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By LEEANDREA MORTON

Pennsylvania Street Gardens, an initiative to improve the 100 block of Pennsylvania Street, is fnally under- Lead Used in way after more Fishing Littering than two years of pla n n i ng. San Francisco Bay The project is d e s i g n e d t o By GEORGE NELSON wholly renovate the forsaken The use of lead in fshing tackle, area near Inter- sinkers and jigs has come under consid- state-280 on the erable fak from environmental groups corner of Penn- in recent years, with many calling for sylvania Avenue a ban on the use of the metal in fshing and 17th Street. Once completed, that due to its toxicity. strip of Pennsylvania Street will be Lead is a perfect material to use home to 23 trees, a walking path, and for fshing weights. Heavy in relation a state-of-the-art storm water drain- to its size, a small lead weight makes age site. Left to right, developments done or in the making at Potrero Launch, Corovan, Dagget Place, and the minimal commotion on the water’s The initiative is led by Potrero Hill Opera Warehouse.. Photos by Don Nolte. surface and sinks quickly, dropping resident Annie Shaw, her husband, Matt the line without disturbing the fish Petty, and Dogpatch resident Emily below. It’s resistant to rust and cor- Gogol. It was frst launched by Shaw, rosion; ideal for ocean fishing since a web designer, who decided to plant 2,600+ New Housing Units salt water is especially erosive. Lead’s a garden on a derelict section of Cali- pliability and low melting point allows fornia Department of Transportation fshermen to easily alter the shape of (Caltrans) right-of-way located on 18th Proposed for Potrero Hill each weight. And the metal’s low cost Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, at the adds to its favorability; lost weights are I-280 off-ramp to Mariposa Street. By CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS Potrero Annex-Terrace public housing reasonably cheap to replace. Shaw was inspired to start the complex, upwards of 4,000 new hous- The U.S Environmental Protection garden in 2008 after she noticed a pot- After four years in the doldrums, ing units could be built in the area by Agency (EPA) estimates that more than ted, stray Princess Plant – Tibouchina California’s real estate market is back. 2025, adding as many as 10,000 people. 4,000 metric tons of lead – in excess of urvilleana – sitting deserted on 17th And in a San Francisco that remained And that doesn’t account for the large 450 million sinkers – may be dropped Street. A few days later, looking out relatively buoyant even during the 2008 amounts of commercial space being in American waters each year through the window of her Pennsylvania Street recession, a veritable developed in Pier lost fshing equipment. No one knows home, she saw that someone had planted boom in high-rise, 70 and elsewhere, how much fshing-related lead is depos- it by the Mariposa off-ramp. The next high-density devel- Pol pu ation to Jump by Half which will sub- ited in and around the San Francisco day, Shaw loaded her car with plants opment is occurring, stantially increase Bay. she purchased much of it in Potrero the neighborhoods’ When ingested lead can wreak hav- at a San Fran- Hill and Dogpatch. The skyline emerg- population of daytime commuters. oc on the body, causing brain damage, cisco Botanical ing in Southside neighborhoods today Much of the development is taking high blood pressure, kidney disease, G a r d e n s a le , could make the live-work heyday of place on vacant or underused blocks in impotence and even death. Growing thinking she’d the late-1990s dot-com boom look Showplace Square, where roughly 1,300 children are particularly vulnerable; never have to buy insignifcant. units are planned for Daggett Place – lead exposure can result in permanent vegetation for Upwards of 2,600 new housing units now vacant, but formerly home to a behavior and learning difficulties. the empty space have either been constructed in the last paint factor – and at the Concourse Ex- Birds and mammals exposed to again. “Naivety year, or will be built in Potrero Hill, hibition Center/1 Henry Adams Street the metal have been shown to suffer is a really good Dogpatch and Showplace Square in the site. But Dogpatch – long-praised as an from lead poisoning in much the same thing in situa- next fve years, if all of the plans on fle “emerging neighborhood” by the New way humans do. Raptors, including the tions like this, because you don’t know at the San Francisco Planning Depart- York Times and other media – could California condor, have been known to how daunted you should really be. Just ment are approved. In 2008, CityData. also see 1,000 new housing units. suffer from lead poisoning by consum- get started, though, and people will com estimated the area’s population at The development boom is taking ing game birds or mammals that have help,” said Shaw. just over 10,000. The massive infux of some residents by surprise. The lull been shot with lead ammunition. After Shaw and her now husband new housing could increase the Hill’s in new construction while the East- Lead sinkers – and shot gun pel- Petty created the Pennsylvania Garden population by more than 50 percent by ern Neighborhoods Plan was crafted lets – that settle on the Bay bottom can at 18th Street, a steady stream of vol- 2020. Combined with the 1,400 to 1,700 lasted more than six years, followed be mistaken for the grit that waterfowl units that could replace the decrepit GARDEN page 9 NEW HOUSING page 7 LEAD page 4 Southside inside — Enhanced coverage of San Francisco’s southern communities 2 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013 Locals Pack Tumlin discussed the Mission’s unique history, which has shaped the area’s Publisher’s View O’Connell High to hodgepodge of land uses. The data high- lighted parking supply, regulations and Shape Parking Plan occupancy at the block-to-block level. “One size certainly does not fit all,” Legacy By ANNE HOFFMAN said Tumlin. Special from Mission Local SFMTA restarted the decision- By Steven J. Mo s s making process in the northeast Mis- Last month more than 100 people sion after encountering ferce opposition packed John O’Connell High School’s from the community last year, when o understand City government’s priorities, take the following mul- auditorium, angry about a contested it tried to implement an SFpark pilot tiple choice quiz. When Ed Lee talks about what he wants to be his plan to meter parking spaces in north- project that would install new parking T “legacy” as mayor, he’s referring to which of the following: east Mission. The meeting was the San meters in the area. Under the SFpark Francisco Municipal Transportation program, meter and garage prices are A. Fixing Muni. Agency’s chance to rectify the situation, adjusted up or down according to de- to let residents know that they wouldn’t mand. The goal is to reduce congestion B. Finding compassionate ways to cope with go forward with a new parking plan by helping drivers quickly fnd open San Francisco’s 6,500 homeless individuals. without community input; that this time parking spaces. The move to manage would be different. parking comes as a 220-spot parking lot C. Managing development in Dogpatch and But the agency met with a tough on 17th and Folsom streets is slated to Potrero Hill, where a new city is emerging. crowd. As SFMTA officials asked the be converted to a park and low-income attendees to sit in the area of the au- housing development. The purpose of the D. Insuring that naked people don’t roam the Castro District. ditorium that corresponded with their meeting was to present newly acquired quadrant of the neighborhood, one man data and hear the community’s sugges- E. Building a basketball arena on the City’s central waterfront. murmured, “They wanna divide and tions regarding parking management conquer!” It was a bit like watching techniques in a neighborhood where Now that you’ve selected your answer, consider how a mayor might an absent parent try to reconnect with parking is largely unregulated. view these options. Choosing a policy problem in which to deeply children after years of missing visits One man, unhappy with the re- engage is almost as important as deciding who to marry. Given the and breaking trust. sponse to his question about his small complexities of moving anything through any legislature – especially “We are here to restart the process business, left angrily, flashing his San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors – followed by the challenges of because we heard loud and clear that we middle fnger at Reiskin. “I’m taking successfully implementing a program once it’s been approved, a mayor didn’t get it right the frst time around. my business elsewhere,” he said. Jen- has to be fully committed to an issue to take it on, much less try to So we took a couple steps back to re- nifer Brommer, who owns a motorcycle make it their legacy. start,” said SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin shop in the Mission, was close to tears. Muni is the Liz Taylor of policy problems. Married and divorced at the beginning of the session. Parking in front of her shop was free many times, with each suitor leaving behind expensive baubles – like Community members listened — for 13 years, but now she pays for her the Central Subway – in exchange for their failed efforts. Meanwhile, some reluctantly — as Jeffrey Tumlin, customers to park, which can cost up the system gets older and crankier. Who can blame a mayor’s eye from a consultant to the project, presented to $2,000 a month. “They’re destroy- wandering to an emerging transportation starlet – City CarShare, newly acquired data on various aspects ing me with their agenda because they Uber or SideCar – before getting bored and moving on to the next of parking in the northeast Mission. didn’t look closely at each block,” she new thing? said. “[That’s what] this meeting is all The homeless issue is like a bad date. The principals themselves about, so hopefully there’s gonna be often resist assistance. Sometimes they smell bad. And when they Letters to the Editor some change.” are ultimately housed, many of them backslide to the streets, or are Parking in San Francisco can be replaced by new homeless imported from Illinois, or Santa Cruz, Editor, a headache, and the northeast Mission making the whole enterprise Sisyphusian. It takes a politician with a I thoroughly enjoyed Sasha Le­ is no exception. According to SFMTA, Messiah-complex to take on this public problem; which is why former kach’s article on Plow (“Plow Grows it typically takes drivers 27 minutes mayor Gavin Newsom made some progress with it. Customer,” December) especially to fnd a parking space in the neigh- It requires creativity to see a legacy opportunity in the copious since I’m quoted. But I did get a borhood. The City’s transit-frst policy development emerging in Southside San Francisco. The neighborhoods chuckle out of the comment, “The encourages residents and commuters themselves have historically been home to the work boots and apron set; area is starting to get the recogni- to rely on BART and Muni rather than fun people to party with, once and a while, but a long-term relation- tion it deserves...” I remember in their cars, but many at the meeting, ship? Forget about it. Unlike a redevelopment project, a mayor can’t Michael Bauer’s review of the 2002 including Tumlin, said that a transit- just bulldoze away the existing 19th and 20th century buildings and opening of Chez Papa in the San frst policy is at odds with the desire people and create a “jazz district,” or health care money machine. It’d Francisco Chronicle he referred to to increase parking availability and take a lot of work – and resources – to orchestra the myriad building “...white hot trendy Potrero Hill.” ease. SFMTA’s goal, Tumlin said, is projects and associated public infrastructure needs into something I sincerely hope we never lose to make some parking available while cohesive, authentic, and community friendly. Other mayors – in Chicago our “quaint small neighborhood” also discouraging people from driving and New York – have found this kind of challenge intriguing, but San feel with “real people.” So many when they could take public transpor- Francisco tends towards less complicated policy goals. other parts of the City and Coun- tation, walk or bike. Tumlin, who is Taking on clothing optional people in the Castro requires a poli- try have been lost to arrogance and originally from Los Angeles, said that tician to spend time with angry naked people, who often might be inconsiderate behavior. he will probably always own a car but gesticulating furiously, with whichever body part is most easily Edward Lortz understands that he takes up far more available. Next! 19th Street street space by driving than when he Two words describe a mayor’s likely attitude towards building a PARKING page 3 waterfront stadium: trophy wife. And Golden State seems to be the perfect Warrior Girl. She’s a teenage sweetheart who eloped with some- one else, in 1971 running off with that ruffian, Oakland. She claims to love San Francisco for who we are, not for our money, providing huskily whispered assurances that no fancy trinkets are needed to lure her back into our municipal arms. Sure, she may bring with her some pesky traffic congestion, and block access and views to the Bay, ™ Masthead design by Giacomo Patri but think about how awesome she’ll look through a television camera mounted on a blimp, sparkling Bay water or a twinkling downtown EDITOR and PUBLISHER: Steven J. Moss skyline framing her in the background. 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PARKING from page 2 the ceremony for which will be held on January 9…In response to at least walks, bikes or uses public transit. Short Cuts two horrifc crashes in the last twelve Tumlin acknowledged that Muni months, the California Department service in the neighborhood is “ter- of Transportation has installed new rible.” And the not-so-quiet elephant The funds will help support BAYCAT’s stop and directional signs at the 18th in the room was that more meters ul- Axis Open Youth Powered Media Arts Program, Street Overpass… Hargreaves Associ- timately equals more revenue for the Axis Café and Gallery will be which provides trainings in flmmak- ates relocated to 970 Tennessee Street City. According to the San Francisco sticking around the neighborhood a bit ing, music production, animation, and last month. The landscape architecture Chronicle, “revenue from parking fnes longer. Originally slated for a late De- graphic arts. BAYCAT is one of 832 frm helped design Crissy Field and and fees … generate[s] more than $187 cember closure, according to general nonproft organizations nationwide to the Candlestick Point State Recreation million a year that is pumped directly manager and head chef Linda Edson receive a NEA Art Works grant. More Area, and is currently working on into the Muni transit system.” the shutdown has been pushed into than 1,500 eligible applications were the Mission Rock Development Open One community member at the early 2013. After a two-week holiday submitted; this is BAYCAT’s frst NEA Space with the San Francisco Giants meeting told SFMTA that she’d love to break, the café and gallery space at grant. “What an important recogni- and Bayfront Parks (P23 and P24) in take public transportation, but it’s simply 1201 Eighth Street will re-open for tion from the NEA,” said Villy Wang, Dogpatch and Mission Bay…Trumark not an option. She said that she’d lived breakfast, lunch and brunch on Janu- BAYCAT’s founder and chief executive Homes is proposing to demolish two in New York City for several years and ary 3. The delayed closure is apparently officer. “This grant will help us to twenty-two foot buildings at 645 Texas never needed a car, “but here it’s differ- connected to a slower schedule than fund some of the BAYCAT Academy Street and replace them with a 40-foot- ent, public transportation is not at that co-owners Mark and Gail Smallcombe initiatives and provide great programs tall building with 101 residential units, level where I can solely rely on it.” had anticipated with the new develop- to our kids.”…Late last year the San which would also front Mississippi and A group called ENUF (Eastern ment planned for the site. The plans Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 22nd streets. City code requires that at Neighborhoods United Front) has been call for razing the existing warehouse to provide the San Francisco Unifed least 40 percent of the units have two or monitoring SFMTA’s policies with con- space to make way for two multi-story School District $2.7 million to pay for more bedrooms, or at least 30 percent cern and anger. “Everything they say is mixed-use buildings, featuring retail credit recovery programs – some of feature three or more bedrooms. While ‘Oh, transit frst,’” ENUF member Mari and offices on lower foors and living which will be offered at night – to Trumark’s initial proposal included a Eliza said. According to Eliza, the City’s space above. Edson said the postponed help the district’s 1,900 high school garage with 101 parking spaces, only transit-frst policy began in the 1970s, changes are giving her some breathing juniors and seniors who aren’t on one off-street parking space is permit- when San Francisco had air-quality room to work on her spin-off restau- track to graduate obtain their degrees. ted for every two bedroom greater than problems from car pollution. These days, rant opening in March on Treasure The Board and Mayor Ed Lee haven’t 1,000 square feet, plus one off-street she said, it’s a different story. “In 1973 Island. Meanwhile, loyal patrons have reachd an agreement on how much space for every other four units, for a there was really bad smog…If we’re look- been telling Edson, “This is so great!” of the monies will ultimately be re- maximum of 39 to 59 parking spaces ing at today, you’re trying to push plans and are relishing the extra time and leased, though roughly $1.5 million for the building as designed, under the that were developed 30 years ago. What’s meals with their beloved eatery…Phil seems likely. Some of the funds will site’s Mixed Use Residential zoning. here now is that we’re at a 20-year low West, the owner of Michelin-starred be directed to Downtown and Inter- The Planning Department “strongly for carbon emission.” restaurant Range, has formed a new national Studies Academy. encourages [Trumark] to minimize the At the end of the meeting, attendees corporation, Third Rail Bar, with his number of off-street parking spaces split into small groups based on their bar manager, Jeff Lyon, to purchase because of the site’s proximity to pub- place of residence. Many residents from six-year-old drinks and music venue Development lic transportation, and in conformance each subgroup spent time with SFMTA Retox in Dogpatch…La Fromagerie, a Rickshaw Bags’ iconic rickshaw with the General Plan and the recently officials, giving block-by-block sug- cheese and special foods shop, opened was stolen outside its 20th Street enacted Eastern Neighborhoods Area gestions for managing parking to suit last month at the American Industrial headquarters late last year. Does that Plan.” their streets. Others had no faith in a Center (AIC)… constitute identity theft?...Despite process that they said would ultimately concerns from some that it was too be determined by SFMTA’s board of remotely located, the electric vehicle Correction directors. BAYCAT charging station at Dogaptch-based In last month’s “Bayview Home Some residents had difficulty com- AIC-based BAYCAT, a nonproft Pat’s Garage is one of the City’s busi- to Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia” municating with City officials because that educates and employs underserved est…Progress Park will be named the Mrs. Segovia-McGahan was incor- of language problems. youth in digital media arts, received Best Community Challenge Grant rectly identified as teaching, rather Near the entrance to the meeting, the National Endowment for the Arts’ Project at the Fifth Annual Neighbor- than working, at San Francisco State an SFMTA representative asked a man (NEA) prestigious Art Works grant. hood Empowerment Network Awards, Univeristy. to write down his email address on a mailing list, repeating the word “ad- dress,” which the man interpreted as his physical residence. Finally, a Spanish- speaker interpreted the representative’s message. “Oh, my email?” said the man. “I don’t have an email address.” He passed on the question and looked for a seat. “Mi nombre es Victor Bonilla,” the man said later. “I live at Capp between 18th and 19th. It’s a residential area, not a commercial one. I understand that the meeting is to pass or not pass a resolution that would put meters in the neighborhood, something which would absolutely hurt the peace in the community.” Bonilla is part of a group of longtime residents who rely on cars to get to and from work, their children’s school events, doctor visits and the like. “Look, we have three cars. I drive one, my wife drives the other and the other is my son’s. And we only have one garage…This isn’t just my problem. This is the problem of the majority of people from a certain class who don’t have big garages and need more than one car. For that reason, I am totally in disagreement with this project…If the City needs money, I can pay an ad- ditional tax, but they shouldn’t disturb our community with meters.” 4 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013

