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2 unusual facts about Potrero Hill


Francisco de Haro

De Haro Street, in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, is named after him.

Malia Cohen

Malia Cohen (born 1977) is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 10, consisting of Bayview-Hunters Point, McLaren Park, part of the Portola, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley.


40 Days and 40 Nights

40 Days and 40 Nights was filmed on location at Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California.

Fritz Maytag

The brewery, once located on the upper floors of a building in what is presently San Francisco's Design District, moved in 1979 to a new location nearby at the base of Potrero Hill, and throughout the coming years demand continued to climb.

Zebra murders

Two days later, on the evening of December 13, future San Francisco mayor Art Agnos, then a member of the California Commission on Aging, was attending a meeting in Potrero Hill.


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Global Film Initiative

In 2004, it entered into a partnership with First Run Features for distribution of all films in the Global Lens Film Series, and in 2006 it moved its offices from the West Village of New York to the Potrero Hill district of San Francisco, California (USA).