The History Issue
PV Staff The Potrero View’s special History Issue in April features a cover showcasing Alison Pebworth’s map of the Phantom Coast and images of our neighborhood’s rich manufacturing and shipbuilding history. We…
Dogpatch
At Dogpatch Studio the Future is Now
Danny Pham Nestled in a walkway outside Uber’s Mission Bay headquarters at Pierpoint Lane and Bridgeview Way is a tall, highly reflective serpentine structure that bounces sunlight from its geometric, shiny, stainless-steel…
Local Gyms Offer Opportunities to Stretch, Punch, and Sweat
Jenna Duncan Four out of five San Franciscans claim they workout at least once a week, with almost half doing so as part of formal or informal group classes. A number of…
Minnesota Street Property Slated for Historic Hearing
Rebekah Moan A concerned neighbor has requested that the proposed permit for 945 Minnesota Street be withdrawn from the Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) calendar, asserting that it doesn’t comply with the San…
Map of Amenities
Thomas Hunter II I’ve always been fascinated with maps. In middle school I used to make driving direction maps that my school district printed on football flyers. They included major roads, school buildings,…
A Day in Dogpatch
Consisting of equal measures of residential and commercial enterprises, Dogpatch increasingly offers destination shopping, eating, and has emerged as a prime node for art galleries and institutions. Located in Crane…
Climbing the Walls, on Third Street
Next door to the Museum of Craft & Design, on Third Street, Dogpatch Boulders offers a 20,500 square feet climbing gym, with 17-foot-high walls. The facility is inside an adapted…
Wood Worked in Dogpatch
Jessica Zimmer Dogpatch resident and woodworker, Jodie Prud’homme, carves benches, desks, display boxes, and other pieces of furniture and office items. She’s a fan of forms that allow her to share wood’s…
Two Days in Dogpatch
Dogpatch is a fun place to wander around and explore, with its numerous parks, green spaces, and clearly identified slow streets and walking paths. One place worth visiting, the Museum…
Dogpatch, Mishpot, Mission Bay, and Potrero Hill Have Younger Populations, Newer Housing, More Renters
Potrero View Staff Dogpatch and Mission Bay are amongst the last neighborhoods to be settled in San Francisco. More than 50 percent of these communities’ housing stock was built in the 21st Century,…
Impulse Labs Cooking with Electricity
Vivien Wang Located at 1409 Minnesota Street, Impulse Labs launched last fall with an ambitious mission: to make it easier to electrify homes with better appliances. The goal originated as part of…
Institute of Contemporary Art Works to Interpret Cultural Moments
According to The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco’s (ICA SF) founding director, Ali Gass, the always-free, non-collecting museum was conceived amidst the depths of the pandemic and racial reckonings…
Dogpatch, Potrero Hill Beset with Unmaintained Right-of-Ways, Known as “Unaccepted Streets”
Residents of southeastern neighborhoods are frustrated by chronic municipal neglect of unaccepted streets, public right-of-ways also known as “dirt” or “paper” roads. These pathways may be narrow, have rough surfaces,…
Activist Works to Improve Dogpatch
Kai Zheng Donovan Lacy has lived in lots of places. Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, he found Montreal too cold, Florida too warm. San Francisco was just right. He can’t imagine residing anywhere…
The Dogpatch Hub to Open this Year
Most any neighborhood would want a place like the Dogpatch Hub, “a communal space with no barriers to entry,” according to Friends of the Dogpatch Hub’s (FoDH) mission statement. Yet…
The Dogpatch Hub to Open this Year
Sara Powell Most any neighborhood would want a place like the Dogpatch Hub, “a communal space with no barriers to entry,” according to Friends of the Dogpatch Hub’s (FoDH) mission statement. Yet…
Dogpatch and Potrero Hill Green Benefit District to Hold Elections
The Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (GBD) holds board elections this month. There are five open seats, all for three-year terms. Three are set aside for Dogpatch…
A Stitch in Time Reweaves Esprit Park
Daniel Idziak Earlier this year the long-awaited renovation of the 80,000 square foot – 1.84 acre – Esprit Park in Dogpatch commenced. Ceremonial shovels were wielded by local dignitaries, residents, and park…
Long Bridge Superhighway of Yesteryear
Joe Castrovinci San Francisco has long found creative ways to solve complex ways, including, in the 19th Century, development of the Long Bridge. “A lot of locals have never heard of it,…
Crane Cove Park Going to the Dogs
Opened in October 2020, Crane Cove Park – located at 18th and Illinois streets – has quickly become a beloved neighborhood asset. But community members are concerned that the seven-acre…
Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill Benefit District Elects Board
John Ferrannini Six new and two returning members were empaneled on the Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District’s board last month. The eight – representing more than half the 15…
Happiness is a Frame of Mind
Lee Stuart Frames on 3rd, located on the corner of Third and 22nd streets, beckons passersby with its simple storefront, its door typically open on a warm day. Owner Robb Dominguez can…
A Visit with Dogpatch Businesses
Odin Thien-An Marin All photos by Odin Marin
La Scuola Sites New Campus in the Mission
According to Head of School Valentina Imbeni, PhD., Italian-immersion La Scuola is delighted with its new campus in the Mission, but would’ve preferred to have stayed in Dogpatch, where its…
