A Union-76 gas station at the corner of 42nd Avenue and Lawton Street will be
demolished and replaced by a mixed-use, four-story building with 15 residential units and ground-floor retail space.
Housing OK’d to Replace Lawton St. Gas Station
8-story housing project slated for Geary, Masonic
This is the third time that the developers, SoMa Development Partners, LLC, have submitted plans to the department but the first time they got the commission’s approval.
Small cottage poses larger development questions
A small cottage built more than a century ago might fall to the latest wave of gentrification
and land speculation, which has already swept through places like the Mission District and
Noe Valley, and now seems to be washing over the Richmond District.
Former Convent Converted to Housing
While the housing crisis in the City has been a dilemma for families, it has also been an
issue for colleges and universities as well, including the University of
San Francisco (USF).
Letters to the editor – Richmond Review
Letters to the editor of the Richmond ReView.
Developer May Increase Density
More housing for the Sunset District.
City planners want more density at Geary and Masonic site
Since the Lucky Penny restaurant has cashed in for good, the SF Planning Commission
will consider an 80-foot-tall, eight-story mixed-use building for the intersection of
Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue.
Letter to the Editor
Editor: The gentrification crisis in San Francisco has not quelled; greed has run rampant and tenants are dealing with the repercussions. Since 2014, the Rent Board’s Annual Statistical Report details more than 6,000 evictions, a conservative estimate because […]
Commentary – Michael Murphy
As I walked down Geary Boulevard recently, I realized as I looked at the buildings that not much has changed in the past 50 years.
HomeSF clears final hurdle, plan would increase housing density
After more than two years of struggle between moderate and progressive factions
on the SF Board of Supervisors, and a great deal of compromise,
SF Supervisor Katy Tang’s HomeSF program was approved by a 10-1 vote
in late May.
Commentary – Housing Rights Committee
San Francisco’s rents are the highest in the nation, leading many landlords to
become speculators, anxious to use their properties for greater profits
from high market prices.
Real Estate
Rent control problems By John M. Lee Have you ever tried solving a complex problem and had unintended consequences after all is said and done? What did you do? Legislators passing complex laws […]
Rally for Affordable Housing
San Francisco supervisors Katy Tang and Asha Safai are using a tag-team approach to tackle affordable housing.
Clement Street project a microcosm for battle over city housing
by Thomas K. Pendergast For a second time the San Francisco Planning Commission has delayed a decision on a controversial building project in the middle of the Richmond District, moving a hearing […]
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