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Housing

Some perspective—and facts—on supes’ recent housing vote

Tim Redmond - November 5, 2021

The Chron and the Yimby world are going crazy over the supes decision not to allow a market-rate housing project to gentrify a low-income...

Housing

Luxury housing will destroy the last low-income community in Soma

John Elberling - October 20, 2021

Oh, and on a site with very shaky ground, the building could be the next Leaning Tower.

Environment

Will SF’s ambitious Climate Action plan ever actually happen?

Michael Redmond - September 10, 2021

Implementing the program will cost money and involve tough decisions. Is City Hall up to it?

News + Politics

Judge blocks—for now—massive UC expansion in Parnassus Heights

Tim Redmond - August 24, 2021

Temporary order saves historic murals and could force the school to negotiate with the neighborhood that its development project will impact.

Housing

Supes challenge planners over construction on toxic sites

Tim Redmond - May 2, 2021

Resolution points to Planning Department's record of allowing new luxury housing despite hazards. Plus: Why City College matters. That's The Agenda for May 3-9

Campaign Trail

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2020

The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory,...

Housing

What, exactly, is going to get built on Geary and Masonic?

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2020

Just before the Board of Supes voted to approve a new 101-unit project on Geary and Masonic, we learned a critical piece of information: The...

Housing

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2020

Fascinating housing discussion last week at the Board of Supes. The issue involves a large site at Geary and Masonic that for years was...

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...

News + Politics

SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

Tim Redmond - October 14, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission will hear a presentation Thursday/ 17 on the department’s Community Stabilization Policy– supposedly an interagency effort to fight the...

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Some perspective—and facts—on supes’ recent housing vote

Luxury housing will destroy the last low-income community in Soma

Will SF’s ambitious Climate Action plan ever actually happen?

Judge blocks—for now—massive UC expansion in Parnassus Heights

Supes challenge planners over construction on toxic sites

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

What, exactly, is going to get built on Geary and Masonic?

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

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

SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

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