‘Blockheads’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Rebekah Moan “Blockheads,” an art installation in Woods Yard Park, across from Rickshaw Bagworks, is artist Dave Warnke’s favorite project. Warnke creates public art – stickers, posters, and other temporary pieces –…
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Hill Neighbors Clash with Developer over Kansas Street Fire Hydrant
It’s been 11 years since Dawson & Clinton first proposed constructing residences on five contiguous lots along 923 Kansas Street. Neighbors opposed the medium-density development and, after it was approved,…
Obituary
Abby Johnston April 3, 1940 – July 30, 2025 Abigail (Abby) Lee Johnston had a quiet charisma. She drew people to her with her quirky personality and big heart, according…
SF Funeral Home Offers Cremation by Fire or Water
Pacific Interment Service, on Folsom Street, was founded by Francisco “Frank” Rivero in 1992, the year San Francisco experienced a peak in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related deaths, 1,641. “He cremated AIDS…
Sabine Strauch Makes Wearable Art
Mission Bay resident Sabine Strauch didn’t intend to get into jewelry-making. The 27-year-old started oil painting as a teenager. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in…
Islais Creek Bridge to be Replaced
At 75 years old, the Islais Creek Bridge is overdue to be replaced. Located on Third Street between Cargo Way and Marin Street, the link connects the Dogpatch and Bayview…
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Proposes to Eliminate 55-Dogpatch
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposes to reduce the number of bus lines, stops and service frequency by four percent as a means to shrink an impending $50…
Burglars Use Mail Key to Access Multiple Dogpatch Buildings
A Dogpatch condominium building was burglarized twice, along with a third attempt, in the span of four days earlier this year. Instead of smashing windows or picking locks, the criminals…
Starr King Open Space Struggles to Raise Money for Maintenance
Starr King Open Space (SKOS), 3.5-acres located along Carolina Street south of 23rd, extending to De Haro Street at 24th, has been maintained by an elected board of directors and…
San Franciscans Like to Read, A Lot
San Franciscans are readers. Fifty-five percent of residents have a library card, compared with a 29 percent average nationwide, according to the San Francisco Public Library Commission. And cardholders are…
Hill Resident Stephen Lewis Creates Feature-Length Documentary
San Bruno Avenue resident Stephen Berkeley Lewis is a dreamer. After seeing Star Wars at age nine, he decided to become a filmmaker, creating movies in middle and high school,…
Gianaras Sisters Continue Food Tradition with Novy
Kathryn Gianaras attributes the success of the Greek restaurant, Novy, she co-owns with her sister, Kristen, to perseverance and a strong team. They opened the Noe Valley restaurant in 2015…
Neighbors Protest BioLabs’ 700 Indiana Street Project
Potrero Hill and Dogpatch residents have submitted two formal requests for the San Francisco Planning Commission to reconsider approval of MBC BioLabs’ proposed 700 Indiana Street development. The project consists…
Potrero Gateway Park Could Open This Month
According to the Department of Public Works (DPW), after numerous delays the Potrero Gateway Park (PGP) may finally be finished this month. Spearheaded by the community, the park will provide…
Unsafe Drinking Water Plagues Bryant Elementary
For the entire 2023-2024 academic year Bryant Elementary School students, teachers, and staff contended with classroom disruptions. Not from COVID-19 but from the absence of something basic: clean drinking water.…
InsectPalooza Can be ‘Life-Changing,’ Org Asserts
Handling a giant African millipede, which can grow up to 13 inches long and 2.5 inches around, will change your life forever, according to SaveNature.Org chief executive officer and co-founder…
Neighbors Say Proposed Indiana Street Building is Great, for Somewhere Else
MBC BioLabs wants to develop shared laboratory, office, conference, and community rental space for biotechnology startups at 700 Indiana Street. Prospective Dogpatch neighbors indicate that they don’t generally oppose life…
Rapid Robotics Takes Care of Tasks Not Ideal for Human
Rapid robotics creates mechanical arms that undertake the uninteresting, unclean, and unsafe work a human would otherwise have to do, according to the company’s chief marketing officer, Kim Losey. Numerous…
Minnesota Street Property Slated for Historic Hearing
A concerned neighbor has requested that the proposed permit for 945 Minnesota Street be withdrawn from the Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) calendar, asserting that it doesn’t comply with the San…
Minnesota Street Building Blighted
A flurry of failed renovations at 945 Minnesota Street has left the property unprotected from the elements, prompting concerns by community members and municipal departments. “It’s a complete eyesore for…
Long-time Hill Resident Matt Chanoff Publishes Book About Innovation
A Missouri Street resident for 31 years, Matt Chanoff describes himself as inquisitive, happy, and optimistic. He trained as an economist at Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C., and worked…
Affordable Housing Slated for Pennsylvania Avenue
Mayor London Breed’s Housing for All plan, announced earlier this year, has a goal of building 82,000 new homes over the next eight years, with roughly 60 percent, or 46,000,…
Fire Erupts at Potrero Terrace-Annex Housing Complex
A one-alarm fire erupted at 74 Dakota Street at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 27. No injuries occurred; the blaze took place in a vacant unit. The San Francisco…
Potrero Annex-Terrace Mismanaged by Private Firm
Eugene Burger Management Corporation (EBMC) is mismanaging the Potrero Annex-Terrace and Sunnydale housing complexes, according to a San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) report. Located around 26th and Connecticut streets, the…
Vermont Cleaners Struggles During Retrofit
Vermont Cleaners, located at 600 Vermont Street, has been in Benson Xu’s family since 1986. The business has survived an earthquake, recessions, and multiple robberies. Now as the building in…