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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hoodline • 3rd December 2019

SF's 'Tuesday noon siren' to blare its last for the next 2 years

The "Tuesday noon siren," actually made up of 119 sirens placed across the city, is a longstanding quirk of living in San Francisco.

Hoodline • 27th November 2019

Second Outer Sunset project pursues more density with HOME-SF

Another developer is looking to increase density at a new development in the Sunset: Architecture firm Kodorski Design has resubmitted plans for developing 3601 Lawton St, this time using city density bonus program HOME-SF to add more units.

Mission Local • 20th November 2019

Mission landlord demands prospective tenants disclose "emotional or psychological issues"

A Mission district landlord has included a clause in a rental application that lawyers say discriminates against applicants with disabilities — likely in violation of both state and federal law.

Hoodline • 19th November 2019

Outer Sunset residents file appeal over "toxic", "pre-apocalyptic" 20-unit apartment building

A group of Outer Sunset residents, led by Green Party member Mike Murphy, have filed an appeal against a housing development at 3945 Judah St. The development was approved by the Planning Commission earlier this month.

Hoodline • 14th November 2019

18-meter Greta Thunberg mural brings flood of controversy & commentary

On Tuesday evening, nonprofit One Atmosphere dedicated a completed mural of teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at 414 Mason Street.

Hoodline • 11th November 2019

20 apartments to rise on the site of former gas station in Outer Sunset via HOME-SF

On Thursday, Nov. 7, the San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved an application to build a twenty-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space at 3945 Judah Street, between 44th and 45th avenues.

SF Weekly • 6th November 2019

Housing Advocate Founds New Organization

Sonja Trauss is no stranger to controversy. Since the former District 6 Supervisor candidate began attending Bay Area planning commission meetings in 2015 to say “yes in my backyard,” Trauss’ advocacy has earned her national headlines and her fair share of enemies.

Hoodline • 1st November 2019

Outer Sunset neighbors join forces for family-friendly, car-free Halloween

Mermaids, gnomes, and princesses roamed the Outer Sunset on All Hallows' Eve. But one thing was notably absent: cars.

Hoodline • 30th October 2019

State of emergency for fires gives unexpected relief to California tenants

With catastrophic fires affecting 43 counties across the state, California is officially in a state of emergency, as declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday. But in an unexpected twist, the legislation is also protecting another group in crisis — California renters who are facing eviction from landlords wary of a new housing law.

Hoodline • 17th October 2019

Report: SF adding equal numbers of high- and low-wage jobs, but not nearly enough low-wage housing

San Francisco is adding new jobs for high-wage workers and low-wage workers at about the same rate. But when it comes to adding new housing for each group, low-wage workers are getting the short end of the stick.