Pier 70 Shipyard Primed for a New Tenant
Rebekah Moan Pier 70’s shipyard, which shutdown last spring after 150 years of continuous operation, could have a new tenant by the end of the year. “Port Commission selection, award, and lease…
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Dogpatch Parking Pilot Slow to Get Off the Ground
It’s been more than a year since the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposed a pilot in Dogpatch to test interventions that might make parking in the neighborhood easier.…
Almanac Has Beers for All Seasons
Almanac Beer is a San Francisco company whose brews can be found in 20 states. Launched in 2011 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan, the “gypsy” brewery – one that…
Third Rail, A Drinking Car Without Wheels
Third Rail, located at 20th and Third streets, isn’t the “fancy” bar people may think it is, according to owner and operator Jeff Lyon. “People sometimes apologize for ordering ‘just…
Police Work With Hill Residents to Combat Crime
Potrero Hill is one of the City’s safer neighborhoods, due in large part to its residents, according to Bayview Police Captain Raj Vaswani, who oversees law enforcement in the community.…
Potrero Power Plant Site to be Developed by New Owners
The 21-acre Potrero Power Plant site is slated to be developed into housing, retail, and open space. The power plant, once one of the dirtiest in California, was shuttered in…
Improvements Planned for Warm Water Cove
Warm Water Cove, tucked away at the end of 24th Street, just south of the defunct Potrero Power Plant, used to serve as a sewage outlet, according to FoundSF. Now…
Plenty of Opportunites to Get in Summer Shape in Southside San Francisco
Aside from hiking or bicycling the steep slopes traversing Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and South-of-Market, there’s a plethora of more structured ways in the area to get fit. Residents and visitors…
Karen Erlichman: Rabbi in Everything But Title
It took a while, and wasn’t in the form she expected, but Karen Erlichman eventually achieved her dream. When she was nine years old, growing up in Philadelphia in an…
Hill Resident Dedicated to Doing Good
Potrero Hill resident Andrea Laudate, 70, isn’t shy. She recently massaged talk show host James Corden’s butt on air when he passed her walking down an aisle during a taping…
City’s Reduces its “Rape Kit” Backlog
Securing answers from San Francisco law enforcement agencies – which are engaged in internecine bickering over a host of issues, including allegations of racial profiling by police officers – about…
Homeless Concentrating Near Freeways
“It’s not a lack of compassion, it’s a lack of action,” said San Bruno Avenue resident Gregg Stauffer, about the City’s homeless problem. Stauffer, along with other Hill residents, is…
Merger Creates New Doctorate for American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nothing’s and everything’s changed for the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), located on Arkansas Street, following its merger with the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) last summer.…
Kaiser Permanente Mission Bay Medical Offices to Open in March
At nine stories, encompassing 200,000 square feet, and housing 500 physicians and support staff, Kaiser Permanente’s Mission Bay Medical Offices, located at 1600 Owens Street, opens next month. The facility,…
Twists and Turns Lead Former Hill Resident to the U.S. Navy
Over the past decade and a half former Alabama Street resident Kieron Sinnette experienced all the elements of a rags-to-riches-to-rags story. Sinnette, an immigrant from Trinidad, arrived in San Francisco…
Nabe Struggles to Keep Afloat
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House’s executive director, Edward Hatter, lies awake at night worrying about what would happen should the facility close its doors. “It scares the hell out of me,”…
Hill Resident Raises $400,000 for Nepal Earthquake Relief
In April and May two earthquakes rocked Nepal. The tremblors devastated the country, destroying approximately 250,000 buildings and 20,000 schools. Nepal Social Educational Environmental Development Services, a San Francisco-based charity…
Potrero Hill Populated by Powerful Women
The Potrero Hill and Dogpatch communities wouldn’t be what they are today without the help of extraordinary women. A few of whom – though certainly not all – are featured…
Ross Mirkarimi Fights to Stay Sheriff
Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco’s sheriff, is a hard man to get a hold of. An interview with a View reporter was rescheduled twice through his office. But then he provided…
Gurdjieff Society Mounts Exhibitions on Harmonics
The “Harmonics of Unity” exhibition by the San Francisco Gurdjieff Society, held this month at two Potrero Hill locations, presents an overview of the interactions of art, science, and religion…
Project Artaud: An Artists’ Village in San Francisco
Project Artaud – pronounced Ar-toe – on 499 Alabama Street is an artists’ village/cooperative/collective. Technically, the project is a nonprofit, but “nonprofit” doesn’t capture the undertaking’s essence, which is hard…
Curiosity Drives Artist Wanxin Zhang
Wanxin Zhang considers his art to be a question, not an answer. That quiet curiosity is evident not only in his sculptures, but his demeanor. Zhang’s personality and artist sensibility…