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Huge news for Potrero Hill, Dogpatch and the Bayview! From the Chronice…

The children that Dr. Jamal Harris treats at the Southeast Health Center in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood have often been exposed to violence, drug abuse and sometimes periodic homelessness. Mental health problems may go unaddressed because of the attached…

Citizen planned, developed and maintained neighborhood street park sets the bar with recreation choices in SF's Dogpatch neighborhood directly underneath the 280 freeway ... check out Progress Park's latest addition

Salesforce.com's presence as a major economic force in San Francisco will soon be visible in the form of an eye-popping, 14-acre campus in Mission Bay.

Situated in the growing neighborhood around AT&T Park, the online sales software company's eight-building headquarters would sport bold shades of pink, orange and purple and span 2 million square…

Join McKinley Square Park Foundation (MSPF) for a unique volunteer opportunity at this year's 2012 US Open at the historic Olympic Club in San Francisco.  Participating volunteers will help us raise much needed funds to support park improvements at our local park through our 501c non-profit.  

Volunteers will help…

Hi Neighbors,

I don't know how many of you have read the news about MTA's proposal to install parking meters in our neighborhood. This proposal, if carried out, will add parking meters directly in front of our residences. The attached document describes the proposed plan (see figure 13)Draft-Mission-Bay-Parking-Management-Strategy-10.28.11.pdf along with information about the…

ARE YOU A POTRERO HILL ARTIST?

WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A POTRERO HILL TRADITION?

JOIN US FOR THE POTRERO BRANCH LIBRARY ARTISTS’ 54TH EXHIBITION IN 2012!

Please send your contact information to Lia Hillman at lhillman@sfpl.org. Include your first and last name, address, phone number and email address. Or visit us at the library and we will take your contact information. If you would like to be on the Art…

Thank you all that made the planting on Sunday morning.

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We had a great turn out, and planted approximately 600 native plants on the McKinley Square hillside, which are all fairly visible for the flags that were placed to mark them (until we ran out of flags). These plants will help native wildlife, bees, butterflies, some of which are endangered, while at the same time making the hillside safer for dogs by combatting the invasive fox tail…

A cat appears to have lost her way and has taken up residence in my back yard.  Does anyone know of someone who may have lost their pet recently?  It is not "Hazel," the cat for which there are postings on a lot of telephone poles right now.  (I already contacted that owner.)

Please send an email to tom94107@gmail.com , if you have any leads.

I'll try to attach a photo to this…

From the SF Chronicle:

SAN FRANCISCO -- An Albany man accused of running down four bicyclists in the Mission District and Potrero Hill in a six-minute rampage last year must stand trial for attempted murder, a San Francisco judge said Tuesday.

The attorney for David Mark Clark, 40, said outside court that he will pursue an insanity…

San Francisco has launched a first-in-the-country project to allow residents and visitors to see, in real time, where parking spots are available. They're also using this data to adjust the prices of parking to better match demand.

Check it out…

According to sfgate.com, Bayview police captain Greg Suhr, whose district includes Potrero Hill, will be the new police chief of police for the city of San Francisco. From sfgate.com…

Capt. Greg Suhr, a 30-year veteran of the San Francisco Police…

  Regional Transportation Plan and SF Transportation Plan Call for Projects

A new transit line, streetscape enhancements, bicycle lanes.  Did you know that these kinds of transportation investments in our city frequently start with great ideas from members of the San Francisco public?  Every few years, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority has the opportunity to put out a Call for Projects – you bring us your best ideas for new…

We had a great, productive time at the big event that unveiled the process of trying to unite all sides of Potrero Hill and improve the neighborhood.

Rosana Francescato has a wonderful blog on the happenings.  Check it out - and get involved!

http://unitepotrero.org/

According to the latest police blotter…

"On January 24th at 1:26 AM, Officers Lustenberger and Perez were patrolling in the area if 18th and Connecticut. They saw a subject walking down the street who was sweating profusely and breathing very hard despite the fact that the night was quite chilly. The officers decided to stop and see if he needed some assistance. He assured them that he was fine and when asked, admitted to being on parole. The officers ran his name through the system…

The field at the Potrero Hill Recreation Center is currently closed for grass renovation, which often suffers from soggy dirt and missing grass patches.The work is supposed to be completed by Feb. 6.

According to the Parks Department,

Starting Monday, January 24th, 2011, park staff will begin grass renovation of the sports field in preparation for the Spring…