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The real story of the upzoning debate in SF right now is that the mayor and the YIMBY supervisors don’t have the courage (or interest) to take on wealthy single family home owners in rich white neighborhoods (upzone Pac Heights, etc) so they are upzoning demolitions of rent controlled homes instead.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The real story of the upzoning debate in SF right now is that the mayor and the YIMBY supervisors don’t have the courage (or interest) to take on wealthy single family home owners in rich white neighborhoods (upzone Pac Heights, etc) so they are upzoning demolitions of rent controlled homes instead.
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When I was in office we fully funded a right to counsel for tenants, passed eviction bans, and launched the biggest local rent relief program in US history. Evictions hit all time lows.
Now evictions are surging. What will today’s Mayor and Board of Supervisors do to stop evictions? 1/4
Now evictions are surging. What will today’s Mayor and Board of Supervisors do to stop evictions? 1/4
Why S.F. eviction notices are at highest level in years
San Francisco landlords have filed more eviction notices in the first half of this year than in the same period of any year since 2019.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When I was in office we fully funded a right to counsel for tenants, passed eviction bans, and launched the biggest local rent relief program in US history. Evictions hit all time lows.
Now evictions are surging. What will today’s Mayor and Board of Supervisors do to stop evictions? 1/4
Now evictions are surging. What will today’s Mayor and Board of Supervisors do to stop evictions? 1/4
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In case you were wondering, the solution to all this is NOT more neoliberalism, abundance bros, mass incarceration, meeting Nazis in the middle, deporting people, coddling billionaires, or throwing trans people under the bus.
July 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In case you were wondering, the solution to all this is NOT more neoliberalism, abundance bros, mass incarceration, meeting Nazis in the middle, deporting people, coddling billionaires, or throwing trans people under the bus.
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YIMBY Supervisor has introduced legislation to block new homeless shelters across his district.
Mahmood’s ordinance would ban new shelters, outpatient clinics, residential care and treatment facilities, and transitional housing across D5, including much of Hayes Valley, NOPA, and Haight Ashbury.
Mahmood’s ordinance would ban new shelters, outpatient clinics, residential care and treatment facilities, and transitional housing across D5, including much of Hayes Valley, NOPA, and Haight Ashbury.
Mapping out San Francisco’s shelter system
See why some supervisors want more even spread.
www.sfexaminer.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
YIMBY Supervisor has introduced legislation to block new homeless shelters across his district.
Mahmood’s ordinance would ban new shelters, outpatient clinics, residential care and treatment facilities, and transitional housing across D5, including much of Hayes Valley, NOPA, and Haight Ashbury.
Mahmood’s ordinance would ban new shelters, outpatient clinics, residential care and treatment facilities, and transitional housing across D5, including much of Hayes Valley, NOPA, and Haight Ashbury.
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San Francisco could be 5 years into the boldest local social housing program in the nation. Instead, a YIMBY mayor for years blocked the funds voters and legislators had approved. Now, with a new Mayor at the helm, the City has a second chance to lead the nation. Will Mayor Lurie set things right?
San Francisco Was Poised to Scale Up a Social Housing Program, Now Mayor Lurie has a Chance to Set Things Right — Dean Preston
San Francisco could be five years into the boldest social housing program in the nation. Instead, we’re starting from behind. All because for four years, a YIMBY mayor who claimed to be pro-housing bl...
www.deanprestonsf.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
San Francisco could be 5 years into the boldest local social housing program in the nation. Instead, a YIMBY mayor for years blocked the funds voters and legislators had approved. Now, with a new Mayor at the helm, the City has a second chance to lead the nation. Will Mayor Lurie set things right?
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Idea: If you stand to profit off increasing rents, you don’t get to set housing policy.
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Idea: If you stand to profit off increasing rents, you don’t get to set housing policy.
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At the urging of their big donors, Democrats in 2024 explicitly avoided populism and instead touted the "abundance agenda" - and they lost the election to Donald Trump.
It's interesting that this basic indisputable fact is nowhere to be found in today's Abundance™ Discourse.
It's interesting that this basic indisputable fact is nowhere to be found in today's Abundance™ Discourse.
March 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
At the urging of their big donors, Democrats in 2024 explicitly avoided populism and instead touted the "abundance agenda" - and they lost the election to Donald Trump.
It's interesting that this basic indisputable fact is nowhere to be found in today's Abundance™ Discourse.
It's interesting that this basic indisputable fact is nowhere to be found in today's Abundance™ Discourse.
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This is an outrageous and illegal assault on civil rights, free speech, and the rule of law. Speak out in every possible way to make it clear that we will not stand for this.
Where is Mahmoud Khalil? ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Gaza Activism at Columbia University
Immigration agents with the Department of Homeland Security have detained a leader of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University in New York. Mahmoud Khalil, who is an Algerian citizen of P...
www.democracynow.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is an outrageous and illegal assault on civil rights, free speech, and the rule of law. Speak out in every possible way to make it clear that we will not stand for this.
