This Week in Noe Valley: Coronavirus Lockdown Week 16 – Happy Independence Day!

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• Mahila suffers a restaurant breakin – and the neighborhood turns out [SFGate]
  
• Neighborhood outpouring on NextDoor to keep Sanchez St slow indefinitely [@ClaraJeffrey]
  
• Tiny porch concert on Sanchez on July 4 [NVSF]

[4th of July on Sanchez slow streets via NVSF] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Happy Fourth and Some Sleepy Summer Happenings

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

• Noe Valley from Twin Peaks [Reddit]
• 4th of July diorama [craighermes]
• This billboard is getting some local attention [@bats1234]
• Shakespeare or Space Wars at the Noe Valley Town Square on July 9 [NVTS]
• Fire hydrant unleashed [@NoeValleySF]
• Toy ducks reappear [SFGate]
• The $7 million tear down (sold for $62,500 in 1973) [CBS Local]
• Urban Remedy opens on 24th Street [Hoodline]
• Trump protesters outside Chase bank [flagstaff.bill]
• Noe Valley set to get Ford GoBike stations [mbd2]
• Nice view [rjhang]

[Photo: Sanchez St flag]

This Week In Noe Valley: Happy Independence Day, Apartment Sadness And The True Cost Of Living With Kids In SF

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

• Where to watch fireworks tonight in SF (if it's not foggy) [Curbed]
• Apartment sadness: Noe Valley rentals have come to this [SFist]
• Here’s a realtor publicly bragging about pumping and dumping Noe Valley real estate (ugh) [@marco_carvajal_]
• Todd David: To live comfortably in San Francisco and send kids to public school, you need to make $200,000 a year [SF Chronicle]
• Gallery of Jewels is having a sale through July – 20-50% off all designer gems [Racked]
• La Nebbia and La Ciccia are closed for the summer through July 24 [Tablehopper]
• Hamano Sushi honed omakase chef goes big time [Zagat]
• Supervisor Scott Wiener is running for Leno’s seat on the State Senate [SF Weekly]
• Dolores Park: Keep the culture, lose the mess [Scott Wiener on Medium]
• It’s baby spider season [@peteskomoroch]
• Love won [@gerke7]

This Week in Noe Valley: Pride, Tomatoes, And Other Signs Of Summer

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

• Never gets old. Maybe if they stayed on appropriate streets? [@ddudgeon]
• Old school Noe Valley – pre Bernie's [@Bibliophagist]
• More on Rare Device, opening on 24th St. [hoodline]
• Pink Saturday in Dolores Park [@DallasSF]
• Live stream of the 2014 Pride Parade [SFPrideLive]
• Is West Portal the new Noe Valley? Um, no. That is all. [SFGate]
• Laidley St residents want you to come by on the 4th [@IamGabbyE]
• Chattanooga St flip gains nearly $3M (before costs) [Curbed]
• Median selling price for Noe Valley SFH in May: $2,420,000 [Downing & Co.]

[Photo via jayc_724]

Strange Fireworks Over Noe

A reader wrote to tell us about this odd sighting tonight:

We went to the top of 21st and Sanchez tonight to catch the fireworks over the Bay. About 150 people or so were there with their friends, family and dogs at 9:30 enjoying the view and lights. At 9:42 as the main fireworks were really getting going, a cop car rolled up – and pushed its way through the crowd. The crowd booed the single policeman as he forced his car through the seated crowd, making every get up if they didn’t want to get flattened. As the cop was rolling away, a homemade IED firework went off in the middle of the intersection of 21st at Sanchez. The paint-can-sized firecracker/sparkler went off for the next 2 minutes, kicking off smoke, noise and flares into the crowd. A few people clapped nervously but it was weird and a little scary. A few minutes later the fireworks over the bay ended and the smoke and fire spewing paint can was gone. A little boy walking by afterwards asked “Why did the police do that?”

Why indeed. Anyone have any details about what really happened?

Tidbits: What You Missed Over The July 4th Weekend

Leave town for the weekend? Here’s what you missed:

• Overheard at local coffee shops: lots of ranting about Sarah Palin’s announcement.
• A great slideshow of the fireworks from the Mission. [via Mission Mission]
• Loft Opens – 1513 Church--charming women’s clothing.
• Bistro24 – opened this week and NAEL K is proud to offer the first review on Yelp.

Overall a sleepy weekend in Noe Valley.

Crime Beat

Information is from Mission and Ingleside District San Francisco Police Station newsletters.

June 26

Street Robbery -- 10:30pm. 600 block Noe St Officer Rueca and Officer Polovina responded to a report of a street robbery with a gun. Two victims stated that they had just finished dinner and were leaving when they were approached by two males. One suspect pointed a semiautomatic pistol in their faces and forced each of them to relinquish their purses. The suspects then fled on foot from the scene.

June 27

Burglary --11:04am. 300 block 30th St. Officer Creed prepared a report of a residential burglary. An unknown suspect(s) broke in through a window and stole $750 worth of shoes.

And in anticipation of this weekend's barrage celebration:

4th of July Update:
Throughout the week, I will list the following phone number in the newsletter: 415-378-5243. Sergeant Miller will have this cell phone and is ready to take your Ingleside District fireworks complaints!