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How SB 827 'Cleaved the California Environmental Movement'

Even before the bill was defeated, it exposed a major generational divide between anti-development environmentalists and their pro-density, pro-housing heirs.

April 23, 2018 - San Francisco Magazine

San Francisco Coast

The Great Highway Should Be Better, Not Bigger

San Francisco's Great Highway is losing great chunks of asphalt to the ocean. A new plan intends to change that.

May 7, 2017 - San Francisco Magazine

Political Battles Heating Up Over Affordable Housing in San Francisco

An affordable housing ballot measure opposed by affordable housing advocates: welcome to the strange housing politics of San Francisco.

January 26, 2016 - San Francisco Magazine

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San Francisco Housing Advocates: 'Sue the Suburbs'

Renters' advocates in San Francisco are building a political and fundraising base to legally challenge suburbs that aren't pulling their weight in constructing the housing to meet the demands of population growth.

September 14, 2015 - San Francisco Magazine

MonkeyParking App Is Back—This Time It's Legal

The infamous MonkeyParking app that last year ran afoul of public sentiment and the law is back with a new business model that offers residents the chance to auction that most precious of commodities—urban parking space.

March 24, 2015 - San Francisco Magazine

Ellis Act or Airbnb—Which to Blame in S.F. Housing Crisis?

A closer look at the number of Ellis Act evictions indicates that the controversial law that allows property owners to evict rental tenants might be more of a symptom of San Francisco’s housing problem, rather than the problem itself.

January 22, 2014 - San Francisco Magazine

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