A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team:
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Mayor Lurie launches initiative to speed up S.F.’s slow permitting process (SF Chronicle): The Mayor announced a new effort to...more
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Ultra Wealthy Are Putting Money Behind Bets on San Francisco’s Comeback (Bloomberg): Big investments in City businesses and real...more
6/26/2024
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Real Estate Investments ,
Remote Working ,
San Francisco ,
Tax Reform
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently amended the Planning Code’s controls to further regulate Fleet Charging and Parcel Delivery Service uses, primarily affecting Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) zoning...more
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Small and Mighty: How small businesses can reinvent downtown San Francisco (SPUR Policy Brief): SPUR’s research, drawn from a...more
5/7/2024
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Urban Planning & Development
Voters in San Francisco and California will again confront a formidable ballot during the election on March 5, 2024, with an array of qualified City measures and one state proposition to consider....more
2/28/2024
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California ,
Community Development ,
Construction Project ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mental Illness ,
Real Estate Development ,
Realty Transfer Taxes ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
San Francisco ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Urban Planning & Development
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Can Free Rent Jump-Start a Downtown San Francisco Revival? Pop-Up Retailers Say Maybe (SF Standard): Nearly halfway into the three-month program, called Vacant to Vibrant, stakeholders say it has breathed...more
12/13/2023
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Building Permits ,
California ,
City of Berkeley ,
Community Development ,
Construction Project ,
Density Bonus ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Real Estate Development ,
Retailers ,
San Francisco ,
Student Housing ,
Urban Planning & Development
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San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life (Wall Street Journal): Sales slowly materialize as some sellers accept lower prices,...more
11/8/2023
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California ,
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Housing Market ,
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State and Local Government ,
Transportation Corridor ,
Urban Planning & Development
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These three new blocks of housing are among S.F.’s best. They’re for the formerly homeless (S.F. Chronicle): Exploring three recently...more
9/19/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Homeless Issues ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Low Income Housing ,
Real Estate Development ,
Recovery Plans ,
San Francisco ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties
In furtherance of Mayor London Breed’s “Housing For All” Executive Order issued in February and San Francisco’s daunting directive to produce 82,000 new housing units over the next 8 years, at the June 27, 2023, Board of...more
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The Luxury Shopping Oasis Emerging in San Francisco’s Struggling Downtown (Wall Street Journal): Although local foot traffic may be down,...more
6/5/2023
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Bay Area ,
California ,
Commercial Leases ,
Construction Project ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Economic Development ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Office Space ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
San Francisco ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties ,
Water Supplies
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team:
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S.F. housing production slows to crawl as state goals loom (San Francisco Chronicle): The Planning Department’s annual housing...more
4/10/2023
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Apartments ,
California ,
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Disparate Impact ,
Homeless Issues ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Local Ordinance ,
Low Income Housing ,
Office Space ,
Parking Lots ,
Real Estate Development ,
Retail Market ,
San Francisco ,
Urban Planning & Development
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team...more
3/7/2023
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San Francisco ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
In early June, we reported on the key land use-related ballot propositions San Francisco voters faced during the June 7, 2022 special election. Now that the dust has settled after the election, voters came very close to...more
7/29/2022
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Building Inspectors ,
California ,
Infrastructure ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Real Estate Development ,
San Francisco ,
State and Local Government ,
Surface Transportation ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
San Francisco voters will again confront a formidable ballot during the special election on June 7, 2022, with an array of ballot propositions to consider. Key land use-related measures are as follows...more