Potrero View - August Issue

The August issue of the Potrero View is out now and available at Goat Hill Pizza, Farley's, Thinkers Cafe and other spots around the Hill.

Highlights from this month's issue include:

• Potrero Hill Community BBQ on August 20 - The Trust for Public Land presents a community BBQ as part of it's community bridge building events, leading up to the eventual ground breaking of the lower playground at Potrero Hill Park in 2006. All neighbors of Potrero Hill are invited to this event and are encouraged to RSVP online.

• Board of Supervisors Approves Sale of Community Garden Land - We posted an article about the garden back in June. On July 19, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a plan to allow for the sale of city-owned land to Potrero Hill homeowner, Michael Lanza.

• 'Better Neighborhoods Plus' - How Planning Should Work - An explanation of proposed legislation to regulate development in San Francisco neighborhoods.

Edward Hatter, Executive Director of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, wrote a letter to the editors about an update to last month's article on the Nabe's misbehaving trees. They neglected to mention one significant cost - the removal of the trees by a professional tree cutter, which runs from $1,000 - $1,500 per tree. In order to remove the trees, they'll need to raise an additional $8,000 to make the project a reality.

To make a donation, you can send a check to:
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
953 De Haro Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 826-8080