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housing

After a Decade of Delays, the Divisadero Car Wash Is Finally Getting Torn Down — and 203 Apartments Built in Its Place

National developer Greystar has taken over the long-stalled NoPa/Lower Haight site and listed October 19 as its construction start date.

<cite index="38-1">San Francisco's most notorious car wash is finally getting a new life as housing, with Greystar poised to take over the long-delayed Divisadero Street project and break ground on an eight-story, 203-unit apartment building.</cite> The shuttered Touchless Car Wash at 400 Divisadero — a fixture of NoPa frustration for years — became a symbol of the city's stalled housing pipeline after original plans were proposed back in 2015 and approvals were secured in 2025. <cite index="38-3">The South Carolina-based apartment giant, which owns more than 110,000 units nationwide, is under…

Hayes Valley

Hayes Valley's Entertainment Zone Is Up and Running — but a Dispute Over Who Controls the Street Isn't Going Away

The EZ is open every Friday and Saturday, bringing to-go drinks and a farmers' market to the 400 block of Hayes, even as a neighborhood advocacy group keeps filing complaints about vendor permits and governance.

<cite index="50-3,50-4">The Hayes Promenade, the Hayes Valley Merchants Council, and the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association launched the Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone, a designated area where to-go alcoholic drinks are permitted outside.</cite> <cite index="50-7">The EZ runs every Friday from 4pm to 10pm and Saturday from noon to 10pm, allowing people 21 and older to buy to-go cocktails, beer, and wine from participating businesses.</cite> <cite index="1-1">Hayes Street is also closed every Friday and Saturday for the companion Shared Spaces event.</cite> Alongside the EZ, <cite index="65-3,65-4">starting June 6, 2026, the Hayes Valley Merchants…

election

D5 Supervisor Race Heats Up with November Vote Six Weeks Out: Four Candidates, Multiple Forums

With the District 5 seat on the November 3 ballot, candidates Vallie Brown, Ryan Lam, Nomvula O'Meara, and Dean Preston are appearing at a series of public forums — including one at the SF Main Library this week.

<cite index="80-1,80-3">Five of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are up for election, with three seats scheduled to be decided in the November 3, 2026 general election.</cite> District 5 — which includes Hayes Valley, Alamo Square, NoPa, Haight-Ashbury, Fillmore, and the Western Addition — is among them. <cite index="56-1">The four candidates in the race are Vallie Brown, Ryan Lam, Nomvula O'Meara, and Dean Preston.</cite> <cite index="56-4">The League of Women Voters of San Francisco, together with co-sponsors D5 Action, the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council, and the Junior…

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 25

D5 Supervisor Candidate Forum at SF Main Library

📍 San Francisco Main Library, Civic Center · 5:30 PM (doors open) · Verify · Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association

Saturday, September 26

NOPNA Refuse Refuse Neighborhood Cleanup

📍 Hayes & Central, NoPa · 12:00 PM–2:00 PM · Verify · NoPa Neighborhood Association (NOPNA)

Friday, October 9

PROXY Fall Film Fest: I Love Boosters (Boots Riley)

📍 PROXY SF, 432 Octavia Street, Hayes Valley · 7:15 PM–9:15 PM · Verify · PROXY SF

Friday, October 16

PROXY Fall Film Fest: Hoppers

📍 PROXY SF, 432 Octavia Street, Hayes Valley · 7:15 PM–9:00 PM · Verify · PROXY SF

Ongoing through November 28

Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone & Shared Spaces

📍 400 block of Hayes Street, Hayes Valley · Fridays 4:00–10:00 PM; Saturdays 12:00–10:00 PM · Verify · Hayes Promenade

More from the Community

650 Divisadero Affordable Housing Project Awaiting Final Building Permits as Fall Construction Window Approaches

<cite index="93-2,93-3">Plans have been approved for a ten-story apartment complex at 650 Divisadero Street. The proposal will add over a hundred units of affordable housing to a corner lot along Grove Street…

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