• “Doesn’t feel like a shared sacrifice”: A new regional plan meant to be a blueprint for Bay Area housing development over the next 30 years is raising strong objections from San Francisco officials who say the proposal would lead to demolition of thousands of existing apartments and could drive out Black, brown and working-class families. … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: What going back to ‘purple’ means for the Bay Area
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S.F. officials say regional plan for hundreds of thousands of homes could hurt working-class neighborhoods
While San Francisco has not produced enough housing to meet demand, in turn squeezing out its working poor and middle class, city officials say they have done better than most of the Bay Area. San Francisco voters have passed a total of $1.1 billion in affordable housing bonds and have cut evictions in half over the last five years by strengthening renters’ protections. Between 2000 and 2020, the city doubled its annual average overall housing production and affordable housing production compared with 1990s levels. … [Read more...] about S.F. officials say regional plan for hundreds of thousands of homes could hurt working-class neighborhoods
Good news, Anchor Steam! 49ers retain the title for worst logo change in S.F. history
The 49ers 1991 helmet story made the front page of The Chronicle for three days, during a busy news cycle when the Gulf War was coming to an end and the UC system was increasing student fees by 36%. A Sunday Chronicle/Examiner phone poll about the helmet received more than 8,000 votes, with 93% of fans voting to keep the old “SF” helmet. … [Read more...] about Good news, Anchor Steam! 49ers retain the title for worst logo change in S.F. history
Winter storms target Midwest, Northeast and the Southwest, with travel conditions becoming hazardous
Until recently, California had been experiencing significantly dry weather accompanied by wildfires. A band of clouds suggested more rain could fall Tuesday in areas north and south of San Francisco Bay, bringing the threat of possible flash floods and landslides in areas scarred by the fires. … [Read more...] about Winter storms target Midwest, Northeast and the Southwest, with travel conditions becoming hazardous
On Key Biden Priorities, There is Room for Bipartisan Agreement, Experts Say
“I think that even though people are calling it dead on arrival, there's a lot in this bill that’s probably going to make it,” said Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Few lawmakers, he said, are going to want to stand in the way of programs meant to get people inoculated against the virus, and while there will probably be some arguing about the size of stimulus payments, the popularity of that part of the proposal will make it difficult to kill off entirely. … [Read more...] about On Key Biden Priorities, There is Room for Bipartisan Agreement, Experts Say
