Calvin Welch, Author at 48 hills

Lit

A must-read book on George Moscone and SF politics in the 1970s

April 30, 2025

Three Years Our Mayor' does an excellent job describing the key role the late mayor played in shaping the city—a role often forgotten

News + Politics

Lurie plays small ball while San Francisco faces the abyss

April 24, 2025

Here are three huge issues the new administration is simply ignoring

Elections

What happened in the 2024 elections—and what we need to do next

December 16, 2024

Data, decisions, and where the billionaires lost: a deep dive into the results shows how divided San Francisco has become.

Opinion

Is Kamala Harris a Yimby? Not if you read her actual housing plans

September 25, 2024

The Harris platform calls for huge government spending on affordable housing—along with strict market regulation.

Campaign Trail

Breed’s allegiance to the Yimby movement is hurting her political future

July 16, 2024

Some of her Big Tech allies have abandoned her—and now the neighborhoods are unhappy too.

Campaign Trail

What the March election really meant—and where the city goes from here

March 21, 2024

Big tech money and low progressive turnout carried the day—but what if there's a real mayor's race in November?

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Transportation

Robotaxis are an existential threat to SF’s public transit system

August 20, 2023

The Breed Administration is ignoring perhaps the most dangerous impact of the new autonomous vehicles.

Media

Dianne Feinstein and the ghoulish media

May 25, 2023

The longtime press darling is now, it appears, getting manipulated by some of her old friends.

Housing

Are yimbys the new progressives? Only in a bizarre Wonderland

August 21, 2022

The supporters of the 'build-at-all-costs' position ignore a half-century of history and the realities of the modern housing market

Calvin Welch