Thursday, May 2, 2024

Tagged with: Mandelman

On the fall ballot: Vacant homes tax, road closures, housing, and maybe much more

Rules Committee will vote on changing mayoral election years, student success set-aside, and a move to revoke the pensions of city employees who commit serious crimes.

A (major) new twist on affordable housing legislation

Last-minute Mandelman move seeks to allow widespread housing demolition—potentially dooming Chan's affordable-housing measure.

Major housing policy changes happening—but will they work?

Upzoning, a budget deal, competing visions of affordable housing—and a bit of reality about the current market.

Planning Commission to review new Housing Element—which is based on fantasy

How do you do an environmental review of a proposal that is so far from reality that you can't take it seriously?

Breed and Dorsey won’t march in a Pride without cops? Byeee.

Don't threaten us queens with good time

Crack down on homeless people—or prevent people from becoming homeless?

Two very different approaches to housing policy were under discussion this week.

Breed on affordable housing, places for homeless transitional youth …

... plus community policing and a creative approach to abortion rights in right-wing states. That's The Agenda for May 8-15.

Mandelman’s shelter expansion plan isn’t a long-term solution to homelessness

It would just take funds away from permanent housing—and allow even more sweeps.

Castro icon Cleve Jones vows to fight dubious eviction attempt

In a dramatic appearance at a crowded rally in the Castro, longtime queer activist and leader Cleve Jones announced Sunday that he plans to...

Bogus group-housing plan approved—sort of

In a sign of how messed up state law has become, Supes allow five-unit building that developer says is too small.