Stories about Developers

Or is the private sector -- and clear policy positions -- at the root of our homeless crisis?

Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and so many other Democrats say climate change is a real threat -- but their policies on the local level don't reflect that

SPUR report says the left is going to ruin the city -- but there are other ways of looking at the next 50 years

An urban economics and housing expert explains the truth about rent control

Homeless funding (along with state rent-control measure) pits tenants and community groups against landlords and Chamber of Commerce—and local officials will have to pick a side.

New studies show that building more market-rate housing for rich people doesn't bring down rents for everyone else.

... and finally, some action on Sunshine Task Force appointments (and on updating and improving the city's open-government law)

Plus: Taxing Uber, Lyft -- and cannabis. That's The Agenda for July 16-22

A for-profit developer keeps trying to charge residents more money in an affordable housing project in Bayview Hunters Point

... plus public-notice and supporting the Tenants Union. That's The Agenda for June 24 to July 1