Housing

19 Feb 2025

Mayor Lurie to Establish “Police-Friendly” Stabilization Center at 822 Geary

Seeming to fulfill his promise of opening a new shelter, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced plans for a “stabilization center” at 822 Geary. The center, part of Lurie’s Fentanyl Emergency Ordinance, is already drawing praise from Tenderloin safety advocates. It also received strong support from controversial D-6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey. With

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12 Feb 2025

Landlord Gets to Build Luxury Housing Where Fire Killed Tenant

Recent changes in state law have made it easier for developers to build market rate towers with nominal affordable housing, as seen in the case of the “all-but-certain” development at 2588 Mission, where the landlord, Hawk Lou, is building a ten story tower with minimal affordable housing.

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11 Nov 2024

My Daniel Lurie Wishlist

Daniel Lurie, the Mayor-elect of San Francisco, has a lot of problems to solve, including reversing the Tenderloin policy, rolling back policies that punish city residents, and making city streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

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05 Oct 2024

Plans Submitted for Another SF Skyline-Altering Skyscraper

  Who would like another shiny skyscraper offsetting San Francisco’s skyline? Apparently, project developer Crescent Heights does. The Florida-based company’s plans for a 65-story skyscraper feel like another ploy to fleece profit from San Francisco. If built to specs, 10 South Van Ness would be the city’s fifth-tallest building. Here’s

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26 Sep 2024

Is Mark Farrell Pro-Housing Or Just Pro-Developers?

Mark Farrell’s proposed policy to reduce affordable housing requirements in San Francisco has been criticized for not addressing the serious housing shortage and not providing enough funding for affordable housing projects.

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18 Sep 2024

Home Match: Connecting Folks with Extra Rooms to New Roommates

Home Match is a new housing program that connects people seeking housing with older adults or anyone with extra space in their homes, providing housing security, decreasing isolation, and building community.

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05 Sep 2024

Over 2,000 SF Hotel Workers Went on Strike Over Labor Day Weekend

Approx. 2,080 San Francisco and San Mateo hotel workers went on strike and demonstrated over Labor Day weekend for better wages and workloads.

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10 Aug 2024

Journey Home-less: What Really Happens to San Francisco’s Exiled?

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has recently dusted off a Newsom-era homeless relocation policy and rechristened it Journey Home. It began in 2005 under the similarly saccharine-named Homeward Bound. Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas and New York enacted similar policies, sending unhoused people across the United States. According to the SF

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