Business Reporter

Kevin V. Nguyen

A torched Verdi Building has remained vacant for years. The owners hope new state laws could transform it.

As the state pushes cities to produce more housing, homeowners are applying for exemptions on the basis of "preservation."

The city is hemorrhaging young people because of the cost of housing: building more is the answer.

Some constituents who helped put the mayor in office are outraged by his support of a housing development proposal. 

This old state law lets anyone block a development for next to nothing. San Francisco NIMBYs use it to stop new grocery stores and housing.
