Sanders’ Attacks Exclusionary Single-Family Zoning
Bernie Sanders’ new housing plan has been described as providing “The New Benchmark for Progressives on Housing.” It is a bold call for national rent control and just cause eviction laws, over a trillion dollars Read More »
“Push,” “The River And The Wall” and “16 Sunrises”
“Squat! Squat! F**k the rich greedhead a**holes!” is definitely not a normal audience member reaction at the San Francisco Green Film Festival (hereafter SFGFF). However, the 9th SFGFF’s Opening Night Film Read More »
Five Factors Brought Victory
After years of real estate interests stopping pro-tenant legislation, California’s Legislature enacted AB 1482, a statewide rent cap and just cause eviction law. How did tenants finally prevail? Five main reasons.
Production Groups Backed Protections
The Read More »
What Happened to Spreading Services Citywide?
San Francisco officials are working behind the scenes to open a new psychiatric respite facility in the city for unhoused people with mental disabilities and/or drug-addictions. And once again the city is targeting the Read More »
(This piece first appeared in Streetsblog USA)
A new study published by the National Academies of Science underscores the incredible power of low-cost, quick-build transit projects — what boosters call “tactical urbanism.”
A review of 20 bus- and streetcar-related “tactical Read More »
With “Ms. Purple,” Justin Chon’s follow-up to his acclaimed “Gook,” classical music gets turned into the inner voice of its central character Kasie. That viola-heavy music mourns lost dreams and opportunities yet cannot envision the possibility of personal change.
As Read More »
Next Planning Director Must Be Political
San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim is retiring after twelve years on the job. What kind of Planning Director should Mayor Breed select as a replacement?
The answer depends on how one views the Read More »
An Inspiring Event Friday Night in Berkeley
In 2019, Oregon has passed a statewide anti-rent gauging/just cause eviction law and a state measure ending single-family home zoning. How did this happen? Well, Portland-based housing activist Madeline Kovacs is coming to Read More »
