The Problem with Building Up in San Francisco
There seems to be a never-ending supply of people who want to move into the city,yet there’s virtually no place to put them....
GentrificationA collection of 56 posts
Five New San Francisco Housing Developments Wrapping Up This Year
Looking to rent a place? You’ll shell out more to live in San Francisco than anywhere else in the nation, given that the median rental price is almost $3,500 for a one-bedroom....
Here Are the Hard Numbers Behind the Eviction Epidemic in San Francisco
You hear about evictions and displacement all the time in San Francisco. In fact, it’s one of the most dominant international news stories about our foggy city: the real estate “explosion,” the housing crisis, the Googlization of San Francisco — or…...
Looking to Buy a Home in San Francisco? Um, Good Luck.
Raise your hand if you’ve been dumped on by the Bay Area housing market. San Francisco has been hailed as a modern-day Constantinople, given that it’s become a deep-rooted hub for e-commerce and digital goods; has an explosive arts scene; and is an…...
The Arts Are Struggling to Survive in San Francisco. Here’s Why.
Did you ever wonder why, in Beat novels like Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, the characters have so much time to sit around and drink and smoke pot, despite living in expensive cities like New York and San Francisco?...
Lucky 13 Getting Replaced by Condos? We Have Answers
Looks like yet another favorite San Francisco gathering place could be blown to dust to make room for luxury condos....
Get Ready for Everything in San Francisco to Be Named after the Rich
San Franciscans have traditionally been wary of the wealthy and certainly hesitant to let rich donors buy their way onto the marquees of our prized public facilities....
Michelle Tea Learns “How to Grow Up” in San Francisco
I chose the apartment because of the persimmon tree outside the bedroom window....
The 10 Lies You Tell Yourself About Renting in San Francisco
1. “I can totally share one bathroom with two couples, an out of town guest who never left, and the cat every morning. We keep different schedules anyway, right?”...
Video Shows What Losing Your Home To Gentrification Is Like
As the city continues to grapple with its housing shortage, coupled with the influx of workers from the tech boom, one former resident of the Mission shares exactly what’s changed and how it feels to be displaced more than once from his home....
SF Rent Is Officially a Sinkhole Now
By Peter Lawrence Kane...
Urban Flow Latest Yoga Studio to Be Pushed Out
“What about right now? Are you happy?” That’s a question Rusty Wells once asked a room of sweaty yoga students, packed liked sardines into the loft-like space at the studio he founded and owns, Urban Flow....