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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

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 amJuly 29, 2026, 5:52 am

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 amJuly 29, 2026, 12:27 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 pmJuly 29, 2026, 1:16 am

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

by Io Yeh Gilman March 17, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 5:14 am

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 pmJuly 29, 2026, 6:58 am

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