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A row of multi-story residential buildings with garages at street level and a staircase leading to an arched entryway. Trees and parked cars are along the sidewalk.

Election Coverage

One San Francisco affordable-housing measure set to pass, another unlikely to succeed

by Io Yeh Gilman November 3, 2026, 9:24 pmNovember 4, 2026, 10:12 am

A woman in a light blazer and a man in a suit and tie standing at podiums and smiling.

Election Coverage

Wiener vs. Chan: Two very different urbanist visions in San Francisco’s congressional race

by Io Yeh Gilman October 31, 2026, 1:20 pmNovember 3, 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.

Election Coverage

Real-estate money floods fight against San Francisco ‘social housing’ measure

by Andrea Jiménez October 29, 2026, 4:00 amOctober 29, 2026, 6:18 pm

A three-story blue house with barred windows and a metal gate on the front door, situated on a city street with two people walking nearby.

S.F. supervisors advance $22.2 million MEDA housing deal amid financial scrutiny

by Sarah Hopkins October 28, 2026, 3:00 pmOctober 29, 2026, 11:32 am

Aerial view of a DM Development multi-story building featuring a textured, copper-toned facade with vertical geometric patterns, situated on an urban street with passing traffic.

152-unit Mission District housing project to break ground, with shrunken promises

by Oscar Palma October 22, 2026, 4:00 amOctober 22, 2026, 11:56 am

A woman with long dark hair wearing a white shirt stands by a window with blinds, looking out. Framed artwork is visible on the wall behind her.

S.F. supervisor seeks to bar evictions for less than a month’s unpaid rent

by Yujie Zhou September 1, 2026, 5:00 amSeptember 1, 2026, 9:39 am

Aerial site plan showing two residential buildings, labeled entries for adult daycare and housing, with access paths and streets labeled Great Hwy, Lincoln Way, and La Playa St.

Future low-income senior housing at 1234 Great Highway still a Motel 6 for now

by Rosina Boehm July 17, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:47 pm

A construction crane stands among palm trees and power lines against a cloudy sky, with a traffic light visible at the bottom right.

San Francisco cuts affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%

by Aaliyah Español-Rivas July 14, 2026, 6:33 pmJuly 28, 2026, 10:55 pm

Four people, including two in police uniforms, sit at a table with microphones in a community meeting room decorated with colorful paper butterflies.

Bernal neighbors welcome Supervisor Fielder at first town hall since her return

by Oscar Palma July 10, 2026, 11:02 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:06 pm

Exterior view of Thomas Paine Square Apartments building with a sign in front, shrubbery, and accessible entrance symbols visible.

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood calls hearing on problem-ridden Western Addition housing projects

by Xueer Lu July 8, 2026, 12:24 pmJuly 28, 2026, 11:09 pm

A woman with glasses speaks into a microphone and gestures with her hand while seated at a desk in a wood-paneled room.

Election Coverage

San Francisco supervisors put public-bank measure on ballot

by Io Yeh Gilman July 7, 2026, 6:29 pmJuly 29, 2026, 4:33 pm

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 28, 2026, 11:29 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 pmJuly 29, 2026, 1:22 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 amJuly 29, 2026, 4:57 pm

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 amJuly 29, 2026, 4:17 am

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