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News Briefs

Rents Record

A shortage of supply and continued booming economy combined to produce another month of record-high rent rates in San Francisco, according to Zumper.com. “San Francisco’... Read More
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Market-Rate Housing Moratorium?

Supervisors David Campos and Scott Wiener have staked out different positions on proposals by a neighborhood group to impose a moratorium on market-rate housing in the Mission. The... Read More
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Rough Waters For Archbishop

San Francisco’s conservative Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has found himself in hot water with the city’s famously liberal politicians because of new morality clauses... Read More
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Beat History Becomes Today’s Feature

Jazz and poetry jams will get the high-end treatment in a modern tribute to the city’s beat roots. San Francisco’s Beat Museum has partnered with the InterContinental M... Read More
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Are Chinese Investors Repeating Japanese Mistakes?

The last time the United States thought it could be overtaken economically by a rising Asian power, the country in question was Japan in the 1980s. Back then, one of the places Jap... Read More
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State Of The City Speech Prioritizes Housing

In his annual State of the City address, delivered in mid-January, Mayor Ed Lee framed the challenges facing San Francisco in terms of finding ways to share the prosperity. Address... Read More
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Duck And (Re)Cover

The 30-year-old duck from the Joe DiMaggio Playground that went missing during an October renovation has been found and, as Rec and Park told the Chronicle’s Leah Garchik, &#... Read More
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New Muni Vehicles Coming

Muni’s funding issues — which were the focus of two separate propositions on the November ballot — have helped keep the city from replacing and expanding its fleet of lig... Read More
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New Presidio Parklands

The dramatic roadway renovation of the Presidio Parkway has resulted in the opportunity to create a new 13-acre park, and the Presidio Trust is seeking community involvement in the... Read More
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Farrell Retains Budget Seat

District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell was again assigned to head the city’s budget committee by newly elected Board of Supervisors President London Breed. Farrell had told the M... Read More
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Pierce Garage Security Gets Four-Month Wait

Plans by the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to delay security upgrades for the Pierce Street Garage (3236 Pierce Street) for at least four months were not welcomed by the Ma... Read More
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Quote Unquote

“It appears what they bring primarily is money.” — Joel Keller, BART board president, discussing the Chinese company chosen to develop on a BART station property, quo... Read More
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Housing Affordability In Plain English

If you’re still mystified by all of the numbers and claims (and accusations) thrown about in discussions about the affordability crisis in San Francisco housing, we’ve ... Read More
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Zumper: S.F. Apartment Rents Take Big Jump

A bit of news from real estate site Zumper brings two tidbits. First, there is a website called Zumper. Second, San Francisco one-bedroom apartment rents increased by 13.5 percent ... Read More
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Quote Unquote

“Buyers, especially in the luxury housing market, are looking for newer properties they do not have to remodel. They look for great locations, views and bedrooms on multiple ... Read More


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