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Board upholds revocation of street‑artist license after harassment and copying findings
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied Jeffrey Potter’s appeal and upheld the Arts Commission’s revocation of his street‑artist certificate, citing repeated harassment, an alleged assault and intentional replication of another artist’s designs.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 23 upheld the San Francisco Arts Commission’s revocation of Jeffrey Potter’s street‑artist license after hearing testimony from Arts Commission staff and affected artists. Anne Trickey, program officer for the Arts Commission, told the board the committee found Potter committed repeated violations — including targeted harassment of fellow artist Lucinda Page, photographing and intimidating colleagues, an assault allegation in 2017 and intentional replication of another artist’s designs — and voted to revoke his certificate.
Trickey summarized disciplinary history and written findings: Potter received multiple warnings and was the subject of three public hearings; advisory committee members documented sales of commercial goods and the program’s code of conduct bars replication and violent or threatening conduct. Trickey said the Street Artist Committee concluded there was good cause to revoke Potter’s certificate under section 24.08 of the police code (Proposition L).
Artist Lucinda Page testified to years of intimidation, photographing her work and customers, and a 2017 incident in which she said a colleague suffered a red welt after Potter hit her. “My original handmade designs have been in over 50 stores and galleries nationwide. Jeff Potter has copied the work of several artists… He has humiliated, criticized, mocked, shamed and gossiped about me,” Page said during public comment.
Arts Commission staff said Potter admitted copying designs at a program hearing and that advisory committee letters and side‑by‑side images provided evidence of replication. Following the presentations and public comment, Commissioner Rachel Tanner moved to deny the appeal and uphold the revocation on the basis the permit holder violated the program terms. The board voted Aye and the revocation was upheld.
The board’s ruling preserves the Arts Commission’s disciplinary outcome; the record includes program rules and the street‑artist code of conduct cited by staff.
