Neighborhood Wants Stay Gold to Go
Michael Iacuessa A proposal to open a cannabis dispensary at 667 Mississippi Street will be considered by the San Francisco Planning Commission on February 6 after a neighborhood group voiced concerns over…
February 2020
Mission Creek’s Great Backyard Bird Count
Bettina Cohen The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a collaborative effort led by the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology to gather data on local bird populations throughout the…
Rapa Nui
Steven J. Moss Last month I was privileged to travel to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. The isle is a speck in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, 2,190 miles from…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff News Year The New Year wasn’t kind to print publications, starting with a sharp decline in the number of neighborhood newspapers informing San Franciscans. The Castro Courier, New Fillmore News,…
Letters to the Editor
PV Staff Editor, Apropos of recent View articles about new residential developments, am I missing something? I’d think that building all luxury housing will also help create affordable housing, since that’d free…
The Sea Star Continues to Shine
Jay Chen Located a few steps from Muni’s 20th and Third Street T-Line stop, the Sea Star is a contemporary bar with a long history. The establishment’s décor – a canoe hangs…
Bicycling Memories of Potrero Hill
Howard Isaac Williams Cycling Potrero Hill can demand more than a strenuous climb or two…or three. It can be an adventure, intended or not. I first discovered the Hill as a bike messenger…
California Home to Hundreds of Native Bees
Rosalyn Johnson There are roughly 1,600 species of native bees in California. The insects are active when their favored flowers – those that provide nectar and pollen to support reproduction – are…
Multiple Efforts to Provide Health Care to Populations Experiencing Homelessness
Jessica Zimmer The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) offers medical care to people experiencing homelessness throughout District 10. Two programs, Street Medicine and Shelter Health, play a predominate role in…
Potrero Stage Launches its 25th Season
Connor Fitzpatrick PlayGround, a resident company and founder of Potrero Stage, located on 18th Street, is in its twenty-fifth season. The theater group started 2020 with its third annual PlayGround Solo Performance…
Mark Dwight Community Calendar – February 2020
Potrero View Staff Editorial Now through 2/9/20 SundayTheater: Playground Solo Performance FestivalThe festival features 12 double-bill performances by 11 local artists, curated to celebrate the intersectionality and diversity that exemplifies the San Francisco Bay…