Without Arts San Francisco Will Lose its Heart
Tracy Tanner California College of the Arts will close at the end of this academic year. In anticipation of its shuttering, I was part of the first round of layoffs. As director…
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PV Staff Here Comes Trouble
Mark Steensland Tröuble is Mike Lin’s middle name; literally. He legally changed it at the end of 2025 during the initial stages of his campaign for District 10 Supervisor. He added an…
Art Agnos Way
Potrero Hill resident Art Agnos was honored with a part of Connecticut Street now sporting his name. The July renaming ceremony attracted political dignitaries, along with long time fans of…
Dogpatch Nonprofit Director Wins Prestigious Awards
Rebekah Moan Growing up, Jessica Hansen’s father repeatedly told her, “Don’t waste energy complaining. Do something about it.” Following her father’s advice, Hansen put her money where her mouth is. As executive…
The Best Gardener on Potrero Hill
Anne Sumers, M.D. Last Spring the front yard of a yellow cottage on Arkansas Street was decorated with a burst of roses, tended to by David Garcia. “David is the best gardener in…
Protestors at Lowe’s Call for Flock to be Herded Away
Jessica Zimmer In May, roughly two dozen protestors spent about an hour outside Lowe’s Bayshore Boulevard outlet calling for the store to terminate its use of Flock Safety’s license plate surveillance technology…
Neighborly Kindness
It was a windy day, and I was trying to stuff too many birthday balloons into the back of an SUV. It was like cramming an octopus into a suitcase:…
Art Dances to Seismic Activity
S Anne Steinberg A tiny piece of the Venice Biennale, an international art exhibition taking place in Italy through November, is on view at the California College of the Art’s Wattis Institute. The…
New Trees, Perhaps Not Preferred by the Community, Planted at Hill Garden
Tamala Motta “Rec and Park Fined for Felling Community Trees,” in the June 2025 View, told the story of San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s (RPD) illegal removal of apple and fig…
Local Publicist Retires
Jim Van Buskirk “After four decades in Bay Area film publicity, Karen Larsen steps back; and the work goes on,” stated the press release, which went on to explain that Potrero Hill’s indefatigable…
Something New at New Potrero Market
Like many other Potrero Hill residents, life began elsewhere for Nader Hanhan and his wife, Summer. She was just five years old when her family emigrated from Palestine in the…
Implications of California College of the Arts Closure Becoming Clearer
On January 13, 2026, California College of the Art’s students, faculty and staff woke up to an unexpected email. The message, from the college’s president, David Howse, announced that CCA…
Fuseproject’s Yves Behar: Making Tomorrow Today
Fuseproject, led by Swiss born industrial designer Yves Behar, combines Swiss aesthetics with California tech to develop products for Fortune 500 companies and startups. The firm is based at the…
Publisher’s View: Governor’s Race
Steven J. Moss Seven of the most prominent candidates for governor showed up for a debate last month at the Bayview Opera House, hosted by the Black Action Alliance, aired live by KTVU…
Interim Zoning Controls Imposed on Outdoor Drone Testing
Late last year the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution, authored by District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder and cosponsored by District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, to require…
From the Red Sea to Dogpatch
On January 9 and 10, the former St. Stephen Baptist Church, at the corner of 22nd and Tennessee streets, was consecrated as St. Michael Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s new home.…
An Artist Whose Medium Is Meat
According to Niku Butcher Shop’s website, “Guy the Butcher,” AKA Guy Crims, is a legend in the world of Japanese Wagyu. In 2017, he was responsible for bringing 4.3 metric…
Municipal Transportation Agency to Pause Towed RV Storage at Pier 68
Last month, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) suspended use of Pier 68 to store towed large vehicles. The Agency hopes to find another storage location by March 1.…
Man Creates Bloody Mess on Potrero Hill
Thomas Hunter II On Thursday, December 18, at around 2 p.m., a woman parked her sports utility vehicle on Connecticut Street, just south of 17th Street, to take laundry out of the trunk.…
Work to Begin on 22nd Street Staircase
Lanier Construction will begin building a long-planned-for 22nd Street staircase this month, replacing a steep dirt trail on a hillside between Missouri and Connecticut streets, north of Potrero Hill Recreation…
Muttville Founder Sherri Franklin Retires
This month, Sherri Franklin, who founded Muttville in 2007, will mark her 70th birthday by retiring as Chief Executive Office of the nonprofit. Chief Operating Officer Laurie Routhier will become…
Creating a New ‘View’ for the Neighborhood
Lucie Tran and Finn Banbury Recently, we noticed something we previously wouldn’t have paid attention to: a young woman standing near the 16th Street Boba Guys order counter quietly flipping through The Potrero View. Watching…
Annex-Terrace Redevelopment Problems Persist
The plan to rebuild the Potrero Annex and Terrace houseing complex began in 2005, as part of HOPE-SF, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD)…
Hill Resident Sews Gifts
Stephanie Lam Barbara Zerbe’s Potrero Hill garage is packed with embroidery machines. Zerbe owns Barbara’s Embroidery, which she operates from her Arkansas Street home. The 62-year-old relies on her Tajima machines to…
