Bread Breaking Ceremony
Parking Lot Stencil
More Reasons to Feel Good for Shopping at WF
Allegro Coffee
The 
The Ruckus
Across the Street: Real Foods as Anti-Whole Foods Billboard
Room For Double-Wides
"I’ve always spent a lot of time in Noe Valley, since I live just a few blocks away from it, but in the past few years I’ve come to appreciate more and more how culturally rich and vibrant a place it is and how tight knit it is." Read: OMG there are a lot of voters on the other side of the hill! Welcome to the neighborhood, Scott! Thanks for stopping by during your bid for Supervisor.
Yesterday the "Blue Church" (Church at San Francisco) located at 28th and Church was boarded up by the sheriff's department and an eviction notice posted. Folks living at the church were given notice several weeks beforehand, however a number refused to leave. The Sheriff's department were to allow them to reenter the building today to gather their belongings. The word is that demolition should begin in 2-3 weeks time.Longtime residents will recall that this project has been in limbo since the current tenant accused neighbors of racism, sold to the current developer and then sued the developer for fraud. A permit for condo development has been on hold since then, and neighbors have complained about illegal construction and lodging (of homeless) within the church. And that lock on the bathroom door at Martha & Bros? Residents of the Blue Church were 'showering' in the bathroom.
We've received a copy of this email from about a dozen people already, so we're passing it on. Many of you have had some strong opinions about Whole Foods opening and have made it to various community meetings.We are eagerly awaiting our opening next week on Wednesday, September 30th ! We have been working hard and are so delighted that we’re almost there! Further, we feel incredibly grateful for the support, well wishes, humor, smiles and hospitality that our new community has shown us! As a very small token of our thanks, we’d like to invite you to join us at our very own “Whole Foods Market Tapas Truck” on Saturday, September 26th from 11a-2p (really it’s a Taco Truck, but we’ll be serving Spanish Tapas—but you can’t miss it in our parking lot.)Click the image for a full-size invitation.
This is a special invitation ONLY event for our neighbors in the associations that we have been working with.
Have a look at the attached & either print a copy of this to bring with you or contact me so that I can get you printed copies that I have here at the store.
Any question, please ask—we’ll see you very soon!
Best regards,
Jennifer Dobrowolski
Marketing Team Leader
Whole Foods Market, Noe Valley
So, in hopes of some day founding a museum about San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood, resident Joel Panzer has set out to archive the signs and other remnants of Mr. Aleo's office. In addition to the salty, handwritten placards, these include a phonograph, posters of Ronald Reagan and an Uncle Sam lamp.[WSJ: In Left-Leaning San Francisco, There Was Something About Harry ]
Ingleside Officers arrived at a home where a resident wished to turn over a suspected explosive device. Proper steps were taken to ensure neighborhood safety and fortunately, it was discovered the item was not what it was thought to have been.
Last Friday afternoon a big truck pulled up in front of the 24th Street psychic, someone hopped out [Ed-- referred to as "Gypsies"] and proceeded to “slap around” the Noe psychic. Cops were called, Noe psychic left in an ambulance and filed a police report. The motive? Turf wars. Apparently a psychic at 24th and Mission wasn’t happy that someone new had moved in. For the rest of the weekend, beefy guards were patrolling 24th Street to be sure it didn’t happen again. Next up? Pawn shops!Anyone see any beefy guards over the last week? How 'bout the ambulance? Is Noe Valley really in the middle of a gypsy turf war?
Just wanted to notify you guys that my wife and I both had our cars rifled through last night (9/13) on Elizabeth between Noe & Castro. About $250 of stuff was taken (sunglasses & Bluetooth speakerphones), but the weird thing is I'm 99% certain my car was locked yet there was no sign of forced entry. I don't know about my wife's, but I always lock my car. It's made me wonder if some savvy thieves are using "code grabbers" somehow to intercept keychain lock/unlock signals. Snopes.com says it's possible but unlikely. I'd be very curious to know how many other cars on our street experienced this, and if they were locked.And MH asks:
Walking home from work 9/14 @ 6PM, 6 cop cars blocking Jersey Street. A block away on Church, I almost got run over by a maroon van haulin a** up to Diamond Heights and a Honda flying right after him. Coincidence?Update (9/16): A link for reporting crime is in the comments.
Just walked by, there is a small sign on the sidewalk saying they're opening on Sept 30th! Sorry no picture.
just walked by Whole Foods in Noe Valley. Shelves being stocked, employees being trained. Opening day must be around the corner!
Time to buy?
- In inflation-adjusted terms, Noe’s 2009 median is somewhere between 2003 and 2004’s.
- Values have come down 22.05% from peak.
- 19.94% of that decline has occurred in the past year.
- The 2009 SFH median in Noe is $1,120,000. At its peak it was $1,436,850 (inflation adjusted).
- Peak occurred in 2007.
More: "At 3936-3938 24th St., the bank will be adjacent to a new Whole Foods Market scheduled to open in the fall. President and Chief Executive Officer Kim Kaselionis said the branch...is scheduled to open by year’s end, depending on regulatory approval."
