Potrero Hill Resident Interested in Sounds
Mark Steensland Andrew Roth fell in love with sound more than four decades ago, when he was eight years old. His doctor dad would drive him from their North-of-Market neighborhood to Tower…
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Rapid Robotics Takes Care of Tasks Not Ideal for Human
Rebekah Moan Rapid robotics creates mechanical arms that undertake the uninteresting, unclean, and unsafe work a human would otherwise have to do, according to the company’s chief marketing officer, Kim Losey. Numerous…
Minnesota Street Property Slated for Historic Hearing
A concerned neighbor has requested that the proposed permit for 945 Minnesota Street be withdrawn from the Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) calendar, asserting that it doesn’t comply with the San…
Three Generations of Community Activists
Jessica Zimmer Edward Hatter has been the executive director of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, also known as “the Nabe,” since 2004. He recalls applying for an internship at the Nabe in…
San Francisco
PV Staff The designation “San Francisco” was first applied to the San Francisco Bay in the early-16th Century when Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into the inlet. Cabrillo named the bay,…
Redevelopment in Cape Town and San Francisco Relocated Blacks
The federal 1949 Housing Act authorized demolition and reconstruction of urban neighborhoods that were considered slums. Under the legislation, “redevelopment” targeted low income and non-white neighborhoods. In the 1960s, with…
Neighborhood Leaders Essential to Civic Life
The View canvassed its readers to identify individuals who volunteer their time to make a positive difference in their community, some of whom are described in this article. The paper…
Jackson Park Redesign, Renaming Discussed
Last month, Friends of Jackson Park held its first in-person meeting at the Jackson Clubhouse since 2019. Roughly 100 people attended, including District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, District 11 Supervisor…
Community Raises Funds for Potrero Kids Teacher Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Jenna Duncan Earlier this year, Ericka Lacayo, a popular Potrero Kids preschool teacher, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, an aggressive breast cancer. The cancer hasn’t metastasized, but requires aggressive…
Climbing the Walls, on Third Street
Next door to the Museum of Craft & Design, on Third Street, Dogpatch Boulders offers a 20,500 square feet climbing gym, with 17-foot-high walls. The facility is inside an adapted…
Long-time Hill Resident Matt Chanoff Publishes Book About Innovation
A Missouri Street resident for 31 years, Matt Chanoff describes himself as inquisitive, happy, and optimistic. He trained as an economist at Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C., and worked…
Building a Growth Mindset in Children: Three Strategies for Parents to Foster Resilience
Carrisa Romero I’m a parent of two children living in Dogpatch. A decade ago, I got my doctorate at Stanford University, under the guidance of Professor Carol Dweck, focusing on “growth mindset,”…
New Speed Bumps on Wisconsin Street
Terence Jones Last August signs were erected on Wisconsin Street that indicated parking would be prohibited for four days, with a permit reference to Yerba Buena Engineering. Residents were irritated by disruption…
Hill Resident Lucho Ramirez Nurtures Latino Film Festival
Lisa Ryers In 2008 Lucho Ramirez founded Cine+Mas SF, showcasing 15 independent films from the Spanish-speaking world. Today, the festival screens about 70 features a year, including eight short programs. Most of…
Two Days in Dogpatch
Dogpatch is a fun place to wander around and explore, with its numerous parks, green spaces, and clearly identified slow streets and walking paths. One place worth visiting, the Museum…
Ice Cream Returns to the Hill
Mike Lin Last month the awning at the former location of Dave’s Food Store on 20th and Connecticut streets sported new signage: Loard’s Ice Cream. The impending arrival of the parlor signaled…
Dogpatch, Mishpot, Mission Bay, and Potrero Hill Have Younger Populations, Newer Housing, More Renters
Potrero View Staff Dogpatch and Mission Bay are amongst the last neighborhoods to be settled in San Francisco. More than 50 percent of these communities’ housing stock was built in the 21st Century,…
Cafe Da Fonk!
Danny Pham Rising expenses, labor shortages, equipment failures, COVID hardships, and the impending sale of the 300 De Haro Street complex in which her bakery was located prompted Yasmin Points to close…
Port, Rec and Parks Assume Responsibility for 18 Mission Bay Parks
Last month, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) and Port of San Francisco assumed maintenance and operation responsibilities for 18 Mission Bay parks. The more than 24 acres…
Day on the Green returns to Potrero Hill Recreation Center Park
The 2023 Day on the Green neighborhood celebration will be held on August 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Recreation Center Park, 801 Arkansas Street.…
The Good Life Grocery Feeds Bernal Heights, Potrero Hill
Potrero Hill residents Kayren Hudiburgh and Lester Zeidman have long nurtured The Good Life Grocery, a natural foods store located at 1524 20th Street. Together, the duo weathered the COVID…
Neighborhood Leaders Nurture Civic Engagement
The View canvassed its readers to identify residents who volunteer to improve their community. Below we describe the efforts of some of these individuals; the paper welcomes nominations of others.…
Shipwrecked in San Francisco
Chaitanya Tondepu Sirens and castaways, drag and modern dance, a shipwreck in a nightclub. We Build Houses Here, performed last May at Oasis, showcased each of these elements intermingling like tidal forces.…
Bert Hsu Academy to Offer Kindergarten to Eighth Grade Classes in Potrero Hill
Vivien Wang Opening this fall, the Bertrand D. Hsu American & Chinese Bicultural Academy will offer “quality, rigorous, affordable and bicultural education” to kindergarten to eighth grade students. The school will be…
Starr King Elementary School Receives Mixed Reviews from Students
Laura Quiroga Starr King Elementary, located adjacent to Starr King Open Space, offers a Mandarin Dual Immersion (MI) program, two classes for each grade, and a General Education (GE) track. Roughly 360…