2026: THE YEAR OF PUBLIC TRANSIT
by Howard Wong, AIA, Committee Chair howard.wong@thd.org Succinctly: Transit $$$ on the Ballot and in the Budgets As covered in past Semaphore Transportation Reports, 2026 will possess the angels and…
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EQUAL PARTS
by Stephen Listisen Since dining (and drinking) out is one of my favorite hobbies, I follow the San Francisco food scene closely and make a concerted effort to support local…
WATERFRONT REPORT
by Greg Chiampou, Committee Co-Chair greg.chiampou@thd.org WHOSE WATERFRONT? The Port of San Francisco holds monthly public Advisory Committee and Port Commission meetings, addressing Port land use, leasing, and development projects—topics…
Letter To Membership On the Passing of the Family Zoning Plan
Looking up Columbus Avenue from North Point Street
THD Holiday Party 2025
North Beach Restaurant 1512 Stockton Street Wednesday December 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Buffet-style dinner offering No-host bar RSVP – $35 Per Person
RESTAURANT NEWS
Cap Caplan, Editor, semaphore@thd.org Read about Steven Listisen and his friends’ experience when they finally got to dine at the legendary Cafe Jacqueline. CAFE JACQUELINE by Stephen Listisen After three…
Mayor’s Zoning Plan Advanced on a Close Planning Commission Vote
These major height and density increases are intended to incentivize private developers to build the 5,900 new housing units in the city’s densest neighborhoods causing significant, long-term impacts on our existing tenants, small businesses, important historic resources, parks and open spaces, and the diverse culture of District 3, resulting in displacement and gentrification.
MAYOR LURIE’S “FAMILY PLAN”—IS IT REALLY FOR FAMILIES? IS IT EVEN A PLAN?
by Romalyn Schmaltz Dispatches from the “Abundance” Rally and Planning Commission Hearing District 3 residents and small business owners helped lead a massive and mischievous-serious counterrally disrupting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s…
THD Letter Dated September 9, 2025, to the San Francisco Planning Commission Regarding the Family Zoning Plan
OPPOSITION to Proposed Family Zoning Plan (2021-005878 GPA PCA MAP) Items 14(a), 14(b) and 14(c): General Plan Amendments; Planning Code Text Amendments; and Zoning Map Amendments September 9, 2025 Lydia…
One Freshman Textbook Cannot Explain San Francisco’s Housing Markets
Who thinks $7,000 per month rents are “affordable”? By Eric Jaye – July 30, 2025 Mayor Daniel Lurie now says that it is necessary to foundationally change the character of…