Fair Oaks St, Noe Valley

a lovely, short (5-block) street nestled between the mission and noe valley, and walkable to so much! go up the hill towards noe and you can catch the J to dolores park, or up to castro/24th street to catch the 24 to the castro or the western addition. walk in an easterly direction and in five minutes you're in the heart of the mission, with the cozy liberty hill retail area (grab a latte at que tal cafe!) on your way there. i lived here for four years and loved being able to hoof it everywhere. plus, i often walked home at all hours, and always felt very safe in this residential area--there's an elementary school on the block between 24th/25th, and several churches nearby, so lots of kids and families everywhere.

Well, maybe not everything but just about. There is even a spa. But the first thing the mention is the Street Fair. It's like a big community garage sale. A sidewalk sale I guess you'd call it. You can find just about anything there and of course there are lots of interesting characters. There is also food and music. Okay so the spa is a salon but is nice as they restored the old church and it looks very nice. Where else can you go to church and get a make over?