This Week In Noe Valley: Patxi's Pizza Settles, Radio Shack Open, And Word Week Wants Writers

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

• Patxi's Pizza to spend $320,000 in agreement with SF over misused surcharge [SFGate]
• Patxi's official response [Patxi's Pizza]
• Planning gone awry [SF History Association]
• Is your building maybe possibly doomed to collapse in an earthquake? [SF Public Press]
• Scott Wiener's latest newsletter [Scott Wiener]
• Radio Shack reopens after fire; closed since Sep 2011 [@shaketini; also: fire]
• Yelp to deliver more than reviews - now with health inspection data [SF Business Times]
• Authors wanted [FONV; also: Word Week]
• Warm weather returns [@KarlTheFog]

[Photo: Tree Climber Photobomb, firewheel]

Announced: One Medical Group Moving Into Tuggey's Space

A rumor first whispered in the comments seems to be coming true: this notice posted in the window of the now-vacated Tuggey's Hardware indicates that 1 Life Healthcare (aka One Medical) will take over the space. Permit #201205150522 at the DBI confirms that 3885 24th St will be built out as medical offices. One Medical currently operates at 3901 23rd St at Sanchez.

Probably great news for Dennis Giovannoli's retirement. Not so good news for the vibrancy of the 24th St retail/restaurant scene.

Health Care Community Discussion

The Pacific Academy of Homeopathy is sponsoring a community meeting to discuss the future of health care:

President-elect Obama has asked all of us to participate in the discussion about health care by holding meetings with friends, family and neighbors between December 15 and December 31.

We are inviting you to join our conversation in Noe Valley, or to host one of your own wherever you are. If you are joining us, we would appreciate an RSVP at 707-750-4455.

What: Health Care Community Discussion
Where: 1199 Sanchez St (@ 25th St)
When: Sunday, December 28, 4:00-5:30PM

[Pacific Academy of Homeopathy: Health Care Discussion]
[Change.gov: Health Care Discussion Registration]

Exposed: 6.7 Million CA Residents w/o Health Insurance

We set off to take pictures for a post about sidewalk landscaping and stumbled on this scene on 24th St.  Curiousity? Piqued.

Each statue was numbered (we assume there's 6,699,999 more out there crowding other neighborhood sidewalks). 

Obviously statues have children, too. How else would we have so many? 

We weren't suprised to find it's a (very clever) guerilla marketing campaign. But we were surprised to find out that it's Blue Shield pushing for change. Usually the HMOs are looking to increase the number of people they don't have to insure. But.... Well done. We'll take this kind of awareness campaign on 24th St any day.

[Blue Shield]