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Housing For All: The Case for Progressive YIMBYism

Note: YIMBYism (short for Yes In My Backyard) has emerged as a movement to counter NIMBY anti-housing politics that have been the status quo in many areas for decades. This essay presents the case for pro-housing, YIMBY policies from a progressive lens. The Housing Shortage is Real There is a real, significant, housing shortage in…

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Housing For All: The Case for Progressive YIMBYism
Housing For All: The Case for Progressive YIMBYism
Yimby

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Oct 16, 2020

Four Homes, Four Years — How SF stops homes from being built

Note: This article provides the conclusion to the story of 1846 Grove Street. For more background on how we got here, read the prior post about this project here. In 2016, Architect Troy Kashanipour, and two partners (a San Francisco based home-builder and a San Francisco small business owner) purchased…

Housing

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Four Homes, Four Years — How SF prevents housing from being built
Four Homes, Four Years — How SF prevents housing from being built
Housing

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Oct 8, 2020

My 2020 Voter Guide

Everyone is following the presidential election, but there are a lot of other important things to vote on, particularly at the local level. Here are my thoughts. Background: I’ve been following the races and ballot measures in California (particularly those SF, LA, and SD) and in Maryland/Washington D.C. pretty closely…

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My 2020 Voter Guide
My 2020 Voter Guide
Politics

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·Aug 19, 2020

Four Homes, Four Years: How the saga to build four homes at 1846 Grove St. illustrates everything that’s wrong with San Francisco’s housing process

The current vacant lot at 1846 Grove Update: this project has been further delayed for five weeks, and the Board of Supervisors will now be hearing it on September 29th. …

Housing

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Four Homes, Four Years: The saga to build four homes at 1846 Grove St.
Four Homes, Four Years: The saga to build four homes at 1846 Grove St.
Housing

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