Map of Amenities
Thomas Hunter II I’ve always been fascinated with maps. In middle school I used to make driving direction maps that my school district printed on football flyers. They included major roads, school buildings,…
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1936 Soap Box Derby
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project The first All-American Soap Box Derby, advertised as ‘the greatest amateur racing event in the world’, was held in San Francisco on July 31, 1936. The event drew thousands of…
AI Takes Root in Mishpot
Danny Pham Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly getting smarter and steadily finding its way into mainstream businesses. According to the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, which tracks public data related to…
Affordable Housing Slated for Pennsylvania Avenue
Rebekah Moan Mayor London Breed’s Housing for All plan, announced earlier this year, has a goal of building 82,000 new homes over the next eight years, with roughly 60 percent, or 46,000,…
Starr King: One Campus, Two Schools
Chaitanya Tondepu Mosaics on the wall, the sound of kids laughing and playing in the yard, a painted eagle, and a sign that says, “LOVE TO LEARN LEARN TOGETHER”. This is what’s…
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…
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,…
Day on the Green returns to Potrero Hill Recreation Center Park
Jessica Zimmer 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…
Potrero Hill Parklets, Here to Stay?
Odin Thien-An Marin Amidst the pandemic numerous curbside parklets appeared along 18th Street, providing restaurants with a vital lifeline and customers the ability to dine al fresco. The emergency Shared Spaces program enabled…
Potrero Annex-Terrace Mismanaged by Private Firm
Eugene Burger Management Corporation (EBMC) is mismanaging the Potrero Annex-Terrace and Sunnydale housing complexes, according to a San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) report. Located around 26th and Connecticut streets, the…
Vermont Cleaners Struggles During Retrofit
Vermont Cleaners, located at 600 Vermont Street, has been in Benson Xu’s family since 1986. The business has survived an earthquake, recessions, and multiple robberies. Now as the building in…
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 Open Space Elects Two New Board Members
Two new members were elected to the Starr King Open Space board of directors last month. Justin Briggs and Daniel Rozynski will each serve three-year terms, with the opportunity to…
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…
Dogpatch Family’s Entire Belongings Stolen from U-Haul
At the end of March, Deanna Borbon and René Felbermayr packed a U-Haul to move to Los Angeles with their two small children and left it parked on Texas Street…
Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition Returns after Brief Hiatus
Amateur and professional artists alike will have a chance to showcase their work at the Annual Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition hosted by the Potrero branch library. First launched in 1955,…
Dogpatch, Potrero Hill Beset with Unmaintained Right-of-Ways, Known as “Unaccepted Streets”
Residents of southeastern neighborhoods are frustrated by chronic municipal neglect of unaccepted streets, public right-of-ways also known as “dirt” or “paper” roads. These pathways may be narrow, have rough surfaces,…
ACTCM Struggles to Do Right by Remaining Students
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) was first established in 1980. In 2024 it’ll cease to exist. Acquired by the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 2015,…
The Oldest Homes on the Hill
According to the California Environmental Quality Act, buildings constructed more than 50 years ago that have architectural or historical significance may be considered potential historic resources. However, while many Potrero…
Roughly Half of Potrero Hill High School Students Graduate
Dwiveck Custodio Downtown High School’s four-year graduation rates compare favorably to the San Francisco Unified District’s (SFUSD) average rates for the 2021-2022 cohort, while San Francisco International High School’s fell short. However,…
The Dogpatch Hub to Open this Year
Most any neighborhood would want a place like the Dogpatch Hub, “a communal space with no barriers to entry,” according to Friends of the Dogpatch Hub’s (FoDH) mission statement. Yet…
Dogpatch and Potrero Hill Green Benefit District to Hold Elections
Sara Powell The Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (GBD) holds board elections this month. There are five open seats, all for three-year terms. Three are set aside for Dogpatch…