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Whose waterfront is it, anyway?

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2017

There’s been a lot of press around the battle over a fairly small project on Pier 29. The Ex made it a cover story...

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Why won’t SFMade support Prop. X?

Zelda Bronstein - November 3, 2016

A seeming anomaly of San Francisco’s current election season is the opposition to Prop. X, which seeks to preserve manufacturing space in the city,...

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Why Prop. X is needed to save PDR

Zelda Bronstein - October 22, 2016

San Francisco’s artists, small blue-collar businesses, and community-serving nonprofits are being forced out of the city by soaring rents; outright evictions; and, in many...

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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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SF finally cracks down on illegal offices

Zelda Bronstein - September 7, 2015

Zoning decision on Soma building sends a message that developers can't just turn industrial space into offices By Zelda Bronstein SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 -- San Francisco’s...

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Can SF ever enforce its own zoning laws?

Zelda Bronstein - May 21, 2015

The story of 660 Third Street is a case study in how property owners seem to think they can violate the rules at will,...

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The ongoing fight to save industrial space continues

Zelda Bronstein - September 18, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 -- There’s lots of news on the light industrial/PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) front. On September 9, District 6 Supervisor...

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How light-industrial space can be saved: The lesson of 2 Henry Adams

Zelda Bronstein - August 19, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein AUGUST 19, 2014 -- One of the top San Francisco business stories of early summer revolved around the question: Would the city...

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Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Zelda Bronstein - May 29, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein MAY 29, 2014 -- At its May Day meeting, the San Francisco Planning Commission took a stand for blue-collar jobs, affordable housing,...

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Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

Zelda Bronstein - March 11, 2014

Manufacturing needs low rents – and if tech offices are allowed to intrude, it won't survive. By Zelda Bronstein March 12, 2014 -- On March 13,...

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Whose waterfront is it, anyway?

Why won’t SFMade support Prop. X?

Why Prop. X is needed to save PDR

Illegal office conversion: A case study

SF finally cracks down on illegal offices

Can SF ever enforce its own zoning laws?

The ongoing fight to save industrial space continues

How light-industrial space can be saved: The lesson of 2 Henry Adams

Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

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