Record High Ratio Of Unemployed To Openings
At the end of 2001 US unemployed workers outnumbered job openings by a little over two to one, a ratio that climbed to almost three to one in 2003 but…
The Test Pattern For Tomorrows Six Week Market Street Closure
“San Francisco’s new experiment to remake Market Street starts Tuesday when restrictions on private automobiles take effect. The six-week trial is aimed at reducing traffic traveling east on Market Street…
Designs For 200 Dolores Six Years In The Making (And Why)
While the developers had planned to demolish the dilapidated 1904 parish building at 200 Dolores in order to build more housing back in 2003, 115 neighbors rallied citing historical and…
Another “Diabase LLC” Debacle As 1417 15th Street Returns?
Asking $3,750,000 for the one bedroom but 8,200 square foot BIG HOUSE studio in early 2007, but then subsequently reduced to $3,250,000, an off-the-MLS sale of 1417 15th Street was…
Much Mirkarimi Ado (And Legislative Effort) About Relatively Nothing
After the Drew School got the go-ahead to remove three (3) of the city’s roughly 365,000 housing units in order to expand their campus, Supervisor Mirkarimi introduced legislation that would…
SFMOMA Snags The Fisher Contemporary Art Collection
After abandoning plans to build CAMP (Contemporary Art Museum Presidio) in July, the Fisher’s engaged in “hush, hush” talks with SFMOMA to expand their South of Market space (taking over…
U.S. New Home Sales Climb On Discounts And Foreclosures
“Sales of new U.S. homes climbed in August to the highest level in almost a year as builders cut prices at a record pace to compete with the foreclosures that…
Forward Progress For San Francisco Piers 15, 17, And 70
The Port Commission has approved a 66-year lease of Piers 15 and 17 for the Exploratorium (targeting a 2012 opening): The deal, approved unanimously by the Port Commission this month,…
I Can’t Drive Build 55: Eyes (And Ears) On Upzoning Mission Street?
While we missed the Planning Department’s public meeting to solicit public comment on their thoughts of increasing building height limits on Mission Street between 16th and Cesar Chavez up to…
Foreclosure (And Market) Realities Overcome Legislative Externalities
As we wrote a year ago with respect to the Perata Mortgage Relief Bill: Unfortunately, we doubt the new law will have any meaningful impact on foreclosure rates throughout California…