San Francisco’s Dying Palms Problem Could Have Been Avoided
As a plugged-in reader first reported two years ago: The palms won’t be there much longer. The city has fired all their educated arborists. Those who are left trim them…
The Recreation Of 2750 Vallejo: Inside And Out And Over The Top
Purchased for $4,000,000 in 2006, plans to demolish the Charles Peter Weeks designed Pacific Heights home at 2750 Vallejo Street and build anew were challenged and rejected. And while its…
Castro Street Makeover: Expected Features And Formal Unveiling
Slated to start construction in January 2014 and last ten months, the final design concept for the Planning Department’s Castro Street Makeover project will be unveiled at a community open…
A Cool Noe Breeze Or Conscientious Repricing Strategy?
Purchased for $2,850,000 in June of 2009, the contemporary Noe Valley home “with a conscience” at 3961 25th Street returned to the market ten days ago listed for $3,299,000. In…
Play On: Beach Chalet Athletic Fields Cleared For Construction
Having survived an appeal to San Francisco’s Planning Commission last year, yesterday the California Coastal Commission rejected a final appeal based on the project’s potential environmental impacts and cleared the…
Dolores Park Plan Appeal: It’s Going To The Dogs (And Commission)
Earlier this month, the proposed plan for renovating Mission Dolores Park was appealed, challenging the environmental impacts of the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The seven…
Push For New Public Open Space About To Pay Off Over In Noe
The years long push to purchase the privately owned parking lot at 24th and Sanchez from the Noe Valley Ministry and turn the space into a permanent public open space…
Competing India Basin Shoreline Plan: A 15-Acre Adventure Park
As we first reported earlier this week, the 15 acre parcel of San Francisco Bay front property which is in foreclosure and scheduled to hit courthouse steps this month sits…
A Rather Unbelievable New NIMBY And Anti-Green Roof Argument
Constructed in 1951, the owners of the one-story ranch house at 535 El Camino Del Mar with a small second story over its garage would like to expand the space…
Polk Street Showdown: Bike Lanes Versus Parking & Local Opposition
Fearing the removal of an estimated 170 street parking spaces along Polk Street to make way for dedicated bike lanes and parklets stretching from McAllister to Union Street, local business…