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Housing

Preston proposes a tax on vacant apartments

Ana Lucia Ralda - February 8, 2022

With 40,000 empty units in the city, taxing speculators and greedy landlords might bring 5,000 more homes onto the market—and pay for affordable housing.

Housing

Eviction-free SF: Advocates say that renters still have options

Garrett Leahy - October 2, 2021

Know your rights—the moratorium is over but renters still have a lot of protections.

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.

Labor

Dandelion Chocolate workers protest layoffs during union battle

Garrett Leahy - June 16, 2021

As NLRB counts votes, nine union backers lose their jobs.

Labor

A ‘double celebration:’ Unionization moves forward at two local companies

Garrett Leahy - April 1, 2021

Dandelion Chocolate workers hope to join Tartine Bakery workers, who just won a contested election for union representation.

Homelessness

Inside the SIP hotels saga

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - March 15, 2021

How activists and some supes forced the city to put homeless people in hotel rooms.

Housing

Supes to consider rent control for Midtown

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - October 5, 2020

Preston measure would give the largely African-American tenants the protections they lost in 2014.

Housing

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2020

Fascinating housing discussion last week at the Board of Supes. The issue involves a large site at Geary and Masonic that for years was...

Housing

SF heads toward eviction moratorium

Sam Lew - March 12, 2020

Mayor London Breed said she will issue a directive to place a moratorium on evictions in the midst of the coronavirus at Tuesday’s Board...

Housing

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

Sam Lew - January 27, 2020

Supervisor Dean Preston is demanding that one of San Francisco’s biggest landlords, Veritas Investments, halt the sale of 76 buildings in the hope that...

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Preston proposes a tax on vacant apartments

Eviction-free SF: Advocates say that renters still have options

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

Dandelion Chocolate workers protest layoffs during union battle

A ‘double celebration:’ Unionization moves forward at two local companies

Inside the SIP hotels saga

Supes to consider rent control for Midtown

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

SF heads toward eviction moratorium

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

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