Monthly Archives: October 2021

Letter to the Editor…

Letter to the Editor…

Posted October 28, 2021 by

Dear Editor: Concerning your article on the open drug dealing in the Tenderloin, I use to work for Urban Alchemy, who are contracted to try to keep areas clear of those drug dealers, and keep the businesses accessible. I asked<br> Read More »

Will Voters Back Housing on Nov. 2?

Posted October 26, 2021 by

Voters Can Increase Affordability Next Tuesday is Election Day. Voters in Boulder, Cambridge and Seattle—three cities I write about in Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America  — —will decide whether to pursue more inclusionary<br> Read More »

San Francisco Fails Equity Test in Tenderloin

Posted October 26, 2021 by

Unequal and Disparate Treatment in Progressive San Francisco San Francisco strives to promote equity. Yet only blocks from City Hall, San Francisco badly fails the equity test. The Tenderloin, a low-income, multi-racial, kid-filled neighborhood in a gentrified city, is unequally<br> Read More »

U.S. Has More Car-Free Areas Than You Think

Posted October 26, 2021 by

This story first appeared in Streetsblog USA Even the most transit-poor U.S. cities have significant numbers of neighborhoods where almost no one drives, new research suggests — and where such neighborhoods are located often suggests a dire need for more<br> Read More »

Media Threatens SF’s Most Pro-Tenant Agency

Posted October 19, 2021 by

Change in Governance Puts Tenants at Risk San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection (DBI) is the national leader in protecting living conditions for low-income tenants. DBI’s housing code enforcement procedures are a model for cities across the land. Credit goes<br> Read More »

Will Congress Revive a Federal Writers Project?  

Posted October 19, 2021 by

In this year’s on-going Congressional deliberations about infrastructure spending, one popular New Deal program will hopefully make a come-back, with new branding and a 21st century focus on clean energy. During the Great Depression, about three million young Americans, with<br> Read More »