Cab Company Seeking Legacy Business Status in San Francisco
In a sign of the times with a side of irony, the Luxor Cab Company, which has operated in San Francisco since 1928, has applied for Legacy Business status and…
Eviction Protection for Parents and Educators in SF Overturned
A Superior Court Judge has officially invalidated San Francisco’s recently adopted law which had expanded eviction protections for tenants with a resident child under 18 years of age and extended…
Legislation to Allow New In-Law Units throughout San Francisco
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is slated to approve legislation which will allow more in-law units to be added to existing buildings throughout San Francisco. And the bargaining chip ballot…
Senators Urge Federal Investigation into Use of Airbnb
Concerned that short-term rentals “may be exacerbating housing shortages and driving up the cost of housing in communities,” U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (California), Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii)…
Bonus Height Program for Affordable Developments Approved, But…
While San Francisco’s proposed Affordable Housing Bonus Program, which would allow market-rate developers to build up to two stories higher than currently zoned in exchange for pricing 30 percent of…
Airbnb Sues San Francisco
Arguing that its listings are protected by the First Amendment and a couple of Federal Communications Acts, regardless of whether or not said listings are for offerings which are illegal,…
Initiative to Allow More In-Laws in San Francisco
Speaking of potential housing related ballot measures and legislative bargaining chips, Supervisor Mark Farrell has submitted the paperwork for an initiative to allow more in-law units to be added to…
Law That Could Ban the Majority of Airbnb Listings in SF Approved
The legislation which could require Airbnb to remove up to 75 percent of their estimated 9,500 listings in San Francisco, or face penalties that could theoretically total over $5 million…
Oaklanders Could Benefit from Preferences for Affordable Housing
While the City of Oakland already provides a general preference for those who live or work in the city to qualify for affordable housing which was built in conjunction with…
Supervisor Aims to Further Incent Development of Student Housing
In order to promote the development of Student Housing in San Francisco, the City’s Planning Code provides a big incentive for developers to build for educational institutions. While new developments…