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PV Staff General Hospital Murder On December 4, 2025, at approximately 3:04 p.m., San Francisco Police Department officers responded to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center regarding an assault. Officers…
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Letters to the Editor
Editor, Thank you for “Critics Unhappy with Short Term Rentals at Project Artaud,” in the March 2025 View. Unfortunately, the article had several significant omissions. As a nonprofit, Project Artaud…
Community Calendar: January 2026
Saturday 1/3Art: Legion of Honor Free DayEvery Saturday, the Legion of Honor offers free admission to its permanent galleries to San Francisco Bay Area residents, featuring family artmaking, gallery guides,…
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Bathroom in Yard The Potrero Yard, built in 1915, spans more than four acres, edged by Bryant, 17th, Hampshire, and Mariposa streets. One hundred years ago the two-story structure located…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, “Pakistan,” by Steven Moss, in the November View, kindled memories of my own experiences in Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1989 to 1997, when I’d go for two to four…
History Night at Pier 70
The 26th annual Potrero Hill & Dogpatch History Night brought more than 350 attendees, the most ever, to the handsomely repurposed Building 12 at Pier 70 last month. At the…
Community Calendar: December 2025
Now through 12/13 SaturdayArt: In Light Years Snow, fire, and the sublime power of nature anchor San Francisco photographer Andrew Owen’s exhibition In Light Years. His images capture Northern California’s…
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More Teachers, More Books Mission Bay Elementary will open in August 2026, according to the San Francisco Unified School District, the district’s first new school in 20 years. Construction of…
Community Calendar: November 2025
11/1 Saturday and 11/2 SundayArt: Renegade Craft FairFeaturing creations by 250+ artisans, the fair is indoors with outdoor food trucks and features. Free admission. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to…
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Burton Passes Potrero Hill resident, John Burton, an influential figure in California politics for decades, with a reputation as a straight talker, frequent use of profanity and openhearted discussion of…
Community Calendar: October 2025
10/3 FridayDance: Rooftop “Bollywood Nights” Dance Class at Salesforce ParkA Bollywood class and party for all ages and levels. Learn a combination of a 60-minute Bollywood or Bhangra dance. Hailing…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, In the “Publisher’s View” on loneliness in the July issue reference was made to someone as “a Black woman.” As I continued reading, I expected some context or relevance…
Mission Bay Affordable Housing Caters to First-Time Buyers, Descendants of Displaced
An affordable complex, located at 400 China Basin, has become home for families displaced by 1960s era “redevelopment” in San Francisco. “The journey in pursuit of happiness at 400 China…
Community Calendar: September 2025
9/4 ThursdayMusic: Steely Dan People in Plazas, a annual outdoor music festival, offers more than 130 lunchtime concerts, featuring an array of styles, in 15 plazas on or near Market…
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SPCA Clipped Last month, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced that it was laying off 32 people, 11 percent of its staff. Two-thirds of the cuts…
Community Calendar: August 2025
8/1 Friday through 8/24 SundayTheater: SF PlayGround Free-Play FestivalThis four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 17 productions and 58 performances by artists from across the country. Presentations include improvised…
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Behavior Changed Eighty-two Behavioral Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital residents, some long-timers, will have to move to enable the facility to be converted into a mental health…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Thank you, Paul McDonald for the best laugh I have had in ages. Paul’s Op-Ed about TV ads is right on, very clever and priceless. I’m sharing it with…
Community Calendar: July 2025
Now through 8/1 FridayFilm: 2025 Anti-Fascist Film SeriesThe Anti-Fascist Film Series showcases five inspiring movies about people power overthrowing Fascism and restoring Democracy. 8 to 10 p.m., Fridays (no event…
YMCA Opens in Dogpatch
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
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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…
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,…
San Francisco Protest
The Trump Administration’s attacks on the federal government, immigrants, the national economy, and much else ratcheted up last month. In response, more than a half-million people gathered in St. Augustine,…
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Curry Fouled Thirty Ink — a collection of Stephen Curry’s eight businesses and 13 entities — pulled out of a Dogpatch development project due to a dispute with the carpenters…
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Honors Potrero Terrace Market
Last month the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recognized Mary and Edmund Woo, proprietors of Potrero Terrace Market, for their community service and generational legacy. On March 1, 1960, Jack…