John Elberling, Author at 48 hills

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The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

June 11, 2019

The long-awaited Nexus Study documenting how much affordable housing is actually needed for the added workforce of new office developments has finally been released...

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Central Soma: The fix is in at City Planning

December 11, 2018

Mayor London Breed has now signed the legislation approved by the Board of Supervisors approving the Central Soma Plan that will spearhead the “Gig...

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Let’s start over, Mayor Breed

November 8, 2018

Well, things turned out as predicted. Yes on C is at 60 percent. And the mayor's response statement yesterday was also predictable. Without grace...

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A chance at civic leadership, stalemated

November 1, 2018

Upon her election as the "moderate" candidate in a very close race against two "progressive" competitors this June, Mayor Breed told San Francisco: "I’m going...

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Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

October 9, 2018

The New American Oligarchy of Wealth and Privilege that seized control of the United States two years ago with the election of President Donald...

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Tech and Prop. C

August 26, 2018

The "sf.citi" website shows 29 Bay Area tech companies as members. Almost all the big guys are there (except Apple and Oracle) -- Facebook,...

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OPINION: We need housing, not more offices, in Soma

July 10, 2018

Ever since 1980, Todco and our community action arm, the Yerba Buena Neighborhood Consortium, have pressed for more housing instead of office buildings in...

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This is how gentrification works

February 8, 2018

Mission Local did some excellent fieldwork last week, looking at which businesses in the Mission are doing well and which are having trouble. The...

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The problem with “smart growth”

July 12, 2017

I think we can all stipulate that in general "Smart Growth" -- environmentally-responsible urban development -- is good. And in general more housing to...

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Racism — and politics — in SF Redevelopment history

February 22, 2017

Bad history -- even when well-intended -- gives me a headache, because it so often misses and conceals far more important truths. To wit,...

John Elberling

The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

Central Soma: The fix is in at City Planning

Let’s start over, Mayor Breed

A chance at civic leadership, stalemated

Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

Tech and Prop. C

OPINION: We need housing, not more offices, in Soma

This is how gentrification works

The problem with “smart growth”

Racism — and politics — in SF Redevelopment history

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