The Potrero View Archives - Starr King Open Space

Starr King Board President Caroline Bird Announces Community’s Successful Achievement of Matching Grant in the May 2010 Potrero View

May 12, 2010

Dear Editor,

“I’m very happy to announce that Starr King Openspace has met our matching grants! In December the Potrero Boosters challenged us with a matching grant to raise ,000 by the end of March 2010. The View added an additional 0 challenge in March. Thanks to the overwhelming support of neighbors and local businesses, we raised ,308.48 during that time, plus an additional ,100 in early April.

New Starr King Board Promises Transparency, Accountability in the March 2010 Potrero View

March 12, 2010

We thank the View for its careful coverage of Starr King Openspace in recent years and in particular in recent months. This article by veteran local reporter Mary Purpura outlines the many challenges the current Starr King Board has faced and dealt with since being…

Open Space, the Final Frontier in the January 2010 Potrero View

January 12, 2010

"Southeast San Francisco doesn’t have a vast open space like Golden Gate Park, or a well-funded gated community, such as the Presidio. But it does feature a large number of small, well-loved, ecologically diverse parks and green spots, and one good-sized urban park, 170-acre Candlestick…

Starr King Openspace Featured in the November 2009 Potrero View

November 12, 2009

On neighborhood newsstands throughout the month of November, the front page headline in the current Potrero View features a story on plans to convert Pier 64 into a six-acre Open Space. There is also a Starr King Openspace op-ed piece on page 3, "Starr King…

Starr King Openspace Featured in the October 2009 Potrero View

October 12, 2009

"Potrero Hill is blessed. Besides the beautiful views, sunny weather, great restaurants and cafes, independently owned businesses, a vital, responsive neighborhood newspaper, and dynamic, actively involved community members - besides all that – the neighborhood boasts San Francisco’s only privately owned, hilltop open space: Starr…