Food Bank Emerges as Key Service During Pandemic
Zoe Tribur Even before emergence of the novel coronavirus, San Francisco faced a hunger crisis, with one out of five residents at risk of being unable to afford a nutritious meal. Since…
January 2021
Obituary: Ronald Clark Gempel
PV Staff Ronald Clark GempelNovember 26th, 1942-December 27th, 2020 Ron’s celebrity was cemented with the 1977 opening of the iconic, DAILY SCOOP restaurant, in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, of San Francisco, and…
Alliance Collaborates to Support Bayview-Hunters Point Residents
Jessica Zimmer Every two months, an informal group of individuals, public servants, and community-based organization (CBO) representatives gather to discuss issues that impact Bayview-Hunters Point residents. The relationships developed through Bayview Alliance…
Six Renovation Plans Floated for Esprit Park
Daniel Idziak Esprit Park will be renovated in the “second half of 2022,” closed to the public for “about a year” during construction, said San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department’s (Rec-Park) Alexis…
Publisher’s View: New Year 2040
Steven J. Moss Twenty years in the future, 2040. “So, Grandpa, what was it like during the pandemonium?” “That’s pandemic, sweetie.” Robert squinted into the iAir; his eight-year old granddaughter’s face pixilated into…
Short Cuts
Mission Bay School Designed San Francisco Unified School District staff presented design details for the Mission Bay elementary school and Linked Learning Hub planned for Block 14 to the Mission…
Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless Being Constructed at China Basin
Bettina Cohen Community Housing Partnerships (CHP) and Bridge Housing Corporation broke ground last fall at Mission Bay South Block 9, also known as 410 China Basin. The 92,000 square foot, four-story structure…
Fourth Street Bridge to Close to Northbound Traffic
As the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) prepares for the return of T-Third Street Muni Metro service, the agency plans to implement temporary emergency transit lanes in both directions…
Manwaring Letters Erased, But Not Forgotten
Sean Karlin The excavator’s articulated yellow boom-arm rose slowly, hoisting the six-foot tall letter ‘n’ off the flatbed trailer into the air, a thick strap shackled to a threaded steel eyelet. The…
The de Young Revisited
Max Blue The M.H. de Young Museum is likely to open to the public later this month, with a limited number of visitors able to tour the institution by purchasing tickets in…
Community Calendar – January 2021
Virtual / AnytimeTravel: Train Rides Around the WorldJourney by train virtually on scenic rides through Asia, Europe, Peru, and the United States https://bit.ly/2WH45Ng Virtual / AnytimeGames: Online Jigsaw PuzzlesFinished all…
Starr King Elementary Fourth Graders Write about Home and Identity with 826 Valencia
Starr King Elementary School Students This academic year, 826 Valencia continued to collaborate with Starr King Elementary in Trisha Huynh’s fourth grade class online. For their first project, students wrote “I Am From” poems, reflecting…