Housing at any price

GEORGE LUCAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ON PAUSE Grady Ranch, filmmaker and philanthropist George Lucas’s ambitious plan to build affordable housing on his property in Marin Coun... Read More

News Briefs

Mayor Lee on Trump

By John Zipperer

San Francisco leaders have been out front in their condemnation of the election of Donald Trump (see supervisors Mark Farrell and Aaron Peskin, pages 7 and 9). The common message o... Read More

News Briefs

Hate crime at Fort Mason

By John Zipperer

A Nov. 14 incident involving an alleged assault and hate crime against a Latina woman at Fort Mason’s Great Meadow has drawn the condemnation of District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrel... Read More

News Briefs

The crimes they are a-changin’

By John Zipperer

Between August and September, San Francisco saw an increase in some high-profile crimes in the city, with homicides going from zero to 6 and rapes climbing from 27 to 33. Things we... Read More

Real Estate

Still strong, but …

San Francisco still grappling with production, pricing

By John Zipperer

BUBBLE, BUBBLE … Now’s the time to buy that condo you have always wanted — in Chicago. Housing in that large city is undervalued, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubb... Read More

News Briefs

Correction

By John Zipperer

In Real Estate Roundup, “Market Report,” October 2016, homes were described as selling for “106.6 percent above asking.” It should have read “106.6 of asking.” ... Read More

News Briefs

Farrell fine slashed

By John Zipperer

At its Oct. 17 meeting, the San Francisco Ethics Commission voted 3–2 to reduce its fine for Supervisor Mark Farrell’s 2010 campaign over allegations of campaign finance violat... Read More

News Briefs

$11 Million from feds for anti-congestion projects

By John Zipperer

In mid-October, Mayor Ed Lee welcomed an award of $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help the city try to deal with traffic congestion. The funding will supp... Read More

News Briefs

Fight over political money

By John Zipperer

District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell called for a federal investigation into a local nonprofit housing group’s political contributions. The Todco nonprofit housing group, active in... Read More

News Briefs

Polk, Van Ness construction underway

By John Zipperer

The city has two major road reconstruction projects underway simultaneously, presenting some commute challenges for locals and visitors. At the end of October, the San Francisco Mu... Read More

News Briefs

Real Foods loses lease battle, closes store on Fillmore

By John Zipperer

Despite pulling out the stops to fight the closure of its Fillmore Street location, the Real Food Company announced that it was closing that store for good (see News Briefs, Oct. 2... Read More

Real Estate Investor

Property props

City voters will choose from a number of housing and real estate-related measures on their fall ballot

By John Zipperer

Housing-related questions abound on this fall’s general election ballot. San Francisco and regional voters will face a number of measures regarding property taxes, housing policy... Read More

Election

Voters in the hot seat

Our election roundtable dissects the people, policies, and politics of the 2016 fall election

By John Zipperer

This nov. 8, san francisco voters will cast their final ballots in one of the most momentous elections of our lifetimes. On the national level, Americans will choose between two ma... Read More

News Briefs

Crime Report

By John Zipperer

In March 2016, the FBI reported that San Francisco topped the nation with the highest increase in rates of property crimes. Much blame has been placed at the feet of Proposition 47... Read More

News Briefs

City Honors Rose Pak

By John Zipperer

Chinatown activist Rose Pak, one of the city’s most colorful and powerful figures, died Sept. 18 at the age of 68. Though her reputation made her a revered and feared figure in C... Read More

John Zipperer