Caroline Bins recently parachuted into the Mission from Amsterdam and has already climbed into a San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority vehicle with city workers to discuss the neighborhood. One of them, Amaya, was born and raised here. She explains she used to hang with the wrong crowd and also shares her favorite Mission salsa venues with her.
Valencia Street is in flux, with seven new restaurants opening within the next few months, including Pizza by Farina; Mexican restaurant Tacolicious; an Asian restaurant...