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A city at war: Why we can’t all just get along

People who recently moved here wonder why there's so much anger. Please take a moment and listen By Tim Redmond APRIL 2, 2015 -- I am...

In the Mission, a developer forum becomes a vocal protest

More than 300 people pack community meeting to oppose 16th and Mission project By Tim Redmond MARCH 4, 2105 – Seth Mallen, executive vice president of...

The culture of deletion

A native San Franciscan talks about the loss of the city he knew Editor’s note: We’ve been writing a lot about the tech invasion lately,...

There was never an “anti-tech” movement in SF

The protests aren't about technology -- they're about displacement, economic inequality, and bad corporate behavior. And they are part of a long political legacy By...

SF Planners yawn over vacant units

SPUR study, flawed as it is, shows a serious problem. Will someone wake up the Planning Commission? By Tim Redmond UPDATED BELOW JANUARY 27, 2014 – The...

Mayor Lee’s failed housing policies — and how we can demand change in 2015

The mayor's State of the City address stressed housing -- but his actual record is dismal and his proposals won't work   By Calvin Welch JANUARY 15,...

Facing the eviction threat: Tenants push back and slow Ellis evictions in 2014

 By Gen Fujioka Part one of a two-part series JANUARY 5, 2014 -- As San Francisco’s tenants and their progressive allies take stock and develop their...

Mayor says he’s “open” to a tax on vacant housing

By Tim Redmond DECEMBER 17, 2014 – Mayor Ed Lee said yesterday that he was “open” to the concept of a tax on vacant residential...

Sup. Mar takes on Zombie Neighborhoods and Housing Hoarding

By Tim Redmond DECEMBER 16, 2014 -- A measure by Sup. Eric Mar to tax unoccupied or largely unoccupied housing units could be one of...

Why the mayor’s office is asking the wrong questions about housing

By Tim Redmond DECEMBER 12, 2014 – Almost 30 years ago, the San Francisco Planning Commission heard a proposal to develop the empty Balboa Reservoir...