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Ghirardelli Square's Mystery Buyer: What We Know About SF's Shadowy Real Estate Deal
PublishedOne of San Francisco's most iconic waterfront properties just changed hands, and almost nobody saw it coming.
SB79 Won't Save the Missing Middle — The Math Doesn't Lie
PublishedSacramento loves to pass housing bills with triumphant press releases and zero grasp of a spreadsheet.
Billionaire Neil Mehta Waited Out SF's Legacy Business Protections. Now He's Back to Evicting.
PublishedRemember when Aaron Peskin pushed through that 18-month moratorium on evicting legacy businesses back in November 2024?
Teacher Housing at 750 Golden Gate: A Band-Aid on a Self-Inflicted Wound
PublishedThere's a new building going up at 750 Golden Gate Avenue in the Western Addition, and on the surface, it's hard not to…
The Real Cost of a Clean Apartment in San Francisco
PublishedIf you've ever tried to hire a house cleaner in San Francisco, you already know: the sticker shock is real.
SF Renters Have Resorted to Seducing Landlords, and Honestly, We Get It
PublishedThe San Francisco rental market has reached a new milestone in absurdity.
A Murder House for $2.2M and a Chief Economist Who Blames Everything but City Hall
PublishedSan Francisco's housing market continues to be the kind of fever dream that makes you question whether you're reading…
MEDA Got a $37.8 Million Bailout. Now They're Laying Off Workers Anyway.
PublishedHere's a story that should make every San Francisco taxpayer's blood pressure spike a few points.
Apartment Hunting in SF Is Hard Enough — Now Try Doing It With a Parrot
PublishedSan Francisco's rental market is notoriously brutal.
SF's Big Business Housing Tax: 'Huge Success' or Huge Spin?
PublishedSan Francisco's tax on big businesses to fund housing is reportedly being hailed as a "huge success." And look — we'd…
The Bay Area's Unofficial Family Planning Policy: Be Rich or Leave
PublishedHere's a fun thought experiment: imagine telling your kids that the place they grew up in — the only home they've ever…
Bayview-Hunters Point: Where the Government Poisoned a Neighborhood, Then Priced It Out
PublishedIf you wanted to write a case study on how government fails the people it's supposed to protect — and then adds insult…
Pac Heights Mansion Sells for $27.5M Because Of Course It Does
PublishedIn a city where the median home price already makes most Americans weep into their cereal, someone just dropped $27.5…
Bayview Plaza: Another Development Promise SF Needs to Actually Deliver On
PublishedThe Bayview Plaza development is back in the conversation, and if you've lived in San Francisco long enough, you know…
You Don't Need a FAANG Salary to Live Here — But You Do Need a Plan
PublishedEvery few weeks, someone asks the question that haunts an entire generation of young people eyeing San Francisco: How…
SF's 'Glow Up' Is More Like a Slow Up — And You're Paying For It
PublishedSan Francisco loves a good rebrand. Can't fix the potholes? Call it a "glow up." Can't get permitting timelines under…
Embarcadero Plaza Redesign: A Bigger Park, a Bigger Price Tag, and a Fountain Lawsuit
PublishedSan Francisco is rolling out an updated vision for the Embarcadero Plaza redesign, and this time they're going bigger —…
Why SF Keeps Shrinking Its Own Skyline
PublishedHere's a fun quirk of building anything tall in San Francisco: by the time it actually goes up, it's almost certainly…
Gap Founder's Brother Lists Russian Hill Mansion for $17M — Because Of Course It's Russian Hill
PublishedIf you've ever wondered where the money from all those khakis ended up, wonder no more.
District 2 Candidates Face the Question Every SF Politician Loves to Dodge: Where Does Housing Actually Go?
PublishedIt's the question that makes San Francisco politicians break out in hives: where, specifically, should we build more…
AI Money Is Making SF Housing Even More Unhinged — And It's Spreading
PublishedIf you've tried to buy a home in San Francisco recently, you already know the drill: multiple offers over asking…
536 Mission Street Gets a Glow-Up: SoMa Tower Renderings Drop
PublishedNew renderings are out for 536 Mission Street, a proposed high-rise in SoMa that could bring a 47-story mixed-use tower…
Can't Even Get a Death Discount: SF Home Where Family of 4 Died Sells $700K Over Asking
PublishedIf you were hoping that a quadruple homicide might finally crack open the door to affordable homeownership in San…
SF Is Building Skyscrapers While Offices Sit Empty — And It Actually Makes Sense
PublishedHere's a headline that sounds like peak San Francisco absurdity: developers are racing to build new skyscrapers while…