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Avast ye, developers! SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Treasure Island’ opens 60th season

Art mirrors Bay Area life in San Francisco Mime Troupe (SFMT)’s 60th-anniversary show, Treasure Island. Opening in Dolores Park on July 4, the play about...

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

State Sen. Scott Wiener, as predicted here, has taken an uncontroversial bill about cosmetology licenses and turned it into a complex and detailed piece...

Housing is focus of D5 debate

It’s not surprising, given the political landscape in San Francisco, that housing and homelessness were among the most contentious issues at Friday’s District 5...

Haney moves to save Mezzanine — and Soma nightlife

Supervisor Matt Haney announced Thursday that he will introduce a resolution that would give an added layer of protection to nightlife and entertainment venues...

The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

The long-awaited Nexus Study documenting how much affordable housing is actually needed for the added workforce of new office developments has finally been released...

There are no Yimbys

There are no Yimbys. Yimby stands for Yes In My Back Yard. But Yimby advocates don't have backyards.  It's other peoples' backyards they want.  They...

Pride time: 6 quick picks at the National Queer Arts Festival

Despite the tea on Twitter, Pride month isn’t just about the continued corporate cashing-in on on-normative identity disguised as celebratory hedonism. Case in point:...

Facebook money and California housing

On January 24, 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the limited liability company founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

Does more density bring down housing costs? Come to the debate

The biggest change to housing law in California in decades – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s AB 50– is on hold, for the moment. But...