An Unusual Past and Uncertain Future
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project The brick building with black columns at 312 Connecticut Street, just up the slope from Goat Hill Pizza, has an unusual history and an uncertain future. For the last 30…
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One-Quarter of Downtown Buildings Vacant; City Struggles to Fill Void
Jessica Zimmer Late last year, the Financial District’s office occupancy was at 42 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to data from Kastle Systems, with a 26 percent vacancy rate. The cratering of…
Jackson Park Redo Designs to be Considered by Rec and Park Commission
Early this year, Friends of Jackson Park (FoJP) and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) will seek RPD Commission approval of a proposed park redesign. The step follows…
Esprit Park Closed for Redo
PV Staff Esprit Park closed last month for a year-long facelift. The refresh will bisect the two-acre open space into segregated meadows; the north for off-leash dogs and their guardians, the south…
Diesel Backup Generator Population Continues to Grow
Steven J. Moss The San Francisco Bay Area continues to host a steadily growing hive of dispersed diesel generators; those low buzzing big boxes located at internet server farms, hospitals, police stations, and,…
Port of San Francisco Grapples with Surging Sea
By 2100, sea levels are expected to rise by four to seven feet along the stretch of Bay from Fisherman’s Wharf to Heron’s Head Park. If left unchecked, the rising…
Therapists Help their Clients Cope with Social Anxiety, Job Insecurity
Rebekah Moan Therapists in Potrero Hill and Dogpatch are helping their clients cope with a new set of issues after a rocky few years of COVID. In addition to perennial problems of…
San Francisco Flower Market to Bloom in Potrero Hill In 2023
John Ferrannini The San Francisco Wholesale Flower Market will reopen in Potrero Hill “well before the end of 2023,” according to Mike Grisso of Kilroy Realty Corporation, which owns both the Market’s…
Rebates Available for Electric Vehicle Purchases; Access to Charging Facilities Remains a Problem
With gasoline costing well more than $5 a gallon, and climate change increasingly on Californian’s minds, demand for electric vehicles is fast growing. “EVs are a great choice because they’re…
Number of Unsheltered People Declines in District 10
This year the number of people completely without shelter dropped by 15 percent in San Francisco compared with 2019. The reduction in District 10 was even greater, according to the…
District 10 Residents Concerned About Crime, Homelessness
Matt Namy San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 10 is located on the southeast corner of the 7 x 7 and includes significant overlap with the View’s readership. On November 8 incumbent…
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…
Proposed Bike Lane on 17th Street Hits Speed Bumps
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has proposed a “Quick-Build Project” along 17th Street between Rhode Island and Mississippi streets that has local businesses saying, “not so fast.” Quick-Build…
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…
Rec and Park Unconcerned About Project’s Shadowing of Potrero Del Sol Park
Rebekah Moan and Jessica Zimmer Last month, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission voted four to one that the shadow from a proposed residential complex wouldn’t significantly impact Potrero Del Sol Park, formerly known…
District 10 Sales Tax Revenues Rebound
District 10 generated $14.53 million in sales tax revenue last year, the third highest district haul, and more than the $14 million collected before the start of the pandemic. District…
Adam Challenges Walton for District 10 Supe Seat
On November 8 District 10 residents will have a choice between returning incumbent and Board president Shamann Walton to the Board of Supervisors or selecting newcomer Brian Adam. The winner…
Drought Putting Pressure on Produce Prices
Jaxen Werne “Corn and zucchini have been okay but most other produce has gone up in price,” said José Escobar, The Good Life Grocery’s produce buyer. “I’ve noticed prices have gone up…
San Francisco Wants to Make Cooking with Gas a Thing of the Past
The City and County of San Francisco is part of a growing number of local governments that’ve adopted policies to restrict the use of natural gas. As of last year,…
Mission Bay Building Owners Sue as Pipes Break Due to Subsidence
Julie Zigoris The Radiance, a 99-unit condominium building with entrances at 330 Mission Bay Boulevard and 325 China Basin Street, is suing the City for damages caused by subsidence, or sinking. The…
Officer-Involved Shooting at Owens and Mariposa Streets
On May 19th, shots rang out under the Interstate-280 overpass at Mariposa and Owens streets. An altercation between two unhoused men turned into a roughly nine-minute struggle involving multiple knives…
Potrero Gateway Park Coming Soon
The right-of-way located between San Bruno Avenue, 17th Street and Vermont Street sits atop ancient serpentine bedrock, composed of California’s rare state rock, serpentinite. Homes that once occupied the area…
The Ramp Restaurant Looking for a Safe Harbor
The waterfront dive bar and restaurant, The Ramp, and accompanying boatyard, San Francisco Boatworks, continue to roll on rocky waves with a month-to-month lease. Located on Terry A. Francois Boulevard,…
Division Street Documents Street Life
Joey Perotti In 2016 San Francisco hosted Super Bowl 50. Then Mayor Ed Lee ordered the San Francisco Police Department to move those living on the streets from places they might be…
Delancey Street Program Population Down During the Pandemic
Criminal sentencing policies swing one way and then the other, but demand for entry into the Delancey Street residential training center for drug abusers, ex-convicts, and the unhoused remains the…
