San Francisco Mayor Lurie Infuses $30 Million in Reforms to Tackle ‘Rent Emergency’
Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a $30 million package of tenant protections Thursday and called rising rents a 'rent emergency' in San Francisco. He gave the speech at Alamo Square Park. Rents in the city rose 25.6 percent over the past year, the fastest growth of any US market, according to the rental listing company Apartment List.
Housing & Land Use
3 stories, 2 outletsS.F. teacher housing at 18th and Mission is on ice, emails show
Emails show that a project to build 63 units of teacher housing at 18th and Mission streets has been paused for more than a year. It is unclear how the project will proceed.
Candlestick megaproject breaks ground after years of delay
The developer FivePoint broke ground on the redevelopment of the former Candlestick Park stadium site. The project had been delayed by the neighboring shipyard and by economic conditions.
Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium
Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents District 10, plans to introduce a 45-day moratorium on new data centers on Sept. 15. The proposal comes amid public concern over data centers in the city.
City Hall
1 story, 1 outletSan Francisco mayor reaches tentative deal with city unions on 12% raises
Mayor Daniel Lurie reached a tentative agreement with large city unions that would give about 25,000 city workers 12 percent raises over four years and shield full-time union members from layoffs through June 2029. The deal still needs a vote by union members and would cover more than 80 percent of city employees, according to the mayor's office.