Stories about Aaron Peskin
How corporate rentals are taking away rent-controlled housing
Planning Commission hearing sheds some light on the latest way landlords are making money by not renting to people who need a place to live in San Francisco.
With Fewer retiring, Connie Chan takes up progressive banner in D1
Longtime City Hall aide files for run with the support of the past three supes from the Richmond.
Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals
Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.
Supes poised to create 12 new districts where vacancy tax can be assessed
Every part of town would have a neighborhood commercial district where vacant storefronts would pay a fee.
Why so little state money for housing?
Plus: The next move to take over PG&E, saving City College classes -- and another big payout for police misconduct. That's The Agenda for January 12-19.
Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!
Plus: A settlement with the city's worst planning scofflaw -- and what is a sustainable neighborhood? That's The Agenda for Jan. 5 to Jan 12.
Should a developer lawyer be on the Planning Commission?
Plus: Taxing vacant storefronts, controlling new technology before it takes over the sidewalks, and housing issues in D4: That's The Agenda for Nov. 18-24
SF could have a public bank by 2020
Fewer introduces bill to move city's funds out of Wall Street and into a local institution that would fund affordable housing, small business.
The future of SF politics
Is young, diverse, progressive -- and winning. The mayor doesn't seem to have noticed. Plus: taxing landlords who leave property vacant. That's The Agenda for Nov. 11-17
In dramatic hearing, Haney housing measure moves forward
City economist produces laughable report on negative impacts as Peskin raises the key question: Why do we want more office development anyway?