Experienced, Soft-Spoken Cop Takes Helm at Bayview Station
Keith Burbank Raj Vaswani, Bayview Station captain, is a soft-spoken man who believes that patrol officers are the backbone of the San Francisco Police Department. Vaswani took over as captain in April,…
Ongoing Features
District 10 Supervisor Wants Better Anti-Violence Measures
An audit of municipally-funded violence prevention services has prompted District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen to call for new measures to stem aggression in Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley.…
May: Crime and Safety Report
PV Staff Southside residents have been frustrated by the perceived lack of police attention to the relentless vehicle thefts and burglaries from cars, with attendant smashed windows. In January, the latest month…
Publisher’s View: Art
The Potrero View is San Francisco’s longest-running neighborhood newspaper. We’ll celebrate our 45th anniversary this August. Throughout its years, the View has had an ongoing commitment to and engagement with…
Short Cuts
Commercial Crime Last month four businesses in Dogpatch and Potrero Hill – Invention Hub, Poquito’s, Papito’s, and Chat’s Roasting Company – were burglarized, in Chat’s case for the seventh time…
Library News
Jenny Scholten Programs for Adults Digital Drop In: Have questions about how to download eBooks to your device or how to use the library’s databases to read magazines, research genealogy, and more?…
Community Calendar
Saturdays in April, Family: Drop In Activities at Randall Museum The Randall’s exhibitions are open all day, with special hours for the Golden Gate Model Railroad exhibit, from 10 a.m.…
Homeless Man’s Attorneys Demand More Deputies Be Prosecuted in Beating Case
A legal team for a homeless man allegedly beaten at San Francisco General Hospital by a San Francisco Sheriff’s deputy is demanding that three more deputies be prosecuted for the…
Short Cuts
View Changes Jennifer Durrant, who has been producing the View, and managing advertisements, for more than the past three years, has moved on to new creative challenges. Durrant’s talented eye…
Publisher’s View: Cuba
Steven J. Moss President Barack Obama’s plan to normalize relations with Cuba, announced late last year, sparked memories of a family trip I took to the island more than a decade ago. My…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, The Potrero Residents Education Fund appreciates the View reporting on improvements at Daniel Webster (DW) Elementary School. As an organization whose primary mission is to support public education on…
Community Calendar
March 3 Cartoon Art Museum: Pay What You Wish Day The Cartoon Art Museum is the only U.S. museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all…
Library News
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Digital Drop In: Questions about how to download eBooks to your device, or how to use the library’s databases? Get one on one time with a librarian…
Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Battering SF General Hospital Patient
The San Francisco District At-torney has charged a San Francisco sheriff’s deputy with four felonies and a misdemeanor after the officer allegedly battered a San Francisco General Hospital patient late…
Get A Job
Mauri Schwartz The View asked career expert Mauri Schwartz to answer questions from job seekers. Submit yours to editor@potreroview.net. Q: I’ve been searching for a job for a while and am not…
