Thursday, May 2, 2024

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The Agenda, June 15-21: Destroying culture for condos

Plus: Uber's hypocrisy, the school assignment system -- and George Soros on capitalism JUNE 15, 2015 – A plan that would wipe out five buildings...

Farm workers in California can barely survive in 2015

Thirty years ago, the state's farm workers were the best paid in the country. Now some don't even make minimum wage By David Bacon June 3,...

The Mission moratorium goes down, narrowly — but the fight has only begun

Hundreds and hundreds of Mission residents and community activists demonstrate the massive anger over displacement -- and some folks at City Hall didn't listen....

Can SF ever enforce its own zoning laws?

The story of 660 Third Street is a case study in how property owners seem to think they can violate the rules at will,...

The politics and economics of the new tenant-protection proposals

Kim's eviction regulations will infuriate the big landlord lobby -- but they could be good news for the local economy By Tim Redmond MARCH 13, 2015...

The false promise of regional governance

Unless the elites change their ways, centralized planning is never going to work MAY 13 -- There’s a push on by Bay Area elites to...

A new twist on the Mission moratorium

Wiener and Farrell want an economic report, which makes little sense on a 45-day interim-controls issue. But the other huge question is how many...

The Agenda, May 4-10: Housing protests, housing policies, and housing politics

When is it "political games" and when is it political reality? And it's fun to see the mayor praising Chris Daly, who did exactly...

After 8 months, developer still hasn’t complied with city planning rules

The story of 660 Third Street is a sad example of how big commercial property owners can get away with ignoring zoning rules By Zelda...

Undocumented youth under immense stress, study finds

Fear of law enforcement creates mental-health issues, UCLA researchers report By Viji Sundaram APRIL 27, 2015 -- Fear followed Alberto Velazquez every time he left the apartment...