Housing & Land Use3
These two investors are quietly buying up Union Square, one building at a time
The two investors behind Project Uris have spent tens of millions of dollars buying buildings across five retail corridors, the Standard reports. Their purchases center on Union Square, which was still recovering from the pandemic when they began looking at the San Francisco market in 2023.
Scammers posing as landlords and tenants take $18,000 and keep working in San Francisco
World Journal reports on a rental scam in which people impersonate landlords and renters, a scheme that has taken $18,000 and is still operating in San Francisco. One prospective renter, Lauren Rice, was shown a two-bedroom advertised at $6,000 a month.
Public Safety1
City Hall3
Connie Chan casts an early ballot in her congressional run
Supervisor Connie Chan voted early at City Hall on Monday with her partner and 13-year-old son, Sing Tao reports. She said she was thinking about whether her son will be able to afford to live in San Francisco, and addressed the negative mail in her House race against Scott Wiener.
Steve Adami, divisive S.F. abstinence advocate, tapped for city recovery job
Steve Adami, who has expressed views critical of harm reduction and housing first, has been appointed to a city recovery job, Mission Local reports. Sources tell the outlet the appointment was made at the mayor's behest.
Scott Wiener condemns the Israeli government — and genocide. Pro-Palestine advocates are unmoved.
Mission Local reports that state Sen. Scott Wiener and activists have clashed over Israel and Palestine for years, and that some pro-Palestine advocates are opposing his congressional run despite his condemnation of the Israeli government and of genocide.
Health & Environment1
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Public records8
Filed with the City and County of San Francisco: new housing projects of 10 or more units and building permits over $1 million. Written automatically from city open data; each item links to the city record.