Homeless Families to be Sheltered at Downtown High School
Tamala Motta At the end of June, a shelter for families with children enrolled in San Francisco public schools, located at Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) School, will move to Downtown High…
June 2025
YMCA Opens in Dogpatch
PV Staff Last month the YMCA of Greater San Francisco officially opened the Dogpatch YMCA at Crane Cove with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and daylong celebration. Photo: Courtesy of YMCA
Property Leased by Caltrans Subject to More Scrutiny, Higher Insurance Coverage
Mark Steensland Shortly after midnight on November 11, 2023, a fire broke out under the Interstate-10 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The ensuing inferno damaged more than 100 support columns; at least…
Short Cuts
No Alliance Last month the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that the San Francisco Parks Alliance diverted at least $3.8 million earmarked for specific projects to cover its operating expenses as…
OP-ED: Television Ads
Paul McDonald My Dad hated to watch ads on TV. In the 1970’s he got a device called “Blab-Off,” a cord connected to the television that had an “on/off” toggle switch one…
Caltrain Railyard Transformation Project Planned
Jessica Zimmer The plan for a 20-acre development, called “San Francisco Railyards” at Fourth and King streets, is steadily taking shape. The current concept features an 850-foot mixed-use tower. If constructed it’d…
Rec and Park Fined for Felling Community Trees
A small crabapple and abundantly fruiting fig tree that bordered the Potrero Hill Community Garden – and served as a gathering place for Hill residents – were cut down last…
Parking Meters to be Installed at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets
Kamesh Darisipudi Parking pressures in Dogpatch continue to mount, especially during workdays. Over the past few years, the neighborhood has experienced traffic increases, largely due to travel associated with new multi-unit residences,…
Community Calendar: June 2025
6/1 SundayNature: InsectpaloozaMeet arthropods from around the world, including the Australian Walking Stick, Giant African Millipede, and many more. Make insect-inspired art with local artists, bid on an African safari,…
Darlene Martin Retires as Starr King Elementary Principal
This month Darlene Martin retires as Starr King Elementary School principal, a position she held since 2016. From 2015 to 2016 Martin served as principal at International Studies Academy, a…
Real Estate Redlining on Potrero Hill
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project “Racial segregation does not just happen; it is made,” wrote Ira Katznelson, author of Fear Itself. The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation was established by the U.S. Congress in 1933 to…