The Potrero Power Station Redevelopment project, now six years in the making, may have an anchor tenant for its life sciences building, and it's none other than UCSF.

As the Chronicle reports today, the University of California Regents are in talks to lease a nine-story, 300,000-square-foot building on what's now known as Block 2, in the Potrero Power Station project area. Designated originally for office, laboratory, or life science use, the building would become a clinic, precision cancer center, and health tech incubator.

Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who designed the deYoung Museum, would design the new UCSF building, and they are also designing several other structures in the redevelopment project.

It's the latest development in a project that saw its first plans drafted in 2018 to reuse a 29-acre central waterfront property that housed a defunct power plant, next door to Pier 70. The plans also include residential, hotel, retail, and possible PDR (production, distribution, and repair) space. The project got its approvals in early 2020, and work began at the site almost two years ago.

The only big piece of the project to break ground so far is a 105-unit affordable housing project called the Sophie Maxwell Building. The foundation on that has been poured, per the Chronicle, and sidewalks in the neighborhood have also begun construction.

UCSF Real Estate's senior associate vice chancellor, Brian Newman, confirmed that negotiations were ongoing for the new addition to UCSF Medical Center's ever-growing footprint in the city. "There is more due diligence to complete and approvals from the UC regents to obtain, but we are hopeful that we can move forward with this unique opportunity at Power Station,” Newman tells the Chronicle.

Mayor London Breed was already celebrating the possibility of UCSF's expansion, saying in a statement, "I am especially excited about expanding health care in this part of the city. UCSF has played a huge role in San Francisco’s public health care and as a leader in innovation for more than a century and I can’t think of a better fit."

The Power Station project will ultimately add 2,600 new housing units to the city, as well as 1.6 million square feet of commercial space, and a 250-room hotel.

Enrique Landa, the project lead for developer Associate Capital, tells the Chronicle that they're glad to see some movement on the tenant front, as they try to keep the momentum going on the project. "These large projects are kind of like sharks: if they don’t keep moving they die," Landa tells the paper.

If the deal moves forward, construction on the new UCSF building would begin next year.

Construction also may begin soon on the first public park in the project area, which can be seen in the green area by the Bay in the above illustration. The pink circle in the green is the historic smokestack on the property, which is set to be preserved along with a couple of other historic structures from the power plant.

In renderings, the bottom of the smokestack is envisioned as a cafe or restaurant.

See that and a few other renderings below.

If you've been wanting to check out more local bands, but not sure where to start, there’s a chill music festival happening this Saturday, July 12, that’s an excellent primer on the local scene. Phono Del Sol features 10 bands — eight of which are local — plus five food trucks, pro skateboarders, and sun-bathing at Potrero Del Sol Park.

The festival’s promoter, local music blog The Bay Bridged, handpicked great performers in a variety of genres. Local favorites Thao & The Get Down Stay Down churn out exuberant folk with infectious melodies; Los Angeles’ Nick Waterhouse croons sexy, retro-soul songs that are GQ approved; San Francisco’s Blackbird Blackbird is the next Washed Out; and Tony Molina is a central figure in the Bay Area music scene, playing Weezer-esque power-pop as a solo artist and brutal hardcore in his band Caged Animal.

Truly, every act on this lineup is worth seeing, so take our recent advice and discover some new music. The Bay Bridged made a playlist of all the festival’s artists, which we’ve included below.

Plus it’s cheap: Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door and you can buy them here.

A 23-year-old man was shot while sitting inside a car Saturday night/early Sunday at the intersection of Missouri Street and Turner Terrace, near the Potrero Hill Playground. The incident happened just after 3 a.m. Sunday, and the victim was with friends dropping someone off when shots rang out.

The driver of the car tried flip a U-Turn and speed away, but a bullet shattered the rear window of the car and hit the victim, who was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. It's unclear where on his body the victim was shot, but he remains alive as of today.

The police are seeking information about the shooter, who remains at large. Tips should be given anonymously at (415) 575-4444 or by text to TIP411.

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Police are looking for a man who allegedly raped a woman around noon on Tuesday at the Potrero Hill Housing Authority Development. According to reports, "Damir Shalako, 25, who has an 'SF' tattoo on his face along with others on his neck, was last seen shirtless, wearing only a pair of jeans, police said." He was staying with his grandmother when he reportedly beat and raped a woman living next door.

SFPD says, "Shalako is on parole from Santa Rosa, California and is thought to have family in San Francisco and associates in Susanville, California. It is believed that Shalako may be utilizing public transit."

He is described as a 25 y/o white male, 5' 08", 170 lbs, brown eyes, black hair.

Anyone who sees Shalako should call 911 immediately.

Police say that a driver targeting cyclists injured four people in the Mission and Potrero districts on Wednesday night. A male driver allegedly went after cyclists in four different locations in San Francisco: "in the 2700 block of Harrison Street, the 2800 block of 24th Street, at the intersection of 23rd and Pennsylvania streets, and at 17th and Missouri street."

San Francisco police Lt. Lyn Tomioka told KTVU, "There were four victims and all were believed to be on bicycles." Three of the victims were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. All victims are expected to survive.

At the end of his rampage, according to ABC 7, "[w]itnesses say the suspect driver was headed westbound on 17th Street when he veered off and slammed into a parked SUV. He then backed up and struck a cyclist, then got out of his car and walked away." He is still at large.

Here's another photo, snapped by Troy Holden, from the scene of the crime.

News report below.

"@potreromarket" by Troy Holden.

After a muirder occurred at a convalescent center over on the 5700 block of Mission Street this morning, the suspect was later arrested after a crash in Potrero Hill. According to BCN (via CBS 5), [a] man believed to be the suspect was taken into custody at the scene of a rollover crash reported at 10:12 a.m. at 16th and De Haro streets." Both the suspect and the victim have yet to be identified.

Just a day after Hell's Angels bigwig Mark Guardado was gunned down at 24th Street and Treat Avenue, the Mission/Potrero district again played host to two bouts of gun violence.

First, at around 9:45 p.m. on 24th and Utah streets near Jack's Bar, two men were shot and killed.

Then, two hours earlier at 18th and Bryant streets, two people sitting in a parked car (along with a 4-month-old child) were shot. The two victims were whisked to SF General Hospital "by friends" and are currently being treated for life-threatening injuries.

No arrests, as most of you have already guessed, have been made.

SUNDAY, POTRERO HILL: Someone was the unlucky recipient of life-threatening gunshot wounds over in the Potrero Hill district. It's happened over on the 100 block of Connecticut Street. No arrests have been made. (CBS 5, via SF Crime)

SATURDAY, HAIGHT: After getting stabbed twice, an unidentified man was robbed of his skateboard and backpack over in the SF's Make-Love-Not-War district, near Haight and Stanyan streets. He was whisked away to SF General and received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Oh, and no arrests have been made. (CBS 5, via SF Crime)

OAKLAND, SUNDAY: Three masked men spoiled dinner for patrons at the Bay Fung Tong Tea House in downtown Oakland after robbing the joint. The bandits stole wallets, credit cards, cellular phones, and cash from customers and employees. No one, thankfully, was injured. Do you know anything about this incident? Call Oakland Police at 510-273-3326 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland 510-777-8572 or 777-3211, and you could get a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. (Oakland Tribune)