New Market Opening This Spring: Douglas on Sanchez

Update (3/29/18): We heard from Maggie Spicer that the maket will simply be called Douglas and that she is part of the team with Michael Molesky and his father Jim. Maggie describes her role as "a 'guest experience' designer and brand strategist as well as a clean eating enthusiast and editor for Ambrosia & Drift magazines, and a contributor to EdibleSF."

A happy surprise for those who miss the market at 1598 Sanchez St. at 29th St. (formerly Bom Dia, and before that St. Paul's Market): Mike Molesky posted on Instagram today that he and his father Jim and designer Maggie Spicer are opening a corner store and market in the space. Called Douglas on Sanchez, the website promises “delicious things are afoot” and that the space will serve caffeine, breakfast, delicious lunch, wine and “all the ingredients to cook the perfect roast chicken.” Opening date TBD sometime this Spring.

According to their various online bios, Michael is a nomvivant and the creator of Placemarker, an app that turns your photos into a travel guide for friends as well as the former COO of video ad platform LiveRail which was acquired by Facebook for $400-$500 million; Maggie is a guest experience designer, interior designer and brand strategist as well as a clean eating enthusiast and contributor to EdibleSF. Both Mark and Maggie divide their time between San Francisco and Copenhagen, which sounds like a good mix for an interestingly curated corner market. A quick fly-by today shows there's already activity underway to ready the space for opening.

Welcome!

Photo via Douglassf.com

This Week In Noe Valley: Questions About Bom Dia's Transformation And Housing Prices Getting Pricier

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

• Bom Dia Market is closed while they transform into a cafe... [Bom Dia]
• ...but Bom Dia doesn't have any permits to do the work. Why close? [@NoeValleySF]
• FWIW, here's Bom Dia's application from last June [DBI]
• Still hot #1: $1.8M Fixer on Clipper [Curbed]
• Still hot #2: 4 unit building on Sanchez for $3M (and it can't go condo) [@JustSoldinSF]
• Still hot #3: Gorgeous 5/5.5 on Fair Oaks asks $5M [Sotheby's]
• A handy guide for newbies to SF's public transit [@AAAArch]
• The Little Chihuahua will return in a few weeks with new floors [@TLChihuahua]
• Haystack Pizza adds outdoor seating [@NoeValleySF]

[Photo: kslatzlifestyle]

NVV December 2015: We Read It So You Don't Have To

The Noe Valley Voice is published ten times a year and has been a neighborhood fixture since 1977. Here are notable highlights from the latest issue. Links are to stories we've covered here on NVSF or other resources. Follow the NVV link at the bottom for full articles and all the ads.

December 2015

Front Page: Head on over to neighbors Maika Nicholson's and Brad Wolfe's home at 7:30pm on 12/8/15 if you're interested in creating a Noe Valley Neighborhood Farm; "Lesbian Pioneers" Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Noe Valley featured in the LGBTQ Historic Context Statement issued by the SF Historic Preservation Committee; The Farmer's Market will take over 24th St every Saturday starting January 2nd (although the NVFM folks say the market is closed that day) to allow for the construction of the Noe Valley Town Square; A brief biography of KPFA's Blues by the Bay host and Hill St resident Tom Mazzolini.

Letters: Kate explains why she voted against Prop F, which would have further regulated AirBnB.

Features: Clipper St repaving and traffic calming project delayed for at least six more months; 24 HoliDAYS on 24th St is back (because no neighborhood does the holidays like Noe Valley); Are we experiencing another housing bubble? No.

Cost of Living in Noe: A SFH averages $2.2M; A 2 bedroom apt averages $4742.

Short Takes: December food drive drop off at Whole Foods all month; SFFD Toy Drive at local FD stations and at Cliche Noe Gifts; Work has actually begun on Noe Courts.

Store Trek: Neighbors Corner Market, 499 Douglass at 21st St.

Rumors and Tidbits: A meager 54.2 percent of registered Noe Valley voters bothered; La Boulangerie is open; Construction has begun on La PanotiQ; Spin City has completed it's remodel and has added Noe Valley Coffee to its mix (Blue Bottle pulled out); K9 Scrub Club closed abruptly; Bom Dia has applied for an on-sale beer/wine license; Drewes is officially EJ Fine Meats; Neighbor Mike Underhill was lead attorney representing the US against BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week in Noe Valley: Cops Behaving Badly, Bom Dia Does Bagels, and Burning Man Mementos

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

• What’s wrong with this house on Douglass? [Curbed]
• Two police officers caught on surreptitious video at Happy Donuts making tasteless remarks about shootings and body cameras [KRON]
• An anonymous video interview with the guy who shot the videos [KRON]
• The officer videos have spurred a formal inquiry [KTVU]
• Alexis Persyko, Noe Valley native and awards consultant (Ratatouille, Wall-E, Toy Story 3, and Up), died in August at age 38 of colon cancer [The Wrap]
• Bom Dia Market now sells small batch bagels [JWeekly]
• Burning Man traces [@janenevins]

[Photo: San Francisco at dawn on September 11, 2015 via @skyron]

