This Week In Noe Valley: Napa Valley Quake Aftermath, Street Style, And Labor Day In The Hood

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Not all Noe Valley residents felt the 6.0 Napa quake last Sunday morning [anthroslug] 
• But most of us did [Engadget]
• A water main broke this week – possibly triggered by the Napa quake [KTVU]
• Some residents lost water for 7 hours – and we all lost 20,000 gallons [SF Weekly]
• 2,000 pounds of Tacolicious cookbooks arrive at their global HQ in Noe Valley [@tacolicious]
• And people are stoked! Too bad it's just an office [katej130]
• Martin Mattox store opening in the former Garage on Sanchez at 24th + behind the scenes [Martin Mattox]
• Labor Day weekend in Noe Valley – Real Foods edition [@F6x]
• A local character [joshkobrin]

[Photo: Embracing Noe Valley style via meeshyp]

This Week In Noe Valley: Sutro Love, Burners Bug Out, And The Power Outage Explained

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Sutro Tower: From Eyesore to Icon – awesome historic video [Exploratorium]
• Spotted at Whole Foods Noe Valley: Camel’s milk for $24.99 per bottle [brettb]
• If you’re wondering why you can park this weekend and brunch spots are empty: Burning Man is on [@cowperthewait]
• Want a job at Google? You might want to consider going to Burning Man too [SFGate]
• The commute from Noe Valley to the new Levi’s Stadium? Under an hour… [@JoeArellano]
• Has your neighborhood become upscale? A gentrification quiz and article reprint from 1985 (croissant shops! fern bars!) [Inside Scoop]
• Op ed: Are children parasites on cities’ finances? [StreetsblogSF]
• Monday’s mass power outage was due to “underground equipment failure” [SFAppeal]
• Noe Valley tech entrepreneur Jim Greer is putting his money into fixing dark politics [SFGate]
• The least expensive home in Noe Valley [SFGate]
• From $1.4M four years ago to $2.3M today [SocketSite]
• And a listing touting the “outskirts of Noe Valley” [SocketSite]
• Visitors are loving our little village on Instagram [thx nopalzin, oysterearth, suziefoo, frishchmilch]

[Photo: #streetsofsf by yo_avery]

This Week In Noe Valley: Uber At The Door, Upcycling And Upcoming Events

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Noe Valley Wine Walk coming (again) this Thursday Aug 21 [@FolioSF; Official]
• More pickup on the Noe Valley is the new Pac Heights meme [SF Gate]
• Yet Noe Valley is nowhere near the most expensive place to rent in the city [Priceonomics]
• The Peak2Peak walk turns 10 - begins in Upper Noe Valley [SF Gate]
• "Upcycling artists" wanted for new boutique opening at 24th & Castro in Oct [Craigslist]
• Uber is courting Noe Valley (sort of like a housecleaner) [@cjc]
• All about SF cemeteries: SF Historical Assoc. lecture Aug. 26 (7pm) @ St. Philip’s [@SFHistoryBuffs]

[Photo: Good to be home by jakebrereton]

This Week In Noe Valley: Concerts In The Living Room, AirBnB Crackdown Crying, And Rental Angst

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• You’re not the only one who heard the Beyonce Jay-Z concert in your living room [SFGate]
• Just as you’re probably hearing Outside Lands too [SFGate]
• If you’re at Outside Lands and want an Uber to Noe Valley, get ready to pay $400 [@Tuce_Chainz]
• Owner of private shuttle to be charged after bus blocks J-Church [CBSLocal]
• 'Airbnb' legislation is attracting a wide variety of opponents; still likely to pass [KQED]
• Meanwhile BJ Droubi is doing her part to keep rents high and available only to non-locals in Noe Valley [48 Hills]
• More $2M+ homes now sell in Noe Valley and Cole Valley than in more "prestigious" northern neighborhoods like Pac Heights [Curbed]
• So expensive apparently no one knows what to "ask" for a property [Curbed]
• Worst place for renters in the U.S.? San Francisco, if cost is your only benchmark [Mother Jones]
• A portrait of Dorian of Dorian's Clock Repair on Sanchez [Marc Oliver LeBlanc]
• Noe Valley Democrats summer party and fundraiser is at Savor this Tues Aug 12 6:30-8:30pm [NV Dems]
• Supervisor Scott Weiner’s July/August newsletter is out [Scott Weiner]

[Photo: "Sitting on our front steps mowing some peasant pies" by hackerjackla]

This Week In Noe Valley: Mansion & Shacks, Murals & Alleys, Rants & Rumors

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• The children’s area of the Farmer’s Market gets political [@F6x]
• A story of a landlord buying out a renter: NPR reporter and former Noe Valleyeon Stephanie Martin Taylor [KQED]
• “A favorite coat for cold Noe Valley mornings” from local preppy princess blogger Caroline Curran [SFGate]
• Need a wax? Stript wax salon opens on Church St. [Racked]
• Mansion or shack? Either way, $1 million in Noe Valley won’t buy you much [MarinIJ and CTPost]
• Yep, Noe Valley homes cross the $1,000 per square foot mark [The Front Steps]
• You're not imagining things: Average Noe Valley home exceeds $2M for the 5th month in a row [Downing & Co]
• $1.7M in Noe Valley = $899,000 in Hunter’s Point [CBS Local]
• An interview with Rare Device shop owner Giselle Gyalzen [SFGate]
• Rumor: Pasta Pomodoro closing? [@shaketini]
• Cardio-tone’s 24th St. location is for rent [Storefront]
• Day 8 of the new mural at Day and Church [Amos Goldbaum]
• Fun photos from the Ames & Quane Green Alleys Project [Greenalleys.org]

[Photo: IKnowWhereYourCatLives]