Online Update: Not all Masks Medicinal
Steven J. Moss In mid-April the City and County of San Francisco ordered its residents to wear face coverings when waiting in line, shopping, riding public transportation, and engaging in other social activities.…
April 2020
Life Under Shelter-in-Place
PV Staff From left to right: Confidence, no longer available on Haight Street (photo: Steven Moss); Pera is one of many restaurants closed to in-house diners but open for take-out. (photo: Steven…
New World
On the day before Mayor London Breed announced a shelter in place order for the City and County of San Francisco, my daughter, Sara, and I hit the road to…
Publisher’s View: April Fools’…!?
Over the years I’ve periodically encountered cheek kissers; people whose preferred greeting consists of a series of puckered lipped head maneuvers. When I was younger the kissers were usually someone’s…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff Coronavirus COVID-19 triggered a run on grocery stores, and a collapse of other economic activity. Early in the shelter-in-place period, Good Life Grocery’s co-owner, Kayren Hudiburgh, said the store’s Bernal…
Taxes Deferred, Social Services Available, as Response to COVID-19 Takes Hold
Jessica Zimmer The March 16, 2020 San Francisco Department of Public Health order for people to shelter in place until April 7 triggered a fundamental change in life on the Southside. Individuals…
Crime Trends Largely Static through the First Quarter of the Year
Michael Iacuessa One-quarter of San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) incident reports in Potrero Hill and Dogpatch so far this year have involved vehicle larceny. Other robberies, including bike theft and stolen packages,…
Flu Strikes ‘the Potrero’ as Part of 1918 Pandemic
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project During World War I shipbuilding by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation was in such high demand that on July 4, 1918 four destroyers were launched from Pier 70. But there were reports…
Navigation Centers Heading Towards Full Capacity
Bettina Cohen The Embarcadero Shelter Access for Everyone (SAFE) Navigation Center, located at Seawall Lot 330, opened last December. By February, 130 beds at the facility were taken, 100 percent occupancy for…
Community Calendar – April 2020
Potrero View Staff Editorial Colleges have shifted to distance learning for the rest of the academic year. San Francisco Unified School District campuses are closed at least until May 1, with private sector gatherings…
Starr King Elementary School Writes with 826 Valencia Mission Bay
Starr King Elementary School Students One of 826 Valencia Mission Bay’s first year goals was to work with third-grade classrooms at schools in Bayview and Potrero Hill, providing weekly writing support. Since last August, 826…
Online Update: Resiliency
Picture yourself on a transcontinental flight, economy class, sitting in a middle seat with a weary mom trying to console her crying baby on one side of you, and a…
ONLINE UPDATE: RWANDAN LEADERS FORGO PAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH SHELTER-IN-PLACE SUFFERING
Like many other nations, Rwanda enforced a shelter-in-place order from mid-March to the end of April. Half-way through the social shutdown, as increasing numbers of people lost their livelihoods, a…
Community Calendar: April 2020 – Helpful Links
Colleges have shifted to distance learning for the rest of the academic year. San Francisco Unified School District campuses are closed at least until May 1, with private sector gatherings…