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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,…
Legislative Proposal to Usurp Local Land Use Controls Defeated
Michael Iacuessa A controversial State Senate bill, which called for circumventing local land use controls as a means to accelerate housing development, failed to make it through the State Transportation and Housing…
London Breed Pledges to Represent Everyone as San Francisco Mayor
District 5 Supervisor, London Breed, is hoping to complete a narrative in which she rises from a childhood in public housing to Room 200 of City Hall as San Francisco’s…
Alioto Vows to be the City’s Neighborhood Mayor
Jacob Bourne With San Francisco’s special mayoral election to be held June 5, candidates have been running campaigns that focus on differences that set them apart from their rivals. Angela Alioto, a…
Citizen Involvement Embedded in San Francisco’s Planning Process
Whether related to demands for affordable housing, better aesthetics, or wider sidewalks, citizen input is an integral part of San Francisco’s building process. While participation slows the pace of development,…
Candidates for Mayor Vow to House the Homeless
Chris Block and Steven J. Moss In his recent “State of the City” speech, Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garrett, stated that “homelessness isn’t an issue, homelessness is the issue.” Candidates to become San Francisco’s next mayor…
District 10 Residents Vote on Participatory Budget Proposals
Last month, District 10 residents cast votes to decide how to spend $250,000 to improve their neighborhoods. Proposals were compiled by residents at three brainstorming sessions held in 2017 and…
Construction of 1601 Mariposa Continues
Jessica Zimmer This month, concrete pours and site deliveries will limit street parking near the 1601 Mariposa Street development site. Related California’s construction contractor, Nibbi Brothers, is in the process of installing…
Bottle Bill Battle Continues as Good Life Grocery Threatened with Steep Fines
Over the past three years, the View has reported on The Good Life Grocery’s efforts to comply with the State’s “Bottle Bill,” the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction…
Proposal Progresses for Significant Jackson Playground Facelift
Jackson Playground would be radically altered under a proposed redesign plan. The historic clubhouse would be moved from Mariposa to 17th Street, adjacent to a new community center featuring rooftop…
Potrero Boosters: A History of Service
Laurie Snyder Its members are sharp, insistent, and affiliated with one of the City and County of San Francisco’s oldest and most powerful citizens’ advocacy groups: the Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association. Founded…
California College of Arts Campus to Expand
In January, the California College of the Arts submitted a revised Institutional Master Plan to the Planning Commission under which its Oakland and San Francisco properties would be consolidated into…
Country Cat with City Sensibility Subject of Neighborhood Search
Amy Carr Born in the quiet rural area of the Sutter Buttes, raised on a farm with a plethora of animals, Jami the cat was destined for bigger things. He lost his…
60th Annual Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition to be Held in May
Genevieve Feldman This May marks the 60th annual Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition, at the Potrero Branch Library. This non-juried show features 78 artists who live, work or study on the Hill and…
St. Gregory’s Hosts Devotional Art Workshops
About fifteen years ago, parishioner Betsy Porter began teaching an iconography class at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, located on De Haro Street. Iconographers create Christian art based on…
View Hopes to Make it to 50 — and Beyond
Steven J. Moss Forty-eight years ago, a group of Potrero Hill residents – artists, labor union activists, peaceniks – published Hills and Dales, a fledgling newsletter to inform neighbors about goings-on, and possibly…
Leno Says He’ll Follow a Collaborative Approach to a Better San Francisco
In the wake of Mayor Ed Lee’s unexpected passing in December, a special mayoral election will be held on June 5, with the winner occupying the post until 2020. One…
Green Benefit District Holds Election for Board of Directors Seats
Green Benefit District is a quasi-government organization directed by a board of elected Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill residents to help maintain and expand the area’s parks and greenery. The…
San Diego Appears to Shelter More Homeless Faster, and at Lower Cost, than San Francisco
Last fall, the late Mayor Ed Lee announced that this winter San Francisco would help an additional 1,000 homeless people secure shelter. However, according to Jeff Kositsky, head of the…
City Finalizes Central Waterfront Plan
Last month, the San Francisco Planning Department released a final version of the Central Waterfront Public Realm Plan, reflecting an 18-month effort to synthesize municipal and neighborhood land use aspirations…
22nd Street Green Connection Project Underway
In January, Bauman Landscape and Construction, Inc., a contractor for the Department of Public Works (DPW), began work on the “22nd Street Green Connection” project, a collection of improvements intended…
Islais Creek Being Studied for Climate Change Resilience
Enlarging Islais Creek by 300 acres, moving the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant to the waterfront, and turning Interstate-280 into a pedestrian sky park are among the ideas being considered by…
Proposal to Redevelop Kansas Street PDR Building
A showroom and retail building located at 300 Kansas Street, on Potrero Hill’s northern end, may be transformed into a modern structure, if a preliminary proposal moves forward. Developer Group…
No Self-Service Laundry Facilities on Potrero Hill
Potrero Hill Coin Laundry went out of business last fall, ending 18 years of laundromat service. Its departure from a central location in the neighborhood, at 1310 18th Street, leaves…