Ten Ballot Measures to be Voted on this November
Potrero View Staff With the Democratic Party convention taking place this month in Chicago, Illinois, Californians may not be paying much attention to the slate of measures that’ll appear on the November 5…
Community Calendar: August 2024
PV Staff Now through 8/17 SaturdayArt: The Dump ShowStuff gets sorted daily at the San Francisco dump. From this detritus, 20 artists created works exhibited at this show. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday:…
Crane Cove Park to be Made Even Better
Odin Thien-An Marin Nestled along the Central Waterfront, Crane Cove Park will soon receive a family- and pet-friendly makeover. At an estimated cost of $2.2 million, a Tot Lot, fenced-in dog run, and…
The Potrero View Enters Its 55th Year
Lester Zeidman We’d gather Tuesday through Thursday on the last week of the month. It was a sporadic group that had no clear direction, but everyone knew what needed to be done.…
Protected Bike Lane Opens on 17th Street
The 17th Street Quick-Build project was completed in June, after just a few weeks of construction activity. The project is part of San Francisco’s Vision Zero initiative, which has the…
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
Jessica Zimmer 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…
Publisher’s View: The Cave
Steven J. Moss Roughly 2,500 years ago the Greek philosopher Plato wrote The Republic, in which he floated an allegory so compelling it remains in active use today. Plato described people who spend…
Short Cuts
Charge Visa has moved about 1,000 workers into a 300,000-square-foot building at Dr. Maya Angelou Lane and Toni Stone Crossing in Mission Rock. It’s one of only a handful of…
Potrero Terrace-Annex, BRIDGE Housing, Residents Complain of Poor Management
Chaitanya Tondepu 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…
Curry Scores Building Linked to Dogpatch History
John Borg When National Basketball Association superstar, Steph Curry, recently closed an $8.5 million deal to acquire a non-descript office-warehouse in Dogpatch it drew national attention, highlighting a red-hot real estate market…
Brewing Company to Redrop Anchor in Potrero Hill
In May, Hamdi Ulukaya, chief executive officer of Chobani Yogurt and owner of coffee company La Colombe, purchased Anchor Brewing Company for an undisclosed amount. Ulukaya executed the purchase through…
California College of the Arts Accused of Antisemitism
In June, The Deborah Project, a Massachusetts-based public interest law firm, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the California College of the…
Historic Pier 70 Adds Bay Padel to Offerings
Padel, a racquet game popularized in Mexico, is described as a mix of tennis and squash. The sport is sufficiently prevalent in South America that when Matias “Mati” Gandulfo arrived…
Community Calendar: July 2024
7/5 FridayFamily: “Chelle! & Friends” at Yerba Buena GardensLed by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques, a soul-steeped vocalist with a big, bold voice, Chelle! & Friends bring a family-friendly taste of…
Rain, Soil Contamination, Delay Bayfront Park Opening
Bayfront Park, 5.4-acres located between the Chase Arena and the Bay, is likely to open by the end of the year. Construction was delayed by the need to remove contaminated…
Community Garden Gives City Dwellers a Place to Grow
Situated at the corner of 20th Street and San Bruno Avenue, alongside a quaint red bench and picnic table, are 53 highly sought after urban garden plots encircled by a…
Esprit Park Expected to Reopen in September
Esprit Park is scheduled to reopen in September, roughly eight months after the completion date identified in the original renovation plans. According to San Francisco Recreation and Parks (RPD), rain…
Short Cuts
Assault Last month, a Potrero Hill resident was attacked inside Kansas Food Market, located at the corner of 23rd and Kansas streets. Kate Ryken, 45, was buying a bag of…
OP-ED: Dedicate Unused Small Public Parcels to Compact Residences
Daniel Idziak Owning a single-family home is an iconic American aspiration. Yet acquiring a house is prohibitively expensive to all but the wealthy, those in line to inherit property, or someone able…
“Split Incentives,” Lack of Price Transparency, Slow Pace of Debarbonization
Vishakha Patel A host of state laws have been adopted to reduce climate-modifying air emissions, accelerating the need to shift away from petroleum and natural gas and expand access to electrical appliances…
Clinic Provides Hemodialysis on Potrero Hill
Rohit Prasanna For more than a decade, the clinic located at 626 Potrero Avenue, at 18th Street, has provided hemodialysis to patients with kidney failure. Previously operating as Renal Advantage Incorporated, it…
The Park Market Returns to Crane Cove Park
Last month, The Park Market, an open-air food, music, and maker sooq, re-launched at Crane Cove Park, to be held on the last Saturday of the month through October. The…
