City Could Add over 6000 Housing Units for Unhoused in 2 Years
Can San Francisco finally solve its homeless crisis? When I saw widespread visible homelessness on the city’s streets begin in 1982 I never dreamed it would continue for Read More »
Politicians Still Moving in Wrong Direction
The November 2018 Camp Fire in the foothill town of Paradise was the “deadliest and most destructive wildfire” in California history. The previous worst, the Tubbs Fire, occurred in 2017. October 2019 saw the Read More »
(This piece first appeared in Latino Decisions)
This is my fourth monthly blog highlighting trends on COVID-19 cases and deaths among Latinos. Each month the story has gotten increasingly depressing.1 True to form, following a wide swath of the economy Read More »
Displaced Tenants Could Lose Voting Rights
Millions of American voters face losing their homes prior to the November election. And Trump shenanigans around the U.S. Postal Service make re-registering to vote post-September a very uncertain path.
Trump admitted that defunding Read More »
Is SF Politics Less Combative?
San Francisco politics is typically described as highly contentious. It has been said for decades that the mayor and board of supervisors are always battling over issues, with compromises hard fought.
Yet every measure on Read More »
(This piece first appeared in Streetsblog USA)
“By eliminating car parking and narrowing automobile lanes we can create the space necessary to accommodate lightweight, human sized micromobility vehicles such as electric scooters.”
Close your eyes and imagine a typical city Read More »
Board Seeks More Information on Lawsuit
After pulling the Hastings College of the Law vs. CCSF lawsuit from the consent calendar the San Francisco Board of Supervisors continued the item for a week. Many Board members had questions about the Read More »
Last Chance U and Oakland’s Black Displacement
I strongly encourage everyone concerned with the urban America to watch the new Netflix series Last Chance U. It profiles people whose voices are too often ignored in stories about cities. On the Read More »
