Housing

New Trump Policy Could Create Homeless-to-Prison Pipeline
The Trump regime, through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, is seeking to sanction long-term, low-income rental subsidies. Trump would emplace two-year maximums on government-assisted rental subsidies, potentially resulting in biennial relocations—or worse, evictions—on low-income renters. The Trump administration will allegedly consider the elderly and people with disabilities

What Does it Mean to “Make It” in San Francisco?
More than once I’ve said, “When I have a washer and dryer in-unit, that’s when I’ll know I’ve made it.” Such milestones are often ones of our own making. It’s certainly true in San Francisco, where time is money and every second counts. A genuine Broke-Ass knows the value of

Housing Conversion Bill May Right Century-old Wrong
It appears San Francisco is finally getting the message: commuter commerce is dead and it isn’t coming back. Now, what to do with the leftover skyscraper graveyard? The practical solution has been obvious since in-office culture collapsed in 2020: turn those highrises into homes. We have the square footage. Even

NPR and PBS Reframe the Conversation as Trump Cuts Funding
KQED Headquarters, San Francisco – A two-day festival of ideas, innovations, and conversations with some of America’s most impactful journalists and thinkers was interrupted Thursday, with a breaking news announcement that President Trump issued an executive order to cease all federal funding to NPR and PBS. The announcement came as

Citywide Earthquake Retrofit Mandate In The Works, *And Why It Won’t Materialize
Corrections: Certain statements made in the original version of this article (published 5/5/25) were disputed by City officials at San Francisco’s Office of Resilience and Capital Planning. The author published these concerns and addressed them sequentially at the bottom of the article. You’ll spot them everywhere once you know what

Could Bilal Mahmood Help The Tenderloin?
For ages, residents of San Francisco’s wealthier, “family-oriented” districts have depended on the Tenderloin to quarantine the homeless. The Tenderloin is by far the highest-density neighborhood in the city, shared predominantly by low-income families of color. Indeed the TL is home to over 4,000 children as of 2023. They are

SF Mayor Raises Roof On Residential Building Heights
Every leader wants to leave their mark, to reshape their domain in a way that reminds others, “I was here.” San Francisco has endured its share of eccentric tycoons who spent their sway and fortune taming, sculpting, or redeveloping it. For instance, Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), the city’s 24th mayor, financed

Meet San Francisco’s ‘Patron Saint’ of Homeless Pets
Armed with compassion and a wagon full of kibble, toys, and treats, Paul Crowell is changing the lives of homeless pets, one paw at a time.