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Get to know Visitacion Valley

Thank you Karen Rhodes for the great write up on the Valley and the businesses on Leland!

Mission Blue celebrates 1 year on Leland Ave

Seriously, 2020 has been a tough year. Covid has disrupted life for all of us, so how do we celebrate in a Pandemic? Easy, we…

local jazz artist shoots video on Leland

Not long ago Noa Levy and Shimpei Ogawa stopped by Mission Blue to shoot “I get A Kick Out of You”, a part of their…

The Good Chocolate

Hey Visitacion Valley friends, have you tasted The Good Chocolate? Common now, it’s pure goodness. Especially if you are cutting back on sugar. Stop by…

Meet Soto

Soto has been a friend of Mission Blue for 6 months. He is an exchange student from Japan and has been residing in Visitacion Valley.…

Dog grooming anyone?

Coming your way with great news!  Our very own SF Dog Parlour is open for business once again.  After a short break due to COVID,…

Local Viz Valley Designer Creates Mother’s Day Bouquets

Hey you, did you know mother’s day is a week away?  I know, after 7 weeks of SIP, May and mothers day snuck up on…

Street artist lifts neighborhood spirit

Cameron Moberg, a world renowned street artist, lives in Visitacion Valley.   With COVID 19 as an unwelcome guest, Cameron and family set out to…

Saudades, Hans Schiller Plaza

  In Portuguese we have a word that describes how this video makes us feel. There is no direct English translation but Wikipedia does a…

Thank You Tawnee

This past Saturday, we enjoyed a You Tube Live concert by our own Tawnee Kendall. Thank you for tuning in and for donating to the…

Safe + Sound Family Concert

This Week at Mission Blue (April 14th)

Dear Neighbor (update 4/7/2020)

Since we kicked off the campaign a week ago, several friends of Mission Blue took the initiative and wrote cards for their own block. We…

Get a mask that is made in Viz Valley

Meet Dario. Friend, neighbor, dad, designer and all around great guy is making masks. Best yet, while free, all donations will go to the Boys…

A local ice cream started selling groceries to go

Has cabin fever set in yet? Looking for baking supplies? Did you know that there is delicious home made ice cream within walking distance of…

Korean Martial Arts – Kuk Sool Won

Visitacion Valley, do you know that we have Korean Martial Arts on Leland Ave? That’s right and Kuk Sool Won is open during COVID-19, by…

Dear Neighbor 同心合力 面對「疫」景

Dear Neighbor (on my street)

Template 1: Neighbor Dear Neighbor! My name is (blank) and I live on (blank) street. I know this is a difficult time for all of…

Check out the amazing crosstown trail in SF

Have you walked the trail?  It is amazing.  Check out the crosstown trail story from November written for and published by The New York Times.…

We are open for business during COVID-19

We at Mission Blue are meeting neighbors daily who are not yet familiar with Leland.  We have been asked about take out food and local…

G&L Bakery and Restaurant

Have you experienced a fresh and warm pork bun from G&L?  This morning as I walked to Mission Blue, Ken and I stopped by to…

This week @ Mission Blue

Hi Everyone, I hope that this email finds you and your families feeling well and hanging in there. It has been nice to see many…

Dear Neighbor,

The world around is ‘sheltering in place’. As a small business, we have come to know 1000s in the community. We know many of your…

COVID-19 Visitacion Valley

Hi neighbors!  As we begin week 3 of ‘shelter in place’ we are going to start posting updates on our Mission Blue Blog.  Yes, we…

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