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Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built

Tim Redmond - August 19, 2019

The Board of Supes isn’t back from vacation yet, but the Planning Commission is – and on Thursday/22 the panel will hear a report...

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Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - August 17, 2019

48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California...

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What happens if Wiener gets challenged from both the right and the left?

Tim Redmond - August 4, 2019

The idea that former state Sen. Quentin Kopp is planning to challenge incumbent Scott Wiener sets up some fascinating political possibilities. I talked to Kopp,...

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‘In the name of climate sanity’

Tim Redmond - July 22, 2019

The supes listened for more than two and a half hours to testimony and expert reports on the city’s role in climate change –...

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New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

Tim Redmond - July 18, 2019

One of the most important – and desperately needed – land-use measures in years could be on the March, 2020 ballot. The Yerba Buena Neighborhood...

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What if the ‘moderates’ are wrong, about everything?

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2019

The New York Times went crazy this week with stories about the terror “moderates” are feeling about the direction of the Democratic Party. It...

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Planners hear how Nancy Skinner’s housing bill would hurt SF communities

Tim Redmond - June 29, 2019

Several members of the Planning Commission expressed concern this week about SB 330, a bill by Sen. Nancy Skinner that is supposed to speed...

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Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

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Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

Hydee Feldstein - June 18, 2019

State Sen. Scott Wiener, as predicted here, has taken an uncontroversial bill about cosmetology licenses and turned it into a complex and detailed piece...

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Housing is focus of D5 debate

Michael Toren - June 17, 2019

It’s not surprising, given the political landscape in San Francisco, that housing and homelessness were among the most contentious issues at Friday’s District 5...

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Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

What happens if Wiener gets challenged from both the right and the left?

‘In the name of climate sanity’

New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

What if the ‘moderates’ are wrong, about everything?

Planners hear how Nancy Skinner’s housing bill would hurt SF communities

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

Housing is focus of D5 debate

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