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Secrecy rules in regional-planning power struggle

Zelda Bronstein - August 31, 2015

Critical funding, equity issues playing out with very little public input By Zelda Bronstein SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 -- Last week the power struggle between the Metropolitan...

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Future fantasies collide in “Late Stage San Francisco”

Caitlin Donohue - August 26, 2015

Maryam Rostami's latest performance piece takes on problematic visions, apocalypse porn, and "roadkill Kardashians." By Caitlin Donohue ONSTAGE Performer Maryam Farnaz Rostami hardly thinks that her play...

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Stuck on dumb: A failure of SF homeless policy

Tim Redmond - August 19, 2015

Five years later, evidence shows that the twin pillars of the Newsom Administration -- the Sit/Lie law and the closure of the Haight Ashbury...

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Stories of displacement — and resistance

Tim Redmond - May 6, 2015

National video project uses San Francisco as a case study in how to fight back against eviction MAY 7, 2015 -- The eviction crisis in...

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Why SF city planning is such a mess: A case study

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2015

Modest project on Bryant Street sheds light on a long list of planning problems By Tim Redmond APRIL 14, 2014 – The City Planning Commission is...

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The Bold Italic ceases operations

Marke B. - April 7, 2015

Gannett-owned experiment in hyperlocal coverage - with cute illustrations -- suddenly shuts down. By Marke B. APRIL 7, 2015 -- A message posted minutes ago to...

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Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Zelda Bronstein - May 29, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein MAY 29, 2014 -- At its May Day meeting, the San Francisco Planning Commission took a stand for blue-collar jobs, affordable housing,...

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Mapping profit and loss in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - May 28, 2014

By Julia Carrie Wong An anonymous millionaire known only by the twitter handle @hiddencash has turned San Francisco into a real-life treasure hunt and incited...

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Does private zoning trump public zoning? Do we care?

Tim Redmond - March 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond You don't hear much about Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions in San Francisco these days. The "CC&Rs," as they are called, are private...

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City Beat: Has Feinstein found a loser of an issue?

Marke B. - January 31, 2014

By Tim Redmond Senator Dianne Feinstein, once the mayor of SF, has always been among the state's most popular politicians. She won her first Senate...

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