FINDING JOY AROUND POTRERO HILL December 2021
Jackson Park Renovation, Name Change Planning, Continues
Potrero Hill residents met over Zoom in October to discuss new designs, public art opportunities, and potentially renaming Jackson Park. Participants generally … Keep Reading
Potrero Hill Shows Off Its Green Thumb
A bit more than five percent of District 10, which includes Dogpatch and Potrero Hill, consists of green space, compared to 13 … Keep Reading
Local Bakeries Offer Sweet Treats and More
With their power to conjure longing and nostalgia, evoking home and family are the raisons d’être for three San Francisco bakeries located … Keep Reading
Lester Zeidman Leads, and Leaves, The Good Life
Longtime Potrero Hill resident and chief executive officer of The Good Life Grocery, Lester Zeidman, retired last summer after 40 years as … Keep Reading
Hill Resident Marcy Adelman Helps Build LGBQT Senior Facilities
Born in 1947, in the Dorchester area of Boston, Massachusetts, Marcy Adelman grew up in a tightknit, largely Jewish, community. The multi-generational … Keep Reading
Own a Piece of Dune History
Fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune have a chance to own a piece of the novel’s history: the stucco house where most of … Keep Reading
STEM Saturday Festival 2021
The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House hosted “STEM Saturday Festival” on Southern Heights Avenue last month. A dozen companies and nonprofits participated, with … Keep Reading
Live Music Makes a Come Back
Live music is returning to Potrero Hill, with Thee Parkside and Bottom of the Hill planning shows for this summer. Thee Parkside … Keep Reading
Lost Photos & Movies of Potrero Hill
The windows above Christopher’s Books at Missouri and 18th streets come alive from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays … Keep Reading
Permaculture Garden Flourished During COVID
At least one corner of Potrero Hill blossomed during the pandemic: the permaculture agriculture plot at Rhode Island and 18th streets. Founded … Keep Reading
Artist Anahid Aslanyan Makes Magic
Potrero Hill artist, Anahid Aslanyan, described her style as “modern mysticism, art that comes from the spirit and explores the dream universe … Keep Reading
Anchor Brewing Company Appoints Potrero Hill Native Thomas Riley to Brewmaster
Last month Anchor Brewing Company appointed Thomas Riley as Brewmaster. Riley, who has worked with the 124-year-old company for 36 years, is … Keep Reading
New Commercial Real Estate Remains Robust in Potrero Hill and Mission Bay, Older Storefronts Suffering
The commercial real estate market in Potrero Hill and Mission Bay has so far been largely immune to COVID-19’s economic disruption. Vacancies … Keep Reading
Hill, Dogpatch Residents and Businesses Lend a Helping Hand
San Francisco has been sheltering in place for almost six months. The full or partial closure of the tourism, restaurant, and retail … Keep Reading
Internet Service Provider Monkeybrains Born in Potrero Hill
When the Internet was young, Rudy Rucker and Alex Menendez liked to meet for coffee at Farley’s, on 18th Street. There, the … Keep Reading
Poppy Path Planned for Potrero Hill
A group of Potrero Hill residents, with assistance from Hibiscus Studio, is creating a “Poppy Path” from Wisconsin and Coral streets to … Keep Reading
Potrero Hill Democratic Club Struggles to Reach Voters
Like many others, shelter-in-place orders and likely lingering constraints on large gatherings in the face of public health risks has forced the … Keep Reading
Neighborhood Organizations Advocate for Residents; Local Businesses
A handful of civic organizations track land use changes in Dogpatch and Potrero Hill, and advocate on behalf of residents at City … Keep Reading
Neighborhood Wants Stay Gold to Go
A proposal to open a cannabis dispensary at 667 Mississippi Street will be considered by the San Francisco Planning Commission on February … Keep Reading
Bicycling Memories of Potrero Hill
Cycling Potrero Hill can demand more than a strenuous climb or two…or three. It can be an adventure, intended or not. I … Keep Reading
Potrero Stage Launches its 25th Season
PlayGround, a resident company and founder of Potrero Stage, located on 18th Street, is in its twenty-fifth season. The theater group started … Keep Reading
Decathlon Opens Outlet at the Potrero Center
Decathlon, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, opened an outlet at Potrero Center last fall. It’s the French merchants’ third … Keep Reading
Pera Celebrates A Decade of Dishes
Pera, a Mediterranean restaurant, is celebrating ten years on 18th Street. Irfan Yalcin and his younger brother, Metin, have been ‘serving the … Keep Reading
New Mural Installed Adjacent to Starr King Open Space
Starr King Open Space, a neighborhood park located at 1215 Carolina Street with sweeping vistas, has a new addition to the view. … Keep Reading