A Dozen Candidates Vie for Four San Francisco School Board Seats
Jessica Zimmer Twelve candidates are competing for four seats on the San Francisco School Board in a period in which the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is grappling with a $148.5…
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Special Sign District Proposed for 555 Ninth Street
An ordinance to amend the City’s Planning Code and Zoning Map to establish the 555 Ninth Street Special Sign District in central South-of-Market will be considered by the San Francisco…
California College of the Arts Opens New Building Amidst $20 Million Operating Deficit
This Fall the California College of the Arts (CCA) will open a new 82,300-square-foot teaching and artmaking facility at 145 Hooper Street. The edifice will connect to the college’s main…
Coyote Family Makes Potrero Hill Home
San Francisco is home to an estimated 100 coyotes, some of which frequent Starr King Open Space and the area around Potrero Hill Recreation Center. Although human-animal interactions are generally…
Polluting Discharges into Mission Creek Could be Impacted by Two Legal Conflicts
The City and County of San Francisco is engaged in two legal cases related to polluting discharges into San Francisco Bay. In the first, CCSF is wrangling with the U.S.…
Potrero Yard Modernization Project Remains at the Bus Station
Construction of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project, to renovate and add affordable housing to the 4.4-acre San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) bus yard at Bryant and Mariposa streets, is…
San Francisco Bay Ferry Terminal to Make Land at Mission Bay
Bayfront Park’s south shore, where 16th Street meets the Bay, will become the site of a new San Francisco Bay Ferry terminal. The location was selected by San Francisco Bay…
22nd Street Trail Stair Steps Forward
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…
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…
Rain, Soil Contamination, Delay Bayfront Park Opening
Bayfront Park, 5.4-acres located between the Chase Arena and the Bay, is likely to open by the end of the year. Construction was delayed by the need to remove contaminated…
Esprit Park Expected to Reopen in September
Esprit Park is scheduled to reopen in September, roughly eight months after the completion date identified in the original renovation plans. According to San Francisco Recreation and Parks (RPD), rain…
The Park Market Returns to Crane Cove Park
Last month, The Park Market, an open-air food, music, and maker sooq, re-launched at Crane Cove Park, to be held on the last Saturday of the month through October. The…
High Care Costs, Pandemic Period Policies, Increases Shelter Demand for Dogs
San Francisco Animal Care and Control (SFACC) is experiencing a deluge of dogs due in part to the high cost of veterinary care and the pause in neuter and spay…
Green Benefit District Holds Election
The Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (GBD) has its annual board elections this month, in advance of a year in which the organization will work to convince…
City Shaves Sidewalks as Part of Repair Program
Pedestrians throughout San Francisco have noticed what appear to be random incidences of the grinding down of portions of sidewalks. The patches of polished cement are sometimes adjacent to trees.…
Three Generations of Community Activists
Edward Hatter has been the executive director of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, also known as “the Nabe,” since 2004. He recalls applying for an internship at the Nabe in…
Franklin Square Park Gets a Pit Stop
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.…
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…
Affordable Housing to be Built at Site of Retired Potrero Power Plant
Last fall at Power Station, a 29-acre mixed-use project in Dogpatch, shovel hit dirt to inaugurate development of The Maxwell, a 105-unit affordable apartment complex. The building is named after…
Neighborhood Leaders Essential to Civic Life
The View canvassed its readers to identify individuals who volunteer their time to make a positive difference in their community, some of whom are described in this article. The paper…
Jackson Park Redesign, Renaming Discussed
Last month, Friends of Jackson Park held its first in-person meeting at the Jackson Clubhouse since 2019. Roughly 100 people attended, including District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, District 11 Supervisor…
Neighborhood Leaders Essential to Civic Life
The View canvassed its readers to identify individuals who volunteer their time to make a positive difference in their community, some of whom are described in this article. The paper…
Wood Worked in Dogpatch
Dogpatch resident and woodworker, Jodie Prud’homme, carves benches, desks, display boxes, and other pieces of furniture and office items. She’s a fan of forms that allow her to share wood’s…
Incidences of Rape Decline, While Robberies and Murders Increase
Between 2022 and 2023, San Francisco saw a three percent dip in overall crime and a marked reduction in certain offenses, including rape, down 17 percent; assault and burglary, both…