Comments on: Local Cellar, the Mission’s first posh liquor store

By: Gordy Knotts

Gordy Knotts — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:00:15 +0000

Existing businesses that actually serve the community don’t struggle to stay open — if they’re struggling, it’s because they don’t serve a large enough chunk of the community. That’s how business works. If you want subsidized or politically protected business for your niche in life, just say so — quite a few of us have no problem with that.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:26:45 +0000

I remember Take Orders! I stumbled in there for breakfast a couple of times without even realizing what its name or theme was. I hope to God you’re right about this bubble.

By: flipburgerz

flipburgerz — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:26:02 +0000

@sf nola

uninformed and over opinionated…what a combination (not).

FYI the mission is a low test score area, which means if he lives in the Mission it is a no brainer to get his kids into a public Mission school.

i’ll write this part slow for you…please read it slow for better comprehension.

you want to know who is going to take all the spots in the excellent sunset schools from the locals who actually have lived there for generations???… and moved there specifically when no one else wanted to ( yes believe it or not people lived in the sunset before Outerlands opened) so there kids could get a better education.

i will give you a hint:

> they will be driving brand new audi’s with dealer plates, cutting over from 17th street thru the castro.

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times up!

yuppie/techies is the answer.

do you see how insidious the problem really is?

By: sfnola

sfnola — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:03:39 +0000

I would not open my mouth about where someone’s kids go to public school in SF. You do know that you can’t just decide to send your kid to your local public school. You do know it’s a lottery system that could have your kid going to school anywhere in the city?

Sorry if that knocks your off your high horse a bit, but you should probably do a bit of research on the public school system in the city you profess to know so much of the history of.

By: lurkskatesf.

lurkskatesf. — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:51 +0000

so another shop the owner is gonna have to continually clean piss, graffiti & shit off of. hahahaha #nevergonnagetit

By: flipburgerz

flipburgerz — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:56:33 +0000

yes, lets clean 24th street with bleach.

wash away all traces of undesirables ie: working poor etc.

high-end strip mall disguised as cool.

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:42:29 +0000

Hey Scum, I didn’t know you shopped there!

By: InSF

InSF — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:23:12 +0000

That Jefferson market POS was condoning drug dealers big time. I mean big time. Scum going in and out of his shit shop all the time. So yea, I’ll take an overpriced fru- fru “wine store” anytime over a drug magnet. Good riddance!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:26:02 +0000

The IPO wave is just beginning. “Yuppies” from around the world will be coming here in even greater numbers. They won’t care what you think.

I recommend you either build a cabin in the woods or get a better therapist.

By: flipburgerz

flipburgerz — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:11:31 +0000

the owner of “locals corner” (what a an ill conceived name) when twitter/facebook goes the way of yahoo/hp/cisco etc etc. then the sheep will be gone and the remaining millionaires will find the next shiny thing to capture their attention… and he is left with a mediocre over-priced restaurant and an overpriced liquor store.

btw does anyone here remember “take orders”..well it was an equally ill conceived restaurant that is now the “pork store cafe” on 16th.??

it was a military themed restaurant that the floor was painted battleship grey and the servers all wore military uniforms. again the owner did not even understand the long history of the mission of anti-war peace activism. well at the time at least, now worshiping excess and the almighty dollar/stock option is taking over.

unless we stand up and continue the push against the yuppies to get with the program and patronize and support long standing/existing businesses instead of wanting the best of everything at any cost to the neighborhood.

By: David

David — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:55:30 +0000

El Tonayense, despite having the most delicious (and for years the cheapest) tacos in the city, was often empty. I went there multiple times a week. I loved it. I make the trek to their trucks on Harrison now. But I saw the writing on the wall. They provided a fantastic product at a great price. And no one came.

Have you ever thought that it’s a two way street? El Tonayense served the community well. The Community failed this business.

ps The haunted jukebox didn’t help.

By: SFNative

SFNative — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:29:35 +0000

When is this guy going to go away?

By: Mobity Mosely

Mobity Mosely — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:44:17 +0000

Every time you listen to an mp3 the tech-yuppies win. Fancy restaurants are the price we pay for electronic devices..

By: yeah

yeah — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 15:02:56 +0000

Ha Ha so true. Lately I’ve had to turn up the volume a lot to block out all the RKs out there.

By: alf

alf — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 05:54:54 +0000

Then you would be wrong. but sheesh, he’s doing exactly what previous waves of people moving in have done– start a business, live by the store, work hard, start a family and go to school all in the community. And his businesses donate to the local public schools.
But really, leave his kids out of it.