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Little-known Yimby-developer bills will have big impact on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - December 3, 2017

Of the fifteen bills in the “housing package” signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 29, the one that got the most...

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Finally, some sanity on legal cannabis

Tim Redmond - November 29, 2017

The award for political sanity went Monday to Sup. Sandra Lee Fewer, who pointed out that too much high-end job growth was a factor...

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What if the housing crisis is caused by too much growth?

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2017

The Board of Supes Land Use Committee heard the latest on the housing crisis today, in the form of data showing how far out...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Trans Film Fest, Renegade Craft Fair, Rebirth Brass Band …

Marke B. - November 7, 2017

ARTS FORECAST The biggest local arts news of last week was the announcement that Michael Tilson Thomas will step down as conductor of the...

News + Politics

The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

Zelda Bronstein - October 19, 2017

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...

News + Politics

If PG&E caused the fires, it wouldn’t be the first time

Tim Redmond - October 13, 2017

Let us consider, for a moment, the cause of the fires that have devastated the North Bay and Wine Country. The conditions were clearly ripe...

News + Politics

SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2017

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...

Arts + Culture

Tremble, fair reader, before the mighty Litquake!

Marke B. - October 2, 2017

Litquake -- the annual, gargantuan local literary festival (October 6-14) -- is turning 18 this year. And it's ready to rumble right out of...

Music

All the world’s a party

Marke B. - September 27, 2017

If there's just one thing that distinguishes the As You Like It party crew, celebrating its seventh anniversary Fri/29 at the Midway (9pm-4am, $25),...

Music

Drop the oratorio

Joanna Ladd - September 11, 2017

ALL EARS Ensemble Mik Nawooj is the sort of band that solves problems you didn’t know you had. Problems like: I want to wave...

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