Clockwise from top: Katie, Kimi, Kristi and David Matsuda, with their dog Prada, on the steps of their Potrero Hill home. August 2010My ViewBy David Matsuda (Doc)Sixteen years ago my pregnant wife Kristi and I moved to Potrero Hill. The very next day Katie, our daughter and a fourth generation San Franciscan, was born. In our new neighborhood we discovered the View, and quickly felt embraced by the community. Through the View, our gateway to the Hill, we found a nanny, children’s activities, made lifelong friends and became community activists. After we had our second child, Kimi, we bought a bigger house in the neighborhood, relying on a real estate agent we found in the View. Over time I was drawn into contributing to the community by volunteering for the paper. Over the years I’ve written about all manner of local events, including politics, homelessness, and sports. I’ve spent most of the past three years in the Middle East, where I’ve been deployed twice by the U.S. military. I spent my first tour on foot patrols in Iraq’s Sadr City and Sunni Triangle; and then was posted as cultural advisor to the U.S. military commander in Iraq. Throughout this period I wrote a series of monthly articles for the View, providing a perspective not found in the nation’s papers of record. Back home now with family and friends, and what better way to open the time capsule imposed by service in a foreign land – and to rediscover our community, City, state and country – than by writing for the View. Happy 40th to our community newspaper! David Matsuda, a contributor to the View for several years, recently signed off on his Going to War column, having returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. |
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