San Francisco needs tens of thousands of new homes to help relieve soaring housing costs. Ideally, a large swath of these homes would be affordable for lower-income renters. But idealism has an ...

As San Francisco plunges into preservation-palooza, here's a walking tour to remember the city architect who railed against ...

Ellen Leonard greets a visitor to her Caselli Street property where she lived for decades with her late partner. The main house has two apartments, one of them vacant. Leonard lives part-time in the ...

Will SF voters boost taxes on businesses whose CEOs make a ton more than their employees? Or will they exempt more small businesses from that same tax? Or both? Or neither? (Photo: Alex Lash) It’s ...

Golden Gate Park landscapers added islets to the restored Middle Lake to attract cormorants, geese, herons, and other nesting birds. (All photos by the author except where indicated.) The stages have ...

The Mission District was not part of SF's Family Zoning Plan, but a state law requires more room for housing in the neighborhood and several others. Some 2,000 sites across town will be subject to ...

As San Francisco plunges into preservation-palooza, let’s take a walking tour to remember the city architect who railed against preciousness a century ago.

In San Francisco, historic preservation isn’t just the realm of ornate sconces and delicate spindlework. It’s also part of the politics that current city attorney David Chiu once described as a knife ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to bar households with mixed immigration status from using federal subsidies. HUD also wants local authorities to check those residents' ...

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In San Francisco, historic preservation isn’t just the realm of ornate sconces and delicate spindlework. It’s also part of the politics that current city attorney David Chiu once described as a knife ...

A tent encampment in front of the Department of Motor Vehicles on Baker Street, seen in March 2024. (Photo: Alex Lash) A wave of new policies and rhetoric aimed at San Francisco’s overlapping mental ...