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170 Homes Planned for Former San Francisco Homeless Shelter Site

170 Homes Planned for Former San Francisco Homeless Shelter Site

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 28, 2022 • 2:53pm • 1m
San Francisco 15-Story Affordable Senior Housing Project To Cost $157M

San Francisco 15-Story Affordable Senior Housing Project To Cost $157M

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 24, 2022 • 6:00am • 2m
New Public Toilets Land in San Francisco—From Outer Space?

New Public Toilets Land in San Francisco—From Outer Space?

By Joe Burn
Nov. 23, 2022 • 1:16pm • 3m
Battle Over San Francisco High School’s Football Lights Rages On With New Court Ruling

Battle Over San Francisco High School’s Football Lights Rages On With New Court Ruling

By Ethan Kassel
Nov. 22, 2022 • 4:50pm • 2m
San Francisco Home With Huge ‘YOLO’ Sign Could be Yours for $4.5M

San Francisco Home With Huge ‘YOLO’ Sign Could be Yours for $4.5M

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 18, 2022 • 6:00am • 1m
Buying San Francisco: Which Condo in Duboce Triangle?

Buying San Francisco: Which Condo in Duboce Triangle?

By Maria De La O
Nov. 17, 2022 • 2:00pm • 4m
33 Tehama: Tenants File Fresh Lawsuit After Luxury Apartments Flood Twice

33 Tehama: Tenants File Fresh Lawsuit After Luxury Apartments Flood Twice

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 17, 2022 • 11:12am • 2m
City Flags FBI After Finding ‘Criminal Activity’ at Homelessness Nonprofit

City Flags FBI After Finding ‘Criminal Activity’ at Homelessness Nonprofit

By Annie Gaus, David Sjostedt
Nov. 17, 2022 • 3:01pm • 5m
How a Mega-Rich Oligarch Linked to Putin Derailed a Bay Area Homeless Shelter

How a Mega-Rich Oligarch Linked to Putin Derailed a Bay Area Homeless Shelter

By Matthew Kupfer, Matt Smith
Nov. 17, 2022 • 5:00am • 13m
San Francisco’s 221 Homes Plan at Former Mortuary Includes Child Care Center

San Francisco’s 221 Homes Plan at Former Mortuary Includes Child Care Center

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 16, 2022 • 8:00am • 2m
City Leaders Scrutinize New Housing Plan, One Calling It Futile

City Leaders Scrutinize New Housing Plan, One Calling It Futile

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 15, 2022 • 6:09pm • 3m
San Francisco Is Getting Even Less Affordable for Homebuyers

San Francisco Is Getting Even Less Affordable for Homebuyers

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 15, 2022 • 7:00am • 1m
Housing Activists Plot Their Next Move as Ballot Measure Fails 

Housing Activists Plot Their Next Move as Ballot Measure Fails 

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 14, 2022 • 2:01pm • 3m
SF’s Last Chance To Prove It Can Build 82K Homes Just Dropped, Here’s What Could Go Wrong

SF’s Last Chance To Prove It Can Build 82K Homes Just Dropped, Here’s What Could Go Wrong

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 10, 2022 • 5:23pm • 2m
YIMBY’s Next Big Move: Prove San Francisco Is Breaking Housing Law

YIMBY’s Next Big Move: Prove San Francisco Is Breaking Housing Law

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 10, 2022 • 4:22pm • 2m
SF Voters Starkly Divided by Neighborhood on Rival Housing Measures

SF Voters Starkly Divided by Neighborhood on Rival Housing Measures

By Sarah Wright, Anna Tong
Nov. 09, 2022 • 11:40am • 2m
Housing Factions Lock Horns as Prop. D Is Too Close To Call

Housing Factions Lock Horns as Prop. D Is Too Close To Call

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 08, 2022 • 10:09pm • 2m
Bay Area Home Sales Drop to 2007 Levels 

Bay Area Home Sales Drop to 2007 Levels 

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 07, 2022 • 2:00pm • 2m
San Francisco Muni Housing Plans Branded ‘Ugly’

San Francisco Muni Housing Plans Branded ‘Ugly’