third buildings would be lower than to the west and Mariposa Street on Developer Presents Vision for the second and fourth sections as the the south. To the east is yet-to-be- edifce stretches from south to north. completed Owens Street; to the north Some Boosters members said that 16th Street. Mariposa Park will be (Yet Another) Mission Bay Project they’d prefer not to have to see the me- built across from the development, at chanical equipment on top of the build- Owens and Mariposa Streets. More By KEITH BURBANK property tax base, which then directly ing. In response, Hamalian showed a open space is planned for the opposite fnances the infrastructure, parks and sketch that extended the building’s side of Owens Street, on the south side Potrero Hill residents raised con- affordable housing in Mission Bay,” wall above the equipment. of Block 40, but that space will be only cerns about the size and shape of a Hamalian said. “But this makes the whole building a slope to the CalTrain tracks. proposed development at Mission Bay’s Former Boosters president John taller,” said Boosters president Tony In response to a question from Dis- Block 40 at last month’s Potrero Boost- DeCastro asked if the building could be Kelly. trict 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen about ers Neighborhood Association meeting. made more “curvilinear.” According to “Penthouse mechanicals are al- who would be responsible for main- Block 40 is located just east of Interstate DeCastro, buildings in San Francisco, lowed to go an additional 20 feet above taining the open space on the developed 280, along Mariposa Street. Mission unlike in Chicago or China, are being each of these heights,” Hamalian site, Hamalian said that parties leasing Bay Development Group (MBDG) – built as “refrigerator boxes.” Hamalian responded. space in the building will pay a special Mission Bay’s master developer – wants responded that MBDG tried a curvilin- Block 40 is one of the closest blocks assessment, the proceeds of which will to construct a 680,000 square foot office ear concept, but the design seemed even in Mission Bay to Potrero Hill. It’s im- be used to maintain the space. building, with space for a childcare more massive than a single box-style mediately adjacent to Interstate 280 facility, as well as possibly a café, at the building. The lot’s triangular shape site. According to MBDG planner Luke could explain why a curvilinear edifce Stewart, some of the office space could looks larger than a single block build- be used for laboratories, though vacant ing, Hamalian said. lab space already exists in the area. A Under the proposed design one separate parking garage is included in building with four sections would be the concept drawings. constructed, giving the appearance of At the Boosters meeting Vermont four different buildings. Each section Street resident Yoram Meroz asked if would be connected by what appears the developer could construct a smaller to be an enclosed walkway. The de- building. According to Seth Hama- velopment would be built to allowable lian, MBDG managing principal, the height limits, with a base height of 65 building needs to be of a certain size feet, a midrise height of 90 feet, and a to secure fnancing. “The amount of tower height of 160 feet. The frst and square feet supports the growth in the

will continue to oppose CBD’s anti- LEAD from Front Page sportsmen agenda.” consume to aid in grinding food. Birds “There have been over 500 studies can also ingest weights attached to bro- proving that lead is highly dangerous ken fshing line in hooked fsh. Lead to wildlife, especially birds who feed oxidises extremely slowly and in and around water,” coun- typically doesn’t dissolve in tered Jeff Miller, Conserva- water, remaining in the Bay tion Advocate for CBD. “The and Pacifc Ocean indefnitely. evidence is overwhelming. Bay Area birds – such as loons, swans The situation surrounding the ban and ducks – have been found to swal- on lead has become very political. low sinkers as large as 2.75 ounces. In twenty years time lead will have Over the last few decades state almost certainly been made illegal and federal governments have in the fshing industry and engaged in signifcant efforts to we are going to be looking reduce lead in drinking water, back asking ourselves ‘why household paint, landflls, and didn’t we act sooner?’ It is gasoline, among other things. a matter of persuading the In 2010 the Centre of Biological EPA to use their infuence Diversity (CBD) – a nonproft organiza- now before we do any more harm to tion dedicated to protecting endan- the environment.” gered species - called on the U.S. EPA Alternatives to lead fishing to “ban the manufacture, processing weights – including tin, bismuth, steel and distribution in commerce of lead and tungsten-nickel alloy sinkers – shot, bullets and fshing are available, but tend sinkers.” However, U.S. to be more expensive. EPA concluded that it Only one of seven doesn’t have the author- fshermen interviewed ity to institute a ban. along the Central Wa- Hunters and fish- terfront was using a erpeople, for their part, sinker made from claim that there’s no evidence that lead a material other than lead. “I had deposits are causing widespread dam- nothing else to use as I’ve lost all age to wildlife. According to Chris Cox, my lead sinkers, that’s why I’m using the National Rife Associa- this steel one,” Mike Woo, tion’s Institute for Legisla- 48, said. “I haven’t had a tive Action’s executive direc- chance to get to the tackle tor, “The EPA has made it shop yet.” abundantly clear that lead According to Joe Po- ammunition is exempt from desta, 57, who has fshed the Toxic Substances Con- the Bay for more 15 years, FIND US ONLINE — potreroview.net trol Act. Although lead fshing tackle often from the Central Waterfront, “I is not exempt from TSCA, the EPA lose a couple of sinkers every week has expressly stated that there is no but that’s the rules of the game. In scientifc evidence warranting a ban. all my years of fshing I haven’t seen The CBD’s goal is a nationwide any negative changes to the ban on lead ammunition and wildlife so I won’t be swap- fishing tackle and it looks for ping my lead for anything any means to achieve it. That else anytime soon.” is simply unacceptable and we January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 5 Community Members Unhappy with Proposed Development at Concourse and One Henry Adams

