Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Housing

A bright orange house stands against the blue sky. Two front doors flank a palm tree and plants in front of it

Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.

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

SPUR Talk: The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning

By Roger Rudick | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

Modern, single-family zoning policies perpetuate the effects of an overtly racist past

Op-Ed: Let’s Get Serious About Housing

By Zack Subin | Oct 21, 2020 | No Comments

Why do we see a mismatch in priorities from environmental organizations, when infill housing is the prime climate intervention squarely within the power of local governments?

Saving a gas station is a priority in San Francisco? Photo: Google Maps

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San Francisco Wants to Save a Gas Station?

By Roger Rudick | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

In the middle of a housing and climate crisis, some supervisors are still showing backwards priorities

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?

Hayward, California. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Advocates Scramble to Keep Transit Housing Bill Active

By Roger Rudick | May 17, 2019 | 30 Comments

Anti-density/NIMBY politician maneuvers to put transit housing bill on ice

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