7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

1+ day, 26+ min ago   (831+ words) When he talks about San Francisco's worsening affordability problems, Mayor Daniel Lurie often emphasizes that building more housing is an important part of tackling the crisis. But some advocates with the "Yes in my backyard" movement, which champions aggressive measures…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (314+ words) Empty storefronts along Park and Webster Streets could be affected by a zoning overhaul heading to Alameda's Planning Board on Monday. The proposed changes concern how the city approves commercial uses, according to a post from the City of Alameda's…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (518+ words) Last week, the San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously reapproved a 7-story condo building at the former sex club and sauna Eros site with modifications. The 7-story, 85-foot-tall, mixed-use condo building will include 29 units, including 15 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom market-rate units, a…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (86+ words) The Borel funding debate concerns a multi-family project in Danville. Separately, the East Bay Regional Park District retained the remaining 10 acres as an agricultural learning park, ensuring the public open space tied to the site has its own dedicated use....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (250+ words) The city plans to reissue more than $500 million in annual grants and contracts, with an emphasis on outcomes. From 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco homeless population grew 3.5% even as the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s budget more than…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (651+ words) Tiny cabins that were purchased using about $7 million of taxpayers' money in a bid to ease San Francisco's homelessness crisis are still not being used more than a year later. The 60 sheds, which were bought by Democrat former mayor London…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Tuesday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a new proposal offering more protections for renters in San Francisco. Currently the city's rent ordinance allows evictions for any amount of unpaid rent. However, Fielder's ordinance would only allow an eviction if a tenant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) A new ordinance proposed in San Francisco would increase protections for renters facing eviction over unpaid rent. The proposal, introduced by Supervisor Jackie Fielder and co-sponsored by five other supervisors, is also backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. Under the city's…...