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SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2018

The San Francisco Planning Department – which is not known for its anti-development tendencies – has issued a blistering critique of state Sen. Scott...

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Ethics, supes in showdown over reforms

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2018

The San Francisco Ethics Commission could be facing a showdown with the Board of Supes in the next two weeks over a detailed, complex...

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The state Legislature has the housing crisis backwards

Tim Redmond - February 2, 2018

I remain intrigued by state Sen. Scott Wiener’s contention that California cities need to build more housing “because people come here whether or not...

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Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - February 1, 2018

On January 19, I attended UCLA Extension’s 2018 Land Use Law and Planning Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Seated in...

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Trump’s offshore oil plan is a hostile act by a rogue nation

Steven T. Jones - January 31, 2018

We can’t overstate just how much President Trump’s offshore drilling offensive threatens the planet and its inhabitants. Not only is he inviting dirty drilling...

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Only one candidate for governor wants real rent control

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2018

You wouldn’t expect much disagreement among four Democratic candidates for governor at a forum on reproductive rights hosted by NARAL, and tonight in San...

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Protecting tenants from ‘renoviction’

Jennifer Fieber and Mary Gallagher - January 30, 2018

As if there weren’t already enough ways to evict tenants, unscrupulous owners now have a new weapon in their arsenal: temporary moveouts justified by...

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Remembering Dennis Peron, who helped legalize weed

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2018

Early supporter of medical cannabis risked arrest, got shot by the cops -- and changed California drug laws.

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Responding to ICE raids: Power, not Panic

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2018

We’ve all heard the reports that ICE is planning a series of raids in Northern California. The Trump Administration is now talking about sending...

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Newsom’s lawyer says SF voters are stupid

Michael Toren - January 12, 2018

In a lawsuit challenging whether voters can reject commercial developments on the San Francisco waterfront, attorneys for the State of California called an expert...

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SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

Ethics, supes in showdown over reforms

The state Legislature has the housing crisis backwards

Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Trump’s offshore oil plan is a hostile act by a rogue nation

Only one candidate for governor wants real rent control

Protecting tenants from ‘renoviction’

Remembering Dennis Peron, who helped legalize weed

Responding to ICE raids: Power, not Panic

Newsom’s lawyer says SF voters are stupid

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