Valencia Street Archives - Mission Local

Poster taped to a wall shows an illustration of Teatro Tin Tan, announcing the opening of a live performing arts café in San Francisco, targeted for December 2026.

Mission Buzz: New theater and performing arts space coming to Mission

by Oscar Palma December 5, 2025, 12:38 pmDecember 9, 2025, 11:36 am

Four kitchen staff members stand behind a counter in a commercial kitchen, wearing aprons and hats, with cooking equipment in the background.

Mission Buzz: Chicken Fried Palace opens, and more afoot

by Oscar Palma November 21, 2025, 4:26 pmDecember 9, 2025, 11:48 am

A person walks past a red wall with peeling posters, graffiti, and string lights above; part of a building and a hydrant are visible.

S.F. anti-graffiti workers paint over the Valencia Art Wall

by Oscar Palma November 20, 2025, 4:00 amNovember 20, 2025, 11:59 am

Mission tenants facing temporary eviction fear they won’t return

by Oscar Palma November 12, 2025, 7:14 amDecember 9, 2025, 11:57 am

A red pickup truck is parked in front of a building under construction, covered in scaffolding. A person walks on the sidewalk nearby.

New chicken, burger joints, no more gallo pinto: Openings and closings in the Mission

by Oscar Palma October 12, 2025, 4:00 amOctober 14, 2025, 10:14 am

Person biking on a city street in a designated bike lane, wearing a helmet. Cars are visible in traffic lanes to the right. Buildings are in the background.

Here’s how to park on the new Valencia Street

by Yujie Zhou October 5, 2025, 4:00 amOctober 7, 2025, 12:58 pm

A vacant storefront with a blue facade displaying multiple "For Rent" signs in the window, located on a city sidewalk.

Club Pilates has more than 1,000 locations. Valencia Street won’t be one of them.

by Oscar Palma October 2, 2025, 9:26 pmOctober 3, 2025, 12:56 pm

A vacant storefront with a blue facade displaying multiple "For Rent" signs in the window, located on a city sidewalk.

Valencia St. merchants fight pilates studio with 1,200 global locations

by Oscar Palma September 24, 2025, 6:50 pmSeptember 25, 2025, 5:09 pm

Orange-painted building with large arched window, signs for "Stuff Vintage-Modern Collective," and "For Lease" banners, viewed from the street with a parked car in front.

Former Stuff spot gets new tenant: Trading Post, selling local arts and crafts

by Oscar Palma September 10, 2025, 11:33 amSeptember 11, 2025, 11:26 am

A large crowd walks down a tree-lined street at an outdoor market or festival, with vendor tents and people eating at tables on both sides.

Valencia Live brings the vibe to the Mission

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval August 16, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 19, 2025, 11:04 am

A corner restaurant with covered windows and a sign that reads "Grill" on 19th Street. The building has tan trim, a black door, and graffiti on the adjacent wall.

More shawarma coming to 19th and Valencia

by Oscar Palma August 1, 2025, 4:23 pmAugust 5, 2025, 1:29 pm

A volunteer wearing a yellow "Sunday Streets" shirt holds a stop sign at an intersection, directing traffic on a city street.

The Mission’s largest open street event returns

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval July 22, 2025, 3:51 pmJuly 28, 2025, 3:29 pm

Street view of Muddy Waters Coffee House with graffiti-covered door, outdoor tables and chairs, and a woman standing on the sidewalk using her phone.

Muddy Waters owners in negotiations to sell cafe to Bissap Baobab’s owner

by Oscar Palma July 22, 2025, 1:16 pmJuly 24, 2025, 12:27 pm

Three people sit at a round table with drinks in a modern café. One drinks with a straw, another looks ahead, and the third holds a notepad. The word "BIGFACE" is visible in the background.

Food

Is Warriors star Jimmy Butler’s $4 shot of espresso worth it?

by H.R. Smith July 15, 2025, 9:30 amJuly 15, 2025, 9:40 pm

People line up outside Lucca, an Italian market and deli, on the corner of a city street with bikes parked nearby and clear blue skies above.

Opening day: BIGFACE coffee from Warriors star kicks off on Valencia

by Jordan Montero July 10, 2025, 1:48 pmJuly 11, 2025, 11:56 am