For those who haven’t heard, the Sam Wo restaurant reopened October 21st on the south side of Portsmouth Square. The force responsible is Steven Lee, a community-minded small businessman and entertainment promoter who received a phone call from the Rev. […]
At a recent meeting of SFT’s Waterfront Committee, Byron Rhett and Diane Oshima, Director and Assistant Director for Waterfront Planning for the Port of San Francisco, summarized the history of the Waterfront Land Use Plan and talked about the Port’s […]
In August of 2014, the First District Court of Appeals issued its decision in favor of Parkmerced development interests in the case of San Francisco Tomorrow et al vs. the City and County of San Francisco et al.. When the […]
In October, San Francisco Tomorrow and the Potrero Hill Democratic Club presented an informational panel on the drought and its Bay Area ramifications. The discussion was moderated by PHDC’s Loretta Lynch, former CPUC president, and panelists included Jennifer Clary, Water […]
Airbnb’s narrative is very seductive. Yes, some people need extra income. However, buying into that story line prevents us from looking into real difficulty of the systemic problem of inadequate compensation. This includes lack of living wages and benefits for […]
This measure bears some similarity to the 2014 Transportation Bond, with the same letter A. In 2014 in an op-ed piece published in the San Francisco Examiner, I characterized that bond as a “Faith Based Proposition”. The reason for that […]
Proposition A Affordable Housing Bond Yes ……….Will provide a smidgen of affordable housing. Proposition C Expenditure Lobbyists Yes ……….City is being invaded by invisible lobbyists. Read our argument here. Proposition D Mission Rock Development No ……….Height limits too ambiguous. Read […]
Prop C aims to close a loophole in political disclosure requirements for “expenditure lobbyists,” entities that spend money to influence others to lobby on their behalf. This loophole opened in 2009, with the only explanation given that it was placing […]
The city’s Housing Balance Report, a critical document that shows how under the Lee administration, the affordable housing situation is getting way worse, comes before the Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee Monday/19. The report, which is part of the […]
As we mention elsewhere, many of the city’s iconic businesses are disappearing because of skyrocketing rents; Prop J would establish a Legacy Business Historic Preservation Fund which will provide grants to enable businesses recorded in a Legacy Registry to remain […]