This Week In Noe Valley: Free Mother’s Day Concert, Saudi Mogul Sighting, And Muni Musings

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

• Mother's Day: Stern Grove concerts come to the Noe Valley Town Square May 10 [Stern Grove]
• Sunday May 10 is also Sunday Streets in the Mission on Valencia, from 26th to McCoppin [Sunday Streets]
• This must be that San Francisco culture everyone keeps talking about #waitingformuni [allynmejia]
• SF Muni art: Noe Valley edition [SF Muniverse]
• The Artist’s TV Access team is coming to the NV Public Library with films on June 13 [SFPL]
• Saudi mogul meeting and greeting in Noe Valley coffee shop [Re/Code]
• Get paid to play with dogs in Noe Valley [NV Pet Co]
• May issue of NVV tackles SavetheShack.net, succulent thieves and local anti-vaxxers [NVV]
• Weird quote of the week about the Giants’ proposal for Mission Rock development: “It's like a whole new Noe Valley sprung like Athena fully-formed from the head of [Giants CEO] Larry Baer.” [SF Magazine]
• Shivany Ganguli, founder of Bom Dia Market on Sanchez, plans to open more markets around the city [SF Business Times]
• App finds safest SF neighborhoods for walking and biking (we're #9 for biking and #6 for walking) [Seattle PI]
• Three new types of coffee come to Spin City [@noevalleycoffee]

[Photo: Epic hills via oldsblank]

This Week In Noe Valley: #Hellastorm Wreaks Havoc, The Smallest Apartment In SF, And Bom Dia Opens

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

• Lots and lots of rain #SFStorm [scrupps and @Mabari_News]
• Also lots of flooding #stormageddon [@F6x]
• #Hellastorm knocks out power in Noe Valley [@thelbane]
• Pretty sure you couldn't flood Umpqua with a fire hose... [@alexdavidhenry]
• People waiting in line in the rain for the new Ambiance store opening [AmbianceSF]
• The rain also eroded developer profits at 90 Jersey St [@NoeValleySF]
• Bom Dia Market on Sanchez at 29th opens to nice reviews [Inside Scoop and Zagat]
• Rents in SF rose 13.5% in 2014 – and Noe Valley is up 29% [SFist]
• The smallest apartment for rent in SF is in Noe Valley: 216 sq/ft for only $1425 a month [Curbed]
• La Nebbia celebrates 1 year today [@LaCicciaSF]
• The owner's of Wise Sons Deli (and Noe Valley residents) talk latkes, kugel and mandelbrot [SFGate]
• Menorah lightings around the Bay Area including one in Noe Valley on Dec. 21 [JWeekly]
• And of course, locals are devoted to saving the native (and vocal) Chorus frogs [Bay Nature]

[Photo: Sunrise over the city, view from Noe Valley via San Francisco News]

This Week In Noe Valley: Orange October, Harvest Fest, And Other Signs of Fall

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

• It was Harvest this weekend and Scott Wiener was there [@Scott_Wiener]
• So were Carol Kingsley and David Campos [Carol Kingsley and @DavidCamposSF]
• Orange October indeed: Beautiful Noe Valley sunsets [ktmow and andrewgodwin]
• And the hayride not operated by Uber [brianalvey]
• A short video of Trolley Dancers that rode the J-Church line this weekend [swim97]
• And an in-depth piece about said Trolley Dancers [KALW]
• Bom Dia corner market gets closer – and they're hiring [Good Food Jobs]
• Sorry #NoeDads – Hooters is not replacing Bliss Bar [San Francisco]
• A discerning review of Rare Device [SF Girl by Bay]
• After a recent facelift, Noe Valley Bakery launches a Kickstarter to raise $19,000 for...a facelift (because France) [Kickstarter]
• Man rear-ended, then pistol-whipped at 24th and Dolores [SF Examiner]
• KRON goes to the scene of the crime and interviews neighbors who feel less safe now [KRON4]
• Beware of this potentially dangerous Comcast scam [@paulettebleam]
• An in-depth review of Porcellino's pork ragu that survives from Incanto [SFGate]
• Meanwhile, Cosentino hopes to branch out at his new restaurant Cockscomb [SFGate]
• San Francisco and Noe Valley are tops for trick or treating once again [Zillow]
• Are there any grown-ups in SF? Yes, and they're all at Urban Putt [SFGate]

[Photo: NVSF]

New Healthy Corner Market Gets A Name: Bom Dia

The new corner market that's set to replace the former St. Paul's Market on Sanchez has a name and a launch date: It will be called Bom Dia (good morning in Portuguese - here's how to pronounce it) and is slated to open November 2014. The poster in the window promises beer, wine, coffee, grocery, deli, staples, local, international, organic and delicious. What's not to like? Locals are also asked to "Please send product recommendations to community@bomdiamarket.com." Also, they're hiring.

Construction inside is underway and there's been substantial progress in the last few weeks. Here's hoping it's open in time for last minute ingredient runs on Thanksgiving.

Read the full interview with the founder here.