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Housing

Moms 4 Housing bill expanded

Sam Lew - February 13, 2020

Oakland Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas announced yesterday that the Moms 4 Housing bill, which would give tenants the first right of purchase on buildings...

Housing

Moms 4 Housing spurs right-to-purchase law in Oakland

Sam Lew - January 30, 2020

Homeless moms who garnered national support after taking over a home in West Oakland have spurred legislation to protect Oakland tenants through a first...

Arts + Culture

Sarah Patterson named executive director of Folsom Street Events

Marke B. - January 29, 2020

The annual Folsom Street Fair in September is the biggest kink and BDSM-centered event in the world (and one of the city's biggest festivals)....

Campaign Trail

Judge rejects Juul’s ballot argument effort

Michael Toren - September 6, 2019

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has rejected Juul’s attempt to remove language from November’s ballot saying Proposition C “may” overturn the City’s ban...

News + Politics

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - August 17, 2019

48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California...

News + Politics

Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

Hydee Feldstein - June 18, 2019

State Sen. Scott Wiener, as predicted here, has taken an uncontroversial bill about cosmetology licenses and turned it into a complex and detailed piece...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: All weekend long, the Roxie celebrates French noir

Dennis Harvey - May 8, 2019

SCREEN GRABS If you’re not busy this week with CAAM (see our preview here), there’s a competing mini-festival of sorts which overlaps with it just...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The Nude Vampire, Babylon, Gay USA…

Dennis Harvey - April 30, 2019

SCREEN GRABS For those not glued all weekend to the SF Silent Film Festival (see our preview here), there’s actually another film festival to consider:...

News + Politics

Activists warn of a new landlord scam: Seismic upgrade evictions

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2019

A relatively obscure hearing at the Board of Appeals this week shed some important light on the preservation of rental housing and a potential...

News + Politics

The Sierra Club and the luxury-housing developer

Zelda Bronstein - February 17, 2019

Are you a Sierra Club member who lives in Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, Alameda, Piedmont or San Leandro? If so, you fall under the aegis...

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