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Can we rediscover radical action on this marriage equality anniversary?
Allowing the marriage of Del Martin and Phyliss Lyon 10 years ago was a bold and radical act. Remember those?SFBG file photoSan Francisco’s political establishment will rightly celebrate itself this...
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The price of growth
Development is booming in the eastern neighborhoods, but the money isn't there to cover the infrastructure needed to serve itjoe@sfbg.comSan Francisco is booming, but will its infrastructure be able to...
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The unanswered question: How do we bridge SF's affordable housing gap?
The Bridge Housing media roundtable on March 14 couldn't answer the fundamental housing affordability question.Steven T. JonesNobody has a good answer to San Francisco’s most basic housing problem: How...
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Lawsuits go after SF landlords doing illegal short-term apartment rentals
Airbnb was flagrantly defying city laws and taxes when we wrote "Into Thin Air" in August, but the crackdown has begunThe San Francisco City Attorney’s Office today filed a pair of lawsuits against...
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New coalition opposes Chiu's Airbnb legislation UPDATED
SF-based Airbnb is the biggest facilitator of short-term apartment rentals in San Francisco, despite their illegality.An unlikely coalition has formed to oppose legislation sponsored by Board of...
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Fool me once...
San Francisco wastes money on contractors with subpar performance recordsrebecca@sfbg.com As any job seeker knows, it's tough to compete for a desirable gig if you can't point to a solid track record....
View ArticleHousing crisis requires creative thinking
Waterfront luxury condos aren't the path to affordable housing.EDITORIAL Does the construction of brand new high-end towers represent the only possible opportunity for new affordable housing in San...
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Supervisors consider affordable housing half-step
While the Board of Supervisors today considers placing a measure on the fall ballot that would slow market rate housing projects when affordable housing development drops below 30 percent of total...
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Angry building owners threaten lawsuit over anti-speculation tax
Supporters of the measure are playing up its origins.Opponents of the anti-speculator tax that will appear on the November ballot blasted the proposal in a City Hall hearing yesterday [Thu/10] —...
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SF bankers now exporting tenant-displacing TIC loans
Banker and mayoral appointee Stephen Adams is now exporting fractional TIC home loans to communities outside San Francisco.You Tube/AREAA-SFFractional mortgage loans used to convert apartments into...
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Housing supply and demand theory on trial at City Hall
Advocates outside City Hall yesterday shout for fair wages and affordable housing, but will they get both? Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe November ballot is shaping into a housing supply theory...
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Anti-Eviction Mapping Project highlights Urban Green's record of displacement
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project’s latest creation illustrates the eviction history of Urban Green Investments, a San Francisco-based real estate company that was recently put in the spotlight with...
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Kim's affordable housing ballot measure gutted then approved
Supervisor Jane Kim calls for more affordable housing construction in San Francisco at a press conference in front of City Hall on 7/18. So what changed? Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezHousing is out...
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San Francisco rent explosion: Median rent for two-bedroom apartment tops $4K
The Rent is Too Damn High, Part 2 Image courtesy of PriceEconomics.comHold onto your butts, a new study on San Francisco's rental market (yes another one) reveals the city's newest most expensive...
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Realtors give $600,000 to defeat anti-speculation tax
flipproperties.orgTwo Realtor groups have dumped nearly $600,000 into the campaign against Prop. G, the tax on flipping properties to discourage real estate speculation and evictions in San Francisco,...
View ArticleBridge the housing-Muni divide
EDITORIAL One the most frustrating political conflicts in San Francisco this election season is the schism between sustainable transportation activists and affordable housing advocates, a split that...
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Moderate politicians push "affordable housing" definition up to higher income...
Do three-quarters of city residents really need housing subsidies, or just those most in need, at-risk, and diverse?San Francisco, its General Plan Housing Element, and various city codes have always...
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Investigation shows outsider ownership of SF's luxury condos
Map showing where the owners of Infinity Tower live.48hillsonline.orgFormer Bay Guardian editor and publisher Tim Redmond has a great new investigation on his 48Hills site showing how many new luxury...
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Opponents seek changes in Airbnb legislation before big hearing
The broad and diverse coalition opposing Sup. David Chiu’s legislation to legalize and regulate Airbnb and other short-term housing rental companies — which the Board of Supervisors will consider...
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Forum begins to bridge the housing-transportation divide
Guardian News Editor Rebecca Bowe (right) moderated the panel discussion.Steven T. JonesAdvocates for sustainable transportation and affordable housing in San Francisco — who have been pitted against...
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