Sheltered from the superheated real estate market, Valencia Gardens residents view the changing Mission from a different vantage point
In the Mission, gentrification and displacement loom over daily life. Stories abound of wealthy...
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Valencia Street
After 10 years, Valencia Street’s Borderlands Cafe to shutter
After 10 years on Valencia Street, Borderlands Cafe will pour its final cup of coffee on Tuesday....
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Afternoon fire at residential hotel caused by hoarding, tenant organizer claims
A one-alarm fire that broke out at 3:34 p.m. at a residential hotel near 15th and Valencia streets...
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Ape Do Good Printing bids Mission adieu
After creating screen-printed goods in the Mission for 16 years, Ape Do Good Printing relocated to...
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Luna Park site, long vacant, is sold and a new project is in the works
Luna Park once stood at 694 Valencia St, serving brunch, s’mores, and dinner to the local...
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SF’s Mission stayed local this holiday season and gave retail a push
With a little help of the neighborhood’s clientele, Mission District businesses generally...
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Lucca Ravioli Co.’s parking lot sold — five-story tower may rise
Lucca Ravioli Company’s parking lot at 22nd and Valencia Street, which went on the market in...
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Valencia bike infrastructure improvements under way — but only in select areas
Valencia Street’s latest bicycle infrastructure changes are finally underway — but currently on...
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The Elbo Room calls it quits, and musicians lament
As of Jan. 1, 2019, the Mission’s Elbo Room will be no more. It will slip into the realm of memory...
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The S.F. Auto Works garage on Valencia Street could become a six-story apartment building
The S.F. Auto Works garage on Valencia Street between 21st and 22nd could become a six-story,...
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It’s official: Protected bike lanes will be piloted on a portion of Valencia
Protected bike lanes are now officially slated to arrive on Valencia Street between Market and...
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The Blue Fig on Valencia closes after eight years; owners claim they couldn’t find staff
The Blue Fig, a Valencia Street coffee joint, closed quietly late last month, unable, the...
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Car-free portions of Valencia Street? That’s the plan.
If the all the right stars align, car-free “shopping zones” could, maybe, possibly — at some point...
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1-2-3-4 Go! Records burglarized of $4K in rare guitars
1-2-3-4 Go! Records on Valencia Street was burglarized of $4,000 worth of guitars and gear...
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We take a spin on the new $3,400 Vanmoof bike coming to Valencia Street
Valencia Street, which has long featured twee knit cozies over the bike racks, will now feature a...
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Market-rate studios to replace Valencia street’s Phoenix Irish Bar
The Phoenix Irish Bar’s days might be numbered — and it is potentially being replaced with 20...
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