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...]
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...]
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...]
Free Yoga On The Sands Of Ocean Beach
And then it came. A gentle cool wind pushed onshore and broke the placid warm air that hovered over the hot sands of Ocean Beach. A half hour prior, as temperatures were charging upward past 90°F, an outdoor yoga class had commenced on the same shores under the direction of Yoga Teacher Tony … [Read more...]
In Pictures – A Spring Sunset From Ocean Beach
From the sands of Ocean Beach, onlookers gaze at the setting sun as it ignites the sky in fiery shades of orange. Photo was taken in March 2015. Sunset, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Spring, In Pictures … [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...]
The People Have Spoken: Local Prop Results
Yesterday, residents of San Francisco voted in the November 2014 elections and decided the fate of 12 local ballot measures. There wasn't enough support for the soda tax but voters supported the minimum wage hike and increased funding for Muni. Below are the results for all the local ballot … [Read more...]
With Great Voting Power, Comes Great Responsibility
A warm sun and clear skies greeted San Francisco Tuesday morning as voters descended upon the city's 576 polling places for the November 2014 election. Inside the polling rooms, eligible voters were given a five card ballot with a variety of local, state, and federal offices and measures up for … [Read more...]
Making Sense Of The Proposition Alphabet Madness
It would be almost impossible for any pedestrian, driver, and cyclist traveling through the city to avoid the multitude of billboards, pamphlets, flyers, and banners promoting a certain stance on the many ballot measures (also known as propositions) up for vote next month. With vague … [Read more...]