Dogpatch Family’s Entire Belongings Stolen from U-Haul
Rebekah Moan At the end of March, Deanna Borbon and René Felbermayr packed a U-Haul to move to Los Angeles with their two small children and left it parked on Texas Street…
May 2023
Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition Returns after Brief Hiatus
Amateur and professional artists alike will have a chance to showcase their work at the Annual Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition hosted by the Potrero branch library. First launched in 1955,…
Dogpatch, Potrero Hill Beset with Unmaintained Right-of-Ways, Known as “Unaccepted Streets”
Jessica Zimmer Residents of southeastern neighborhoods are frustrated by chronic municipal neglect of unaccepted streets, public right-of-ways also known as “dirt” or “paper” roads. These pathways may be narrow, have rough surfaces,…
Publisher’s View: Lonely
Steven J. Moss “I’m bored,” my adolescent self would periodically announce to my mother, who’d generally respond by telling me to go play outside without lifting her eyes from whatever book she was…
Short Cuts: May 2023
PV Staff Bus Fires A dozen “smallish” privately owned buses went up in flames last month beneath Interstate 280 in Dogpatch. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in just under an hour. No injuries…
San Francisco’s Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates Lower than Southern Cities
Eric Welch While many cities have seen escalating numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) over the past few years, San Francisco has experienced only modest increases. According to Centers for Disease Control…
Letters to the Editor: May 2023
Editor, As a local resident, taxpaying homeowner and San Franciscan since 1998, I laud the improvement of our city parks, including Jackson, and our commitment to park improvements. However, I…
ACTCM Struggles to Do Right by Remaining Students
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) was first established in 1980. In 2024 it’ll cease to exist. Acquired by the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 2015,…
Activist Works to Improve Dogpatch
Kai Zheng Donovan Lacy has lived in lots of places. Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, he found Montreal too cold, Florida too warm. San Francisco was just right. He can’t imagine residing anywhere…
The Oldest Homes on the Hill
Odin Thien-An Marin According to the California Environmental Quality Act, buildings constructed more than 50 years ago that have architectural or historical significance may be considered potential historic resources. However, while many Potrero…
Community Calendar: May 2023
Now through 7/23 SundayArt: Ansel Adams in Our TimeFor many of us Ansel Adams’ photographs are as familiar as corporate logos. The first time we saw them they were stunning,…
Why I Choose to Raise My Family in San Francisco
Joan Meyer When I moved to Potrero Hill in 2006 I was single. I didn’t know much about the neighborhood other than the Bottom of the Hill music venue. I certainly had…