THE ARTIGUES BUILDING
by George Schumm If one had to preserve a single structure in North Beach, what would it be? My vote is for the Artigues Building at 261-71 Columbus Avenue housing…
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Letter To Membership On the Passing of the Family Zoning Plan
Looking up Columbus Avenue from North Point Street
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…
Upzoning Education Forum
Upzoning comes to District 3. San Francisco’s Planning Department has been working on a plan to upzone the city’s west and north sides for almost two years. A majority of District 3 was not included,…
Key Terms in the Housing Debate
YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard): A YIMBY is a housing lobbyist who promotes high-density, market-rate development as the solution to a perceived housing crisis. The movement blames zoning laws and…
THD’s Letter of Support for 659 Union/1656 Powell Street – Verdi Apartment Building
April 5, 2023Jeff JurowRedbridge Partners100 Green StreetSan Francisco, CA 94111(Via email: jjurow@rb-sf.com) RE: Letter of Conditional Support659 Union St./1656 Powell St. – Verdi Apartment Building Dear Mr. Jurow,On behalf of…
Planning and Zoning News
by Stan Hayes, Nancy Shanahan, and Mary Lipian, Committee Co-Chairs PZ@thd.org UPDATE AND NEW PROJECTS Here we report on projects, some with updated information, that we’ve discussed in previous issues…
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