Delivering Opportunities
Mark Steensland “Pregnant” and “homeless” were two words Martha Ryan was shocked to see together, especially in 1980s America, when President Ronald Reagan’s economic boom fueled the conspicuous consumption lifestyles of the…
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Mayor’s Race
Odin Thien-An Marin The View compiled responses to a series of questions from the most competitive candidates for Mayor. Experience you’d like to highlight London Breed is San Francisco’s 45th mayor, elected in…
A Dozen Candidates Vie for Four San Francisco School Board Seats
Jessica Zimmer Twelve candidates are competing for four seats on the San Francisco School Board in a period in which the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is grappling with a $148.5…
Building Resources Under New Management
For more than a decade, Building Resources, located at 701 Amador Street, has been the only place in San Francisco to acquire used residential and commercial building and landscaping materials.…
Special Sign District Proposed for 555 Ninth Street
An ordinance to amend the City’s Planning Code and Zoning Map to establish the 555 Ninth Street Special Sign District in central South-of-Market will be considered by the San Francisco…
Bayview Police Station Gets New Leadership
Captain Michael Koniaris didn’t grow up wanting to be a police officer. “My father discouraged it for a long time,” he said. The elder Koniaris — George, affectionately known as…
District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton
Rohit Prasanna Shamann Walton was elected to represent Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview Hunters Point, and Visitacion Valley on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors almost six years ago, assuming office in early 2019.…
California College of the Arts Opens New Building Amidst $20 Million Operating Deficit
This Fall the California College of the Arts (CCA) will open a new 82,300-square-foot teaching and artmaking facility at 145 Hooper Street. The edifice will connect to the college’s main…
Potrero Yard Modernization Project Remains at the Bus Station
Construction of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project, to renovate and add affordable housing to the 4.4-acre San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) bus yard at Bryant and Mariposa streets, is…
San Francisco Bay Ferry Terminal to Make Land at Mission Bay
Bayfront Park’s south shore, where 16th Street meets the Bay, will become the site of a new San Francisco Bay Ferry terminal. The location was selected by San Francisco Bay…
Food Choice Central to Care at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Lorraine Sawicki Food is central to our lives. We eat multiple times a day, ordering from restaurants and delivery services and picking up items at grocery stores. We dine to nourish our…
Ten Ballot Measures to be Voted on this November
Potrero View Staff With the Democratic Party convention taking place this month in Chicago, Illinois, Californians may not be paying much attention to the slate of measures that’ll appear on the November 5…
The Potrero View Enters Its 55th Year
Lester Zeidman We’d gather Tuesday through Thursday on the last week of the month. It was a sporadic group that had no clear direction, but everyone knew what needed to be done.…
Potrero Terrace-Annex, BRIDGE Housing, Residents Complain of Poor Management
Chaitanya Tondepu For months Potrero Terrace-Annex tenants have been complaining about leaky roofs, broken radiators, and surging piles of trash and feces left unremedied by Eugene Burger Management Company (EBMC) – responsible…
Curry Scores Building Linked to Dogpatch History
John Borg When National Basketball Association superstar, Steph Curry, recently closed an $8.5 million deal to acquire a non-descript office-warehouse in Dogpatch it drew national attention, highlighting a red-hot real estate market…
Brewing Company to Redrop Anchor in Potrero Hill
In May, Hamdi Ulukaya, chief executive officer of Chobani Yogurt and owner of coffee company La Colombe, purchased Anchor Brewing Company for an undisclosed amount. Ulukaya executed the purchase through…
Historic Pier 70 Adds Bay Padel to Offerings
Padel, a racquet game popularized in Mexico, is described as a mix of tennis and squash. The sport is sufficiently prevalent in South America that when Matias “Mati” Gandulfo arrived…
“Split Incentives,” Lack of Price Transparency, Slow Pace of Debarbonization
Vishakha Patel A host of state laws have been adopted to reduce climate-modifying air emissions, accelerating the need to shift away from petroleum and natural gas and expand access to electrical appliances…
Clinic Provides Hemodialysis on Potrero Hill
For more than a decade, the clinic located at 626 Potrero Avenue, at 18th Street, has provided hemodialysis to patients with kidney failure. Previously operating as Renal Advantage Incorporated, it…
The Park Market Returns to Crane Cove Park
Last month, The Park Market, an open-air food, music, and maker sooq, re-launched at Crane Cove Park, to be held on the last Saturday of the month through October. The…
Beneath the Fluorescents: Safeway, Theft, and the Socio-Economic Divide
Camile Messerley Ongoing activities at Safeway’s Potrero Center location highlight a broad set of social issues facing the store, San Francisco, and other urban areas. Shoppers rely on the market for routine…
InsectPalooza Can be ‘Life-Changing,’ Org Asserts
Rebekah Moan Handling a giant African millipede, which can grow up to 13 inches long and 2.5 inches around, will change your life forever, according to SaveNature.Org chief executive officer and co-founder…
Native Plants Can be Found Throughout Potrero Hill
Spring can bring fresh feelings of joyful growth. Although allergies can be triggered, the season bursts with flowers and fruits of many shapes and sizes. Some plants have been in…
Place to Play Games in Dogpatch
Mike Lin Located at 1095 Tennessee Street, Dogpatch Games is a retail store and community space that hosts events centered around tabletop games, amusements that’re typically played on a table or other…
High-Tech Solution to Reducing Noise Pollution
The term “noise pollution” first appeared in a 1966 New England Journal of Medicine article about the negative health effects of unwanted sound. Six years later the federal Noise Control…