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Tagged with: Housing

African American displacement — and the Midtown battle — becomes an issue in mayoral debate

The SF mayoral candidates – except for Sup. London Breed -- debated their positions on housing issues Saturday at the Kelly Cullen Community center...

Police accountability groups make POA contract an issue for supes, Farrell

Labor battles in San Francisco are typically about wages, benefits, and staffing. In tough years, City Hall tries to make cuts, and the unions...

Campaign Trail: Wiener’s upzoning bill becomes issue in SF mayor’s race

Scott Wiener’s bill to strip cities of local zoning and allow more housing density is becoming an issue in the SF mayoral campaign. Sup. Jane...

The flaws in Stanford’s anti-rent-control study

Economists who believe in free-market solutions generally don’t like rent control, because – by definition – it distorts the market. So we’ve seen a...

Tenant Troubles: Can I add a new roommate to my lease?

Editor's note: It's hard to be a renter in San Francisco these days; some landlords are constantly looking for ways to squeeze out more...

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

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...

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

Supes to vote on Wiener upzoning bill, Police Commission to vote on Taser initiative …

THE AGENDA There is good news every once in a while. The Planning Commission last week rejected, on a 7-0 vote, an application to...

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

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,...

Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

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