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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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Development

A pathetic display of political cowardice at the SF Planning Commission

Four commissioners vote to approve a terrible displacement monster that hardly anyone thinks is a good idea.

Supes approve public notice for neighborhood zoning changes

Dorsey, Melgar, say the city should not 'alarm' people by telling them what's about to happen to their communities.

Small business groups push for protections from Lurie’s upzoning (and displacement)

The city and the state could make sure existing merchants aren't forced out as speculators demolish buildings for higher-density luxury housing

Will the supes reject a simple measure notifying neighbors about upzoning?

The excuses for opposing Chan's bill are just political silliness to protect the real estate industry and the Yimby agenda

Golf against kids: A private club and a Catholic school square off at Planning Commission

Big building that would store dangerously flammable batteries could be 40 feet from St. Thomas More school—and 300 kids from Pre-K to eighth grade.

Malibu, fires, and the mandate for endless growth

In a climate crisis, is it really a good idea to build more and denser housing in high-severity fire zones?

Breed seeks coup at Planning Commission

Plus: SF cops at college campus protests—and departments reject almost all suggestions for community oversight panel. That's The Agenda for Sept. 16-22

Supes put a hold on Breed’s Treasure Island developer bailout plan

Mayor's Office, developers now have to figure out how to move forward with a deeply troubled project

Big Treasure Island developers seek $115 million city bailout

Deal would tie up all of SF's borrowing authority for three years—and could cost the taxpayers millions.

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Citizens advisory committee presses Navy for answers on Hunters Point Shipyard

Military’s five-year review of clean-up and reuse plan reveals continued challenges for the toxic site.

The 54-year battle for People’s Park continues

The cops are back. Barricades are up. The unhoused are evicted. Cars are towed. UC doesn't care.

In ‘Portal,’ John King tells the strange and wondrous saga of the Ferry Building

Beloved landmark came with surprising amount of drama and alternate realities, vividly detailed in Chron critic's new book.

A new, stealthy Amazon delivery center on the edge of the Bayview?

More trucks in an area with serious air-quality issues. Plus: Evictions in supportive housing. That's The Agenda for Sept. 3-10

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

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.

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Wiener, the Yimbys, and the 50-story tower

An ambitious politician is backing away from the Yimby position in the face of a project that is going to be deeply unpopular.

When the Chron didn’t get the memo

Wow: the paper that drove downtown office development for decades now says that was a bad policy—but never admits its role

Housing for ‘families’ or corporate rentals?

Planning Commission approves the conversion of units that were supposed to help the housing crisis into very expensive places for short-term use.

The price of corruption: Families face eviction from illegal units in Portola

Developer cheated. City officials allowed it. Now the tenants have to pay.

The Twitter bedrooms are just a tiny part of the problem with that building

The tech HQ was never zoned for office space, and a shady deal saved the owners $25 million.

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