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40 Applicants, 24 Hours, One Studio: SF's Rental Market Has Lost Its Mind Again
A San Francisco landlord with 20 years of experience managing a building recently posted a unit — a large studio…
Hot Take: People Are Still Moving TO San Francisco
Against the tide of doom-and-gloom narratives about San Francisco's decline, here's a refreshing data point: families…
The Outer Richmond Safeway Is Getting the Wrecking Ball — And 562 New Homes
The formal application is in: that sprawling Outer Richmond Safeway is set for a massive redevelopment, and the numbers…
Evictions Hit a Decade High — And City Hall's Housing Machine Still Can't Build Its Way Out
San Francisco evictions have hit a 10-year high in 2025, and the trajectory for the rest of the year looks even worse.
SF's Uncomfortable Truth: A City That Can't Afford Its Own Workers
There's a question floating around the Bay Area right now that cuts deeper than any budget report or policy memo: Is…
SF Wants to Keep Artists Housed. Maybe Start by Not Making the City Unaffordable in the First Place.
San Francisco is convening a panel to explore ways to keep artists housed in the Bay Area.
California's Coastal Towns Are Bleeding Residents — And Sacramento Doesn't Care
Another day, another data point confirming what anyone with eyes already knows: people are leaving California's coastal…
SF Lost Its Edge? Or Did You Just Get Old?
Another week, another round of people mourning the soul of San Francisco.
SF Cut Housing Fees and Still Nobody's Building. Shocked? You Shouldn't Be.
San Francisco tried to jumpstart residential construction in 2023 by slashing affordable-housing fees for developers.
The Real Sunset: When San Francisco Homes Were Just Expensive Instead of Impossible
The Sunset District is famous for two things: gorgeous skies and rows of pastel-colored homes that regular people once…
Wine Country's Real Estate House of Cards: When Empire Builders Leave Everyone Else Holding the Bag
There's a particular flavor of Bay Area grift that never seems to go out of season: someone builds a flashy real estate…
Your Roof Shape Could Get You Dropped: SF's Insurance Crisis Gets Even Dumber
Just when you thought the California insurance meltdown couldn't get more absurd, here's a new twist: San Francisco…
For $250, You Can Own a Piece of San Francisco — Just Bring a Snorkel
San Francisco real estate is famously insane.
Even the Traffic Cones Are Transplants Now
There's a joke making the rounds in San Francisco that perfectly captures the absurdity of the city's housing…
No, Detroit Cannot Teach the Bay Area About Housing. Just Cut the Red Tape.
Every few months, someone publishes a breathless think piece about how some other city has cracked the code on housing…
First & Market, 1915: When SF Was Still Building Instead of Regulating
A recently circulated historic photo of First and Market streets from 1915 is making the rounds among San Franciscans —…
Cole Valley Garage Sale Accidentally Becomes Group Therapy Session About Housing Prices
There's something beautifully cruel about a neighborhood garage sale in San Francisco.
The $3,500/Month Closet You Can't Even Walk Into
There's a certain dark comedy to paying San Francisco rent — some of the highest in the nation — and still not being…
The $30K Question: Why SF Parents Feel Pressured to Go Private
Here's a scene playing out at preschool drop-offs across San Francisco right now: parents casually swapping notes about…
A 1986 Newspaper Clipping Shows Just How Badly SF Broke Its Own Housing Market
Someone was unpacking their grandmother's old boxes from a 1986 move out of the Richmond District and found a newspaper…
Bernal Heights: The $443K Eight‑Bedroom That Got Away
Bernal Heights Park remains one of San Francisco's most underrated gems — sweeping views, windswept hilltop vibes, and…
Golden Gate Fields: Where a Racetrack Goes to Become Another Bay Area Planning Nightmare
Golden Gate Fields — the storied horse racing track perched on the Albany waterfront — is heading toward its next life.
Got a Marina Mansion Worth of Fixtures? Here's How to Keep It Out of a Landfill
Here's a small story that says a lot about how San Francisco works — and occasionally doesn't.
SF Home Prices Rocket 21% While the Rest of America Cools Off
Just when you thought San Francisco's housing market might finally give aspiring homeowners a breather, April's MLS…