2016
"New Report: CA Housing Crisis Threatens to Derail State’s Aggressive Climate Change Goals"
SAN FRANCISCO—California’s epic housing crisis is hurting more than lower- and middle-income working families struggling to find housing they can afford. It’s also threatening to derail landmark greenhouse gas reduction laws that for a decade have made California a global leader in the battle against climate change, according to a white paper released today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
...More"10 Lessons Learned by Rereading Jane Jacobs"
Last week I was in the middle of packing and came across a well thumbed copy of The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I don’t remember when I read the book, but it was way more than twenty years ago (and predates my professional involvement with cities). As a very belated tribute to the anniversary of her 100th birthday, I decided to dip back into that remarkable book. Here’s ten takeaways from the godmother of the American city.
...More"Developer proposes 200 tiny prefab homes that fit together like LEGO"
Imagine the smallest space in which you could possibly live. Now imagine something smaller.
Can you get by in just 160 square feet? The answer, as Berkeley based modular building developer Panoramic Interests will tell you, probably depends on what other options you have. And in the Bay Area, there aren’t too many.
...More"Ordinary people can’t afford a home in San Francisco. How did it come to this?"
The city by the bay has the nation’s priciest real estate, and a battle is raging over whether tech wealth, population growth, or political will is to blame
All you need to know about San Francisco in 2016 was on display one recent Sunday at 83 McAllister Street, an office building turned into condominiums at the edge of the Tenderloin.
...More"A Big Life in a Tiny Home"
The actress Linda Emond moved to New York in the mid-90s with few possessions and no idea where she wanted to drop anchor.
“My guess was that I would be doing theater, or that I’d want to be doing theater, so I wanted to be in Manhattan in a safe location where there was public transportation,” said Ms. Emond, 57,
...More"Car-Free, Micro-DNA and Modular – Part 1"
Encouraging developments that are car-free with micro-size dwelling units and use modular construction are three things that cities can do to make housing more affordable, according to Patrick Kennedy, founder of Panoramic Interests. With over 25 years developing projects Kennedy has experience in understanding the roadblocks to affordability.
...More"Yuba County creates ‘tiny homes’ for some of its homeless population"
Yuba County created “tiny homes” for some of it’s homeless population. The county opened the doors on July 15, 2016. The house are a collaboration with the city and Habitat for Humanity.
...More"What Is Supportive Housing?"
Supportive housing is just that: Housing plus support. Tenants have affordable apartments and easy access to whatever help they need to stay housed and healthy.
...More"Local Developers offer vision for SoMa’s Harrison Street"
Harrison Street in SoMa is the latest frontier for housing development in San Francisco. And it’s an unlikely location.
Home to five lanes of traffic zooming on and off the freeway, that part of Harrison Street has never offered a hospitable habitat for the investors and builders who have reshaped so much of South of Market.
...More"Conventional thinking is biggest roadblock to housing the homeless"
June 29th marked the beginning of the San Francisco Homeless Project, an effort where 70+ Bay Area media organizations are putting their attention on our city’s ongoing and tragic homeless situation. One of the biggest questions the project is posing is how do we as a city provide the housing necessary to effect real and lasting change for our chronically homeless citizens?
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