By GEORGE NELSON dent David Glober. According to Jim Meko, founder Archstone is planning to demol- and chair of the SoMa Leadership ish the Concourse Exhibition Center, Council, “The project to my knowl- at 801 Brannan Street, and replace it edge is pretty much unchanged from with 435 residential units and 23,367 the original plans submitted in 2010. square feet of retail space, adjacent They have a formula for this kind of to another 239 apartments planned thing and they all start to look very for One Henry Adams. David Baker – much alike. Trying to get David Baker who has worked on a number of area to shift his thinking is like moving a developments, including Archstone mountain.” Potrero, Mission Bay Block 7 and 300 “I think it’s best you put me down Ivy – has been tasked with designing as “no comment”,” said Bill Poland, the Brannan Street building. The One chair of Bay West Group, which owns Henry Adams site, covering 1.65 acres, the Concourse, when asked if he had would include more than 13,000 square the best interests of Potrero Hill resi- feet of commercial space, and is being dents in mind when designing the new designed by Jon Worden. Brannan Street building. The ‘formulaic nature’ of Arch- The proposed retail space on the stone’s planned developments at 801 ground foor of both developments has Brannan Street and One Henry Ad- also come under fak. “It’s just a ton of ams irks some Potrero Hill residents. residential with a little bit of rubbish “They use the same architect again on the ground foor which is supposed and again and the vocabulary is no to make the housing worthwhile,” said different,” said Dick Millet, Potrero a Harriet Street resident. Boosters Neighbourhood Association “We wanted a seat at the table vice president. “The Concourse will and we fought for it. The community also be greatly missed.” insisted on a mix of uses, as opposed The Showplace Square Neighborhood. Photos by Don Nolte. Some community members feel to mixed-use, this is a huge difference. that they’ve been blocked out of the One building might be commercial, one Plans to develop the sites may have tion have changed given the situation. development’s planning process, with residential, another might be a mixture be temporarily delayed as a result of We should know more as the deal little compromise being made with of the two,” said Meko. “The Eastern the imminent acquisition of Archstone unfolds. It appears to have been put regards to the style of the proposed neighbourhood plans are written at by Equity Residential and Avalonbay on hold for now, but we’re still going projects. “The developers seem to deal the planning department, not in the Communities, Incorporated. Accord- through all the steps right now with with the public just enough to get past community. The planners are living ing to David Baker associate Kevin our entitlements.” the public,” claimed Potrero Hill resi- in a bubble.” Markarian, “The schedule of construc- 6 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013 480 Potrero Avenue Could Become Large Box

Byeorge g nelson I’ve heard about this happening in other locations, particularly when lofts started The San Francisco Planning Depart- going up in SoMa near the clubs.” ment is reviewing a proposal to develop According to a Hampshire Street a large pit currently used as a makeshift resident, “You only have to take a look skateboard park at 480 Potrero Avenue around the immediate area to realise into a 58-foot-tall, six-story building, that a six-story building will stick out with 84 apartments and more than like a sore thumb. The planners are 13,000 square feet of retail space. Devel- insane.” opers want to build 26 one-bedroom and The project is located in the eastern 58 two-bedroom apartments, with 38 portion of the City’s Mission Area Plan parking spaces in a one-level basement – part of Eastern Neighbourhoods Plan- garage. The vacant lot, on the northwest ning – which is designed to “preserve corner of Potrero Avenue and Mariposa the diversity and vitality of the Mission” Street, was once a four-story live/work while increasing the amount of afford- concrete structure, which was demol- able housing. Objective 1.2 of the Mission ished in 2005. Area Plan states, “It is important that The new building would contain new housing be developed in appropriate 9,354 square feet of common open space areas and that it be compatible with its consisting of a courtyard and roof deck. surroundings.” However, many devel- An automobile body repair garage and opment proposals that fall under the the Verdi Club, both two-story buildings, Eastern Neighbourhoods Plan have been neighbour the site. met with discontent from Potrero Hill Architect Reza Khoshnevisan, with residents in recent months, with poten- project sponsors Sia Consulting, designed tial projects at both the Concourse and the proposed edifce, which has come One Henry Adams proving unpopular. under fre from community members. Khoshneivsan was unavailable “The size of the building concerns us for comment, but according to City and we feel it will be out of place in our planner Ben Fu, “There are review neighbourhood. It looks from the design and approval processes for other City to be a bit of an eyesore,” said Denny agencies before the project can begin Palmer, manager of the Verdi Club. “We construction. Therefore, it is impossible are also concerned that the new tenants to estimate the construction timeline at will move in and start complaining about this point.” Initial plans indicate that it our events. We have live music and vari- would take roughly a year to construct TAKE OUT A CLASSIFIED AD in THe View ous other things going on most nights. the building. email: [email protected] January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 7

NEW HOUSING from Front Page by the inability of developers to secure financing during the housing crisis, created almost a decade-long respite from signifcant land use changes. But building in Potrero Hill has always been part of the City’s master plan for new housing, and was subject to active discussion while the Eastern Neighbor- hoods Plan was being created.

Part of the Plan KiserP a ermanente / Walden Development, 16th Street. Achstr one, Opera Warehouse / 800 Indiana Street. Potrero Hill has seen all this be- fore, in a way. Following a neighbor- hood uprising over the live-work lofts built during the late-1990s under then- Mayor Willie Brown, development was curtailed while a plan could be hatched with community input. After countless meetings and workshops, marathon City Hall hearings and wrangling over zoning laws that stretched nearly seven years, the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan emerged. The plan, pushed into law in 2010, just as the last of the Board of Supervi- sors’ “Class of 2000” – including Dis- trict 10 Supervisor Sophie Maxwell and the influential development-minded Achstr one, One Henry Adams / 701 Brannan. Achstr one, Dagget Place / 1000 16th Street. Board president Aaron Peskin – were termed out, allowed housing to be built in areas formerly zoned PDR, a light- industrial designation for “production, distribution, and repair.” Plots previ- ously restricted to PDR are now zoned “urban mixed use,” which allows a mix of PDR, retail, and housing to be built, as well as just housing. The plan also relaxed height restrictions. Before it was adopted, for example, the six- story buildings proposed for 2121 Third Street wouldn’t have been allowed. The development process during the period when the plan was being hashed-out slowed to the consistency of a bottle of blocked ketchup. Con- Porert o Launch (Open), 2235 Third Street. Miso s i n Piers Development LLC, 2121 Third Street. dominium and rental housing projects had to go through a “conditional use” authorization process, under which neighborhoods had to be canvassed to build support, without which even the Housing is the New Industry most thoughtful proposals could be The days when Potrero Hill was a silent. Memories of the neighborhood’s “People are going to be beside felled by vocal opposition from resi- shipbuilding and manufacturing mecca identity as blue-collar community are themselves” when they see the new dents. Projects proposed or permitted are gone forever. Pier 70’s cranes are fading, barely visible in the barroom at neighborhood, said architect Kepa before the Eastern Neighborhoods Bloom’s Saloon or in the corrugated tin Askenasy, who is active with Save The Hill, a neighborhood group opposed to Plan process was completed were Boom Times are Here Again siding at the old Corovan site on 16th put into a “pipeline.” By late 2012, Street. That’s where Walden Develop- the Kaiser/Walden medical building 143 construction projects of vary- In addition to South of Market skyscrapers, ment and Kaiser Permanente propose and apartment complex on 16th Street. condominium towers on Treasure Island, “There are neigh- ing sizes were in the pipeline. Once and new housing at the former Hunters to build a medical the plan was in place those projects Point Shipyard, developers are proposing office and outpa- borhoods that are “Potrero Hill was at the table.” were allowed to proceed, contribut- to build or have begun securing permits to tient center mixed welcome to this construct multiple high-density residential aar on peskin ing to the current “boom” of active with 189 hous- kind of develop- buildings in Potrero Hill, Dogpatch and ment. This is not building permits and new develop- Showplace Square, including the following. ing units. Other ment projects. working-class staples are also slated to one of them.” The idea was always to allow Dvelopere / Address P HrOPOSED ousing Units become homes; 350 units of housing are Views like Askenasy’s are dis- Potrero Hill’s population to grow Kaiser Permanente/ proposed for the San Francisco Opera’s missed as NIMBYism by the develop- Walden Development, 16th Street 189 ment-minded, as refected in a recent “over time,” according to Peskin, warehouse at 800 Indiana. who noted that the very plan that Archstone, Opera Warehouse/800 Indiana Street 350 Potrero Hill remains a place where San Francisco Business Times edito- allowed the developments to which Archstone, Dagget Place/1000 16th Street 450 people work: the neighborhood sup- rial which excoriated opponents of the Kaiser development, and blamed them some residents now object was Archstone, 1 Henry Adams/801 Brannan 819 ports 30,000 jobs, according to a 2008 created with their participation. City estimate. Many warehouses and for blocking San Francisco General Potrero Launch (Open), 2235 Third Street 196 “Potrero Hill was at the table,” the other light-industrial buildings built Hospital’s plans to build a helipad. But Mission Piers Development LLC, 2121 Third Street 104 whether one is a skyscraper junkie or ex-supervisor said in a brief e-mail last century are still operating as they interview. But so were develop- Avant, 1201 Tennessee Street/740 Illinois 300 were intended; delivery trucks ply the a back-to-the-land extremist for whom ers, who sometimes outnumbered 2298 Third Street 196 streets. Beer and wine are made in only a cabin will do, there’s no denying that population and density increases residents at the many meetings 1301 Indiana 81 Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and adjacent held as part of the process. “And Bayview. But the next wave of land use in Southside San Francisco will trig- 1004 Mississippi 28 now [community members] see the – to high-density housing – may rep- ger demands for new infrastructure, Annex-Terrace 1,400-1,700 including transportation services, development that’s going on be- resent a more fundamental sea change cause of the rezoning,” said Janet 616 20th Street 16 than the shift from steel mills and sewer and water systems, schools and

Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighbor- 1717 17th Street 20 paint factories to lighter industry that open spaces, in an area many claim is already defcit in all of these things. hood Association president. “And 1006 16th Street 393 occurred almost a half-century ago, they’re up in arms.” one that may surprise residents lulled This is the first in a three-part TOTAL (excluding Annex-Terrace) 2,692 to sleep by the construction pause. series on development. 8 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013

school. A six-week effort by parents learn about the San Francisco Bay and concerned residents resulted in and boats. “It’s a totally different the creation of PREFund, a group of mindset,” said Mimi Kawakami, PK volunteers dedicated to championing Third Street’s program director, of the “public education on the Potrero Hill… research-supported method. The ap- through grant making and strategic proach was frst described by William and programmatic support.” PREFund Heard Kilpatrick in a 1918 essay “The convinced the board to keep Webster Project Method,” according to a paper open, contingent upon several fac- by Michael Knoll of the University tors, one of which was increasing the of Bayreuth in Germany. According school’s enrollment. to Kawakami, the learning method PREFund formed PKDW as a requires teachers to spend signifcant feeder program for the elementary amounts of time observing their stu- school. After establishing the pre- dents, and less time teaching from a school, “the enrollment went up,” said prepared plan. Daniel Webster principal, Moraima Preschool for All (PFA) – a City- Machado, “and we were able to serve sponsored, free, high-quality, part- the families that live close to [Web- day preschool program available to all ster].” Today, nonproft PREFund is four-year-olds in San Francisco – held Potrero Kids at Third Street. Photos by Don Nolte. funded through tuition fees. workshops for PK Third Street teach- PK Third Street offers a Spanish ers to prepare them to use the method, bilingual curriculum, geared towards Kawakami said, and a PFA consultant PREFund opens feeding into Webster’s Spanish im- conducted private consultations with mersion program, which has a goal the teachers. of graduating students who are fully With regard to enrolling in the Potrero Kids in Dogpatch bilingual. “We’ve been pretty success- new school, Bartlett said, “it’s a tough ful at that,” Bartlett said. In addition time of year to quantify the waiting Byith Ke Burbank Potrero Residents Education Fund’s to the language program, PK Third list. Most people want to stay put (PREFund) administrative director Street operates two enrichment pro- wherever they are until the begin- Potrero Kids at Daniel Webster El- Stacey Bartlett said, “I wouldn’t say grams: music and story-telling. Sto- ning of the new school year.” Fami- ementary (PKDW), a pre-school origi- yes, and I wouldn’t say no. It’s a com- ry-telling is provided by a librarian lies with collectively roughly 100 kids nally launched as part of an effort to munity thing. If there was a need in from the Potrero Branch of the San have expressed interest in starting increase enrollment at Daniel Webster the community...” Francisco Public Library. According at PK Third Street in the 2013 and Elementary School, has added a second In 2005, the San Francisco Unifed to Bartlett, more programs will be 2014 school years. Parents can apply facility. The new school, Potrero Kids School District Board of Education offered in the future. to the preschool when their child is six at Third Street, opened late last year wanted to close or relocate three of PK Third Street follows each months old; however, they have to be in the recently constructed Potrero Potrero Hill’s five schools – Daniel child’s interest to guide their learn- two years old by September 1 to enroll. Launch. Seventy children are enrolled Webster, Enola Maxwell Middle, ing. For example, one day the kids To attend PKDW, a child must be at in the school – its capacity – with 59 and International Studies Academy heard a ship’s horn blow, piquing their least four years old by September 1. typically present on any given day. – leaving the community with one interest in the sea and port. Later, the Asked if a third location is planned, elementary school and no middle teachers took them on a feld trip to January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 9

