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Inside the Yimby conference

Zelda Bronstein - July 20, 2017

Last weekend about 120 attendees from 17 cities gathered in downtown Oakland for the Yimbytown 2017 conference. Organized by East Bay Forward, the event...

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Jerry Brown sides with polluters in key bill

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2017

Here are some of the things that have happened in the past two days: A giant piece of ice, the size of Delaware, broke off...

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Supes pass anti-eviction bill — but vote 6-5 against a key enforcement measure

Tim Redmond - June 27, 2017

The supes approved new limits on owner move-in evictions Tuesday, taking a big step forward toward addressing the city’s latest eviction crisis – but...

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Mayor’s allies push through divisive budget plan

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2017

The San Francisco budget blew up this week as moderate allies of Mayor Ed Lee pushed through a plan without progressive support. Late this afternoon,...

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Tenants protest Farrell’s move to block effective anti-eviction bill

Tim Redmond - June 11, 2017

Tenant advocates will rally at noon on the steps of City Hall Monday/12 to denounce a move by Sup. Mark Farrell to fast-track his...

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Assembly passes bill to limit land-use ballot initiatives

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2017

A bill that would make it harder for local residents to pass ballot measures limiting development has passed the state Assembly with almost no...

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What the city’s new housing policy will mean

Tim Redmond - May 26, 2017

San Francisco wound up with a sweeping new affordable housing policy this week, one that will encourage the demolition of some existing low-rise commercial...

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How we can tax Uber

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2017

Pretty much everyone in San Francisco these days (except for Mayor Ed Lee) has come to the conclusion that Uber is a problem. Progressives,...

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Mayor’s supply-side housing plan advances

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2017

To nobody’s surprise, a committee dominated by conservative supporters of market-rate housing voted to send the mayor’s deeply flawed plan to the full Board...

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It’s official: Leno is running for mayor

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2017

The 2019 mayor’s race formally began today when former state Sen. Mark Leno did what everyone had been expecting for months and pulled papers...

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Inside the Yimby conference

Jerry Brown sides with polluters in key bill

Supes pass anti-eviction bill — but vote 6-5 against a key enforcement measure

Mayor’s allies push through divisive budget plan

Tenants protest Farrell’s move to block effective anti-eviction bill

Assembly passes bill to limit land-use ballot initiatives

What the city’s new housing policy will mean

How we can tax Uber

Mayor’s supply-side housing plan advances

It’s official: Leno is running for mayor

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