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West Portal Housing Project Now Projected at 13 Stories

A housing project planned on West Portal Avenue is now projected at 13 stories, the Richmond Sunset News reports. The avenue's buildings are mostly two or three floors, with one five-story building and a few at four stories.

Richmond Sunset News ↗

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Housing & Land Use4

Six-figure income still not enough to rent in San Francisco, Zillow analysis finds

A Zillow analysis found that about 31% of rental homes in the San Francisco metro area are affordable to someone earning $100,000 and paying $2,500 a month, World Journal reports. Nationally, 77% of rentals fall in that range; in the San Jose metro area the share is 13%.

World Journal ↗ (in Chinese)

Impacts of New Tree Legislation Approved by Supes

An ordinance from District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong and Mayor Daniel Lurie lets smaller property developers pay a fee instead of planting or replacing trees, the Richmond Sunset News reports. The Board of Supervisors passed it 7-4 in early September.

Richmond Sunset News ↗

Ballot Measure Impacts on Real Estate

Columnist John M. Lee walks through five local propositions on the November ballot that touch housing costs for owners, buyers, sellers and landlords. The Richmond Sunset News column is aimed at San Franciscans deciding how to vote on the housing measures.

Richmond Sunset News ↗

City Hall1

A battle royal is brewing over the SF board presidency

A contest is taking shape over the Board of Supervisors presidency, according to the Standard's newsletter. The same item notes a $50,000 ad buy that landed in the wrong congressional district, difficult conversations about consent in the gay community and a former arts commission official speaking out.

The San Francisco Standard ↗

Public Safety1

San Francisco police investigate homicide in Bayview District

San Francisco police are investigating a homicide in the Bayview District after officers found a man with a gunshot wound Friday night, the department said. Officers went to the 1100 block of Wisconsin Street around 8:38 p.m. and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police ask anyone with information to call 415-575-4444 or text TIP411.

The BayviewTelemundo 48 ↗ (in Spanish)

Around Town1

Seven friends took a gamble on a Mid-Market ‘communal living room.’ Now what?

Seven friends in their twenties turned an empty Mid-Market loft into a communal space called The Nook, hosting dance classes, art nights and science shows, according to the Standard. The group nearly shut it down after burnout set in.

The San Francisco Standard ↗

Arts & Culture1

Rose Pak station keeps building community arts programming

SFMTA and community groups plan more art at the Chinatown-Rose Pak subway station, using an empty retail space for exhibitions, talks and workshops, Sing Tao reports. The station is showing Threaded Histories, an installation by a fiber and embroidery artist that honors San Francisco garment workers, as part of the Arts Commission's Shaping Legacies program.

ChinatownSing Tao Daily US ↗ (in Chinese)

Transportation1

People We Meet: Jasper Lee, a big-time transit head all in on the T-Third

Jasper Lee was hired to work on the T-Third light rail line and called it a dream come true, Mission Local reports in its People We Meet column. He now works on making the line run faster.

The BayviewMission Local ↗

Education1

City College board candidate Jeremy Lee calls for more Cantonese teachers and larger enrollment

Jeremy Lee, one of eight candidates for three four-year seats on the City College of San Francisco board, says he would push to hire more Cantonese teachers and expand enrollment, Sing Tao reports. Lee, 37, a third-generation San Franciscan, works in housing finance at a community organization and heads an Asian American association, the paper says.

Sing Tao Daily US ↗ (in Chinese)