The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s agency for funding stem cell projects, is abandoning San Francisco and moving to more affordable digs across t... Read More
The housing development in the Mission District that helped spark a backlash against new projects in that neighborhood has become mired in a nasty lawsuit filed by the developer ag... Read More
Supervisor Scott Wiener has called for the city to encourage more housing for San Francisco’s 82,000 college students. The District 8 supervisor says “providing housing... Read More
San Francisco got an assist from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in its efforts to provide housing to more homeless veterans. In mid-August, Mayor Ed Lee... Read More
This fall, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is expected to debate a proposal from the city’s Planning Department that would relax certain restrictions on housing de... Read More
On Nov. 3, voters in District 3 will elect a supervisor in what has become the most interesting (and contentious) race in town. Incumbent Julie Christensen, who was appointed by Ma... Read More
In Feb. 2016, a number of strange things will happen in San Francisco. For one, the San Francisco 49ers, who no longer play in this city, will host the Super Bowl, and many thousan... Read More
The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station and Central Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit sf-police.org; under Compstat, se... Read More
At the end of June, San Francisco welcomed $41 million in funding from the state for the city’s Muni system. The money comes from California’s Transit and Intercity Rai... Read More
San Francisco continues to struggle with dirt. Schmutz. Smell. And the drought is making it worse, with water-use restrictions making it a no-no to wash sidewalks unless absolutely... Read More
In late July, the Bay Area experience a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, enough to shake people in their beds at 2:41 in the morning, but not enough to break the china. At least one scien... Read More
District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell wants the city to pass legislation that would require the videotaping of all gun and ammunition sales in the city. “Easy access to guns and... Read More
The Board of Supervisors gave final approval to a $310 million affordable housing bond measure slated for the November 2015 ballot. Supervisors unanimously backed the measure, whic... Read More
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: San Francisco’s housing prices have climbed to new heights. Sound familiar? In the first half of 2015, the dollar per square foot p... Read More
The same pressures pushing up prices and pushing down availability of residential properties in San Francisco are active in the commercial office market, as well. With a rental gro... Read More