Four months. That’s how long San Francisco has to change its rules to allow taller buildings and denser neighborhoods across much of the city. It’s a once-in-a-generation — maybe two generations — redesign to make room for tens of thousands of new homes. The plan’s opponents feel emboldened by the recall of Sup. Joel Engardio. […] The post SF’s Big Housing Plan Hits the Home Stretch. These Changes Are Still Up For Debate appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Like many public school districts across the country, San Francisco Unified has faced chronic teacher shortages and turnover for years. But in mid-August, it celebrated good news: nearly 95 percent of its classrooms were fully staffed on the first day of school. The staffing boost has a positive ripple effect. It lets schools use extra […] The post SFUSD Has Teachers In Nearly Every Classroom. There’s An Extra Benefit Too appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Across the nation, federal immigration agents have detained people in factories, courtrooms, and Home Depots. In April, they targeted two Los Angeles elementary schools. A new state law, just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, orders public educators to bar ICE agents from school property. San Francisco’s school district has had these types of rules in […] The post New California Law Puts Anti-ICE Enforcement on Schools. Educators Want More Backup appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
The local supervisor is the project’s City Hall champion — and a thorn in Amazon’s side. The developer won’t say if the online giant will be a tenant.| The Frisc
For people struggling with addiction, keeping them alive, not pressuring them to recover, has been a central tenet of San Francisco’s official policy for years. But as overdoses continue to claim record numbers of lives, Mayor Daniel Lurie and City Hall allies have challenged, even overturned, some of those programs. Top Lurie deputies doubled down […] The post SF Health Officials Show Up and Double Down on Changes In Drug Policies, Attitudes appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Scott Wiener has spent eight years representing San Francisco in the state Senate, and it seems he’s spent every minute trying to make it easier to build housing — especially in his hometown. His latest legislative victory, SB 79, loosens residential height limits near major transit lines, an attempt to create denser neighborhoods where residents […] The post A ‘Hard-Won Victory’ for More Housing Near Transit. Will SF See Shovels Hit the Dirt? appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
San Francisco’s single-room occupancy hotels (SROs) have long been an important housing supply for the city’s working-class and low-income residents. Local law makes it difficult to demolish and rebuild these buildings, even as many age into disrepair, but a new law heading to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could override those restrictions. Backers of the […] The post Gavin Newsom Could Make SRO Demolition Easier. SF Affordable Housing Advocates Aren’t Protesting appeared firs...| The Frisc
Yosemite Slough is contaminated with toxic waste like the nearby Hunters Point shipyard. As seas rise, their fates are intertwined.| The Frisc
Walk down any commercial corridor in San Francisco, from the Mission to the Marina, and you’ll see how cannabis has woven itself into the city’s landscape. Since Proposition 64, dispensaries have become as common as taquerias, and their products have gone mainstream. SF boasts 55 legal dispensaries, according to the SF Office of Cannabis. But […] The post SF’s Cannabis Blind Spot is Youth Access. Brain Science Tells Us So appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
East Palo Alto homeowner Wesley Yu lives 39 miles away from San Francisco, but he could blow a massive hole in SF’s already precarious budget for affordable housing. Yu is suing in federal court to overturn an East Palo Alto law that requires new housing to include, or at least help pay for, some amount […] The post Could the Supreme Court Kill a Key Funding Source for SF Affordable Housing? appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Next week, the San Francisco school board will vote on the city’s first attempt since 2018 to open a charter school. The idea for Dragon Gate Academy comes from a group of parents fed up with the district’s limited Mandarin-language immersion offerings. They say they can open the K-8 school next fall and serve 154 […] The post ‘Charter or Not’: SFUSD Has Raised Parents’ Mandarin Hopes. Now It Must Meet Them appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Ramble around this sleepy neighborhood for steep delights, a weird octagon, and rejuvenated green space. Diego Rivera will be back soon too.| The Frisc
At the heart of San Francisco’s post-COVID recovery blues are empty spaces, from downtown offices to old Fisherman’s Wharf mainstays to neighborhood retail. Hunger for good news could explain the recent conga line of bigwigs from City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, and more at the opening of a new all-you-can-eat buffet chain in Pier […] The post City Hall Wants To Fill Empty Storefronts. Some Neighborhoods Don’t Want Help appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
In a conference center near San Francisco International Airport on Monday, new ways to teach math were taking off, and with little time to spare. In less than two weeks, the city’s public schools will roll out a new curriculum for the first time in more than a decade. The San Francisco Unified School District’s […] The post How SFUSD’s Teaching Overhaul Aims to Revive Student Math Scores appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
'A boom of construction might be nice, but that's not on the table.’ Sarah Dennis Phillips will steer SF into its biggest housing changes in 50 years.| The Frisc
More than 100,000 in SF use the benefits. The more who get squeezed out, the harder for low-cost sellers to serve them, even with the state’s bonus boost.| The Frisc
A funding compromise for more housing is on offer. But ICE raids, shelter rules, and RV parking policies are adding extra pressure.| The Frisc
82,000 new homes. The affordable puzzle. Neighborhood character. Demolition fears. The pipeline illusion. We address these issues and more.| The Frisc