22nd Street Caltrain Station Closed on Weekends
J. Eric Miller Starting last month, the 22nd Street and Fourth Street Caltrain stations are no longer open on weekends. The closings are to accommodate installation of a catenary rail system that’ll allow…
November 2018
Students Struggle to Study in San Francisco
Paul James According to Inc., San Francisco is the country’s most expensive city. Business Insider recently reported that Northern California is among the most prosperous economies in the world. While this may…
Potrero View Staff Kansas Street residents, Di Yin Lu and Mark Pearson, nominated Su Ying Liang, owner of Baby Tree Family Daycare, for the View’s monthly feature honoring neighborhood child care providers. According…
Jackson Park to Feature Community Center, Elevated Promenade
Jessica Zimmer Earlier this fall, more than 100 people turned out to view a proposed new design for Jackson Park, which features an elevated promenade around the park, community center with rooftop…
Cohen to Leave Board of Supervisors at Year’s End
Michael Iacuessa Malia Cohen was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by a razor thin margin eight years ago. This December, the 41-year-old will be termed out of office, leaving…
Dignity Health Merger Raises Questions
Ron Winter A proposed merger between Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives has raised concerns about access to care for women, transgender, and low-income patients, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff Editorial Burglaries According to San Francisco Police Department officer Pat McNichol there’s been (another) uptick in automobile burglaries and break-ins, particularly around Illinois and 22nd streets. And earlier this fall there…
Parking Prices Add to Pain of Bay Area Living
Garrett Harr According to SpotAngels, in 2017 San Francisco had the country’s highest average parking ticket cost – $97.40 – ahead of New York City, with an average price of $71.40. That…
Community Calendar – November 2018
Now through 11/4 Sunday — Literature: Big Book Sale 2018 Friends of the San Francisco Public Library take overs Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion Pier for its 54th Big Book Sale.…
San Francisco Schools Continue to be Places of Bullying
Steven J. Moss A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics last year found that the prevalence of bullying among fourth to twelve graders declined between 2004 and 2014, while students’ perceptions…
New Student Residences Open at California College of the Arts
Blattner Hall, California College of the Arts’ new 64,000 square foot four-story student residence hall, located at 75 Arkansas Street, began housing scholars last summer. District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen,…
Obiturary – Gilda Gonzalez Guerrero
Gilda Gonzalez Guerrero April 4, 1947 to September 27, 2018 Gilda Gonzalez Guerrero was born April 4, 1947, in Guatemala City, Guatemala to Maria Dolores Crispin and Rigoberto Gonzalez. The…
Recology Pushes for Residential Towers to be Built on a Parking Lot
Recology, the firm that collects San Francisco’s garbage, has ambitious plans to recycle a truck parking lot located at 900 Seventh Street into 1,048 housing units, mixed with commercial and…