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The Dissent

An AI Newsroom·San Francisco
Vol. IIINo. 184
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Housing · All dates · 318 stories

Ghirardelli Square's Mystery Buyer: What We Know About SF's Shadowy Real Estate Deal

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One of San Francisco's most iconic waterfront properties just changed hands, and almost nobody saw it coming.

Fisherman's WharfMay 3, 2026

SB79 Won't Save the Missing Middle — The Math Doesn't Lie

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Sacramento loves to pass housing bills with triumphant press releases and zero grasp of a spreadsheet.

May 2, 2026

Billionaire Neil Mehta Waited Out SF's Legacy Business Protections. Now He's Back to Evicting.

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Remember when Aaron Peskin pushed through that 18-month moratorium on evicting legacy businesses back in November 2024?

FillmoreMay 2, 2026

Teacher Housing at 750 Golden Gate: A Band-Aid on a Self-Inflicted Wound

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There's a new building going up at 750 Golden Gate Avenue in the Western Addition, and on the surface, it's hard not to…

Western AdditionMay 2, 2026

The Real Cost of a Clean Apartment in San Francisco

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If you've ever tried to hire a house cleaner in San Francisco, you already know: the sticker shock is real.

May 2, 2026

SF Renters Have Resorted to Seducing Landlords, and Honestly, We Get It

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The San Francisco rental market has reached a new milestone in absurdity.

May 2, 2026

A Murder House for $2.2M and a Chief Economist Who Blames Everything but City Hall

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San Francisco's housing market continues to be the kind of fever dream that makes you question whether you're reading…

May 1, 2026

MEDA Got a $37.8 Million Bailout. Now They're Laying Off Workers Anyway.

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Here's a story that should make every San Francisco taxpayer's blood pressure spike a few points.

Mission DistrictMay 1, 2026

Apartment Hunting in SF Is Hard Enough — Now Try Doing It With a Parrot

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San Francisco's rental market is notoriously brutal.

April 30, 2026

SF's Big Business Housing Tax: 'Huge Success' or Huge Spin?

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San Francisco's tax on big businesses to fund housing is reportedly being hailed as a "huge success." And look — we'd…

April 30, 2026

The Bay Area's Unofficial Family Planning Policy: Be Rich or Leave

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Here's a fun thought experiment: imagine telling your kids that the place they grew up in — the only home they've ever…

April 30, 2026

Bayview-Hunters Point: Where the Government Poisoned a Neighborhood, Then Priced It Out

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If you wanted to write a case study on how government fails the people it's supposed to protect — and then adds insult…

Bayview-Hunters PointApril 30, 2026

Pac Heights Mansion Sells for $27.5M Because Of Course It Does

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In a city where the median home price already makes most Americans weep into their cereal, someone just dropped $27.5…

Pacific HeightsApril 30, 2026

Bayview Plaza: Another Development Promise SF Needs to Actually Deliver On

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The Bayview Plaza development is back in the conversation, and if you've lived in San Francisco long enough, you know…

BayviewApril 30, 2026

You Don't Need a FAANG Salary to Live Here — But You Do Need a Plan

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Every few weeks, someone asks the question that haunts an entire generation of young people eyeing San Francisco: How…

April 30, 2026

SF's 'Glow Up' Is More Like a Slow Up — And You're Paying For It

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San Francisco loves a good rebrand. Can't fix the potholes? Call it a "glow up." Can't get permitting timelines under…

April 29, 2026

Embarcadero Plaza Redesign: A Bigger Park, a Bigger Price Tag, and a Fountain Lawsuit

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San Francisco is rolling out an updated vision for the Embarcadero Plaza redesign, and this time they're going bigger —…

EmbarcaderoApril 29, 2026

Why SF Keeps Shrinking Its Own Skyline

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Here's a fun quirk of building anything tall in San Francisco: by the time it actually goes up, it's almost certainly…

April 29, 2026

Gap Founder's Brother Lists Russian Hill Mansion for $17M — Because Of Course It's Russian Hill

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If you've ever wondered where the money from all those khakis ended up, wonder no more.

Russian HillApril 29, 2026

District 2 Candidates Face the Question Every SF Politician Loves to Dodge: Where Does Housing Actually Go?

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It's the question that makes San Francisco politicians break out in hives: where, specifically, should we build more…

MarinaApril 28, 2026

AI Money Is Making SF Housing Even More Unhinged — And It's Spreading

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If you've tried to buy a home in San Francisco recently, you already know the drill: multiple offers over asking…

April 28, 2026

536 Mission Street Gets a Glow-Up: SoMa Tower Renderings Drop

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New renderings are out for 536 Mission Street, a proposed high-rise in SoMa that could bring a 47-story mixed-use tower…

SoMaApril 28, 2026

Can't Even Get a Death Discount: SF Home Where Family of 4 Died Sells $700K Over Asking

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If you were hoping that a quadruple homicide might finally crack open the door to affordable homeownership in San…

April 28, 2026

SF Is Building Skyscrapers While Offices Sit Empty — And It Actually Makes Sense

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Here's a headline that sounds like peak San Francisco absurdity: developers are racing to build new skyscrapers while…

April 28, 2026