Randy Shaw

Randy Shaw is the Editor of Beyond Chron and the Director of San Francisco’s Tenderloin Housing Clinic, which publishes Beyond Chron. Shaw's new book is the revised and updated, The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco. His prior books include Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America. The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century, and Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century.

Articles by Randy Shaw

New Mid-Market housing above vacant retail

Can San Francisco Fill Vacant Storefronts?

Posted July 6, 2026 by

Progress Made But More Help Needed San Francisco’s Storefront Opportunity Grant program has made grants of $50,000-100,000 to 39 businesses which have opened or will do so by 2027. Restaurant and small business permits are being expedited. Entertainment zones facilitate<br> Read More »

How Progressives Blew the CA Governor’s Race

Posted June 8, 2026 by

Progressive Unity Came Too Late In the two weeks leading up to California’s June 2 election, progressives backing Tom Steyer deluged social media.  Labor unions, environmental groups, housing organizations and rank and file activists all made the case for Steyer.<br> Read More »