This Week in Noe Valley: Retail Struggles, Drive-by Shooting and a Little Bit of Magic

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• An ode to the bar mix at the Lone Palm on the edge of Noe Valley [SF Weekly]
• Is SF undercharging tech buses? [SF Weekly]
• Over the hill, Castro retail is struggling [SF Weekly]
• In fact, all of SF retail is struggling, and the next mayor needs to address it [Bay Area Reporter]
• Local small pet store owners unite against an LA chain [@gillibits and @omnivorebooks] 
• Mandelman recovers ground in D8 Supervisor race against Sheehy [SF Chronicle]
• Local drive-by shooting injures 2 - no arrest made [CBSLocal]
• Review of Seokyo Korean Japanese restaurant on Church [ABC7]
• TMI Colonics makes a movement to 1340B Haight Street [NVSF]
• Look around: Noe Valley really is a magical place [@pantone7605]

[Photo: Basking via easybreezyofficial]