Proposed All Stars Donuts Redevelopment Is Now a Hotel
Speaking of big hotel projects, the development team behind the proposed redevelopment of the All Stars Donuts shop site at 5th and Harrison has shifted gears and drafted new plans…
Property Scofflaws in San Francisco, including an Illegal Sex Club
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 900 complaints have been filed with the city, alleging an illegal use, addition or action with respect to a property or property owner…
Oakland Conditionally Approves Contentious Chinatown Development
The contentious redevelopment of the entire Oakland block bound by Webster, 11th, Harrison and 12th Streets, on the edge of Oakland’s Chinatown, has been approved by the City’s Planning Commission.…
Mission District Murals Inventoried for Preservation Review
Working with San Francisco Architectural Heritage and Precita Eyes, a Planning Department summer intern has created an inventory and historical index for the murals that adorn San Francisco’s Mission District,…
Coalition Challenges Redevelopment of a Chinatown Block
While the “W12” project site, which includes the entire Oakland block bound by Webster, 11th, Harrison and 12th Streets, along with the quarter-block parcel on the northwest corner of Harrison…
New Plan for Central SoMa Doubles Additional Housing and Jobs
While the area defined as “Central SoMa” has shrunk from 260 to 230 acres, with the majority of the area’s northern boundary having been shifted to the south of Howard…
The Grand Plan for Building Up Central SoMa Is about to Be Revealed
The 260 acres of land bounded by Market, Second, Townsend and Sixth Streets, which will soon be bisected by the Central Subway and is collectively known as Central SoMa, is…
A Big Hearing for that Downsized Mid-Market Development
Having been appealed on both historic and contemporary grounds, the Planning Commission hearing to determine if the modern 12-story development designed to rise at 950 Market Street – covering half…
The City to Seek Your Vision for the Future of SF’s Subway Lines
Dedicated to supporting a city-wide effort to consolidate and coordinate all transportation-related planning efforts and the development of an overarching 50-year vision for the future of transportation in San Francisco,…
Where the Most San Franciscans Will Live and Work in 25 Years
Taking into account current neighborhood populations and commercial corridors, along with the pipeline of residential and commercial development and neighborhood plans for growth, such as the Central SoMa Plan, the…