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Tagged with: gentrification

The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

One of the hallmarks of neoliberalism is the application of market solutions to market-generated problems. It’s an approach that’s bound to fail, because market-generated...

How to save a very cool bookstore

The banks of the Seine, the tree-lined paths of Madrid's Retiro park, the side streets of Izmir, the markets of Fez ... and San...

SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

The San Francisco Planning Commission discussed the housing crisis Thursday, and there were a few remarkable moments. Much of the presentation by planners focused on...

SOMArts show kicks off Dia de los Muertos season

ART LOOKS San Francisco takes its Day of the Dead seriously -- it's a sacred moment --  but, in the spirit of the magical holiday that pierces...

Run for justice: Event raises money for Alex Nieto memorial

More than 100 people gathered -- and ran, and walked, and danced -- atop Bernal Hill Sunday to raise money for the memorial for...

The latest attack on homeless people …

San Francisco politicians have a history of attacking and scapegoating homeless people to advance their careers. Remember, Gavin Newsom (who is now campaigning for...

Party Radar: A zap in your hot pants

PARTY RADAR Woah Nellie, we've got  full dance card this weekend, so let's pull up out heatwave-drenched culottes and dive right in:  ELECTRIC DREAMS This weekend sees...

Who let the I-Hotel fall?

I’m glad the Chron weighed in, however briefly, on the commemoration of the I-Hotel evictions, although the editorial the paper ran was embarrassing:  San Francisco...

Inside the Yimby conference

Last weekend about 120 attendees from 17 cities gathered in downtown Oakland for the Yimbytown 2017 conference. Organized by East Bay Forward, the event...

Listen, Yimby!

Dear Yimbytown folks: Welcome to the Bay Area, where housing and land-use debates are at the heart of almost all local politics. You’re going to...