The SFPD says:

Armed Robbery Attempt:

On January 23rd at 8:10 pm, officers responded to the area of 22nd and Minnesota on a call of an armed robbery. They located the 38 year old victim who told them that she was walking while dialing a number on her cell phone when a suspect approached her and demanded she give up the phone. The suspect pointed a gun at the victim as he grabbed the phone in her hand. The victim refused to let go of the phone and tussled with the suspect during which time he hit her several times with the handgun. A bystander who had been across the street and watching the altercation came to the victim’s defense. When the witness approached and yelled at the suspect to leave the victim alone, the suspect turned on him and threatened to shoot him. The suspect then ran off on foot north on Minnesota. The officers searched the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him that night. This incident is under investigation. (SFPD Case No. 130065201)

This is all over Nextdoor Dogpatch, too, which is semi-private (but also pretty cool), so I am not sure about the rules for publishing content from it.

Let’s hope that this is not the beginning of our very own wave of muggings:
Wave of Muggings Continues Near Cortland Avenue

Bernalwood says:

Add these SFPD contact numbers to your phone:

SFPD Cellphone Emergency: 553-8090
SFPD Non-Emergency 553-0123
Remember: Dialing 911 from a cellphone connects you with the California Highway Patrol, not the SFPD

Pardon my French.

There’s a new cheese shop in the neighborhood, called simply “La Fromagerie.” The shop carries mostly French cheeses, some Italian cheeses, and some American cheeses like aged gouda or cheddar. They have Firebrand breads, charcuterie and special products for the holidays. They hope to offer some traditional dishes from France.

The manager is Ruben Donze, also the General Manager of Bouvet, a manufacturer of hardware for doors and cabinets.

The French Connect in Potrero

I stopped in the weekend before last to taste seven cheeses, take home three, and have a wine and cheese party at home. I am officially part of the gentrification. Tasty, tasty gentrification.

I recommend the Petit Camembert and the Antica Fattoria La Parrina guttus: a blue sheeps milk cheese from Italy. Serve them warm and breathe through your mouth.

The Potrero View‘s December issue is finally online, and in it I saw mention of something of which I had heard rumors at the last DNA meeting: a splinter neighborhood called “South of Dog Patch*”. This was a little surprising, as Dogpatch itself is a splinter of the old Potrero District. I’m not sure that we need a new-new neighborhood, but I also believe that people should be allowed to choose how they are identified.

So, some folks from “the South of Dog Patch area” took shovels and rakes and implements of destruction** to clean up 25th street:
25th Street Cleanup

A prior article from the View has a moment of admiration for the live-work lofts which injected residents into an otherwise bleak and lonely area.
Newest S.F. Neighborhood Searching for an Identity

Interestly, Irish unionists sometimes refer to Northern Ireland as “the North of Ireland.” Calling it “Northern Ireland” would be an acceptance of a label applied by the ruling — well, let’s not get into all of that here.

Just remember, if we want to escape from the tyrannical oppression of Potrero Hill, we have got to stick together — we have to be “we”.

* It really is either “Dogpatch,” “Dog Patch,” but the Howler style guide specifies all one word and no “the.” That said, no [sic] is needed for alternate expressions embedded in quotes, unless the howler author is feeling snarky.
** “You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant”

The Board of Supervisor’s web site is a little funky, but it looks like the prior meeting was maybe cancelled, and the new vote to approve Orton rehabilitating most of Pier 70 should happen on Tuesday.

Going from the BOS 2012 Public Notices into the Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:00 PM Board of Supervisors Agenda — inside that document is a link to a pdf packet about the whole Pier 70 deal, which, for a document about the waterfront, is pretty dry. Bring a canteen for your desert journey:
Orton Term Sheet and general Pier 70 Packet

Missing the primer on Pier 70? Maybe start with this sweet map page and list of buildings:
Sweet Map Page and List of Buildings

SLIDESHOW: Waterfront rehab planned for Pier 70 in Dogpatch neighborhood

The Examiner says:

The future of San Francisco’s dilapidated Pier 70 is coming into focus in advance of today’s Board of Supervisors committee vote on the financial terms of a planned $58.5 million rehab of historic buildings along the central, southern waterfront.

Under the deal, the Port of San Francisco would enter a 66-year lease with Orton Development to complete a $58.5 million rehabilitation of six office and industrial buildings on a 69-acre site in the Dogpatch neighborhood under what is known as the 20th Street Historic Building rehabilitation project.

SF Gate has an article too!
Plan to Bring Pier 70 Back to Life

Rumor has it that a VERY high end restaurant is slated to go into Building #102.