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Will SF allow the owner who evicted a 100-year-old to get a condo conversion permit?

Tim Redmond - January 10, 2018

The SF Planning Commission is set to vote Thursday/11 on allowing the owners of the building where Iris Canada was evicted to convert to...

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Ed Lee’s development legacy and the end of ‘balanced growth’

Calvin Welch - January 7, 2018

There is one defining fact about Ed Lee's years as mayor that has been missed in all that has been written about his legacy:...

The Agenda

More housing. Higher prices. That’s what a new city report shows

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2017

At the Ed Lee memorial Sunday, a string of politicians who are not at all humble talked about the humble side of the late...

The Agenda

Cannabis (again), sidewalk robots (again) and a bad housing balance (again)

Tim Redmond - November 26, 2017

We are back this week to cannabis. The SF supes were unable to decide how to handle the new industry last meeting. There’s pressure from...

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Unlikely coalition demands better cannabis law

Dan Raile - November 8, 2017

A press event on the steps of City Hall brought together an unlikely coalition of San Francisco politicians to speak out against recent developments...

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The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

Zelda Bronstein - October 19, 2017

One of the hallmarks of neoliberalism is the application of market solutions to market-generated problems. It’s an approach that’s bound to fail, because market-generated...

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Saving Bayview tenants — and SF’s heart ….

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2017

The day that is dedicated to Christopher Columbus is still a holiday in San Francisco, although my daughter’s high school properly defines it as...

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SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2017

The San Francisco Planning Commission discussed the housing crisis Thursday, and there were a few remarkable moments. Much of the presentation by planners focused on...

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For seniors, eviction can be a death sentence

David Bogachik - October 3, 2017

DIALOGUES FOR LIFE When I was studying to be a psychoanalyst, one of my teachers, Dr. Irma Birman, shared a recollection from her childhood...

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Can SF prevent 15 low-income renters from losing their homes?

Tim Redmond - October 2, 2017

Fifteen low-income tenants, many of them military vets, some formerly homeless, still face eviction this fall as the city struggles to figure out how...

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Will SF allow the owner who evicted a 100-year-old to get a condo conversion permit?

Ed Lee’s development legacy and the end of ‘balanced growth’

More housing. Higher prices. That’s what a new city report shows

Cannabis (again), sidewalk robots (again) and a bad housing balance (again)

Unlikely coalition demands better cannabis law

The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

Saving Bayview tenants — and SF’s heart ….

SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

For seniors, eviction can be a death sentence

Can SF prevent 15 low-income renters from losing their homes?

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