Economy Archives - 48 hills

Housing

The state housing secrecy just keeps getting worse and worse

Zelda Bronstein - May 18, 2023

Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records

Labor

Inside the UC academic workers’ strike

Sonali Kolhatkar - November 21, 2022

UC has adopted a corporate philosophy, and graduate students who do much of the teaching work are suffering.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Laborfest in full swing, Foodwise dines out, more

Marke B. - July 7, 2022

Danceworks, Pod Blotz, Xiu Xiu, Depeche Mode tribute, Jim Henson's commercials, other great events. Plus: Diego Rivera is coming

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.

Environment

Students demand that teacher pension fund revoke fossil fuel investments

Garrett Leahy - August 29, 2021

CalSTRS holds $6 billion in fossil-fuel company stock, and the next generation wants to see a dramatic change.

Business + Tech

Excess profits tax on billionaires could vaccinate the entire world

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2021

New study shows just how much richer the rich got in the pandemic—and what could be done if we taxed some of that unearned wealth.

Transportation

Muni director talks about cutting lines and changing focus

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2021

Post-COVID plans could alter the city's transportation policy in some profound ways.

Transportation

Breed says that some Muni lines might not be restored in post-COVID city

Tim Redmond - July 20, 2021

Muni needs to change—but the mayor indicated that cuts and 'efficiency' are the main goal.

Housing

Two-thirds of needy SF tenants could get zero state or local rent relief

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2021

Supes hearing shows huge gap between the promises and the reality -- but the money is there if the mayor is willing to spend it.

Labor

Biden, despite promises, has still issued no COVID standards for workplaces

Marc Norton - June 21, 2021

The pandemic is not over -- but workers still have no federal protections.

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