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As part of Pride Weekend, the Pink Triangle Installation and Dedication Ceremony was held on the top of Twin Peaks on Saturday, June 23. Volunteers unfurled a giant pink triangle that could be seen for miles around. In the photo above (from left to right), Castro Lions Club members Mark Hankins and Dennis Hale sit in a convertible while Patrick Carney, head of Friends of the Pink Triangle, stands next to Assemblyman Mark Leno and Luis Collazo.

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Planning Commission Denies the Cafe's Attempts to Expand Club
On June 21, the owner of the Café nightclub on Market and 17th streets was denied his
request to be granted a conditional use permit by the SF Planning Commission to build an extension to the business.

Appeals Court Orders City to Create EIR for Housing Element of General Plan
Neighborhood groups won a major victory at the end of June when the First District Court of Appeals ruled the City had to create a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for modifications made to the housing element of the city’s General Plan.

Aardvark Books – A Paradise for Used Book Lovers
In a neighborhood where stores and cafes are constantly changing, corporate stores are moving in, and neighbors are anticipating the next best thing, there is one used bookstore that has remained the same since 1978.

Seafood Abounds and Dazzles at Catch
Have you ever walked past Catch on Market Street and seen the outside tables and the inside cafe with its round fireplace and diners having lunch or more?

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