Homeless Families to be Sheltered at Downtown High School
BY TAMALA MOTTA
At the end of June, a shelter for families with children enrolled in San Francisco public schools, located at Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) School, will move to Downtown High School for three years while BVHM is being renovated. The shelter will house 20 families, up to 60 people, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the academic year and be available 24 hours a day in the summer. Families can stay up to 90 days with the possibility for extensions. The school
auditorium will be used for meals; the gym for sleeping, with another small area employed for case management. Families will have access to bathrooms and showers.
“Public school to become a flophouse,” worried Vermont Street resident Lewis Epstein.
Mission Action, formerly Dolores Street Community Services, will run the shelter and help families navigate the housing, welfare, employment, health, and education systems. The initiative, which has housed families in 96 of San
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Francisco Unified School District’s 126 campuses, started seven years ago as a partnership between BVHM, the District, Mission Action, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), and former District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronan.
Last month roughly 200 people attended a two-hour meeting to discuss the shelter held at Downtown High School. Presentations were led by HSH Deputy Director for Communications and Legislative Affairs Emily Cohen, Downtown High School Principal Todd Williams, Buena Vista Horace Mann Principal Claudia Delarios-Moran, and Nick Tannler, a school social worker. Cohen pointed to a rising rate of family homelessness in San Francisco. Data from the 2024 Point-in-Time Count indicates a 94 percent increase in families without permanent shelter since 2022.
Downtown High School, which was originally constructed as an elementary school, has an enrollment of just 103 students, with a 16 to one studentteacher ratio. Ninety-six percent of the
student body is composed of non-white teenagers, with 72 percent considered economically disadvantaged.
“Teachers and all school members are in full support of the program,” said Williams.
“Kids were acting out and couldn’t focus at school,” Moran explained about the origins of the shelter program. “I had the idea to house homeless families to help the children…The immediate response was that it was temporary, and it did create a pathway out of homelessness”.
“Drug use in our family shelter is not a big issue,” said Cohen. “This is an issue we might see in some of our other programs, but not as much on our family side, but drugs are not allowed to be used on the premises, but if somebody does come in high, we’re going to work with them. It’s a case management issue. We’re going to try and connect them to recovery services”.
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Property Leased by Caltrans Subject to More Scrutiny, Higher Insurance Coverage
BY MARK STEENSLAND
Shortly after midnight on November 11, 2023, a fire broke out under the Interstate-10 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The ensuing inferno damaged more than 100 support columns; at least nine of them severely enough for officials to close a two-mile stretch of the freeway, causing major disruption for the 300,000 motorists who use it daily.
In the immediate aftermath, the Governor’s Office declared a state of emergency. The Biden-Harris Administration provided $3 million for repairs.
Investigation into the fire quickly revealed a cascade of connected causes, including an encampment of unhoused people. Multiple safety violations were identified involving hazardous materials stored by Apex Development, the company leasing the property from the California Department of Transportation through the Airspace and Telecommunications Licensing Program.
Thanks to around-the-clock work by clean-up crews and engineers, a week later the span was declared safe for travel and re-opened. But the incident served as a wakeup call to state officials. The Governor’s Office ordered a review of all 601 sites leased under the Airspace program.
In a memorandum issued on November 22, 2023, Caltrans said it’d deter-
mined that Apex Development was an outlier; only six percent of the sites – 38 total – presented risks that warranted further inspections. Two months later, a follow-up memo identified actions taken at specific sites to clear fire hazards and detailed further changes, such as better site inventory database maintenance, more vigorous inspection schedules, and tighter response times to safety violations.
Caltrans expanded that list of new measures in a November 8, 2024 memo, adding prohibitions against flammable materials at any site, and increasing the liability insurance coverage requirement from $5 million to $20 million.
“These changes were made to protect the safety of the traveling public and critical infrastructure,” said Christopher Clark, a Caltrans spokesperson.
Kevin J. Barry, a metalworks owner with a yard under the 280 freeway near 25th and Iowa, received what he said was an eviction notice in December. Since then, he’s gotten additional communications from Caltrans that seem to indicate he doesn’t need to vacate the lot if he obtains additional insurance coverage. Barry estimates his annual premium could increase by as much as $50,000. But he’s willing to pay it if it means he
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Last month the YMCA of Greater San Francisco officially opened the Dogpatch YMCA at Crane Cove with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and daylong celebration. PHOTO: Courtesy of YMCA
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Last month the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that the San Francisco Parks Alliance diverted at least $3.8 million earmarked for specific projects to cover its operating expenses as it spiraled into insolvency. The misdirected funds included two to three million dollars donated by the Baker Street Foundation, a family charity run by Mary Miner, widow of Oracle co-founder Bob Miner, to support improvements at Crane Cove Park. “I think law enforcement should be involved,” said Nicola Miner, the family’s eldest daughter. “I think we’re past the point of this was some kind of mismanagement; $2 million that was supposed to go to the people of San Francisco is $2 million. That’s a lot of money.” It is unclear how diversion of the funds will impact additional Crane Cove Park improvements.
Crime
In the first third of 2024, the number of reported crimes in San Francisco fell by 30 percent compared with the same time period in 2023. The most notable declines were in property-related wrongdoings, such as larceny theft. The
trend is consistent with a national decrease in reported violent and property crimes through the end of 2023. Changes varied by neighborhood, with some areas experiencing elevated incidences for specific crimes. For example, January through April robberies in part of Mission Bay declined from 16 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, followed by 14 in 2024.
