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…
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Potrero Annex-Terrace Mismanaged by Private Firm
Rebekah Moan 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”
Jessica Zimmer 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…
High Rates of Student Absenteeism on Potrero Hill
Last year, three public schools located on Potrero Hill grappled with distressing levels of chronic student absenteeism. In 2022, 39 percent of students at Daniel Webster Elementary School, 29 percent…
Memoirs, Old Titles Top Must-Read Books for Potrero Hill Residents
The most checked-out physical books at the Potrero Hill library for adults and teenagers are memoirs and older titles, according to Rachel Bradshaw, the branch’s manager. Top of the list…
Minnesota Street Permanently Slowed
Kai Zheng At the end of 2022 the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) voted to make 16 of the City’s 31 “slow streets” permanent. Introduced during the early days of the…
PV Staff Hazel’s Kitchen Celebrates 30 Years with Gratitude
Hazel’s Kitchen, 1319 18th Street, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Owner Leslie Goldberg attributes the sandwich shop’s longevity to nurturing a loving community first and making money second. This…
18th Street: Then & Now
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project San Francisco Chronicle, February 11, 1907 | A 1908 newspaper article noted that ‘At 18th & Texas & 18th & Connecticut a new business center is springing up, and some…
Potrero Hill Festival 2022
Families enjoyed this year’s Potrero Hill Festival, a fundraiser for afterschool programs at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, which featured a festive train. Photo: Keith Goldstein
San Francisco Flower Market to Bloom in Potrero Hill In 2023
John Ferrannini The San Francisco Wholesale Flower Market will reopen in Potrero Hill “well before the end of 2023,” according to Mike Grisso of Kilroy Realty Corporation, which owns both the Market’s…
Le Marché Cezanne: An Épicerie in Potrero Hill
Georgia Rust Le Marché Cezanne, a grocery store dedicated to connecting local farms and neighborhood brands with community members, opens this month on 18th Street between Connecticut and Missouri streets. Mario Rimet,…
Neighborhoods Dotted with Public Spaces, Art
Top: Five 15-foot silver spheres created by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson are located on Chase Center’s east plaza. The spheres have mirrors facing inwards that create a tunnel effect when…
Proposed Bike Lane on 17th Street Hits Speed Bumps
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has proposed a “Quick-Build Project” along 17th Street between Rhode Island and Mississippi streets that has local businesses saying, “not so fast.” Quick-Build…
