Dogpatch Arts District Continues to Grow
Max Blue It’s no secret that the City has become prohibitively expensive for emerging artists, largely due to its proximity to Silicon Valley and the tech, now biotech, boom of the last…
February 2022
Housing Units for those Without Permanent Homes Sit Empty
Rebekah Moan In July 2020 Mayor London Breed announced a goal of getting 6,000 people off the streets within two years as part of her Homelessness Recovery Plan. With roughly six months…
College of Arts Staff ‘Pretty Close’ to Strike After Authorization Vote
John Ferrannini In December, California College of the Arts’ unionized staff voted to authorize a strike, accusing the administration of unfair labor practices. Jennie Smith-Camejo, of Service Employees International Union Local 1021,…
Publisher’s View: The Theranos Dilemma
Steven J. Moss Last month Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors out of a boatload of cash by falsely claiming that her company, Theranos, would transform blood testing with technology that…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff Concrete Timber For nearly a decade cross-laminated timber — a layered material billed as “the concrete of the future” — has been widely used in Europe and Canada because of…
Fewer Significant Fires, More Small Ones, in San Francisco
Brian Adam Since 2003, the San Francisco Fire Department has received 576,462 service calls. Roughly 20 percent of those, 110,305, originated from Bayview-Hunters Point, Mission Bay, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley, and South-of-Market.…
Happiness is a Frame of Mind
Lee Stuart Frames on 3rd, located on the corner of Third and 22nd streets, beckons passersby with its simple storefront, its door typically open on a warm day. Owner Robb Dominguez can…
Amy Hosa Neighborhood Fitness Studios Persist Amidst Challenging Environment
Vivien Wang Forced to navigate COVID variants, shifting mask mandates, and cautious students, neighborhood fitness studios have experienced a rocky two years, in a time when maintaining well bodies and minds is…
A Visit with Dogpatch Businesses
Odin Thien-An Marin All photos by Odin Marin
Grizzly Bears to be Featured at Mission Creek Park
Mission Creek Park, off Channel Street, will be home to a new public art installation by the end of next year; “The California Grizzlies of Mission Creek.” The two-part sculpture,…