Improvements Planned for Warm Water Cove
Rebekah Moan Warm Water Cove, tucked away at the end of 24th Street, just south of the defunct Potrero Power Plant, used to serve as a sewage outlet, according to FoundSF. Now…
Circus Kid
Jim Van Buskirk “Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth, and you add a little curlicue at the end.” ~ Sid Caesar So begins Circus Kid, Lorenzo Pisoni’s poignant…
Port of San Francisco Leases Pier 80 to Pasha Automotive Services
Jacob Bourne The Pasha Group, based in San Rafael, is a family-owned global logistics company that focuses on automotive and maritime trade and goods movement. The company was launched in the 1940s…
Fox and Lion Bread Company Grows Organically in Bayview
Xan DeVoss began working as a professional baker in 2011, relying on a small shared space with an oven, selling bread through a subscription service. The fledgling business increased production,…
Bayview-Hunters Point in Flux
By Jacob Bourne The Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhoods continue to evolve, with recent demographic changes influenced by economic trends, particularly related to real estate. According to the Community Youth…
Illegal Auto Repair Business Causes Problems in Bayview
Keith Burbank Bayview residents living near an alleged illegal automobile repair business on 1515 Shafter Avenue have told City officials that Mark Phillips, the operator of the business, has prompted one woman…
Kid’s Bluegrass Band Featured at the Potrero Hill Festival
Pete Ludé It might not be apparent from the Billboard Hot 100 charts or Teen Choice awards, but a variety of musical genres attract today’s youth. Many San Francisco schools offer excellent…
The New Spot Closes on 20th Street
Brett Yates On August 20th, the casual Latin American restaurant, The New Spot, closed its doors after ten years of operating from 632 20th Street. According to co-owner, Gilberth Cab, he was…
Robotic Technologies Could Transform Living, One Square Foot at a Time
By Jacob Bourne Ori Systems, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wants to improve the livability of small housing spaces, even those with less than 300 square feet, through the use of…
Potrero Hill Festival Celebrates its 27th Year
Stephanie Alston On October 15th, the 27th annual Potrero Hill Festival returns to 20th Street, offering food, local musicians, crafts, a special health and wellness section, and an array of children’s rides.…
Community Calendar: October 2016
PV Staff 10/5 Book Launch: Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew Lucinda Scala Quinn is an evangelist for daily family meals. Her book offers survival strategies for…
Steve Phillips and the Promise of Today
In Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New Democratic Majority, published last winter by The New Press, Potrero Hill resident Steve Phillips argues for…
Obsessive Bad Thoughts: The Theater of Young Jean Lee
Production of Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment – through October 15 – by Crowded Fire Theater at Potrero Hill’s Thick House marks only the third Bay Area staging of the…
Gold, Chapter Fifteen
Steven J. Moss By Steven J. Moss Chester scooped up a litter of glass on the sidewalk, carefully placing the particles in a plastic bag. “Extra, extra!” Pete called out, as he strode…
New Principals at Daniel Webster and Starr King Elementary Schools
Daniel Webster and Starr King elementary schools started the 2016 school year with new principals and freshly renovated campuses. As reported in the October 2015 issue of the View, 10…
Arrest Rate Falls by Half between 2010 and 2015
San Francisco Police Department data indicate that there were 26,758 more serious felony crimes – murder, arson and motor vehicle theft – reported in 2015 than in 2010. All told,…
Bottom of the Hill Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On September 6, 1991, Potrero Hill nightclub Bottom of the Hill hosted its first rock show, headlined by a now-forgotten band, the Bird Killers. Over the following quarter-century, the unassuming,…
SHORT CUTS
Crushed High-technology motorcycle helmet maker Skully’s, a startup located on Third Street, has crashed. The business ceased operations in July, quickly followed by a lawsuit alleging that the company’s cofounders,…
OP-ED Keep the 25th Street Pedestrian Bridge Closed
Raymond O'Connor I live on Kansas Street, one block south of the 25th street footbridge bridge, and have been the Kansas Street SAFE Association captain since 2004. I believe that the bridge…
OP-ED New Islais Creek Bus Facility Not Living Up to its Promise
Robin Chiang This year, the long planned main building of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s bus facility is under construction on Islais Creek’s north shore. When Muni conceived of the project, its…
OP-ED Reopen the 25th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Sasha Lekach Potrero Hill is like an island. Bound by Highway 101 and Interstate 280 and natural topography – hills are a great barrier for people and fog – the community is…
OP-ED City Can’t be Trusted to Protect Neighborhood Interests Related to NavCenter
Jeff Zacuto There’s general agreement that homelessness is one of San Francisco’s highest priority concerns, and that homeless individuals should be treated fairly, humanely, and with dignity. Few people choose to be…
Why I Choose to Raise My Family in San Francisco
Sarah King Every time I look out my kids’ – Ripley King-Ofsiany, seven, and Sumner, four – bedroom window, I’m reminded why we choose to raise our family in San Francisco. We’re…
Corovan Debate Prompts Odd Behavior from Cohen
Michael Iacuessa It was an odd moment, notable even in room with a history of strange moments. During a July 26 Board of Supervisors hearing on a proposed developement at 901 16th…
Corovan Project to Proceed
One of the largest housing developments in Potrero Hill history is set to move forward after the Board of Supervisors rejected an environmental impact appeal by opponents of the project…