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Many of the criticisms of socialism I’ve heard over the years are exactly what capitalism is bringing us today: high poverty rates, a surveillance state, restrictions of our civil liberties, and authoritarianism.
February 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Many of the criticisms of socialism I’ve heard over the years are exactly what capitalism is bringing us today: high poverty rates, a surveillance state, restrictions of our civil liberties, and authoritarianism.
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Our system is controlled by a handful of incredibly wealthy individuals, many hailing from the tech capital of SF. They are clamoring at the chance to join Trump’s plutocracy.
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence. Until that happens, they should be kept far from levers of government power.
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence. Until that happens, they should be kept far from levers of government power.
January 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our system is controlled by a handful of incredibly wealthy individuals, many hailing from the tech capital of SF. They are clamoring at the chance to join Trump’s plutocracy.
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence. Until that happens, they should be kept far from levers of government power.
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence. Until that happens, they should be kept far from levers of government power.
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The City should acquire the Fillmore Safeway lot for a grocery store & affordable housing, as I have called for alongside community leaders. Eminent domain was used to destroy this community and could be used now to benefit the community. The City should do right by the Fillmore and buy the lot now.
January 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The City should acquire the Fillmore Safeway lot for a grocery store & affordable housing, as I have called for alongside community leaders. Eminent domain was used to destroy this community and could be used now to benefit the community. The City should do right by the Fillmore and buy the lot now.
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With a new mayor, San Francisco can finally honor the will of voters (Prop I and Prop K) and our unanimous Board of Supervisors resolution and build 10,000 units of municipal housing, as we also push for federal and state affordable housing investments
Report: ‘Social housing’ just might work in SF
It wouldn’t be easy, but evaluation lays out funding path.
www.sfexaminer.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
With a new mayor, San Francisco can finally honor the will of voters (Prop I and Prop K) and our unanimous Board of Supervisors resolution and build 10,000 units of municipal housing, as we also push for federal and state affordable housing investments
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My own views on housing have shifted. Zoning does matter, but I don't see it as the only factor. Tenant rights, public investment, & decommodification loom larger for me, so I'm more aligned with Dean.
But with his record so distorted, we didn't have an honest policy debate about those priorities.
But with his record so distorted, we didn't have an honest policy debate about those priorities.
Two discourses on housing
Synthesizing the questions of density and ownership
scott.mn
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My own views on housing have shifted. Zoning does matter, but I don't see it as the only factor. Tenant rights, public investment, & decommodification loom larger for me, so I'm more aligned with Dean.
But with his record so distorted, we didn't have an honest policy debate about those priorities.
But with his record so distorted, we didn't have an honest policy debate about those priorities.
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The main accusation of blocking housing—GrowSF's billboard—was made up whole cloth. The Chron debunked it, but too close to the election to make a difference.
Other accusations blamed only Dean for supermajority votes and didn't distinguish between rich Nimbys and tenants fearing displacement.
Other accusations blamed only Dean for supermajority votes and didn't distinguish between rich Nimbys and tenants fearing displacement.
A billboard blames S.F. supervisor for not turning a car wash into housing. How true is the claim?
A billboard blames S.F. Supervisor Dean Preston for not turning a defunct car wash lot into affordable housing. Is the claim deserved?
www.sfchronicle.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The main accusation of blocking housing—GrowSF's billboard—was made up whole cloth. The Chron debunked it, but too close to the election to make a difference.
Other accusations blamed only Dean for supermajority votes and didn't distinguish between rich Nimbys and tenants fearing displacement.
Other accusations blamed only Dean for supermajority votes and didn't distinguish between rich Nimbys and tenants fearing displacement.
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Dean also nagged the DMV to build housing on its Panhandle site until it finally agreed, and he backed housing on Parcel K that Nimbys wanted to block to keep the temp Proxy space.
None of these efforts were acknowledged in Yimby world, so I agree with Dean the housing attacks were disinformation.
None of these efforts were acknowledged in Yimby world, so I agree with Dean the housing attacks were disinformation.
District 5 candidates disagree on Parcel K's fate in Hayes Valley
Here's the latest in our "Meet the Candidates" series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the
missionlocal.org
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Dean also nagged the DMV to build housing on its Panhandle site until it finally agreed, and he backed housing on Parcel K that Nimbys wanted to block to keep the temp Proxy space.
None of these efforts were acknowledged in Yimby world, so I agree with Dean the housing attacks were disinformation.
None of these efforts were acknowledged in Yimby world, so I agree with Dean the housing attacks were disinformation.
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Dean later proved to be pragmatic about market-rate housing, too. He struck a deal for a stalled market-rate tower to go taller, in return for a dedication of a new affordable housing site; the developer expected this deal to allow the project to pencil.
S.F. could be getting another tower after developer trades affordable housing site for additional height
A stalled high-rise could move forward after a deal where the developer would be allowed...
www.sfchronicle.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Dean later proved to be pragmatic about market-rate housing, too. He struck a deal for a stalled market-rate tower to go taller, in return for a dedication of a new affordable housing site; the developer expected this deal to allow the project to pencil.
