The Potrero View is seeking an editor-in-chief for San Francisco’s longest-running neighborhood newspaper. This part-time contract position will lead coverage of San Francisco’s most economically and socially dynamic neighborhoods: Potrero…
The stabbing of 51-year-old social worker Alberto Rangel in Ward 86 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) prompted numerous security-related changes at the hospital. According to Gail Smith, an 81-year-old…
For eighteen years, Annie Shaw, her husband Matt Petty, and other Potrero Hill residents have dedicated themselves to beautifying and maintaining land that’d been neglected and filled with detritus. As…
One hundred years ago, the Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association – the Boosters – first started promoting the interests of what at the time was a working-class immigrant enclave. An early…
My great-nephew, Harvey, five years old, was wearing a salmon-colored dress over his pajamas, with a set of butterfly wings on his back. The dress had been my daughter Sara’s,…
There Can Never be Enough Coffee Modern Luxury selected the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House for its First Annual Best of the Bay Community Impact Award. The “Nabe,” a historic community…
Amy Hillyard’s family and friends continue their search for the 53-year-old mother of two and co-owner of Farley’s Coffee. Hillyard disappeared from her Oakland home more than five months ago,…
Clockwise, from top: In August, dozens gathered at Standard Deviant Brewery in Pier 70 to commemorate The Potrero View's 56th anniversary. Byron Perry, founder and chief executive officer of The…
Now through 1/31/2027History: Treasures of the PharaohsEgypt’s pharaohs and their connection to a panoply of gods and the afterlife have long been a source of fascination. This enduring popularity is…
Philip De Andrade August 23, 1943 to August 15, 2026 Philip “Phil” De Andrade died in his sleep on August 15, 2026, at the age of 83. It was fittingly…
“At last! I’ve finally finished it!” Franklin had wanted to be an author since he was an adolescent. He’d finally completed his first book, a collection of short stories based…
On August 17, at 7:50 a.m., Mission Bay Elementary School will welcome its inaugural two pre- (PreK) and transitional (TK) kindergarten classes, three kindergarten classes, and one TK/K Special Day…
The Dogpatch Collective is an 18-member artist cooperative located in an 8,000-square-foot section of the top floor of a mixed-use building at 1661 Tennessee Street. For 10 years, members have…
California College of the Arts will close at the end of this academic year. In anticipation of its shuttering, I was part of the first round of layoffs. As director…
It’s a message from the universe, people say, when something unexpected, fantastical, or insistent happens. Several individuals, who don’t know one another, make the same atypical observation to you over…
Power Outage In 2010 the Trans Bay Cable was installed to transmit electricity from fossil fuel generating facilities located in the City of Pittsburg to San Francisco, in part to…
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…
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…
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…
This cartoon, by Simon Stahl, part of a series of historical depictions, first appeared in the View in 2016.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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PV Staff 
Mark Steensland 
Moumita Chakraborty 
Jessica Zimmer 
Steven J. Moss 
Benjamin Lee 
Tracy Tanner 
Dana Pearlman 
Simon Stahl 
Rebekah Moan 
Anne Sumers, M.D.