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The Agenda, July 10-16: A landlord attack on ballot initiatives …

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2017

A landlord-sponsored bill that would make it harder for local residents to pass growth-control ballot measures – and would have a huge impact in...

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Wiener housing bill passes, trusting the market to solve the crisis

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2017

The biggest policy issue in Sacramento this spring, aside from health care, was almost certainly housing, and with good reason: San Francisco is not...

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In historic vote, Democratic Party supports rent control

Dean Preston - May 23, 2017

Here’s some big news from last weekend’s California Democratic Party Convention that won’t make the papers: Delegates voted to pass a resolution expressing “the...

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The Agenda, May 15-21: Who can afford ‘affordable’ housing?

Tim Redmond - May 14, 2017

Two competing affordable housing bills – and another bill that could override both of them to give developers more density – are headed for...

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Scott Wiener’s housing straw man

Calvin Welch - May 2, 2017

“The market is powerful, but we need other things. That’s why we have regulations. We have to go against the flow and re channel...

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Most SF residents who get evicted earn less than $50K a year

Tim Redmond - April 10, 2017

Sup. London Breed’s plan for affordable housing in the Western Addition got continued until May today, but not before some community activists made a...

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The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2017

We are all talking this week about the eviction of seniors, about how San Francisco has become such a hostile place for long-time residents....

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YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Zelda Bronstein - February 20, 2017

On February 1 I flew to St. Louis for the New Partners for Smart Growth conference, the largest gathering dedicated to dense, transit-oriented/walkable/bikeable development...

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Defending us from Trumpism? Jerry Brown is no help

Calvin Welch - January 22, 2017

At the heart of the appeal of Trump's successful campaign message was (is) the accusation that the leadership of the Democratic party was (is)...

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Five ways to fight illegal Airbnb units

Jennifer Fieber - December 28, 2016

Despite the rhetoric coming out from moderates in City Hall or from Airbnb itself, illegal short-term rentals are still a problem for San Francisco...

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The Agenda, July 10-16: A landlord attack on ballot initiatives …

Wiener housing bill passes, trusting the market to solve the crisis

In historic vote, Democratic Party supports rent control

The Agenda, May 15-21: Who can afford ‘affordable’ housing?

Scott Wiener’s housing straw man

Most SF residents who get evicted earn less than $50K a year

The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Defending us from Trumpism? Jerry Brown is no help

Five ways to fight illegal Airbnb units

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