The governor's by-right development was a bad idea, and blocking it was not a "failure."
Read MoreSan Francisco transit leaders on Tuesday pledged to evaluate and improve Muni access to underserved communities, including low-income residents, those with disabilities, the elderly and communities of color.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2016
The city by the bay has the nation’s priciest real estate, and a battle is raging over whether tech wealth, population growth, or political will is to blame.
Read MoreA few weeks ago we wrote about the “by-right” development law, which Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing for approval this year, as a speedy trailer bill to the state budget with no public hearings.
Read MoreWhy is SF mayor backing plan that would undermine local ability to demand more affordable housing?
Read MoreJune 29, 2016
The first step of any plan to end homelessness needs to be keeping San Franciscans housed. As study after study has shown, it is primarily San Franciscans that make up the people who experience homelessness in our city…
Read MoreDevelopers and their lobbying organizations are currently working hard to spread a false, but profitable argument: that the way to get more housing faster is by further deregulating development approvals.
Read MoreAffordable housing, the issue that has dominated San Francisco politics for the past three years, is suddenly the hot topic at the state Capitol in Sacramento.
Read MoreSan Francisco just unleashed a new weapon in its ongoing battle with Airbnb and the short-term rental industry.
Read MoreMay 18, 2016
Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Eric Mar announced forthcoming legislation on Tuesday that would allow developers to build denser, taller buildings on certain lots around the city if the buildings are fully affordable.
Read MoreMay 18, 2016
Requiring private developers in San Francisco to rent 20 percent of units in new apartment buildings at below-market prices would slow down construction of housing, the city controller concludes.
Read MoreHundreds of SoMa residents worried that their affordable rents could soon more than double can now rest easy. The city has cut a deal with the owner of South Beach Marina Apartments at 2 Townsend St. to keep the units at below-market prices.
Read MoreOAKLAND — With billions of dollars forecast to flow into state coffers under a landmark clean air act, there is a battle underway over how to allocate the money.
Read MoreMay 13, 2016
Proposition C on San Francisco's June ballot would require that 25 percent of units in new large and medium-sized residential buildings be offered at below market rates.
Read MoreMay 8, 2016
The future of a huge swath of The City is currently up for grabs, and with it, the future of San Francisco’s approach to affordable housing.
Read MoreUshering in a new era of housing policy, San Francisco has proposed a tougher rule on short-term rentals like Airbnb and will vote today on legislation to increase affordable housing requirements.
Read MoreWhat seems to be missing from the discussion of recreation with dogs in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is that the area is already closed to dogs in a very large percentage of its area.
Read MoreApril 21, 2016
The powerful San Francisco Association of Realtors has proposed two November ballot measures.
Read MoreThe high-stakes fight over which San Francisco housing developers will be required to increase affordable-housing levels significantly if Proposition C passes in the June 7 election spilled into public view Monday, with some developers claiming a raw deal.
Read MoreThe third “Housing Balance Report” from the City Planning Department was quietly released last week, coincidentally one day before April Fool’s Day and one week before a Planning Commission hearing today.
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