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A modern six-story building with wood-paneled exterior, balconies, and ground-floor shops stands at a busy city intersection with pedestrians, cyclists, cars, and colorful street decorations.

Wedge-shaped 24th St. housing project goes down to 6 stories, loses 15 units

by Oscar Palma June 30, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 2, 2026, 1:17 pm

A man speaks into a microphone while seated on a panel; another man holds papers and listens. Audience members are seated in the foreground, with a large mural on the wall behind them.

Supervisor Mahmood says he’s open to paring back proposed tax break on big S.F. real-estate sales

by Rosina Boehm June 4, 2026, 3:15 pmJune 5, 2026, 10:46 am

Three people speak at separate events: a woman by a microphone, a man at a podium, and another man holding a microphone and gesturing with his hand.

Election Coverage

S.F.’s congressional candidates want more housing. Here’s how they’d build it.

by Io Yeh Gilman May 28, 2026, 8:00 amMay 28, 2026, 11:16 am

A multi-story housing building under construction, with scaffolding and a red crane. An orange construction elevator is attached to the right side of the structure. The sky is clear and blue.

S.F. eyes $125M annually for affordable housing, more than double current funding

by Joe Rivano Barros May 19, 2026, 10:00 amMay 19, 2026, 11:20 am

A man in a suit sits at a desk with a laptop in a formal meeting room. Another person sits in the background. A nameplate reads "Bilal Mahmood.

Casting shade on shadows: S.F. supervisor targets a favorite tool for blocking housing

by Io Yeh Gilman May 14, 2026, 6:00 amMay 14, 2026, 12:22 pm

A group of people gather near a construction site with a large excavator and a sign that reads “Welcome to the Barrio.” Buildings and a clear sky are visible in the background.

S.F. housing nonprofit MEDA cuts staff, slashes salaries as fiscal troubles mount

by Sarah Hopkins May 1, 2026, 6:00 amMay 1, 2026, 11:35 am

Black and white photo of a smiling older man in a straw hat, overlaid on a vintage cityscape with buildings, streets, and distant hills.

John Elberling, combative S.F. nonprofit housing leader and political power player, dies at 79

by Sarah Hopkins April 2, 2026, 7:44 pmApril 3, 2026, 10:42 am

Mayor Lurie’s ‘housing’ tax cut also helps big S.F. office landlords. Why?

by Io Yeh Gilman March 17, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 17, 2026, 1:47 pm

Aerial rendering of an urban block at 17th and Bryant streets, highlighting a building labeled "Bryant Street Housing" and surrounding streets; labeled as a draft.

SFMTA cuts 365 units from Potrero Yard housing project

by Alice Finno March 3, 2026, 10:25 pmMarch 26, 2026, 4:00 pm

They want to be California’s next governor. At S.F. debate, it was hard to tell them apart.

by Sophia Rerucha February 4, 2026, 2:55 pmMarch 29, 2026, 6:09 am

A man in a gray suit stands in front of the ICE entrance at the United States Appraisers Building.

S.F. supervisor says mayor’s housing office ‘lost’ $5M for affordable housing

by Eleni Balakrishnan January 26, 2026, 5:18 pmMarch 3, 2026, 4:02 pm

S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing

by Io Yeh Gilman December 16, 2025, 3:43 pmDecember 18, 2025, 1:09 pm

A single-story building on a city corner features colorful murals on its walls, with cars and tall buildings visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

S.F. moves to accelerate stalled housing at Tenderloin food-hall site

by Eleni Balakrishnan December 16, 2025, 3:42 pmMarch 18, 2026, 1:05 pm

Modern multi-story building with glass facades, curved architecture, retail spaces at street level, and people walking on a busy sidewalk at dusk.

Why is San Francisco’s pro-housing mayor opposing new housing in the Marina?

by Io Yeh Gilman and Kelly Waldron December 11, 2025, 5:00 amDecember 11, 2025, 3:38 pm

After years of alleged neglect, their Mission building caught fire. Will suing help them return?

by Oscar Palma December 5, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 9, 2025, 11:39 am

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