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 03, 2022 • 12:00pm • 2m
YIMBY Weighs Appeal With Statewide Implications After 469 Stevenson Ruling

YIMBY Weighs Appeal With Statewide Implications After 469 Stevenson Ruling

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 02, 2022 • 1:19pm • 2m
YIMBYs Ate the World—Except for SF. Now Its Founders Are Up to New Tricks

YIMBYs Ate the World—Except for SF. Now Its Founders Are Up to New Tricks

By Anna Tong
Nov. 01, 2022 • 5:00am • 9m
Potrero Yard, SF Muni’s Foray Into Housing, Takes a Big Step Forward

Potrero Yard, SF Muni’s Foray Into Housing, Takes a Big Step Forward

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 01, 2022 • 4:22pm • 2m
Steph Curry Says ‘No’ to Living in Luxury Downtown SF Building

Steph Curry Says ‘No’ to Living in Luxury Downtown SF Building

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 27, 2022 • 12:00pm • 2m
Happy One-Year Anniversary to SF’s Peak NIMBY Moment

Happy One-Year Anniversary to SF’s Peak NIMBY Moment

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 26, 2022 • 3:01pm • 2m
This Tiny SF Alleyway Could Become a House in $1M Deal. Neighbors Aren’t Convinced

This Tiny SF Alleyway Could Become a House in $1M Deal. Neighbors Aren’t Convinced

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 26, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
Confused About the Two Housing Ballot Measures? Here’s What to Know 

Confused About the Two Housing Ballot Measures? Here’s What to Know 

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 25, 2022 • 3:13pm • 3m
San Francisco Is Now the 3rd Priciest Place To Rent in the Country, Falling Behind Boston

San Francisco Is Now the 3rd Priciest Place To Rent in the Country, Falling Behind Boston

By Annie Gaus
Oct. 25, 2022 • 11:50am • 2m
With Breed’s Blessing, Fourplex Bill Passes

With Breed’s Blessing, Fourplex Bill Passes

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 18, 2022 • 4:14pm • 2m
Top SF Housing Official Says It’s Time to Rethink Local Control 

Top SF Housing Official Says It’s Time to Rethink Local Control 

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 17, 2022 • 7:00am • 1m
SF Families Say New Teacher Housing Site is Shaking Their Homes and Cracking Walls

SF Families Say New Teacher Housing Site is Shaking Their Homes and Cracking Walls

By Joe Burn
Oct. 15, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
SF YIMBYs Look To Ride Momentum to November Ballot

SF YIMBYs Look To Ride Momentum to November Ballot

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 14, 2022 • 3:17pm • 2m
State Housing Probe Begins as SF Races to Meet Key Deadline

State Housing Probe Begins as SF Races to Meet Key Deadline

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 20, 2022 • 4:51pm • 3m
San Francisco’s Housing Market Is Cooling Faster Than Rest of the Region

San Francisco’s Housing Market Is Cooling Faster Than Rest of the Region

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 13, 2022 • 1:54pm • 2m
New Apartment Tower in San Francisco’s Mission District Edges Closer to Reality

New Apartment Tower in San Francisco’s Mission District Edges Closer to Reality

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 12, 2022 • 4:22pm • 2m
San Francisco Luxury Apartments Flood as Resident Arrested for Vandalism

San Francisco Luxury Apartments Flood as Resident Arrested for Vandalism

By Garrett Leahy, Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 12, 2022 • 7:21am • 2m
California Homeless Population Grew by 22,000 Over Pandemic

California Homeless Population Grew by 22,000 Over Pandemic

By Manuela Tobias at CalMatters
Oct. 06, 2022 • 11:45am • 7m
100% Affordable Housing Project at Infamous Old McDonald’s Site Could Bring 160 Homes

100% Affordable Housing Project at Infamous Old McDonald’s Site Could Bring 160 Homes

By Joe Burn
Oct. 05, 2022 • 12:00pm • 2m
Will a Vacancy Tax Make a Dent in SF’s Housing Market? Not Really, Say Analysts

Will a Vacancy Tax Make a Dent in SF’s Housing Market? Not Really, Say Analysts

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 03, 2022 • 1:39pm • 3m
Huge San Francisco Skyscraper Could Change City Skyline Forever With 808 Homes

