Franklin Square Park Gets a Pit Stop
Jessica Zimmer In November a staffed Pit Stop public toilet opened in Franklin Square Park. Friends of Franklin Square hope that the temporary toilet will ultimately be replaced with a permanent facility.…
January 2024
New Buildings Attract New Residents to Area
Chaitanya Tondepu Potrero Hill was mostly used as pastureland by European settlers during the 19th Century. The earthquake and fire of 1906 triggered mass migration into the community from adjacent neighborhoods, including…
Three Generations of Community Activists: the Maxwell and Hatter Families
Enola D. “Miz” Maxwell, Sophenia “Sophie” Maxwell, and Edward Hatter are part of a generational line of civic advocates, which began with Enola’s arrival to Potrero Hill. Enola was born…
Publisher’s View: Charity
PV Staff One of my dominant childhood memories is of my father’s constant quest to get something for nothing. He’d pile my three sisters, my mom and me into our station wagon…
Short Cuts
Political Fallout Farley’s has been a Potrero Hill small business stalwart for coming up on 35 years, fostering community by sponsoring an annual Halloween pet parade, inviting artists and musicians…
A Study Abroad that Disrupted My Sense of Self
Sara Moss I knew going into the SIT Study Abroad program in South Africa last fall that I’d be one of two white undergraduates in a group of less than a dozen…
Elections to be Held in March
On March 5, 2024, San Francisco voters will be asked to decide whether to remove two Superior Court judges from the bench, elect generally behind-the-scenes but influential Democratic (and Republican)…
Redevelopment in Cape Town and San Francisco Relocated Blacks
The federal 1949 Housing Act authorized demolition and reconstruction of urban neighborhoods that were considered slums. Under the legislation, “redevelopment” targeted low income and non-white neighborhoods. In the 1960s, with…
Community Calendar: January 2024
1/9 TuesdayTheater: Introduction to Improv In this three-hour workshop learn the basics of improvised theatre – spontaneity, playfulness, creativity, listening, storytelling, and more – through games and exercises. Coaches create…