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Michael Berkowitz was elected president of the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association. Berkowitz also serves as a leader for San Francisco City Guides, which is offering two new Dogpatch tours: Dogpatch East - Past, Present, and Future Industries and Dogpatch West - Dutchman’s Flat to Dogpatch. With development of Pier 70 and Crane Cove, the original Dogpatch and Potrero Point excursion became quite lengthy. Dividing the tour in half allows for new or a reprisal of old stops that’ve been skipped over the past few years.
School Settlement
Last month, the San Francisco Unified School District settled a sexual abuse lawsuit for $1.5 million. The plain
tiff, “John Doe,” claimed that the District failed to supervise former Lowell High School teacher and counselor Harlan Edelman, who sexually abused him when he was a student during the 2004-2005 academic year. The complaint alleged that Edelman started “grooming” the former student to gain his trust, posturing that his attentions were focused on grade improvements. The grievance asserted that school officials ignored Edelman’s conduct, and that the abuse occurred on the Lowell High School campus, including in Edelman’s office and classroom. During litigation it came to light that another student had reported that she’d been sexually assaulted during the same school year by a different counselor and that Edel-
man had helped cover it up. Despite the student and parents reporting the assault, school officials didn’t take appropriate action. That failure, according to attorney Lauren Cerri, gave Edelman carte blanche to continue abusing the plaintiff. “School officials admitted that they felt there was no reason to supervise any of the counselors more closely,” Cerri said. “Had they done so, most likely Edelman’s abuse of my client would have been detected and stopped.”
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Television Ads
BY PAUL MCDONALD
My Dad hated to watch ads on TV. In the 1970’s he got a device called “BlabOff,” a cord connected to the television that had an “on/off” toggle switch one could hold in their hand about six feet away from the set.
As my father’s son, I too have always detested TV ads. I mute them for the
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Happy Summer! Our next event, Play in Your Park Party, is Saturday, Sept. 6th. Have ideas? Want to get involved? We’d love to have you on the planning team! Email info@friendsofjacksonpark.org to join. Help us build this park by donating at www.friendsofjacksonpark.org.
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We cleared the first phase of our renewal process, the petition phase, and received our Approvals from the Board of Supervisors at the end of May. Thank you for your support! The SF Department of Elections will mail ballots to all property owners in the District in early June. Please keep an eye out for your ballot! https://greenbenefit.org/renewal
Our Monthly Board Meeting is on Wednesday, June 16th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Dogpatch Hub (1278 Minnesota St.), where we discuss all the great things we are doing in the neighborhood.
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Ads
most part and often shift from channel to channel to avoid commercials, which irks my wife.
I probably watch too much TV, especially the news. The local news channels inundate viewers with ad after ad touting the best law firms to hire when you get in a car crash. There are at least eight different firms vying for our business; if we could just get injured in a car crash!
When I switch to national news I get swamped with drug commercials; apparently only our country allows medicine purveyors to advertise. Then I get concerned that I may have pneumococcal pneumonia, or my A-Fib is out of whack.
I don’t intend to make light of anyone who has these afflictions or needs these drugs, but watching heavy set people cheering and dancing and singing ecstatically about their new panacea hits a wrong note for me.
“Giardiance is a little pill with a great big story to tell!”
So is LSD. It’s a great little tab with a rad, fab experience to endure.
“My doctor said Mylanta”
“Ask your doctor if Rezevi is right for you!”
I’ll get right on that: “Hey, some doctor I can never find, let alone call my own...Is Rezevi right for me?”
Apparently, all I need is “one little pill”. A day, a week, a month?
Imagine the slew of marketing aces sitting around a corporate table tossing out potential names for the next big money drug: “Fixfura...Eloquist.. Chillaxia...Bandovid... Pexroomie... Nixfocus...Altoliveria...Cocktoovey... Plexar.. Side effects may include: pants á wetting, embarrassment, elongated nose hairs, urinary bliss, sudden heart implosion, marital elasticity, angry charcoal turds, constant sacerdotal twitching, explosive church pew diarrhea, sweaty gums, social anonymity and death.”
Use as directed.
If I follow all the TV advertisement instructions and behave as a minion to their offerings, I not only need to get into several car accidents - and become quite injured, but make sure it’s not my fault – and develop a myriad of health infirmities so l can ask my phantom doctor what’s right for me.
These ads leave me feeling hollow, vulnerable and irritated. I wonder if there’s a pill I could take for that?
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Caltrain Railyard Transformation Project Planned
BY JESSICA ZIMMER
The plan for a 20-acre development, called “San Francisco Railyards” at Fourth and King streets, is steadily taking shape. The current concept features an 850-foot mixed-use tower. If constructed it’d be the City’s second-tallest building, after the Salesforce Tower.
Prologis is developing the site, in collaboration with Caltrain and the City and County of San Francisco. The present master plan features more than seven million square feet of housing and commercial space; precise details are still being hashed out. Construction is likely to be financed by private and public sources, including local, regional,
and federal grants. The railyard project requires coordination with Transbay Joint Power Authority’s Portal project, which overlaps the Caltrain railyards.
Prologis expects to file a project application with the City this year and hopes to secure municipal approval by 2027. Infrastructure work could start within the next five years, contingent on funding.
The railyard project design effort is being led by a team that includes Pickard Chilton, a New Haven, Connecticut-based architectural firm; the San Francisco field operations office of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, a Seattle structural and civil engineering firm; and Kristen Hall City Design, a CALTRAIN continues on page 14
Rec and Park Fined for Felling Community Trees
BY TAMALA MOTTA
A small crabapple and abundantly fruiting fig tree that bordered the Potrero Hill Community Garden – and served as a gathering place for Hill residents – were cut down last fall. The fig tree was planted roughly 20 years ago by Hill dweller, Stephen Lewis, among others, through Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), a nonprofit that organizes neighbors to cultivate trees and sidewalk gardens.
