Holiday 2022: Shop Local
Drawing of the Month
Publisher’s View: California
“It ain’t over till the fat lady sings,” goes a pre-woke idiom, perhaps more respectfully phrased as, “it isn’t over until the beautiful human being sings their final farewell song.” Either way, it’s over, California, at least the latest eco-cultural tech-bro (anti-) social media wave. Musk has cut Twitter into Twit, Zuckerberg has meta on… Keep Reading
The Canyon in Mission Rock Nearing Completion
The Canyon, the tallest residential tower built in San Francisco this year, is a 23-story residential building located on Parcel A in Mission Rock along the Mission Bay waterfront. Mission Rock Partners, a joint venture between the San Francisco Giants and Tishman Speyer, is redeveloping 28 acres of former surface parking with more than a thousand units of housing, offices, retail,… Keep Reading
Short Cuts
No More Needles The California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) has decided to shutter the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), which first opened in 1980. ACTCM will no longer accept new students but will work with currently enrolled scholars to complete their degrees within a designated schedule. CIIS and ACTCM merged in 2015,… Keep Reading
Letters to the Editor: December 2022
Editor, I saw “Proposed Bike Lane on 17th Street Hits Speed Bumps” in the October issue and wanted to write as a Potrero Hill resident to say that I strongly support the plan to put protected bike lanes on 17th Street. My wife, children and I frequently bike on 17th to get to the gym,… Keep Reading
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 approach has kept staff turnover low. One or more members of the Venegas family – Juan, Daniel, Miguel, and Carlos – have worked at Hazel’s… Keep Reading
18th Street: Then & Now
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 retail merchants have moved there from other parts of the city.’ When industries expanded in Dogpatch, then known as a part of The Potrero, many… Keep Reading
Community Calendar: December 2022
12/3 and 12/4 Sunday Shopping: Make Good Market Kick off the holiday season with a design-loving community and a diverse group of makers. This year’s event welcomes 20 vendors — many local and some special international guests — with a wide array of goods, including home textiles and furniture, apparel, jewelry, glassware, and art. Support… Keep Reading
Potrero Hill Festival 2022
San Francisco Flower Market to Bloom in Potrero Hill In 2023
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 existing and new sites. “They had the option of remaining at Sixth and Brannan in a new facility but chose instead to move to Potrero… Keep Reading
Rebates Available for Electric Vehicle Purchases; Access to Charging Facilities Remains a Problem
With gasoline costing well more than $5 a gallon, and climate change increasingly on Californian’s minds, demand for electric vehicles is fast growing. “EVs are a great choice because they’re extremely efficient and save money on gas. A lot of people are nervous about buying one based on the range per charge. You can… Keep Reading
Number of Unsheltered People Declines in District 10
This year the number of people completely without shelter dropped by 15 percent in San Francisco compared with 2019. The reduction in District 10 was even greater, according to the City’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). Every two years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that communities that receive… Keep Reading
Publisher’s View: Climate
What do you do when, decades into a relationship that you’ve molded your entire life around, you discover your bond is toxic? Bad for you, and bad for everyone around you. Especially the children. California has entered the acceptance stage of the “carbon crises,” moving well past denial, though pockets of anger and depression continue… Keep Reading
Short Cuts
Food, Wonderful Food Last month, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank officially opened its newly expanded warehouse and welcome center. The facility now has an additional 32,000 square feet for food storage and distribution; two extra loading docks, enabling inbound truck capacity to increase from eight daily to 12 to 15 per day; 5,200 square feet… Keep Reading
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Apropos of “Proposed Bike Lane on 17th Street Hits Speed Bumps” in the October issue, I am a bike person in the neighborhood and on Twitter. I’ve lived on our hill for 21 years. I’ve biked for the past eight years, and it has changed my life. I am healthier and more connected to… Keep Reading
Voters to Choose District Attorney this Month
The District Attorney (DA) serves as the City and County of San Francisco’s chief law enforcement officer, supervising investigations and prosecutions of criminal offenses. The seat is being contested in the November 8 election following Chesa Boudin’s June 7, 2022 recall. The winner will serve the remainder of Boudin’s disrupted term, until January 2024. Four… Keep Reading
Starting Salaries Vary Widely by Profession, Baking in Inequality
Starting salaries for college graduates vary widely depending on the profession, setting up individuals for a likely lifetime of income disparities. Notably, journalists and elementary schoolteachers are at the bottom of the wage barrel, which raises the question, why are we asking people in essential jobs to do them at the cost of significant economic… Keep Reading
Bill Protecting Architects’ Copyright Becomes Law
Senate Bill 1214, carried by State Senator Brian Jones, was signed by the governor earlier this year. The law limits the type of information prepared by architects that municipal planning departments can make available to the public in a copyable format. The restriction is intended to protect architects’ intellectual property rights, congruent with the Federal… Keep Reading
Le Marché Cezanne: An Épicerie in Potrero Hill
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, Le Marché Cezanne’s owner, moved to San Francisco four years ago and was introduced to Dogpatch and the Hill while working at La Fromagerie, on… Keep Reading
Drawing of the Month
Community Calendar
11/2 WednesdayPolitics: District 10 Supervisor DebatesFeaturing District 10 candidates Supervisor Shamann Walton and Brian Sam Adam. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Food and refreshments 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street. https://bit.ly/debate-district10 11/2 WednesdayDesign: Pay What You Can WednesdayMuseum of Craft and Design strives to keep art accessible by giving visitors… Keep Reading
Why I Choose to Raise My Son in San Francisco
I didn’t plan anything. I arrived in San Francisco by car on September 11, 2008 around 9 p.m., young, single and childless. My journey driving across the country culminating in a steep climb up 17th Street, then freely flowing without the makeshift plaza, past the supersized rainbow flag in the Castro. “I’m here!” I shouted… Keep Reading
Obituaries
Mits AkashiSeptember 19, 1934- October 22, 2022 Mits Akashi, beloved owner of Moshi Moshi, passed away on the evening of Saturday October 22. Mits had battled various illnesses with a smile on his face for many years. He was 88 years old. Mits was in an internment camp during World War II. Despite that, he… Keep Reading
District 10 Residents Concerned About Crime, Homelessness
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 10 is located on the southeast corner of the 7 x 7 and includes significant overlap with the View’s readership. On November 8 incumbent Shamann Walton will face challenger Brian Adam in a race for the District 10 Supervisor seat. The View asked D10 residents to identify the biggest… Keep Reading