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Letter to the Editor: Why I am Not Following the Sierra Club Endorsements This November

By featureseditor027d778c78 on September 29, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

State Sen. Scott Wiener, representing San Francisco, has worked overtime to weaken and limit the CEQA, a state law that requires state and local government agencies to analyze the potential environmental effects of proposed projects and to inform decision-makers and the public about those effects. CEQA also mandates the identification of ways to avoid or lessen environmental damage and the consideration of alternatives to projects. CEQA provides environmental safeguards for the protection of our communities.

Press Release: Planning Association for the Richmond Announces Town Hall Forum on Nov. 15 to Discuss Upzoning

By featureseditor027d778c78 on November 14, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Planning Association for the Richmond (PAR) is hosting a free public Town Hall Forum to educate the community about Mayor Lurie’s “Family Zoning Plan.” This plan will impact businesses, tenants, and homeowners. Speakers will include former Richmond District supervisors. Neighborhood and community groups will also table. All are welcome. Nov. 15, 5-7pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave.

Letter to the Editor: Why Upzoning Won’t Work

By Sunset Beacon on October 22, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

The plan would raise height limits from the current four stories in many places to as much as eight stories. It would encourage the demolition of single-family housing and even small apartment buildings in favor of larger apartment buildings.

City Hall: Connie Chan

By Sunset Beacon on September 29, 2025 • ( 6 Comments )

Last month the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to advance Mayor Daniel Lurie’s upzoning plan with a 4-3 vote. This split vote shows that there are clearly concerns with the plan…

Commentary: Westside Neighborhood Groups Oppose Family Zoning Plan

By Sunset Beacon on September 24, 2025 • ( 8 Comments )

We look forward to working with Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board to assure that new zoning will be equitable and effective. We urge a careful reconsideration of the “Family Zoning Plan.”

Breed’s and Weiner’s Upzoning Plan Criticized by Opponents

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on October 31, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Efforts by State Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Mayor London Breed to rapidly increase the City’s housing supply are getting roasted by advocates, activists and politicians concerned about land speculators fattening their portfolios at the expense of small business owners and residential tenants.

Letter to the Editor: Westside Upzoning Proposal is Extreme

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on April 9, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The proposal will outstrip our infrastructure and transportation resources, will destroy neighborhood character, and does nothing to help already-approved developments get built.

Commentary: Mayor’s Upzoning Plans Will Damage SF’s Neighborhoods

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on March 18, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

The massive citywide rezoning proposed by the mayor and under consideration at the Planning Commission will have disastrous impacts on San Francisco and directly threatens our neighborhoods.