Steven Hill, Author at 48 hills

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Opinion: Closing JFK Drive and the Great Highway was a big mistake

November 1, 2022

The post-pandemic reasons for closure are disingenuous and make for bad public policy.

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

September 9, 2021

It's worse for the environment. It's infuriated residents. The city needs to rethink the highway closure—now, when a compromise is possible.

Opinion

More parks privatization: The horses of Golden Gate Park

March 23, 2021

Private vendor takes over public space for high-priced concession -- and workers get to live in trailers in the park (while homeless people are kicked out).

Housing

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

January 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced his housing bill, SB 50, which seeks to alleviate the housing crisis by forcing more density around transit corridors. But...

News + Politics

OPINION: Golf courses or affordable housing?

December 17, 2019

Despite all the public concern over the affordable housing crisis, and an alphabet soup of ballot and bond measures in recent years intended to...

Steven Hill

Opinion: Closing JFK Drive and the Great Highway was a big mistake

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

More parks privatization: The horses of Golden Gate Park

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

OPINION: Golf courses or affordable housing?

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