The Day the Sky Turned Orange
Potrero View Staff Editorial Coyote. Corona Heights Park, San Francisco. September 9, 2020, around noon. Photo: Douglas Becker A blanket of wildfire smoke darkened skies, as seen at the corner of 18th and Connecticut…
October 2020
Publisher’s View: Vote
Steven J. Moss Voting is the heart of democracy, an opportunity for citizens to choose their leaders, and adopt or reject new laws and tax measures. According to Thomas Paine, “The right of…
New Coalition Seeks to End Homelessness
Rebekah Moan RescueSF wants to end homelessness in San Francisco, not in the next 10 years, but now. The coalition of neighborhood associations and concerned individuals plans to accomplish that goal by…
State Ballot Initiatives
PV Staff Proposition 14: Borrowing for Stem Cell Research Funded by Silicon Valley real estate developer Robert Klein, JDRF International – a nonprofit that funds diabetes research – and Open Philanthropy Project,…
City College of San Francisco
The politics of the City College Board mirrors the dysfunction of the institution itself. Virtually the only people who seem to want the trustee job are those looking for a…
Money for Jackson Park, a New Street Cleaning Department, Non-Citizen Commission Eligibility on Ballot
Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman Measure A, the “2020 Health and Recovery General Obligation Bond”, would dedicate $487.5 million of borrowed money to provide health care services to those without homes, renovate parks, and improve…
Sheriff Oversight, Police Staffing, Business Taxes, and Commercial Districts on Ballot
Bettina Cohen Proposition D, Sheriff Department Oversight and Inspector General Proposition D would amend the City Charter to create an independent Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board (SDOB), with an Office of Inspector General…
Community Calendar: October 2020
The Community Living Campaign: Turning Strangers into Neighbors and Neighbors into FriendsCLCs Community Connectors are organized around a group’s needs and interests, offering ways to meet neighbors and link with…
Proposition K Would Authorize, but Not Pay for, Affordable Housing
Anna Hochman Under Article 34 of the state Constitution, voters must approve low-income housing developments before they can be built. Proposition K, authored by District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, would authorize “the…
Teenage Voting, Transfer, Parcel, and Sales Taxes on Ballot
Jessica Zimmer Proposition G Would Grant 16- and 17-Year-Olds Right to Vote Proposition G would allow those aged 16 and 17 to vote on local candidate races and ballot measures, with passage…
Ten Candidates Vie for Four San Francisco Board of Education Seats
Daniel Idziak Ten people are running to fill four seats on the San Francisco Board of Education: Alida Fisher, small business owner; Paul Kangas, private investigator; Jenny Lam, board incumbent elected last…
Measure Would Tax “Overpaid” Executives
Proposition L, the “Overpaid Executive Gross Receipts Tax,” would add a duty to companies whose executives earn 100 times or more the median salary of the rest of their San…