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Development

Lots of housing laws. Not much housing

Zelda Bronstein - August 1, 2023

Hearing, data show how the state's 'streamlining' supply-side approach is failing.

Housing

Should shopping malls become housing? Yes—but only if the state does it right

John Elberling - August 30, 2022

The Legislature has responded to affordable-housing developers. But there's a lot of unfinished work to protect vulnerable communities.

Housing

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2022

In fact, eliminating single-family zoning won't create much new housing at all.

The Agenda

A tech-worker dorm in the Tenderloin? Or the end of the Yimby narrative?

Tim Redmond - September 6, 2021

Christian Science Church had an approved project—but the developer says family housing doesn't make enough money it's asking for tech dorms instead. That's The Agenda for Sept 7-13

Business + Tech

The Chron has a Mission business story all wrong (are we surprised?)

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2021

There are very real issues of displacement and racial equity in the debate over moving a tech-centered 'destination' to 14th and Mission.

Housing

A sneak attack on rent control and affordable housing in Sacramento

John Elberling - June 4, 2021

Little-noticed state bill would allow local government agencies to overturn ballot initiatives that protect renters or limit bad development.

Housing

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

Zelda Bronstein - April 22, 2021

Zuckerberg money funds news outlets that repeat Zuckerberg group's supply-side position on the housing crisis.

Housing

Chiu, Wiener attack ‘left-right pincers’ on housing

Zelda Bronstein - March 4, 2021

Legislators decry alliance between progressive housing activists and 'Nimby' homeowners.

Housing

SPUR, Yimbys say stealth state laws can force more housing

Zelda Bronstein - February 17, 2021

But what happens if developers don't want to build anything but luxury condos -- and maybe not even those?

Culture

Reflections on a phantom mall—and other local property follies

Marke B. - September 29, 2020

Former CurbedSF editor Brock Keeling on the future of the city, jaw-dropping real estate porn, and covering our wild and tragic local moment

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Lots of housing laws. Not much housing

Should shopping malls become housing? Yes—but only if the state does it right

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

A tech-worker dorm in the Tenderloin? Or the end of the Yimby narrative?

The Chron has a Mission business story all wrong (are we surprised?)

A sneak attack on rent control and affordable housing in Sacramento

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

Chiu, Wiener attack ‘left-right pincers’ on housing

SPUR, Yimbys say stealth state laws can force more housing

Reflections on a phantom mall—and other local property follies

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