The debate over where to put new housing — and how tall it can be — fuels much of San Francisco’s raging NIMBY/YIMBY culture war. But most residents are not warriors in the political fights over zoning maps and building heights. They’re just trying to solve real-life housing problems. That’s why we should let homeowners build a small home in their backyard — an Accessory Dwelling Unit — that can be sold separately as a condominium.
Read MoreMayor Lurie and the planning department released a map proposing where San Francisco can build more housing by increasing height limits for multi-family buildings. This rezoning is required by state law. Learn more about it.
Read MoreParis in the Sunset? The “Dom-i-city” concept provides much-needed housing for seniors and families.
Read MoreIn support of legislation to make it easier to build new housing in San Francisco. Statement by Supervisor Engardio June 30, 2023
Read MoreIt’s an honor to be given the opportunity to lead the next steps as a newly elected city supervisor. How we won.
Read MoreI believe San Francisco’s best days are ahead. We deserve to live in a city that works. Here’s how.
Read MoreDo you still believe in San Francisco? I do. I’m running for supervisor to create our best San Francisco.
Read MoreSan Francisco residents are finally pushing back on elected officials who say things are fine when schools, public safety, and housing are in crisis.
Read MoreIs it possible to create housing in San Francisco that isn’t controversial? Pierce Smith and Ed Taylor discovered a way to quietly meet their housing needs while avoiding the city’s fierce political battles over where and what to build.
Read MoreMany middle-income homeowners who lost their jobs during the coronavirus shutdown faced a giant tax bill on April 10 they couldn’t pay. They begged for relief and the deadline was eventually extended to May 4. But it wasn’t easy getting politicians to take up the cause of struggling homeowners.
Read MoreIt’s hard enough to get through a day in San Francisco unscathed by smashed car windows and Muni meltdowns. But what can you do when city planners threaten to destroy your entire neighborhood? We should all care about what’s happening on Kensington Way.
Read MoreMerchant corridor doctor Vas Kiniris has a prescription for San Francisco’s historic West Portal: Embrace the future. “Millennials run the world now. But the rest of us can still be active participants in contemporary life. We can be perennials — always growing and blooming.”
Read MoreCan a Paris streetscape inspire us to create 10,000 new homes for middle-income families? Dom-i-city is a bold idea that solves land creation, financing, affordability and neighborhood quality of life in ways never considered in San Francisco.
Read MoreThe Westside has good reason to fight an overreaching state law that aims to put apartment buildings next to single-family homes. But what about train corridors like West Portal Avenue and the empty parking lot behind Stonestown Mall? It’s time to build middle-income housing there — if we want to keep families in San Francisco.
Read MoreWhat if there was an idea for housing that doesn’t just cherish neighborhood character but also makes the neighborhood a nicer place to live? This is the genius of Eugene Lew’s housing idea. The retired architect calls it Domicity, for Domiciles in the City.
Read MoreThey're leaders who influence San Francisco's future. She’s an urbanist who likes density and fewer cars. He’s devoted to preserving single-family homes and parking. They represent opposite sides of the housing debate. Yet Christine Johnson and George Wooding agree on more than you think. Meet the not-so-odd couple.
Read MoreSan Francisco welcomes Mohammed Khalil for being Muslim, but pushes him out for being middle class. How can we be a refuge for every working family? By fixing our housing shortage and affordability crisis with Khalil’s can-do spirit.
Read More“People go to Paris and say how much they love it, but have no idea the housing was 80 feet high. They say it didn’t feel that tall.” Architect Eugene Lew thinks the Paris approach to city design can keep a lot of middle-income families in San Francisco.
Read MoreWhat good is San Francisco without young couples like Rica and Chris? She makes ice cream that draws crowds. He coaches high school basketball. They have a baby on the way. If we want our kids and grandkids to have a shot at staying here, we must build more housing for middle-income families now.
Read MoreSan Francisco feels way beyond capacity with a population of 870,000. Yet we’re headed to a million. Not enough housing, too much traffic and our kids can't afford to live here. We need a plan because the future of middle-income families is at stake.
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