Tommy Egan
Tamala Motta Tommy Egan was a well-known, much loved and respected, although generally drunk, former professional boxer who lived on 20th Street between Third and Illinois streets during the second half of…
March 2025
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Proposes to Eliminate 55-Dogpatch
Rebekah Moan The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposes to reduce the number of bus lines, stops and service frequency by four percent as a means to shrink an impending $50…
Starr King Elementary Wins Honor Roll Award
Jessica Zimmer Last fall Starr King Elementary School was one of 22 San Francisco Unified School District campuses to receive an Honor Roll Award from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. The…
Publisher’s View: Land Trusts
Steven J. Moss Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite are visited by upwards of five million people a year, fulfilling the National Park Service’s writ to preserve natural resources “for the enjoyment, education, and…
Short Cuts
PV Staff Trash Talk Last fall, Recology paid ratepayers $24 million after municipal regulators determined that the privately held waste disposal company had overcharged its customers. It made similar payouts in 2022,…
Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Proposed for Dogpatch
Municipal officials are asking Dogpatch and Duboce Triangle residents and businesses for advice about the best locations to mount curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The installations would be part…
Critics Unhappy with Short Term Rentals at Project Artaud
Mark Steensland When Project Artaud was founded in 1971 with the purchase of a 100,000 square foot building at 499 Alabama Street, it was envisioned as a community, a physical space where…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Apropos of “Green Benefit District to Wilt Unless Property Owners Opt to Renew,” (February), rather than limiting decision making to a board, why not let all property owners vote…
Bus Stop Thoughts
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Switching from Gas to Electricity Key Strategy to Reduce Carbon Emissions
It took a half-dozen years and tens of thousands of dollars, but Connecticut Street resident Lisa Ryers can now boast a fully electric, partially grid-independent home that costs less to…
Community Calendar: March 2025
Now through 3/9 SundayTheater: Volpone Volpone (The Fox) is a Venetian gentleman who pretends to be on his deathbed after a long illness to dupe Voltore (The Vulture), Corbaccio (The…
More Playgrounds to be Added to Southside Neighborhoods
Photos: Alex Mangot The median age in San Francisco is 41; just 14 percent of residents are under 18. While there are 91 playgrounds in the City, neighborhoods with significant…