“So very sorry to hear it’s been cut down. I didn’t expect to outlast it,” said Lewis.
“I feel like we lost a family member today,” said Pete Ceja.
FUF tends foliage for three years post-planting, after which it becomes San Francisco Public Works’ (DPW) responsibility. Bryan Ong, DPW Urban Forestry Inspector, said that his department didn’t remove the trees. After researching the incident, Ong determined that they were chopped down by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD). DPW fined RPD $10,000 per tree for illegally removing them.
RPD appealed the fine, claiming that it mistakenly removed the trees because they thought they were located within the perimeter of the community garden and therefore on RPD property. The department further asserted that the trees were a danger to the public because they were pruned improperly, arguing that the fig tree was badly damaged after it was clipped without authorization and couldn’t be saved. The
apple tree was also injured and showed signs of poor health.
“When trees are incorrectly pruned, they can sometimes produce new branches known as epicormic growth,” RPD stated. “These branches often grow quickly but are weakly attached to the trunk or main limbs, making them more prone to breaking, especially during high winds. In this case, the combination of structurally unstable regrowth and the tree’s location in a heavily visited garden created a potential safety hazard for visitors.”
DPW held a public hearing via videoconference on May 21 attended by several Hill residents to mediate the dispute.
“I’m not really sure what the basis [was] for removing, just because the tree was topped”, said DPW urban forestry inspector captain Susan Nawbary during the hearing, referring to the fig tree.
“Our very own director, Mei Ling Hui, has been managing pruning on this tree,” responded Will Lyons, operations manager for RPD’s Community Gardens program. “She had been trying to get this tree into good condition for many, many seasons. So, when we found the tree topped/ hat racked again one day, which was work done by an unknown community member, and not authorized by the Recreation and Park Department, everybody was really sad to see that the tree had been put into really poor condition, and we believe that this street tree provided a hazard and so we became pretty concerned about the tree. We did believe that this whole parcel belonged
to Rec and Park so we continued to do what we just normally do for street tree removals”.
“I don’t believe this was removed in good faith,” countered Monica, a Hill resident. “This [fig] tree was a very important part of our community. Everybody would come and pick the tree. The tree was extremely healthy. The people in the community garden would try and heckle me out of the tree… At one point, they even stole the figs out of my car… We don’t want a fine. We want another tree”.
“I can personally attest that they were healthy until the day of removal,” said Vermont Street resident, Caitlin, who recalled hearing a community member “bragging about chastising someone” for “stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of figs”. She suspected that the trees were removed in response to, “some weird turf war or power trip situation…The trees were perfectly healthy. The community was benefiting from them…. We just want to see the trees replanted”.
“I’ve seen the street trees listings, and mostly they avoid any kind of fruit trees just because of the fact that they fall on the ground, they’re slippery,” said community gardener, Erlinda. “They aren’t on any of the lists of the trees that you can actually have as street trees”.
“Claiming that these trees were in any dire need of attention is disingenuous,” said Josh Klipp, a San Francisco Urban Forestry Council member and 18-year Hill resident. “Rec Park is on a 15-year tree maintenance cycle, meaning they don’t typically cut down a tree until it’s practically falling over on its own, which is clearly not what was happening here”.
According to Nawbary, the fig tree will be replaced. A final decision on the fine will be made by DPW Director Carla Short after she sifts through hearing findings. If a penalty is assessed it’s unclear whether it’ll be paid through taxpayer funds or other RPD resources.
Parking Meters to be Installed at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets
BY KAMESH DARISIPUDI
Parking pressures in Dogpatch continue to mount, especially during workdays. Over the past few years, the neighborhood has experienced traffic increases, largely due to travel associated with new multi-unit residences, rebounding demand for Caltrain at 22nd Street, and staff and visitors to the University of California, San Francisco Hospital System, among other attractions.
In response – and linked to efforts to close a $322 million budget deficit – the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decided to add parking meters along Indiana and Cesar Chavez streets. Similar parking regulations were implemented near the Muni Woods Bus Facility in 2018.
The goal is to “enhance parking turnover and ensure safe access to the area…resulting in greater access for visitors, employees, and residents in the area,” commented Michael Roccaforte, SFMTA Deputy Spokesperson.
Meters will be active Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both sides of Indiana Street between Tulare and Cesar Chavez streets, as well as on the South side of Cesar Chavez between Pennsylvania and Third streets. The meters will be located south of Residential Permit Parking Area EE. Meter prices will
start at $0.50 an hour, increasing to $1.00 an hour by the end of the year.
Before deciding to proceed with meter deployment SMFTA staff gathered opinions about the idea from stakeholders. According to Donovan Lacy, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association Vice President, meters will allow for “more parking availability for SFMTA employees working at their Islais Creek facility as well as the other businesses in the area.”
“Dogpatch Business Association members found parking for employees to be very difficult in this area,” said Brett Villaume, Dogpatch Merchant Association Business Relations, and noted that expanded parking restrictions would curb “RV parking on the Southside of Cesar Chavez between Third Street and Indiana.”
Meters are expected to be installed by late summer, phased to accommodate San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s sewer system work presently occurring on Cesar Chavez Street.
