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Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Police commissioners unanimously voted to pass a resolution Wednesday to address homelessness through healthcare professionals and social workers rather than police. The resolution...

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Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Steven Hill - January 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced his housing bill, SB 50, which seeks to alleviate the housing crisis by forcing more density around transit corridors. But...

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Where the air is never spared

Tom Molanphy - December 19, 2019

“Do the right thing,” Marie Harrison admonished the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in June, 2018. “You know it’s not safe yet.” Harrison was accepting...

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OPINION: Golf courses or affordable housing?

Steven Hill - December 17, 2019

Despite all the public concern over the affordable housing crisis, and an alphabet soup of ballot and bond measures in recent years intended to...

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City College chancellor wants to reject emergency funding

David Mamaril Horowitz - December 16, 2019

The sudden cancellation of 345 classes at City College of San Francisco on Nov. 20, the night before the school’s spring 2020 registration, prompted...

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Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Tim Redmond - December 4, 2019

A settlement deal with one of the city’s worst planning scofflaws comes before the Government Audit and Oversight Committee tomorrow – but the case...

Housing

Mayor Breed sides with the Yimbys and developers

Tim Redmond - November 21, 2019

The housing agenda of Mayor London Breed continues to become more clear – and it’s entirely in line with development interests and the Yimby...

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Breed refuses to sign housing bill

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2019

Mayor London Breed has refused to sign legislation raising the fee office developers have to pay for affordable housing. Although the bill, which passed unanimously,...

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SF could have a public bank by 2020

Jeantelle Laberinto - November 12, 2019

San Francisco is moving closer to having its own public bank. Today, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, alongside the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, gathered on...

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Two big victories for tenants at Midtown apartments

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - November 11, 2019

Five years into the ongoing campaign for tenant ownership and self-management at the Midtown Park Apartments, residents have won two major victories. Earlier this year,...

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Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Where the air is never spared

OPINION: Golf courses or affordable housing?

City College chancellor wants to reject emergency funding

Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Mayor Breed sides with the Yimbys and developers

Breed refuses to sign housing bill

SF could have a public bank by 2020

Two big victories for tenants at Midtown apartments

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