San Francisco office vacancy rate eclipses financial-crisis high
By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg, January 12, 2021. There are already signs of an early rebound in leases.
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Newsom’s proposed budget includes intergovernmental Housing Accountability Unit
Josh Stephens, California Planning & Development Report, January 11, 2021. The unit will act as a housing ‘ombudsman’ and help cities navigate RHNA compliance.
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SF, UCSF community benefits package for Parnassus Heights project not enforceable
NBC Bay Area, January 4, 2021, and SF Examiner, January 11, 2021. The hospital modernization and expansion promises investments in housing, transit, and workforce training, but supervisors want legal assurance of UCSF’s commitments.
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Caltrain talks regional rail
Curtis Driscoll, Daily Journal Staff, January 8, 2021. A possible partnership with BART would integrate transit schedules and services.
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Newsom wants to send $600 to millions of Californians, extend renter protections
Ben Christopher, CalMatters, January 8, 2021. It’s not clear when these proposed measures will be formally introduced and if they actually pass the legislature.
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New study suggests Uber and Lyft could increase car ownership
By David Grossman, Inverse, January 7, 2021. Contrary to their expectations, researchers found a slight increase on average across 224 cities.
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‘Slow Streets’ disrupted city planning. What comes next?
Laura Bliss, Bloomberg CityLab, January 6, 2021. City planners and equity advocates in Oakland and across the country reflect on the potential for trauma-informed planning.
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Steep rent declines across the Bay Area in 2020
By Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2021. Seasonal effects on rents mean they are likely to stay low for several more months.
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Residential redevelopment of commercially zoned land in California
New analysis finds untapped potential statewide for mixed-use and infill development.
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Why don’t we treat housing as infrastructure?
Sarah Karlinsky and Cristian Bevington, City Monitor, December 22, 2020. A new SPUR report showcases international strategies for housing production and affordability.
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