Lower Haight Local

Nonprofit neighborhood paper · Est. 2025

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NeighborsNovember 2025

Wigglefest Recap

On a crisp late San Francisco summer morning recently, Steiner street hosted another Wigglefest: a celebration of The Wiggle’s past and future.

NeighborsOctober 2025

Daniel Bondi

Back in 2022, you could find a lot of things on Craigslist: free furniture, a car for sale, and the commercial space that would become home to The Faight.

NeighborsOctober 2025

The People I See

A reflection on the recurring characters observed from a desk window in Lower Haight, watching neighbors and their dogs make their daily journeys to Alamo Square.

NeighborsAugust 2025

Community Gardener Spotlight: Elizete Barbosa

On the corner of Page and Buchanan, behind the playground, lies a charming community garden called Koshland Community Gardens that is cared for by nearby neighbors.

NeighborsAugust 2025

Zahra

I have this one ring, nestled carefully in a box among my many other rings, that’s just slightly out of place.

NeighborsAugust 2025

Sage, Cozy Cubs Puzzle Club

Sage Kitamorn is the puzzle guy behind Cozy Cubs Puzzle Club; every month, he crafts and distributes a new themed sheet of puzzles.

NeighborsJuly 2025

Dogs of Lower Haight: Sophie

The daily post-work parade of dogs in lower haight is a hard place for a pooch to stand out, but one glance at Sophie and I knew she was something special.

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