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“San Francisco took a major step Monday to cement its reputation as the most environmentally progressive city in the United States, as Mayor Gavin Newsom signed into law stringent green…
The number of San Francisco based wind-energy companies (four) currently outnumbers the residential turbine installations (three), but the wind of change appears to be blowing. Earlier this month, Newsom eliminated…
“Lofty city plans to construct an ultra-green windmill-studded, solar-panel-embedded, water-recycling office building near City Hall have been thwarted by growing costs. Work on the 12-story San Francisco Public Utilities building…
“California on Thursday became the first state in the nation to approve green building standards to cut energy and water usage, a move that officials say will help the state…
And speaking of Green, commercial and new development (although this time on this side of the bay), from J.K. Dineen: In the latest sign that Mission Street continues to thrive…
From a reader yesterday (in response to an interesting comment from a car-less couple happily inhabiting a 470 square foot studio in the city): i’m sick of people flaunting their…
Avant Housing, a joint venture between AGI Capital and TMG Partners, has launched a website providing some unique insight into the development process and soliciting community feedback for a trio…
It’s not our usual fare, and it’s a bit outside our wheelhouse (at least this month), but we do aim to please. Plus it’s Friday, it’s hot (did you notice…
While San Francisco took one step forward last week with regard to credits for solar installations, the federal government is at risk of taking two steps back: If Congress doesn’t…
It was six months in the making and now it’s an ordinance. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have passed the Solar Energy Incentive Program which provides incentives ranging from…