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This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: Balboa Theater saved; Halloween stories; ‘switchback’ cutback; Richmond rental scammer sentenced; Ocean Beach surfing contest

We can’t link to every story out there, but if you think we missed something, leave a comment here, or tell us on Twitter or Facebook.

• The Richmond District’s Balboa Theater will stay open under a new deal with the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation, which has secured a lease for the theater through 2024. – Richmond Blog, SFNTF (PDF file), Balboa Theater newsletter
• Speaking of the Balboa, a nifty new doc about Sutro Baths opens Nov. 4. – Richmond Blog
• SF State students share their Halloween stories of cross-town tag, overindulgence of various types and pirate kissing. – Golden Gate Xpress
• Muni is cutting down on”switchbacks,” the practice of turning trains and buses around before the end of the line, an issue that has been a particular sore spot for riders of the L-Taraval and N-Judah streetcar lines west of Sunset Boulevard. – SF Public Press
• Switchbacks may be down, but the L-Taraval line still has the greatest rate of missed runs in the Muni system. – Daily Dose
• Judah Street’s L’Chaim Adult Day Health Center could close due to state cuts in spite of new city funding, affecting some 400 elderly clients. – J Weekly
• SFSU baseball team raising money to help player hit by car on 19th Avenue. – Golden Gate Xpress
• A Richmond District scammer who took money from apartment hunters for a fake rental has been sentenced to two years in prison and must pay restitution to her victims. – Bay City News / KTVU, SF Chronicle
• The Rip Curl Pro Search surfing contest is coming to Ocean Beach Nov. 1-12, which isn’t exactly new news at this point. But if you can’t make it down to the beach, Rip Curl plans a live webcast plus an array of other news and information. – Rip Curl

http://richmondsfblog.com/2011/10/28/new-documentary-about-sutro-baths-opens-at-the-balboa-nov-4/