Stories about Rent
How corporate rentals are taking away rent-controlled housing
Planning Commission hearing sheds some light on the latest way landlords are making money by not renting to people who need a place to live in San Francisco.
Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate
Upstart candidate Jackie Fielder wins UESF nod
Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals
Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.
Moms4Housing stand up to eviction
'This isn’t the end, this is the beginning of a movement'
Supes poised to create 12 new districts where vacancy tax can be assessed
Every part of town would have a neighborhood commercial district where vacant storefronts would pay a fee.
Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing
European cities show how more than half the housing stock can be taken out of the private market -- and it works.
Preston wants rent control for Midtown
Legislation would protect tenants in the historic city-owned complex.
The Agenda, New Year’s edition: Saving City College …
... plus the future of Commissioner Dennis Richards and a big thanks to all the 48hills readers.
Our top stories of 2019
Protests, blackouts, shady developments, a close election, tenant victories, and a ton of arts and culture—we couldn't cover it without your support
The violence of wealth-hoarding
The billionaires have undiagnosed hoarder-clutter disease -- and their greed is killing the rest of us.