housing

19 May 2025

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

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10 Oct 2024

Could this SF Freeway Become a Park with Housing and Transit?

San Francisco is running out of places to build, and Vision Blvd is a campaign to transform the old Central Freeway into a park with more housing and public transit, while also addressing climate change and providing affordable housing.

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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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29 Jul 2024

Seven Easy Ways to Piss Off a San Franciscan

If you’re trying to piss off a San Franciscan, here are six ways to do it. I’ve no doubt there are more. Several more. You’re encouraged to add to the list. 1. Openly support Trump (or Biden, or Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, London Breed…) “Frisco” doesn’t get much of a

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San Francisco Victorian buildings
11 Jun 2024

San Francisco Has Only Approved 16 New Housing Permits In 2024

Back in 2022, it came to my attention that San Francisco had been ordered by the State of California to build roughly 80,000 new housing units by 2031 in order to make rents more affordable, home ownership more attainable and homelessness less prevalent in the City by the Bay. So,

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17 Jan 2024

My 110 Year Old Victorian Has Witnessed Some Incredible Things

I awoke on Tuesday morning to my house shaking. I knew it wasn’t an earthquake because the wind outside was howling like a wild animal. But still, it’s a hell of a thing to be shaken awake. As of this year, my building will be 110 years old. Sitting on

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19 Dec 2023

StonesTown Mall To Be Converted Into Mixed Use Neighborhood

Did you know San Francisco has a mall? No, not the Westfield, but like a suburban ass, big movie theater-havin’, legit ass fucking mall. It’s called Stonestown and it’s a stone’s throw from SF State. Well, there’s some good news, the area is gonna get a shit ton more housing! 

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