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Housing

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Steven Hill - January 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced his housing bill, SB 50, which seeks to alleviate the housing crisis by forcing more density around transit corridors. But...

Housing

Preston wants rent control for Midtown

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - January 9, 2020

Supervisor Dean Preston announced Tuesday the introduction of legislation that would bring the Fillmore-Western Addition’s historic Midtown Park Apartments under rent control. The rents at...

News + Politics

Breed talks tough on homelessness — while sweeps continue

Sam Lew - January 8, 2020

“Sweeps Kill.” The fliers fluttered down from the third balcony at City Hall as Mayor London Breed finished up her inauguration speech Wednesday. The sweeps that...

A 24/7 switchboard connecting participants to ‘The Dead Woman’

Emily Wilson - January 8, 2020

For her first solo show in California, Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle has converted the galleries at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts into...

Housing

Protesters shut down Wiener at SB50 press conference

Sam Lew - January 7, 2020

A group of homeless mothers and their supporters shut down California State Senator Scott Wiener’s press conference announcing the reintroduction of the contentious housing...

The unflagging, cinematic visions of James Tissot

Emily Wilson - January 7, 2020

A sharpshooter in the Franco-Prussian War, a society painter, and a watercolorist who did hundreds of religious scenes that inspired filmmakers, including Steven Spielberg...

Arts + Culture

The death of Metal Arts at City College

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2020

Editor's note: There are many, many programs impacted by the decision of the City College chancellor to cut a wide range of classes in...

Housing

SF 2019 Housing scorecard is really bleak

Tim Redmond - January 6, 2020

On the day that State Sen. Scott Wiener is announcing a new bill to mandate more private-market housing – which means, given the economics...

Housing

Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2020

State Sen. Scott Wiener will hold a press conference and rally in Oakland Tuesday/7 to announce that he’s re-introducing a new version of his...

News + Politics

Where to protest US actions in Iraq

Marke B. - January 3, 2020

A rally/march is being organized Saturday, January 4, at noon, at Powell and Market Streets in downtown San Francisco. It's part of coordinated protest...

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