Parking restrictions already exist North of Cesar Chavez. The expanded metered parking on the Southside of Cesar Chavez “isn’t expected to disrupt business operations between Pennsylvania and Third streets, or on both sides of Indiana between Cesar Chavez and Tulare streets.” added Roccaforte.
Fig tree shown on right, prior to being cut down. The apple tree can be seen to the left of the fig tree. PHOTO: Courtesy of Google Maps
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COMMUNITY |JUNE
Literature: Book Sale Block Party
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Nature: Insectpalooza
Meet arthropods from around the world, including the Australian Walking Stick, Giant African Millipede, and many more. Make insect-inspired art with local artists, bid on an African safari, and taste mealworm chocolate-chip cookies. Presented by SaveNature.org and San Francisco Arts Education. 12 to 3 p.m. Free. Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota Street. RSVP requested: tinyurl.com/insectpalooza25
Lecture: Trampoline Hall Series
Three people give short lectures on topics ranging from serious to ridiculous. One rule: speakers cannot be professionally expert in their topic. After each lecture, host Misha Glouberman facilitates a discussion between the audience and speaker. Trampoline Hall has been running monthly sold out shows in Toronto since 2001, and toured many North America cities. “We love it,” wrote the Village Voice The New Yorker praised its “eccentricity and do-it-yourself inventiveness.” 7 to 9:45 p.m. $29.39. Public Works, 161 Erie Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4donI3n
Art: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Works span the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 701 Mission Street. For more information: https://bit. ly/43gkgD7
Animals: Pet Portrait Party
Celebrate unconditional love of pets with a portrait of a beloved furry, feathered, or scaly friend. Fur-ever & Always is a fundraiser for SOMArts’ operations and programs. 12 to 5 p.m. $10. SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/43kADhX
More than 12,000 books, comics, vinyl, and media for sale. Featuring: live DJ; San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile; Kids' Zone button-making led by a children's book author/ illustrator; author talks and readings; food and drinks. 12 to 5 p.m. Free to attend. Friends Members enjoy 10 percent off purchases and early access to the sale (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.). Thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/ npr7898c
6/7 Saturday & 6/8 Sunday
Craft: Hard Cover Bookbinding Workshop
Learn two essential bookbinding techniques: Link Stitch Binding and Hard Cover Case Binding
Gain foundational knowledge of bookbinding, familiarize yourself with essential tools, understand core binding principles, and take home two handmade books. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $360 (discount for GAW members). Graphic Arts Workshop, 2565 Third Street, Suite 305. To register email Jingjing at emerald.yang@gmail.com For more information: https://tinyurl. com/ub4aehje
Music: “Spring Contrasts” at Noe Valley Ministry
The contrasting timbres of the violin, clarinet, and piano bring to life a vibrant variety of musical imaginations in this program of rhythmic vitality and melodic invention. 7:30 p.m. $35. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez Street. For more information: https://bit. ly/44DDG7o
Music: “OminoDay” Free World Music Festival
OminoDay in the Park began in 2007 in memory of Andrew “DJ Domino” Ele. DJ Domino was a youth advocate, activist and a budding pillar in the community. OminoDay World Music Festival is a cultural and artistic haven for families and youth, celebrating the arts, culture and the southeast San Francisco neighborhoods. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre in McLaren Park, 50 John F. Shelley Drive. For more information: https://bit.
Dance: Bed By 10 p.m.
Fancy going out to dance but not keen on sacrificing the next day? Bed By 10 p.m. is for ravers over 30 to relive the 1980s, 1990s and early-2000s clubbing scene. Dance in the sunshine and enjoy the lively outdoor atmosphere. For all who love to dance, socialize, and enjoy great music; while being home and in bed by 10 p.m. 3 to 8 p.m. $33.85. The Midway, 900 Marin Street. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/ yjwzydap
Father’s Day: Bayview’s Juneteenth Father’s Day Festival
A community celebration featuring live performances, Hip-Hop Cypher, amusement park rides, retail and food vendors, prize giveaways, a car show, and more. 12 to 6 p.m. Free. Gilman Park, 903 Gilman Avenue. For more information: https://bit.ly/43BAecn
Horticulture: Succulent Garden Workshop
With access to a large variety of succulents, learn to create a succulent garden. Instructor Rossana will offer a step-by-step process. Leave not only with a creation to brighten your space,
but the knowledge to keep it alive and thriving. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $88.95, covers all materials. Diosa Blooms, 3148 22nd Street. For more information: https:// tinyurl.com/597dfzxr
Film and Dance: MAHU: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter at KQED
Lisette Marie Flanary’s documentary explores the Native Hawaiian concept of gender fluidity by interweaving intimate interviews with multimedia stage performance. A live performance by hula master Patrick Makuaka¯ne will follow the screening. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $18.50 to $19.50. KQED, 2601 Mariposa Street. For more information: https:// bit.ly/4koy0m7
6/20 Friday through 6/22 Sunday Dance: Yelkaram Dance at ODC Yelkaram is a dance and videomapping performance that focuses on Lenca indigenous rituals about weaving traditions and nature protection reinterpreted by Honduran artists. The performers traveled to Lenca indigenous communities and collaborated with Murilpaz, a Lenca women indigenous organization.