GARDEN from Front Page and the Eastern Neighborhoods Public workdays late last year that included 72nd tree-planting, reflecting 2,140 Beneft Fund. Along with Caltran’s sup- neighborhood volunteers and staff from trees. “After two years of planning, unteers have followed, including Gogol, port, these monies helped nurture the Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), a it’s so fantastic to fnally see the trees who introduced herself to Shaw less Pennsylvania Garden at 18th Street, nonproft San Francisco tree planting in the ground,” said Lakics. than a year after her initial act of gue- and funded the construction of the lat- organization. FUF plants roughly 1,000 Prior to reconstruction and tree rilla gardening. The small team hatched est garden at 17th Street. trees annually. It offers its services once planting, the 100 block of Pennsylvania a plan to revitalize the neglected corner “The Pennsylvania Garden project about 20 San Franciscans commit to Avenue was subject to daily graffiti of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Street. [at 18th Street] happened by the skin planting at least thirty trees in a defned tagging, dumping, prostitution, arson, Gogol, a research scientist, served as of our teeth,” Gogol admitted. “We just area. FUF schedules the planting event, and homeless camps. A retention wall, grant writer, and helped secure fund- put it in frst and asked for help later. helps coordinate activities, recommends installed last fall, decreased the drop- ing from the Community Challenge The project we’re working on now [at tree species, and undertakes necessary off to the area beneath I-280 from eight Grant Program, San Francisco Public 17th Street] is huge.” preparations, such as sidewalk con- to six feet, making illegal activity Utilities Commission, Healthy People The team leading the 17th Street crete removal and auguring. Augur- more difficult to conceal. Since then 2020 Community Innovations Project, project hosted three reconstruction ing – pre-digging – loosens the soil so the number of illegal activities has de- that holes can clined. “Now people feel like someone easily be dug. cares, so it’s no longer a great place for It’s necessary crime,” said Gogol. in places like The 100 block of Pennsylvania Potrero Hill, Avenue will ultimately feature a host w h e r e t h e of low-maintenance trees, such as soil is tightly European Olive, Purple Peppermint, packed. and Acacia. A decomposed granite F U F walking-path has been installed, as charges $105 well as bio-retention cells that absorb per tree, in- rainwater and flter out pollutants in- cluding pre- stead of redirecting raw storm water to work and two sewers and pumping it into the bay. The maintenance project will be fully completed by next visits two and winter, with an opening celebration to 18 months af- be held next summer. ter the trees “The community needs to know are planted. that they too can do this. It just re- Last year’s quires a little vision and stubbornness,” Pennsylvania said Shaw. Street work- “We get to have our own garden days marked in San Francisco. What a privilege” Heidi Lakics’, Gogol affirmed. FUF plant- See page 27 for pictures of the ing manager, fnished garden.

Volunteers pitch-in at 17th and Pennsylvania streets. Photos by Don Nolte. 10 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013 New Wireless Antennas to be Installed in Dogpatch

By YAEL CHANOFF and fnancial risks, with concerns that concerns about property values. It also emissions by a neutral party, with fnd- “[antennas] can reduce the value of became clear how common these types ings submitted to the Department of Despite initial opposition from property if they’re visible,” Grossblatt of projects are. As the demand for data Public Health. The engineering frm some Dogpatch residents, late last year said. “It was very grassroots,” Gross- transmission increases, Stahlhut said, Hammet and Edison examined the AT&T received the go-ahead from the blatt said about the campaign against so too will installation of antennas. Third and Mariposa streets proposal, San Francisco Planning Department the antennae expansion Modifying the arrays is a “continuous and projected that it would result in a to modify an array of wireless anten- Grossblatt contacted the Planning process for all of the major carriers,” radio frequency of 0.52 milliwatts per nas located on a Third and Mariposa Department’s Michelle Stahlhut, the she said. This is a “pretty common type square centimeter, or 8.8 percent of the streets building. The phone company project’s point person, who put him of permit to come before the Planning Federal Communications Commission’s currently has two antennas on the roof in touch with AT&T. A meet- Commission.” public exposure limit. of the Copy World building, at 2001 ing of concerned residents The antennas will im- “AT&T customers are using their Third Street. The Planning permit al- was held on November 13, prove wireless internet smart phones and wireless devices in a lows these to be replaced with up to two days before the permit access for AT&T custom- manner that has caused a 20,000 per- nine panel antennas and associated application was set to be ers in the area, improving cent increase in demand over the past equipment. The change is intended, in heard before the Planning access from computers, fve years, and we expect it to continue part, to improve wireless connections Commission. According to cell phones and other de- to grow,” Rosa said. “So we’re working in the area. Grossblatt, the gathering was vices. AT&T customers who to upgrade the network in this area Prior to approval the Planning a success, with AT&T real estate use smart phones will experience and throughout San Francisco.” The Department received 20 emails from specialists and scientists on hand to fewer dropped calls and faster down- company still needs to obtain electrical concerned residents, along with a answer questions. “They definitely loads and text messages, according to and building permits, which could take petition containing 42 signatures, op- had a perspective,” Grossblatt said. AT&T spokesperson Stephanie Rosa. several months. After that, construc- posing the project. David Grossblatt, “But I thought they were very re- AT&T customers who use cell phones tion can begin. who lives across the street from Copy sponsive. They alleviated a lot of our without wireless capabilities won’t see “All things being equal we’d rather World, launched the petition drive. concerns.” improved coverage. they not be up, but that’s not the world “The idea of nine antennas sounded For example, the group learned The City requires wireless com- we live in,” Grossblatt said. “We live very ominous,” said Grossblatt. He and that a parapet style roof would hide the munication technology projects to be in a world where everyone, myself in- other neighbors worried about health antennas from view, alleviating some evaluated for expected radio frequency cluded, uses wireless technology.”

The View is delighted to publish local kids’ birthdays, accomplishments, and milestones. Please email your image and/or caption to [email protected] by the 18th of the prior month. High resolution photos, please! Sophia, Happy six years! This is We’re so proud of what Daisy our young lady. looks like happy ninth birthday, Love, Mom and Dad when she Imogen! wants a belly rub. She will be two years old in January.

“Daisy,” drawing Lena Fischer celebrates by Henry, her frst Birthday and turning her First Cupcake! Happy One Year! We love you. nine in Mom (Sarah) & Dad January. (Aaron) December 1, 2012

Sean, mucha felicidad para su quinto año fantástico! Happy birthday Cashin, happy birthday kiddos, beautiful girl, mom we love you and dad love you! mucho! Mommy y Papi! Claire, have a great lucky seventh year, Mom and Dad January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 11 1201 Tennessee Street Development Plans Still Evolving

By KEITH BURBANK The project’s fex space would con- sist of a warehouse-type, live-work area AGI Capital presented revised devel- with polished concrete foors and 18-foot opment plans for 1201 Tennessee Street, high ceilings, which could be used for at the southern edge of Dogpatch, at last light manufacturing. AGI cited Rick- month’s Potrero Boosters Neighborhood shaw Bagworks, on 22nd Street, as one Association meeting. example of a potential occupant. The The building’s initial design, which fex space would be located along Third was nearly rectangular, received a nega- Street and 23rd Street, with the build- tive reaction from Boosters members at ing’s lobby and retail space on Third. All a previous gathering. The revised design of the spaces, whether fex or townhome- Photograph by Emily Payne refects a u-shaped structure with one style, will likely be offered for lease. curved end, giving the development In response to the new proposal, for- the appearance of being three separate mer Boosters president John DeCastro buildings. said that the width of the project’s open “I appreciate the responsiveness to space needed to be 40 or 50 feet, rather comments,” said Boosters member David than the planned 30 feet. Originally, just Glober. 20 feet had been set While historically aside for open space. an industrial-zoned “The 2,000 square feet is Keith Goldstein, area, 1201 Tennessee very modest. But it’s a start.” Potrero Dog patch Street’s zoning was keith goldstein Merchants Association changed to urban president, applauded mixed use in 2011. The proposed project AGI for including retail space in the proj- is a six-story, “multi-family, mixed-use ect. “The 2,000 square feet is very mod- development,” located between 23rd est. But it’s a start,” Goldstein said. Street and the Hell’s Angel’s clubhouse. Chris Jackson, a Community College Third Street is to the east of the proj- Board member – who currently faces ect, while Tennessee Street borders the Ethics Commission violations resulting west side. Besides a gas station at the from poor campaign expenditure re- corner of Third and 23rd Streets, the cordkeeping – asked if any consideration site is currently occupied by 1960s- had been made for the transportation era industrial structures. The 20 or so needs – such as additional bus service – leases are “gradually expiring,” and the prompted by the development. According buildings will be demolished, said Jesse to Jackson, the T-line train isn’t a reliable Herzog, vice president of development, transportation option. Herzog responded AGI Capital. that the project’s environmental impact In addition to altering the building’s review will include an examination of shape, more open, “fex,” and retail space transportation issues. was added to the project, which was The investment frm has hired two originally proposed as residential-only. Dogpatch companies to help with the And the investment frm has reduced project, landscape architecture and ur- the number of proposed units from 300 ban design frm, Fletcher Studio, and to 280, though Herzog insisted that the architecture frm, Lundberg Design. “It’s project could have no fewer than 280 important to us to try to hire local busi- units to be fnancially successful. The nesses,” Herzog said. sidewalk along Tennessee Street, where A charrette, where people can com- townhome-style residences are to be ment on the project, is planned for Janu- built, would be landscaped. ary 24.

