Housing & Development
Glide Memorial Church has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, the Castro Theater is under new management, the Cliff House could soon be serving food again and more.
The policy fight over new housing in the Tenderloin and SoMa neighborhoods is flaring up in what will likely be the first round of lawsuits filed against San Francisco.
With a rubber stamp from the planning commission and support from pro-housing advocates, a fourplex proposal that excludes affordability measures looks best poised to change local housing law.
A San Francisco judge has batted away an initial legal challenge to the controversial development.
The program is facing reforms as it works to scale up and make housing more accessible to low-income residents.
A housing oversight body questioned whether two Board of Supervisors’ decisions to stall housing are indicative of a “larger trend” in the city.
With a housing deadline looming, a proposed ordinance may raise the potential for new housing in single-family neighborhoods.
A nixed plan for a drop-in center has become a flashpoint for homeless services dispute.
FEMA will reimburse costs of shelter-in-place hotels through April 2022, though city officials haven’t decided how the extension will affect plans to wind down the program next year.
The city’s housing stock lags behind jobs growth, continuing a long-term imbalance between employment and affordability.