Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Housing Crisis

Carmel Partner's "Atlas" deelopment in downtown Oakland. Image: Carmel Partners

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SPUR Talk: Housing Development by the Numbers

By Roger Rudick | Sep 4, 2019 | 1 Comment

Building new housing is complicated and costly. How does it get done?

A drone shot of the Sunset District's sea of single-family housing. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Open Thread: Will Single-Family Juggernaut Finally Break?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 25, 2019 | 20 Comments

Transit Housing Bill advances despite push back

Most of the Sunset District is zoned for low-density, single family housing, even a short walk from the two rail lines that serve the area. D4 Supervisor Gordon Mar wants to keep it that way. Photo: David Yu

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Supervisor Pushes Back Against Density Near Transit

By Roger Rudick | Mar 25, 2019 | 31 Comments

Well, you could have seen this coming

The Mandela Transit Village, a $900 million housing, office, and retail development planned for the West Oakland BART Station. SB-50 would stop local municipalities from jamming up dense development such as this around transit. Image: BART

New Transit Housing Bill Racks up Endorsements

By Roger Rudick | Mar 14, 2019 | 6 Comments

San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener's latest transit-oriented housing bill, SB 50, the More HOMES Act, is gaining momentum and endorsements

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Advocates See Hopeful Future with Incoming MTC Chief Therese W. McMillan

By Roger Rudick | Jan 24, 2019 | 16 Comments

Streetsblog checked in with safe and livable streets advocates throughout the Bay Area to hear what they hope McMillan, who will replace Steve Heminger as ED, can accomplish.

With S.B.-827 dead, transit-adjacent structures, such as this Wells Fargo in West Portal, will still be protected by local zoning from being displaced by dense apartment buildings. Image: Google Earth

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Transit Housing Bill Dies in Committee

By Roger Rudick | Apr 18, 2018 | 11 Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. State Senator Scott Wiener’s transit housing bill, S.B. 827, was defeated by a six-to-four vote in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee yesterday. “While […]

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