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Bye Le Andrea Morton that dispenses methadone to those who camps on the hillside to the east of looking for construction jobs. In Ten- abuse heroin and other opiates is also McKinley Square. Of particular inter- nessee, we were welders. We are trying Behind McKinley Square a home- close by. est to Lavin-Mann were a father and to get clean,” the 23-year old said. The less encampment persists despite ef- Late last year there were at least son – age 23 – from Tennessee. The two pair stays on the hillside because of its forts to disband it. The campsites are four individuals in three separate are battling a heroin addiction. “We are easy access to Fort Help, a methadone located on a densely forested stretch clinic located in the Mission, using the of land from 19th to 22nd Street, footbridge that crosses Highway 101. nuzzled between Highway 101 and According to Lavin-Mann, the most Vermont Street. “There are a lot of commonly used drugs among the home- reasons that the homeless come here. less are methamphetamine and crack- The recycling centers, day labor jobs on cocaine, because they are inexpensive Cesar Chavez, and the San Francisco and easily made, with heroin third most Methadone Clinic,” said San Francisco popular. Police Officer Sue Lavin-Mann, who Lavin-Mann recounted a hopeful has patrolled the Bayview District for story about a homeless man who felt ten years, and leads SFPD’s Homeless deeply attached to the encampment. Encampments Division. “When he fnally warmed up to me, we “There is one man that stays here. got him into a shelter downtown. Most He doesn’t speak a word of English. I people don’t like shelters because they keep telling him, ‘You can’t stay here can be dangerous. He was beat up at and we’re going to arrest you,’ but we the shelter, so he returned to this camp. can’t get through to him. He likes it Finally, we got him into a [permanent here,” Lavin-Mann reported. Although residency] room, and he loves it there. the land is encapsulated by a fence Now he only returns to the camp to behind McKinley Square and a wall visit,” said Lavin-Mann. along Vermont Street, vagrants fnd a Homeless individuals become eli- way to enter. A man from Guatemala, gible for a permanent residency room found sleeping in his tent, claimed that when they enroll in General Assistance, he entered by jumping over the fence. a City and County program that pro- California Highway Patrol and the vides $59 a month and places them into California Department of Transporta- CalFresh, otherwise known as Food tion (Caltrans) staff regularly visit the Stamps. Once they receive a room they encampment to clear debris, including qualify to receive $400 monthly. Lavin- wood, rope, tarps, and trash. “Caltrans Mann connects those seeking help with comes to clean, they [the homeless] the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) leave, then they come right back,” said – a collaboration between Community Lavin-Mann. Awareness and Technical Services, In addition to its hidden nature, Inc., San Francisco Department of homeless are attracted to the site by Public Health, and the Human Services nearby recycling centers, such as those Agency – which offers support and care operated by Recology South-of-Market, to chronically homeless individuals, and the San Francisco Recycling Cen- helping them fnd permanent housing. ter in Bayview. These centers provide “There are so many services available a way to generate income by sifting in San Francisco. If people really want through garbage and exchanging help, they can get it,” Lavin-Mann said. found items – plastic containers, glass “I try to get the people the help they bottles, and copper – for cash, which is need, but at the end of the day I am sometimes used to buy drugs. A clinic Evidence of homeless emcampments near McKinley Square. Photos by LeeAndrea Morton. going to enforce the law.”

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SF the same number of public housing Suite, where the program’s office and million. “We see companies trying to SALESFORCE.COM from page S13 units as exist today will be retained, lounges are located. fnd talent despite high unemployment est in Southside neighborhoods. “People while below-market and at-market rate The Exploratorium will appear rates. We know that there are millions with the greatest needs are living in the units will be added. The Campaign for in Mission Bay, at another named-by- of people out there looking for real skills southeast neighborhoods. Transforma- Hope SF provides services to housing donation-building, the UCSF Benioff and opportunities to prove themselves,” tion is afoot. We asked ourselves can we complex residents. According to Ellie Children’s Hospital, a facility that will said Jay Banfeld, Year Up Bay Area’s do it in a way that can protect diversity Rossiter, the Campaign for Hope SF’s receive more than $100 million from founding executive director. His organi- and opportunity so that it doesn’t be- director, while things are in the plan- Benioff. Roughly $2.2 million of the zation tries to close this gap by provid- come another gentrifed neighborhood,” ning phase, the funds will generally be $2.5 million pledged to UCSF will be ing paid technical training – while also said Kibbe. used to support programs to help with dedicated to bringing Exploratorium garnering college credits – followed by District 10’s needs are complex. For school attendance and family trauma. exhibits into the hospital, which is lo- an internship at technology companies the young children seen by pediatri- The Exploratorium, the hands-on cated in District 6. The funds will also like Salesforce, eBay, or Twitter. After cian Dr. Jamal Harris at the Southeast science museum, will move this spring pay for media-walls in hospital rooms. the internship, most graduates either Health Center, medical problems are to Piers 15-17, at the bottom of Tele- What used to simply be a television, will remain employed or choose to go back compounded by stresses that come from graph hill. Five now be a portal to school full-time. The Salesforce funds living amidst poverty and violence. Five hundred thou- that allows ac- enable Year Up to add one more class hundred thousand dollars will go to hir- sand dollars of “We see companies trying to fnd talent cess to medical a term. With two terms a year, this ing a psychologist and case-worker, and Salesforce’s $2.5 despite high unemployment rates.” records, food means 80 more students, and Year Up adding more doctor hours, at the center. million donation jaya b nfield services, and has pledged that those students will be “The primary care pediatrician is the to the museum even a webcam from District 10. According to Banfeld, frst person they see, so if we begin look- will go to High to university Year Up is currently planning outreach ing at behavioral health issues children School Explainers, a program that pays classrooms. efforts. While Year Up is based in SoMa, have — like managing ADHD, early high school students minimum wage to The $340,000 pledged to the EXCEL Banfeld said that if the annual $10,000 school failure, depression screening, serve as docents. But while High School program, a partnership between UCSF stipend isn’t enough students can ap- and issues around trauma — we could Explainers has committed to hiring at and Jewish Vocational Services (JVS), ply for an additional transportation actually help,” explained Marcellina least 50 kids from District 10 over the may have the largest impact on District scholarship. Ogbu, San Francisco Department of next two years, that number represents 10 residents. Under the program, which According to Farrugia, Salesforce Public Health’s director of community a modest percent of those employed; the is located at JVS’ Bush and Sansome volunteers were back at McLaren late programs. By focusing on children less program is expected to triple from its streets office, low-income adults – last year, doing much appreciated work. than six years old, the center hopes to current size of 100 to 140 students annu- mostly parents –are provided 10 weeks But there’s one person who didn’t receive better prepare kids for school, and catch ally. And according to Leslie Patterson, of intensive classroom training to learn the press release about the Salesforce. problems early. Another $1 million will the Exploratorium’s public information technology skills, customer service, com foundation grants who thinks she go to SFGH, located on Potrero Avenue, officer, students who apply to be docents and medical terminology, followed by should have. Mary Radcliffe, editor of to help rebuild the hospital. generally fnd out about the program a four month paid internship at UCSF. Bay View, said “If you aren’t going to The $1 million dedicated to the Cam- through word-of-mouth; it’s so success- Transportation stipends are offered, tell the community newspaper about paign for Hope SF focuses on children ful outreach isn’t necessary. District 10 as needed. EXCEL graduates tend to something, how are you getting the and academic performance. Hope SF is a students will have to be in the know continue working in their internship word out? I am glad they are handing public-private venture sponsored by the to fnd out about the opportunity. The jobs after they’ve graduated from the out money. They made some effort. Now, Mayor’s Office of Housing to redevelop remaining $2 million — deposited in the program. I hope that there are some people that eight public housing projects in Visita- museum’s $300 million capital campaign A similar model — classroom train- actually do something.” cion Valley, Potrero Hill, Hunters Point, to build and move to the piers — adds ing followed by paid internship — is and the Western Addition. Under Hope the Salesforce name to the Explainer used at Year Up, a recipient of $2.5 JANUARY 2013 | southside/potrero view DS15

compared to the less than desirable PARK from page S13 parking options that were previously space was unveiled late last year in available. a ceremony that included Mayor Ed Improvements were also made to Lee. the path that leads to the tip of the Improvements to the park – which park, which had consisted of decom- formally opened as a green space in posed granite and was eroding. Mid- 1999 – include the addition of an off- way through the renovation process leash dog run, a parking lot with 25 – which commenced in 2010 – the Port spots, two green “composting” rest- decided to repave the path with a dif- rooms, bicycle racks, kiosks with park, ferent granite material – called “gran- wildlife, restoration and other infor- itecrete” – which is more permeable mation, and barbecue pits and bench and lasts longer. The EcoCenter build- areas. ing in the center of the park wasn’t The off-leash space has been posi- modifed. However, according to Bach tively received, according to Port of the educational programming which San Francisco environmental affairs had been operated by Bayview-based manager Carol Bach, and is fulflling Literacy for Environmental Justice is its purpose to provide an area where no longer being offered. The Port is dogs can run around without disturb- looking for a new operator to provide ing wildlife, which had been frequently environmental education and youth occurring with unauthorized off-leash programming at the center. behavior on the park’s main path. It More changes will come this year, appears that many dog owners who use with a public art piece slated to be added the park are “relieved that there is a to the park sometime in late-2013. Blue place for off-leash dogs,” Bach said. Greenway signage will be installed Potrero Hill business owner and by the fall near the park to provide Bernal Heights resident Dave Dos San- continuity along the entire Greenway tos regularly visits the park with his trail system, the San Francisco portion seven-year-old dog, “Toe.” Dos Santos of the multi-county Bay Trail. comes almost daily after his work at Although not named after the na- Potrero Coin Laundry on 18th Street, tive herons, Bach noted that a Great and loves what the Port has done with Blue Heron hangs-out at the furthest the park. On one evening at dusk, Dos pond away from Heron’s Head entrance. Santos said his favorite part of the Other birds in the marsh include Cali- little-known open space is the views fornia Clapper Rail, American Avocet framed by industrial buildings at Pier and dozens of others fying south dur- 96, the City lights from Hunters Point, ing the winter months. A diversity of These pathways wind next to the bay at Heron’s Head Park, an open space named for the shape it and the distant Oakland hills across bird species can be seen at the park in resembles when viewed from above. The $2.5 million makeover ws funded by a 2008 municipal park the water. He also called construction November, December and January, the bond. Photos by Don Nolte. of the parking lot a major improvement peak of the migratory season. S16D southside/potrero view | JANUARY 2013

CITY PLANS from page D13 — all of which are located in Southside REPAIR SHOP from page S13 number of incidents involving the San San Francisco, and include Seawall Lot Francisco Police, Fire and Planning current digesters were worn out 20 337 across from AT&T park, Pier 70, the cisco Department of Building Inspec- departments. In one alleged incident, years ago, they get patched but they Selby and Evans lot, Pier 90-94, and tion (DBI) issued a Notice of Violation a Department of Parking and Traffic often leak gas. They smell.” Griffith Pump Station in Hunters Point to Vasquez “for an alleged unpermitted “employee requested police presence Replacing the existing digesters Shipyard — Alison Kastama, SFPUC’s change of occupancy at the Property while he cited 15 to 16 vehicles illegally with new technology should mitigate regional communications manager, said from a residential property to a com- parked on the sidewalk in front of the the odor issue. Mark Klaiman, co-own- so far there’s been no clear winner or mercial auto repair shop.” DBI issued Property.” In another alleged incident, er of Pet Camp, which is located across loser among those polled. a second violation notice later that Vasquez was a victim of battery. In three the street from the plant, admitted that Residents were also asked what year, but it wasn’t until 2007 that the alleged incidents involving the police, there was an odor, but thinks the plant they thought were the positives and department scheduled a Notice of a Vasquez was accused of not returning a makes for a good neighbor. Klaiman negatives of such a system. “One thing Director’s Hearing, at which Vasquez vehicle under repair to the car’s owner. was also a SDT member, and voted to they did mention in the survey was was supposed to appear to explain why One of these incidents was resolved recommend the digesters stay where the positive aspect of creating jobs he didn’t address the alleged violations. amicably, according to the suit. In the they are. “The plant has been a good and jobs for the neighborhood” said Vazquez didn’t attend that hearing, sixth of seven alleged police incidents, neighbor. When they have a problem, Kastama. “This will be mentioned in prompting DBI to issue an Order of SFPD “conducted an undercover detail they are generally responsive,” said our review.” Abatement No. 102164-A, declaring targeting Defendants’ unpermitted ve- Klaiman. The recycling plant will be less the property a public nuisance and hicle repair garage.” According to the A nearby lot at Selby and Evans than an acre in size, and is also a long ordering the “defendants to complete suit, Vasquez told an undercover officer is one of fve sites being considered by way off, with construction slated to all work within 30 days.” It is unclear that he’d perform transmission work on SFPUC to house the Eastside Recycled start in 2018. In addition to the plant, whether DBI conducted any follow-up a vehicle on the property at 1266 – 1278 Water Project. Most of the City’s drink- new pipelines – colored purple, to de- inspections. Thomas Avenue. ing water comes from the Toulumne note their use to convey recycled water The City Attorney’s suit details a River, via the Hetch-Hetchy reservoir. – must be installed. However, those Under the recycling initiative water pipelines won’t extend throughout the would be taken from the Southeast City, with recycled water instead dedi- plant and processed once more to make cated to a limited number of high use it safe for non-potable purposes. Cur- clients. For instance, most Mission Bay ENVISION SCHOOL rently, all of the City’s treated water is developments feature dual plumbing discharged into the ocean or the bay. as a result of a 1991 City ordinance Recycled water could be used for ir- that requires large new construction rigation, toilets, and commercial or in- and remodel projects to be plumbed dustrial uses, such as cooling systems, for recycled water. potentially replacing more than two Both projects mean a lot of con- million gallons a day of Hetch-Hetchy struction activity in the district in the water. coming decade. But some Southside For the last few months, the SFPUC residents won’t believe that SFPUC is has been trolling neighborhood events, actually doing the work until they see iPads in hand, to teach people about it. “I will be excited when I see the frst the benefts of recycled water, and ask bulldozer out there,” said Hamman. them their preferred site for a recycling water treatment plant. Of the fve sites January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 17 The Dance of Local Politics

