Sunday, May 5, 2024

Tagged with: Planning

Tenant troubles: My building is for sale — what should I do?

I live in 24-unit building in the Western Addition, built long before 1979. It is three stories and all of the units are either...

BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

On March 8, the BART Board voted 5-4 to support SB 827 – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s housing bill -- with undetermined amendments that...

Campaign Trail: Wiener’s upzoning bill becomes issue in SF mayor’s race

Scott Wiener’s bill to strip cities of local zoning and allow more housing density is becoming an issue in the SF mayoral campaign. Sup. Jane...

Blackface betrayal and ‘Black Lies’ in Edgar Arceneaux’s new YBCA installation

ART LOOKS In 1981, Ben Vereen, known for his role as Chicken George in the miniseries Roots, and for winning a Tony in Bob...

Tenant Troubles: Can I add a new roommate to my lease?

Editor's note: It's hard to be a renter in San Francisco these days; some landlords are constantly looking for ways to squeeze out more...

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

Supes to vote on Wiener upzoning bill, Police Commission to vote on Taser initiative …

THE AGENDA There is good news every once in a while. The Planning Commission last week rejected, on a 7-0 vote, an application to...

The Agenda: Taxing Uber and Lyft …

THE AGENDA There’s not a lot going on at City Hall this week; everyone seems to be too busy campaigning. But Sup. Aaron Peskin...

Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

The sense of housing crisis is nearly everywhere. Debates about housing policy are heating up, turning once arcane fields into the subject of fevered...

Explosive debate finally shows the candidates as they are

The best and most revealing mayoral debate so far – because it was an actual debate – took place last week at the Potrero...