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]

Umpqua Bank Swallows Circle Bank

A new sign popped up on 24th St that caught our eye and a quick turn of the head confirmed that Cirle Bank is no more - it's been acquired by Umpqua Bank. Apparently the deal was announced in late August, but today the rebranding was completed. Umpqua is based out of Portland, OR, and currently has 184 locations throughout the West. Not exactly the "local" Circle Bank people were attracted to.

Umpqua Bank
3938 24th St

[SF Biz Times: Umpqua CEO: Circle Bank deal puts 'wind in our sail' for Bay Area expansion]