Golden Gate Park Turf Battle Headed To The Ballot Box
The proposed ordinance which would block the renovation of the Beach Chalet Athletic Fields in Golden Gate Park and has qualified for the November ballot and will go head-to-head with…
Measure To Increase Heights For Pier 70 Project Qualifies For Ballot
The proposed ballot measure to increase Pier 70’s building height limits from 40 feet to 90 feet and help clear the way for Forest City’s development of up to 1,000…
Measure “To Restore Transportation Balance” Qualifies For Ballot
The decidedly pro-car and parking ballot measure known as “Restoring Transportation Balance in San Francisco” has qualified for the November ballot. If passed, the measure would seek to ensure that…
Bond, Affordable Housing Bond: Beyond The Battle Of The Ballots
Officially lobbed by Supervisor Chiu, Mayor Ed Lee is slated to answer the following “housing crisis” question of the week in a prepared address to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors…
Signatures For Three Ballot Measures Submitted For Verification
Signatures in support of three proposed ballot measures have been submitted to San Francisco’s Department of Elections for verification. Assuming at least 9,702 valid signatures per measure, the proposed ordinances…
Housing Balance Versus Housing Now
Supervisor Jane Kim is moving forward with a ballot measure which would require developers to obtain special authorization from the Planning Commission in order to build any market rate housing…
Mayor Lee Counter Attacks Athletic Fields Renovation Measure
While the Coalition to Protect Golden Gate Park continues to gather signatures to support their proposed ballot measure which would require athletic fields in Golden Gate Park west of Crossover…
Stiff “Anti-Speculation” Tax Headed To The Ballot Box In SF
A proposed measure which would establish a stiff tax to penalize real estate speculators in San Francisco appears to be headed for the November ballot. Designed by the San Francisco…
Record Low Voter Turnout Avoided, But It’s Close (Unlike Prop B)
While the results for the June 3 election have yet to be certified, with an additional 28,901 vote-by-mail ballots having been counted since Election Day, along with 2,491 provisional ballots…
Proposition B To Limit Building Heights Passes: 59% Yes / 41% No
With 100 percent of precincts having reported, San Francisco Proposition B which will require voter approval for any increase in the existing height limits for property currently under control of…