Publisher’s View: Affordability Trap
Steven J. Moss My wife, Debbie, and I often marvel at the steady stream of airline mileage points we collect just because we purchase items through our credit cards. The freebie enables us…
Ongoing Features
Letters to the Editor
Potrero View Staff Editorial Editor, I live at 19th and Mississippi streets. Ganim’s is at 18th and Mississippi. Don’t let Damon Guthrie write any other comic strips without proofreading them. In the December issue…
Short Cuts
Potrero View Staff Murder One woman is dead, another in custody, after a stabbing last month that occurred on the 1400 block of Kansas Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The…
Letter to the Editor
Editor, I was saddened to read in the November View of the passing of my dear friend and real estate agent extraordinaire, Linda Clark. I chose Linda to sell/buy two…
Community Calendar – December 2019
12/5 Thursday – Food: Butter Paddling ClassMake butter and learn about regenerative farming practices. Comes with three different mini-compound butters, gift ribbons available; light appetizers, cheeses; two drinks, wine and…
Publisher’s View: Nashville
Over the years I’ve learned that how I experience a place or activity is greatly influenced by what I bring to it. This was certainly the case on a recent…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Thank you for your excellent newspaper! I pick it up every month at The Good Life Grocery on 20th Street or at the Potrero Hill Library when I come,…
Community Calendar: November 2019
11/2 Saturday – Dia de Los Muertos: Festival of AltersMarigold Project presents the 26th Annual Festival of Alters. The making and viewing of traditional, contemporary, and experimental altars is a…
Letter to the Editor
Chris Puccinelli Editor, It saddens me to think of your presses stopping. I really look forward to reading the View each month. The View helps keep me current and updated on what’s…
Publisher’s View: Keep the Presses Rolling!
More than one-dozen households have responded so far to the View’s call for up to 2,000 readers to subscribe at $5 to $10 a month; less than the cost of…
Short Cuts
Shots A 27-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries last month when he and another male were shot while walking in the area of 17th and Mississippi streets at around 10:45 p.m.…
Community Calendar – October 2019
Now through 10/6 Sunday — Art: Outdoor Public Art Roller RinkAn art installation that can be experienced, with performances and DJ sets. Free. $5 for rental skates. Fort Mason Center…
Publisher’s View: Keep the Presses Rolling!
Last month’s front-page editorial announced that the View would fold on its 50th anniversary, August 2020, unless new revenues sources can be secured. Readers responded with a plethora of ideas,…
Short Cuts
American Patriot On a lovely summer day last month, Farley’s was packed with caffeinated conversationalists and computer-focused singles, spilling onto the outside parklet. Suddenly, a voice bellowed, “Go back to…
Community Calendar – September 2019
PV Staff Now through 9/22 Sunday (select dates)Theater: San Francisco Shakespeare FestivalShakespeare in the Park returns with a production of As You Like It. Performances at Main Post Lawn in the Presidio,…
Short Cuts
Industrial Plant Potrero Hill’s northern neighbor, the Design District, is host to both an increasing concentration of high-end condominiums and specialized manufacturing. Not long ago, Tempo Automation opened on Alabama…
Community Calendar – August
Now through 8/25 SundayTheater: Innovators ShowcaseThe inaugural Innovators Showcase features 25 performances and staged readings of creative new theatre by the 2019 class of PlayGround’s Innovator Incubator. Production tickets are…
Aging
“It went by so fast,” my 80-something father exclaimed, when I told him my daughter would be attending college in the fall. “Yeah,” I said. “I know.” In a year…
Short Cuts
Bagels and Cream Daily Driver, a café, creamery and bagel bakery, opened last month in a 7,000-square-foot, two story, space in Dogpatch’s American Industrial Center. One of the owners, David…
Community Calendar – July 2019
Now through 9/2 MondayArt: San Francisco Museums for AllUnder the San Francisco Museums for All initiative, free entry is available to more than 15 museums and cultural centers to residents…
My Father-in-Law, Fred
His six children called him Siegfried the Dragon Slayer, a name he embraced. His 13 grandkids knew him as Grandpa Ziggy. His beloved wife, Luba, called him Freddy. Fred S.…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, I lived on Kansas Street for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988. I knew Enola Maxwell and Ruth Passen very well. I was at the Family Celebration of Life…
Community Calendar – June 2019
Now through 6/13Film: San Francisco Documentary FestivalSince 2001 SF DocFest has brought weird and wonderful aspects of real life to the Big Screen, showcasing the best new documentaries from around…
Community Calendar: May 2019
Now through 5/19 Sunday — History: “Lest We Forget”German-Italian artist Luigi Toscano presents 78 large-scale portraits of Holocaust survivors as part of an arts and remembrance project, “Lest We Forget,”…
Gratitude
There are lots of things for which to be grateful. A baby’s soft laugh, a puppy’s cutely clumsy gait, the rain. Our lives are filled with people, places, and things…
