Potrero Hill Archives - Mission Local

The storefront of a bookshop with a red awning and large window reading "Christopher's Books" on a sunny street corner.

Christopher’s Books: Come for the lit, stay for the fellowship

by Jose Alonso Velazquez July 20, 2025, 7:00 amJuly 20, 2025, 2:10 pm

A blanket and a shopping cart sit in an empty, dimly lit parking garage with yellow signs indicating restricted height and no van parking.

At the Potrero Center, some shoppers buy groceries, coffee and bagels. Others buy drugs.

by Oscar Palma June 17, 2025, 12:28 pmDecember 10, 2025, 5:43 pm

facade of Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8

Buena Vista Horace Mann school’s homeless shelter to close, relocate to Potrero Hill

by Xueer Lu May 1, 2025, 3:34 pmMay 2, 2025, 11:57 am

Two adults race on oversized tricycles down a sloped street, with one wearing a blue helmet in the foreground and a crowd of spectators in the background.

Photos: Elbow pads, disco helmets at the ‘Bring Your Own Big Wheel’ race

by Gustavo Hernandez April 22, 2025, 12:29 pmMay 10, 2025, 2:36 am

A multi-story building with boarded-up windows behind a chain-link fence with graffiti on a wall that reads "the kids.

Fires, squatting, scandal: S.F.’s last public housing gets new management

by Eleni Balakrishnan February 14, 2025, 11:32 amFebruary 18, 2025, 12:27 pm

Street view of a restaurant facade with large windows, displaying yellow signage featuring a cartoon character. Tables with condiments are set up outside.

Food

Review: Louie’s Original, grilling fancy burgers in Potrero Hill

by Maria C. Ascarrunz January 24, 2025, 5:00 amApril 1, 2025, 4:47 pm

Firefighters work on the roof of a building engulfed in flames, with ladders set up against the exterior, battling the intense fire at night.

Fire strikes S.F. public housing known for squatters, mismanagement

by Eleni Balakrishnan and Joe Rivano Barros September 30, 2024, 8:30 pmNovember 6, 2025, 10:47 pm

A group of uniformed individuals walk in a line along a grassy slope in front of a row of public housing in Potrero Hill

S.F. Housing Authority moves to replace troubled firm managing Potrero Hill housing

by Eleni Balakrishnan September 27, 2024, 2:18 pmDecember 28, 2024, 5:28 pm

A sunny street view in Potrero Hill with a pedestrian crossing, cars, a gray building on the right with signage, and hillside homes in the background.

Potrero Hill public housing manager keeps failing S.F. city scorecards

by Eleni Balakrishnan September 24, 2024, 6:00 amSeptember 8, 2025, 10:46 am

Several sheriff officers in uniform approach a blue residential building with parked vehicles nearby. Some officers hold tactical gear.

Tenant lawyers demand S.F. cut troubled Potrero Hill management firm

by Eleni Balakrishnan September 13, 2024, 4:42 pmFebruary 10, 2025, 4:27 pm

A person looks out from an open window, partially covered by a curtain, with a neutral expression. The window frame appears aged and weathered.

‘Squatters’ evicted after years in vacant Potrero Hill public housing units

by Eleni Balakrishnan August 22, 2024, 11:11 amFebruary 10, 2025, 4:26 pm

A modern multi-story apartment building with a store on the ground floor. Construction barriers and a street intersection are visible in the foreground.

New building, old problems: Residents at redeveloped public-housing site claim neglect

by Eleni Balakrishnan June 1, 2024, 8:58 amJune 4, 2024, 4:53 pm

Potrero Hill housing management tight-lipped on alleged scams

by Eleni Balakrishnan May 20, 2024, 3:32 pmFebruary 24, 2025, 2:51 pm

Urban slope: a view from above of residential buildings with tarped roof, overlooking an industrial area, under a cloudy sky with power lines crisscrossing overhead.

Supe Walton calls hearing on Potrero Hill public-housing failures

by Eleni Balakrishnan April 5, 2024, 4:06 pmApril 9, 2024, 11:31 am

A sunny street view in Potrero Hill with a pedestrian crossing, cars, a gray building on the right with signage, and hillside homes in the background.

On Potrero Hill, squatters get scammed. So do landlords.

by Eleni Balakrishnan April 1, 2024, 8:06 amFebruary 10, 2025, 4:27 pm