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OPINION: Strengthening CEQA to help solve the housing crisis

John Mirisch - April 9, 2018

CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act, has long been the bugaboo of developers who – surprise, surprise -- don’t like restrictions, regulations, rules or...

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Denounce the Yimby disruption: An open letter to Sen. Wiener

Tim Redmond - April 6, 2018

Dear Senator Wiener: On April 4, on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall, we and other representatives from more than 40 San Francisco community...

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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...

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Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2018

State Sen. Scott Wiener endorsed Sup. London Breed for mayor today, putting her squarely in the Yimby camp that supports SB 827 – and...

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BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - March 22, 2018

On March 8, the BART Board voted 5-4 to support SB 827 – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s housing bill -- with undetermined amendments that...

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Hearing on Wiener housing bill points to the roots of this crisis

Tim Redmond - March 12, 2018

Most of the time, when San Francisco supervisors ask the board to weigh in on a state or federal issue, it’s just an agenda...

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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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Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - February 1, 2018

On January 19, I attended UCLA Extension’s 2018 Land Use Law and Planning Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Seated in...

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How we beat Airbnb

Calvin Welch - January 22, 2018

San Francisco has set another first in the annals of the tech economy: a 50% reduction in the number of Airbnb listings for the...

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Cops push stunning ballot measure to allow Tasers

Tim Redmond - January 16, 2018

The San Francisco Police Officers Association – the folks who have opposed every major effort at reforming the department – has put up $80,000...

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OPINION: Strengthening CEQA to help solve the housing crisis

Denounce the Yimby disruption: An open letter to Sen. Wiener

SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Hearing on Wiener housing bill points to the roots of this crisis

Yimbyism and the cruel irony of metropolitan history

Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

How we beat Airbnb

Cops push stunning ballot measure to allow Tasers

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