Byeven St J. Moss

In 1973, Eric Redman published The Dance of Legislation, relying on his two years as a member of U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson’s staff to trace the drafting and passage of a single piece of legisla- tion. The book, which became a classic description of the legislative process, provides a vivid picture of the bureaucratic infghting, politi- “No worries,” I said, “We’ll get there candidates, having worked in the U.S. in time.” Congress and for the White House bud- cal prerogatives, and Congressional courtesies necessary to make As we were funneled onto the seven get office. I’d been a Fulbright Scholar something happen on Capitol Hill. Throughout 2013, View publisher, mile long bridge, I tuned out the loud in India. And I’d taught public policy at San Francisco State University adjunct lecturer, and former Board grumbles from the backseat, settling local universities for the past ten years. back into my fevered fantasy. San Fran- I’d never run for anything before – not of Supervisor candidate Steven Moss will publish installments of The cisco’s supervisors were elected from one even student council – but how hard Dance of Local Politics, highlighting the often humorous and some- of eleven geographically-defned areas. could it be? times teeth grinding process that makes up San Francisco politics. We’d moved out of District 10 – where my We arrived at camp at 9:15. Sara, nonproft and newspaper were located, Olivia, and Adam scrambled out of the If you’d like to support this project, either fnancially or by help- and where we’d lived for most of the car. If they were teenagers, instead of ing to secure a publisher for it, contact: [email protected]. previous decade – to Liberty Street, near pre-adolescents, they’d have been curs- Dolores Park, less than a year ago. To ing me. As we rushed through the entry run we’d need to move back. My wife, gates I saw their bus idling around the Debbie, wouldn’t be so keen on that; corner. We’d made it before the feld trip EPIPHANY “Dad?” my daughter, Sara, asked she’d wanted to live on Liberty Street departed. from the backseat of the car. “Wasn’t since she frst moved to San Francisco If I was paying attention I might The idea exploded in my head like a that our exit?” in the late-1980s. Still, she’d probably have left the idea of politics in its dream burst of lightening: I’ll run for the San I snapped out of my revere. “Uh, go along…if I presented the idea in the stage. A missed exit, forcing us over a Francisco Board of Supervisors, in Dis- yeah,” I replied. “Oops.” right way. bridge-too-far, triggering an angry mob trict 10! For months I’d been struggling “Dad!” Sara barked. “We’re going I got to the end of the bridge, exited, behind me – even if they were merely with what to do with my life, now that I to be late for our feld trip.” and circled back through the toll booth. three kids late for camp – didn’t seem was approaching 50. There’d be an open “Yeah,” her cousins, Adam and Ol- My Fastrak beeped the $5 debit. like a propitious way to launch a cam- seat in the upcoming district elections ivia chorused. “The bus is going to leave “We’re going to be late, Dad!” Sara paign. But if it was a prescient metaphor, for the board – the governing body for without us!” shouted. I chose to ignore it. Within two months I the combined city and county – with the I was driving the three of them to “We’re okay, we’re okay,” I started campaigning for the San Fran- incumbent, Sophie Maxwell, termed out. summer camp in Foster City, 22 miles insisted. cisco Board of Supervisors in District 10; I knew the district – where I’d raised south of San Francisco and I’d missed I tightened my grip on the steering several months later we moved to a rental my daughter, started a nonproft, and the last exit before the San Mateo Bridge. wheel, and foored it. Speeding along, house around the corner from where we published a neighborhood newspaper – The program started at 9 a.m. It was I dropped back into my day dream. I’d used to live. I’d become a politician. and was known in it. 8:50. probably be one of the most qualifed 18 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013 January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 19

BOOSTERS HOLIDAY PARTY

State Senator Mark Leno, top right photograph, was among the guests at the Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association’s December party. Photos by Don Nolte. 20 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013

A toast to continuing an old tradition in a new way, at Dogpatch Saloon. Photo by Don Nolte. Dogpatch Saloon Changes Hands

By KEITH BURBANK a “laid back atmosphere with comfy booths,” a pool table and jukebox, Dogpatch Saloon has new owners, reminding some of “what a corner who plan to make changes to the iconic bar should be…jazz fans…” insist bar while maintaining its essential that thirsty customers “must visit on spirit. “We want the Dogpatch Sa- Sunday.” Each Sunday the bar hosts loon to be a neighborhood place,” said a jazz jam, which will continue under one of the four new proprietors, Marc the new ownership. Goldfne, who has roughly 14 years of Apicelli started the tradition experience as a bartender. Goldfne nine years ago, after another place and his partners – Chris that hosted the event Barry, Sky Wegman, and closed. “Why don’t we Derek Jostad – also own “My dream was to have start something,” Api- fve-year old 83 PROOF, a bar with jazz.” celli asked his friend, at 83 First Street. Barry MIKE APICELLI neighbor, and drummer and Wegman are expe- Vince Lateano, and jazz rienced bartenders; Jostad is adept at on Sundays was born. Every week accounting. Lateano plays drums, with Andrew At Dogpatch Saloon the four men Speight on saxophone. “My dream was plan to “beef up the beer” – adding to have a bar with jazz,” Apicelli said. draft beer – and “booze selection” “I’m a music buff, but jazz is what’s it’s – with new cocktails on the menu, all about for me.” The retiring owner Goldfne said. All of the beer taps and listened to WBAL in Baltimore when most of the bar equipment will be re- he lived in Groton, Connecticut, his placed. The saloon’s previous owner, hometown. He heard Billy Holiday Mike Apicelli, will take some things and jazz, and “that’s how [my love for with him, prompting changes to the jazz] started.” décor. “We want it to be a welcoming According to Goldfine, the bar place,” said Goldfne. “The neighbor- will continue operating in its current hood has some history,” indicating form until mid-January. It’ll then close that new furnishings may be added for renovations, reopening by the end that pays tribute to Union Iron Works, of March. “That’s ideal,” Goldfne said Bethlehem Steel and the Pier 70 ship- of the reconstruction schedule. “It’s yard. “We’re still fnalizing some of an old building. So, you never know the plans,” he said. what you will fnd.” The new own- Apicelli owned the Saloon, which ers may make some changes to the was previously named “Bouncers,” for saloon’s staff, after they assess what nearly 14 years. He gave the bar its each current employee wants to do, current appellation, and claims that he and determine if that meshes with was the frst person in the neighbor- their plans. “They’re some good people hood to name something “Dogpatch.” there,” Goldfne said, but customers According to Zagat 2013 ratings, Dog- will probably see some new faces. patch Saloon has “friendly folks” and January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 21

