Saturday, May 4, 2024

Tagged with: Developers

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

The Chron seems to think the plutocrats are the ones who ought to be in charge. That's never ended well.

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

It's all about giving Big Money more ability to control San Francisco. That has always been a disaster.

Cops use force on Black people 21 times as often as on white people

Police Commission to discuss the issue. Plus: Corporate rentals and the mayor's power over Muni fares. That's The Agenda for Oct. 29-Nov. 5

A (too) modest housing bond, the impacts of APEC security measures …

... and what's headed for the March ballot? That's The Agenda for Oct. 22-29

The Yimbys are winning the media narrative, and that’s bad for all of us

Why are no local reporters willing to look beyond the simple (inaccurate) slogans and talk about the facts?

Nobody is buying luxury condos, but Breed wants to make it easier to build more

Even the Chron's real estate reporting shows the Yimby narrative is at odds with reality.

The local record and legacy of Dianne Feinstein

Let's celebrate her accomplishments. But there's another story that needs to be told. I was there.

Elon Musk helps Preston, Breed’s housing bill is back (and still facing opposition)…

... Plus a lawsuit against SFPD contains horrifying allegations of racism and homophobia. That's The Agenda for Oct. 1 to 8

A chron oped on the housing hearing is wrong, and signals a new attack on the supes

Board members asked for a modest delay to consider the mayor's amendments to a complex housing bill. The Chron talks of "Nimbys."