During a period where car break-ins are surging, a San Francisco resident gets creative by advertising their car has "nothing to steal". Based on SFPD statistics, theft from vehicles surged 171% between 2010 and 2015. Theft From Vehicles, San Francisco Crime, SFPD Statistic, 2010 to 2015, 171% … [Read more...]
Proposition C Treats Symptom Not Cause Of City’s Housing Unaffordability
How does a city allay its affordability quagmire? With one-bedroom median rent breaching past $3,500, would-be and existing residents of San Francisco are faced with an oppressive housing market. Solving such a crisis, which also includes 1.1 million median home prices, requires understanding of … [Read more...]
An Uninvited Guest
"We are the champions - my friends. And we'll keep on fighting, Till the end ...", Freddie Mercury's singing adds to my high spirits. Coming out of my Saturday morning gym workout, there's definitely a spring in my step. I head up Green from Polk Street. The ascent up Nob Hill, a usually arduous … [Read more...]
In Pictures – San Francisco In Silhouette
Like the glowing embers of a dying fire, the sky burned in lurid colors of carmine and persimmon while the setting sun descended below Twin Peaks. Protruding appendages of Oakland's gantry cranes and San Francisco's waterfront skyline darkened in anticipation for the arriving night. San … [Read more...]
Great! You Found An Apartment But Where Are You Going To Park Your Car?
The city of San Francisco is known for many things, a bustling tech industry, diverse neighborhoods, and a delicious variety of restaurants. Unfortunately, the “City by the Bay’s” booming tech industry is growing more quickly than the city can create housing opportunities, thus leading to one of … [Read more...]
Poll: Is More “Affordable” Housing The Solution To The City’s High Rents?
Though the accelerating swell of prices has slowed, San Francisco's $3,500 median rents still lead the country, even when compared to its East Coast big brother New York City. So how can the 13th largest city in the Union, known for its social activism and strong tenant rights, be center of an … [Read more...]
103 Unit Condo Building To Jazz Up Polk Gulch
I let my nose guide me to the 1545 Pine Street property. A pungent odor of old musty wood, aided by the thick misty morning breeze, drifted down the sidewalk as I made my way to the site. Peering through breaks in the wrapped perimeter fencing, I noticed excavators wrecking the wooden frames of … [Read more...]
Making Sense of The Proposition Madness – November 2015 Edition
Vote yes on A, No on K! Those ads, billboards and crazy propositions are back. Some want to help the poor, some want to help the rich. Others represent political infighting and really don't want to help anyone. Despite some improvements this year (many have summaries now), the ballot measures … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Transportation Scoots Forward
Through the train's windows, an ethereal scene of the Embarcadero waterfront and sparkling bay waters allowed a momentary reprieve from my current situation. 35 minutes prior I had left FiDi and boarded Muni's T line to meet a friend in SoMa for a "quick" lunch hour meal. Shortly after an expected … [Read more...]
New Restaurants Hits And Misses From The Last Year
Wild game meats, open wood fires, indoor urban golf, and rooftop bars. It has been an adventure exploring the city's new restaurants in the past year. Many executed their visions flawlessly, offering exceptional food, service, and overall dining experiences. Other establishments fell short on … [Read more...]