C ommunity Calendar JANUARY 2013

January 2 through 13 Ruth Miller who started in Edinburgh Theater: Something Cloudy, in 2005, local writer and actor, Kenny CALL FOR ART! Exhibition: From Steels to Wheels Yun; Californian Persias who began Something Clear The Potrero branch library and Farley’s Coffee in collaboration with a guest Tennessee Williams at 17 years old, curator invite artists to participate in From Steel to Wheels, an exhibition called it “one of the Bobby Golden; most personal plays and Lisa Gedul- dedicated to the past, present and future of the current Cor-o-van structures I’ve ever written.” dig, local comic (1200-1210 17th Street and 965 16th Street at Mississippi). Proposals will Set in Provincetown, a n d c o m e d y be welcomed through January 2013. Exhibitions will open Saturday, February Cape Cod, in 1940, producer who 23rd at the Potrero Library and Friday, March 1st at Farley’s. Information and began her career the play records Wil- submission guidelines: corovan.blogspot.com or e-mail [email protected] liams’ experiences 23 years ago. during that “pivotal Tickets: $7-20. 8 summer when I took a p.m. El Rio, 3158 crash course in grow- Mission Street. ing up.” On the brink I n for m at ion : of becoming a suc- Lisa Geduldig, cessful playwright, Tennessee Williams 522.3737. Williams was also to “come thoroughly out of the closet” and meet Kip, his frst great love. Something Cloudy, Some- Begins January 16 (10 classes) thing Clear re-imagines that long ago Youth Class: City Studio, Sound time, recollected through the flter of all and Light as Music the playwright’s successes and failures. The course will cover the fne line be- Tickets: $10-15. Eureka Theater, 215 tween sound art and music in the sphere Jackson Street. Information: therhino. of performance and video with new opportunity to 1972 Tchou Tchou by Canadian flm- org, 552.4100. developments in multimedia software. learn about Africa maker, Co Hoedeman, where two chil- Students will use similar editing and and the African dren encounter an angry dragon, all collage strategies with video to create diaspora through represented by colorful building blocks; Begins January 9 (12 classes) installation, performance, and screening recent films. The to the 2010, German Mobile, where an Garden: Fundamentals of Growing based By the end of the course, students concerns of Af- outcast cow takes its destiny in its own Edibles will produce a compilation of audio/ rican filmmakers hoof and makes some waves. A Cat in Growing food is a powerful act, of- visual material in the form of perfor- are often aesthetic Paris from France. Light of the River by fering personal joy, skill development, mance, installation, packaged products, and political — the Tetsuo Hirakawa. Mornings for ages: 6 and community building benefts to the or web-based projects. Youth ages: 12 desire to depict the realities of their and up, afternoons for ages 8 and up. 10 gardener. In this 12-part class you will to 19. Free. Wednesdays from 4:30 to everyday lives and to interpret their a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $15. Art Deco Theater, develop these skills and start building 6:30 p.m. SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 history from their own perspective. A 2700 Saratoga Street, Alameda. Infor- a reservoir of information. The classes Brannan Street. Information: 863,1414 number of the featured documentaries mation: 510.708.2608, baicff.com and garden days are scheduled to mir- ext. 112; [email protected] look to the past to examine forces that ror the actual planting season: you will continue to infuence the present. Our learn about garden planning and soil Beloved Sudan traces the complex his- Dinner Conversation: vitality at the beginning, then how to tory leading to the partition of Sudan; Fair Share, Community The Unbroken Spirit focuses on the cou- 30 pick varieties and plant them, and last Supported Fisheries how to harvest and set your garden rageous fght for a multiparty democracy Fair Share founders up for the next round of production. in Kenya; and the arc of Black Africa, Jalal Elhayek and Sliding scale: $350-$425. Payment plans White Marble moves from colonial-era Jessica Lattif for a available. Second Wednesdays and Sat- to present-day Republic of Congo. All Dungeness Crab din- urdays, January-June: 12 sessions total. three take the vantage point of one in- ner and conversations about sustainable Location: 18 Reasons, 3674 18th Street; dividual in order to bring to life a larger fshing. Launched in September, Fair and Garden for the Environment: 7th history. See website for times. Tickets: Music: Symphony Share Community Supported Fisheries Avenue and Lawton Street. Informa- $9.50 - $13.50. Pacifc Film Archive The- 20 Parnassus Concert, offers dockside to doorstep delivery of tion: 18reasons.org or 568.2710. ater, Pacifc Film Archive Theater, 2575 local & sustainable seafood. By applying Travelogue Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Information: the community supported agriculture Musical director Stephen Paulson re- 510.642.1124 and bampfa.berkeley.edu. model to the fshing industry, they have turns from the SF Symphony’s trium- For tickets call: 510.642.5249. Comedy: Kung Pao phant tour through Asia to conduct a joined a movement that is re-imagining 14 Kosher Comedy Returns musical journey with Symphony Par- the seafood supply chain in which sus- to El Rio nassus from Italy to Africa in Rossini’s tainability and proft are not mutually 26+27 Children: Now in its 4th year, this popular and Overture from “Italian Girl in Algiers”, exclusive. Fair Share supports local diverse monthly (every 2nd Monday of then through Germany and Austria Bay Area International Children’s fshing communities by valuing their the month) comedy show features the in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Film Festival roles as stewards of the ocean, and by best of Bay Area comedians and be- in B-fat, with sparkling 16-year old The ffth annual Bay Area International connecting them with appreciative, con- yond. The show soloist Hilda Huang, and fn- Children’s Film Festival a Playdate for scientious consumers. $35. 7 to 9 p.m. 18 features Dhaya ishing in grand Russia with the Imagination, will screen dozens Reasons, 3674 18th Street. Information: L a k s h m i n a - Tchaikovsky’s masterful 5th wonderful fun shorts and flms from, 568.2710 or 18reasons.org rayanan, Lynn Symphony. SF Conservatory Ruth Miller, of Music Concert Hall, 50 Oak K e n ny Yu n , Street. 3 p.m. Tickets: $15-$22. Bobby Golden, Information: 370.5639, sym- and Lisa Gedul- phonyparnassus.org dig – a great line-up of tal- ent, including January 23 – February 5 storyteller and Film: African Film Festival stand-up comic, 2013 Dhaya Laksmi- The annual African Film narayanan, the Festival provides a striking 71 year old, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan A Cat in Paris, Light of the River 22 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013 Development Plans for Seawall Lot 337 Continues to Evolve b y GEORGE NELSON always like what the Port does, but I neighborhoods. “Street development infrastructure. Everybody understands don’t think they can argue with the in an area such as Hayes Valley is that if you’re going to push the transit Plans to revamp Seawall Lot 337 process that the Port does to solicit much more intimate than what you frst policy then you have to have the – also known as “Parking Lot A” – as much community feedback as pos- would normally see on a new develop- transit to back it up,” said Fran Weld, into what the developer is calling a sible,” said Jon Knorpp of Mission Rock ment. The staccato rhythm of the close, Mission Rock development director. ‘dynamic mixed-use community’ have Development. 13-foot wide street fronts is what we The current proposal provides the been gathering momentum in recent Throughout the meeting concerns have compared ourselves to. This is developer the ability to program the months. The Port of San Francisco is were raised over the development’s what people fnd most appealing,” said retail uses throughout the project site overseeing the project, which is a joint height, with some attendees worried Knorpp. spanning the many shops, restaurants, venture between the San Francisco that the proposed towers would block Parking has been a contentious cafes and galleries set to fll the 125,000 Giants and The Cordish Companies, their view of the East Bay. The towers’ issue with past Mission Bay develop- square feet of available space. Wil- a Baltimore-based real estate frm, to exact location hasn’t yet been decided, ments, and many meeting attendees liamson said, “This should allow for develop the 27-acre site – including Pier but Phil Williamson, Port development expressed concerns that Mission Rock the thoughtful planning of retail that 48 – now coined “Mission Rock.” manager, said they’d be situated “to will add to existing congestion prob- meets the needs of the neighborhood The development as currently en- best activate the eight acres of planned lems. “I hope they get the parking right and contributes a to a vibrant com- visioned would consist of waterfront open space.” As for the size of the two this time,” said 54-year-old Mission munity.” The baseball team is striv- housing for up to 2,000 new residents, potential structures, “We haven’t come Bay resident Peter Leibowitz. “This ing to create a “model community, eight acres of open space and 125,000 to conclusion on the heights since we type of huge development always seems incorporating green technologies and square feet of retail space. Construction are still evolving the design, but we to screw up the parking, and it is the sustainable practices to reduce energy would start in 2015 and unfold over the are exploring the inclusion of one or people who live here that have to deal consumption, vehicle emissions and the next six years. two buildings over 300 feet in addi- with it. High meter rates, overcrowd- community’s overall carbon footprint,” More than 70 San Franciscans at- tion to those at lower heights, particu- ing and a lack of response from City according to a report by Perkins & tended a community design workshop larly along the waterfront,” Williamson officials are what’s wrong.” According Will, which – headed by Peter Busby, late last year to hear Port, City and said. to a Mission Rock handout, the site an architect known for sustainable Mission Rock development representa- The developers also reiterated that will contain a “responsible amount of construction practices – is responsible tives discuss proposed project options while the area will have its own unique shared parking to support ballpark and for master planning the project. and ideas. “Potrero Hill has been direct identity, it will be infuenced by the neighborhood uses.” benefciaries of this. People may not characteristics of other San Francisco “We need to address the transit January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 23 College of the Arts Wants a Bigger Canvas

b y YAEL CHANOFF in support of the proposed legislation. The letter noted that “our organization The California College of the Arts and our neighborhood did not work for (CCA) has proposed to alter the zoning many years on a neighborhood-wide Bayview Police Station Captain’s Community Meeting is held on the frst Tuesday of each month at on a property it purchased in 2011 that’s Area Plan to see it tossed aside in a the Bayview Station, 201 Williams Avenue. Next meeting: January 1st, 6 p.m. adjacent to its Eighth Street campus. wave of spot-zonings a couple of years The plot, which used to house a bus later.” However, “we do support the ex- Dogpatch Neighborhood Association usually meets the second Tuesday of each odd-numbered depot, was acquired as part of the col- pansion and future development plans month. Next meeting: January 8th. Voting membership is open to anyone living in lege’s expansion plans, which include of the California College of the Arts.” or owning property or a business in Dogpatch. For more information or to join/ creating more instructional and exhibi- CCA is currently in the process of pay online: mydogpatch.org tion space, as well as student housing. cleaning-up the land, which previously McKinley Square Community Group is a communication and discussion group regarding While CCA tries to secure approval served as a Greyhound bus mainte- events and activities, clean up days, improvement and beautifcation, and other from the San Francisco Planning De- nance yard. “Although it looks like concerns, such as crime in the neighborhood. MSCA board meets approximately partment and the Board of Supervisors nothing’s going on, when we bought quarterly on the second Wednesday of the month. Look to the online discussion for the zoning change – which requires the property we assumed all the en- group for postings of upcoming meetings. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/McKin- a modifcation to the Eastern Neigh- vironmental clean-up responsibilities. leySquareCommunity. Locations vary between the Potrero Hill Neighborhood borhoods Plan – it’s cleaning up the So for 18 months we have been do- House and Downtown High School. For updates, including sustainable garden- environmentally contaminated land it ing the clean-up,” Meckel said. The ing and park workdays, and our grant progress, check out the MSCA blog at: hopes to build on. ground was contaminated by leaks mckinleysquareblog.blogspot.com. The property – which is bounded from underground storage tanks that Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. by Seventh, Eighth, Irwin, Channel, held diesel fuel. Greyhound conducted (social time begins at 6:45 p.m.) in the wheelchair-accessible Potrero Hill Neigh- De Haro, and 15th streets – is cur- some remediation, but diesel contami- borhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: www.potreroboosters. rently zoned Production, Distribution nation remained when CCA bought the org or email [email protected]. and Repair-1. At the college’s request, property. District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen “All these years, Greyhound leaked Potrero Dogpatch Merchant’s Association meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. diesel out into the ground; into the wa- at Goat Hill Pizza, corner of Connecticut and 18th streets. Visit www.potrerohill. has sponsored legislation that would biz or call 341.8949. Next meeting: December 11th, 10 a.m. re-designate the area as an Art and ter,” said Albert Lee, senior inspector Design Educational Special Use Dis- at the San Francisco Department of Potrero Hill Democratic Club meets the frst Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Potrero trict (SUD). SUDs are used for various Public Heath, who has worked with Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: 648.6740, purposes throughout San Francisco, CCA on clean-up efforts. According www.PHDemClub.org. Next meeting: December 4th, 7 p.m. though the “Art and Design Education- to Lee, in the initial stage all of the “broken and damaged tanks” were re- Potrero Hill Garden Club usually meets the last Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. for a al” nomenclature would be unique to potluck lunch in a local home or garden. Discussions are held on organic, ed- CCA. According to the legislation, the moved from the rubble, dirt and sand. ible, or ornamental gardening appropriate for Potrero Hill’s microclimate. Call new zoning defnition would “facilitate “There is still residual contamination,” 648.1926 for details. the continued operation of California Lee said. “We’re doing a multi-phased College of the Arts and provide a regu- extraction, using a soapy water solution Starr King Open Space SKOS The Starr King Open Space Board Meeting is on Tuesday, latory scheme for a potential future to pump the diesel out.” January 8th, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the expansion of the campus.” As part of the college’s “potential Public Potrero Branch Library. Stewardship Day is CCA’s director of campus plan- future expansion” the proposed legisla- January 12th 9-12 on the open space. We will be plant- ning, David Meckel, has made several tion would permit “student housing, ing our needle grass. Thank you for your donations! For which would be limited to 750 beds on more information: www.starrkingopenspace.org; email presentations outlining the college’s the Board of Directors at [email protected]; plans at different neighborhood groups any parcel within the SUD boundar- voice mail 415-633-6756. in recent months, and will continue his ies.” The school currently has 250 beds outreach to the community through the of student housing, most of it located spring, when the legislation is likely at its Oakland campus. According to to go before the Planning Commission Meckel, even if permitted the 750 beds and Board of Supervisors. Meckel said aren’t likely to be built soon. “It’s just he’s garnered positive responses to the not realistic,” he said. More likely, stu- SUD proposal. dent housing for the college might be Mathew Snyder, the Planning De- built at Ninth and Mission streets, as partment’s representative at the East- part of a Panoramic Interests project. ern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Panoramic purchased 104 Ninth Street Committee – an advisory body that in 2011, and plans to build 200 student provides input to the City in regard housing units, in a project that devel- to implementation of the Eastern oper Patrick Kennedy described as Neighborhoods Plan – called commit- “green” for its prioritization of bicycle tee members’ response after Mackel’s over car parking. presentation “generally positive.” After Instead of student housing, the a Potrero Hill Boosters Neighborhood Eighth Street property is more likely Association meeting – at which Meckel to be used for “instructional spaces and presented the college’s rationale for the spaces to display student work. We’re zoning change and its potential building busting at the seams for that kind of projects – the Boosters issued a letter additional space,” Meckel said. 24 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013

