Food & drink
Third Wheel Coffee
Before Third Wheel Coffee ever served its first latte, Tom and Vida were just two baristas working side by side at Noe Café, unaware they had grown up only a few blocks from each other in San Francisco.
Issue 7
March 2026
In this issue
Neighbors
Birthday Trees
When San Francisco was founded in 1776 the city was largely treeless, its native landscape dominated by coastal scrub and sand dunes.
Poetry
Held by the Trees
There is no single tree in the Lower Haight that stands out to me.
Haight of Flavor
Haight of Flavor: March 2026
When I walked by the trees on Waller and Steiner after the signs first went up for the trees to be cut down, it absolutely broke my heart.
Neighbors
Lessons in Growing Tall
If you believe in Celtic legends, you may make it a habit of talking to your local trees - and you won’t be surprised when the trees talk back.
Neighborhood news
Neighborhood Petition Delays Removal of Waller Street Ficus Trees
After more than 400 residents contacted local officials, the district supervisor's office secured a secondary review of planned emergency removals of seven mature ficus trees on Waller near Steiner.
From the Editor: March 2026
A note to the neighborhood from the March 2026 print issue.