Alum Peter Linenthal, Son of Emeritus SF State Professor, Studies History of SF's Potrero Hill

POTRERO VIEW (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Linenthal grew up in Presidio Heights. His mother, Alice Adams, who died in 1999, was a short story writer and novelist. In 1982 she received the O. Henry Special Award for Continuing Achievement. His father, Mark Linenthal, was shot down over Germany on his first mission during World War II. He taught English and creative writing at San Francisco State University for almost 40 years. He passed in 2010.