Calvin Welch
Density, neoliberalism, and COVID
"There is a density level in NYC that is destructive. It has to stop and it has to stop now. NYC must develop an immediate plan to reduce density."...
Affordable housing is a great bargain for SF
A recent New York Times article, headlined "Why Does it Cost $750,000 to Build Affordable Housing in San Francisco," continues the Gray Lady's endless assault on the factual reality...
Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5
A story is unfolding in the District Five supervisor race, ignored by the news media, that illustrates the contradiction between narrative and fact that underlies so much of current...
Wiener’s ‘transit-oriented development’ bill screws public transit
State Sen. Scott Wiener is promoting his housing bill, SB 50, as an example of environmental progress, since the measure is pushing transit-oriented development – building new housing near...
The Patty Hearst kidnapping and the rise of community-based organizations in SF
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The 1974 kidnapping of Patricia “Patty” Hearst, granddaughter of the founder of the Hearst media empire, was a dramatic chapter in San Francisco history, and a...
How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election
This was to be a banner year for San Francisco Yimbys at the polls. The group is the social-media focused, bright young face of the pro-development lobby. At the...
The truth about ‘progressive’ housing policy
Randy Shaw, who runs a website called “BeyondChron,” is now writing for the Chron. In a piece that ran Oct. 21, he argues that Bay Area land use policies...
Climate-change denial, right here in California
“In California, facts and science still matter,” said Gov. Jerry Brown in a prepared statement. “These findings are profoundly serious and will continue to guide us as we confront...
OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn
Editor’s note: Progressives who supported Mark Leno or Sup. Jane Kim are looking at the results of the election and trying to figure out what happened and what can...
SF needs a mayor who will tax, spend, and regulate
Consider a short list of the realities facing our next mayor:
The social/economic/cultural transformation of the city through unchecked hyper-gentrification caused by a development policy that has, at its heart,...
