Development

Who gets to plan SF’s future—and will the people who live here have a say?

That's the essential issue in the Nov. 5 local election. Here's some historical context.

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 3, 2024

Real estate industry seeks state bill to take advantage of key affordable housing bond

Wicks measure could override local requirements, make higher profits for private developers.

Housing Zelda Bronstein - August 1, 2024

Pending state bill would allow developers to make more big local land-use decisions

Under the radar, a Wicks-Bonta housing bill changes the standards for projects in a way that undermines any professional planning standards.

Development Zelda Bronstein - June 25, 2024

Can SF even do basic fire safety without state bills getting in the way?

A basic, simple rule to protect lives faced a challenge because it might slow the production of more market-rate housing.

News + Politics Tim Redmond - February 1, 2024

Development

Wiener wants to allow more big development along the Ocean Beach coast

Tim Redmond - January 24, 2024

A very strange 'power grab' that makes no policy sense—unless you want Miami Beach in the Outer Sunset.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Development

Lots of housing laws. Not much housing

Zelda Bronstein - August 1, 2023

Hearing, data show how the state's 'streamlining' supply-side approach is failing.

Development

Should developers bulldoze 100,000 houses on the west side of town?

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2023

It's not an idle question. It's part of the mayor's housing agenda. And it's not going to lead to more affordability.

Housing

What Wiener wrought: Demolition and oversized housing meeting no need

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2023

Castro project too tall, too expensive, no family housing, probably corporate rentals—but the city has to approve it anyway.

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Housing

Wiener bill would kick elected officials out of critical land-use and housing decisions

Zelda Bronstein - February 16, 2023

If cities don't meet the state's impossible housing goals, unelected bureaucrats could be approving development projects with no oversight.

Development

The state of California is screwing San Francisco on housing

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2023

Thanks to Sen. Wiener and our own delegation, San Francisco may be in serious trouble in four years—and it won't be the city's fault.

Development

What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?

Tim Redmond - January 2, 2023

We all worry about drought, but floods are also a result of climate change. And SF is nowhere near ready for that.

Development

Is gentrification an environmental impact?

Tim Redmond - December 29, 2022

Court ruling says yes—and this could change development law in California.

Development

It’s the mayor, not the neighborhood, slowing affordable housing in the Haight

David Woo - October 9, 2022

Community groups have pushed for a project at 730 Stanyan that the Mayor's Office has repeatedly, inexplicably, delayed.

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Development

Why SF’s downtown is not coming back

Tim Redmond - August 7, 2022

For more than 50 years, SF mayors and their allies have pushed highrise office space, destroying anything in its path. They were wrong, and now we are paying the price.

Development

Treasure Island residents meet Dorsey, demand action on tolls, evictions

Steve Stallone - August 3, 2022

New supe says he isn't familiar with the issues, makes no commitments for change.

Development

Major housing policy changes happening—but will they work?

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2022

Upzoning, a budget deal, competing visions of affordable housing—and a bit of reality about the current market.

Housing

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2022

In fact, eliminating single-family zoning won't create much new housing at all.

News + Politics

The Leaning Tower of Soma is a mess—but everyone’s ducking responsibility

Tim Redmond - January 6, 2022

Is the cure worse than the disease? Will the building keep tilting and sinking? Can it survive an earthquake? Answers do not inspire confidence

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Development

Who gets to plan SF’s future—and will the people who live here have a say?

Real estate industry seeks state bill to take advantage of key affordable housing bond

Pending state bill would allow developers to make more big local land-use decisions

Can SF even do basic fire safety without state bills getting in the way?

Wiener wants to allow more big development along the Ocean Beach coast

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Lots of housing laws. Not much housing

Should developers bulldoze 100,000 houses on the west side of town?

What Wiener wrought: Demolition and oversized housing meeting no need

Wiener bill would kick elected officials out of critical land-use and housing decisions

The state of California is screwing San Francisco on housing

What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?

Is gentrification an environmental impact?

It’s the mayor, not the neighborhood, slowing affordable housing in the Haight

Why SF’s downtown is not coming back

Treasure Island residents meet Dorsey, demand action on tolls, evictions

Major housing policy changes happening—but will they work?

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

The Leaning Tower of Soma is a mess—but everyone’s ducking responsibility

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