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A pricey palace, huge losses in risky investments, a busted bridge — and now the agency responsible wants more power

Zelda Bronstein - October 11, 2015

OCTOBER 11, 2015 -- It now looks as if the open power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation...

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Should the regional transportation agency be elected?

Zelda Bronstein - September 17, 2015

The power struggle between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments got a lot more complicated over the past week. Since...

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Secrecy rules in regional-planning power struggle

Zelda Bronstein - August 31, 2015

Critical funding, equity issues playing out with very little public input By Zelda Bronstein SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 -- Last week the power struggle between the Metropolitan...

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Displacement policy at risk in quiet power struggle

Zelda Bronstein - July 21, 2015

Two regional agencies battling over the future of Bay Area planning -- with social justice in the balance By Zelda Bronstein JULY 21, 2015 --At a...

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The false promise of regional governance

Zelda Bronstein - May 12, 2015

Unless the elites change their ways, centralized planning is never going to work MAY 13 -- There’s a push on by Bay Area elites to...

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Prosperity, poverty, and really bad planning

Zelda Bronstein - April 14, 2015

You may not have heard of the Economic Prosperity Strategy -- but it's an alarming, dangerous proposal that could impact the future of San...

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Tom’s Town: A missing million — and can Airbnb share with the displaced families in the Mission?

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2015

By Tom Temprano JANUARY 30, 2015 -- It isn’t every day that you find yourself caught up in what, aside from an unfortunate luggage incident...

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What the housing “dashboard” shows: Too many luxury condos

Tim Redmond - August 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond Sup. Jane Kim wanted the city to develop a housing “dashboard” – an ongoing report that would link the development of market-rate...

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

Zelda Bronstein - 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

Zelda Bronstein - 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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A pricey palace, huge losses in risky investments, a busted bridge — and now the agency responsible wants more power

Should the regional transportation agency be elected?

Secrecy rules in regional-planning power struggle

Displacement policy at risk in quiet power struggle

The false promise of regional governance

Prosperity, poverty, and really bad planning

Tom’s Town: A missing million — and can Airbnb share with the displaced families in the Mission?

What the housing “dashboard” shows: Too many luxury condos

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

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