This Week in Noe Valley: Pasta Gina Eviction, Granny Flats Are Coming and the Holidays Are Here

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

• Pasta Gina receives a three day eviction notice [NVSF]
• The ugliest, most festive home of the holidays on the edge of Noe [ariawave]
• Chanukah Wonderland Sunday December 17 [Noe Valley Town Square]
• Petition against an LA-based chain store coming to 24th St [Change.org]
• Reindeer in Noe Valley [katelaip]
• It’s not your imagination – the air is smoky [urbanenvynyc]
• Granny flats are coming to multi-unit buildings in Noe [SF Chronicle]
• In search of the best sourdough in SF – Noe Valley Bakery gets some love [Business Insider]
• An interview with Noe Valley resident, Katherine Maher, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation [Financial Times]
• Santa is coming to town on Sunday [24on24th.com]
• The Wishing Tree is alive and well this year [lavolpettina]

[Photo: Picture perfect view via sfgrecia]

This Week in Noe Valley: Dolores Park Is a Mess, Eviction at Old Fattoush Space and Other Midsummer News

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

• Eviction notice on the old Fattoush space [@ingerhogstrom]
• Triple shooting in broad daylight at Dolores Park [NBC]
• Neighbors worry that Dolores Park is now just cesspool of drugs and violence [SFGate]
• Noe Valley’s newest Wishing Tree at 24th and Fair Oaks [Hoodline]
• St. Paul’s dates back to the 1800s [National Catholic Register]
• Lots of Noe Valley rental buildings still aren’t seismic [SFist]
• Sheehy is in the lead for District 8 supes race fundraising [SF Chronicle]
• Or maybe Mandelman is? [48Hills]
• Cliché Noe gift shop adds a Made in SF corner [Hoodline]
• Noe Valley Wine Walk Returns August 17 [Eventbrite]
• Noe Valley has one of the best burritos and one of the best sushi spots in SF [SFist]
• The Town Square sauna pop-up returns [leftcoastsauna]

[Photo: Summer in the Town Square via Frankedsonsf]

This Week In Noe Valley: More Package Thieves Caught on Camera, Real Reindeer, And Other Holiday Mischief

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

• More grinchy package thieves caught on video – have you seen this couple? [KTVU]
• And here's a video of some a**hole destroying a tree on Noe St [SFist]
• A water main broke this week – and flooded the intersection in front of Rin's Thai [@krowney and @netzardfan]
• Noe Valley's Wishing Tree continues to warm hearts around the holiday [NBC Bay Area]
• Another rave for Bom Dia market at the corner of 29th and Sanchez [SF Weekly]
• An arsonist torched 4 cars in 40 minutes in the Mission Dolores on the edge of Noe Valley – just a month after a similar incident [SF Gate]
• Insurance didn't cover this guy's Jeep – here's his sweet and sad story [Fundly]
• Despite news reports, none of the burned vehicles were in Noe Valley [@BungerKCBS and @NoeValleySF]
• Hell's Angels, Noe Valley chapter [esbale]
• In Bayview vs. Noe Valley, Bayview wins (#whatever) [Curbed]
• A clever solution to poop on the sidewalk (seen on Church St) [@cappstreetcrap] 
• 6 picks for where to shop on 24th Street [SF Gate]
• Spin City hits its Kickstarter goal to expand and improve the space [Kickstarter]

[Photo: Reindeer in front of Just for Fun via han_cholo23]

This Week In Noe Valley: Glorious Rain, Poinsettia Poaching, And Other Signs The Holidays Are Coming

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

• The Just for Fun parklet holiday decorations are all over Instagram [adrienneelzbth]
• Video of brazen Santa-looking thief stealing poinsettias in the hood [@ddudgeon]
• Christmas music on Christmas eve in the newly-renovated NV Ministry [Noe Valley Ministry]
• At last - rain! And the downpour created a small lake in Noe Valley [@DanielAndefors]
• The ceiling (and roof?) in Starbucks took a beating [@dplattsf]
• Epic flooding during the rain on Valley at Dolores St [@cvonhaxthausen]
• Rainbow alert over Noe Valley [Burrito Justice]
• Gorgeous sushi from Saru [kewyn15]
• Mike from Mike’s Shoe Repair in Noe Valley spotted in the Financial District [@ddudgeon]
• Scott Wiener’s December Newsletter [Scott Weiner]
• ICYMI: Plans to develop the Real Foods building are coming soon [NVSF]
• Holiday trees that eventually become street trees available through Dec 19 [@SFPublicLibrary]
• Philz Coffee in Noe Valley is getting a makeover [@rohitjenveja]
• The Wishing Tree in Noe Valley inspires another in Portland [TravelPulse]
• Bom Dia Market opened today [@BomDiaMarket]

[Photo: Muni Polaroid in the rain via Nuugent]