Huge San Francisco Skyscraper Could Change City Skyline Forever With 808 Homes

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 03, 2022 • 11:48am • 3m
Despite Housing Crisis, Bay Area Voters Are Split on a Big Build-Out of Homes, Poll Shows

Despite Housing Crisis, Bay Area Voters Are Split on a Big Build-Out of Homes, Poll Shows

By Vince Bielski
Oct. 03, 2022 • 10:43am • 2m
San Francisco Gets $117 Million for 3 Affordable Housing Projects

San Francisco Gets $117 Million for 3 Affordable Housing Projects

By Bay City News
Oct. 03, 2022 • 9:15am • 1m
Wealthy San Franciscans Battle It Out On These November Ballot Issues

Wealthy San Franciscans Battle It Out On These November Ballot Issues

By Anna Tong
Sep. 30, 2022 • 3:56pm • 2m
Massive San Francisco ‘Floating Cube’ Tower May Bring 826 New Homes

Massive San Francisco ‘Floating Cube’ Tower May Bring 826 New Homes

By Joe Burn
Sep. 29, 2022 • 12:24pm • 2m
SF Supervisors Seek ‘Pro-Housing’ Status Amid Tough Talk From Newsom 

SF Supervisors Seek ‘Pro-Housing’ Status Amid Tough Talk From Newsom 

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 28, 2022 • 2:54pm • 3m
Crumbling 1920s San Francisco Theater Could Become 76 Homes

Crumbling 1920s San Francisco Theater Could Become 76 Homes

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 28, 2022 • 12:00pm • 3m
San Francisco Real Estate: 5 Huge Housing Projects That Beat Insane City Rules To Get Built

San Francisco Real Estate: 5 Huge Housing Projects That Beat Insane City Rules To Get Built

By Matthew Kupfer
Sep. 28, 2022 • 5:00am • 7m
An Obscure Committee Could Change SF’s Housing Rules. Here’s Why It Matters

An Obscure Committee Could Change SF’s Housing Rules. Here’s Why It Matters

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 28, 2022 • 6:53pm • 3m
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman on Why He’s Been a YIMBY Since Day One

Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman on Why He’s Been a YIMBY Since Day One

By Anna Tong
Sep. 27, 2022 • 1:55pm • 4m
How San Francisco Ended Up With the Nation’s Richest Renters

How San Francisco Ended Up With the Nation’s Richest Renters

By Noah Baustin
Sep. 27, 2022 • 9:40am • 3m
SF’s Downtown Condos Are Piling Up And Pricing Down As Housing Market Cools

SF’s Downtown Condos Are Piling Up And Pricing Down As Housing Market Cools

By Kevin Truong
Sep. 26, 2022 • 4:20pm • 3m
Two Plus Two Equals Fourplexes: Sup. Mandelman Tries Again on Much-Maligned Housing Proposal

Two Plus Two Equals Fourplexes: Sup. Mandelman Tries Again on Much-Maligned Housing Proposal

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 19, 2022 • 6:41pm • 2m
Another Housing Denial: Concerns Over Apartment Size Kill 57 Units on Parking Lot 

Another Housing Denial: Concerns Over Apartment Size Kill 57 Units on Parking Lot 

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 19, 2022 • 6:33pm • 2m
Plagued San Francisco Luxury Apartment Residents Might Not Move Home For 9 Months

Plagued San Francisco Luxury Apartment Residents Might Not Move Home For 9 Months

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 16, 2022 • 5:00pm • 2m
Meet the YIMBYs Behind ‘Sim Nimby’: A Game Loosely based on SF’s Housing Crisis

Meet the YIMBYs Behind ‘Sim Nimby’: A Game Loosely based on SF’s Housing Crisis

By Joe Burn
Sep. 15, 2022 • 1:05pm • 4m
Renters Lose, Owners Win During the Pandemic in San Francisco

Renters Lose, Owners Win During the Pandemic in San Francisco

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 16, 2022 • 10:53am • 3m
How San Francisco Makes It Insanely Hard to Build Housing

How San Francisco Makes It Insanely Hard to Build Housing

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 13, 2022 • 2:43pm • 10m
San Francisco Home Prices Fall 7% Amid Signs of a Slowdown

