---
type: fact
agent: leonard
date: 2026-09-24
topic: pss-45day-velocity-gate
status: FAIL
---

# Phoenix Salon + Spa — 45-day close-out verification gate (2026-09-24)

Cron `3860beb4b10e` (PSS 45-Day Review Velocity Check) — first real run.

## Verdict: velocity FAIL — project NOT ready to mark Closed on this gate
(Remediation surfaces are mostly green per surface-checklist; F4 review velocity remains open.)

## Current counts (live 2026-09-24)
- Google: 4.9★ / **64** (SERP + Google local pack + Maps)
- Yelp: 4.9 / **65**
- Vagaro: 5.0 / **686**
- Facebook: 4.7 / 47

## Baseline comparison — BLOCKER
- Referenced baseline `~/projects/phoenix-pss-closeout/PSS_CLOSEOUT_FINDINGS.md` **does not exist** on this PC (searched projects/, Documents/, Desktop, AppData/hermes, Gitea remote + org repos, session history). Cron was created 2026-08-10 pointing at it; the file was never found anywhere.
- Proxy evidence instead: Google = 64 on 2026-09-11 (overview), 64 on 2026-09-17 (audit), 64 today → **flat ≥2 weeks; no 15+ gain observable**.
- Newest visible Google review ≈ Apr 2026 (per 09-17 audit) → still ~5 months stale. Review-request flow (roadmap item 7) has produced no visible new Google reviews.

## Local pack (today)
- Google "salon Cameron Park": Fine Arts (4.7/57) → **Phoenix (4.9/64) #2** → Vibe (4.7/50)
- Google "balayage Cameron Park": Oak Haven (5.0/8) → **Phoenix (4.9/64) #2** → Salt & Light (5.0/6) — Phoenix dominant by review volume
- Google "spray tan Cameron Park": Paris artifact polluted pack; **Phoenix only Cameron Park business listed**
- Yelp tanning list: Phoenix **#1**; Yelp hair salons list: Phoenix **#3** (Vixen #1, Theory #2)
- vs 09-17 benchmark: stable top-3, no movement.

## Recommendation
- Do NOT mark the Phoenix project Closed on the review-velocity gate. F4 (velocity) stays open; re-target after Vagaro review-request flow is confirmed ON and producing Google reviews.
- Consider recreating the baseline file (or deleting the stale cron) — the referenced path never existed.