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Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
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.
February 24, 2021
SPUR Talk: The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning
Modern, single-family zoning policies perpetuate the effects of an overtly racist past
February 4, 2021
Op-Ed: Let’s Get Serious About Housing
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?
October 21, 2020
San Francisco Wants to Save a Gas Station?
In the middle of a housing and climate crisis, some supervisors are still showing backwards priorities
October 6, 2020
SPUR Talk: Housing Development by the Numbers
Building new housing is complicated and costly. How does it get done?
September 4, 2019
Advocates Scramble to Keep Transit Housing Bill Active
Anti-density/NIMBY politician maneuvers to put transit housing bill on ice
May 17, 2019
Commentary: Parking Spaces for People
Could parking be used for modular housing for the homeless?
May 3, 2019
Open Thread: Will Single-Family Juggernaut Finally Break?
Transit Housing Bill advances despite push back
April 25, 2019
Supervisor Pushes Back Against Density Near Transit
Well, you could have seen this coming
March 25, 2019
New Transit Housing Bill Racks up Endorsements
San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener's latest transit-oriented housing bill, SB 50, the More HOMES Act, is gaining momentum and endorsements
March 14, 2019
