Citizen ideal for crime watchers, but not crime stoppers — by design
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Laura Wenus
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SF developer plans a nonprofit to build affordable housing faster
By Laura Wenus Posted
Government isn’t moving fast enough on building housing, say developers Joe and Joey Toboni, so the father and son with two market rate projects in...
Meet the woman turning a nonprofit into a developer of affordable housing
By Laura Wenus Posted
In her four years working in the real estate arm of the Mission Economic Development Agency, Karoleen Feng has played a key role in turning...
Developments in Development: More and less
By Laura Wenus Posted
Developments in Development is a “weekly” column recapping real estate, housing, planning, zoning and construction news. There’s 880,000 of us now living in this city....
Cosmetology school closes permanently
By Laura Wenus Posted
Clients looking for a new look that’s easy on the wallet may be in for an unpleasant surprise: The San Francisco College of Cosmetology, on...
New SF Mission resident’s first project: Cleaning up trash
By Laura Wenus Posted
Jeff Winkle has a job working for a bank, but he’s getting ready to start picking up trash. When Winkle started looking for a place...
Noisebridge, facing displacement, plans to come back bigger and better
By Laura Wenus Posted
Being booted by August 2018 is not the first existential threat that the quirky, “do-ocratic” hackerspace Noisebridge has faced – and this time around, some...
Developments in Development: Drops in the bucket
By Laura Wenus Posted
Developments in Development is a “weekly” column recapping real estate, housing, planning, zoning and construction news. We’re building a fair amount, but Socketsite reports we’re...
Robbers reportedly injure victim in shooting at Mission St. business
By Laura Wenus Posted
A person was injured in a robbery and shooting inside Mission Loan and Pawnbrokers near 19th Street, according to bystanders. Police did not immediately respond...
Neighborhood Notes: CCSF aids undocumented students; Tacoless Tuesdays; Robot removal
By Laura Wenus Posted
City College pledges support for undocumented City College’s Board of Trustees set aside more than $670,000 for support services such as academic counselors, social workers...
Developer facing appeal says he’ll “shut down forever” activist “racket”
By Laura Wenus Posted
Activists intend to file an environmental appeal on a project that would build 75 units of housing at 2918 Mission St., and that plan has...
Fort Point brewpub can open at 20th and Shotwell
By Laura Wenus Posted
Planning Commissioners on Thursday narrowly approved a proposal for a microbrewery and restaurant inside the building currently owned and used by bagmaker Timbuk2 at 20th...
A new voice leading the Community Music Center
By Laura Wenus Posted
Julie Rulyak Steinberg has taken the helm of the Community Music Center on Capp Street, assuming the role of Executive Director in mid-September. She comes...
Ronen wants answers on mental health beds and 16th Street BART station
By Laura Wenus Posted
Mission Local checked in this week with Hillary Ronen about her first year on the job as District 9 Supervisor and some of the changes...
Nonprofit buys decaying building at 18th and Mission streets
By Laura Wenus Posted
A derelict building at 18th and Mission streets owned by a former Facebook executive that has been decaying for years has been acquired by the...
