Early Warning System For Evictions Urged
While the details of how it would work or what it would accomplish have yet to be defined, San Francisco Supervisor Julie Christensen is urging the Mayor to create an…
The Warriors’ Big Play To Steal Their Arena Opponents’ Thunder
While the Mission Bay Alliance prepares to mount a legal challenge of the Environmental Impact Report for the Golden State Warriors proposed Mission Bay Arena, the Warrior’s application to have…
Monster Home Legislation Invoked In Appeal Of Modern Infill Project
Plans for a modern 3,100-square-foot home designed by Dumican Mosey Architects to be squeezed into the narrow, down-sloping lot at 1055 Ashbury Street have been approved, plans which yield around…
Evicted Tenants in S.F. Could Get $50K to Buy a Condo or House
An amendment which would require landlords to pay Ellis Act evicted tenants in San Francisco a relocation payment of up to $50,000, an amount which would be calculated as the…
Ellis Act Legislation, And Rejection, Déjà Vu
For the third time, Senator Mark Leno’s proposed legislation to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco appears headed for defeat, as the Senate’s Housing Committee rejected Senate Bill…
Shuttered Mission District Grocery Store Site Could Sprout Housing
A formal proposal has yet to be made, but the Fortress Property Group has met with San Francisco’s Planning Department to explore the possibility of redeveloping the long-shuttered DeLano’s Market…
Should Roommates Benefit From A Master Tenant’s Buyout?
Mid five-figure offers for tenants to vacate rent-controlled apartments are not uncommon in San Francisco. And even six-figure offers have been made (and accepted). A couple of questions from a…
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Legislation to Halt Development of “Monster Homes” Passed
Supervisor Wiener’s proposed legislation to halt the development, or expansion, of homes exceeding 3,000 gross square feet in size within San Francisco’s Corona Heights neighborhood was passed by San Francisco’s…
Bill To Freeze Speculative Evictions In San Francisco, Take Three
Having fallen one vote short last year, and failed in 2007, Senator Mark Leno has once again introduced legislation to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco. Mirroring Leno’s…
Battles Over EV Charging Stations Brewing
Powertree, a local electric vehicle (EV) charging station startup, has lined up over 100 apartment buildings in San Francisco, Berkeley and Emeryville into which it plans to install solar-powered charging…