Publisher’s View: San Francisco
Steven J. Moss Michael Moritz’s “Even Democrats Like Me Are Fed Up With San Francisco,” published in The New York Times, provoked the expected reactions from resident luminaries. Mission Local’s Joe Eskenazi picked…
Ongoing Features
Short Cuts: April 2023
Potrero View Staff Jackson Approved Last month the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission approved designs for a new playground, sports viewing areas, community learning gardens and an outdoor ball court at Jackson…
Letters to the Editor: April 2023
PV Staff Editor, Thank you for the crosswords occasionally published in The Potrero View. They’re well designed. I appreciate the local references in the clues. Those make the crosswords unique and makes…
Community Calendar: April 2023
4/1 SaturdayEducation: STEM Frenzy FestivalExplore the wonders of science, technology, engineering, math, and art. Enjoy 30+ engaging demonstrations and hands on activities at exhibitor booths hosted by local STEM professionals.…
Art History on 18th Street
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project Many Potrero Hill and Dogpatch apartment complexes are products of a 1990s building boom. Between 1988 and 2000, 3000 live-work lofts, intended to provide artists with housing and workspace, were…
Publisher’s View: Monopoly
Would you do business with someone who has declared bankruptcy twice, charges notably high prices for their product, which they regularly fail to deliver? What if their commercial practices resulted…
Short Cuts
Infrastructure Privatized Mayor London Breed and District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton are pushing legislation to create an “infrastructure financing district” at the Potrero Power Station, a 2,600-unit waterfront project located…
Community Calendar: March 2023
3/1 WednesdayHistory: GLBT History Museum Free Admission DayLocated in the Castro District, the GLBT Historical Society Museum is the first full-scale, stand-alone institution of its kind in the United States.…
Privilege
Home for winter break, my daughter, Sara, was eager for help deciding which study abroad program to take during her last semester in college. Society, Culture and Gender in Amsterdam?…
Short Cuts
Coffee Dogpatchers have another place to caffeinate, with the opening of Ikon Coffee on Knox Landing’s 22nd and Mississippi streets ground floor. Roaster Marcel Costas has vended his cuppas at…
Letters to the Editor: February 2023
Editor, I am writing to express kudos and accolades for “California,” published in the December View. Overall, I say well played! Moving to San Francisco was like being jumped by…
Community Calendar: February 2023
2/2 Thursday through 2/12 SundayFilm: SF IndieFestFor 25 years, SF IndieFest has brought fresh independent films and digital programs from around the world to San Francisco audiences. These are movies…
Short Cuts
Health San Francisco plans to open its first psychiatric hospital specifically designed to help youth experiencing a mental health crisis at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The facility will be…
Community Calendar: January 2023
Now through 3/12 SundayArt: “Entwined”“Entwined,” created by Charles Gadeken, offers an illuminated forest, with two 15 to 20 feet tall trees, 10 ranging from eight to 14 feet, and 40…
Publisher’s View: California
“It ain’t over till the fat lady sings,” goes a pre-woke idiom, perhaps more respectfully phrased as, “it isn’t over until the beautiful human being sings their final farewell song.”…
Community Calendar: December 2022
12/3 and 12/4 Sunday Shopping: Make Good Market Kick off the holiday season with a design-loving community and a diverse group of makers. This year’s event welcomes 20 vendors —…
Publisher’s View: Climate
What do you do when, decades into a relationship that you’ve molded your entire life around, you discover your bond is toxic? Bad for you, and bad for everyone around…
Short Cuts
Food, Wonderful Food Last month, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank officially opened its newly expanded warehouse and welcome center. The facility now has an additional 32,000 square feet for food…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Apropos of “Proposed Bike Lane on 17th Street Hits Speed Bumps” in the October issue, I am a bike person in the neighborhood and on Twitter. I’ve lived on…
Neighborhoods Dotted with Public Spaces, Art
Odin Thien-An Marin Top: Five 15-foot silver spheres created by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson are located on Chase Center’s east plaza. The spheres have mirrors facing inwards that create a tunnel effect when…
As the Pandemic Wanes, Live Theaters Create New Scenes
Diva Harsoor In Potrero Hill, where face masks are a rare sight, theater groups performing at Potrero Stage and elsewhere still speak of testing protocols, face coverings, and capacity restrictions. “There are…
Catalytic Converters Stolen from Under Police’s Noses
Four identifiably marked San Francisco Police Department vehicles had their catalytic converters surgically removed by thieves last month. “On September 12, 2022, at approximately 1 p.m., a San Francisco Police…
Community Calendar: October 2022
10/2/22 SundayHealth: Health & Wellness SundayHealth & Wellness Sundays, presented by Kaiser Permanente, offers a holistic immersion into fitness sessions, live entertainment, a toddler gym with Power Play SF, the…
Publisher’s View: Revitalization
Dogpatch, Mission Bay, and Potrero Hill know about being knocked down, pushed to the ground, staying there for years before climbing back up, head held high. For the last third…
Letters to the Editor, September 2022
Editor, As a former, 16 year, De Haro Street resident, I like to keep up on Potrero Hill news and enjoyed reading your story about the City discouraging the use…
