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Wiener tries to look progressive in debate

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2020

But that requires a bit of historical revisionism, since his record has always been very moderate on police, housing, and homelessness.

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Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

Calvin Welch - October 6, 2019

A story is unfolding in the District Five supervisor race, ignored by the news media, that illustrates the contradiction between narrative and fact that...

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How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election

Calvin Welch - December 4, 2018

This was to be a banner year for San Francisco Yimbys at the polls. The group is the social-media focused, bright young face of...

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BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - March 22, 2018

On March 8, the BART Board voted 5-4 to support SB 827 – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s housing bill -- with undetermined amendments that...

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Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - February 1, 2018

On January 19, I attended UCLA Extension’s 2018 Land Use Law and Planning Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Seated in...

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Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

Tim Redmond - December 8, 2017

State Treasurer John Chiang brought his campaign for governor to San Francisco today, and in front of a fairly modest media crowd accepted the...

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Little-known Yimby-developer bills will have big impact on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - December 3, 2017

Of the fifteen bills in the “housing package” signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 29, the one that got the most...

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Assault on local control equals deregulation of housing

Calvin Welch - September 28, 2017

"Democrats have a comprehensive agenda to invest in America's cities, grounded on the premise that local leaders are best equipped to create a better...

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Why Wiener’s housing bill undermines good policy outcomes

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2017

The One Oak project and another controversial development in the Mission both moved forward this week after the district supervisors worked with the developers...

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Transportation, housing, criminal justice, and climate change. That’s ….

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2017

The national news media still seems to be talking about the relatively minor incidents of violence in Berkeley when the white supremacists came to...

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Wiener tries to look progressive in debate

Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election

BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

Little-known Yimby-developer bills will have big impact on local planning

Assault on local control equals deregulation of housing

Why Wiener’s housing bill undermines good policy outcomes

Transportation, housing, criminal justice, and climate change. That’s ….

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