Publisher’s View: Democracy
Steven J. Moss While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to wrestle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, San Francisco is in the middle of an internecine battle between three candidates for the…
July 2015
Potrero Hill Populated by Powerful Women
Rebekah Moan The Potrero Hill and Dogpatch communities wouldn’t be what they are today without the help of extraordinary women. A few of whom – though certainly not all – are featured…
PREFund Looks to the Future
Daphne O'Neal What if there was a group of San Franciscans who wanted to send their kids to a neighborhood school, rather than placing them in a private academy or public school…
Nail Salon Industry Slow to Clip Health Hazards
Nikolas Zelinski Recent media has spotlighted the health care risks facing nail salon workers, as well as their customers. Earlier this year, a series of New York Times articles uncovered poor working…
The Wohlford Family Clinic Caters to a Diverse Population at Good Sam
Jessica Zimmer For 14 years the Wohlford Family Clinic, located within the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center on Potrero Avenue, has been offering San Franciscans reproductive health services, provided in a friendly…
When Parents Can’t or Won’t, New Generation Will
Indrani Sengupta According to New Generation Health Center manager Beth Brown, learning how to manage reproductive health is no different than understanding the correct ways of “walking down the street.” Parents of…
Hill Native Develops Mobile Health Apps
PV Staff Dogpatch Technology co-founders Jean Miller Truelson and Palmer Truelson formed a business partnership before they fashioned a more intimate one: marriage. The two former Second Life employees came together when…
Bell and Trunk Flowers, a Business Planted in Potrero Hill
Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli It’s been seven years since Vanessa Marlin took over Bell and Trunk Flowers, located on 18th Street. When asked to be interviewed by the View, Marlin accepted, with an invitation…
Progress, Challenges Ahead For Women’s Healthcare
Keith Burbank On an unseasonably warm June day in San Francisco the Women’s Community Clinic was quiet. It’s a tidy place, with walls painted bright muted colors. The space sends a message…
Nabe’s Sharon Johnson Works to Empower Youth
Austin Padilla After twenty-seven years working in the financial services sector, in 2000 Sharon Johnson was informed that her company, Mellon US Leasing Corporation, was being sold. She was asked to relocate…
Dogpatch Business Redesigns Intimate Apparel
Earlier this year Potrero Hill resident Heidi Zak moved her company’s headquarters from a South-of-Market location closer to home. Zak, along with her husband, Dave Spector, has lived on De…
South of Market Resident Buys the Family Farm
Jessica Nemire South of Market resident Lorrae Rominger, who serves as deputy director of the Goldman Environmental Prize, recently purchased the farmhouse she grew up on, which her family had sold decades…
Clinic Caters to Lesbian Community
Ben Taylor Lyon-Martin Health Services, located in Hayes Valley, has long been known as the go-to clinic for the lesbian community. Founder Patty Robertson and a tight-knit crew of volunteers started the…
Jerry Barrish’s Second Act
As a young boy growing up in New Jersey Jerry Barrish didn’t know anything about art. His home was completely devoid of it; there were no trips to museums. But…
Residents Voting on Green Benefit District
Barry Eitel On June 12 ballots were sent to property owners in Dogpatch and the northwest corner of Potrero Hill asking them if they’d be willing to pay an annual assessment, the…
Citizen’s Group Calls for Eastern Neighborhoods Capital Plan
Almost seven years after it was adopted by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan has emerged as a perennial source of controversy for community groups. The…
Experienced, Soft-Spoken Cop Takes Helm at Bayview Station
Raj Vaswani, Bayview Station captain, is a soft-spoken man who believes that patrol officers are the backbone of the San Francisco Police Department. Vaswani took over as captain in April,…