Judging for the first Noel Valley Holiday Window contest took place December 18 in Noe Valley and included gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), left, who joined his out colleague, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, in considering the elaborately decorated facade of Salon Bello and the flower shop next door. Mayor London Breed served as a judge, as did Lyanne Melendez of ABC 7-TV. As the Bay Area Reporter previously noted, the holiday decorating contest was the brainchild of gay business owner Dave Karraker, who recently opened with his husband a branch of MX3 Fitness in the neighborhood. The winner for most elaborate window was When Modern Was; Terrasol was the runner-up, Karraker said.
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