Camaraderie: The Heart of Potrero Hill’s Fire Department
Danny Pham Bradley Akers knew he wanted to be a fireman since he was a young boy. Today, he works as an H-2 firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Department, assigned to…
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Saints Dance in Potrero Hill
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project The architecture of Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, blends Russian Orthodox, Japanese Shinto, and Craftsman styles. Long lines of people can be seen at the…
Cathryn “Cat” Blum: Building Community on Potrero Hill
Kayla Whitehouse Cat Blum has long led the movement to transform the 22nd and Carolina streets intersection into a community gathering space. Blum has lived next to the median for the last…
Friends of Jackson Park Looking to Raise Another $10 Million
Kamesh Darisipudi More than a decade ago Friends of Jackson Park (FoJP) and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (SFRPD) launched an effort to renovate and enlarge Jackson Park. The redesign…
Neighborhood Mosaics
San Francisco is blessed with numerous publicly accessible, vibrant mosaics, several of which can be seen in Potrero Hill. The View’s history feature is sponsored by Rickshaw Bagworks.
Potrero Hill PTAs Adjust to SFUSD’s New Expenditure Rules
Jessica Zimmer Last April, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) announced new restrictions on use of funds raised by Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), as well as municipal grants from such sources…
Brewery Still at Anchor
Matthew Dobner More than a year after Anchor Brewing’s purchase by Hamdi Ulukaya – originator of Chobani and behind expansion of La Colombe Coffee – the 495 De Haro Street facility remains…
Yard-long Potrero Photos
‘Yard-long’ group panoramic photographs become popular in the early-1900s. The images were often taken with a Kodak Cirkut camera, which rotated on a tripod, making every face recognizable. The horizontal…
Rec and Park Fined for Felling Community Trees
Tamala Motta A small crabapple and abundantly fruiting fig tree that bordered the Potrero Hill Community Garden – and served as a gathering place for Hill residents – were cut down last…
Darlene Martin Retires as Starr King Elementary Principal
This month Darlene Martin retires as Starr King Elementary School principal, a position she held since 2016. From 2015 to 2016 Martin served as principal at International Studies Academy, a…
Real Estate Redlining on Potrero Hill
“Racial segregation does not just happen; it is made,” wrote Ira Katznelson, author of Fear Itself. The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation was established by the U.S. Congress in 1933 to…
Potrero Annex Residents Must Relocate to Make Way for Annex Demolition
In February, the San Francisco Housing Authority issued a state-required 90-day notice evicting 66 households living in 700-915 Missouri Street, 1-75 Turner Terrace, and 1-97 Watchman Way. The buildings, part…
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Honors Potrero Terrace Market
PV Staff Last month the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recognized Mary and Edmund Woo, proprietors of Potrero Terrace Market, for their community service and generational legacy. On March 1, 1960, Jack…
Galleria Tile Inspired by Three Generations of the Visona Family
Jenna Duncan In the heart of San Francisco’s Design District, at 16th and Kansas streets, Galleria Tile offers a showroom that invites guests to encounter new ideas in flooring and tile. The…
Potrero Hill Bridge Being Rehabilitated
Earlier this year, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced plans to upgrade bridge barrier rails in San Francisco to bring them to current standards. One of the projects is…
Twenty-Second Street Trail Stair Needs Additional Funds
Julie Christensen After a decade of effort, Potrero Hill resident Jennifer Serwer’s quest to build a trail stair on a rocky hillside on the Potrero Hill Recreation Center’s north edge has gained…
Green Benefit District to Wilt Unless Property Owners Opt to Renew
Chaitanya Tondepu The Dogpatch and Northwest (NW) Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (GBD) was founded in 2015 by residents who wanted more communal spaces in an area previously dominated by industrial uses.…
Rash of Burglaries Besiege Dogpatch, Potrero Hill
Thomas Hunter II Over the last couple of months several break-ins occurred at Dogpatch and Potrero Hill businesses. On November 7, around 2 a.m., burglars slammed a stolen car into the front gate…
1515 19th Street a Ghostly Reminder of the Past
Rich Moore Neighbors, realtors, developers and passersby have long wondered about the derelict property located on the southeast corner of Connecticut and 19th streets. Situated in a steadily more valuable neighborhood, one…
A Quarter Century of Potrero Hill History
More than 200 people filled St Teresa’s Church last month to celebrate the neighborhood and snack on Goat Hill Pizza and Loard’s Ice Cream. Featured was a conversation between Goat…
Coyote Family Makes Potrero Hill Home
San Francisco is home to an estimated 100 coyotes, some of which frequent Starr King Open Space and the area around Potrero Hill Recreation Center. Although human-animal interactions are generally…
Unsafe Drinking Water Plagues Bryant Elementary
Rebekah Moan For the entire 2023-2024 academic year Bryant Elementary School students, teachers, and staff contended with classroom disruptions. Not from COVID-19 but from the absence of something basic: clean drinking water.…
22nd Street Trail Stair Steps Forward
Friends of the Potrero Hill Recreation Center (FOPHRC), composed of Hill residents who advocate on behalf of the Potrero Hill Recreation Center and Playground, has solicited proposals from licensed landscape…
Potrero Terrace-Annex, BRIDGE Housing, Residents Complain of Poor Management
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…
