SF Employment Slips In June To 10,000 Workers Below Peak
Having fallen to 5.2% in May, the lowest rate since June of 2008, the unemployment rate in San Francisco reversed course and ticked up 0.5 points to 5.7% in June…
Commission Slated To Certify Mercy’s Impact On Sixth Street
Two weeks from now, San Francisco’s Planning Commission is slated to certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Mercy Housing to move forward with their plans to build a nine-story…
Another Record In San Francisco And Sales Volume Decline
Having hit a record $870,000 in May, the median price paid for a home in San Francisco ticked up 1.5 percent to $883,000 in June, up 23.8 percent year-over-year. As…
Polk Street Showdown: The Redrawn Lines, Lanes, And New Plan
Having run head-on into a wall of seemingly unexpected opposition, the SFMTA was forced to revisit and redraw their plans for removing metered parking along Polk Street to make way…
An Unfriendly Ultimatum “So The Sun Can Shine” In San Francisco
As we reported in May: With San Francisco’s Planning Commission having cleared the way for Millennium Partners’ proposed 706 Mission Street condo tower and Mexican Museum to rise up to…
Presenting The Strategy For Saving San Francisco’s Japantown
The strategy for saving San Francisco’s Japantown, seeking to secure Japantown’s future as the historical and cultural heart of the Japanese community and as a physically attractive, vibrant and thriving…
Is Caltrain At Risk Of Being Derailed Next Year?
Speaking of public transportation needed to support the projected growth in Bay Area population and employment over the next 30 years, Caltrain ridership is at an all-time high and some…
Two Year Rain Delay For Folsom Street Park Project
Having identified the area under the funded park to be built at 17th and Folsom as the ideal location for a storage basin to help manage stormwater and reduce neighborhood…
Bay Area Plan To Support 2 Million More People Up For Vote
The Bay Area transportation, land-use and housing plan which is based on an expected increase in Bay Area population from roughly 7 million to 9 million people over the next…
Revised Project Appeal Process And Tracking System Approved
Established in 1970, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a State statue which requires local public agencies to provide analysis and disclosure of possible environmental impacts prior to the…