San Francisco Home Prices Fall 7% Amid Signs of a Slowdown

By Kevin Truong
Sep. 10, 2022 • 8:00am • 2m
Meet the Woman Stockpiling Cash to Sue San Francisco Over Housing Deadlock

Meet the Woman Stockpiling Cash to Sue San Francisco Over Housing Deadlock

By Anna Tong, Sarah Wright
Sep. 09, 2022 • 11:06am • 2m
Controversial Housing Measure Will Appear on November Ballot After Court Petition Fails

Controversial Housing Measure Will Appear on November Ballot After Court Petition Fails

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 07, 2022 • 4:21pm • 3m
Forget the Central Subway—What’s Happening With the Central Freeway?

Forget the Central Subway—What’s Happening With the Central Freeway?

By Alex Mullaney
Sep. 01, 2022 • 10:00am • 7m
California Lawmakers Reach Deal on Rival Housing Bills. Here’s What It Means for SF

California Lawmakers Reach Deal on Rival Housing Bills. Here’s What It Means for SF

By Manuela Tobias at CalMatters, Sarah Wright
Aug. 26, 2022 • 10:19am • 4m
San Francisco Gets $73M in State Funding For Homeless Rehousing to Buy These Two Buildings

San Francisco Gets $73M in State Funding For Homeless Rehousing to Buy These Two Buildings

By Annie Gaus
Aug. 24, 2022 • 6:19pm • 2m
Labor Unions Have a Week To Agree on State Housing Bills. Can They Do It?

Labor Unions Have a Week To Agree on State Housing Bills. Can They Do It?

By Manuela Tobias at CalMatters, Sarah Wright
Aug. 22, 2022 • 12:17pm • 4m
San Francisco RV Community Eyes More Permanent Home But Faces Tough Road Ahead

San Francisco RV Community Eyes More Permanent Home But Faces Tough Road Ahead

By Sarah Wright
Aug. 18, 2022 • 4:10pm • 4m
SF Housing Group Asks Court to Block Rival Measure From November Ballot

SF Housing Group Asks Court to Block Rival Measure From November Ballot

By Garrett Leahy
Aug. 17, 2022 • 6:15pm • 2m
San Francisco Luxury Apartment Residents Catch Contractor Stealing On Camera

San Francisco Luxury Apartment Residents Catch Contractor Stealing On Camera

By Garrett Leahy
Aug. 16, 2022 • 4:32pm • 1m
SF Supervisors, Planners Grapple With Housing Reform Under State Scrutiny

SF Supervisors, Planners Grapple With Housing Reform Under State Scrutiny

By Sarah Wright
Aug. 12, 2022 • 11:04am • 4m
SF Luxury Tower Floods for 2nd Time in 3 Months. And Residents Don’t Know When They Can Move Back In

SF Luxury Tower Floods for 2nd Time in 3 Months. And Residents Don’t Know When They Can Move Back In

By Garrett Leahy
Aug. 11, 2022 • 2:56pm • 2m
State Cracks Down on SF Housing Gridlock, Launching ‘First-Ever’ Review Aimed at Speeding Up Construction

State Cracks Down on SF Housing Gridlock, Launching ‘First-Ever’ Review Aimed at Speeding Up Construction

By Garrett Leahy
Aug. 09, 2022 • 4:49pm • 2m
San Francisco Plans To Invest in ‘Social Housing.’ What Exactly Is That?

San Francisco Plans To Invest in ‘Social Housing.’ What Exactly Is That?

By Sarah Wright
Aug. 05, 2022 • 2:38pm • 3m
‘Rotten to the Core’: San Francisco Could Get Sued Over Housing Gridlock, Says Legislator

‘Rotten to the Core’: San Francisco Could Get Sued Over Housing Gridlock, Says Legislator

By Annie Gaus
Aug. 01, 2022 • 11:55am • 3m
Visualizing Eviction: See Where San Francisco Evictions are Edging Upwards

Visualizing Eviction: See Where San Francisco Evictions are Edging Upwards

By Liz Lindqwister
Jul. 28, 2022 • 2:40pm • 3m