Richmond Review / April 5, 2019 / Janice Bressler A new community-organizing group in the Richmond District called Richmond [District] Rising has launched a drive to raise awareness of and find concrete solutions to the neighborhood’s diminishing supply of affordable...
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Can the Mission Save Itself from Commercial Gentrification?
SF Weekly / February 13, 2019 / Nuala Sawyer Bishari For decades, Erick Arguello has been volunteering his time to preserve the Latinx culture of the Mission District. He was raised there, he went to Mission High, and he’s watched as the main corridors of the...
Missing in Action: Breed Has Spotty Attendance Record for Mayoral Forums
SF Weekly / March 28, 2018 / Nuala Sawyer Bishari London Breed has skipped nearly half of the dozen mayoral forums hosted by community groups. In contrast, Jane Kim and Mark Leno have only missed one each.
Campaign trail: Homelessness, superPACs and a weird Chron story
48 Hills / March 19, 2018 / Tim Redmond This was the week of candidates putting forward plans to address homelessness. Mark Leno put forward his plan to end “street homelessness,” and while some of the proposals are similar to ideas we’ve heard before, his plan...
How we beat Airbnb
48 Hills / January 22, 2018 / Calvin Welch The news media have missed the real story of how a community coalition organized, ran campaigns, educated, and eventually forced the giant corporation to quit posting illegal listings.
The SF election: What happened?
48 Hills / December 2, 2016 / Calvin Welch The 2016 election may well be a turning point in our national and local politics. The problem is that it’s unclear what direction the politics will take.
Mayor, Business Groups Line Up to Fight S.F. Tech Tax Proposal
KQED News / Jun 29, 2016 / Ted Goldberg Mayor Ed Lee, at least five members of the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and a group that represents the city's tech sector are opposed to a new proposal to tax the technology industry.
The Most Important Organizations and Figures in San Francisco Politics Today
The Bold Italic / January 11, 2016 There was a moment in 2011 when progressives thought that all hope was lost in San Francisco. That was the day when the Board of Supervisors “turned.”