Zelda Bronstein, Author at 48 hills

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How SF lets developers cheat Muni and affordable housing out of millions

June 9, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein When the San Francisco Planning Department allows property zoned for Production, Distribution, and Repair – also known as PDR -- to be...

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Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

May 29, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein MAY 29, 2014 -- At its May Day meeting, the San Francisco Planning Commission took a stand for blue-collar jobs, affordable housing,...

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Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

March 11, 2014

Manufacturing needs low rents – and if tech offices are allowed to intrude, it won't survive. By Zelda Bronstein March 12, 2014 -- On March 13,...

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The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

March 3, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein In a story that’s become somewhat legendary of late, David Talbot, founder of Salon.com, asked whether San Francisco could survive the tech...

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The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

January 30, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein (first of a series on South of Market development) Four years ago, Donny Beckwith lived and worked in San Francisco. He and his...

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Bad urbanism: Tech and planning forum misses the point

January 10, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein On Jan. 7, I went to an evening panel discussion at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association entitled “What Urban...

Zelda Bronstein

How SF lets developers cheat Muni and affordable housing out of millions

Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

Bad urbanism: Tech and planning forum misses the point

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