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What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

Zelda Bronstein - January 10, 2019

The first installment of my CASA story listed bills introduced in the state Legislature on December 3, most notably Scott Wiener’s do-over of his...

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Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2018

Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Rafael Mandelman introduced legislation today that could save thousands of units of rent-controlled housing and stop the epidemic of demolition...

Culture

Capturing Harvey Milk’s martyrdom and living legacy

Marke B. - November 27, 2018

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. (It's also the 10th anniversary of Milk, the movie...

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Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

John Elberling - October 9, 2018

The New American Oligarchy of Wealth and Privilege that seized control of the United States two years ago with the election of President Donald...

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We know how to control housing costs

Peter Dreier - August 23, 2018

Editors note: This is the testimony Professor Peter Dreier gave June 21 at a joint hearing of the state Senate Judiciary Committee and the Assembly...

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Tenants win major victory over speculators

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2018

San Francisco tenants won a major victory today when the supes – unanimously – agreed to stop speculators like Veritas from buying buildings and...

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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...

Tenant Troubles

Tenant Troubles: Our legal correspondent is here to answer your renter questions

Dave Crow - March 6, 2018

Editor's note: For years, tenant lawyer Dave Crow wrote a column for the SF Appeal on tenant issues. We are happy that he's back,...

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EXCLUSIVE: Tenants living in squalid conditions in building owned by SF’s largest landlord

Sana Saleem - January 25, 2018

Fe Soledad’s day begins with making sure her son Vincent is ready to go to school before she heads off to work. Everything needs...

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How we beat Airbnb

Calvin Welch - January 22, 2018

San Francisco has set another first in the annals of the tech economy: a 50% reduction in the number of Airbnb listings for the...

Tagged with: Housing Rights Committee

What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions

Capturing Harvey Milk’s martyrdom and living legacy

Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

We know how to control housing costs

Tenants win major victory over speculators

SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

Tenant Troubles: Our legal correspondent is here to answer your renter questions

EXCLUSIVE: Tenants living in squalid conditions in building owned by SF’s largest landlord

How we beat Airbnb

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