Publisher’s View: Worst of Times, Best of Times
Steven J. Moss In one of his bits, comedian Alex Edelman recounts talking to a family member who laments the state of current affairs, anxiously declaring, “This is the most challenging, worst time…
Ongoing Features
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PV Staff Ouch According to The San Francisco Standard, between December 2025 and May 2026 the total number of parking tickets issued in the City rose by 21 percent. The biggest jump…
Art Dances to Seismic Activity
S Anne Steinberg A tiny piece of the Venice Biennale, an international art exhibition taking place in Italy through November, is on view at the California College of the Art’s Wattis Institute. The…
Publisher’s View: Artificial Intelligence
This column wasn’t written by artificial intelligence (AI). But it could’ve been. And it’s not clear whether readers would notice the difference. Technology has brought us, yet again, to one…
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And They’re Off Last month District 10 Board of Supervisors candidate Mike Lin filed Form 470 with the San Francisco Ethics Commission pledging not to raise or spend $2,000 on…
Our Deadliest Streets
Mark Steensland The Department of Public Health (DPH) has released the latest High Injury Network (HIN) map, using 2024 data to identify San Francisco’s deadliest streets. The good news is that Potrero…
Community Calendar: June 2026
Now through 6/27 SaturdayArt: Ward SchumakerThis survey brings together Schumaker’s paintings from the past twenty years, as well as a selection of original books hand-painted by the artist. Tuesday –…
Big Art Loop
Taylor Snowberger The Big Art Loop, a 34-mile trail encircling San Francisco that links more than 100 artworks, was launched by the Siljbrandij Foundation two years ago. The route includes the eastern…
Publisher’s View: Future
The Potrero View is San Francisco’s longest running neighborhood newspaper. For almost 56 years, every month – except for an occasional December – the View has appeared at Farley’s, The…
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Traffic Safety Last month, at Fourth and Channel streets – where in February a driver ran a red light, killing a two-year-old and injuring her mother – municipal officials installed…
Community Calendar: May 2026
5/3 SundayCommunity: Empty BowlsEmpty Bowls will benefit the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, combining art and activism to fight food insecurity. For $65 choose from an array of hand-crafted bowls donated…
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Vigilante Safety Frustrated by what they believe to be a lackluster response from municipal officials after a motorist killed a toddler at Fourth and Channel streets, a group of traffic…
Implications of California College of the Arts Closure Becoming Clearer
On January 13, 2026, California College of the Art’s students, faculty and staff woke up to an unexpected email. The message, from the college’s president, David Howse, announced that CCA…
Community Calendar: April 2026
4/3 FridayMusic: Golden Gate Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the ParkIlluminate LIVE is back at Golden Gate Bandshell for its sixth season of free outdoor concerts, with more than…
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African Art The Art of Contemporary Africa (AOCA)opened at the Minnesota Street Project in February, marking the launch of San Francisco’s first Pan-African contemporary art gallery. AOCA is led by…
Publisher’s View: Governor’s Race
Seven of the most prominent candidates for governor showed up for a debate last month at the Bayview Opera House, hosted by the Black Action Alliance, aired live by KTVU…
February Crash in Dogpatch Leaves Residents with Few Answers
Jessica Zimmer On February 4, a San Francisco Police Department SUV crashed into the metal railing of an entry ramp and upwards of five vehicles parked at the northeast corner of 23rd…
Community Calendar: March 2026
3/2 MondayReproductive Rights: Crossing State Lines for Abortion AccessLearn how the fractured legal landscape around abortion access is leading states like California to strengthen laws to protect its residents and…
Publisher’s View: News
I’ve subscribed to Harper’s, the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States, since I was in college. I’ve been charmed and intellectually challenged by its short anthologies of…
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Last Song After more than three decades of hosting music, Bottom of the Hill will close at the end of 2026. The 350-capacity 17th and Missouri streets venue announced the…
Community Calendar: February 2026
2/3 TuesdayPolitics: Willie Brown at Commonwealth ClubFormer San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown discusses national, state and local politics with KQED political reporter Scott Shafer. Brown was the first African American…
Man Creates Bloody Mess on Potrero Hill
Thomas Hunter II On Thursday, December 18, at around 2 p.m., a woman parked her sports utility vehicle on Connecticut Street, just south of 17th Street, to take laundry out of the trunk.…
Publisher’s View: Politics
This year marks the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary. As Ken Burn’s twelve-hour The American Revolution documentary points out, while the rebellion was an act of national creation, it didn’t unfold…
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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…
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…
