Stories about Development
Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich
Editor's note: Plan Bay Area, a joint effort of the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, is creating a "blueprint" of strategies to guide growth...
Uber, Lyft drivers rally as state sues the companies
On Thursday, about 50 Uber and Lyft drivers joined a caravan outside the Uber Greenlight Hub in Oakland demanding that the rideshare companies classify their drivers as employees and...
The Brandon Lee shooting, one year later
Thursday marked one year since the failed assassination attempt on Brandon Lee, a San Francisco native who was shot outside of his home in the Ifugao province of the...
Following the money in D1
District One has always been a key political battleground, a part of town that’s around 60 percent tenants and 40 percent homeowners and that, since the return of district...
A bright story behind the city’s new mural wave
Artist Vida Kuang grew up in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The anti-Asian racism that ramped up at the beginning of the year followed by the lockdown due to the COVID-19...
Bill that could cost SF $50 million up for key Assembly vote
A bill that could cost San Francisco as much as $50 million in lost affordable housing money comes before a key state Assembly committee tomorrow, and the chair, SF’s...
OPINION: Education pods for everyone
By Renée Aguilar, Eliana Elias, Casey Federico, Brooke Giesen, Angelica Guerrero, Ramya Krishna, Bethica Quinn, and Madonna R. Stancil
Almost five months into this global pandemic, families and children are...
SF Democratic Party endorsements go (mostly) to progressives
The San Francisco Democratic Party endorsed candidates backed by the progressive wing in five of the six seats last night, with the D7 and D11 endorsements a bit unusual.
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City Planning (finally) admits it has a problem
The Land Use and Transportation Committee hearing this week was remarkable: For the first time ever, as far as I can remember, the Planning Department admitted that it has...
Some defining issues in the fall supes race
The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory, it’s a powerful statement –...
