Here Comes Trouble
Mark Steensland Tröuble is Mike Lin’s middle name; literally. He legally changed it at the end of 2025 during the initial stages of his campaign for District 10 Supervisor. He added an…
The Painter on Kansas Street
Dana Pearlman In August 1971, The Potrero View published “Artists and the Community,” which included Jean Halpert-Ryden, photographed by Bill Brinton seated in front of a large painting at an exhibit or…
Community Calendar: August 2026
PV Staff Now through 8/29 SaturdayArt: 65th Annual Potrero Hill Artists’ ExhibitionFeaturing artwork by library patrons who live, learn, work, or worship on Potrero Hill and Dogpatch. The late Charles Farr hosted…
McKinley Park
Simon Stahl This cartoon, by Simon Stahl, part of a series of historical depictions, first appeared in the View in 2016.
Art Agnos Way
Potrero Hill resident Art Agnos was honored with a part of Connecticut Street now sporting his name. The July renaming ceremony attracted political dignitaries, along with long time fans of…
Dogpatch Nonprofit Director Wins Prestigious Awards
Rebekah Moan Growing up, Jessica Hansen’s father repeatedly told her, “Don’t waste energy complaining. Do something about it.” Following her father’s advice, Hansen put her money where her mouth is. As executive…
The Best Gardener on Potrero Hill
Anne Sumers, M.D. Last Spring the front yard of a yellow cottage on Arkansas Street was decorated with a burst of roses, tended to by David Garcia. “David is the best gardener in…
The Portfolio: Winner, August 2026
Created by Dashel Lu-Pearson, age 11, "Under the Sea," is a two-piece, interactive artwork. The underwater scene is drawn using color markers on a transparency. The transparency is then mounted…
Large Ship Repair Fades into San Francisco History
Jessica Zimmer The Port of San Francisco has directed global engineering firm GHD to draft a demolition plan for two prominent ship repair structures – Eureka Drydock and Drydock Number Two –…
Protestors at Lowe’s Call for Flock to be Herded Away
In May, roughly two dozen protestors spent about an hour outside Lowe’s Bayshore Boulevard outlet calling for the store to terminate its use of Flock Safety’s license plate surveillance technology…
Keith Goldstein Reflects on 25 Years with the Merchants Association
In the span of his 25 years affiliated with the Potrero Dogpatch Merchants Association (PDMA) – first as a member, then as president – Keith Goldstein can’t remember one contentious…
Publisher’s View: Worst of Times, Best of Times
Steven J. Moss In one of his bits, comedian Alex Edelman recounts talking to a family member who laments the state of current affairs, anxiously declaring, “This is the most challenging, worst time…
Short Cuts
Ouch According to The San Francisco Standard, between December 2025 and May 2026 the total number of parking tickets issued in the City rose by 21 percent. The biggest jump…
District 10 Supervisor Q&A
The View asked three top contenders running for District 10 Supervisor to respond to a series of questions. Their answers are published in the April, May, and July issues. DJ…
Community Calendar: July 2026
7/2 ThursdayArt: SF Museum of Craft and DesignThe Museum of Craft and Design is free on the first Thursday of every month. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Museum of…
The Black Magic Murders
Mark Steensland started writing for the View after picking up a copy of the paper while in the neighborhood conducting research for The Black Magic Murders, his fictional true crime…
Neighborly Kindness
It was a windy day, and I was trying to stuff too many birthday balloons into the back of an SUV. It was like cramming an octopus into a suitcase:…
One Lucky Day
Benjamin Lee One day, I happened to find myself in the right place at the right time. Little did I know that this would be the luckiest day of my life (so…
The Crows, The Crows, Oh the Crows
Paul McDonald Never a big birderYet arrested by a murderOf Crows…Rows and rows of Crows The arrival is brusqueCoalescing at duskWith shock and aweThey scream and caw The amassing is harassingAlerting and…
Art Dances to Seismic Activity
S Anne Steinberg A tiny piece of the Venice Biennale, an international art exhibition taking place in Italy through November, is on view at the California College of the Art’s Wattis Institute. The…
Annex Demolished
Potrero Annex’s demolition is finally underway, a major turning point in the site’s slow crawl toward the rebirth promised by HOPE SF when it was launched nearly 20 years ago.…
Vacant Pennsylvania Avenue Lot to Become Affordable Housing
Alice Finno A 249 Pennsylvania Avenue lot may soon be developed into affordable housing, accommodated within a structure rising nine stories that features 124 units, including 38 studios, 15 one-, 36 two-,…
Tired of ‘Entitled’ Dog Owners, Neighbor Launches Dog-Tracking Website
Dogs are beloved companions for many people. But there are places where they aren’t allowed under San Francisco Park Code and Health Code, such as Jackson Playground’s athletic fields. Despite…
Publisher’s View: Artificial Intelligence
This column wasn’t written by artificial intelligence (AI). But it could’ve been. And it’s not clear whether readers would notice the difference. Technology has brought us, yet again, to one…
Short Cuts
And They’re Off Last month District 10 Board of Supervisors candidate Mike Lin filed Form 470 with the San Francisco Ethics Commission pledging not to raise or spend $2,000 on…
