Stories about Rent
Court to hear arguments on police raid of reporters house
Search that embarrassed the city goes before a judge, leaving City Attorney Dennis Herrera to defend the cops in a pretty indefensible case. Plus: Harvey Milk's birthday events, UCSF and Dignity Health -- and 'politicizing' the Rent Board. That's The Agenda for May 20-26
The real lessons from the surging numbers of homeless people on the streets of SF
Mayor Breed opposed a measure that would have made a big difference. Now she can't fix the problem with a few hundred new shelter beds and a modest housing bond.
BREAKING: Wiener’s housing deregulation bill on hold — for now
Senate committee bumps the measure into next year, but Wiener vows he will continue to push for urban upzoning.
New study challenges Wiener’s approach to housing
Eminent economic geographers say that deregulation and upzoning will make gentrification in cities like SF much worse.
The Patty Hearst kidnapping and the rise of community-based organizations in SF
Two new books on the bizarre chapter in local history ignore the important political outcome.
What is Bay Area drag? Oaklash Festival has some wild ideas
Mainstream TV drag be damned—local luminaries revolutionize the art form in a weekend's worth of eye-popping shows.
Activists warn of a new landlord scam: Seismic upgrade evictions
Hearing on Telegraph Hill building sheds light on a potential threat to thousands of SF renters.
Should the tech boom pay the costs of the tech boom?
The IPOs will make the housing market even worse. Should we use the budget surplus to build affordable housing? That's The Agenda for April 21-28.
BREAKING: Breed’s Rent Board appointee resigns
Facing a possible rejection at the Board of Supes, Reese Isbell steps down and the mayor appoints a respected tenant lawyer to the job.
Supes vote on Breed’s Rent Board appointee will be political test
Are there eight votes to defy the mayor's appointment of a Rent Board member who many say is clearly unqualified?