Community Calendar: January 2026
PV Staff Saturday 1/3Art: Legion of Honor Free DayEvery Saturday, the Legion of Honor offers free admission to its permanent galleries to San Francisco Bay Area residents, featuring family artmaking, gallery guides,…
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Bathroom in Yard The Potrero Yard, built in 1915, spans more than four acres, edged by Bryant, 17th, Hampshire, and Mariposa streets. One hundred years ago the two-story structure located…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, “Pakistan,” by Steven Moss, in the November View, kindled memories of my own experiences in Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1989 to 1997, when I’d go for two to four…
Community Calendar: December 2025
Now through 12/13 SaturdayArt: In Light Years Snow, fire, and the sublime power of nature anchor San Francisco photographer Andrew Owen’s exhibition In Light Years. His images capture Northern California’s…
Publisher’s View: Pakistan
Steven J. Moss I’ve been to some out-of-the-way places, including Haiti and Niger, neither of which receive much American tourist traffic. When I tell people about these travels, they generally express mild curiosity,…
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More Teachers, More Books Mission Bay Elementary will open in August 2026, according to the San Francisco Unified School District, the district’s first new school in 20 years. Construction of…
Community Calendar: November 2025
11/1 Saturday and 11/2 SundayArt: Renegade Craft FairFeaturing creations by 250+ artisans, the fair is indoors with outdoor food trucks and features. Free admission. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to…
Reported Crime Sharply Down, Yet Residents Remain Uneasy
Moumita Chakraborty Reported wrongdoing has steadily declined in San Francisco, with 2024 experiencing the lowest rates in two decades. So far, the downward trend has continued in 2025. In the first half…
Publisher’s View: Books
About 20 years ago, biking at Burning Man I came across an impressive sculpture composed of books. The artist was present, fielding questions from passersby. One asked whether, in Burning…
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Burton Passes Potrero Hill resident, John Burton, an influential figure in California politics for decades, with a reputation as a straight talker, frequent use of profanity and openhearted discussion of…
Community Calendar: October 2025
10/3 FridayDance: Rooftop “Bollywood Nights” Dance Class at Salesforce ParkA Bollywood class and party for all ages and levels. Learn a combination of a 60-minute Bollywood or Bhangra dance. Hailing…
Publisher’s View: Energy Affordability
California’s for-profit utility electricity rates – including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) – have risen sharply over the past five years, faster and higher than municipal utility rates, or…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, In the “Publisher’s View” on loneliness in the July issue reference was made to someone as “a Black woman.” As I continued reading, I expected some context or relevance…
Community Calendar: September 2025
9/4 ThursdayMusic: Steely Dan People in Plazas, a annual outdoor music festival, offers more than 130 lunchtime concerts, featuring an array of styles, in 15 plazas on or near Market…
Publisher’s View: Fulbright
In June most members of the Fulbright Student Program board resigned, after the Trump Administration blocked “a substantial number” of scholars from receiving grants. Like so many federal initiatives, the…
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SPCA Clipped Last month, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced that it was laying off 32 people, 11 percent of its staff. Two-thirds of the cuts…
Sabine Strauch Makes Wearable Art
Rebekah Moan 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…
Community Calendar: August 2025
8/1 Friday through 8/24 SundayTheater: SF PlayGround Free-Play FestivalThis four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 17 productions and 58 performances by artists from across the country. Presentations include improvised…
Publisher’s View: Loneliness
In 2023 the U.S. Surgeon General declared that America suffered from a “loneliness epidemic,” caused by shrinking participation in such communal outlets as Kiwanis Clubs and bowling leagues. Replacement activities…
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Behavior Changed Eighty-two Behavioral Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital residents, some long-timers, will have to move to enable the facility to be converted into a mental health…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Thank you, Paul McDonald for the best laugh I have had in ages. Paul’s Op-Ed about TV ads is right on, very clever and priceless. I’m sharing it with…
Community Calendar: July 2025
Now through 8/1 FridayFilm: 2025 Anti-Fascist Film SeriesThe Anti-Fascist Film Series showcases five inspiring movies about people power overthrowing Fascism and restoring Democracy. 8 to 10 p.m., Fridays (no event…
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No Alliance Last month the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that the San Francisco Parks Alliance diverted at least $3.8 million earmarked for specific projects to cover its operating expenses as…
Community Calendar: June 2025
6/1 SundayNature: InsectpaloozaMeet arthropods from around the world, including the Australian Walking Stick, Giant African Millipede, and many more. Make insect-inspired art with local artists, bid on an African safari,…
Publisher’s View: The Pitt
At first the Max show, The Pitt, seems like a remake of ER, the ought-era television hospital procedural that launched George Clooney’s career. Noah Wyle, who played fresh-faced John Carter…
