OP-ED Reopen the 25th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Sasha Lekach Potrero Hill is like an island. Bound by Highway 101 and Interstate 280 and natural topography – hills are a great barrier for people and fog – the community is…
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Lead Contamination Closes 24th Street Mini-Park for Half a Year
For roughly seven months the muraled walls, swings and animal-shaped playground structures at the 24th and York Mini-Park were kept locked behind a gate. Usually bustling with young children, parents,…
Workshop Cooperates to Make Prints
Behind a set of bright yellow doors on the third floor of the American Industrial Center (AIC) is a room filled with printmaking equipment: four etching presses, two litho presses,…
Art Part of Healing, Design at UCSF Medical Center
With the opening of the $1.5 billion UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay earlier this year came hundreds of art installations throughout and outside the facility’s three buildings. Complementing the…
University of California, San Francisco-Mission Bay Medical Center Opens
Just as the huge lettering on the glass tower at the end of 16th Street had promised for months, the University of California San Francisco-Mission Bay’s newest Medical Center opened…
The Hill is Alive with Beverages
When it comes to getting a drink on or around Potrero Hill there are many water holes to investigate. In Dogpatch, several bars are sprinkled around Third Street. On the…