All-Star Field in East Bay D15 Assembly Race

Posted February 13, 2018 by Randy Shaw

A Progressive Battle Royal in East Bay In what might be the strongest field in California state legislative history, seven prominent Democrats are facing off in the East Bay D15 Assembly race to succeed Tony Thurmond (who gave up his
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South Bay Inflicts Pain on SF Renters

Posted August 8, 2017 by Randy Shaw

Last night in the south of San Francisco city of Brisbane, the City Council continued its deliberations over whether to include any housing on its “Baylands” site. The Brisbane Planning Commission has supported a project that includes two-million square feet
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YIMBY’s Flock to Bay Area

Posted July 11, 2017 by Randy Shaw

Rising Movement Holds Oakland Conference I have bad news for those who oppose new housing, support suburban sprawl, enjoy subjecting working people to long commutes, and who think preserving gas stations is more important than allowing kids to grow up
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Rocky Times for Libby Schaaf

Posted June 22, 2017 by Randy Shaw

These are not the best of times for Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf. Now routinely booed at public appearances, Schaaf  is grappling with big city challenges without the power of most big city mayors. I’ve been a big fan of Schaaf’s
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Oakland’s Traumatic Week

Posted March 30, 2017 by Randy Shaw

City Shows Confidence Toward Future In a single week, Oakland had the following occur: *A West Oakland residential fire killed four people. The building’s landlord had been working to evict some of the tenants, who had gone to court to
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National, CA, Bay Area Election Predictions

Posted November 8, 2016 by Randy Shaw

It’s almost over. The seemingly endless 2016 presidential race comes to an end on November 8, and not a second too soon. Here are my predictions for key national, state, and Bay Area races (see companion article for SF predictions).
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Is SF’s Economic Boom Over?

Posted January 21, 2016 by Randy Shaw

What do 1986, 2006 and 2016 have in common besides ending in the number 6? Each brought predictions that a San Francisco economic boom was ending. Fears expressed in1986 were soon confirmed by the Savings & Loan meltdown and 1987
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Will Nov. Initiatives Ease SF’s Housing Woes (Updated)?

Posted July 7, 2015 by Randy Shaw

San Francisco voters could approve four ballot measures in November impacting the city’s housing crisis: a $310 million affordable housing bond, an initiative increasing restrictions on short-term rentals, a measure giving affordable housing developers  priority at building on city-owned land
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