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This SF Renter Is Trying to Beat the AI-Fueled Housing Boom With an Analog Approach
Harlow Srain, a 28-year-old San Francisco renter, has contacted more than 200 landlords and property managers in nine months as she tries to stay in the city. She lives in Bernal Heights with an ex-partner and says rents have risen more than 25% over the past year. She is cold-calling landlords to ask for lower rent.
Voters will decide whether to reopen Great Highway to traffic in San Francisco
San Francisco voters will vote in November on Proposition G, which would reopen the Great Highway to cars on weekdays and keep it as a park on weekends. The measure would reverse Proposition K, approved in 2024, which closed a two-mile stretch to traffic and created Sunset Dunes park next to Ocean Beach. Supervisor Alan Wong, a supporter, said he prioritizes people who need to drive to work or school on weekdays over recreation.
Ingleside house with squatters and burned roof listed at $450,000 draws multiple offers
A single-family home in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood has been listed for $450,000 despite a large hole in its roof and occupants who are squatting there, according to World Journal. The listing drew multiple offers and is now under contract. The house is among the cheapest single-family homes in the city.
Sneak Peek: Climbing Gym Aisle 19’s New Digs Inside A One-Time Supermarket
Touchstone Climbing is converting the former Pacific Super supermarket on Alemany Boulevard into a climbing gym called Aisle 19. The gym hosted an open house on Sept. 24, and a tentative opening is set for 2027. The 27,764-square-foot space will have bouldering walls designed by Walltopia.
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SF NAACP Calls on San Francisco Unified to Hold Racist Behavior Accountable
The NAACP San Francisco branch, parents and community advocates accused the San Francisco Unified School District of failing to act on anti-Black rhetoric after several incidents at district high schools. On Sept. 4, a Black student at Lincoln High School was called the N-word during a passing period, according to representatives for the NAACP and Coleman Advocates. A physical altercation followed, and the groups want the district to hold students accountable.
As SFUSD weighs replacing its lottery, a new group pushes a bold overhaul
A new advocacy group called KTAP is pushing an overhaul of the San Francisco Unified School District's student assignment lottery. Its founders include two teachers, a failed school board candidate and a former SF Parents staffer. The district is weighing whether to replace the lottery system.