Congestion Archives

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

Steven Hill - September 9, 2021

It's worse for the environment. It's infuriated residents. The city needs to rethink the highway closure—now, when a compromise is possible.

Transportation

Appeal seeks to block reopening of the Great Highway to cars

Garrett Leahy - August 13, 2021

But neighborhood residents say closure has just driven heavy traffic into local streets that can't handle it.

Transportation

The view from behind the wheel: How Muni drivers have handled COVID

Victor Tence - June 4, 2021

A labor shortage, passengers who refuse to wear masks ... the people who carry essential workers to work have been on the front lines.

Housing

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

Zelda Bronstein - April 22, 2021

Zuckerberg money funds news outlets that repeat Zuckerberg group's supply-side position on the housing crisis.

Party Radar

How To Reopen Nightlife: Keeping it cute and safe for all on the dance floor

Marke B. - April 8, 2021

What should we expect from venues and each other when clubs come back? The first in a series exploring issues left to face.

Housing

Breed administration says it’s ‘not fiscally prudent’ to get homeless off the streets

Tim Redmond - April 5, 2020

A lot of people apparently have been sending emails to Trent Rhorer, the director of the Human Services Agency, because he has an auto-reply...

News + Politics

Haney seeks big increase in developer fees for housing

Tim Redmond - September 15, 2019

The Planning Commission will consider Thursday/19 a plan that would dramatically raise the amount office developers are required to pay to offset the housing...

News + Politics

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - August 17, 2019

48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California...

Environment

SF responds to climate crisis (but will anyone mention Uber?)

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2019

The California Department of Housing and Community Development wants to know what you think the most important issues in your community are. And there’s...

Lit

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

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