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Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

Zelda Bronstein - July 20, 2021

Read the fine print: Obscene development in Tassajara Valley could qualify for special protection under SB 10.

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The Sierra Club attacks our story; here’s our response

Zelda Bronstein - February 24, 2019

On February 19, the Sierra Club’s San Francisco Bay Chapter posted an entry on its home page blog attacking my article “The Sierra Club...

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The Sierra Club and the luxury-housing developer

Zelda Bronstein - February 17, 2019

Are you a Sierra Club member who lives in Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, Alameda, Piedmont or San Leandro? If so, you fall under the aegis...

News + Politics

New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2019

The Yimby narrative – that higher density in US cities will bring down housing prices – doesn’t work in real life, a dramatic new...

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SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2018

The Board of Supes voted today to oppose State Senator Scott Wiener’s real-estate bill, SB 827, which would upzone most of San Francisco. The discussion...

News + Politics

This is how gentrification works

John Elberling - February 8, 2018

Mission Local did some excellent fieldwork last week, looking at which businesses in the Mission are doing well and which are having trouble. The...

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Inside the Yimby conference

Zelda Bronstein - July 20, 2017

Last weekend about 120 attendees from 17 cities gathered in downtown Oakland for the Yimbytown 2017 conference. Organized by East Bay Forward, the event...

News + Politics

The problem with “smart growth”

John Elberling - July 12, 2017

I think we can all stipulate that in general "Smart Growth" -- environmentally-responsible urban development -- is good. And in general more housing to...

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Assembly passes bill to limit land-use ballot initiatives

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2017

A bill that would make it harder for local residents to pass ballot measures limiting development has passed the state Assembly with almost no...

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YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Zelda Bronstein - February 20, 2017

On February 1 I flew to St. Louis for the New Partners for Smart Growth conference, the largest gathering dedicated to dense, transit-oriented/walkable/bikeable development...

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Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

The Sierra Club attacks our story; here’s our response

The Sierra Club and the luxury-housing developer

New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

This is how gentrification works

Inside the Yimby conference

The problem with “smart growth”

Assembly passes bill to limit land-use ballot initiatives

YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

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