Nail Salon Industry Slow to Clip Health Hazards
Nikolas Zelinski Recent media has spotlighted the health care risks facing nail salon workers, as well as their customers. Earlier this year, a series of New York Times articles uncovered poor working…
The Wohlford Family Clinic Caters to a Diverse Population at Good Sam
Jessica Zimmer For 14 years the Wohlford Family Clinic, located within the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center on Potrero Avenue, has been offering San Franciscans reproductive health services, provided in a friendly…
When Parents Can’t or Won’t, New Generation Will
Indrani Sengupta According to New Generation Health Center manager Beth Brown, learning how to manage reproductive health is no different than understanding the correct ways of “walking down the street.” Parents of…
Hill Native Develops Mobile Health Apps
PV Staff Dogpatch Technology co-founders Jean Miller Truelson and Palmer Truelson formed a business partnership before they fashioned a more intimate one: marriage. The two former Second Life employees came together when…
Bell and Trunk Flowers, a Business Planted in Potrero Hill
Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli It’s been seven years since Vanessa Marlin took over Bell and Trunk Flowers, located on 18th Street. When asked to be interviewed by the View, Marlin accepted, with an invitation…
Progress, Challenges Ahead For Women’s Healthcare
Keith Burbank On an unseasonably warm June day in San Francisco the Women’s Community Clinic was quiet. It’s a tidy place, with walls painted bright muted colors. The space sends a message…
Nabe’s Sharon Johnson Works to Empower Youth
Austin Padilla After twenty-seven years working in the financial services sector, in 2000 Sharon Johnson was informed that her company, Mellon US Leasing Corporation, was being sold. She was asked to relocate…
Dogpatch Business Redesigns Intimate Apparel
Earlier this year Potrero Hill resident Heidi Zak moved her company’s headquarters from a South-of-Market location closer to home. Zak, along with her husband, Dave Spector, has lived on De…
South of Market Resident Buys the Family Farm
Jessica Nemire South of Market resident Lorrae Rominger, who serves as deputy director of the Goldman Environmental Prize, recently purchased the farmhouse she grew up on, which her family had sold decades…
Clinic Caters to Lesbian Community
Ben Taylor Lyon-Martin Health Services, located in Hayes Valley, has long been known as the go-to clinic for the lesbian community. Founder Patty Robertson and a tight-knit crew of volunteers started the…
Jerry Barrish’s Second Act
As a young boy growing up in New Jersey Jerry Barrish didn’t know anything about art. His home was completely devoid of it; there were no trips to museums. But…
Residents Voting on Green Benefit District
Barry Eitel On June 12 ballots were sent to property owners in Dogpatch and the northwest corner of Potrero Hill asking them if they’d be willing to pay an annual assessment, the…
Citizen’s Group Calls for Eastern Neighborhoods Capital Plan
Almost seven years after it was adopted by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan has emerged as a perennial source of controversy for community groups. The…
Experienced, Soft-Spoken Cop Takes Helm at Bayview Station
Raj Vaswani, Bayview Station captain, is a soft-spoken man who believes that patrol officers are the backbone of the San Francisco Police Department. Vaswani took over as captain in April,…
Minnesota Street Project to Provide Affordable Art Space in Dogpatch
Dan Shurley Construction is set to begin this summer on a Dogpatch arts hub that will give gallery owners, the latest casualties of San Francisco’s booming real estate market, a bulwark against…
Dogpatch and Hill to Vote on Green Benefits District
This month Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill property owners will receive ballots asking them to tax themselves, the proceeds from which would be invested in parks and public spaces, as…
New Mission Bay Advocacy Group Calls for Timeout on Warriors Arena
In late April, the Mission Bay Alliance emerged to oppose plans to develop a Mission Bay arena to house the Golden State Warriors. The Alliance said it wants to preserve…
District 10 Supervisor Wants Better Anti-Violence Measures
An audit of municipally-funded violence prevention services has prompted District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen to call for new measures to stem aggression in Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley.…
Ross Mirkarimi Fights to Stay Sheriff
Rebekah Moan Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco’s sheriff, is a hard man to get a hold of. An interview with a View reporter was rescheduled twice through his office. But then he provided…
SF General to Open Trauma Center this Year, New Research Facility Soon After
Final touches are being made to the renovated San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) and Trauma Center building, scheduled to open in December. The new hospital inpatient tower was funded by…
Arkansas Street Development Proposed Near Jackson Park
Martin Building has submitted a proposal to the San Francisco Planning Department to construct a five-story building at 88 Arkansas Street. The development would feature a ground floor restaurant, and…
580 De Haro to be Developed into Multi- and Single-Family Homes
Annika Darling The lot located at 580 De Haro Street is occupied by six dilapidated residential and one commercial building. All of them have been derelict and boarded-up for more than 15…
California College of the Arts Class Enlivens Starr King Open Space
Last semester, California College of the Arts (CCA) scholar-in-residence Chris Treggiari turned to Potrero Hill to serve as his studio class’s primary subject. Treggiari directed students in his Making the…
Summer Film Festivals Offer Fun for the Whole Family
Jim Van Buskirk San Francisco’s vibrant film scene, which offers a rich and diverse “ecosystem” of independently produced movies, can require as much creativity by viewers in search of a good, or provocative,…
District 10 Supervisor Questions Police Department’s Response to Crime Trends
District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen has called for a hearing to examine the San Francisco Police Department’s efforts to combat violent crime and automobile break-ins. In social media and local…