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The performance is inspired by this experience and celebrates the strength of Lenca women to recover and safeguard their traditions and natural resources in the face of extractivism. $15. ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street. For more information: https://bit. ly/4knF7eH
Art: Go With the Flow Improv Painting at ARCH
to take home. 12 to 3 p.m. $71.21. ARCH Art Supplies, 1490 17th Street. To register and for more information: https://bit.ly/3H2e7TJ
Music: “Pride: A Musical Celebration”
The 30-piece Golden Gate Park Band presents its 143rd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. The band performs tweekly concerts most Sundays. 1 to 2:45 p.m. Free. Spreckles Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Music Concourse Drive. For more information: https://bit. ly/4hV8d3q
Health: Mom and Teen Daughter Yoga and Sound Bath
An evening of yoga, sound healing, and bonding for moms and their teenage daughters. Unwind and de-stress with a gentle yoga session suitable for all levels, followed by a soothing sound bath to rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit. 6 p.m. Donation requested. For ages 13+ Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/ mrxk2r7z
6/26 Thursday and 6/27 Friday Music: Blackstar Symphony Be immersed in the sonic tapestry of David Bowie’s final, critically acclaimed , reimagined for and performed
with the original Blackstar band. The evening culminates in a celebration of Bowie’s iconic song catalog, featuring touchstones like “Space Oddity,” “Life on Mars,” and “Heroes.” Food and drink special: sample a sparkling and glittering Stardust cocktail inspired by the music. Pair it with a delicious Lightning cookie. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $50 to $299. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue. For more information: https://bit. ly/43mfbtc
Crafts: Pink Saturday Pride Crafts at ARCH
Make a custom pronoun button and craft a rainbow twirler. 12 to 4 p.m. Free. ARCH Art Supplies, 1490 17th Street. To register: https://bit. ly/4koDQnI
Get up close and personal with live arthropods from the Insect Discovery Lab, including the Australian Walking Stick, Giant African Millipede, and many more! Make insect-inspired art with local artists, bid on an African safari, and taste mealworm chocolate-chip cookies, too!
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Darlene Martin Retires as Starr King Elementary Principal
BY JESSICA ZIMMER
This month Darlene Martin retires as Starr King Elementary School principal, a position she held since 2016. From 2015 to 2016 Martin served as principal at International Studies Academy, a San Francisco Unified School District public charter high school. She was previously ISA’s assistant principal. Between 1992 and 1996, she taught at James Lick Middle School.
“When I came to Starr King, I met parents who had been my students at James Lick,” said Martin.
According to Martin, Starr King Elementary School staff work hard; parents contribute to keeping the school beautiful and stable.
“The parents, staff and I worked over several years to figure out how to integrate our English and Mandarin programs. In 2024, we received the 2024 Chamber of Commerce Honor Roll and the inaugural Salesforce and Golden State Warriors Foundation Golden Icon “Champions of Education”…a testament to the work the community has been able to do together,” said Martin.
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can stay on the property.
“No tenants have been evicted,” Clark said. “Tenants were given a letter of correction based on the new policy. In the city of San Francisco, 22 tenants have vacated Airspace properties as they were unable to comply with the new policy requirements.”
“We’ll comply,” said Donovan Lacy, Acting Executive Director of the Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill Green
She added that Starr King, with its many programs, has a complex and challenging environment.
“We have incredibly dedicated families and staff…have been able to create a strong and inclusive environment based on peace and learning,” said Martin.
Martin enjoyed talking to students about their assessment scores during recess and study periods.
“They always seem surprised that I know them that well,” said Martin.
Martin also cherished sharing her memories of “rising” sixth grade students from their Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through fifth grade years.
“I will miss not being able to share the stories I already have saved for our current TK to fourth grade students,” said Martin.
Jessica Agnos, Starr King’s Community Schools Coordinator, said Martin was a wonderful community leader, with a significant positive impact.
“I’m very grateful for the time my kids had with her as principal of Starr King and the time I’ve been able to spend working with her. While she will
navigate his interactions with Caltrans, supports improving safety, but wants the spaces to be used in ways that benefits the surrounding community. Lacy worries that the new regulations aren’t nuanced enough.
“Something occurred because of bad actors in a specific location,” he said, referring to the I-10 fire, “and instead of having a guided missile approach, they are basically nuking the program.”
Lacy and Christensen agree that it
Of 22 places that have vacated, the following are in Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and/or Mission Bay:
TransMetro (private parking, 15th Street and San Bruno Avenue)
Pogo Parking (private parking, 15th Street and San Bruno Avenue)
Showplace Square West (private parking, Alameda Street and San Bruno Avenue)
SFII 101 Utah, LLC (private parking, Alameda Street and San Bruno Avenue)
Mario Harrera (private parking, Portrero and Alameda Street)
Army Street Mini Storage (23rd and Pennsylvania streets)
Parkayo (private parking, 22nd and Iowa streets)
Below are tenants in Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and/or Mission Bay affected by the changes but who have not vacated.
SECURED LEASE EXTENSIONS TO 9/30/2025
UPS (Alameda and San Bruno Avenue)
UPS (17th Street and San Bruno Avenue)
Urban Sports Alliance (23rd and Iowa streets)
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Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (23rd and Iowa streets)
Benefit District, which holds an Airspace lease for a storage lot near 23rd and Iowa.
According to Lacy, Caltrans inspectors identified potentially flammable items in the lot and asked that they be removed, which the GBD did.
“But upping our insurance means we’ll have less money to spend on greening the neighborhood and creating new parks like the Potrero Gateway, which we just cut the ribbon on.”
Former District 3 Supervisor Julie Christensen, who’s been helping Barry
be missed, we will honor her by building upon all the work she has done over her tenure. We all wish her the best in her next chapter,” said Agnos.
The school community is particularly appreciative that Martin was present to guide students, parents, teachers, and staff through COVID and district funding cuts, said Emily Wang, a Parent-Teacher Association member and Potrero Hill resident who has two children at Starr King.
