Category Archives: politics
Thanks to billionaire boat owners (and no thanks to Twitter), SoMa might get some better public transit
The bounty of blessings that we’re supposed to be getting from the Twitter deal eludes me. MUNI released details yesterday about the special transit service they’ll be providing for the whiz kids at Twitter’s new 10th and Market Street headquarters. The 83X … Continue reading
Filed under politics, transportation
Has SoMa become “too good” for poor people?
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation’s 1400 Mission Street affordable housing development might very well be the last non-profit housing we’ll see here in South of Market for a very long time. The Mayor’s Office of Housing has put out the word … Continue reading
Filed under planning, politics, social justice, Uncategorized
Group suing over events at Nob Hill Masonic Center
From the San Francisco Examiner: The permit in question was approved in January by the Planning Commission to allow Live Nation — a concert promoter — to hold 68 live and 219 large evening events annually at the Masonic Center. … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, planning, politics
Redistricting Task Force approves final draft of Supervisorial boundaries
From BeyondChron: At 6:00 p.m. on April 14th (six hours before the City Charter’s deadline), the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force approved a new map of the eleven districts – which will determine all Board of Supervisors elections for the … Continue reading
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The “ins and outs” of affordability
201 Folsom Street had an affordability problem. The city told Tishman Speyer they had an obligation to provide a certain amount of below market rate housing and they did not want to include it among the 671 units of luxury … Continue reading
Filed under meetings, planning, politics, social justice
Latest D6 redistricting draft leaves South of Market and TL intact
With the deadline for a final redistricting map fast approaching, the latest draft of District 6 looks familiar, with two notable exceptions. South of Market and the Tenderloin are almost completely intact and Treasure Island is still part of the … Continue reading
Why did Jane Kim create the “Ninth Street Power Retail SUD” …
… and what the heck is a power retail special use district anyway? Update: the Planning Commission chose not to support this legislation, voting it down 4-2, with only Commissioners Antonini and Wu in favor. Supervisor Jane Kim has introduced … Continue reading
Community Unity map pushes Redistricting Task Force to keep our neighborhoods together
As the April 15 deadline nears for completion of the redistricting process, which will define the political boundaries of San Francisco for the next ten years, progressives worry that all of the city’s liberal bastions might be concentrated into District … Continue reading
Filed under meetings, politics, social justice
Entertainment and land use make for strange bedfellows
The committee established by the Entertainment Commission to review the Western SoMa Community Plan held its second meeting this week and objections continued to fall away as its members learned more about what the plan actually does. Nothing is taken … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, politics
“Nightlife” report finds that tourists spend most $$$ in Chinatown, North Beach and Broadway restaurants
Supervisor Scott Wiener released his long-awaited report on the “The Economic Impact of San Francisco’s Nightlife Businesses” at a hearing today, and few were surprised to learn that 77% of the spending on entertainment in the city was at restaurants. … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, politics
