Obiturary: David Bonelli
Michael Iacuessa David Bonelli April 30, 1919 – August 26, 2017 For many, the memory of Dave Bonelli, who passed away on August 26 at the age of 98, is synonymous with…
Michael Iacuessa
Twenty-Two Annex-Terrace Households at Risk of Losing Hill Homes
After some delays, the foundation is being laid at Project X, the next step in redevelopment of the Potrero Annex and Terrace housing complexes. Simultaneously, designs have been unveiled for…
Kids Want Serials When it Comes to Books
Ben Lopez, who works at Christopher’s Books on 18th Street, has noticed that when it comes to book buying customers, “Kids seem to know what they like. Adults ask for…
Abaca Ropes in Tenants
Residents of a housing development which opened on 2660 Third Street last month will have few excuses if they can’t tie a bowline, sheet bend or rolling hitch knot. That’s…
Mochica on the Hill
Carlos Altamirano’s Peruvian food concept has grown so quickly he has to stop and think before he’s able to list all his establishments. The owner of Mochica, on the corner…
Speakeasy to Continue
Speakeasy, a pioneer in the emergence of the Bay Area microbrewery scene, purveyors of Prohibition Ale and Big Daddy IPA, was saved from closing its doors last month when it…
Four New Faces Elected to Green Benefits District Board
Voters in Dogpatch and Potrero Hill’s Northwest blocks elected four new members, and re-elected three incumbents, to the Green Benefit District (GBD) board last month. The first of its kind…
Small Batch Manufacturing Thrives in San Francisco
The words “manufacturing” and “San Francisco” aren’t often used in the same sentence, unless a historian is talking about the City’s mid-century last heyday as an active port and shipyard.…
Potrero Hill Author in the Driver’s Seat, With Uber
Love or hate the company, it’s a rare week when ride hailing mega-contractor, Uber, isn’t in the news. Potrero Hill resident and Fortune Magazine executive editor, Adam Lashinsky, has been…
Queer Comics Unpacked at Potrero Hill Conference
Whether they center on a superhero or psychologically complex character, comic books have long offered quirky role models. Underground comics have been a particular source of comfort to gay, lesbian…
Good Samaritan Looks to Protect Immigrant Clients
The Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, on Potrero Avenue, has been a welcoming space for immigrants for 123 years. So, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up one…
Spending Continues Long After Political Campaigns End
Office parties, conferences, and donations to civic organizations are among the ways local politicians use campaign funds leftover after an election. The bulk of the remaining money, however, usually goes…
Lyft Creating Traffic Problems on Kansas Street
When Lyft decided to open a place where its drivers could interact in person with company employees it seemed like a good idea. Drivers could get advice, questions answered and…
City Budget May Face Cliff
What’s larger than the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Belize, Aruba and Jamaica combined, but not as much fun to frequent on a sunny day? The answer is the City and County…
Carolina Island Potrero Hill’s Newest Park
Prompted by the mugging of an elderly man and regular littering of hypodermic needles, Potrero Hillians living along the median on Carolina Street, between 22nd and 23rd streets, began meeting…
Soccer and Basketball Offered for the Wee Ones in Jackson Park
On Monday mornings in Jackson Park one might find a few waddling penguins dribbling eggs through a grassy version of the Arctic. That’s if you can get into the mind…
Car Sharing Likely to Expand this Year
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) will consider expanding on-street parking for car share companies when its board of directors meets in March. San Francisco may be the only…
Rebuild Potrero to Break Ground in 2017
Next month, Bridge Housing will break ground on an ambitious effort, titled “Rebuild Potrero,” to redevelop the Potrero Annex-Terrace housing complex into mixed income housing. Rebuild Potrero, which has already…
Driscoll’s Boycott Hampered by Poor Information
Since calls for a boycott of berry distributor Driscoll’s began in 2013, San Francisco grocers have struggled to find more information about the issues driving the labor dispute. The boycott…
Annex-Terrace Residents Cautiously Optimistic About Change
Ana Garay, 44, lives in a three-bedroom apartment on Connecticut Street in the Potrero Terrace housing complex with her 25-year old daughter, Stephanie, and two grandkids, ages seven and three.…
Trans Bay Cable Pumps Pittsburg Power into San Francisco
In 1998, a construction crew error disrupted a Pacific Gas and Electric Company substation in San Mateo, cutting power to 250,000 San Francisco customers for up to six hours. Traffic…
Enola Maxwell Likely to Continue as School Site
Low enrollment resulted in closure of Potrero Hill’s only comprehensive high school, International Studies Academy (ISA), which had been located at 655 De Haro Street, at the end of the…
Planning for Better Parks, Streets in Dogpatch and Central Waterfront
The San Francisco Planning Department wants suggestions on infrastructure improvements to make in Dogpatch and the Central Waterfront. The effort is part of the Central Waterfront/Dogpatch Public Realm Plan, launched…
Corovan Debate Prompts Odd Behavior from Cohen
It was an odd moment, notable even in room with a history of strange moments. During a July 26 Board of Supervisors hearing on a proposed developement at 901 16th…
Corovan Project to Proceed
One of the largest housing developments in Potrero Hill history is set to move forward after the Board of Supervisors rejected an environmental impact appeal by opponents of the project…