Mark Leno to Run for Mayor
Brett Yates In December, then State Senator Mark Leno, who represented California’s 11th district, termed out of office. Leno, a Democrat, served 14 years in Sacramento, including two terms in the State…
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Potrero Hillian Paul Wells Still Spinning Music
Kyle Borland With a knack for conversation and a voice for radio, Paul “The Lobster” Wells is among a fading class of disc jockeys. Wells has more than 40 years of radio…
Urban Wildlife Adapt to San Francisco’s Changing Landscapes
Jacob Bourne Last fall, the World Wildlife Fund, a 50-year old global wildlife conservation organization, published the Living Planet Report 2016: Risk and Resilience in a New Era. The document utilized a…
SFMTA to Intensify Neighborhood Parking Regulations
As parking pressures continue to build in Dogpatch and Potrero Hill due to increased housing density, growing commuter traffic, and expanded activity at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the…
UCSF Development Process Continues
In 2008, the City and County of San Francisco created the Life Sciences and Medical Special Use District, bordered by Mariposa Street south to 23rd Street and Interstate 280 east…
The Incredible, Edible, Egg
Fooducate It used to be that when you’d go to the grocery store to purchase a dozen eggs all you’d have to worry about is whether or not any were cracked.…
Soccer and Basketball Offered for the Wee Ones in Jackson Park
Michael Iacuessa On Monday mornings in Jackson Park one might find a few waddling penguins dribbling eggs through a grassy version of the Arctic. That’s if you can get into the mind…
Car Sharing Likely to Expand this Year
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) will consider expanding on-street parking for car share companies when its board of directors meets in March. San Francisco may be the only…
Blooms Saloon Aims to Maintain Vibe Under New Management
Last fall, Tom Frenkel, owner and manager of Blooms Saloon for 34 years, transitioned to the role of silent partner; 18th Street resident, Barbi Tice, became manager and two-thirds owner.…
SFArtsED Educates Students on Minnesota Street
Amid the 15 galleries of edgy and eclectic contemporary art at the Minnesota Street Project, the exhibition entitled Dialogues, running through February 25 on the second floor of 1275 Minnesota…
Box City Shredded
Chris Block and Steven J. Moss A block long collection of tents and rudimentary shelters made of boxes located near an Interstate 280 overpass and Caltrain tracks in Mission Bay, which served as home to upwards…
Rebuild Potrero to Break Ground in 2017
Next month, Bridge Housing will break ground on an ambitious effort, titled “Rebuild Potrero,” to redevelop the Potrero Annex-Terrace housing complex into mixed income housing. Rebuild Potrero, which has already…
Driscoll’s Boycott Hampered by Poor Information
Since calls for a boycott of berry distributor Driscoll’s began in 2013, San Francisco grocers have struggled to find more information about the issues driving the labor dispute. The boycott…
Neighborly Assistance: The American Settlement Movement in San Francisco
It’s safe to assume that most San Franciscans—including those yoga classe participants at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House on De Haro Street, and those who drop their children off for…
Annex-Terrace Residents Cautiously Optimistic About Change
Ana Garay, 44, lives in a three-bedroom apartment on Connecticut Street in the Potrero Terrace housing complex with her 25-year old daughter, Stephanie, and two grandkids, ages seven and three.…
Grassroots Organization Advocates for Dog-Friendly Policies at Esprit Park
When the San Francisco Planning Department’s Central Waterfront-Dogpatch Public Realm Plan released preliminary blueprints for Esprit Park improvements last spring, some park users were alarmed by proposals to restrict off-leash…
‘āina Wins Bib Gourmand
Last fall, the Hawaiian restaurant, ‘āina, was awarded a Bib Gourmand award from The Michelin Guide, the first Dogpatch or Potrero Hill restaurant to receive the accolade. The Michelin Guide,…
Arch Returns to Potrero Hill
Paul McDonald For nearly 15 years, Arch Art and Drafting Supplies catered to design students, engineers, architects and artists from the corner of Missouri and 17th streets. The more than 7,000 square…
Changes to 9-San Bruno Bus Stop Worries Local Business
Annika Darling In 2014, the City and County of San Francisco adopted Vision Zero, a policy to create safer streets through more expansive traffic safety education and law enforcement, among other elements.…
Police Work With Hill Residents to Combat Crime
Rebekah Moan Potrero Hill is one of the City’s safer neighborhoods, due in large part to its residents, according to Bayview Police Captain Raj Vaswani, who oversees law enforcement in the community.…
DNA Declines to Support Additional Historical Review for Moshi Moshi Property
Last month, the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association voted against funding additional historical review of building that features stucco-covered façades and wood shiplap siding, located at the corner of Third and 18th…
Fundraising Efforts Continue for Islais Creek Film
Like many independent filmmakers, Potrero Hill’s Bill Gollihur has big plans for the movie he’s working on. His in-progress documentary, The Islais Creek Film, is an ecological history of a…
Election Produces Mixed Results for Housing and Homeless
In the View’s October issue, as part of its election recommendations the paper stated that “Rather than ad hoc solutions, or untethered mayoral promises about creating 10,000 new affordable units,…
Thirty Years of Dogpatch Advocacy
Nestled between the San Francisco Bay and Potrero Hill north of 23rd Street, Dogpatch is often described as edgy, eclectic and unique among the City’s neighborhoods. Its flat elevation and…
Trans Bay Cable Pumps Pittsburg Power into San Francisco
In 1998, a construction crew error disrupted a Pacific Gas and Electric Company substation in San Mateo, cutting power to 250,000 San Francisco customers for up to six hours. Traffic…