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Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

David Levitus - March 2, 2018

The sense of housing crisis is nearly everywhere. Debates about housing policy are heating up, turning once arcane fields into the subject of fevered...

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Yes (on affordable housing) In My Back Yard!

Tim Redmond - July 24, 2017

I’m kind of done talking about the Yimby conference, which has gotten far more press than you normally see for a wonky housing policy...

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Listen, Yimby!

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2017

Dear Yimbytown folks: Welcome to the Bay Area, where housing and land-use debates are at the heart of almost all local politics. You’re going to...

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Why ABAG housing quotas lead to displacement

Thomas Lord - May 19, 2017

The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), a product of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), assigns to each Bay Area Jurisdiction quotas of...

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The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2017

We are all talking this week about the eviction of seniors, about how San Francisco has become such a hostile place for long-time residents....

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Mayor cuts homeless prevention money; hundreds at risk

Tim Redmond - January 2, 2017

Eduardo Pubill once shared a beer with Ringo Starr. He’s been a New York theater stagehand, a chef, a merchant seaman, and a cook...

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Wiener’s first bill could set off housing war

Tim Redmond - December 9, 2016

State Senator Scott Wiener has wasted no time in wading into the statewide housing wars – just as affordable housing advocates have released a...

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The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

Tim Redmond - December 6, 2016

Back in June, at the instigation of Chronicle Editor Audrey Cooper, more than 70 media organizations put out hundreds of stories on the homeless...

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Why are so many people homeless in SF?

Tim Redmond - June 27, 2016

Editors note: The SF Chronicle is leading an effort to get local news media to report on homelessness this week. We are happy to...

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Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2016

Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, director of the Housing Rights Committee, stood on the steps of City Hall yesterday morning and explained why allowing the free market...

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Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

Yes (on affordable housing) In My Back Yard!

Listen, Yimby!

Why ABAG housing quotas lead to displacement

The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

Mayor cuts homeless prevention money; hundreds at risk

Wiener’s first bill could set off housing war

The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

Why are so many people homeless in SF?

Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

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