Protected Bike Lane Opens on 17th Street
Odin Thien-An Marin The 17th Street Quick-Build project was completed in June, after just a few weeks of construction activity. The project is part of San Francisco’s Vision Zero initiative, which has the…
July 2024
Unsafe Drinking Water Plagues Bryant Elementary
Rebekah Moan For the entire 2023-2024 academic year Bryant Elementary School students, teachers, and staff contended with classroom disruptions. Not from COVID-19 but from the absence of something basic: clean drinking water.…
22nd Street Trail Stair Steps Forward
Jessica Zimmer Friends of the Potrero Hill Recreation Center (FOPHRC), composed of Hill residents who advocate on behalf of the Potrero Hill Recreation Center and Playground, has solicited proposals from licensed landscape…
Publisher’s View: The Cave
Steven J. Moss Roughly 2,500 years ago the Greek philosopher Plato wrote The Republic, in which he floated an allegory so compelling it remains in active use today. Plato described people who spend…
Short Cuts
PV Staff Charge Visa has moved about 1,000 workers into a 300,000-square-foot building at Dr. Maya Angelou Lane and Toni Stone Crossing in Mission Rock. It’s one of only a handful of…
Potrero Terrace-Annex, BRIDGE Housing, Residents Complain of Poor Management
Chaitanya Tondepu For months Potrero Terrace-Annex tenants have been complaining about leaky roofs, broken radiators, and surging piles of trash and feces left unremedied by Eugene Burger Management Company (EBMC) – responsible…
Curry Scores Building Linked to Dogpatch History
John Borg When National Basketball Association superstar, Steph Curry, recently closed an $8.5 million deal to acquire a non-descript office-warehouse in Dogpatch it drew national attention, highlighting a red-hot real estate market…
Brewing Company to Redrop Anchor in Potrero Hill
In May, Hamdi Ulukaya, chief executive officer of Chobani Yogurt and owner of coffee company La Colombe, purchased Anchor Brewing Company for an undisclosed amount. Ulukaya executed the purchase through…
California College of the Arts Accused of Antisemitism
In June, The Deborah Project, a Massachusetts-based public interest law firm, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the California College of the…
Historic Pier 70 Adds Bay Padel to Offerings
Padel, a racquet game popularized in Mexico, is described as a mix of tennis and squash. The sport is sufficiently prevalent in South America that when Matias “Mati” Gandulfo arrived…
Community Calendar: July 2024
7/5 FridayFamily: “Chelle! & Friends” at Yerba Buena GardensLed by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques, a soul-steeped vocalist with a big, bold voice, Chelle! & Friends bring a family-friendly taste of…