Hey there, San Francisco. 

Firstly, our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Uvalde, Texas, where 18 children and three adults were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday. 

Following the Buffalo shooting that left 10 people dead just 10 days ago and the church shooting in Southern California over the weekend, these are truly trying times. 

“I’m tired of the moments of silence,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said at an impassioned press conference on Tuesday. “Enough!” 

In a statement shared with parents, SFUSD superintendent Vincent Matthews said “while we are not aware of any threats or connections to events in Texas” the SFPD would increase its presence around schools until classes let out for summer vacation next week. 

Please, please give your loved ones an extra hug tonight. 

With that… onto some more news… 

Quick bits: News to know 

🏠 Supervisor Connie Chan unveiled a new proposal on Tuesday that seeks to speed up construction timelines for affordable housing projects. The plan, known officially as the Affordable Housing Production Act, would aim to streamline the permitting process for buildings that offer 36.5% or more of its units at below market rates. (Already, the city requires buildings over 25 units to be at least 21.5% affordable.) 

• Chan’s proposal is slightly different from the one backed by Mayor Breed, which wouldn’t require as many affordable units to trigger the streamlined permitting process. 

• As Mission Local’s Annika Hom writes: “In a project of 100 units, streamlining would kick in at 25 affordable units under the proposal backed by the mayor, while 37 units would be needed under Chan’s proposal.” 

• Currently, signature gatherers are working to collect enough autographs for the mayor-backed proposal to reach the November ballot (you may have run into them around the city, in green shirts). The Chan backed plan, meanwhile, would need a majority vote by the board of supervisors to reach that same ballot. 

• If both qualify, the Chronicle’s Mallory Moench points out, “the dueling proposals could confuse voters.” (Chronicle / Mission Local) 

🌁 San Francisco is the 11th best place to vacation destination in the country, according to an updated US News ranking released on Tuesday. 

• The Grand Canyon is #1 on the list, followed by Yellowstone and Yosemite. 

• Lake Tahoe is #12. (US News) 

⛴ In other positive tourism news, the Alcatraz shuttle company City Cruises told the SF Business Times on Tuesday that it’s finally back to pre-pandemic ridership numbers (and even a little bit better). 

• The company is averaging 3,700 riders per day so far this month compared to the 3,600 riders it averaged in 2019. 

• City Cruises averaged just 250 daily riders in 2020 and 1,900 in 2021. (SF Business Times) 

🎨 Peruvian artist Claudio Talavera-Ballón is painting San Francisco’s first “on-street mural” on Battery Street between Bush and Market, the Examiner reports. 

• The 1,900-square-foot mural depicts Drake’s Bay in Point Reyes. (Examiner) 

What else I’m reading: Links to browse 

• Yoga teacher sought in Texas murder of San Francisco pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson (SFGATE) 

• UCSF’s plan for new $4.3 billion S.F. hospital takes huge step forward (Chronicle) 

• I dug for 'The Secret' buried treasure in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and it broke my heart (SFGATE) 

• Who Is SF Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Bishop Feuding with Nancy Pelosi Over Abortion Rights? (SF Standard) 

• How This Mission District Restaurant Fought Back From Financial Doom (Eater) 

And finally… 🏀 Air Wiggins 

Did you see the monster jam by Andrew Wiggins over the Mavericks’ Luka Dončić on Sunday night? Quickly, it was being compared on Twitter to some of the greatest playoff dunks of all time. 

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Officials initially called a foul on Wiggins during the play, but that whistle was overturned. The Warriors went on to win 109-100 and took a 3-0 lead in the series. 

Game 4 is tonight at 6 pm. 

That’s all for today! And a quick update on yesterday’s Covid scare… that faint second line on my first test must have been more of a shadow. My test from the city and three subsequent at-home tests all came back negative. And I feel fine.

So, we’re in the clear for now. But still, as parents, all the same questions remain. Should we go into the office? Should we go out to eat? Should we travel? 

As one friend put it the other day: “None of us know how to handle this correctly, even after all this time.” 

Have a good evening y’all and see you here tomorrow. - Nick B. ❤️