SF’s Politically Successful “Moderates”

Posted September 26, 2017 by Randy Shaw

How Local “Moderates” Become “Progressive” What do Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Kamala Harris, Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Governor front runner Gavin Newsom, State Senator Scott Wiener, former State Senator and mayoral candidate Mark Leno and Assembly member David Chiu
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Kicked to the Curb: How USC Drove a Bicycle Repairman Into the Street

Posted September 26, 2017 by Lovell Estell III

(This piece first appeared in Capital and Main) On a pleasantly warm afternoon, Aaron Flournoy is busy tightening the wheel on a young woman’s bicycle while three other cyclists wait nearby for his services. His mobile bike repair business, called
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Tenderloin Art Wraps Installed!

Posted September 26, 2017 by Randy Shaw

Tired of those unsightly utility boxes and trash cans? Now you can visit Art Wraps for the Heart of the Tenderloin, an exciting Tenderloin art project whose installation began last weekend. The project consists of artist-designed vinyl wraps on 20
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Why Housing Won in 2017

Posted September 19, 2017 by Randy Shaw

Lessons for Winning Future Campaigns In February 2015, then California Assembly member Toni Atkins introduced AB 1335, which imposed a $75 fee on real estate transactions for affordable housing. The measure had multiple sponsors but failed to get the necessary
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TMG’s CPMC Project Falls Short

Posted September 19, 2017 by Garrett Bergthold

More and Affordable Units Needed on Site Developers navigating San Francisco’s drawn-out entitlement process often face a dilemma. If they want a smooth permitting process they should play nice with neighbors. If not, then hello discretionary review and possibly goodbye
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Where Are All the Monuments to the Progressive Americans?

Posted September 19, 2017 by Peter Dreier

The organizers, activists, artists, writers, athletes, judges and occasional elected officials who fought to make the United States a more humane and inclusive country often go unacknowledged. The current controversy over whether to dismantle statues of some prominent Confederate figures
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Will CA Housing Bills Cross Finish Line?

Posted September 14, 2017 by Randy Shaw

California’s future housing affordability has come down to this: the Legislature either approves housing bills by Friday evening September 15 or faces a colossal failure. All of the excitement and optimism over the August 28 agreement for a $4 billion
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“The Force”—Powerful New Film on Oakland Police

Posted September 14, 2017 by Peter Wong

Peter Nicks’ quietly challenging new documentary “The Force” is the film needed for America’s highly polarized environment of “police vs. the public.” Without cheerleading for either side, Nicks’ observant camera captures the cultural markers by which various public and law
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