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I went from skeptical to strong supporter of Dean as I saw him demonstrate over and over that he *was* pro-density, willing to buck neighborhood groups in calling for 730 Stanyan housing to be 8 stories, not the 5 a neighborhood group called for, or Mayor Breed's initial compromise of 6.
Eight in the Haight — Maximizing Affordable Housing at 730 Stanyan
For over a decade, there’s been no new affordable housing created in the Haight Ashbury. Zero.
deanpreston.medium.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I went from skeptical to strong supporter of Dean as I saw him demonstrate over and over that he *was* pro-density, willing to buck neighborhood groups in calling for 730 Stanyan housing to be 8 stories, not the 5 a neighborhood group called for, or Mayor Breed's initial compromise of 6.
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Dean's 2020 opponent ran a single-issue campaign of demagoguery against homeless people. Even if she was ostensibly more aligned with me on development, this was a dealbreaker for me, and I felt it should've been for SF Yimby, too. I was a member but left that year partly over this.
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Dean's 2020 opponent ran a single-issue campaign of demagoguery against homeless people. Even if she was ostensibly more aligned with me on development, this was a dealbreaker for me, and I felt it should've been for SF Yimby, too. I was a member but left that year partly over this.
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Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.
From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
We’re now in the Second Gilded Age. As in the first, America’s wealth is in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption exists alongside homelessness and hun...
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December 27, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.
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We are 10 years into the failed YIMBY project, and it’s clear that the for profit real estate industry is not coming to the rescue to deliver housing for the working class.
Disaster capitalism won’t deliver the housing we need. Social housing will.
Disaster capitalism won’t deliver the housing we need. Social housing will.
December 19, 2024 at 12:37 AM
We are 10 years into the failed YIMBY project, and it’s clear that the for profit real estate industry is not coming to the rescue to deliver housing for the working class.
Disaster capitalism won’t deliver the housing we need. Social housing will.
Disaster capitalism won’t deliver the housing we need. Social housing will.
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I requested an audit of SFPD overtime last year and the audit was released today. I knew it would be bad, but not this bad. The violations of law, the lack of oversight, and the abuse of overtime are alarming and require immediate intervention.
The people of SF deserve better from our government.
The people of SF deserve better from our government.
December 13, 2024 at 3:04 AM
I requested an audit of SFPD overtime last year and the audit was released today. I knew it would be bad, but not this bad. The violations of law, the lack of oversight, and the abuse of overtime are alarming and require immediate intervention.
The people of SF deserve better from our government.
The people of SF deserve better from our government.
Don’t get it twisted — Jackie is a thoughtful democratic socialist and that IS pragmatic and common sense. It’s not bomb throwing to take on innately unfair capitalism and want to help your constituents with their everyday issues. For the record that’s what Dean did too.
“From what I knew about Jackie Fielder before her resounding election this month as supervisor for the Mission, I expected a bomb-thrower.”
#sfpol #sfnews from @adamlashinsky.bsky.social
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#sfpol #sfnews from @adamlashinsky.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
Opinion | Jackie Fielder's party of one
Is the new supervisor a bold, young progressive who just wants to get stuff done? Or a far-left firebrand looking to turn the system upside down?
sfstandard.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Don’t get it twisted — Jackie is a thoughtful democratic socialist and that IS pragmatic and common sense. It’s not bomb throwing to take on innately unfair capitalism and want to help your constituents with their everyday issues. For the record that’s what Dean did too.
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Tough on crime until it comes to corporate lawbreakers
Biden’s Last-Minute Gift To Corporate Lawbreakers
A new Justice Department policy update says that even repeat corporate offenders can avoid prosecution if they “make good faith efforts” to come clean.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Tough on crime until it comes to corporate lawbreakers
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Housing insecurity in the US is a policy choice by those with money and power. It doesn’t have to be this way. In Vienna, 60% of the residents live in social housing. 1/3
How We Can Bring Vienna's Housing Model to the U.S.
Legislators visited Vienna to learn about the city’s social housing program. Here’s how they say their states’ housing crises would benefit from similar policies.
shelterforce.org
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Housing insecurity in the US is a policy choice by those with money and power. It doesn’t have to be this way. In Vienna, 60% of the residents live in social housing. 1/3
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If you think these billionaires are funding this ballot measure because they care about public safety in San Francisco, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
sfstandard.com/2023/12/21/r...
sfstandard.com/2023/12/21/r...
Tech Investors, Police Union Pour $400K into Mayor’s Cop Measure
Chris Larsen, Ron Conway and the SFPOA are spending big on Breed’s proposal.
sfstandard.com
December 23, 2023 at 10:06 PM
If you think these billionaires are funding this ballot measure because they care about public safety in San Francisco, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
sfstandard.com/2023/12/21/r...
sfstandard.com/2023/12/21/r...