$2,000 In Tax Credits For 20 Percent In Energy Savings
“The City this week is launching a new tax credit for residents who are interested in retrofitting their homes to cutback on their energy use. Homeowners can get up to…
The Pitch To Sail The America’s Cup Into San Francisco’s Bay
San Francisco’s pitch to bring the next America’s Cup to The Bay includes providing the “free land and future development rights on the property in exchange for the America’s Cup…
From The Flames Of St. Paulus The Free Farm Blooms
At the corner of Gough and Eddy where the St. Paulus Lutheran Church once stood before burning down in 1995, the Free Farm is now in full bloom. Founded this…
Will There Be A(nother) Battle Over Battery Caulfield Road?
Having just finished the renovation and conversion of the Public Health Service Hospital into the 154-unit Presidio Landmark with parking for all residents at the end of Battery Caulfield Road,…
Dark Days For San Francisco’s GreenFinanceSF (Solar) Program
“San Francisco’s new, $150 million program to help property owners finance solar and other energy-saving programs is all but dead, according to city officials, after a federal agency announced Tuesday…
A Beacon Two-Bedroom Sells For Under $400 Per Square Foot
As a plugged-in reader commented yesterday (and we’ve co-opted for use today): We’ve got a sale at under $400/sf in SOMA (plus the price of a refrigerator, it appears). Do…
Ideas And Concepts For (A) Gateway Park Across The Bay
“As officials from nine governmental bodies explore the idea of adding a park along the south edge of where the will touch down, this much is clear: The only way…
Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan To Be Presented Wednesday
Returning to the public’s eye like the sea lions to the wharf, tomorrow at 4pm the Planning Department (in partnership with the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District) will present the…
Mission District Streetscape Project: Final Plan And Declaration
Chicanes, bulb-outs, bollards, green gutters, rain gardens, living streets, and road diets are all part of the proposed the Mission District Streetscape Project, the final plan for which is now…
Guide To San Francisco’s Green Landscaping Ordinance
Mayor Newsom symbolically signed into law San Francisco’s Green Landscaping Ordinance last week on Earth Day, and the Planning Department has now published a full Guide. The goals of the…