West portal articles
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Controversial West Portal redesign plan delayed after merchant backlash
A plan to redesign a busy intersection in West Portal has been put on hold following backlash by local merchants. Instead, community members will form a committee to explore options for improving neighborhood safety while balancing traffic and parking impacts on surrounding streets. According to a joint news release issued Friday from Supervisor Myrna Melgar, whose District 7 includes the West Portal area, and Deidre Von Rock, president of the West Portal Merchants Association, the Welcoming...
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San Francisco merchants lash out at plan to improve safety after West Portal deaths
A San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency proposal to improve traffic safety at a West Portal intersection has sparked backlash from merchants in the area, highlighting longstanding tensions between safety and commercial interests in San Francisco’s streets. The move comes after a fatal crash at the intersection of Ulloa Street and West Portal Avenue in March, when a driver lost control of their vehicle and went onto the sidewalk. The car struck and killed a family of four, including two...
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Dominic West Discusses Aftermath of "Lily Goes West"
Dominic West spoke about the aftermath of his 2020 affair with actress Lily James for the first time. He claims that the scandal became the subject of jokes with his wife:“I hesitate to speak on my wife’s behalf because it was obviously horrible, particularly for her,” he said before letting out a laugh. “But we do joke about it sometimes."“Whenever we went out together, the papers would always say we were ‘putting on a show of unity’. Even if we’d just been rowing about parking the car or...