This Week In Noe Valley: Maggots At Whole Foods, Judgemental Maps, And Springtime Fun

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

• Maggots at the Noe Valley Whole Foods meat dept; cleared by the DPH [KRON4]
• San Francisco reflected in puddles – gorgeous [The Bold Italic]
• Composite aerial map of San Francisco in 1938 [David Rumsey]
• The NV library will now be open 7 days a week [City Insider]
• Ana Kamin’s Noe Valley guide on Steller [Fluxi on Tour]
• Mission group really doesn’t want to become like Noe Valley – or Valencia St. [SF Gate]
• The San Francisco map that everyone will hate [Judgemental Maps]
• Followed by the SF Stereotype Map and the Judgemental SF Map 1860s Edition [Burrito Justice]
• Spring through the eyes of a local photographer [Cindy Loughridge]
• Noe Valley Pet Co’s 15th Birthday on May 10: "A Quincinera party w/pinata of dog treats!" [@omnivorebooks]
• What the...? Mother nature window display on Vine [Tapata]
• A thought-provoking perspective on the gentrification of SF from a progressive who’s evicted tenants [SF Magazine]

[Photo: via Chrissaulx]

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]

311: Did You Know?

The photo above shows excrement and toilet paper flowing from a street-side sewer vent. Seriously gross, and a health hazard. What to do? A simple call to 311 to report the address and DPW will respond with a cleanup kit. 3 minutes of your time.

Getting the owners to fix their sewer line may take longer, but at least you won't have to worry about risks to you.

More info at http://www.sf311.org/.

PSA: Wash Your Hands!

We've heard from friends that tons of people are showing up in emergency rooms around the Bay Area worried they have Swine Flu (aka Mexican flu, aka Influenza A H1N1). What to do about it? Wash your hands, cover your cough/sneeze, wash your hands, stay home from work if you're sick, wash your hands. Oh...and did we mention, wash your hands!

[CDC: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)]