Outer Sunset. Photo: Flickr user Marc Smith

This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: Up the Outer Sunset; Jackie Speier at SFSU; gaga over Geary

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• The outer Sunset District used to be a rough-and-tumble place before it — or at least a couple of blocks of Judah and Noriega streets — grabbed the attention of the rest of the city and beyond. The Examiner talks with some of the people who helped turn the Great Sand Waste into the neighborhood we know today. – SF Examiner
• The Richmond District’s Balboa Theater is featuring a program of Indian cinema through Tuesday. – Richmond SF Blog
• U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier leads a forum on birth control at San Francisco State University. – Bay City News via SF Appeal
• A power outage hit the Parkside and Sunset districts Friday night. – Bay City News via SF Chronicle
• The Bay Guardian visits Outerlands restaurant. – SF Bay Guardian
• The Toronto Star is gaga over Geary, from Market Street to the Richmond District. – Toronto Star
• SFSU dorm vending-machine thief gets $700 in quarters, and some other dorm residents get a pantsless surprise. – Golden Gate Xpress
• California State University faculty could go on strike. – Golden Gate Xpress