California Dream a Nightmare?
Joe Castrovinci The idea that there’s a California dream burst into popular culture in the 1960s through the music of the Beach Boys and Mamas and the Papas and continued through the…
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Unions, Civic Groups Scrutinize Amazon’s Proposed Showplace Square Development Site
Jessica Zimmer Last month, roughly 60 members of the San Francisco Southeast Alliance (SFSEA) gathered at Thee Parkside to discuss Amazon’s operations and proposal to develop 900 Seventh Street. It was SFSEA’s,…
City Continues to Mull Over Congestion Pricing
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) has extended its timeline to develop a Downtown congestion pricing scheme, giving Southside residents and businesses more time to consider the idea. SFCTA…
Dogpatch Neighborhood Association to Elect Officers
John Ferrannini The Dogpatch Neighborhood Association (DNA) is set to approve an uncontested slate of candidates. DNA members who’ve paid this year’s dues can vote on November 9 at a virtual meeting.…
Local Bakeries Offer Sweet Treats and More
Vivien Wang With their power to conjure longing and nostalgia, evoking home and family are the raisons d’être for three San Francisco bakeries located in Southside San Francisco. Sonya Kim was prompted…
Lester Zeidman Leads, and Leaves, The Good Life
Steven Fidel Herraiz Longtime Potrero Hill resident and chief executive officer of The Good Life Grocery, Lester Zeidman, retired last summer after 40 years as co-owner of one of San Francisco’s most beloved,…
Colonialization’s Lasting Imprint
Max Blue The United States is commonly thought of as a nation of immigrants, but it’s also a nation of colonizers. Brooklyn-based artist, Maia Cruz Palileo, explores this tension in Long Kwento,…
Hill Resident Marcy Adelman Helps Build LGBQT Senior Facilities
Lee Stuart Born in 1947, in the Dorchester area of Boston, Massachusetts, Marcy Adelman grew up in a tightknit, largely Jewish, community. The multi-generational home in which she was raised taught young…
10-Townsend to Return in 2022
Judy Goddess Samuel Thomas is angry. During the public health crisis, the 10-Townsend – a bus line he and other Potrero Annex-Terrace residents relied on to go shopping, travel to medical appointments…
Efforts to Rename Jackson Park Underway
In August, Jude Deckenbach, Friends of Jackson Park (FoJP) executive director, introduced the idea of renaming Jackson Playground at an online meeting of the Potrero Boosters, a neighborhood group consisting…
New Bayview Station Police Captain Grapples with Staff Shortages
David Maron was named captain of the Bayview Station last February, after more than 25 years with the San Francisco Police Department. His appointment was made in the wake of…
De Haro Property Owners Among Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic
Ebony Renee Parker “Essential workers” have been deservedly lauded over the past almost two-year pandemic. Medical professionals, among other “frontline workers,” have had to grapple with potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus, as…
ARCH Art Supplies Relocates to College Campus
Akash Ghosal After about five years of doing business from a red warehouse building at 10 Carolina Street, ARCH Art Supplies is moving to a new ground floor space below Blattner Hall,…
Peter McCandless, Dogpatch Cinematographer, Has Seen the Light
Minnesota Street resident, Peter McCandless, 67, believes he’s contributed to the world’s body of knowledge by serving as a cinematographer for more than 13 significant documentaries, including Of Civil Wrongs…
The Big Picture
Pier 24, located on the Embarcadero, is offering visitors the opportunity to see more of its collection than ever before. Exhibitions at the prominent photography museum typically revolve around one…
Own a Piece of Dune History
Rebekah Moan Fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune have a chance to own a piece of the novel’s history: the stucco house where most of the seminal science fiction novel was written. After…
The Sunset Pushes Back Against Diversity at Lowell High School
Justin Lai The temperature in the Outer Sunset is around five degrees lower than the rest of San Francisco, but it always feels much colder. There, the sun struggles to penetrate overcast…
San Francisco Center for the Book Hits Milestone
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB), located on 375 Rhode Island Street, has stood the test of time; 25 years to be exact. Jeff Thomas, executive director since…
Restaurant Grows with Mission Bay Neighborhood
Located at 1500 Owens Street, Oda originally opened in 2014 as a coffeeshop catering to the University of California, San Francisco crowd. Today, it’s a full-service restaurant with ample indoor…
Close Enough to Touch
McEvoy Foundation for the Arts in Dogpatch celebrates the City’s masked reopening with Next to You,an ode to in-person gatherings. The exhibition features 52 pieces from the McEvoy Family Collection,…
Parties Help Neighborhood Restaurants Rebound
Bettina Cohen Nick Osborne and his fiancé, Monique, were workmates in the restaurant his family owns, Mission Rock Resort Oyster Bar & Grill, so naturally that’s where they tied the knot in…
Local Historian Keeps Past Alive
Steven Herraiz Peter Linenthal is a neighborhood treasure. As Potrero Hill Archives Project director, he’s educated and entertained audience members for the last twenty-one years at annual ‘Potrero Hill History Nights.’ He…
Lessons from the School of Hard Knox
“Hi neighbors. I’m John…I have lived in Dogpatch since 1959. I attended the Elementary School which is now closed at 1060 Tennessee Street. You may see me walking every day…
Open Field at Catharine Clark Gallery
Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 based on the belief that the study of art was central to education. Over the years notable faculty and students included textile artist…
Ordinance Would Pave Way for Affordable Housing Development in Mishpot
Rachel Davis Over more than three decades Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP) has helped thousands of unhoused pregnant women and families, offering health, job training and child development services. The nonprofit may soon…