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The Panama Papers and SF’s housing crisis

Tim Redmond - April 4, 2016

The whole world is talking today about the Panama Papers, the amazing leak of documents from a law firm that specializes in helping the...

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When city planners treat us like infants

Zelda Bronstein - March 29, 2016

Tomorrow evening (Wed/30) the Planning Department will hold a “Community Discussion” of the Railyard Alternatives and I-280 Feasibility Study (RAB) at the Potrero Hill...

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Yes, gentrification will hit the Tenderloin

John Elberling - March 24, 2016

In an admirable burst of optimism, a current BeyondChron post concludes that, unlike the rapidly gentrifying Mission District, the Tenderloin is not “... transforming...

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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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Campos throws down gauntlet, calls for state of emergency on homelessness

Tim Redmond - March 7, 2016

Supervisor David Campos, frustrated by the city’s lack of progress on homelessness, is planning to announce Tuesday/8 that he’s introducing legislation to call a...

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Synth City

Marc Weidenbaum - February 29, 2016

It may not officially be National Modular Synth Day, but it’ll sure feel like it Sat/5 in San Francisco. Not one but two synthesizer expos...

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Where will the Division Street homeless go?

Sana Saleem - February 24, 2016

As if moving them under the bridge, away from public view wasn’t enough, San Francisco health officials declared homeless tents a health hazard yesterday,...

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Planning Commission delays PDR displacement, rejects hotel conversion

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2016

By Tim Redmond JANUARY 8, 2016 – The San Francisco Planning Commission delayed for two months a Potrero Hill project that would have displaced a...

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The Nimbys and the housing crisis

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2016

I probably shouldn’t pay too much attention to a story about San Francisco written by a guy who lives in Venice and likes to...

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Supes oppose displacement — then approve displacement

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2015

After voting for a measure to give neighborhood preference in affordable housing, board votes for giant development that neighborhood opposes By Tim Redmond The Board of...

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The Panama Papers and SF’s housing crisis

When city planners treat us like infants

Yes, gentrification will hit the Tenderloin

Developers win with “smart growth” rule

Campos throws down gauntlet, calls for state of emergency on homelessness

Synth City

Where will the Division Street homeless go?

Planning Commission delays PDR displacement, rejects hotel conversion

The Nimbys and the housing crisis

Supes oppose displacement — then approve displacement

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