Last Philosopher in San Francisco
Steven J. Moss People are being swept out of San Francisco, washed away by pulsating torrents of tech cash. Children, always in short-supply in this Peter Pan playground, are being replaced by a…
October 2019
Faces of Affordable Housing
Bettina Cohen Denise Smith and her youngest son, Roland Byrd, Jr., 23, moved into 626 Mission Bay Boulevard in 2018. They’re the first family to occupy a two-bedroom, one-bath townhome in the…
Schools Ditch Sporks, Slowly Discard Plastic-Wrapped Meals
Daniel Idziak Although Styrofoam trays and plastic straws have been banished from its cafeterias, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) still relies on individually packaged meals and disposable utensils for the…
Letter to the Editor
Chris Puccinelli Editor, It saddens me to think of your presses stopping. I really look forward to reading the View each month. The View helps keep me current and updated on what’s…
Publisher’s View: Keep the Presses Rolling!
More than one-dozen households have responded so far to the View’s call for up to 2,000 readers to subscribe at $5 to $10 a month; less than the cost of…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff Shots A 27-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries last month when he and another male were shot while walking in the area of 17th and Mississippi streets at around 10:45 p.m.…
City Grapples with Rising Homelessness
Jessica Zimmer This year’s Point-In-Time (PIT) census identified 8,011 individuals without permanent shelter in San Francisco, a 17 percent jump from the 2017 PIT, the last time the survey was conducted. The…
Goat Hill’s Goat Hoofprints Saved
Rebekah Moan A long-time Goat Hill Pizza employee recently saved the restaurant’s iconic goat hoofprints from destruction. In early August, a San Francisco Department of Public Works crew began jackhammering the sidewalk…
Artwork Resurfaces in Bayview
J. Eric Miller Bayview community members hooked a fish too big to throw back. “The Red Fish” was installed in Bayview Gateway Park, located at Third Street and Cargo Way, from 2007 to…
Community Calendar – October 2019
Now through 10/6 Sunday — Art: Outdoor Public Art Roller RinkAn art installation that can be experienced, with performances and DJ sets. Free. $5 for rental skates. Fort Mason Center…
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