Zoning Archives - 48 hills

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

The Agenda

A new, stealthy Amazon delivery center on the edge of the Bayview?

Tim Redmond - September 3, 2023

More trucks in an area with serious air-quality issues. Plus: Evictions in supportive housing. That's The Agenda for Sept. 3-10

Housing

What the Yimbys keep getting wrong

Tim Redmond - August 27, 2023

Some of us support more density and more housing—just not the private market.

Housing

Again, the Chron misses the (critical) point on housing

Tim Redmond - August 31, 2022

Zoning rules aren't stopping construction, period. It's all about capital and finance—so blaming affordable housing activists is wrong.

Housing

Supply sophistry: How academics miss the point on the cost of urban housing

Zelda Bronstein - April 27, 2022

There is still no good evidence that upzoning leads to more affordability—in New York or in San Francisco.

Housing

Two major developer-driven housing bills head for Assembly floor

Tim Redmond - August 19, 2021

Newsom may soon be asked to sign deregulation measures—at a time when Wall Street is moving fast into the CA housing market.

Opinion

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

Bruce Mirken - July 28, 2021

That's the story the right-wing politicians don't want to talk about—because it's still a very real part of American life.

Housing

Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

Zelda Bronstein - July 20, 2021

Read the fine print: Obscene development in Tassajara Valley could qualify for special protection under SB 10.

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Reopening’ seems empty when so many beloved spots are gone

Bruce Mirken - May 13, 2021

We can't move forward without mourning decades-old institutions like Tyger's Coffee Shop—and doing our best to save others.

Housing

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

Zelda Bronstein - April 22, 2021

Zuckerberg money funds news outlets that repeat Zuckerberg group's supply-side position on the housing crisis.

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New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

A new, stealthy Amazon delivery center on the edge of the Bayview?

What the Yimbys keep getting wrong

Again, the Chron misses the (critical) point on housing

Supply sophistry: How academics miss the point on the cost of urban housing

Two major developer-driven housing bills head for Assembly floor

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

Opinion: ‘Reopening’ seems empty when so many beloved spots are gone

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

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