Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Housing Crisis

A rendering of 618 Octavia in Hayes Valley. Density and height are great. But cramming in so much parking sets a bad precedent. Image: SF Planning Packet

Commentary: State Density Bonus Threatens Progressive Parking Policies

By Jason Henderson | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

At $120,000 per space, using luxury parking to subsidize affordable housing undermines planning for compact development centered on green mobility. It’s tantamount to gentrification by parking.

The Embarcadero between Dennison and Livingston. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Barrier Backstory on the Oakland Embarcadero

By Roger Rudick | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

There might be a chance to pull some good out of a frustrating, sad situation

Photo: Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons

Pressure Builds to Close S.F.’s Safe Sleeping Sites

By Josef Norris | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

A special report on vaccinations, the COVID crisis, and San Francisco's unhoused

Infill housing at 858 Stanyan. Photo: Jonah Mann

Op-ed: Build Infill Housing and Welcome New Neighbors to San Francisco

By Jonah Mann | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

I’m excited to welcome my new neighbors, and for this sort of infill to be replicated on every lot across the city.

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

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