Permaculture Garden Flourished During COVID
Michael Iacuessa At least one corner of Potrero Hill blossomed during the pandemic: the permaculture agriculture plot at Rhode Island and 18th streets. Founded in 2008, the holistic garden had fallen into…
Michael Iacuessa
Proposed Teardown on Texas Street Draws Opposition
A proposal to demolish a Victorian and replace it with a larger modern home at 249 Texas Street has drawn the ire of neighbors. Kerry Shapiro and Joanne Siu purchased…
Local Theaters Search for Spotlight
With live entertainment dormant over the past year, theater companies have shifted to offering shows online, a tactic that hasn’t generated significant revenues. As operating losses grow, ongoing uncertainties brought…
Salons Take a Haircut During Pandemic
James Colgan was about to open his third James Colgan Hair Salon in Cow Hollow last March when the pandemic struck. A year later, he’s pared his business to just…
Islais Creek Planning Process Continues at a Trickle
More than a year after planning efforts began, municipal officials and advocates have determined that the Islais Creek Adaption Strategy should include a comprehensive vision for how the watershed can…
Potrero Hill Democratic Club Struggles to Reach Voters
Like many others, shelter-in-place orders and likely lingering constraints on large gatherings in the face of public health risks has forced the Potrero Hill Democratic Club (PHDC) to reorient its…
Crime Trends Largely Static through the First Quarter of the Year
One-quarter of San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) incident reports in Potrero Hill and Dogpatch so far this year have involved vehicle larceny. Other robberies, including bike theft and stolen packages,…
Demand for School Counselors Growing
Public schools in California have boosted their counseling staffs by 30 percent over the past five years, a trend that’s likely to continue due to a rise in mental health…
Residents Worry that Dogpatch May Become Dopepatch
The possible opening of a cannabis dispensary at 667 Mississippi Street has been delayed after the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to continue consideration of the project at a March…
Neighborhood Wants Stay Gold to Go
A proposal to open a cannabis dispensary at 667 Mississippi Street will be considered by the San Francisco Planning Commission on February 6 after a neighborhood group voiced concerns over…
Proposed San Bruno Avenue Development Draws Opposition
A family that’s owned land for four generations at the southern tip of San Bruno Avenue wants to build a seven-story housing development utilizing the state Density Bonus Law to…
Health Disparities Plague San Francisco
Well-being in San Francisco is all too often tied to race and income, according to the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), a report produced every three years with input…
Southside Parks Grapple with Waste, Artificial Turf
Franklin Square A Pit Stop toilet may be coming to Franklin Square soon, to help relieve the rising homeless population in and around the park. During the first six months…
Potrero Bus Yard May be Next Stop for Housing
In the face of sky-high construction costs and ongoing housing shortages, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) wants to partner with a private developer to build upwards of 800…
Potrero Terrace Housing Complex Rebuilt
After years of political promises, 53 Potrero Terrace households moved into brand new apartments last month at recently constructed 1101 Connecticut Street. Once dubbed Project X, the building reflects completion…
Owlcam Gives a Hoot About Auto Burglaries
Could dashcams be the answer to San Francisco’s car break-in epidemic? In an age of security cameras and smartphones, it was only a matter of time until the two were…
Warriors Want a Hotel and Condominiums Adjacent to Chase Center
Citing economic and neighborhood needs, the Golden State Warriors want to build a hotel and condominium complex instead of the retail building that was initially approved as part of Chase…
Obituary: John C. Weston
John C. WestonJanuary 25, 1938 to April 1, 2019 Longtime charismatic Potrero Hill resident, John C. Weston, passed away on April 1. He was 81. His larger-than-life personality had livened…
Fires Between Highway 101 and Potrero Hill Fanned by Interjurisdictional Challenges
Most San Franciscans probably believe that if a neighborhood experiences a plethora of intermittent fires someone would attempt to find a way to stop them. But when it comes to…
Doctor Addresses Gap in Care with Cooking Classes
When Dr. Linda Shiue became Kaiser Permanente’s first-ever director of culinary medicine at the San Francisco Medical Center three years ago, she saw an opportunity to address a gap in…
City Ignores Proposition K, Doing Little to Repurpose Surplus Land to Beneficial Uses
In 2015, voters approved Proposition K to streamline the process of identifying surplus municipally-owned land that could be used for affordable housing. The voter guide indicated that there’d be specific…
San Francisco’s Oldest Family-Owned Manufacturer Shifts to Retail-Only
McRoskey Mattress, which had been the oldest family-owned manufacturer in San Francisco, closed its Minnesota Street plant last fall after selling its production and brand rights to Fresno-based Pleasant Mattress.…
Central Waterfront Homeless Navigation Center May Extend its Stay
Halfway into a three-year lease, the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association (DNA) is generally supportive of extending the Central Waterfront Homeless Navigation Center’s stay and expanding its number of beds from 63…
San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency Fails to Keep its Promises at Islais Creek
Dogpatch residents are wondering when the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) will follow through on promises it made when it developed its motor coach facility along Islais Creek, or…
Cohen to Leave Board of Supervisors at Year’s End
Malia Cohen was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by a razor thin margin eight years ago. This December, the 41-year-old will be termed out of office, leaving…