Ocean Beach news roundup June 17

1984 Great Highway

Photo: John King via SF Chronicle

This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: Surprises at the U.S. Open, Jef Leppard killed in Richmond District crash, Great Highway architecture, Democratic Party impacts from June 5 election

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 U.S. Open golf tournament wrapped up at the Olympic Club near Lake Merced and Fort Funston Sunday. As predicted, the winner was a surprise, with Webb Simpson earning the trophy. Among the unpredicted surprises was a squawking crasher who stole the spotlight during Webb’s interview with NBC. – New York Times, ESPN, SF Chronicle
  • Bay Area musician Jef Leppard killed in Richmond District motorcycle crash. – SF Appeal, East Bay Express, Illogical Contraption blog
  • The June 5 election of San Francisco Democratic Party representatives could have a big impact on November’s District 1 and District 7 supervisor elections. And who has the lead in the race to replace Fiona Ma in west SF’s Assembly District 19? – AsianWeek
  • John King’s Cityscape feature is back in the Sunset District for the third week of a monthlong run. This time King visits 1984 Great Highway, once a beach cottage for San Francisco Fire Chief Dennis Sullivan and now a Korean-language church. – SF Chronicle
  • After five years as pastry chef at NOPA restaurant, Amy Brown is departing and reportedly looking for a spot for her own Outer Richmond cafe with fiancee Joe Wolf of Wise Sons Deli. – Tablehopper
  • More on the Ocean Beach tombstones from the old Laurel Hill Cemetery, this time from Sing Tao Daily. – Sing Tao (original Chinese), Sing Tao (English web translation)

 

 

 

 

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