“When Ms. Martin holds meetings at the school, she brings us all together. She’s very level and diplomatic. She’s willing to listen to everything,” said Wang.
Wang admires how last year Martin stepped in to teach special education students. She’s glad that Martin regularly supervised students at lunch alongside yard duties.
“One more thing we’re grateful for is that she let us know about her retirement early. That helps us begin our transition ahead of summer. That action shows she’s still thinking of the students. She’s done so much to serve this school,” said Wang.
“Leave your contact information when you leave,” Cohen replied. “We will put together a mailing list of neighbors near this site…and we will continue this conversation. This is not the only conversation that we need to have. We are happy to come back, continue to talk with you throughout operations of this program…and between HSH and Mission Action, we will be responsive.”
“We serve the families breakfast once a week,” said Carolyn, who attends a church located near BVHM. “I also tutor over at BVHM, and I want to just say…that this is not your typical homeless person you see on the street. These are families. These are parents. Some are single parents. They are interested in finding work, in finding a place to live… We set up a little play area for the children. We have parties for them…We’ve developed a wonderful relationship with these families, and I have found that they are just like my family, or maybe your family. They are interested in looking after their children…We’re going to miss them. Because our church is on the corner of Valencia and 24th streets and it’s a long way from here”.
should be a priority to keep the areas occupied, whether by responsible business owners such as Barry, or by the sort of spaces maintained by the GBD.
“If the goal is to make these Airspace areas safer,” Lacy added, “then making it difficult for folks to utilize them and to secure them and activate them makes them less safe.”
Christensen points to unoccupied properties that have quickly become weed-strewn dumping grounds full of hazards such as illegal encampments and abandoned vehicles.
“A good tenant like Kevin Barry supplants those bad uses with a good use,” Christensen said, calling him “a good neighbor” because he keeps his lot clean and fenced.
For how much longer, Barry won’t know until he meets with Caltrans to clarify exactly what he needs to do to maintain his lease.
operating the stay over program, I can tell you that we have not had one incident of substance use,” Moran interjected.
“The fear that you have, this idea that it’s drugs, that it’s violence, that it’s dangerous, that it’s scary…you’re over thinking a little bit,” said Tannler. “Think of the playground…the park, or the beach. You see that family playing? This is who we’re talking about. We’re not talking about chronically homeless adults, were not talking about drug addicted adults…It’s the student who needs that sanctuary and that’s the feel that this program has. It feels like a community sanctuary where the adults in that child’s life have gotten together to figure out a plan for tonight…As we work through this conversation, I want to bring it back to your family unit. To that birthday party you had when you invited that friend from class and they came and they played. This is the same family that were talking about today”.
Residents noted that it’s not unusual to spot students from Downtown and nearby San Francisco International high school smoking cannabis on their way to and from campus.
“I learned about this by walking our three dogs…getting this group together a week before a decision is going to be made is something I’m concerned about… the lack of communication,” said Mike Bryan, a Hill resident since 1989. “We are open to it... I don’t want to speak for everyone but my family is. But I want to make sure that the communication is there…These are families… and it’s an emergency situation…but we need to have great communication going forward.”
“In 2022-2023, me and my family, my husband and three kids, volunteered for about a year when the program was at BVHM and we also helped with the Christmas party and when I think about this program, I think about endless games of UNO, I think about making gods eyes,” said Lisa, a 20-year Hill resident. “I think about going to Daly City to buy the last Santa suit I could find on Christmas Eve, and I think about sharing a meal and I think about playing a lot of games and reading a lot of books and so I’m super, super excited that you’re coming. I’m a little sad it’s only three years…My question would be how can we create a community group to support you… I’m just a block away….My kids are excited. I’m actually very proud to be from San Francisco and for you all to do what you’re doing…It’s what we should be doing for our own humanity.”
“I’m concerned about the transportation opportunities and public trash cans, which we don’t have a lot of,” said Celeste, a Vermont Street resident.
“In terms of our footprint with our families, you can expect that there won’t be any loitering, any trash from our folks,” Moran replied. “Again, I want to reiterate that they’re coming in to have dinner, to rest for the night, to do their own bedtime routine like we do with our own children…The footprint is minimal and there’s no need for additional trash cans, as far as our families are concerned. But if trash cans are something you’re advocating for separate and distinct from this program, I’m happy to call Public Works.”
According to Mission Action the families will have access to free public transportation. The closest bus stop is two blocks away, on Rhode Island and 18th streets.
“I’m very concerned,” said Martino, a Rhode Island Street resident. “I’m concerned already with the students here…. There’s constant trash in front of our house, cigarette butts…I’ve even talked to the kids…My neighbor that lives right below me, has trash constantly on the side of her yard that I’m always picking up, and it’s from the students from this school that are catching the bus, so if that’s already an issue with the students…What’s going to happen when we have other families during the school day. What are they going to do. I am very concerned that these families will not have the infrastructure to go, to get any
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Real Estate Redlining on Potrero Hill
BY PETER LINENTHAL
“Racial segregation does not just happen; it is made,” wrote Ira Katznelson, author of Fear Itself
The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation was established by the U.S. Congress in 1933 to address an avalanche of home foreclosures triggered by the Great Depression. Over three years, HOLC refinanced more than one million residences. Home ownership rose dramatically, as new buyers secured low-interest, long-term loans.
