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Turn the Flower Mart into tech offices? Say it’s not so

Zelda Bronstein - August 29, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein The Flower Mart, a beloved San Francisco institution, is in danger of falling victim to the City Hall-stoked tech real estate boom. The...

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How light-industrial space can be saved: The lesson of 2 Henry Adams

Zelda Bronstein - August 19, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein AUGUST 19, 2014 -- One of the top San Francisco business stories of early summer revolved around the question: Would the city...

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The Wild West of zoning: Go ahead, create DNA-altered glow-in-the-dark roses in SoMa. Nobody’s watching.

Zelda Bronstein - July 11, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein In recent weeks 48 hills has revealed that the Planning Department’s lax enforcement of San Francisco’s zoning laws has allowed the illegal...

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How SF lets developers cheat Muni and affordable housing out of millions

Zelda Bronstein - June 9, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein When the San Francisco Planning Department allows property zoned for Production, Distribution, and Repair – also known as PDR -- to be...

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Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Zelda Bronstein - May 29, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein MAY 29, 2014 -- At its May Day meeting, the San Francisco Planning Commission took a stand for blue-collar jobs, affordable housing,...

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Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

Zelda Bronstein - March 11, 2014

Manufacturing needs low rents – and if tech offices are allowed to intrude, it won't survive. By Zelda Bronstein March 12, 2014 -- On March 13,...

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The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

Zelda Bronstein - March 3, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein In a story that’s become somewhat legendary of late, David Talbot, founder of Salon.com, asked whether San Francisco could survive the tech...

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The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

Zelda Bronstein - January 30, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein (first of a series on South of Market development) Four years ago, Donny Beckwith lived and worked in San Francisco. He and his...

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Bad urbanism: Tech and planning forum misses the point

Zelda Bronstein - January 10, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein On Jan. 7, I went to an evening panel discussion at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association entitled “What Urban...

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Turn the Flower Mart into tech offices? Say it’s not so

How light-industrial space can be saved: The lesson of 2 Henry Adams

The Wild West of zoning: Go ahead, create DNA-altered glow-in-the-dark roses in SoMa. Nobody’s watching.

How SF lets developers cheat Muni and affordable housing out of millions

Why SF City Planning can’t protect local industry from office encroachment: An alarming case study

Can the supervisors save manufacturing in San Francisco?

The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

Bad urbanism: Tech and planning forum misses the point

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