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SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2018

The San Francisco Planning Department – which is not known for its anti-development tendencies – has issued a blistering critique of state Sen. Scott...

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Will SF allow the owner who evicted a 100-year-old to get a condo conversion permit?

Tim Redmond - January 10, 2018

The SF Planning Commission is set to vote Thursday/11 on allowing the owners of the building where Iris Canada was evicted to convert to...

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The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

Zelda Bronstein - October 19, 2017

One of the hallmarks of neoliberalism is the application of market solutions to market-generated problems. It’s an approach that’s bound to fail, because market-generated...

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SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2017

The San Francisco Planning Commission discussed the housing crisis Thursday, and there were a few remarkable moments. Much of the presentation by planners focused on...

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For seniors, eviction can be a death sentence

David Bogachik - October 3, 2017

DIALOGUES FOR LIFE When I was studying to be a psychoanalyst, one of my teachers, Dr. Irma Birman, shared a recollection from her childhood...

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Supes rebuke Planning Commission

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2017

The Board of Supes rejected a hotel project on Hyde Street today, sending a clear message that a residential building where tenants have been...

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What the Airbnb settlement means

Tim Redmond - May 2, 2017

I am going to let Doug Engmann, former chair of the Pacific Stock Exchange and president of the SF Planning Commission, make the point...

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The battle for Midtown: A community housing struggle

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - September 23, 2016

The weekly tenant meetings of the residents of Midtown Park Apartments at the corner of Geary and Divisadero always begin and end with a...

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Illegal office conversion: A case study

Zelda Bronstein - June 17, 2016

At the May 18 meeting of the San Francisco Board of Appeals, attorney James Reuben, a principal of Reuben, Junius & Rose, showed why...

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Developers win with “smart growth” rule

Zelda Bronstein - March 13, 2016

With a big assist from the state Legislature, the SF Planning Department opened a new front in the city’s density wars last week. On...

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SF planners blast Wiener housing bill that would upzone entire city

Will SF allow the owner who evicted a 100-year-old to get a condo conversion permit?

The Lexus Lanes — and why they won’t work

SF Planning Commission debates housing, ignores gentrification

For seniors, eviction can be a death sentence

Supes rebuke Planning Commission

What the Airbnb settlement means

The battle for Midtown: A community housing struggle

Illegal office conversion: A case study

Developers win with “smart growth” rule

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