Housing & Land Use4
SF landlords beat the vacancy tax in court. Next up? The so-called rental emergency
San Francisco landlords challenging the city's vacancy tax won in court and are now contesting Mayor Daniel Lurie's declaration of a rental emergency. Landlords call the rent emergency 'a bit cringey' and say the city is to blame for rising rents.
New Renderings Revealed for Long-Stalled Tower on SF's First Street
New renderings show the latest design for the long-stalled tower project on First Street between Market and Mission streets, the site once known as Oceanwide Center. A local venture of SKS Partners and investor Jay Yang, working with developer BXP, is submitting new plans after buying the property and its completed foundation from the bank that owned it. Construction stopped after the pandemic hit and the original Chinese developer lost the project in foreclosure.
San Francisco rents climb as Solano County rents fall
San Francisco's median monthly rent reached $4,700, up 31% from a year earlier, according to Realtor.com data cited by World Journal. Rents fell over the same period in Vallejo, down 2%, Vacaville, down 4%, and Solano County overall, down 5%.
City Hall2
San Francisco supervisors dial back extension to mayor’s controversial OpenGov software
San Francisco supervisors cut a requested five-year, $33 million extension of the city's OpenGov permitting software to $22 million over three years. The software runs the city's PermitSF platform.
Meet the District 6 candidate: Does the RESET center contradict Dorsey’s stance on 6th St.?
Supervisor Matt Dorsey, a District 6 candidate, says Sixth Street has a disproportionate share of the city's homelessness services, and he championed opening the RESET center on that street. The profile asks how the two positions fit together.