SF Prop. B Public Bank Study Projects 6,000 Homes as Warriors Surge

An independent study by The Climate and Community Institute — modeling 1,000 10-year simulations based on San Francisco's 2023 municipal finance business plan — concludes that passing Proposition B to establish a Municipal Finance Corporation as the nation's first city-owned public bank would support 5,000 to 6,000 affordable housing units and generate 5 times more local lending than a revolving fund (48 Hills). Across the city and Peninsula, 24-year-old Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg has reshaped Coach Steve Kerr's rotation through 5 games (The San Francisco Standard), Staten Island native Corey Rogers opened Corey's Pizza at 3505 17th St. in the Mission District (The San Francisco Standard), and theaters in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Mountain View launched their fall productions (48 Hills, The Almanac).

Climate and Community Institute Models 1,000 10-Year Simulations for San Francisco's Prop. B

Authored by Supervisor Chyanne Chen, Proposition B would create a Municipal Finance Corporation with democratic governance and lending priorities in affordable housing, small business, and climate sustainability while prohibiting lending to fossil fuels, detention centers, or weapons manufacturing (48 Hills). Researchers Thomas Hanna, Tom Sgouros, and Halah Ahmad found that over its first 10 years, the public bank would average $607 million in housing bridge loans, $331 million in green energy loans (supporting 237 million watts of green energy), and 1,200 small business loans (guaranteeing more than $60 million), while returning roughly $2.3 million to depositors.

San Francisco Public Bank Coalition spokesperson Misha Steier compared the proposed institution to the city's Airport and Public Utilities Commission, noting that Bank of America currently holds much of the city's $12 billion general fund while San Francisco's Climate Action Plan (targeting zero emissions by 2040) requires $21.9 billion in additional funding amid a projected $1.2 billion budget shortfall in 2029 (48 Hills).

Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg Powers Golden State Warriors' Back-to-Back Road Wins

At Chase Center, 24-year-old rookie Yaxel Lendeborg has helped lift the Golden State Warriors from an 0-3 start to back-to-back road wins over Denver (where he grabbed 12 rebounds alongside Draymond Green against Nikola Jokic) and Minnesota (where he recorded 26 points and 9 rebounds alongside Stephen Curry's 44 points on Wednesday) ahead of Friday's home game against Luka Doncic and the Lakers (The San Francisco Standard). Through 5 NBA games, Lendeborg leads the Warriors in minutes (33.6 per game), made shots, attempted shots, rebounds (46, more than double Green's 22), and turnovers (18, or 3.6 per game), while ranking 2nd on the team in points, assists, blocked shots, free throws, and 3-pointers.

In 31 minutes together, the second-unit trio of Lendeborg, Brandon Podziemski, and Gui Santos has posted a +68.9 net rating and a 143.9 offensive rating (rising to +70.8 in 11 minutes with Brandon Williams), giving Coach Steve Kerr, General Manager Mike Dunleavy, Al Horford, and Curry (signed through 2028-29) depth while Jimmy Butler (recovering from a January ACL tear) and Moses Moody are sidelined and the team evaluates Kristaps Porzingis's $20 million expiring contract ($3 million guaranteed for next season) (The San Francisco Standard).

Mission District Dining, Valencia Street Clearance, and Bay Area Stage Openings

In the Mission District, Staten Island native and former 500 Club bartender Corey Rogers opened Corey's Pizza 6 weeks ago at 3505 17th St. in the former Turner's Kitchen space, operating from noon to 10 p.m. on weekdays and until 11 p.m. on weekends (The San Francisco Standard). Inspired by 75-year-old Staten Island institution Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern, Rogers serves $32 to $40 pies (plus a $23 Monday-through-Thursday cheese pizza special), led by pepperoni, the chopped-clam Rockaway slice with mushrooms and garlic-cream sauce, the BOM (bacon, red onion, and garlic-cream sauce), and the Staten Island (sausage, peppers, onions, ricotta, and basil). Nearby on Thursday night, the San Francisco Police Department closed Valencia Street between 17th and 18th streets around 8:10 p.m. after a suspicious package was spotted at Mission Police Station, with the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issuing an 8:20 p.m. alert before police gave the all-clear and reopened traffic at 9:20 p.m. (KTVU FOX 2).

On Bay Area stages, Ray of Light Theatre is presenting playwright Jan Hartmere's Britney Spears fairy-tale musical Once Upon a One More Time — starring Majesty Pearl Scott as Cinderella, Mary Kalita, and Jessica Coker — through Nov. 21 at the reopened Barbary Stage in San Francisco (where Aranet4 indoor air readings peaked around 1,113 ppm and dropped to 993 ppm, while New Conservatory Theatre Center runs Samuel Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God with Simon Winheld and Tarig Elsiddig, directed by Will Detlefsen, through Nov. 15 at 1,280 ppm, alongside reopening updates from CounterPulse and Oakland Theater Project) (48 Hills). On the Peninsula, Palo Alto Players open Andrew Lippa's musical The Addams Family (directed by Janie Scott and starring Astraea Parker Brown, Kylie Abucay, Tony Gonzales, and Jackson DuBois, recommended for ages 8 and up) from Oct. 30 to Nov. 15 (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.) at Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, alongside HaoExpression Dance Company's Dracula at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (500 Castro St., $40–$60 on Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 31 at 2 and 7 p.m.), pianist John R. Burr at Meyhouse Palo Alto (640 Emerson St., $48 at 5 and 8 p.m. on Oct. 30), The Psychedelic Furs at The Guild Theatre (949 El Camino Real, Nov. 1–2 at 8 p.m.), Cinequest's 13-film online Cinejoy festival through Nov. 1 ($5.99 per film or $20 pass ahead of Nov. 11–14 and Dec. 7–13), and East Bay artist Zoe Caron's Nature's Pulse reception on Nov. 4 (5:30–7:30 p.m., on view through Nov. 29) (The Almanac).