Fully detached
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REAL ESTATE • First Mover
Our lady
Once famous as the home base of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Dolores Heights/Eureka Valley has been doing just fine since the couple departed for other pastures. Per Compass, the view-packed neighborhoods between the Mission and Noe Valley have seen 61 homes change hands in the past year, at a median price of $2.615M; 58 condos also went at a $1.5M median. While the house Meta built is off the market, here are three listings that remain within reach:
→ 1141 Church St (Dolores Heights) • 3BR/2BA, 1625 SF house • Ask: $1.725M • 1922 build with permitted ADU • Days on market: 18 • Agent: Dennis Otto, Compass.
→ 3941 19th St (Eureka Valley) • 3BR/2.1BA, 2154 SF condo • Ask: $2.888M • dedicated elevator, shared two-car garage, garden patio • Days on market: 67 • Agent: Stanley Lo, Green Banker.
→ 750 Sanchez St (Dolores Heights, above) • 4BR/2BA, 2795 SF house • Ask: $5.995M (down from $7.495M in 10/24) • fully detached home with 360-degree views and adjacent lot • Days on market: 85 • Agent: Helena Zaludova, Compass.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: SF’s largest industrial redevelopment deal in decades proposed for the Bayview • Inside the Sunset’s new Shirley Chisholm Village • Alioto’s to be demolished in Wharf revamp plan • Ranking SF’s hidden architectural gems • SF driveway fee scrapped.
WORK • Wednesday Routine
Doggie diner
SARAH HAN • mutt correspondent • Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
Neighborhood you work in: Mission District
Neighborhood you live in: Oakland
It’s Wednesday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
Wednesday is one of the busiest and most fun days to be at Muttville HQ. It’s an intake day, when we take in new senior dogs from shelters or guardian surrenders. After the newbies are checked in by the intake team and checked out by the vet team, they’re introduced to the rest of our muttley crew. We’re a cage-free shelter, meaning dogs can choose to roam, snuggle with volunteers and visitors, or find a quiet space to settle on their own.
From 11a-4p, we open our doors to the public. People come in to adopt dogs, pick up fosters, or just spend time with our pups. We also have community events on some Wednesdays, like Cuddle Club sessions for people 62+ and humane education programs for kids to learn about senior dogs. I’ve overheard so many visitors call Muttville the best place on earth. Can you say that about your workplace?
What’s on the agenda for today?
I’m working on the newsletter and social content to spread the word about some upcoming events, during which adoption fees for our mutts will be waived. Muttville recently rescued our 13,000th senior dog! Yes, it’s a huge milestone — but we know there are so many more to save. We’re hoping for another big adoption weekend soon.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
I’m heading to Mama in Oakland on Wednesday to celebrate my partner Tim’s birthday. It’s the perfect midweek birthday meal for my Italian-food-loving other half. My other food stops this week are in the Mission: picking up Guatemalan tamales at La Espiga de Oro, stopping in for koji salmon bento at Aedan, and a raised crumb donut from The Jelly Donut.
How about a little leisure or culture?
I hope to catch some Oakland Ballers games this summer. I’m all about their underdog spirit. Come on, their mascot is a possum named Scrappy. We are all Scrappy!
Any weekend getaways?
Every summer, we try to make it to Sea Ranch. We never stay at the same place twice, alternating between renting a home on the coast and in the woods. This time, we’ll be on the coast, steps away from Walk on Beach. My favorite thing to do at Sea Ranch? Nothing at all. It’s bliss.
What was your last great vacation?
We had an amazing time in Chicago this spring. It's one of my favorite cities and one of my favorite seasons to visit. Everyone is so happy to be outside after the winter — you can feel their joy. We did all my favorite things: visited the Art Institute, went on the Chicago Architecture Center’s River Boat Tour, indulged in a ton of delicious food, explored neighborhoods on foot, and went to the massive Ravenswood Manor neighborhood-wide garage sale. The highlight of the trip was getting a personal tour of Smashed Plastic, Chicago’s only vinyl record pressing plant.
Where are you donating your time or money?
I’m lucky to live within walking distance of Sausal Creek Watershed. On Sundays, I volunteer with Friends of Sausal Creek to help restore and maintain native plants at the Bridgeview Trail and Pollinator Garden. Clearing brush and invasive plants is hard work, but it’s so satisfying to see the areas we've restored thriving and blooming.
CULTURE & LEISURE LINKS: Summer’s must-see SF art shows • Sunset Dunes skate park design drops • Outside Lands brings back Dolores’ dance space • SF Jazz announces 350-concert season • 1970s SF photo trove at Last Straw, Blackbird.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Demolition Man
Grace Jones • Blue Note (Napa) • Fri @ 7p • gold, $207 per
Valkyries v Storm • Chase Center (Thrive City) • Sat @ 530p • sec 116, row 6, $212 per
Lol Tolhurst • an evening of music and conversation • the Chapel (Mission) • Sun @ 730p • VIP, $138 per
GETAWAYS LINKS: Tourist confusion between SF’s Grove-monikered lodgings • OAK’s surprise BART fee • Aramark dinged for Yosemite failings • What’s the future for Santa Cruz Wharf, wrecked in a winter storm? • LA restaurant team opens new Italian restaurant Bar Issi at Thompson Palm Springs • Amid outrage, Maui vacation rental ban moves forward • Trending: Coolcationing.
GETAWAYS • Hawaii
At the pass
Earlier this year, I found myself stranded in Maui, caught in the midst of a tropical storm. The rain was relentless, the kind that turns the ocean into a blurred horizon, and we resigned ourselves to a quiet night in at the hotel. Little did I know I was about to have one of the most unforgettable dining experiences of my life.