Airplane Noise Disrupts Potrero Hill Peace
Michael Iacuessa The first two decades of living in her home near the top of Arkansas Street were mostly peaceful for one Potrero Hill resident, but over the past year the quiet…
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Subprime Auto Loans Driving Delinquency, Repossessions
Jacob Bourne Despite an economy marked by high growth and low unemployment, motor vehicle repossession rates have risen in many parts of the country, including California. According to California Department of Business…
Property and Violent Crimes Up, Homicides and Human Trafficking Down
Jessica Zimmer According to San Francisco Police Department data, between 2016 and 2018 the number of violent and property crimes in the City increased, the former jumping by 11.8 percent last year.…
With a $11.1 Billion Budget SF Spends Almost Two-Thirds More Per Capita than Seattle
Last month, Mayor London Breed signed an $11.1 billion budget for each of fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20 that reflects greater emphasis on reducing homelessness, increasing housing affordability, and keeping…
Starr King Open Space Steadily Being Restored
Starr King Open Space is slowly being returned to its indigenous flora, with the cultivation of a native plant garden and creation of a plot to be conserved by students…
Abandoned Dog Euthanized
Rebekah Moan Last summer, Animal Care and Control (ACC) picked up an abandoned a dog at Progress Park that was so emaciated and dehydrated that staff had no choice but to euthanize…
Dogpatch Joins the Rest of the City in Being Subject to Regulated Parking
This month, the Dogpatch Parking Management Plan, a long discussed set of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency regulations intended to prevent extended use of street parking, will take effect. The…
District 10 Supervisor Candidates Focus on Housing, Homeless, and Access
With District 10 San Francisco Board of Supervisor, Malia Cohen, termed out of office in January, the race is on to fill her soon to be vacated seat. Now that…
New City Living in Dogpatch
A new way of city living is emerging in San Francisco, especially in Dogpatch, where many apartment buildings are being constructed. The days when higher rents meant certain neighborhoods and…
Wildlife Found Throughout Southside San Francisco
Jeremiah Wall It’s just past noon on a Tuesday in April, and I’m bottle-feeding a seven-day-old black-tailed deer fawn on top of Potrero Hill. Energetic young squirrels perform gymnastics in a cage;…
Sonic Disrupts Potrero Hill
Last spring, Sonic, a Santa Rosa-based internet service provider, launched service in several San Francisco neighborhoods, including Potrero Hill, advancing an internet access alternative for residents and businesses. The growing…
Families Continue to Struggle to Stay in the City
Growing up in San Francisco can provide wider opportunities and exposure to culture, but it’s not without challenges to parents, particularly when it comes to navigating housing, child care and…
E-Cigarette Maker JUUL, Popular with High School Students, Subleases Space at Pier 70
Over the past decade use of e-cigarettes, known as “vaping,” has increased, with 3.2 percent of American adults using such products in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Mission Bay is Sinking
Hidden below San Francisco’s dense patchwork of homes, stores, and skyscrapers lies millions of years of geological history. Various physical processes over the past two million years have created diverse…
Mark Leno for Mayor
Potrero View Staff Editorial We live in a spectacular city. Many of the gifts we enjoy come naturally: topography that creates fantastic coastal views; mild weather; diverse geographies. Others are human made: dynamic, delicious,…
Only One “Healthy Nail Salon” in Potrero Hill
Jessica Nemire Three years ago, the View reported on the health risks nail products pose to salon workers in the United States, in “Nail Salon Industry Slow to Clip Health Hazards,” July,…
Car Break-Ins Decline Dramatically, Still High
The San Francisco Police Department reported a 31 percent decrease in automobile break-ins from January to February, with the number of year-to-date thefts down 15 percent across the City. All…
Chinese Ban Forces San Francisco’s Plastics Elsewhere, with Higher Garbage Prices Likely
Most of the 380 million metric tons of plastic created each year worldwide winds up in landfills or the natural environment. Despite California being one of the more successful states…
Potrero Boosters President Vying for District 10 Board of Supervisors Seat
“I think District 10 is the future of San Francisco,” said supervisorial candidate J.R. Eppler. “District 10 will see the most change over the course of the next decade than…
Anchor Remains Anchored in Potrero Hill
Five months into the purchase of Anchor Brewing Company by Japanese beer giant Sapporo, Anchor president Matt Davenport has promised that the company will continue to be San Francisco’s largest…
Test Scores Don’t Always Determine a School’s Popularity
Last month, San Francisco parents submitted their school choice lists. If demand during the 2017 academic year is any indication, Lowell High School, A.P. Giannini Middle School and Clarendon Elementary…
St. Ignatius Creates Junior High School Program
St. Ignatius College Preparatory, a Catholic Jesuit high school located on 37th Avenue, has been educating Bay Area children for 160 years. Tuition for the 2017-2018 school year is $22,780…
Mission Rock Development Continues to Roll
The San Francisco Planning Commission’s October approval may not have been the fall victory San Francisco Giants fans would’ve liked, but it’s a solid leadoff single for the team’s plans…
Pier 70 Project Moves Forward
Following San Francisco Port Commission approval in September, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to endorse Forest City’s mixed-use Pier 70 project in late October. The scheme has…
Board of Education President Shamann Walton in the Hunt for District 10 Supervisor
Brett Yates Last March, Shamann Walton formed a campaign committee to organize his run for the District 10 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. As San Francisco Board of Education…