CRIME & safety report Omega Boys’ & Girls’ Club Gun Buy Back sponsored by mainline security Late last year a long line stretched past Dogpatch Saloon to the Omega Boys Club, located at 1060 Tennessee Street. Upwards of 150 Byber Am Hawkins people queued-up to participate in the annual Gun Buy Back event. The Club paid $200 a piece for a working frearm, spending in excess Imagine the following scenario: you’re strolling through Potrero Hill with of $25,000 all in to purchase more than one hundred weapons. More a friend on your way to dinner. A masked man appears, points a gun at you, people than expected came to the event; some IOUs had to be issued. and demands your belongings. What’s your frst instinct? Run? Hand over your The number one reason people gave for turning in their guns was belongings? Scream? the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Vermont Street resident Christopher DeNoia faced this situation one evening “That was a huge motivator for people,” said Andre Aikins, the last fall while he was walking towards the 18th Street pedestrian bridge with Club’s operations manager. Others came in as part of their Christmas a female friend, passing other foot-travelers along the way. As the pair neared celebrations, stating that they had guns they weren’t using, and didn’t the bridge, a black, two-door Mercedes-Benz CLK pulled up. A man jumped want others to get hurt. The people turning in the guns were from out of the car wearing a dark hoodie and Halloween mask. The man pointed every racial background and age group, Aikins said, with as many a gun at DeNoia, and demanded his iPhone. DeNoia’s female friend, who was women as men. The Omega Boys Club’s mission is “to keep young holding a beverage in a red solo cup, splashed the assailant with the drink and people alive and free,” said Aikins. ran towards 18th street. “Personally, my gut feeling was this guy was going to hurt us regardless, and action was better than inaction,” said DeNoia, who stepped forward and punched the man in the face with a right hook, hitting his mask. “The man [then] hit me in the head with the gun, and I knocked the gun out of his hands, towards the sidewalk near the walking bridge. I took a few steps to pick up the gun, and the attacker jumped back in his car and drove up San Bruno, towards 19th Street, getting away.” DeNoia picked up the weapon, which turned out to be a four millimeter BB gun that looked real, down to its fake safety. Injuries to DeNoia’s hand required him to get four screws placed in his fnger. He was left with a mean scar and more than $11,000 of uninsured medical bills. A neighbor who preferred not to be identifed witnessed the incident, and confrmed DeNoia’s story. Although DeNoia has studied Tae Kwon Do, some family members and friends have questioned whether he properly handled the situation, offering to buy him a new iPhone if he ever faced something similar. “Most people understand the reality that you do not know how you are going to react to a situation until you are in that situation,” DeNoia said. The documentary, The Human Behavior Experiments, highlights this well.” The Human Behavior Experiments follows psychological studies that ex- amined how humans act in different situations. Stanley Milgram’s well-known Cty untyi & Co of San Francisco an overall goal. The regulations also electroshock experiment – which tested whether people will shock another human include provisions regarding how a if they’re told to by an authoritative fgure – is included in the flm. JANUARY 2013 Monthly recipient should, at the direction of “I probably should have just given him the phone and taken down all the the DOT, express an overall goal as a percentage of funds for a project. To details I could about the car, etc.,” said DeNoia. “Either that, or I should have facilitate participation by DBEs with- just kept attacking and put him down.” out regard to race, ethnicity and gen- Port of San Francisco der, SFMTA will implement a small Pier 38 Rehabilitation Project business enterprise participation goal Request for Proposals (RFP) on the Central Subway. The Port of San Francisco is seeking Information pertaining to this pro- submittals on proposals to rehabilitate posed DBE goal is available for and re-tenant the Pier 38 bulkhead inspection 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., structure and a limited portion of the Monday through Friday, at the SF- Pier 38 shed. MTA Contract Compliance Office Contact John Doll at: john.doll@sf- (CCO) at One South Van Ness Avenue, port.com 6th Floor, San Francisco, California RFP Submittal Deadline: February 94103, for thirty (30) days following 22, 2013 this publication. Comments will be accepted for forty-fve (45) days from date of publication. Comments may Grants for the Arts/ be sent to the SFMTA CCO at the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund above address. CCO can be contacted Support San Francisco’s vibrant arts at 415-701-4443. community by donating to the Volun- tary Arts Contribution Fund (VACF). Since its inception in 1984, the VACF Department of the Environment has provided $1.2 million in vital sup- The SF Department of the Environ- port to hundreds of the city’s most ment introduces RecycleWhere (www. beloved arts organizations, serving sfenvironment.org/recyclewhere): every San Francisco neighborhood. Whether you’re working or living in Your gift will make possible important San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, artistic programs and services, includ- Contra Costa, or Alameda, the online ing safety improvements and facility tool RecycleWhere provides the latest upgrades. and most convenient recycling, reuse, Be part of why San Francisco is and disposal options for everything known around the world as an ex- from plastics to couches, and much traordinary arts destination – support more! RecycleWhere is collaboration the VACF. For more information, and among local government agencies to to make a donation, visit www.sfgfta. help each and every person reduce org or call 415.554.6710. The VACF is waste. a program of Grants for the Arts/San Time for an oil change? The 3,000 Francisco Hotel Tax Fund. mile rule no longer applies to most vehicles. You can Check Your Number by reviewing your owner’s manual or San Francisco Municipal go to www.checkyournumber.org Transportation Agency (“SFMTA”) In accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transporta- tion (DOT) as set forth in 49 CFR The City and County of San Fran- Part 26 (Part 26), the SFMTA hereby cisco encourage public outreach. notifes the public that it intends to Articles are translated into several establish a goal of eleven percent languages to provide better public (11%) participation by Disadvantaged access. The newspaper makes ev- Business Enterprises (DBEs) on the ery effort to translate the articles Central Subway Project, to be attained of general interest correctly. No liability is assumed by the City by race-neutral measures. In Part 26, and County of San Francisco or DOT sets forth regulations pertaining the newspapers for errors and to how a recipient should establish omissions. January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 25

neBy Lyn Barnes, Potrero Branch Librarian January

The San Francisco Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, January 1st for New Year’s Day, and on Monday, January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King’s Birthday.

Programs for Adults

Golden Age of Soul Richie Unterberger presents another of his stunning col- lections of flm clips, this one featuring soul singers from 1960-75. Saturday, January 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Book-a-Librarian: Family History Research Assistance Need help researching your family history? Schedule a one-on-one appointment with a librarian for research assistance or personalized training on how to use the library’s genealogy databases and resources. Call 415-355-2822 to request a 30-minute appointment up to two weeks in advance. Sundays, January 6, 13, 27, 1-2:30 p.m.

eBook and eAudiobook Help Sessions Bring your Kindle, Nook, iPad or other eReader device with you and learn how to download books and other materials from the Library website for free! For adults, 18+. Wednesdays January 9, 16, 23. 30, at 6:30 p.m.

Genealogy Research Learn how to conduct genealogy search and fnd people using U.S. Census data, vital records, directories, photos and genealogical records. Learn to access and use the Library’s Ancestry and Heritage Quest Genealogy Search. For students, amateur genealogists, and novice researchers. Sunday, January 13, 3-4:30 p.m. Dawn Hochsprung Mary Sherlach Beneft for Sandy Hook Elementary Vicki Soto Programs for Children Lauren Rousseau a silent auction & snowfake making party Rachel Davino Lion Dancers. Come celebrate Year of the Snake with the Chinese Lion Anne Marie Murphy Donate a gift certifcate or item Charlotte Dancers on the frst foor of the Potrero Branch Library! Saturday, January Daniel for the silent auction, or just 26, 3:00 p.m. Olivia come and make a snowfake to Josephine Baby Rhyme and Play Time. For infants up to eighteen months old and their Ana decorate the halls of the school. caregiver. Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29 1:15-1:45 p.m. Dylan Madeline Family Storytime. Featuring stories, songs and rhymes. For children from Catherine birth to fve years old and their caregiver. Thursdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24, Chase Sunday, January 6, 2013 31, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:15-11:45 a.m. Jesse noon to 4 p.m. James Fun Flicks. This flm program is offered every 2nd Wednesday of the month Grace Bottom of the Hill and includes short flms based on children’s books and stories. January’s flms Emilie 1233 – 17th St and Missouri will be Antarctic Antics, Bear Wants More, Frederick, Snow Cat. For children Jack ages 3 to 8. Wednesday, January 9, 6:30-7:15 p.m. San Francisco Noah Caroline Homework Help. A Library Volunteer will be available to help students K-12 Jessica Host: Jeanné Ellenby with homework. Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29, 4-6 p.m. Benjamin Avielle Allison God has called them all home. “Let the little children come to me and Library Sponsored Community Partnerships do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” San Francisco Seed Library at the Potrero Branch Library CPI OM L MENTARY AD SPACE COURTESY OF THE VIEW In partnership with the San Francisco Seed Library, the Potrero Branch Library has seeds available for “checkout.” Located on the 1st foor beneath the staircase.

The Potrero Hill Book Club meets at the library every third Wednesday evening. January’s selection is The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje. Join the discussion on Wednesday, January 16, 7-8:30 p.m.

Creative Writing Workshop Join writer, flmmaker, journalist Shevi Rosenfeld Loewinger for a free class to help you write your own stories, develop your characters, and fnd your own unique voice in a supportive and creative environment. Thursdays, January 17, 24, 31, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Please contact Shevi for more information: sheviros@ gmail.com or 415-602-7961. Please note: NO WORKSHOP on Jan 3 or 10. 26 THE POTRERO VIEW January 2013

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Depending on the situation, Technology Services you may have a better chance by applying directly. Housekeeping COMPUTER PROBLEMS DRIVING YOU (2) Another point to note is that the recruiter works for the company CLEANING PROFESSIONAL 26 years BUGGY? Problems fxed! 25 years of in- dustry experience. Personal IT consult- which is hiring. By that, I mean that a company has hired the recruiter Experience. Apartments, homes or offices. Roger Miller 415-794-4411 References ing to small businesses or busy profes- to source specifc talent. Therefore, the recruiter will have the company’s sionals. We can install and/or help shop for computer/network/printer or setup/ best interest in mind. If the recruiter is “retained” to conduct the Photography troubleshoot wireless networks. If you’re search, he will receive at least some of his fee in advance and will be not technical, don’t worry - we are. Rob FREE PORTRAITS BY PROFESSION- expected to present only the top 3 or maybe 5 candidates. A contingency 415.244.3305 [email protected]. recruiter will be paid a percentage of the hiree’s base salary but only if the company hires one of his candidates. You may consider this fee as 100% commission. The recruiter will receive nothing if none if no placement is made. Keeping this point in mind, you can appreciate how a recruiter prioritizes his time. Nevertheless, a good recruiter will attempt to respond to your needs too because a candidate represents the necessary other side of the trans- action. You should expect to be treated professionally and with candor. Sometimes what you want is not possible, and the recruiter may offer alternatives which you should consider if you trust him. You may want to work with more than one recruiter thinking that this will increase your chances. Interview a number of recruiters and select a manageable number, probably 1 or 2, no more than 3. Consult your friends and colleagues for recommendations. Assess whether or not you and the recruiter are compatible. Will he meet with you in person? Did he listen to you and understand your preferences and concerns? Did he present his recruiting process so that you will know what to expect. Do you think he believes in you? This person must be able to present you to his client in the most positive way possible, to sell you. Insist that your resume not be submitted to any client for any position unless you have approved it in advance. The same goes for references. There is really no reason for a recruiter to request references prior to a company in the offer or fnal decision stage. You must be in control of where your resume goes. Otherwise, you could end up in a sticky situ- ation and you will end up the loser. You and the recruiter could end up submitting your resume for the same position, independently. Faced with this dilemma, the hiring manager will most often reject your resume in favor of the many other ones he has received.

Other characteristics to look for include: The positions he presents to you refect your strengths and preferences. A good recruiter may play around the edges and pres- ent opportunities that do not completely match. Keep in mind that nothing is perfect, or rarely is. However, when the recruiter does this, does he acknowledge the aspect that does not match? He is very knowledgeable about the company and the hiring manager and can answer questions you may have about the substance of the work, culture, and management style. Hopefully, he will have a good relationship with the hiring manager, such that the manager trusts the recruiter’s choices. He will help you prepare for the interview and when scheduling, provide you with details of your agenda – how long the interview will last, whom you will be meeting, what to expect. If the recruiter has properly debriefed other candidates, he will be able to share details with you about interview style, questions a particular interviewer asks, or whether or not there will be technical test of some kind. A good recruiter will stay in touch and keep you up to date, even Southside when the news is not good. He will return your calls and emails as AN INSERT OF THE VIEW long as you do not become a pest. January 2013 THE POTRERO VIEW 27

Pennsylvania Street Makeover

B Y Bill SLAKIN

Here are a couple of photos of Pennsylvania Street between Mariposa and 17th after the makeover. This area was really unsightly and neglected until Annie Shaw and Emily Gogol – the neighbors responsible for Pennsylvania Gardens, got a Community Challenge Grant, organized a community of probably two dozen helpers, and – during a few weekends – created a very pleasant, paved with decomposed granite, walkway, and planted area. There’s still more work to be done. But for anyone who knows what the CalTrains side of that street used to look like, the transformation is remarkable. Photos by Bill Slakin.

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