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OPINION: Strengthening CEQA to help solve the housing crisis

John Mirisch - April 9, 2018

CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act, has long been the bugaboo of developers who – surprise, surprise -- don’t like restrictions, regulations, rules or...

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Can SF get ahead of new technology? Maybe …

Tim Redmond - April 8, 2018

San Francisco is not good at figuring out how to handle new technology. When Uber and Lyft began breaking the law and operating taxis...

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SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2018

The Board of Supes voted today to oppose State Senator Scott Wiener’s real-estate bill, SB 827, which would upzone most of San Francisco. The discussion...

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BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - March 22, 2018

On March 8, the BART Board voted 5-4 to support SB 827 – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s housing bill -- with undetermined amendments that...

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Hearing on Wiener housing bill points to the roots of this crisis

Tim Redmond - March 12, 2018

Most of the time, when San Francisco supervisors ask the board to weigh in on a state or federal issue, it’s just an agenda...

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Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

David Levitus - March 2, 2018

The sense of housing crisis is nearly everywhere. Debates about housing policy are heating up, turning once arcane fields into the subject of fevered...

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Is your retirement money invested in gun manufacturers?

Cassandra Fimrite - March 1, 2018

Local gun control advocates have a new target in their crosshairs – 401K retirement plans. An online petition was introduced this week asking Vanguard, one...

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Explosive debate finally shows the candidates as they are

Tim Redmond - February 25, 2018

The best and most revealing mayoral debate so far – because it was an actual debate – took place last week at the Potrero...

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Progressive debate offers a bit of candidate clarity

Tim Redmond - February 15, 2018

What a difference two weeks and a different venue makes. The three leading candidates for mayor all said they supported, more or less, Sen. Scott...

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SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2018

The San Francisco Planning Department – which is not known for its anti-development tendencies – has issued a blistering critique of state Sen. Scott...

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OPINION: Strengthening CEQA to help solve the housing crisis

Can SF get ahead of new technology? Maybe …

SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Hearing on Wiener housing bill points to the roots of this crisis

Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

Is your retirement money invested in gun manufacturers?

Explosive debate finally shows the candidates as they are

Progressive debate offers a bit of candidate clarity

SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

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