Get ready for Vanderbilt University San Francisco, and part of it will be called California College of the Arts Institute at Vanderbilt, as Vanderbilt has basically bought up the dying husk of the California College of the Arts. There has been some hopeful rumor floating around for the last six months or so that the prestigious Nashville-based Vanderbilt University might open a downtown San Francisco campus, as SF leaders have spent the last few years aggressively trying to court a university to open downtown.
Bottom of the Hill co-owners Ramona Downey, Kathleen Owen, and Lynn Schwarz announced on social media Friday that the legendary Potrero Hill music venue will be closing its doors at the end of the year after 35 years in business. Coyote Media spoke with Downey, Owen, and Schwarz, who said it was the hardest decision we've ever made, but they all agreed it's time to move on whether it be relaxing or pursuing other projects. They also cited rising operation costs, shifting demographics, and the corporatizing of music as contributing factors in the closure.