Housing Element and Rezoning
The state-mandated housing plan and rezoning.
6 stories · Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
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Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?
Mission Local asked the District 10 supervisor candidates whether they would allow taller, denser buildings along the Third Street corridor. Two candidates had reservations about upzoning the transit-heavy corridor; others said the change could work with restrictions.
Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?
Mission Local asked District 10 supervisor candidates whether they would upzone the Third Street corridor. Two candidates had reservations, while others said upzoning with restrictions could be positive. The corridor is transit-heavy.
The Man Who Hated Victorians
Landmarking is part of San Francisco's zoning politics: Supervisor Rafael Mandelman demanded protection for more sites last year in exchange for his vote on the Family Zoning Plan, and Mayor Daniel Lurie expanded the landmarking effort this year to potentially thousands of sites. Mandelman tells The Frisc he does not weigh in on specific sites and wants preservation experts to have room to do so. The piece looks back at Newton J. Tharp, the city's official architect a century ago, who considered much of what San Francisco now protects an abomination.
The Man Who Hated Victorians
The Frisc examines how historic preservation has become part of San Francisco's zoning politics, including Supervisor Rafael Mandelman's demand last year for landmark protections in exchange for his vote on the Family Zoning Plan. Mandelman told The Frisc he leaves decisions about specific sites to preservation and architecture experts.
Too Damn High: Lurie’s ‘Rent Emergency’ And SF’s Struggle to Make Life Affordable
Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency last week after the median market-rate rent rose 25 percent over the past year to nearly $4,500 a month. His plan includes a proposal from Supervisor Jackie Fielder to block eviction when a tenant falls one month behind, $3 million more for the city fund that provides free legal help to tenants facing eviction, and an extra $3,000 on the $11,110 payment landlords must give tenants displaced by an owner move-in. The declaration followed last December's Family Zoning Plan, which supporters and opponents are both trying to amend this fall.
The Latest Fight Over a Large, Upzoned Housing Development Comes to West Portal
A proposed apartment building in West Portal has grown to 172 units and 12 stories, nearly triple its original size. The project would replace the former Empire Theater at 85 West Portal Avenue and include an adjacent property. The developer cites Mayor Daniel Lurie's family zoning changes as a reason for the expansion, according to SFist.