencia St., San Francisco
8:30 pm - JTBX's Bluegrass Monday San Francisco Residency →
Blondie's Bar, 540 Valencia St., San Francisco
8:30 pm - Leland Avenue Cleanup →
Mission Blue, 144 Leland Ave, SF
10:00 am - Richmond Library Cleanup →
Richmond / Senator Milton Marks Branch Library, 351 9th Ave, SF
3:30 pm - Women Behind the Wines →
San Francisco Wine Society, 408 Merchant St, SF
6:15 pm - Masonic Avenue Cleanup →
Trader Joe's, 3 Masonic Ave, SF
9:30 am - Crissy Field Cleanup →
Sports Basement Presidio, 610 Old Mason St, SF
11:00 am - Filbert Steps Cleanup →
Filbert Steps, 202 Filbert St, SF
3:00 pm - Presentation: Why You Need More Wonder in Your Life →
San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
6:00 pm - The Soul Sessions 10/14: Joe Warner, Dante "Taz" Robinson, Michael "Tiny" Lindsey with special guest →
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club, 400 Eddy St, SF
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found car keys at ALTA Plaza park.
After the Blue Angels performance today, I saw that someone had left their car keys on the bench next to where I was sitting. It was the bench on the… (Nextdoor West Pacific Heights) - A business plan to check
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🗞 Nearby News
Daly City
- Family calls for change and accountability after Daly City couple is killed by a suspected DUI driver (newsbreak.com)
- Valkyries prove big dreams can come true by reaching WNBA Finals in Year 2 (sfchronicle.com)
- Jack Roland Tenorio: 'a great sense of humor, quick wit, and a beautiful singing voice' (kymkemp.com)
Sausalito
- Yolo Bird Alliance to offer free birding trip on Oct. 18 (dailydemocrat.com)
Mill Valley
- 3 Dead In Marin Shooting Including Retired SF Deputy Chief, Husband: Report (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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