A HOLC ‘Residential Safety Map’ rated San Francisco neighborhoods for federally financed low-interest loans. Similar charts were made for 240 cities across the country, classifying communities into four investment categories based on ‘favorable’ or ‘detrimental’ influences, partially determined by race and ethnicity. Private banks adopted HOLC’s metrics.
Green ‘A’ neighborhoods were categorized as ‘hot spots where good mortgage lenders are willing to make their maximum loans’. Blue ‘B’ were less desirable but ‘still good’. Yellow ‘C’ were in decline. Red ‘D’ were in full decline: lenders beware.
‘Redlining’ describes this approach to segregation, where the ‘threat of infiltration of foreign-born, negro, or lower grade population’ was deemed too risky for investment. Most of Potrero Hill, D15, on the map, was redlined.
Red D15 residents were described as,
…working class factory workers, laborers, and artisans, with
incomes from $1,000 to $2,000. There is quite a concentration of ‘red’ (i.e. Communist) Russians and other foreign elements in the area… Light and heavy industrial districts completely surround the area, and stockyards and meat packing plants situated nearby are the source of unpleasant odors when the wind is from their direction, which, fortunately, is seldom…The area is said to offer some interesting possibilities for future development, but under existing conditions loan commitments are made with extreme care by the comparatively few mortgage institutions which will lend at all in the area.
Blue B5 residents were labeled,
…businessmen of the junior executive type, highly skilled laborers, and ‘white-collar’ workers, having an income range of from $2,000 to $5,000. There are no adverse racial concentrations in the area…There is a good, stable demand for property in this area.
The federal Housing Act of 1937 was designed to clear slums and provide low rent housing for ‘the deserving poor’, mostly white people affected by the Great Depression. Potrero Terrace, 469 units of low rent housing, was built in 1940. Thousands of Black people moved from Southern states to the Bay Area to work in World War II industries. By 1945, 40 percent of public housing residents were African-American; 85 percent by the 1960s.
Public housing in San Francisco rented apartments based on a ‘neigh-
borhood pattern policy’ aimed at maintaining the area’s racial mix. This approach was ruled ‘an arbitrary method of exclusion’ in 1954 and the City’s public housing was supposed to be desegregated.
In 1950, Enola Maxwell and her two children came to San Francisco from Louisiana with her mother, who worked in the shipyards. They lived in the Carolina Street Public Housing projects, now San Francisco International High School. According to Maxwell, at that time Black home ownership on Potrero Hill wasn’t possible. When she
tried to buy a house, realtors turning her away, adding that “Now, things have changed. You can live anywhere, but you just don’t have the money”. Maxwell became Potrero Hill Neighborhood House director in 1972. She died in 2003, at the age of 83.
The Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned redlining, but the impact of housing discrimination continues in wealth and health disparities, crime, underfunded schools, and pollution found in communities historically subjected to the practice.
Federal Home Owners’ Loan Corporation 1937 ‘Residential Security’ map. IMAGE: Courtesy of Peter Linenthal
President Franklin Roosevelt hands keys to the 100,000th family in public housing, 1940. PHOTO: AP photo, George Skadding
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San Francisco design firm. The site is currently used as a train station and railyard storage and maintenance facility.
“Under the current plan, Caltrain is leading the technical planning for the future rail station, rail facility, and track infrastructure to ensure the preservation of rail operations and maintenance. Prologis is leading the master plan and entitlement for the entire site, which requires the infrastructure and development plans for housing, office, and open space to work together,” said Genevieve Cadwalader, Prologis vice president and investment officer.
The Pennsylvania Avenue Extension (PAX) is being developed at an adjacent site. PAX involves building underground rail lines for Caltrain and a future California High-Speed Rail along Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. That project would remove Caltrain crossings at Mission Bay Drive and 16th Street, eliminating the need for road users to wait while trains cross.
Caltrain’s ridership has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with growth of more than a half-million passengers in 2024, and additional increases during the first quarter of 2025.
“(The project would bring) critical improvements with lasting benefits for transit users, the local community, and the city-at-large. We look forward to working collaboratively with the City and community to thoughtfully address key issues, including land use, infrastructure investment, and impact fees,” said Cadwalader.
Transformation of the railyard would substantially increase pedestrian and bicyclist traffic in the area. About 20 percent of riders across the Caltrain system use a bike. The Fourth and King station sees the most bike activity, said Navdeep Dhaliwal, Caltrain government and community affairs manager.
“In all of the community discussions we’ve had already just about the site, walkability is far and away the most vocal amount of feedback we’ve received. It’s this really urgent desire to focus on improving safety of pedestrians, bikes, walkability, traffic calming, and better connectivity,” said Leigh Lutenski, Office of Workforce Development deputy director of joint development division.
Prologis’s plan includes enhanced bike facilities, widened sidewalks, and new pedestrian- and bike-only connections.
“As the engagement process continues, we will also continue to refine our plans in response to what we hear. A great example of this is the design of the Fifth Street crossing. The original concept allowed for vehicle through-traffic. We heard there was concern about it becoming a cut-through or freeway access point. In response, we revised the design to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists, removing through-traffic for cars,” said Cadwalader.
Caltrain opened the Fourth and King Street station in 1975, with the idea that it’d be temporary. At the time, the area around the station was zoned primarily for industry. Since then, a great deal of housing, commercial buildings, and large facilities, like the Chase Center, have been built nearby.
