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WORK • Friday Routine
Wild west
CHRISTIAN ROUTZEN • owner & CEO • San Franpsycho
Neighborhood you live in: Outer Sunset
It’s Friday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
The shop on 9th Ave is bustling with product being printed in the back, as items are being tagged, folded, and split for all of our locations to put on display or sent out for online orders through our website. Meanwhile, our custom merchandise department is on the phones talking with clients regarding art, vision, and fulfillment of orders.
What’s on the agenda for today?
There are always people coming in to shop our brand at the San Franpsycho storefront. While a lot of people know who we are, I always love sharing SFP with new people as they come into the shop to see, touch, and try items on. We’re also gearing up for summer event season, so we’re packing up boxes of gear to take for pop-up sales at shindigs like Downtown First Thursdays, Bhangras and Beats, or Nightlife at the Cal Academy.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
I go to DamnFine Pizza here in Outer Sunset as much as I can, probably this weekend. Throughout the week I head to Palm City Wines for some nice wines and hoagies. For morning goodness, we’ll definitely hit up Sunset Roasters at their food truck, Andytown’s Ocean Plant location, Irving St. bakery DayMoon, or the classic Devil’s Teeth. Also I like a good craft cocktail so I head over to White Cap, always love their seasonal rotating drink menu.
How about a little leisure or culture?
Some of my favorite venues for live music are The Independent, The Fillmore, The Masonic, Shoreline, and for comedy it’s always Cobb’s and Punchline of course, and I’ve been meaning to check out The Function. On Sundays, it’s all about farmers markets like the Outer Sunset Farmers Market or the Ferry Building. Kid-friendly too!
Any weekend getaways that have been memorable lately?
For an anniversary, my partner and I took off to Carmel, and while it was a trip for us, it was mostly for our dog Bella, ha! We rode e-bikes (above) all the way to Monterey and back. It was super fun and including her was perfect.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
I don’t buy a lot of things in favor of experiences instead. That being said, I’ve grown up surfing and I’ve been in a Rip Curl wetsuit. I’m loving it!
What store or service do you always recommend to people?
It’s hard to find a reliable mechanic in the city but I’ve gone to Andre’s Foreign Car on Taraval for over 20 years. Always good, always a quick turnaround.
REAL ESTATE • On the Market
Three water-view homes that came to market in San Francisco in the last 30 days.
→ 2434 46th Ave (Outer Parkside) • 2BR/2BA • 1514 SF • Ask: $1.295M • cottage style 2-story w/ wood-burning fireplace, extra-large lot • Days on market: 10 • Agent: Nick Nicklas, eXp.
→ 51 Ellsworth St (Bernal Heights, above) • 3BR/2BA • 1550 SF • Ask: $1.895M • fully updated 1968 build on main Cortland drag • Days on market: 8 • Agent: Peter Tham, Compass.
→ 130 Maywood Dr (Monterey Heights) • 4BR/2.1BA • 2392 SF • Ask: $2.395M • 1919 build tucked behind gated courtyard garden • Days on market: 8 • Agent: Andrew Herrera, Berkshire Hathaway-Franciscan.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: Academy of Art sells Union Square auditorium building to Epic Church • Sale of Oakland Arena moves forward • Bernard Maybeck-designed Ross residence hits market for $13M.
GETAWAYS • The Nines
Hotels, Silicon Valley
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Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale), green oasis in concrete jungle, house restaurant is Stephanie Izard’s Valley Goat, $744