Hoodline • 1st May 2020

Vacant Castro home occupied by unhoused SF residents in May Day protest

In a protest to mark International Workers’ Day on May 1, unhoused San Francisco residents Couper Orona and Jess Gonzalez illegally occupied a vacant home in the Castro.

The San Francisco Examiner • 1st May 2020

Keep SF golf courses closed

On Monday, in what may be a positive step towards recovery, golf courses will be reopening for business as usual. Unfortunately, for the majority of the population that doesn’t golf, this will mean the closure of public space.

The San Francisco Examiner • 19th April 2020

Homeless San Franciscans have always faced a public health crisis

San Francisco earned accolades in the national press this week for success in containing the spread of COVID-19. But the struggles of thousands of San Franciscans remain unwritten.

Curbed SF • 17th April 2020

Bay Area students face housing insecurity after coronavirus-related school closures

On Saturday, March 14, Stanford University junior Daniella Caluza scrambled to pack up all of her belongings. Caluza, along with the 97 percent of Stanford undergraduates who live on campus, were informed the day before that they had to leave their campus homes.

Hoodline • 15th April 2020

Sloat Garden Center likely to close for new mixed-use development

It's been over a decade since plans to demolish the Outer Sunset's Sloat Garden Center (2700 Sloat Blvd.) were first announced.

The San Francisco Examiner • 4th April 2020

Tenants, it’s time to get organized

The number of friends who’ve reached out to me this week asking me what to do if they can’t pay their rent is devastating. I’m devastated, because I don’t have a good answer for them.

Curbed SF • 1st April 2020

Why the fight for affordable housing is so hard to win

Conor Dougherty examines the housing crisis in “Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America.”

Hoodline • 24th March 2020

Library's online collections help San Franciscans weather self-isolation

For those looking for information and entertainment while staying home, there’s no better time to explore the library's wealth of online resources.

The San Francisco Examiner • 20th March 2020

City Hall should abolish rent and mortgage payments. Here’s why.

In a pandemic, the last thing people should be worrying about is paying their rent or mortgage.

Hoodline • 18th March 2020

Craigslist price-gougers could face legal penalties for marked-up COVID-19 supplies

But not everyone is feeling the cooperative spirit, as some city residents attempt to upcharge their neighbors for supplies on online markets like Craigslist and Facebook.

The San Francisco Examiner • 8th March 2020

San Francisco debates when, where and how to build affordable housing

While San Franciscans tracked the results of the presidential primary on Tuesday, an affordable housing ballot measure passed largely under the radar.

Curbed SF • 20th February 2020

Who are the Bay Area’s NIMBYs—and what do they want?

The caricature of a NIMBY is someone with a screw-you-I’ve-got-mine attitude, either a wealthy, white homeowner who thinks renters lower property values or a nostalgic progressive opposed to neighborhood change.

The San Francisco Examiner • 16th February 2020

The racial contours of our housing crisis

The City has never apologized for redevelopment. Politicians have continued to break promises to the affected residents to this day.

Hoodline • 10th February 2020

"I Voted", by mail: SF Department of Elections now includes stickers in vote-by-mail ballots

San Franciscans who vote by mail have something new to look forward to when they open their ballots this month: For the first time ever, the San Francisco Department of Elections has included “I voted!” stickers in vote by mail envelopes.

Curbed SF • 6th February 2020

Why does the Sierra Club oppose affordable housing?

An affordable housing development on the Peninsula has an unlikely detractor: the local Sierra Club.

The San Francisco Examiner • 1st February 2020

How San Francisco’s lengthy permitting process enables corruption

Director of Public Works Mohammed Nuru and his accomplice Nick Bovis shouldn’t be the only ones indicted in this week’s FBI complaint. Nuru’s arrest is an indictment of San Francisco’s entire planning system.

The San Francisco Examiner • 19th January 2020

‘Tough love’ continues to be an excuse for criminalizing homelessness

On Wednesday, Breed held a press conference to announce that she will meet her campaign goal of opening 1,000 additional shelter beds by the end of 2020. But the same day she ignored a letter from Solutions Not Sweeps, a coalition of 26 service providers and allied organizations, about the brutal conditions homeless San Franciscans face at the hands of the city.

The San Francisco Examiner • 3rd January 2020

Children’s right to housing should supersede corporate profit

When Dominique Walker and other homeless mothers moved into a vacant home in Oakland this November, they were standing for more than just themselves. The mothers and their supporters call themselves Moms 4 Housing.

The San Francisco Examiner • 20th December 2019

Tenants deserve better than Dennis Richards on the Planning Commission

Dennis Richards should resign from the Planning Commission.

Hoodline • 10th December 2019

Former SF Supervisor compares increasing housing development on city's west side to rape

On Thursday, a tentative map of priority sites for developing housing in San Francisco over the next 30 years went before the Planning Commission for review.