AltWeeklies Wire
Why Gentrification Is Not Inevitablenew
A new much-publicized report on displacement in Oakland and San Francisco also provides a roadmap for how to stop things from getting worse.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
04-16-2014 |
Housing & Development
Can Oakland Afford Affordable Housing?new
The mayor wants to make one-quarter of the units in her 10K housing plan affordable. But advocates say Oakland needs to adopt new funding and tenant-protections laws.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
04-02-2014 |
Housing & Development
This Tiny Life: Ditch the square feet, gain the world.new
Some call tiny houses a response to the McMansion, but they're so much more.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ana McKenzie |
03-26-2014 |
Housing & Development
Residents vs. Touristsnew
How many rent-controlled apartments is Airbnb taking off SF's housing market?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
02-05-2014 |
Housing & Development
Legally, it doesn't take much for a guest to stake a claim to your homenew
He does have a toothbrush ...
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-18-2013 |
Housing & Development
The Presidio Strikes Backnew
As George Lucas' tech-focused art museum duels with history and nature museums for a key spot on Crissy Field, the Presidio Trust considers going big and allowing all three.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
11-20-2013 |
Housing & Development
Tags: San Francisco, National Parks
Friends in the Shadowsnew
How developers, corporations, and city contractors buy influence in San Francisco City Hall.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
10-09-2013 |
Housing & Development
Who's Jacking Up Housing Prices in West Oakland?new
Answer: Large-scale investors. They're snapping up foreclosed houses in the city's flatlands, and then selling or renting them at prices that many residents can't afford.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
10-02-2013 |
Housing & Development
Happy Trails? The Battle Over a Bike Pathnew
Everyone agrees that bike paths are great, except for one man who spent a decade trying to protect an AIDS garden.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
08-15-2013 |
Housing & Development
The Somerville Files: A Four Part Investigative Seriesnew
For 10 months, three reporters dug into the unseemly political underbelly of the City of Somerville, where the power and privilege of an elite few has dominated and perverted municipal progress for decades. The Somerville Files is the culmination of their work, which pulls back the hip urban Somerville facade to reveal a shadow government amidst both turmoil and transition.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro |
08-15-2013 |
Housing & Development
How Asheville, N.C. got an in-town Chick-fil-A drive-thrunew
Chick-fil-A will open half a mile from downtown Asheville, a progressive city with a nationally recognized local food scene. Since 2005, the property where Chick-fil-A will open has entangled residents in a debate about what Asheville should look like in the future.
Mountain Xpress |
Emily Patrick |
08-14-2013 |
Housing & Development
Creative Destructionnew
The rise and (imminent) fall of Boston's only graffiti park.
Dig Boston |
Dan Schneider |
07-26-2013 |
Housing & Development
The Somerville Files Part 3: Rage Against the Machinenew
How a carefully orchestrated bureaucratic ecosystem ensures development by any means necessary in Somerville—legal or not.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro |
07-15-2013 |
Housing & Development
New Orleans Gentrification: Progress?new
Robert Morris of Uptown Messenger on a Tulane University discussion about a changing New Orleans.
Gambit |
Robert Morris |
06-12-2013 |
Housing & Development
Planning for Displacementnew
Regional planners want to put 280,000 more people into San Francisco — and they admit that many current residents will have to leave.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
06-04-2013 |
Housing & Development
