Minnesota Street Grove Reopens as Urban Oasis
Danny Pham A renovated Minnesota Street Grove reopened last summer. The green space, tucked between 24th and 25th streets, is largely the creation of community efforts. “This redevelopment and reopening has been…
Pier 68 to be Used to Dock Recreational Vehicles
Jessica Zimmer District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton’s condemnation of a municipal plan to store towed recreational vehicles (RVs) at Pier 68 was the first time many Dogpatch residents heard about the idea.…
Daniel Webster to Continue General Education Track, for Now
Chaitanya Tondepu On a quiet stretch of Missouri Street in early October, families at Daniel Webster (DW) Elementary attended a community meeting led by San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) communications team…
Fiction: Girth Worms
Steven J. Moss It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’d just come back from India and had lost a lot of weight on account of a worm I’d picked up…
Short Cuts
PV Staff Bathroom in Yard The Potrero Yard, built in 1915, spans more than four acres, edged by Bryant, 17th, Hampshire, and Mariposa streets. One hundred years ago the two-story structure located…
Annex-Terrace Redevelopment Problems Persist
Mark Steensland The plan to rebuild the Potrero Annex and Terrace houseing complex began in 2005, as part of HOPE-SF, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD)…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, “Pakistan,” by Steven Moss, in the November View, kindled memories of my own experiences in Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1989 to 1997, when I’d go for two to four…
Hill Resident Sews Gifts
Stephanie Lam Barbara Zerbe’s Potrero Hill garage is packed with embroidery machines. Zerbe owns Barbara’s Embroidery, which she operates from her Arkansas Street home. The 62-year-old relies on her Tajima machines to…
Dogpatch-based Architect Olle Lundberg Remembered for His Design Talent, Kindness
Rebekah Moan Many adjectives can be used to describe Dogpatch-based architect Olle Lundberg, who passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2025. The two that crop up most often are “kind” and “exceptional…
History Night at Pier 70
The 26th annual Potrero Hill & Dogpatch History Night brought more than 350 attendees, the most ever, to the handsomely repurposed Building 12 at Pier 70 last month. At the…
Community Calendar: December 2025
Now through 12/13 SaturdayArt: In Light Years Snow, fire, and the sublime power of nature anchor San Francisco photographer Andrew Owen’s exhibition In Light Years. His images capture Northern California’s…
Goat Hill Pizza Turns 50, the Pizza Remains Fresh
Tamala Motta On November 16, 2025, Goat Hill Pizza turns a half-century old. When five friends – Joel and Loris Lipski, Karen Clark (Monely), Ruthann Dickinson, and Philip (Phil) DeAndrade – first…
Y Combinator Draws Techies to Dogpatch
S Anne Steinberg Dogpatch, Mission Bay, Mission Creek, and Potrero Hill have emerged as San Francisco’s latest technology node. Uber re-located to Mission Bay in 2021. OpenAI, situated in Mission Creek since 2015,…
More than $20 Million Spent Annually to Maintain Street Trees, Fix Sidewalks
Prior to 2016, property owners shouldered most of the responsibility for caring for San Francisco’s 125,000 street trees; plants growing in “basins” cut-out from the sidewalk. That changed with passage…
Publisher’s View: Pakistan
I’ve been to some out-of-the-way places, including Haiti and Niger, neither of which receive much American tourist traffic. When I tell people about these travels, they generally express mild curiosity,…
Short Cuts
More Teachers, More Books Mission Bay Elementary will open in August 2026, according to the San Francisco Unified School District, the district’s first new school in 20 years. Construction of…
Housing at Pier 70 Yet to Materialize
New York City-based Brookfield Properties, which has a four-decade presence in the Bay Area, partnered with the Port of San Francisco to redevelop Pier 70 in 2017. In 2022 the…
Cracking the Code of Life from the Top of Potrero Hill
Most mornings, Katie Pollard walks from her Connecticut Street home to her Owens Street laboratory; a pleasant commute that bridges two worlds. At one end, neighbors chat over coffee, plan…
Open Mic, at Hotel Utah
Sonya Herrera On the twenty-third night of gloomy June,beneath the light of waning moon,a band of weirdos shuffled throughinto Hotel Utah Saloon. Within its dark and woody walls,and through a passage down…
Christopher’s Books A Neighborhood Bestseller
Alina Ferguson Christopher’s Books occupies a first-floor space in a gracious Victorian building on 18th Street that one hundred years ago housed a pharmacy called Wilsons. Traces of this past are imprinted…
Community Calendar: November 2025
11/1 Saturday and 11/2 SundayArt: Renegade Craft FairFeaturing creations by 250+ artisans, the fair is indoors with outdoor food trucks and features. Free admission. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to…
Highways Increase Air Pollution-Related Health Risks in Dogpatch, Potrero Hill
Dogpatch and Potrero Hill are sandwiched between two freeways: Highway 101 and Interstate 280. These roadways not only define local geography but create the conditions for a constant hum of…
Reported Crime Sharply Down, Yet Residents Remain Uneasy
Moumita Chakraborty Reported wrongdoing has steadily declined in San Francisco, with 2024 experiencing the lowest rates in two decades. So far, the downward trend has continued in 2025. In the first half…
Potrero Annex Inhabitants Await Resolution; Delayed Demolition Date
For more than a year, the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) has tried to evict upwards of two dozen families that the agency claims are living illegally at Potrero Annex,…
Publisher’s View: Books
About 20 years ago, biking at Burning Man I came across an impressive sculpture composed of books. The artist was present, fielding questions from passersby. One asked whether, in Burning…