Airplane Noise Disrupts Potrero Hill Peace
Michael Iacuessa The first two decades of living in her home near the top of Arkansas Street were mostly peaceful for one Potrero Hill resident, but over the past year the quiet…
October 2018
Subprime Auto Loans Driving Delinquency, Repossessions
Jacob Bourne Despite an economy marked by high growth and low unemployment, motor vehicle repossession rates have risen in many parts of the country, including California. According to California Department of Business…
Property and Violent Crimes Up, Homicides and Human Trafficking Down
Jessica Zimmer According to San Francisco Police Department data, between 2016 and 2018 the number of violent and property crimes in the City increased, the former jumping by 11.8 percent last year.…
Publisher’s View: Supervisor
Steven J. Moss San Francisco elects its supervisors by district, rather than citywide, so they’re closer to neighborhood people and issues. The hope is that district supervisors will be chosen by voters who…
Rebuild Potrero Progresses
Rebekah Moan Progress continues on Rebuild Potrero, a decade-long effort to revitalize the Potrero Annex-Terrace housing complexes through a partnership between BRIDGE Housing, San Francisco Housing Authority, and San Francisco Mayor’s Office…
Halloween and Día de los Muertos on the Southside: Traditions and New Events
For Kids October 27, Mission Bay Parks typically holds a Halloween festival for kids, either at Mission Creek Park or Mission Bay Kids’ Park. October 28, Halloween: 10th Annual Jack…
Musician Mat Callahan Explores San Francisco Politics in The Explosion of Deferred Dreams
Musician Mat Callahan was born in San Francisco in 1951, and lived on Arkansas Street, then Vermont Street, between 1969 and 1974. Callahan, who sings and plays electric and acoustic…
Potrero Hill Festival Makes Memories
Oona Robertson The house I grew up in is right around the corner from The Good Life Grocery, across from where the annual Potrero Hill Festival’s petting zoo was always stationed. I…
District 10 Candidates for Supervisor Shed Light on Backgrounds, Campaigns
On November 6, new San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be elected in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Six candidates will appear on the ballot in the District…
Community Calendar – October 2018
PV Staff 10/1 Monday through 10/8 Monday – Military: Fleet Week Much more than just the Blue Angels, this yearly festival and celebration of military power features a full airshow, Coast Guard…
Library News – October 2018
Genevieve Feldman Family Programs Movie and a Meal In partnership with the Potrero Hill Family Support Center (PHFSC), we’ll present a family-friendly film, PHFSC will provide a meal. This month’s movie is…
The High Road
Colin Hogg It’s the hottest day of the year in San Francisco, says the driver over his roaring air-conditioning. It’s like being delivered into a desert with streets — strange streets, I…
Obituary: Jack Walter Wickert
Potrero View Staff Editorial Jack Walter Wickert June 29, 1937 to January 1, 2018 Born on June 29, 1937 in Wisconsin to Walter Gottfried Wickert and Mabel Grace De Spain, Jack Wickert died on…