In 2021, Prologis and Caltrain launched a joint effort to evaluate railyard alternatives. The following year, the San Francisco Planning Department held meetings with stakeholders and area residents. In 2024, Prologis started to share information about the proposed redevelopment plan, with outreach to the Potrero Boosters and
South Beach | Rincon | Mission Bay Neighborhood Association. Prologis plans to attend the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association’s (DNA) June meeting and a Potrero Dogpatch Merchants Association gathering in the next few months. Prologis’s has engaged participants in walking tours, as well as online meetings in which it’s shared conceptual images of the project.
“Many have even expressed a desire for more height and density, often referencing global cities like Tokyo as models. There’s broad recognition that density near transit is smart policy. We’ve consistently heard that people choose to live in this neighborhood because they value its urban character and want to see it thrive. Most concerns and suggestions we have heard have been related to ensuring the streets feel safe and vibrant, that the retail is set up for success, and that there are usable, attractive places for people of all ages including community members, visitors, and commuters,” said Cadwalader.
“Prologis has been receptive to comments about how they shape the differences in height between the taller towers and other structures nearby. Residents have asked where the height will be placed in the development, which is not certain yet, and how that will work best for the skyline. They haven’t expressed much concern about the concept of height itself,” said J.R. Eppler, Potrero Boosters president.
“They know they have parameters,” said Bruce Agid, South Beach | Rincon | Mission Bay Neighborhood Association board member, who lives across from the railyard. “They need high-density development to generate the funding to build a good project. The height of the large tower hasn’t been a concern among individuals who have come to Prologis’s meetings or been at meetings where Prologis has presented. Yet several City residents who have not attended the meetings have emailed me with questions about the height of the large tower and the density of the project.”
“My only concern is that it won’t get built,” said Mike Linksvayer, a South Beach | Rincon | Mission Bay Neighborhood Association member who has gone on a site tour. “I see the new station and all the amenities that come with it as a huge benefit to the neighborhood.”
He added that Prologis shared an array of design options.
“All would be an improvement over what is there now,” said Linksvayer.
“For many people, this is the first place they see when they enter the City,” said Donovan Lacy, DNA vice president, who has attended Prologis’s online meetings. “Oracle Park and the Chase Center are right there. I look forward to the area beginning to have a “destination feeling.” Right now, it looks like an old Greyhound Bus station from the 1950s.”
“I have questions about how this will come together. Even now, the area has a lot of moving parts,” said Gary Pegueros, a South Beach | Rincon | Mission Bay Neighborhood Association member, who has attended an on-site meeting. “There are Muni Metro rail lines, Muni buses, bikes, cars, and pedestrians all in one spot. Making what is already a highly dense area even more dense is a concern. They’ve been really transparent in discussing the different components of the project. They’ve also been good about listening to people and their comments. I see that they’re making an effort to incorporate what residents of this area want here.”
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necessary needs for their daily living.”
“There are a number of things in place,” Cohen replied. “We can absolutely have a text and call line for any neighborhood concerns that arise… We will be doing perimeter walks, and that includes debris removal, so it can potentially help the situation. We will have a few more eyes on the street and a few more people picking up trash. For the most part, families are off to work, or off to appointments during the day, and they are going to be out in the broader San Francisco community…96 schools have been served by this program…and I bring that up to say that it’s not just going to be people going out and hanging out in Potrero Hill when schools in session. These parents are likely crossing town, taking their kids to school, and going about their business during the day. We have not seen an increase in loitering, an increase in debris, or any of those concerns that you bring up at BVHM.”
My youngsters “…are really excited to hear about this program and I actually learned quite a bit about it already,” said Franchesca, a teacher who grew up and is raising two children in Potrero Hill. “I was almost brought to tears when I heard that this was coming here, and I’m so happy that it is. And my kids are excited. They know people that they care about who’ve experienced homelessness and they have a sense, even though they’re very young, because we live in a City that’s so unaffordable, of how easy that is to happen, and what that means, so, I’m sorry if I get a little emotional about it, but I just wish there were more
programs like this, and I’m happy that it’s happening in my neighborhood.”
“What is the infrastructure that will be here,” asked Kansas Street resident, Tarry. “People who are experiencing being unhoused are going to have, conceivably, issues that need to be addressed and, or maybe their children. What kind of internal infrastructure at night, do they have people onsite who have psychiatric help, or other kinds of help they might need?”
“Once the families are in, we’re able to do the assessment and be able to determine what kind of supportive services they need, and refer them so they can receive those services,” Moran replied.
“I’ve lived here 26 years,” said Steve, who resides across from Downtown High School. “I can count the pieces of trash on one hand that I’ve seen from these kids. I’ve told them repeatedly to feel free to sit on the stoop, just clean up your trash, and they’ve always done it. The only thing I’d second that I’ve heard a lot of people say is, keep the communication. I think the less [communication], the more concerns are raised, but honestly, we’ve had zero problems with these kids, and I don’t anticipate more with families.”
“I teach at Downtown High School, and I’m also on a leadership team, and so we’ve been talking about this for a while, and I’ve also experienced homelessness as a child, and so I understand what these children can get from the program,” said Miriam, after the meeting. “Any way we can help is really important. Especially since Horace Mann is closing for three years.”
The sculptures at The Potrero Gateway, entitled "Metamorphosis," were cleaned in advance of the space's official opening last month. The project was developed by San Francisco Public Works and Potrero Hill and Dogpatch residents along the U.S. Highway 101 underpass on 17th Street, between San Bruno Avenue and Vermont Street, as well as the adjacent block of Vermont Street, between 17th and Mariposa streets. The area now features widened sidewalks, shortened crossing distances, concrete dividers to protect bike lanes, and new fencing and lighting. PHOTO: Ed Rudolph
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