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…
Community Calendar: August 2025
PV Staff 8/1 Friday through 8/24 SundayTheater: SF PlayGround Free-Play FestivalThis four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 17 productions and 58 performances by artists from across the country. Presentations include improvised…
Neighborhood Mosaics
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project 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.
Tattoo Museum Would Make Ink Truly Permanent
Mark Steensland San Francisco is home to lots of museums. The de Young and Legion of Honor feature “high” art. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not is kitschy. The Museum of Craft and…
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…
Summer Stride of Library Love
Jason Rosenbury “Summer Stride is our biggest program,” said San Francisco Public Library Mission Bay Branch Manager Jana De Brauwere. “We prepare all year for it.” As part of Summer Stride, the…
Publisher’s View: Loneliness
Steven J. Moss In 2023 the U.S. Surgeon General declared that America suffered from a “loneliness epidemic,” caused by shrinking participation in such communal outlets as Kiwanis Clubs and bowling leagues. Replacement activities…
Short Cuts
Behavior Changed Eighty-two Behavioral Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital residents, some long-timers, will have to move to enable the facility to be converted into a mental health…
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Thank you, Paul McDonald for the best laugh I have had in ages. Paul’s Op-Ed about TV ads is right on, very clever and priceless. I’m sharing it with…
“Grizzly” Goings-On at Mission Creek Park
In 2021, the San Francisco Arts Commission invited proposals to create pieces for the Mission Creek Park Extension Public Art Project. The idea was to suggest a focal sculpture, or…
Islais Creek Bridge to be Replaced
Rebekah Moan At 75 years old, the Islais Creek Bridge is overdue to be replaced. Located on Third Street between Cargo Way and Marin Street, the link connects the Dogpatch and Bayview…
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…
Multiple Resources Available to Improve Literacy
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) wants at least 70 percent of third grade students to read at grade level by the beginning of the 2027 academic year. Three…
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…
Community Calendar: July 2025
Now through 8/1 FridayFilm: 2025 Anti-Fascist Film SeriesThe Anti-Fascist Film Series showcases five inspiring movies about people power overthrowing Fascism and restoring Democracy. 8 to 10 p.m., Fridays (no event…
Homeless Families to be Sheltered at Downtown High School
Tamala Motta At the end of June, a shelter for families with children enrolled in San Francisco public schools, located at Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) School, will move to Downtown High…
YMCA Opens in Dogpatch
Last month the YMCA of Greater San Francisco officially opened the Dogpatch YMCA at Crane Cove with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and daylong celebration. Photo: Courtesy of YMCA
Property Leased by Caltrans Subject to More Scrutiny, Higher Insurance Coverage
Shortly after midnight on November 11, 2023, a fire broke out under the Interstate-10 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The ensuing inferno damaged more than 100 support columns; at least…
Short Cuts
No Alliance Last month the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that the San Francisco Parks Alliance diverted at least $3.8 million earmarked for specific projects to cover its operating expenses as…
OP-ED: Television Ads
Paul McDonald My Dad hated to watch ads on TV. In the 1970’s he got a device called “Blab-Off,” a cord connected to the television that had an “on/off” toggle switch one…
Caltrain Railyard Transformation Project Planned
The plan for a 20-acre development, called “San Francisco Railyards” at Fourth and King streets, is steadily taking shape. The current concept features an 850-foot mixed-use tower. If constructed it’d…
Rec and Park Fined for Felling Community Trees
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…
Parking Meters to be Installed at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets
Parking pressures in Dogpatch continue to mount, especially during workdays. Over the past few years, the neighborhood has experienced traffic increases, largely due to travel associated with new multi-unit residences,…
Community Calendar: June 2025
6/1 SundayNature: InsectpaloozaMeet arthropods from around the world, including the Australian Walking Stick, Giant African Millipede, and many more. Make insect-inspired art with local artists, bid on an African safari,…
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…