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The problem with “smart growth”

John Elberling - July 12, 2017

I think we can all stipulate that in general "Smart Growth" -- environmentally-responsible urban development -- is good. And in general more housing to...

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Listen, Yimby!

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2017

Dear Yimbytown folks: Welcome to the Bay Area, where housing and land-use debates are at the heart of almost all local politics. You’re going to...

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OPINION: Alarming housing bill heading for approval

Peter Cohen and Fernando Marti - July 9, 2017

Senate Bill 35, heading to Assemblymember David Chiu’s Housing and Community Development Committee Wednesday/12, is a potentially serious threat to California’s most vulnerable urban...

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Should Uber be shut down?

Tim Redmond - July 6, 2017

Everyone’s talking about Uber’s latest problems with management style, sexual harassment, company culture … and CEO Travis Kalanick, who embodied all of that, has...

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Can we actually solve homelessness?

Tim Redmond - June 30, 2017

I told Audrey Cooper, the editor of the Chronicle, that 48hills would once again participate in the ongoing media series on homelessness in San...

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What the city’s new housing policy will mean

Tim Redmond - May 26, 2017

San Francisco wound up with a sweeping new affordable housing policy this week, one that will encourage the demolition of some existing low-rise commercial...

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The mayor’s latest housing plan won’t work

Calvin Welch - May 7, 2017

Mayor Lee and Supervisor Tang are at it again: They’ve proposed a density bonus plan for the second most dense city in the nation....

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The Agenda, March 13-19: The next big housing battle

Tim Redmond - March 12, 2017

Two competing plans for affordable housing come before the Planning Commission Thursday/16, and they reflect the new politics of the Board of Supes and...

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Alternative facts and the mayor’s housing plan

Calvin Welch - February 28, 2017

Mayor Ed Lee two weeks ago launched a new effort to bring about "affordable" housing opportunities for San Franciscans by proposing, as he did...

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YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Zelda Bronstein - February 20, 2017

On February 1 I flew to St. Louis for the New Partners for Smart Growth conference, the largest gathering dedicated to dense, transit-oriented/walkable/bikeable development...

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The problem with “smart growth”

Listen, Yimby!

OPINION: Alarming housing bill heading for approval

Should Uber be shut down?

Can we actually solve homelessness?

What the city’s new housing policy will mean

The mayor’s latest housing plan won’t work

The Agenda, March 13-19: The next big housing battle

Alternative facts and the mayor’s housing plan

YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

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